Post by: -89- on November 03, 2007, 10:41:00 PM
- Turned on the Xbox and had it load to XBMC
- Deleted the XBMC folder using Filezilla
- Tried to transfer over new XBMC folder from my computer using Filezilla
- Says too many connected users, still lets me go through the folders on the xbox despite that.
- I back out of the XBMC screen that was up and it his a black screen.
- I figure maybe I can just use my EvoX Boot CD to do the FTPing
- Nope, now it doesn't load anything at all, it just goes to the Xbox Logo screen and freezes.
What do I do??
Post by: Bomb Bloke on November 04, 2007, 12:40:00 AM
Double check the boot disc you've got is good. Unless you're softmodded and the softmod is crap/busted, or you're running a BIOS that specifically wants to boot a certain dashboard before checking the DVD drive, it should work.
Post by: -89- on November 04, 2007, 09:52:00 PM
Post by: Bomb Bloke on November 04, 2007, 10:32:00 PM
If retail discs aren't working, then either your DVD drive is no good or your BIOS doesn't want to boot from there first. You still haven't mentioned how you're modded, but the later scenario only applies if you're using a modchip or a flashed TSOP.
If the DVD drive is the problem, you might try temporarily "stealing" another from a different console. They're interchangeable.
The only other thing I can think of is to try hotswapping to fix the drive contents.
Post by: -89- on November 06, 2007, 11:10:00 PM
Post by: Bomb Bloke on November 06, 2007, 10:50:00 PM
Post by: -89- on November 07, 2007, 12:18:00 AM
Just tried it, nothing. Still hanging at the Xbox screen.
- XECUTER2 LIVE LOADING SCREEN -
- BLUE XBOX LOGO POPS UP -
- XECUTER TEAM LOGO POPS IN AFTER THAT ANIMATION IS DONE -
- LOCKS -
I hear my HD repeating itself, probably constantly looking for the default.xbe which...doesn't exist on there anymore..
Post by: competes2win on November 07, 2007, 12:01:00 AM
Post by: -89- on November 07, 2007, 12:59:00 AM
It's possible the guy bullshitted me and soft-modded it...but even if it is soft-modded, why would it load up all of those xecuter2 logos :\..
This post has been edited by -89-: Nov 7 2007, 09:05 AM
Post by: Bomb Bloke on November 07, 2007, 05:27:00 AM
It's possible to flash the TSOP (the chip on the X-Box motherboard that holds the retail BIOS). This process provides nearly all the perks of a modchip... Without the actual modchip. Can't be done with a 1.6 X-Box, though.
This particular boot sequence sounds like the X2 5035. Quite a nice BIOS, that one, even if it's too big to fit into most TSOPs. Uses a config file on the HDD for it's settings so you don't have to reflash every time you wanna change something. Probably worth taking a look at that file when you fix this to prevent further issues (setup a secondary dashboard for example, and make sure DVD booting is correctly enabled. It's called "x2config.ini" and it should be sitting on the root of E:).
That is to say, there's the X2 chips, and then there's the X2 BIOSes. Kinda like how there's EvoX BIOSes and an EvoX dashboard.
It's possible to switch BIOS banks in the earlier console revisions, but even if you went to the trouble you'd likely only end up restoring the stock version. That's not much good to you.
Anyway! Xplorer360 lets Windows read/write to X-Box drives. Keep in mind you'll have to hotswap if yours is locked (which is likely if you're still using the stock HDD).
Post by: -89- on November 07, 2007, 12:23:00 PM
Also, I'm using a laptop for this and just have a USB hard drive enclosure to use for my SATA and IDE hard drives, so I'll be using that for the xbox hard drive. Will that make things not work or should it be fine?
Also, my hard drive isn't stock. 300GB Maxtor drive.
Post by: Bomb Bloke on November 07, 2007, 06:53:00 PM
Post by: -89- on November 08, 2007, 06:20:00 PM
Is there anybody I can send this to to hotswap and throw XBMC back on there? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) I will pay for shipping and everything, I just need my xbox working again..
Post by: moosenoz on November 08, 2007, 06:33:00 PM
QUOTE(Bomb Bloke @ Nov 4 2007, 08:16 AM) 
Sounds like you've gone and tried to updated XBMC while it's running. Don't do that.
i'm very interested in this reply for the following reason... what happens if i'm using XBMC as my dash? do i have to un-do the changes i made to the .xbe file in order to get xbmc as a dash before upgrading to a new build?
regards...
Post by: competes2win on November 08, 2007, 07:02:00 PM
QUOTE(moosenoz @ Nov 8 2007, 09:09 PM)
i'm very interested in this reply for the following reason... what happens if i'm using XBMC as my dash? do i have to un-do the changes i made to the .xbe file in order to get xbmc as a dash before upgrading to a new build?
regards...
if you used one of the short cuts to get xbmc as your dash than you don't have to do anything, just install the xbmc in the same place it was.
Post by: moosenoz on November 09, 2007, 04:02:00 AM
QUOTE(competes2win @ Nov 9 2007, 03:38 AM) 
if you used one of the short cuts to get xbmc as your dash than you don't have to do anything, just install the xbmc in the same place it was.
thanks for your answer. i installed xbmc as my dash by following the instructions found on the wiki
CODE
http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/wiki/index.php?title=As_a_Dashboard
Post by: competes2win on November 09, 2007, 11:24:00 AM
Post by: -89- on November 09, 2007, 02:58:00 PM
Post by: JSP62 on November 09, 2007, 03:13:00 PM
QUOTE(-89- @ Nov 9 2007, 04:58 PM)
Still needing somebody to help me out...
You posted on another site (http://www.xboxmediacenter.com/forum/showthread.php?p=156919&posted=1#post156919)
I have the same problem too. Check your posting on this site and look click the link.
See if your getting the same error as me. Hopefully you know a little about coding. See how xbmc is trying to access .xml files in the Project Mayhem III folder.
Are you getting the error?
Post by: -89- on November 09, 2007, 05:09:00 PM
Screen just sticks at the Xbox Logo screen with the Xecuter2 logo below.
XBMC acted as my dashboard via the shortcut method.
This post has been edited by -89-: Nov 10 2007, 01:17 AM
Post by: -89- on November 30, 2007, 01:23:00 PM
The X2 Bios does not load when holding the clear button in Port 1.
No error code ever pops up, it just sticks at the XBOX screen as it looks for xbmc.xbe
No error code pops up, so I can't hotswap the drive.
WHAT CAN I DO AT THIS POINT??? Is there anybody I can send this off to? Otherwise I just lost 300GB of data I've been working on for the past 3 years.
Post by: stevenpiper16 on November 30, 2007, 03:40:00 PM
Hard drive could be toast if it just keeps making that clicking sound. Had that happen several times. If the drive is locked it's locked unless you can pull the drive key from the box. You'd be looking at installing a modchip since apparently it doesn't have one or trying to find a way to softmod your box. If it's not so much as booting a disk though, you got rid of more than just XBMC's xbe. If you have a disk in the drive it will boot to disk before it searches for an xbe on the harddrive.
Couple of things to keep in mind though is that if you aren't getting an error code, it's not a drive issue. If you see logo's and things, it's not an eeprom issue. That just gives you a red ring. Pull the box apart, get the dvd drive and harddrive out of the way and look for a modchip. If you don't see one and it's not giving you a known issue, you either haven't explained everything correctly, are missing something by saying it's "freezing" rather than "it goes to a black screen", or you need to go buy a lottery ticket because must have crazy luck to be able to have an error or issue that nobody ever in the history of an xbox has had.
Post by: Bomb Bloke on November 30, 2007, 06:50:00 PM
QUOTE('stevenpiper16')
If it's not so much as booting a disk though, you got rid of more than just XBMC's xbe. If you have a disk in the drive it will boot to disk before it searches for an xbe on the harddrive.
Unless the BIOS is configured specifically not to do that.
QUOTE(-89- @ Dec 1 2007, 07:59 AM)
No error code pops up, so I can't hotswap the drive.
You're not supposed to wait for the error code. By then the drive has been relocked (as I understand it).
If you're really not happy about your hotswapping abilities build an EEPROM reader. Took me an hour and $10, so it's not that hard.
Though the drive may not be locked at all. In a flashed/chipped console it doesn't have to be, so if you're not sure just try shoving it in a PC and have Xplorer360 take a look at it. As mentioned, non-stock drives usually aren't locked and so do not require hotswapping/EEPROMs anyway.
Given that your console won't boot from disc and can't be load a file manager/FTP server of some sort, your options are:
1) Booting with the tray open. Worth a shot.
2) Steal a DVD drive from someone else's X-Box and try it in yours. You might be able to get that EvoX boot disc working this way, assuming your BIOS doesn't have the DVD boot disabled entirely.
3) Use Qwix to create a bootable EvoX disc, but rename "default.xbe" to "rescue.xbe". This is what your BIOS is supposed to try to load when it can't find a dash on the HDD, EVEN IF DVD booting is disabled. I doubt this'll work as I still say you didn't delete XBMC's "default.xbe" (so the BIOS thinks the dashboard is fine), but for the sake of completeness...
4) Take the HDD out and put it in a PC. If the drive turns out to be locked, either hotswap or build the EEPROM reader.
5) Take the HDD out and put it in another X-Box which is chipped or flashed, but running some BIOS other then X2 5000+. Should be able to boot from the DVD drive then (assuming the drive isn't locked).
6) Install a modchip and flash it with a BIOS other then X2 5000+.