Topic: Complete VGA Mod Guide (Diagrams, Hex Edits) (Read 371 times)

leeloo5 · « **Reply #60 on:** August 08, 2006, 08:37:00 AM »

you have SoG (sync on green).... YAY. so no, you can use your setup fine, no difference. I dont have any monitors with SoG, so i need to incorperate a sync splitter circuit. Only benefit to x2vga is that you can play some games like Jade Empire without the green tint.

Textbook · « **Reply #61 on:** August 08, 2006, 09:34:00 AM »

QUOTE(leeloo5 @ Aug 8 2006, 10:44 AM)

you have SoG (sync on green).... YAY. so no, you can use your setup fine, no difference. I dont have any monitors with SoG, so i need to incorperate a sync splitter circuit. Only benefit to x2vga is that you can play some games like Jade Empire without the green tint.

I wouldn't say that's the only benefit. I think there are a couple other major benefits of the X2VGA. First, it doesn't need a hacked BIOS so that means you can still play on Live / unmodded just fine. I think another advantage it has is the great 720p, 1080i support. Many (not all) monitors will give a purple tint with homemade cables and a VGA BIOS.

This post has been edited by Textbook: Aug 8 2006, 04:35 PM

jippie · « **Reply #62 on:** August 28, 2006, 10:31:00 AM »

I'm going to feel stupid but anyway.....

Can someone tell me how to make a SOG cable without the LM1881 chip??
I really did look though this guide but saw nothing on just a cable!!!

EDIT...

found what I needed here
http://www.360mods.net/News/article/sid=32.html

sorry again.

jippie

This post has been edited by jippie: Aug 28 2006, 05:35 PM

FrostyTheSnowman · « **Reply #63 on:** August 28, 2006, 11:22:00 AM »

Scroll to the bottom of that page and click on 'My monitor supports sync on green', and follow the prompts.

drukenslob · « **Reply #64 on:** October 26, 2006, 01:37:00 PM »

Hey,

Im trying todo the vga mod but I find the information scattered and sometimes un-useful

I did this diagram:
(IMG:http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l280/drukenslob/vgapinout.jpg)

Along with this tutorial
http://www.360mods.net/News/article/sid=37.html

It should make the mod easier and less of a pain.

Please feel free to use, distribute in your tutorials, post etc

Feel free to comment on the above, thanks.

rogerlike · « **Reply #65 on:** October 31, 2006, 10:57:00 AM »

I'm not sure where this info belongs so I'm sorry if it's OT... The new Splinter Cell: Double Agent resets the GPU properly so unlike previous Splinter Cell games (1 2 and 3 all have the green problem) the colours are all fine with the VGA bios and cable hack. Good news for stealth co-op fans who run system link off a couple of xboxes... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by rogerlike: Oct 31 2006, 07:07 PM

rogerlike · « **Reply #66 on:** October 31, 2006, 03:41:00 PM »

I'm sorry, I was wrong about that... :/

circusmonki · « **Reply #67 on:** November 24, 2006, 07:00:00 PM »

QUOTE

So my question is - why make the vga mod? Is the mod cheaper? Or does it give you something that my setup won't? Will something like x2vga give me anything i don't have now?

My complete cable with the sync splitter cost around AU$13. The annoying thing is the LM1881N cost me AU$12

. But some people rekon you can get the LM1881N for about $3 so that I think would make it a hell of a lot cheaper then your setup.

Also I would recommend the NKPatcher vga method even for people with chips. have your xbox activate the softmod when you switch the chip off i think

I wanna thank leeloo5 and especially FrostyTheSnowman for this perfect picture

XBMC in 720p on a 19" Polyview V396 lcd monitor. Just beautiful

FrostyTheSnowman · « **Reply #68 on:** November 25, 2006, 12:55:00 PM »

VGA on the XBOX is just gorgeous, isn't it?

Now you know why i'm such a big supporter of VGA on the XBOX.

Nice picture by the way.

leeloo5 · « **Reply #69 on:** December 05, 2006, 12:02:00 PM »

QUOTE(drukenslob @ Oct 26 2006, 03:37 PM)

Hey,

Im trying todo the vga mod but I find the information scattered and sometimes un-useful
I did this diagram:
....

Your VGA plug only has 14 pins

. anyways, I like my diagram since it visually draws each pin to each pin. color coded too, anyways as long as you get it working its all good.

QUOTE(circusmonki @ Nov 24 2006, 10:07 PM)

thanks leeloo this cable works perfect. with the help of FrostyTheSnowman i was able to get the NKPatcher10-vga10 working (for softmods).
My complete cable with the sync splitter cost around AU$13. The annoying thing is the LM1881N cost me AU$12

. But some people rekon you can get the LM1881N for about $3 so that I think would make it a hell of a lot cheaper then your setup.

Also I would recommend the NKPatcher vga method even for people with chips. have your xbox activate the softmod when you switch the chip off i think

I wanna thank leeloo5 and especially FrostyTheSnowman for this perfect picture

....
XBMC in 720p on a 19" Polyview V396 lcd monitor. Just beautiful

1. Happy it works
2. Prices all pretty much depend on ebay at the time for me, since that's where I got the parts, for me it was about $20 total.
3. My modchip does not like softmoding plus I like being able to use the dashboard. I know I can use UIX (which I setup for my friends softmods), but I like the MS dash for 480p enabling and just to have it.
4. exams are often crappy.

edit: images removed

losman · « **Reply #70 on:** December 07, 2006, 03:50:00 PM »

I made my system thanks to everyone here. Here is a picture of my VGA cable:

(IMG:http://www.picantemedia.com/ebay/images/xbox8.jpg)

Unfortunately for me - I am selling my system:
System on eBay

joesnose · « **Reply #71 on:** December 14, 2006, 07:36:00 PM »

ok ive read the tread but didnt see an answer, if i use a vga bios can i still use my xbox on my telivision or is the bios purely vga?

quickline · « **Reply #72 on:** January 13, 2007, 01:36:00 PM »

Thanks for the great tutorial.

I just have one question - I built the cable with all of the components (lm1881, capacitors, resistors) and it works fine on my 19" LCD, but I get a green tint on my 19" CRT - what does this mean?

Which supports SOG, which doesn't?

What can I do to fix it?

Thanks

beenieman4355 · « **Reply #73 on:** March 12, 2007, 02:40:00 PM »

Can this work with a soft modded XBox using AUto Installer Deluxe 3 and XBMC 2.01?

Are there any commercial product that use the LM1881.
I was thinking of desoldering it if it comes in a popular electronic I might have knocking around.

This post has been edited by beenieman4355: Mar 12 2007, 09:44 PM

brilliantdonkey · « **Reply #74 on:** April 02, 2007, 01:01:00 PM »

You can order samples from the National Semiconductor website.

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