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Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: joele on October 16, 2003, 04:58:00 PM

I have a xbox that has been 'modded' however it does not contain a mod chip, they have flashed the actual xbox bios and it now contains Executer 2 4976, I wanted to update it.

Can I simply use xbtool to flash a new bios, or is there extra requirements being as I don't have an actual mod chip? just thought I should ask I dont want to screw up the xbox! :/

This post has been edited by joele: Oct 17 2003, 12:07 AM

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: MountainSlide on October 16, 2003, 05:06:00 PM

I would use FlashX to actually flash the TSOP. You can modify the BIOS with Xbtool but be sure it is good before flashing! Do you know what size TSOP chip you have?

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: joele on October 16, 2003, 08:10:00 PM

Its a 1.2 or 1.3 xbox so that makes it 256?

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: fluidmax on October 16, 2003, 10:38:00 PM

256KB indeed...for a 1.2/1.3/1.4/1.5

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: runawaywarthog on October 23, 2003, 03:41:00 PM

what would be used for a 1.0?

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: MountainSlide on October 23, 2003, 03:45:00 PM

1mb for 1.0 and 1.1 (I think).

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: a9h3x on October 23, 2003, 05:15:00 PM

make sure you flash it with raincoat

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: Marmite on October 23, 2003, 06:59:00 PM

I have never had trouble flashing with evox. for 1.0/1.1 you need a 1MB bios. For all other versions, use a 256k bios.

Once you know your version, edit your bios with xbtool, then ftp to your xbox, and put the bios in c:/bios. go to settings->flash bios in evox, and flash the bios you just made.
Good Luck!

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: LESTAT on October 24, 2003, 06:05:00 AM

hey marmite i got a 1.0 so if i need a 1mb bios which one do you recommend,
im using the font exploit right now and do not have a chip to install.

im cool so far withy what you said,, put bios is c:bios then use the flash promt with evox. and let it flash.

so which bios should i use, and will it need to be a bfm or not.

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: LESTAT on October 24, 2003, 08:13:00 AM

let me expand on my confusion,, aside from which bios do i use, im looking thru everything and so far i see i have to solder some stuff on the board, is this correct ? i hope not. also edit the bios,, edit it how,,? im looking thru the tutorials and they really need to lock the tutorials, cuz there are so many posts in there i get lost. in the end im so lost i dont know what exactly to do.

they should make a sticky for non modchip(exploit hack) xbox's and tsop flashing

This post has been edited by LESTAT: Oct 24 2003, 03:21 PM

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: Exobex on October 24, 2003, 07:30:00 AM

QUOTE (LESTAT @ Oct 24 2003, 02:05 PM)

DON'T flash with a BFM BIOS. BFM BIOSes are meant to Boot From Media, such as a DVD or the hard drive. Flash it to the TSOP and it'll be 29-wire-mod time to recover from it.

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: LESTAT on October 24, 2003, 09:15:00 AM

thx Exo i didnt think it was bfm but i had to ask,, so what bios(preferably newest) do you recommend for a 1.0 xbox ?
and will i need to solder those 2 points on the motherboard.?

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: fluidmax on October 24, 2003, 10:47:00 AM

try xecuter 4877.....or evox M7 both are good for ur V1.0
and yes you will have to solder the 2 spots on the mobo(both sides)

Title: Modded Bios Without Modchip
Post by: LESTAT on October 24, 2003, 12:13:00 PM

thx man, well no tsop flashing for me,, im not much for soldering and dont have any non flux core wire, (i know its not called flux core but you get the idea)