Topic: Did You Mod Your Xbox? (Read 1779 times)

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #75 on:** October 30, 2005, 09:39:00 AM »

I've done all three

My first Xbox was an old 29 wire homebrew chip...
my 2nd Xbox had an enigmah... then I upgraded my homebrew to an Xecuter 1.1 for a bigger hard drive and later both of them to X2s so I could could upgrade my bioses.

Past that I've done mostly TSOPs and one or two exploits just to try them out.

I'm a big fan of a completely stealth install. Meaning that once a console is modded it should run unsigned content as if that was it's original function.

Because of this I don't really care for exploits, it's a hassle and it's a fairly fragile install. It's an interesting technique and it has some benefits but it never felt like something that should be a permanent solution to me.

IMO TSOP flashing is the best solution 90% of the time. The only times I think you should use a modchip over a TSOP is
1. If you're using a V1.6 Xbox
2. If you want to use XBL and homebrew/backups on a V1.2+ Xbox
3. If you want to use one of the newer X2 bioses on a V1.2+ Xbox
4. If you want to use a Character LCD
5. If you're a developer and need the bios management options a modchip provides

Despite that I think it still makes a small number of people... and certainly some of those reasons aren't worth the $60+ some people pay for their chips when their are fare more inexpensive solutions.

TSOP flashing is free and IMO the amount of functionally you really gain from a modchip is minimal in comparison.

Still I voted Modchip just because that's what my first mod was.

AceMike · « **Reply #76 on:** October 30, 2005, 10:16:00 AM »

i softmodded mine last week......i would have chipped it but i dont have money...so the $5 it cost to rent a game was worth it....so far nothing wrong...just took a few hours to set up and alittle frustration getting my xbox to read the install disk....but overall its great....in fact i am posting this with my xebian linuXbox

onge · « **Reply #77 on:** October 30, 2005, 02:25:00 PM »

Had an x-b.i.t on by the pogopins, but the pogopins broke, and i ruined the chip soldering the pogopins back on

so now its x3 by pinheader..

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #78 on:** October 30, 2005, 02:28:00 PM »

QUOTE(onge @ Oct 31 2005, 08:36 AM)

Had an x-b.i.t on by the pogopins, but the pogopins broke, and i ruined the chip soldering the pogopins back on

onge · « **Reply #79 on:** October 30, 2005, 02:39:00 PM »

QUOTE(ferrari_rulz_02 @ Oct 30 2005, 11:39 PM)

lol, how did you manage that?

Orchidomegaly · « **Reply #80 on:** October 30, 2005, 04:58:00 PM »

I used to put xenium chips in xbox's, but then mine got fried, why i still don't know. I have softmoded ever since.

Obi_Yoann · « **Reply #81 on:** October 30, 2005, 05:01:00 PM »

wolrahnaes · « **Reply #82 on:** October 30, 2005, 07:06:00 PM »

Gotta love the chips. Fast, easy, and failsafe.

blue bandicoot · « **Reply #83 on:** October 31, 2005, 07:10:00 PM »

i like tsops, they are cheap and easy, but the x3 bios is fun to mess with....

jaydon34 · « **Reply #84 on:** October 31, 2005, 07:31:00 PM »

Duox 2 Lites cheap and reliable

h4xx3d · « **Reply #85 on:** October 31, 2005, 10:49:00 PM »

modchip in one, softmod in the other. hehe i purchased an x3 just so i can alter the boot movie =P with nkpatchers 10+ and uxe softmods are quickly becoming pretty amazing. i just hope the 360 has some nice holes left for the wondrous exploit folks. these boards are filled with some truly extraordinary people

leijae · « **Reply #86 on:** October 31, 2005, 11:42:00 PM »

2 chipped, 1 softmod, 1 tsop

c3tr4 · « **Reply #87 on:** November 01, 2005, 12:05:00 AM »

softmod, the idea is to play for free period. if i'm going to go spend money i had might as well buy all the games and support the companies so they can continue to make them.

but hey, everyone has their own taste and i say do what makes you happy.

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #88 on:** November 01, 2005, 01:49:00 AM »

QUOTE(c3tr4 @ Nov 1 2005, 06:16 PM)

softmod, the idea is to play for free period. if i'm going to go spend money i had might as well buy all the games and support the companies so they can continue to make them.

awal · « **Reply #89 on:** November 01, 2005, 09:00:00 PM »

Ive softmodded 10 friends xboxes and 2 of mine. All for free and in less than 5 mins each.

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