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[rustyself]

ok, ive tried3 versions to no avail, and i cant find the other 2 you speak of.

heres the ones ive tried so far:1,396,736 bytes, 1,394,036 bytes, 1,336,464 bytes.  none of them are hip to my box.

will someone pm me with the other 2?

or email?

[email protected]

thank you in advance.

[rustyself]

WOOOOOOOOOOO  HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

spoke too soon on the last one i tried.  it worked!

akk i did was replace the msxdashboard.xbe on the slayer iso with another one i got off easynews.  im in business baby!

trial and error works!

[SlaYer]

QUOTE (rustyself @ Dec 27 2002, 08:50 AM)

WOOOOOOOOOOO  HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! spoke too soon on the last one i tried.  it worked! akk i did was replace the msxdashboard.xbe on the slayer iso with another one i got off easynews.  im in business baby! trial and error works!

Congrats!  Glad to hear it rustyself.

Maybe if you get them all you can post them to the newsgroups so I can include them in the next installer release...

Nite!

1wolf1 a.k.a.  SlaYer

[TedAppleberry]

Thanks!
jp

[SlaYer]

QUOTE (kamz @ Dec 27 2002, 03:53 PM)

QUOTE (kamz @ Dec 25 2002, 04:02 PM) QUOTE (1wolf1 @ Dec 24 2002, 08:59 PM) QUOTE] kamz, the EEPromer 0.45 included in my toolkit uses the HD password that is PERMANENTLY stored in your XBOX, in a chip called the EEPROM. You can safely LOCK/UNLOCK a HD countless times, because it will just read the correct password form the EEPROM and LOCK/UNLOCK at will.  There is no such thing as a "lost" password! However, if someone were to mess with the EEPROM and overwrite it with another one, the password will hence change and if the HD was locked prior to this "swap" it will remain locked and you will get an error.  The ONLY way to get that HD unlocked is to restore a backup of the original EEPROM configuration.  Without it the HD is toast. As I state clearly, I did not write this tool, however I have used it extensively without any ill effects, but if you think you have found a bug, I strongly recommend you post in the "Software Development" forums asking Superfr0 for assistance with his tool. Also, most mod chips could care less if the HD was locked or not, especially those that support HD upgrades like Xecuter1 and newer.  So if your HD is not accessible and you swear you did not screw with your EEPROM, you could have a bad HD, period. Best of luck! 1wolf1   a.k.a   SlaYer right... lets start this one again... My xbox harddrive got unlocked using the eeprom 45 tool kit on the slayer cd... the person who unlocked the harddrive then shut the xbox off. This has now caused a problem for me as my xbox no longer boots the slayer cd, so i am unable to use the eeprom 45 to unlock it... when the xbox boots it states error code 5 which means the harddrive is not locked... i have read many tutorials on locking and unlocking harddrives and they state that b4 u can "unlock" it, you need the harddrive "code"... obivously i dont have the code cos eeprom 45 on the disc did it for me so now i am stuck... my xbox does not boot or allow the slayer cd to run unless i "lock" the harddrive... which leads me to my question how can i lock the harddrive when i dont have the code??? is there anyway i can lock it without the code... ps i have a messiah x modchip which does not allow harddrive swap...

kamz, sounds like you're having some problems with your CD-RW media, if you cannot boot from my CD again to LOCK/UNLOCK your HD.
My toolkit and the Eepromer 0.45 do not change your EEPROM whatsoever unless you manually FTP an eeprom.bin file to your (Z:) drive on your xbox and force the EEpromer to erase your current one and program the new one.  As such, locking/unlocking does not make any permanent and irreversible changes.

If however you've found a flaw in the EEpromer tool you should report it.


For now, try different CD-RW media to boot the Auto-Installer and run EEpromer from and just lock your HD again!

1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer

[SlaYer]

QUOTE (TedAppleberry @ Dec 27 2002, 10:15 PM)

This is really a great package. I did however blow it and used the eeprommer utility on your start-up disc. This seemed to fry my entire installation! I am so bummed, everything was working beautifully, now I cna't boot Matrix in any mode or even boot off the original xbox tsop. Reprogramming the chip did nada'. No video, just a blue screen and the dvd light blinking away in red\green. Has anybody else blown it and used this tool? Is there an "undo"? I am going out of my freekin mind here! Thanks! jp

Read my replyes to kamz!

1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer

[erexx]

I *thought* that would be and is a problem.
The M$ dash.xbe must be the same kernal version of the Xbox with "some" exceptions.
Nice work 1wolf1.

This was a point of concern in these forums awhile back.

I tried to build a "universal" recovery disk using the EvoXHD installer
but quickly ran into this problem with between a 3944 and a 4034 xbox.  

I though that it had something to do with the xboxdash.xbe version
because there were so many folks deleting their original dash's and requesting new ones.
Often the same user would come back and state that the new dashboard file
they tracked down did not work.

[TedAppleberry]

QUOTE (1wolf1 @ Dec 27 2002, 11:21 PM)

QUOTE (TedAppleberry @ Dec 27 2002, 10:15 PM) This is really a great package. I did however jp Read my replyes to kamz! 1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer

OK, so am I just screwed then? I still have the original HD which has not been overwritted? I did not lock\unlock the drive at all I only ran the epprommer program. Do I take this whole XBOX and chip out to the street and drive over it repeatedly? I realy hope now, can't afford a new one anytime soon  

[TedAppleberry]

QUOTE (1wolf1 @ Dec 27 2002, 11:20 PM)

QUOTE (1wolf1 @ Dec 24 2002, 08:59 PM) QUOTE] kamz, sounds like you're having some problems with your CD-RW media, if you cannot boot from my CD again to LOCK/UNLOCK your HD. My toolkit and the Eepromer 0.45 do not change your EEPROM whatsoever unless you manually FTP an eeprom.bin file to your (Z:) drive on your xbox and force the EEpromer to erase your current one and program the new one.  As such, locking/unlocking does not make any permanent and irreversible changes. If however you've found a flaw in the EEpromer tool you should report it. For now, try different CD-RW media to boot the Auto-Installer and run EEpromer from and just lock your HD again! 1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer

This is exactly what I did. I took the BIOS I wanted to flash my Matrix with, copied it to the Z drive. The eeprommer program found it, loaded it, verified it. I rebooted, now I have nothing. Blue screen with our without mod.

[Pizza Pizz]

Yup this stuff rocks.....

Made the usual mistake of not backing up my original dashboard - oops - but got it sorted in the end.....

Realised that my messiah-x wasn't gonna let me use a bigger h/d but did the 2 jumper points when mod was installed.

Had better luck with dvd-r as opposed to cd-rw and in the end used both slayer's disc and evolution 1.8458 both on dvd-r
(worth it cos they both booted fine everytime)

used the 1.8458 to get xbox linked to pc with no real hassle, put the msdashboard back on - rebooted - phew the dash i got seemed to work - was a tad worried but live and learn as they say

ok - back to ftp - hmm - ok well got the evolution flash bin file sitting on my xbox's c drive....
re-read all the info I could find - ok here goes and executed the raw flash fxp command....

jeez it may just have worked - tray can open now without the reset, shut xbox off - in goes a bigger h/d - no more error screens
did think about removing messiah-x but it can stay in there for a while....
ok back to rebuilding the bigger h/d - got the proper msdashboard on my pc's h/d still so go for it....

re ftp the old dash back over - reboot - yup all working

now there's a 120gb Western Digital in there all ready to go.....

even just using it on the old standard h/d it is a brilliant utility

saved a lot of time indeed - fanx 1,000,000

[SlaYer]

QUOTE (Pizza Pizz @ Dec 28 2002, 04:09 AM)

Yup this stuff rocks..... Made the usual mistake of not backing up my original dashboard - oops - but got it sorted in the end..... Realised that my messiah-x wasn't gonna let me use a bigger h/d but did the 2 jumper points when mod was installed. Had better luck with dvd-r as opposed to cd-rw and in the end used both slayer's disc and evolution 1.8458 both on dvd-r (worth it cos they both booted fine everytime) used the 1.8458 to get xbox linked to pc with no real hassle, put the msdashboard back on - rebooted - phew the dash i got seemed to work - was a tad worried but live and learn as they say ok - back to ftp - hmm - ok well got the evolution flash bin file sitting on my xbox's c drive.... re-read all the info I could find - ok here goes and executed the raw flash fxp command.... jeez it may just have worked - tray can open now without the reset, shut xbox off - in goes a bigger h/d - no more error screens did think about removing messiah-x but it can stay in there for a while.... ok back to rebuilding the bigger h/d - got the proper msdashboard on my pc's h/d still so go for it.... re ftp the old dash back over - reboot - yup all working now there's a 120gb Western Digital in there all ready to go..... even just using it on the old standard h/d it is a brilliant utility saved a lot of time indeed - fanx 1,000,000

Good job and congrats.  I hate to say it but it seems like you like to "tinker" with your xbox and I would highly recommend upgrading the Messiah to an LPC mod that will allow you to use a large HD.  It makes a world of difference!

Glad you've had a positive experience!

1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer

[SlaYer]

QUOTE (TedAppleberry @ Dec 28 2002, 03:13 AM)

QUOTE (1wolf1 @ Dec 27 2002, 11:20 PM) QUOTE (1wolf1 @ Dec 24 2002, 08:59 PM) QUOTE] kamz, sounds like you're having some problems with your CD-RW media, if you cannot boot from my CD again to LOCK/UNLOCK your HD. My toolkit and the Eepromer 0.45 do not change your EEPROM whatsoever unless you manually FTP an eeprom.bin file to your (Z:) drive on your xbox and force the EEpromer to erase your current one and program the new one.  As such, locking/unlocking does not make any permanent and irreversible changes. If however you've found a flaw in the EEpromer tool you should report it. For now, try different CD-RW media to boot the Auto-Installer and run EEpromer from and just lock your HD again! 1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer This is exactly what I did. I took the BIOS I wanted to flash my Matrix with, copied it to the Z drive. The eeprommer program found it, loaded it, verified it. I rebooted, now I have nothing. Blue screen with our without mod.

You are obviousely confusing the BIOS with the EEPROM.  The EEPromer tool only backs-up/flashes the EEPROM and does not touch the BIOS.  If you've flashed your EEPROM and do not have a backup of your original "eeprom.bin" file or another valid "eeprom.bin" file you're toast!

If you do find a valid "eeprom.bin" file you'll need to do the following:

1) SOLDER on a programmable LPC mod (X2 or BioXX)

2) Program it with the Complex Debug BIOS v1.03 (1MB in size!)

3) Boot with my Auto-Installer and via FTP copy a valid "eeprom.bin" file to the (Z:) drive. ( Or use the ConfigMagic tool from Team Assembly )

4) Restore your original/or a good EEPROM to your XBOX, remove the LPC modchip and boot normally.

Good Luck!

1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer

[n1pper_]

also in my zip the two pdf files are corupt can some one send pm the pdf files please... cheers and well done to all who helped on this too

[SlaYer]

QUOTE (Eagle5469 @ Dec 28 2002, 01:32 AM)

ok I have one quick question.   If I wanted to just make a backup of the Xbox Harddrive can I use your CD just for the FTP function without installing anything on the Xbox harddrive?   The reason is I would like to keep the Xbox harddrive as original as possible then after I am done backing up the drive I would install my maxtor 120GB  and install it fully on there Thank you for your reply Nate

Sure can, when it boots up it allows you to FTP.  The IP address appears on screen.  However some people's networks were a little different than mine    so I made a DHCP version that uses whatever IP your network will assign.

Either way, you can FTP to your XBOX by booting with my Installer CD.

1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer

[SlaYer]

QUOTE (TedAppleberry @ Dec 28 2002, 12:50 AM)

QUOTE (1wolf1 @ Dec 27 2002, 11:21 PM) QUOTE (TedAppleberry @ Dec 27 2002, 10:15 PM) This is really a great package. I did however jp Read my replyes to kamz! 1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer OK, so am I just screwed then? I still have the original HD which has not been overwritted? I did not lock\unlock the drive at all I only ran the epprommer program. Do I take this whole XBOX and chip out to the street and drive over it repeatedly? I realy hope now, can't afford a new one anytime soon

AGAIN, the EEpromer program only changes your EEPROM, NOT your BIOS.  If you messed your EEPROM up and have no backup or a valid "eeprom.bin" file from a friend, you're toast!

Last hope would be for someone here to give/sell you theirs or a spare "eeprom.bin" file from a box they modded.  Ask around, you never know.

Good luck!

1wolf1 a.k.a SlaYer