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[EnigmusSnake]

BoomDivX With xlinux via hot swapping you do NOT need to solder anything.  And NO you cannot hotswap your xbox HDD with another device on that same IDE cable. You don't even need those two PC HDDs.

Here's the Setup.

Primary Master IDE : PC HDD
Primary Secondary IDE : CD Drive with xlinux ISO

The Secondary Master IDE  should be empty.

As for the ps. You hot swap AFTER the Pause Breaking right after the usualy IDE device detection. So you don't need your PC Bios to detect it whatsoever. As soon as you switch the IDEs you enter or space to break the pause and let xlinux boot up.

They'll be no command prompt so you'll have to press Enter. and it'll pause for a second so you don't press anything at all until you get a command prompt. From here on out. I can give you directions on what to do. But i'll need to know what dashboard you have. Pre Live Update 4920 or before 4920.

[BoomDivX]

I have the 4817 kernel and 4920 dash

[EnigmusSnake]

I'm not too familiar trying the Bert is Cheating on Ernie exploit on a 4817.. But I did do the required 4034 Kernel.. I took the guys to try it on a 4034 dashboard as the Bert & Snuff exploit exploit REQUIRED a 4920 dash.. Still worked like a charm.

So I can tell you to try.. but you're risking it.. What other exploit are you planning?

[BoomDivX]

well, just trying to find one exploit that will work. I can try any exploit, as long as I can do a backup of my original HDD

[BoomDivX]

k, now I have xLinux ready to boot, what should I do?

[ragenb]

So I connected my harddrive to my PC just as described in the guide...no problem.  I booted, my BIOS recognized the drive, so I thought that I was home free, but Windows wouldn't finish booting, it just sat on the black windows screen with teh progress bar running across the screen forever.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

[xilicio]

Thats the easy part..well at least for me..the difficult part is to run HDD Driver without those infinites File Sizes Errors..
Thats why Im going to use XlinuX  

BoomDivx

You can find a easy tutorial about Xlinux on this forum..Do a search
If you still cant find the tutorial Ill post it here..its pretty long but useful.


Now someome please help me with this
Wich of the plugs of the IDE cable is the Master and Secondary?
Is the one in the middle the secondary?

[ragenb]

@xilicio:  Thanks for the help  

Are you asking about the plugs on the motherboard or on the actual cable?  If it's the cable that you're asking about then normally it doesn't matter which plug you use, the devices connected to it determine the master and slave.

[xilicio]

Just make sure you read this thread  
http://forums.xbox-s...ST&f=45&t=74925

Yeah I was referring to the cable..thanx to you too
Also make sure you back up your Xbox HDD

[johnt]

Just a thought - can you backup the Xbox HD with Ghost or something similar. This means that if you do f**k up your HD then you can restore it no problem.

Also does any of these exploit methods alter flash memory which would mean you would need to take flash/bios backups as well ?

Cheers

J

[BoomDivX]

QUOTE (xilicio @ Jul 12 2003, 09:01 AM)

Hey Again! Ragenb The same thing happens to me when I Hot-swap my Xbox HDD with my PC turned off. The solution is to turn ON your PC..let it boot XP then do the Hot Swap..If your PC doesnt automatically recognize the HDD then dont worry..go to Control Panel and add it manually.   Thats the easy part..well at least for me..the difficult part is to run HDD Driver without those infinites File Sizes Errors.. Thats why Im going to use XlinuX   BoomDivx You can find a easy tutorial about Xlinux on this forum..Do a search If you still cant find the tutorial Ill post it here..its pretty long but useful.

Well, I have the same problem as Ragenb. windows install the HD but can't show it in "My Computer". I can see it in the device manager.

And for the xLinux solution, I can't use it. Yes, I'll be able to see the HDD, but what about making a backup of it? In the tutorial, they tell us to go into windows to make it... I'm confused...

[STKD]

It won't show up in "My computer" and there is no need for it to show up. Windows will not recognise the formatting of the Xbox HDD or understand its organization/MBR. If it did we'd have no need for HDD Driver...
If you're planning on using Xlinux (or any Linux) instead, you'd be as well heading to the Xbox Linux Project site documentation, as this tutorial is of little use unless you're going through Windows because it's OS specific.

[BoomDivX]

well, I stuck... I took a screenshot of the problem. I see the HDD in the device manager (good!!) but HDD Driver doesn'T detect it (very bad...)

http://eleves_tim.cm...help_please.jpg

[xilicio]

@BoomDivx

Windows cant display the Xbox HD in device manager because it doesnt ¨understand¨ the Xbox partition/file system.
Thats why you gotta use HDD Driver..Do this to backup..

Boot Windows XP
The when everything is loaded Hot Swap your HDD (the pc should see it but if that doesnt happens dont worry)
Now open HDD Driver and ignore the infinite errors..go to TOOLS and BACKUP..wait 30mins and thats it  

@johnt

I have heard that you CAN do that..try searching the forums

Well now I need some help
Does anyone know the Xlinux Webpage? So i can learn how to use it ...

Thanx

[BoomDivX]

QUOTE (xilicio @ Jul 12 2003, 06:38 PM)

Well now I need some help Does anyone know the Xlinux Webpage? So i can learn how to use it ...

I think it's in the linux project page: http://xbox-linux.sourceforge.net/ but don't know here

what about the screenshot I posted?