PROBLEM SOLVED boy did it take some solving !!
Basically it was the Eeprom on the motherboard
I had to patch a version of the cromwell bios with a copy of an eeprom that I had backed up on my w2k system. Then flash this to a chameleon. boot from the chameleon. and problem solved - HOWEVER you need to use a eeprom bin that is suitable for the correct machine 1.0 or 1.1+ The first one I tried didnt work (although) it said it did. As it came from the wrong type of board.
This is the site with the patch software however
SITE FOR PATCHING CROMWELLIf you dont have a backup on your hdd then you really luck out and will need to buy one from peoples elsewhere on this site.
SO if your machine flashes RED only instead of RED and GREEN (FRAG) then somehow, you've emptied your eeprom !!!
This info doesnt appear to be anywhere even on the tutorials
http://xbox-scene.co...ticles/leds.phpmaybe it could be added ?
Thanks to Chris from xboxbreakers.co.uk for his help.
HOPE THIS HELPS ANYONE IN THE SAME SITUATION
cheers
spuddie