Topic: 1.3 Flash Gone Bad, Really Red Light Bad (Read 125 times)

crazy202022 · « **on:** September 11, 2003, 09:00:00 AM »

I need some help. I flashed my v1.3 xbox using raincoat and everything appeared (ereased old bios, wrote new one, got confirmation) ok, till I rebooted. Now all I get is red/green/red/green/red and the xbox keeps shutting itself off and turning back on at 1 second intervals, like its gone nuts. It almost ate the AUF DVD but ejected it half way so I could slide it out. I used the Xecuter2_Build.4978.03_512k and then used XBtool_0.9.7 to resize the bios down to 256k. <--I'm guessing this where I messed up. Anyway, I did backup the original bin on the xbox HD through raincoat, but how in the hell can I get into he xbox to flash it again, its seriously screwed.

thnx crazy

icjonu · « **Reply #1 on:** September 11, 2003, 09:07:00 AM »

Dude .. the Xecuter2 4987.03 is a 512K BIOS .. which is not supposed to be used on a 1.2 or 1.3 because they only have 256K storage on the TSOP.

Basically what you have done is, split the 512K BIOS in half causing it not to work b/c now half the data is missing!!! The only thing you can do is buy a modchip .. and get a good one that works with the 1.3.

Damn, why can't you people read, understand, and follow instructions. More work for you =

-Jonathan

crazy202022 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 11, 2003, 09:22:00 AM »

thnx for the info. will the Xecuter4977 work on the 1.3? It should cause its only 256k.

crazy

icjonu · « **Reply #3 on:** September 11, 2003, 12:27:00 PM »

yes the Xecuter2 4977 is a multi-version capable BIOS. It will work on 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, & 1.3. Buy an Xecuter 2.2 Lite or Aladdin Advance chip .. anyone that supports the 1.3s. I ordered a X2.2 Lite yesterday from modchipman.

Enjoy,

-Jonathan

elduderino1234 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 11, 2003, 01:03:00 PM »

it will work, but you need to buy a modchip. there is no other way around it. in order to reflash your tsop you need to install a chip

crazy202022 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 11, 2003, 06:03:00 PM »

sweet thnx guys, I guess lesson learned. don't be a dumb ass like me.

incinerator · « **Reply #6 on:** September 11, 2003, 07:53:00 PM »

LMAO, wow. I don't mean to be offensive, but splitting the 4978 bios? That's the funniest thing I've heard all day

But I feel for you, man. I've messed up a v1.3 TSOP, just a bad flash, but same result. Not cool.

Alkane · « **Reply #7 on:** September 13, 2003, 10:23:00 AM »

In most cases a mod-chip will be good, but if you want to recover your TSOP you can purchase a homebrew chip and wire that in, 31 wires. PCmerc.com is where I got mine.

FIREitUP · « **Reply #8 on:** September 14, 2003, 07:01:00 PM »

QUOTE (Alkane @ Sep 13 2003, 01:12 PM)

In most cases a mod-chip will be good, but if you want to recover your TSOP you can purchase a homebrew chip and wire that in, 31 wires. PCmerc.com is where I got mine.

get it right, its 29 wires...

Pizza Pizz · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2003, 06:39:00 AM »

uhm to settle the wire debate:

it is often refered to a 29 wire homebrew

however 31 wires are connected to the mod and either go to the board or to some of the link points - this depends if a eeprom or flashrom is used concerning pin 31 to ground or pin 32 link

or 31 and 24 will go to the tsop points if you wish to flash the homebrew via evox

the only wire that isn't connected is wire 1 but then that could be connected if you had/wanted to split the home brew bios - so that now makes 32 wires

pin 32 also needs a link wire from lpc's vcc 5v to the link 32 point - so that makes 33 wires now you may also need to have this connection 32 switched which can take it up to say 34 wires......

spent tail end of last week installing this twice on 2 ver 1.0 mobo's so that is starting to take it up to a 70 wire or so installion

first one went well but homebrew wouldn't work on a shagged 1.0 tsop

leaving that to one side grabbed another ver 1.0 but this time with a fully working tsop

still same

many attempts and reflashing AM29F040B's later - had 4 of them btw

tried in both homebrew installs I came to conclusion my flashroms weren't gonna work - no matter if they were flashed in working xbox under evox or by uniflash - even if it verified ok

grabbed in desperation another pc flashrom - backed it up in uniflash - used them iffy AM29F040B's half flashed the pc's 256kb into the 512kb area - PC WORKED STILL

could not flash the pc's flashrom in uniflash but got it flashed under evox after editing the ini file on the working tsop mobo

it worked but this was on the working tsop xbox so had to put into other moddy tsop mobo and wire in switch.....

enabled switch - botted moody tsop off homebrew - turned off the power/switch but still flash error

pulled the bloomin homebrew out....

detected ST29080.......

whoooo hooooooooooooooooooooooooo

In the end my install was probably more like a 150 wire install - there was bits of kynar everywhere.......

but did it and in the end you don't need a programmer or a pc running uniflash coz a working tsop can flash/program ya flashrom for ya under evox, which I had thought it may have been able to if you plugged in the flashrom after it booted and enabled the switch 32

good fun - ergh nah , wasn't at the time andI don't think I wanna do that again

sticking with my old X2 4976.02 - sod the 4978

This post has been edited by Pizza Pizz: Sep 15 2003, 01:50 PM

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