Topic: Can Someone Help Please...... (Read 171 times)

KidPsycho · « **on:** March 05, 2004, 09:50:00 AM »

Hi, This is my first post on the forums so i am "newbie" in that respect but by no means a "newbie" when it comes to my xbox.

I have modded many xboxes since the xtender - Tsop - xecuters all models and now Xenium and have only 1 failure (But many teething problems that usually were my fault)

lol

I have a great respect for all the devs out there and all the people in the scene that share their modding experiences on the

forums and it has got me out of trouble many a time so a BIG THANKS XBOX-SCENE.COM for being there to help.

To that end i was wondering if any of you guys can help me with my Xbox TSOP problem (yeah its the first failed Tsop mod i have had)

Here are the details:-

V1.4 Xbox (I think, could be a 1.3?)
TSOP - W49f020T-90B - 256k
Conexant video
Samsung DVD
Stock HDISK - locked

I followed the usual Tuts on Xbox Scene to flash the Tsop using 007auf/raincoat method, I used a 256k x2 4979 all went well and I rebooted the xbox and it worked fine for a day or so then it froze while booting into evox so i switched it off/on and this time it let me select a game, in the middle of the game i used the controller to reboot (Bios IGR) the xbox and it never recovered, all i get is Flashing Red/Green lights and no Video. I dont know if the Tsop is corrupted or maybe the EEProm is trashed somehow.

I have read every tutorial i can find to try to recover the Tsop but it seems that you need a good Tsop to enable you to reflash Tsop. Lol

1. Is it possible to reflash Tsop from an LPC mod? even if the tsop is trashed.
2. Can i use an x2lite - will it bypass the Tsop?
3. I have fitted a Xenium chip but it still will not boot into the x2 bios on the Xenium, but i can boot into the Xos and use the utils.
4. If the EEProm is trashed could i use the Xenium EEProm backup to transfer one from my working xbox? (v1.2)
5. I keep reading posts that says you can install a 29 wire modchip to flash the Tsop but how can this work on all versions xboxes? unless its homebrew with latest bios maybe.

If there is anything more i can do to recover this i would be grateful for the help.

Keep up the good work guys!

powerpak · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2004, 10:06:00 AM »

Firstly, an LPC mod will bypass the TSOP, however most have been unsuccessful at reflashing the TSOP with the LPC, but there is a way. Second, a 29 wire mod-chip like enigmah, or a homebrew modchip with a bios like evox m7 flashed on it will work, I don't know much about Xenium but if it allows you to flash the eeprom and you think that is the problem then try it, you should be able to copy a backup from another xbox to your hosed one. If you need more info post here or PM me.

KidPsycho · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2004, 11:01:00 AM »

Thank for the quick reply Powerpak

I do happen to have xtender/enigmah modchips lying around but will they be able to boot the xbox considering it is a v1.4, thought it might need a newer bios like x2 4979 or m7 for it to work?

I could try the EEProm transfer first but would need to be sure that a different version v1.2 will work in a v1.4 xbox.

I have since tried again installing the xenium which has x2-4981.67 installed on it and cant get it to boot, going by other posts i have read here implies that installing an LPC modchip will allow you to boot? so it may be a problem with my eeprom! can anybody offer advice on this?

With the xenium installed which was set to instant boot to x2-4981.67 all i got was a blank screen and FRAG leds - no shutting down, sounds etc. I could eject dvd and on inserting disk it goes through motions of reading (although no video).

If i boot with eject button i get the xenium OS up on the screen so its not the video chip...

Again i thank you all for your help.

KidPsycho · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2004, 02:11:00 PM »

Well i have been working hard to solve this problem and it turned out that it was not a corrupt Tsop but a busted EEProm as i suspected.

It turned out that the Xenium chip was a useful purchase as it allowed me to view the EEprom details eg. video region, game region and dvd region.

The problem was with the game region which displayed 'invalid' I tried to change regions but i could not correct it.

In the end i resorted to flashing my v1.2 xbox EEprom backup data onto my V1.4 xbox using Xenium utils and to my amazement it worked. (it would seem that xbox version does not matter). Still dont know if it is possible to Flash Tsop with Xenium as i did not need to try:)

The only problem i have is that the Harddisk was locked with the old EEprom details although i do have the backup details on my PC which i should enable me to unlock it.

This was my first and hopefully last major problem and the Xenium handled it with ease - all i can say is well done OzXodus for a truly useful piece of hardware.

As a hardened Xecuter fan I was surprised with the Quality of the Xenium and I might have missed out if the Xecuter3 had been released as I would have chosen it instead due to my experiences with Xecuter hardware.

PS - Will still buy X3 when it comes out though! looks like it will be an awesome chip too!

area151 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2004, 08:26:00 PM »

so how you think the eeprom went bad. I have the same exact problem. Ive done many a boxes same methods, 007/raincoat 4979 bios 256 on a 1.4 with focus chip. SAME EXACT situation happened to me. worked for 1 day froze the next day during game backup. now red and green lights. Any other way to fix eeproms? xenium chip sounds like the way ill have to go. But again howd the region settings in the eeprom get screwed? that way I can try to make sure no other boxes I mod do this.

KidPsycho · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2004, 02:58:00 AM »

Area151,

Not sure why this happened to the EEprom maybe the bios you used to flash Tsop (4979) might be causing corruption? it's funny that we used same bios and same problem occurred anyway since i recovered it, the EEprom failed again but seems to be fine this time for now. I will try to flash with 4981 tonight to see if that helps.

I did this using the Xenium chip but if you have configmagic final you can use this to do a blind restore of your EEprom. (Configmagic can be found in the usual places) ...

You need a copy of a good EEprom backup, created by running backup in Configmagic or possibly Evox dash on a working modded xbox. (I believe if you use someone else's eeprom ensure that you both don't use Xbox Live or you will be banned).

you then have to copy configmagic files onto a cdr/rw or dvd whatever your xbox reads.

ensure you copy the backed up EEprom files to the Data dir and ensure they are renamed to eeprom.bin and eeprom.cfg once you have your cd/dvd burned follow step 2. below....

Taken from Configmagic final readme.txt courtesy of Team Assembly.

"1. You can update your XBOX EEPROM in one of four ways
* using a valid EEPROM.BIN file
* You can "build" a new eeprom image from a configuration file
* Edit your current, loaded (.bin) or built (.cfg) eeprom data "On-The-Fly"
* use our BLIND restore feature to restore a .bin file if you have no visuals..

2. Blind Restore EEPROM if you have no Video image..
Usage: (MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A VALID EEPROM.BIN in \DATA)
1) Boot ConfigMagic from DVD Drive
2) Press A button to Skip Video (press A untill you see the orange light flash)
3) Wait untill eject light flashes orange (flashing orange means ConfigMagic is ready)
4) To Start Hold BOTH triggers and press WHITE button !
5) Orange light stops flashing and stays steady (Steady orange means busy)
6) If successfull Eject light will Flash GREEN (Flash Green means success!)
*IF there was a problem loading/decrypting eeprom, Eject light will turn RED (Red means Error !)"

Good Luck!

I hope this helps...

area151 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2004, 08:17:00 AM »

Awesome thanks for the steps. Now my box cycle power 3 green lights and then red green. I will still be able to boot a disk?
Ill be trying your steps their. Thanks again for the quick response. This is my 40th xbox or so and this is the first time ive ever had one fail on me.
By the way originally with this box my first issue while modding it was I could not get the HD to format the "E" and "z" partitions. In evox settings it kept showing those partitions with "0" bytes left. Finally after formating 4 or 5 times, those partitions finally were active (E having its 5 gigs and Z having its 768 mb)
So along with this box being the first to die, Its was also the first to give me any kind of issue while modding it. Related to the eeprom dieing? or maybe I had a bad HD that just cause the eeprom to go corrupt?

BaDvs3viL · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2004, 08:41:00 AM »

area151 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2004, 09:16:00 AM »

so my box worked for 1 day and the next it freezes up and gives those lights. (SAME extact thing that happened to kidpsycho) Thats what I originally thought.....bios corruption, BUT after being fine for 1 day? Hows the bios corrupt itself? Ive modded a lot of boxes and when I do there is no way for anyone to reflash their bios. (I take out all options in the evox INI file and also dont leave any bios folder or bioses on their box)
Even kidpsycho said he was getting the flashing red/green lights and no video. SAme as me.
what would have cause the bios to go bad after a good flash and 1 days worth of use?
thanks for the input

This post has been edited by area151: Mar 9 2004, 05:16 PM

waytobe · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2004, 03:17:00 PM »

Well folks, I also have a v1.5 with Xbit, was working for a few days, and then yesterday it froze up while loading a game and now have no video or audio but the green light stays on when booted with the Xbit with any popular flash. Also, the DVD drive wont open and if I manually open it to try the Configmagic startup disk it spools up but doesnt seem like it reads it.

If I boot without the Xbit I get three cycles then red flashes. Must be fried bios?
Will the LPC modchip and/or 29 wire Mod fix it up? If so what ones do you prefer?

BaDvs3viL · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2004, 06:04:00 AM »

DvS · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2004, 09:51:00 AM »

Did you remember to groud out your LPC mod on your 1.5?
I bet thats the screw up dood

pCeSlAyEr · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2004, 11:30:00 AM »

this happened to 2 xbox ive tsop flashed... they worked fine for a few months then they started freezing... then upon restart they green green red flashing...

ive done many xbox's and this is one of the weirdest things ive seen...

could unsoldering the read/write jumpers prevent this?

This post has been edited by pCeSlAyEr: Mar 13 2004, 07:32 PM

EvrWccn · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2004, 09:32:00 PM »

Hey everyone... I'm not sure, but I think I ran into the same problem. I flashed the tsop like normal (everything went perfectly fine using the 007 raincoat) then when I went to eject the 007 game, the dvd drive only opend part way and I got the red-green flashing lights.

Now, every time I try and boot up I get the green, green-red flashing like it's fragged.
The xbox is 1.4 I believe, I used an older bios (4977) but I've always used the same bios without fail <_<
Anyhow, is this the same corrupt flash that everyone else is talking about, or do I have a different problem? And what can I do to fix it. TIA...

Hedis · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2004, 08:48:00 AM »

I have had a fault that remines me of this.

It was both "Sharp xboxes" (Xbox 1.2 with sharp Tsop chip)
The worked fine fore some months them suddenly the fragged.
After a boot from a homebrew and a reflash they work great.

So it looks like the can be corrupted in the bios.
The had both the jumpers soldered and the 3.3v jumper.

Next time i get one of those in my hands I´ll read out the contents of the eeprom (Tsop chip) and verify it againts the original file and see whats been changed.

A Enigmah can NEVER boot a wrong flashed Tsop.
It only manipulates the datastream live.
And it only work´s with xbox ver. 1.0

So a 29wire Homebrew is the only way.

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