Topic: White Duox Gs Dosnt Flash (Read 266 times)

LordTrace · « **on:** June 22, 2006, 05:40:00 PM »

My buddy installed my DuoX (bought from SICKdimension so i asume its no clone) into my 1.4 Xbox and it wont flash..

Heres our conversation so far heh

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11:35¨ <Niflheim_> *rush
04:06¨ <RdWarrior> DuoX2 is a piece of crap
04:09¨ <RdWarrior> cant be flashed
04:11¨ <RdWarrior> imagine that ... i took out my old ass executer pro2 and popped it onto the pin header in your box
04:11¨ <RdWarrior> and guess what
04:11¨ <RdWarrior> it works
04:11¨ <RdWarrior> hehe
04:11¨ <RdWarrior> i put the duox2 in my box and guess what ,,, im stuck with cromwell that dont flash shit
04:51¨ <Niflheim_> use the flash boios bank
04:52¨ <Niflheim_> Bank 0 is Linux Cromwell Bios. Flash using Eurasia
04:52¨ <Niflheim_> Bank 1 is Cromwell Flashbios 3.03 (Can sometimes cause Blank Screen on a 1.6 for 20 or so reboots). Flash using Bios Disc as here http://www.teamxecut...lashbios/cd.htm
04:52¨ <Niflheim_> Bios Size 512K each bank
04:53¨ <Niflheim_> you better not have tryed to flash a 256
04:54¨ <Niflheim_> http://i2.photobucke...4/duoforweb.jpg
04:55¨ <Niflheim_> http://www.team-xecu...lashbios/cd.htm <---- How To Create a FlashBIOS Compliant CD
04:56¨ <Niflheim_> er
04:56¨ <Niflheim_> http://www.team-xecu...shbios/disc.htm <---- FlashBIOS v3.03 Tutorial (Rev 1.00) - Flash Via Disc
04:59¨ <Niflheim_> To flash with cromwell you'll need a linux flash disc like eurasia..
05:02¨ <Niflheim_> If you flash the chip with the wrong size bios then you will render whatever bank you flash useless... So i hope you didnt try to flash a 256 BIOS

05:06¨ <Niflheim_> If you want to use the Cromwell Bank (Bank 0)... heres eurasia
05:07¨ <Niflheim_> dam my router is still not set up .. but its on the Xbins FTP
05:07¨ <Niflheim_> Id like to have one bank stock tho so dont flash both

05:08¨ <Niflheim_> GEt back to me soon .... Im freakin out over here heh

05:11¨ <Niflheim_> IF you need it .. give me your email and ill send over eurasia_pro_generic_flash_disc_1_3.zip and X2.5035.rar
05:14¨ <RdWarrior> your kidding right
05:15¨ <RdWarrior> i konw what im doing
05:15¨ <RdWarrior> i have all that
05:15¨ <RdWarrior> i have tried 1.1 1.2 1.3 Eur pro disk
05:15¨ <RdWarrior> ( im a member too )
05:15¨ <RdWarrior> i useed my bios
05:15¨ <RdWarrior> no go
05:16¨ <RdWarrior> i used everything you cna imagine
05:16¨ <RdWarrior> no go
05:16¨ <RdWarrior> evox util too
05:16¨ <RdWarrior> i get the same over http
05:16¨ <RdWarrior> error
05:16¨ <RdWarrior> unknown hardware
05:16¨ <RdWarrior> read only

mesg
05:17¨ <RdWarrior> for the fuck of it i even tried 256 and 1024 just to be sure it wanted 512
05:18¨ <RdWarrior> i even went as far as to look up all the amd chips and write my own cfg file for raincoat
05:18¨ <RdWarrior> using the dev and flash code that i got in linux off the chip
05:19¨ <RdWarrior> flash bios v3.03 and down dont like it ... raincoat dont like it ... cromwell dont like it
05:19¨ <RdWarrior> disk hdd and http wont take
05:19¨ <RdWarrior> and in Linux it said FLash Error Read Only

05:20¨ <RdWarrior> i have a cd tower here with all kinds of bios and cdrs or dvdrs for all kinds of installs
05:20¨ <RdWarrior> my disks didnt work
05:20¨ <RdWarrior> so i wasted about 10 or so more just burning apps and bios' to be sure
05:21¨ <RdWarrior> i even went as far as to stick in a samsung drive into your xbox
05:21¨ <RdWarrior> to be sure
05:21¨ <RdWarrior> and flash error
05:21¨ <RdWarrior> haha
05:21¨ <RdWarrior> that chip is the worst one ive seen
05:22¨ <RdWarrior> but guess what ,,, just swapping chips to a x2 ( same pinheader as Duox2) and it works
05:22¨ <RdWarrior> im playing backups and emu cds on your xbox
05:23¨ <RdWarrior> so it looks like i'll be buying a chip for ya
05:23¨ <RdWarrior> or you can have my x2 cheap
05:25¨ <RdWarrior> since i had mine apart i swapped the chip into my box and the duo wont flash for fick all
05:26¨ <RdWarrior> the only conslusion i can come up
05:27¨ <RdWarrior> is you got a duoX with the perm flash on it
05:27¨ <RdWarrior> or some kind of write protect
05:28¨ <Niflheim_> lol what would be the point in that .. a chip that dosnt do anything ..

Anyone have any ideas?

LordTrace · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2006, 06:30:00 PM »

Dam no edit button

Aparently everything else works .. Can boot dissabled (and play a retail game) or enabled (both banks boot just wont flash). Works with an X2 with the same pin header D0 install .. Bad chip?

LordTrace · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2006, 07:04:00 PM »

Heres the best pics i can get of the install (Cell phone cam)

Chancer · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2006, 05:26:00 AM »

How did he use an evox util for trying to flash when the chip doesn't have a hacked bios yet.
Bad soldering (High resistance connection) can stop a duo from flashing as well.
Other than that make sure the correct flash ID is in the raincoat.cfg. First 13 lines.

Julius Pleaser · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2006, 10:56:00 AM »

WHat does it say/do when it doesn't flash? Does it freeze at a certain point, error msg, etc???

LordTrace · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2006, 03:59:00 PM »

QUOTE(Chancer @ Jun 23 2006, 04:33 AM)

How did he use an evox util for trying to flash when the chip doesn't have a hacked bios yet.
Bad soldering (High resistance connection) can stop a duo from flashing as well.
Other than that make sure the correct flash ID is in the raincoat.cfg. First 13 lines.

He said he can launch xbes from within flashbios... Iduno how tho

QUOTE(Julius Pleaser @ Jun 23 2006, 10:03 AM)

WHat does it say/do when it doesn't flash? Does it freeze at a certain point, error msg, etc???

Unknown Hardware Read Only.

He never mentioned anyhing about freezing. So I asume it just gives the error msg each time

LordTrace · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2006, 05:05:00 PM »

No edit button really sucks

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04:07¨ <RdWarrior> error flash failed Read only

04:08¨ <RdWarrior> and says Try adding the ID to the RainCoat.CFG
04:08¨ <RdWarrior> unknown Device
04:09¨ <RdWarrior> the 3.0.3 says Error Unknown FLash Halting
04:09¨ <RdWarrior> even from HDD or HTTP or DIsk
04:15¨ <RdWarrior> cant be a solder connection since its acting the same in many xboxs
04:15¨ <RdWarrior> and nothings soldered except the DO
04:15¨ <RdWarrior> if the DO wasnt then it wouldnt boot
04:15¨ <RdWarrior> and putting a different chip on the Pin header makes your xbox run backups
04:16¨ <RdWarrior> so its not your xbox
04:17¨ <RdWarrior> just to be sure i have a decent multi meter and i tested all the points on the chip to see of they make connections to other parts of the chip

Julius Pleaser · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2006, 06:17:00 PM »

I have seen that error "error flash failed Read only

" It is from a bad chip, you just gotta chuck it and use another. But he makes no sense as you can't run .xbe's from flashbios........ if you could, then why would you need to flash it?

LordTrace · « **Reply #8 on:** June 23, 2006, 10:28:00 PM »

Guess I will have to see if SICKdimension with give me some sort of refund

Chancer · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2006, 08:48:00 AM »

QUOTE(LordTrace @ Jun 24 2006, 05:35 AM)

Guess I will have to see if SICKdimension with give me some sort of refund

I would see your mod installer first. If he is claiming he can launch evox from flashbios, he can't. Let someone else flash the chip for you.

Julius Pleaser · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2006, 02:53:00 PM »

I agree with Chancer, go back to the installer. Cause if he can launch ANY .xbe files then the chip is flashed. Basically having both scenarios you described is 100% not possible

LordTrace · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2006, 03:47:00 PM »

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10:30¨ <Rd-AFK> heyhey
10:30¨ <Rd-AFK> i guess you cant
10:30¨ <Rd-AFK> i was thinkking so cause there was a xbe on the linux cd
10:31¨ <Rd-AFK> i assumed you could
10:31¨ <Rd-AFK> i havent actually tried a game
10:31¨ <Rd-AFK> i just assumed oyu could since the the linux cd has xbe on it
10:31¨ <Rd-AFK> you box is booting all kinds of xbes now
10:31¨ <Rd-AFK> haha
10:32¨ <Rd-AFK> it has the 2.2pro in it
10:32¨ <Rd-AFK> i figured i'd just leave it that way untill i get the new chip

I dont get why he said he even tryed evox either.. maybe he was just trying to make a point that nothing works .. who knows lol

From what i can make out from the pics the soldering looks pretty good. what do you think?

One thing i am worried about is in the pic he used the top D0. And he said its now installed with the bottom/alt D0. Plus he tested with a X2 .. which means hes soldered on the D0 at least 3 times

. From what i understand the D0 is pretty dleicate ......

LordTrace · « **Reply #12 on:** June 24, 2006, 05:47:00 PM »

NM he used the top D0 to test and the bottom D0 for the final install .. and the same wire for the X2 .. I was under the impression that the top and bottom D0 where the same point and while they lead to the same place they are actually 2 diff points heh..

Chancer · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2006, 10:46:00 AM »

Gut feeling.... He doesn't know what he is doing. He is hoping you don't either.

LordTrace · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2006, 05:01:00 PM »

Maybe... I have never actually met the guy in real life lol. Been talking to him on IRC for like 5 years tho.

He said hes done more then a few Xboxs/PS2s. But I think this is his first DuoX install and he didn't research the chip at all. His soldering looks good as far as i can tell from the crappy pics. I mean the LPC looks almost identical to the machine soldered IDE connections on the board.

Oh and he is doing it for free so I don't think he is trying to fuck me over and make a quick $50 with a shitty install ... Guess ill find out soon enough if he knows what he is doing

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