Topic: The Evol-x Developers Must Hate Me (Read 23 times)

bagel5009 · « **on:** October 15, 2002, 09:55:00 PM »

(calls opjose)

erexx · « **Reply #1 on:** October 16, 2002, 12:01:00 AM »

errrr....
Damn... this one hurts my head...
So before going and hurting your own anymore I would say do this:
(My opinion here: Opjose may have much better suggestions)

Double check your install job on the new hard drive and you are 100% certain nothing is wrong then

1) Put your original hard drive back in the box and make sure you can still boot orginals, etc...
2) If it still has the same symptoms then you know its not the new hard drive.
3) If it behaves normally again then you know its the harddrive.

2) Cont. If it exhibits the same behavior with the original hardrive then the problem is some where in the xbox hardware.
Since you know it was working before the modchip, right?, then the next step is to take a closer look at the modchip install. Wiring and Bios used.

3) Cont. If it behaves normally again then something went wrong with the new hard drive install.
Instead of repreping the whole drive again
(which is what you really should do)
You might be able to get away with:
Formating all 6 partitions with FlashFXP,
complete a re-copy of original OS to the xbox C partition via FlashFXP.
Make sure you can boot originals and backups before installing Evox.
Install Evox if everything still looks good...

opjose · « **Reply #2 on:** October 16, 2002, 12:04:00 AM »

deka · « **Reply #3 on:** October 16, 2002, 12:09:00 AM »

QUOTE (opjose @ Oct 16 2002, 02:04 AM)

Failure to launch XBE's from the evo-x dashboard is USUALLY related to something VERY VERY simple that we often overlook because it's so darned basic.

------- A BRACKET IS MISSING IN YOUR INI FILE! --------

I'm not going to pour thru it myself, but this what I've usually found to be the cause.

Try starting with a clean evox.ini file and just modify the dashboard settings and JUST the directory names and paths it uses.

If you can get even ONE application this way, move on to the next.

I have used an unmodified Ini file already. With the exception of the network settings. Still no luck.

opjose · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2002, 12:36:00 AM »

QUOTE (bwn82k @ Oct 16 2002, 06:08 AM)

Well, when I hook the original HDD back up everything works fine. This problem only seems to happen with the new HDD.

So this is where I'm at now:

I ran EvoxHDPrep again but this time I made it create an EXACT replica of the original HDD (No Evox or 3rd party software, JUST M$). Here's what I can and cannot boot:

Xbox Games (Originals): No
Xbox Games (Backups): No
DVD Movies (Originals): Yes
DVD Movies (Backups): N/A
Audio CD (Originals): Yes
Audio CD (Backups)K N/A
Homebrew Apps/Games/Emu's: No
EvolutionX: Yes

This is the message I get for those I have no had success with: "Your Xbox requires service. Please call the Customer Care number listed in your Instruction Manual."

I haven't used the CD HDPREP routine before so I can't vouch for it...

But I suspect that is the problem, if your original drive works fine.

In your shoes I'd perform a COMPLETE erase of the drive on your PC using the HDDPREP PC program (yeah I know what a hassle, and all night too!) to do a COMPLETE format.

Then once done rejumper and re-install the drive on your Xbox.

Follow the directions for the older Evolution-X's new hard drive setup (but use the latest version) and make sure that you reformat all the partitions from one to six in order and do it again for safety (this only takes seconds anyway!).

Finally restore the files.

The HDbased setup may still be mismarking attributes on the drive or have problems with the bootloader. Given that you are not the only one reporting similiar trouble using the HDPREP CD, I don't trust it.

erexx · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2002, 12:43:00 AM »

Well that is what I said.
You really *should* to a complete reprep
Because that is the correct way to do things

And I still think it could not hurt to try:
Formating all 6 partitions with FlashFXP,
Complete a re-copy of original OS to the xbox C partition via FlashFXP.
Make sure you can boot originals and backups
Then Install Evox.

I am not so certain its the HDPREP CD as it is the media its copied too.
Iv used a DVDR with HDPREP util, and this can by no means be an accurate sample of the entire community,
without problems on 3 hard drives.

erexx · « **Reply #6 on:** October 16, 2002, 01:04:00 AM »

What did you do to get it working?

erexx · « **Reply #7 on:** October 16, 2002, 01:18:00 AM »

That was fast.

Ohhh... damn you musta been working on that through the dialog...
sorry.

I dont have XanTium's howto
is it in the tutorials section and I am just bilnd...
or could you post a link to it...
thanks

opjose · « **Reply #8 on:** October 16, 2002, 02:36:00 AM »

QUOTE (bwn82k @ Oct 16 2002, 07:00 AM)

Yep, I ditched the EvoxHDPrep utility and did it the 'long way' and it worked the first time. Thanks a lot guys. I REALLY appreciate it.

Since others are having the same problem I wish there was someway to collect these good didbits of information.

erexx · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2002, 03:19:00 AM »

Ha!

Maybe "someone" or "somebodies" could compile a Help doc for newbies and experienced users that covers alot of this stuff.
Once its complete and precise it could be posted with an "Official" topic marker and then request a mod to pin it.

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