Bah, I wish you could edit your posts for a longer period of time. I wouldn't have to make 3 posts in a row.
OK, I got the problem fixed. The MS dash was incorrectly reporting the Kernal version as I was using a hacked bios, and it was reporting what hte bios said.
I used the Xbox version checker to find out he has a 1.1 box, and from there I got the 1.1 bios and flashed it onto the chip.
It is now worknig like a charm.
But, before I leave this thread to die, I've got another question. I'd like to make it very easy for him to get to the retail bios, so I'd like to put it in slot 1. This will require me to duplicate the bios so it's 1MB.
Will making the bios 1MB still keep him safe for Xbox Live, or should I just keep it at the 256k I downloaded it at, and put it on another slot?
I could really appreciate an answer to this, as I'd like to get his system working correctly while also providing him with a few other bioses to work with on the other banks.