Topic: Evolutionx_beta_1.8.2812 (Read 18 times)

WiKKiD · « **on:** October 12, 2002, 03:02:00 PM »

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EvolutionX Team proudly presents EvolutionX Beta Build 1.8.2812 (Yes it's still Beta)

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EvolutionX main feature list:

- FTP Server; connect with a standard ftp client from your PC, and copy files to / from your XBOX as you like.
- Copy games and applications directly to the XBOX Harddisk and run them from there.
- Create backups of all your original games.
- Integrated configurable menu system, to launch all your favorite games and applications on HD
- Flash the BIOS on the XBOX console, for easy bios upgrades.
- Replace the original M$ dashbord, or run from a cd/dvd
- Easy network setup, set static IP for your XBOX or use DHCP server.
- Upgrade your harddisk, format/partition easily from EvolutionX, and take advantage of cheap 80G+ harddisks instead of the original 8G

EvolutionX will run on all modded boxes, but in order to use all features the EvolutionX BIOS have to be used.

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EvolutionX bug fixes:

Eject fix. (It no longer reboots when Evox is started from cd and eject is pressed)
Attributes Fixed when using action scripts
Fix "line" command (no longer selectable)
MD5 hashing on first 256K section of bios instead of last section

EvolutionX new features:

24 Hour Date Format / US Time am/pm swap date
Limited USB Keyboard support
IR Remote Support
XODUS/Cheapmod Flashing supported (You have to boot from LPC device)
Copy command in action scripts supports single files now e.g.(copy "\dash.xbe" "x:\xboxdash.xbe")
Rename command in action scripts e.g.(rename "x:\xboxdash.xbe" "x:\msxboxdash.xbe")

Find more info at:

HTTP://www.valholl.org

#evolutionx on efnet

Please report bugs / new feature suggestions on the Evox forums.

DISCLAIMER

This piece of software will most likely destroy your XBOX if you don't now what you are doing!

Do not attempt to flash, or install new HD unless you are using the EvolutionX BIOS code.

This is a beta release which may have bugs that could damage or ruin your XBOX.

The EvolutionX Team will not take any responsibility for any damages on your XBOX/PC inflicted by this software.

Do not attempt to add new Flash types to the ini file unless you know what you are doing.

The EvolutionX Team feels sorry for all the ppl who didn't listen.

Thanx to our IRC/Web support Team

[IC]Jokk : For keeping keeping it all together
^101 : hardware assistance
Apachi2K : skin, webdesign
LMP, ShadoLnk : chan supporters
RuDeDuDe, Dragon974 : forums designers
exitwound : channel llama

Thanx to all homebrew programmers for supplying all the great appz... keep it comming

Available in all the usual places.. (No I have nothing to do with the evo-x team)

WPELLE · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2002, 04:18:00 PM »

I just renamed the file and uploaded it, works fine.

bagel5009 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2002, 04:20:00 PM »

sweet, just d-loaded it

MrEs · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2002, 08:41:00 PM »

irc://irc.efnet.org/xbins

majik655 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2002, 08:49:00 PM »

Question... didn't want to start a new thread AND I have searched and read tutorials... just have not found a specific answer to this question...

want to install new hard drive...
Have 2.4 bios flashed...
and new 1.8.2812 dash installed....

now ..
A. Do I have to zero out first 4096 sectors? This is a used drive... or do I just have to erase current old PC partitions?

B. Once I do or do not have to zero drive... I just install drive...BOOT to new dashboard ON CD? When are the partitions made... I know how to format through flashfxp and understand that process fully.. but does evox create the partitions right when it realizes there is nothing on current drive?? I don't get when or how the partitions are made...?

Hope this makes sense.
Probably just easy... insert evox boot cd with new hd installed and then when booted to dashboard .. just fxp and tell it to format partiton so and so ? Still don't get when the partitions were made

majik655 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2002, 10:27:00 PM »

thank you

opjose · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2002, 11:21:00 PM »

Actually a full zeroing is safer.

The xbox's OS is pretty rudimentary handling the drive, and doesn't deal with existing data very well.

There have been numerous reports of problem where the drive wasn't fully zeroed.

Your milage may vary though.

majik655 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2002, 11:57:00 PM »

I fully zeroed a drive for another box... and supposedly the person I sent it to said it wasn't really all zeroed after opening with hexedit or something...

It took 13 hours for my 80gig.. lol it had to be doing something...

Anyway ... I don't even understand how to look at the drive and see if it is zeros..

But I guess you need to fully zero if you have used the drive and only the first sectors if it is BRAND NEW?? is this safe to say? really don't want to zero whole thing again.. of course always just easier to try

[OX] · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2002, 12:37:00 AM »

I think you could have doen that with the version before with boxplorer or some other file management program.

GeordieCA · « **Reply #9 on:** October 13, 2002, 02:03:00 AM »

QUOTE (majik655 @ Oct 13 2002, 05:57 AM)

It took 13 hours for my 80gig.. lol it had to be doing something...

Try the drive manufacturers tools to do this. They tend to run faster.
And yes the process of installing a new drive isn't quite plain sailing. I saw recursive directories a few times on the E drive for reasons I didn't spend the time to work out.

opjose · « **Reply #10 on:** October 13, 2002, 02:26:00 AM »

QUOTE (Pachoo @ Oct 13 2002, 06:06 AM)

Does the new bios allow you to copy from the Xbox DVD drive directly to the XBOX harddrive without having to swap from a PC? Can I now just copy from D: to E: on the Xbox in one step?

From D: to F:\GAMES\xxxPROGRAMxxx Yes!

From D: to E:\ VERY VERY BAAAAD idea!

Go out, rent a game, copy to hard drive, return game.

Rinse, lather and repeat as often as needed.

opjose · « **Reply #11 on:** October 13, 2002, 02:29:00 AM »

QUOTE (majik655 @ Oct 13 2002, 05:57 AM)

I fully zeroed a drive for another box... and supposedly the person I sent it to said it wasn't really all zeroed after opening with hexedit or something...

It took 13 hours for my 80gig.. lol it had to be doing something...

Anyway ... I don't even understand how to look at the drive and see if it is zeros..

But I guess you need to fully zero if you have used the drive and only the first sectors if it is BRAND NEW?? is this safe to say? really don't want to zero whole thing again.. of course always just easier to try

The drive may not be necessarily zeroed out, even if new. Zeroing is safer.

So it costs you a night of no PC use? If it results in better Xbox reliablity why take shortcuts.

Zeroing out works at a fairly low level, you really wouldn't be able to look at the sectors at this level unless you were using a raw read utility.

korncussion · « **Reply #12 on:** October 13, 2002, 11:21:00 AM »

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From D: to F:\GAMES\xxxPROGRAMxxx Yes!

opjose · « **Reply #13 on:** October 13, 2002, 11:38:00 AM »

E: is a tiny partition (only 4 gigs) that is used for multiple purposes.

It houses your game saves, your music rips, add on content, and other permament game related data.

With a single game install you can easily fill this partition. If you fill the disk many games will not work at all.

By placing games on the same partition you also risk corrupting the partition itself. With the more frequent installs/deletes, etc. this is a problem.

Also remember that the games do not expect to write to the same device that they are running from.

etc.

[OX] · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2002, 12:03:00 PM »

opjose is it normal to have about 420mb on C:\ ?

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