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EdGe7

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« on: July 15, 2003, 11:28:00 AM »

If a lot of the posts that follow this one sound repetitive and redundant, that’s because I rewrote this first post to better utilize the corrections that have been made.

I hope this helps out.

This guide goes out for everyone not using 4034… if you are using 4034… you can already authenticate the drive.

Frist thing is, make sure you do this willing to take full responsibility on what… blah blah blah blah… you should know this by now.

And Backup everything…

OK…
1. Find a way into the box… I used the 007 auf save trick. (you should already know how to boot into the xbox and FTP to if if you want to try this. If you don’t read the pinned topics)

2. Only use Bert and Ernie Reloaded font files… place these files inside the fonts folder on your C drive. (DO NOT RENAME THESE FILES)

3. Rename the existing Xbox.xtf and Xbox Book.xtf files inside your fonts folder to Xbox.xft and Xbox Book.xft. (Basically you changed the extension from .xtf to .xft.

4. Install FreeXEvox (Evox that runs on the font exploit) on your C drive. We want Evox to be your primary booting dash. So place the default.xbe Evox file in the root of the C drive. (Please read the pinned topics on how to install Evox in this forum)

5. Follow kraken’s tutorial in order to be able to boot the M$ Dash from within Evox. (This is very important because this is how you will be able to set your time back.. without this you may not be able to boot originals or just cause your xbox to reboot repeatedly.)

6. Install Complex V1.1 as an App from within Evox. Place the default.xbe file from Complex in the E drive (i.e. E:apps:complex:default.xbe) and place the !Loader file that comes with Complex in the Root of C drive. (i.e. c:!Loader) (Make sure you sign default.xbe for complex with xbedump –font) There should also be a folder inside !Loader called Patches… for 4817 use the new CPX-MOD3.DLL plug-in for complex… everyone else just stick with the EVOX-4034.DLL file that came with complex originally. (CPX-MOD3.DLL was suppose to work with 3944 but it never did) Also make sure you can FTP into the xbox using complex as well.

(Small Recap right now… so far… your xbox should boot into Evox… from there we need to make sure you can correctly launch both Complex v1.1 and the M$ Dash. If so… continue… if not… please fix this)

After we have verified that… it can boot into evox, run complex v1.1 and M$ Dash… we can move on

7. A few people have reported that after trying this and Evox loads once then Complex freezes (it may do this once or twice…) they say that the time comes back and originals start booting again… so before we proceed, when trying this method we want to make sure that the xbox does not have access to the internet… so what I did is I restricted internet access to the xbox by blocking its IP address on my router… or the other way would be to have a crossover cable from xbox to PC without internet. After a few attemps the xbox may get the time back. Also in the ini file for Evox, make sure you put “No” on the Switch to M$ Dash option.

8. Ok, now you should be ready to lose time… (this is by far the hardest part of this method… THE WAIT) I Believe it takes 5+ hours to lose time… so patience is required for this.

9. Once the time has been lost…( the only way to check to see if it has is to insert an original game, turn it off and back on… see if it boots the game. If it does, you have not lost time… if it doesn’t and goes into Evox… then you are almost done…**NOTE The xbox may reboot 1 or 2 times before it goes into Evox… this is normal… just let it cycle and it will kick into Evox Eventually, As long as it doesn’t boot the game you can authenticate the DVD drive)

10. Once the xbox has booted into Evox with an original game inside the DVD drive… launch Complex (again complex may freeze the first couple times, just turn it off and back on and go back into Evox and then Complex) FTP into the xbox… once it is connected… press the Yellow button on the controller… complex should say Media Authenticated. Go over to the D drive on the xbox and the contents of the DVD drive should now be displayed.

11. To backup another game… just insert another original game and reboot the xbox… follow the same steps to access the Drive.

12. If you are finished backing up your games… and want to play originals… remove the game inside the drive… reboot the xbox… go into Evox… then launch M$ Dash… and set your time by going to Settings and Clock and set the time. Press “A” to select the current time then backout to the main menu of the Dash… then just reboot the system with an original game inside the drive and it should launch.

That’s it… that’s all I can think of at the moment… if I need to revise this I will.

I hope I have cleared up a few things for everyone and I hope most of you can try it and let me know. Also post your kernel version.

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« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2003, 01:59:00 PM »

One more thing... for people that have 3944 try sticking with the Evox 4034 dll plugin... I believe Complex boots up completely with this file... this may work for you... I will play around with it some more later 2nite.

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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2003, 04:40:00 PM »

I just got home and I tested the 3944 and yes it can also read the DVD contents in the manner above. So use complex 1.1 and the Evox-4034.dll file to read the DVD rom drive.

Remember you must have the disc inside the drive before powering it on... and it must also go into Evox then complex 1.1.

So this works on 3944 and 5051... should work with all others. (hopefully)
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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2003, 05:04:00 PM »

Nice man im going to try this out tonight on my 3944, i'll post the results later tonight or tomarrow morning.  props!  biggrin.gif
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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2003, 05:26:00 PM »

would this method perhaps work with kernel 4817??
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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2003, 05:30:00 PM »

I do not see why not... the only fear I have is that a lot of people will get their xbox's stuck in the forever loop... but if you use the bert and ernie reloaded files... that should be a non-issue. I have been able to read DOAEVB and Halo with this method. It works guys.

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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2003, 05:37:00 PM »

ok so which "Default.xbe" is suppose to be on the xbox HD C:/... is it the evox "Default.xbe" or the complex loader 1.1fx "Default.xbe"
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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2003, 05:44:00 PM »

the FreeXEvox default.xbe needs to be in the c:... have complex loader fx v1.1 run as an app.

EdGe7

P.S. In answering back guys... please state ur xbox verion, kernel, and dash versions. Just to get an idea of what works and what doesnt. Thx
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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2003, 05:46:00 PM »

Oh i have done all of that, but when i click the loader from my app menu in evox it shows the complex loader screen for like 2 seconds and then shows me the error 21? any ideas?
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2003, 05:48:00 PM »

make sure that the !Loader folder is in the c:.

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« Reply #10 on: July 15, 2003, 05:51:00 PM »

QUOTE (EdGe7 @ Jul 15 2003, 06:48 PM)
make sure that the !Loader folder is in the c:.

EdGe7

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Wow i feel dumb.... "Somthing so small that passed me by"

Yeah because i had the complex! folder in the app folder that i made for the "Complex loader"... so just to make sure....

1. so the only file that is suppose to be in "apps" is "Default.xbe"

2. and the "!loader" folder that came with the "Default.xbe" just goes straight on the "C:"


Thanks man!!
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« Reply #11 on: July 15, 2003, 05:54:00 PM »

So am I to assume everyone has lost time with their xbox and is booting to Evox with an original disc inside the tray before powering on the xbox?

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« Reply #12 on: July 15, 2003, 06:51:00 PM »

korn, no it really had nothing to do with the time... i believe the only way the xbox can authenticate a DVD is if its in there before it boots up... then it unlocks the security on the DVD. The losing the time clock only enables you to have the original disk inside and not have the xbox boot it... just go directly to Evox then complex and authenticate the DVD. Its really simple if you think about it... everytime someones xbox would lose time... they would be so worried about not getting it back, all they wanted was to set it back with the time... I simply had the patience to play with it with the time lost... I have been able to backup my copy of halo and its now working... I patched it with xbedump and the backup worked... very exciting for me.

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« Reply #13 on: July 15, 2003, 06:58:00 PM »

How long do i have to leave my xbox unplugged for the time to get reset?
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« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2003, 07:02:00 PM »

Not sure... i've read people having it unplugged for a couple hours, 5 hours, overnight... not sure... thats is the only bummer about this method... you have to wait for it to lose time to make a backup. I left mine unplugged while i went to work (8hours) when i came back, it lost time.

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