Post by: MrMajst3r on March 02, 2012, 04:03:00 PM
Is there a possibility to repair it instead of mounting a modchip to rest of console life?
This post has been edited by MrMajst3r: Mar 3 2012, 12:17 AM
Post by: AZImmortal on March 02, 2012, 05:04:00 PM
You can also use a 29 wire modchip
This post has been edited by AZImmortal: Mar 3 2012, 01:06 AM
Post by: shambles1980 on March 02, 2012, 07:22:00 PM
then as mentioned you have the 29 wire junk. Horrible ammount of tedious soldering job,
or the semi possible hot swap chip with the tsop bios, which a tutorial exists for right here on the foum,
apart from that just dump a chip on the lpc and call it a day.
Post by: AZImmortal on March 02, 2012, 10:26:00 PM
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 04, 2012, 06:26:00 AM
If I solder it, I will be able to flash TSOP? Or the operation will be more complicated?
Post by: xboxmods2977 on March 04, 2012, 10:53:00 AM
EDIT:Yes, you can use it to repair the TSOP.
This post has been edited by xboxmods2977: Mar 4 2012, 06:54 PM
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 04, 2012, 11:31:00 AM
Or this green one?
(IMG:http://obrazki.elektroda.pl/4430270700_1330882161_thumb.jpg)
I can get one of it for free as a refund.
Post by: shambles1980 on March 04, 2012, 02:28:00 PM
Post by: xboxmods2977 on March 05, 2012, 01:22:00 AM
Post by: shambles1980 on March 05, 2012, 06:15:00 AM
Could those legs be any more bent and not be snaped off?
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 05, 2012, 07:58:00 AM
http://www.system-il.com/images/JPG/chip/e..._27C256_32K.jpg
I hope removing the label has not affect on BIOS?
Is this correct diagram for it?
http://www.xbox-scene.com/modchips/ownmod_diagrams.html
Fortunatelly, I get an original DuoX2 today. So maybe I will be able to repair it using tutorial.
Post by: xboxmods2977 on March 05, 2012, 10:32:00 AM
QUOTE(shambles1980 @ Mar 5 2012, 02:15 PM) 
I love how haggard that chip looks lol.
Could those legs be any more bent and not be snaped off?
Those mangled looking things in the picture are not the chip legs. They are nubs of wire. Apparently, this is a picture of a 29 wire that has been cut out of an xbox just prior to having its picture taken. I wouldn't buy that chip. The legs appear to have been trimmed also, so it would be impossible to socket that chip.
And yes, to answer your question shambles. The legs on those chips are very fragile. One or 2 bends max and they will break off right at the chip, rendering it useless.
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 06, 2012, 11:34:00 AM
(IMG:http://obrazki.elektroda.pl/6765490100_1331055103_thumb.jpg) (IMG:http://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2517206700_1331055105_thumb.jpg)
Is there a possibility to home-made a modchip like this? But I have not any programmer.
Post by: Movax on March 06, 2012, 06:58:00 PM
You would need two EEPROM bios chips unless you can get it right the first time.
Boot the PC (DOS boot disk) and hotswap the EEPROM and use the PC utility to flash the BIOS. It may or may not let you use the xbox bios image file. If it screws up turn off the PC and try again....
The EPROM you have pictured needs to be erased via ultraviolet light and a high(er) voltage programmer, so go with an EEPROM.
Post by: xboxmods2977 on March 07, 2012, 08:39:00 AM
QUOTE(Movax @ Mar 7 2012, 02:58 AM)
You should be able to use an old bios chip from a old PC - and possibly flash it on the PC as well.
QUOTE(Movax @ Mar 7 2012, 02:58 AM)
It may or may not let you use the xbox bios image file. If it screws up turn off the PC and try again....
As an added confirmation measure: Flash the chip with the bios of your choice, and before you exit the program, use uniflash to "backup" the chip. Then open the "backup.bin" in xbtool or similar program to confirm that the bios was read from floppy/written to the chip properly.
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 09, 2012, 12:18:00 PM
Post by: Movax on March 09, 2012, 01:43:00 PM
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 13, 2012, 07:55:00 AM
Post by: AZImmortal on March 13, 2012, 01:36:00 PM
QUOTE(MrMajst3r @ Mar 9 2012, 12:18 PM)
I tried today about fifty times to boot Xbox with tsop_d6 on DuoX2. Only once I got blue logo and Evox loaded. But I wasn't able to flash TSOP, i got message "flash not writeable".
You're sure that your TSOP write points are properly bridged? Regarding transplanting your TSOP, the 1.1 TSOP is 1mb and the 1.2 TSOP is 256kb, so the answer is pretty clearly no, but honestly, even if you could do it, that's a lot of trouble when you can just buy a cheap modchip and have a perfectly fine working console.
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 13, 2012, 02:17:00 PM
Post by: AZImmortal on March 13, 2012, 03:54:00 PM
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 14, 2012, 09:18:00 AM
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 24, 2012, 06:12:00 AM
Post by: Heimdall on March 24, 2012, 06:30:00 AM
The TSOP_D6 BIOS method works on 1.2 Xboxes. Testing with a multimeter doesn't guarantee that your TSOP bridge soldering is good. Remove the solder, clean the pads (scrape very gently with a craft knife), and use lots of flux when you resolder.
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 31, 2012, 06:30:00 AM
I resolder the bridges, checked it with a multimeter via lines on picture.
I boot console from tsop_d6 and run your great installer (HEXEN).
I tried to flash with Evox, but I still get "flash not writeable".
I can resolder it again, but, there is any chance that is a problem with soldering?
Maybe the TSOP is broken?
Is there any sens to try with 1gen modchip?
I remember, that when I want to flash it first time (when it works), I made bridges, and in EvolutionX in most of bioses I get "bad bios file" or something like this. Only on some kind of Evox M8 or M7 it flashed TSOP, and now it is corrupt...
Oh, I remember also that EvolutionX seen TSOP as Winbound, but it is Hynix.
Post by: Heimdall on March 31, 2012, 12:46:00 PM
QUOTE(MrMajst3r @ Mar 31 2012, 01:30 PM)
Oh, I remember also that EvolutionX seen TSOP as Winbound, but it is Hynix.
That almost certainly means that the soldering still isn't right. What is the error message when you try to flash?
Post by: shambles1980 on March 31, 2012, 01:11:00 PM
Post by: MrMajst3r on March 31, 2012, 01:42:00 PM
I can give you a photo of TSOP and screen from HEXEN with info that it's Xbox 1.2 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Post by: Heimdall on April 01, 2012, 06:42:00 AM
QUOTE(MrMajst3r @ Mar 31 2012, 08:42 PM)
EvolutionX saw Hynix as Winbound at the first time
It's Winbond, not Winbound, and I can guarantee you that whatever it said on the screen the chip hasn't changed. It was reading from an incorrect Evox config file, one that was written by an idiot about 10 years ago, that incorrectly put the text about Winbond against the error code 0x0900. 0x0900 means chip not writeable, and in HeXEn I fixed the text so it now tells you something that is correct and useful.
QUOTE(MrMajst3r @ Mar 31 2012, 08:42 PM)
I can give you a photo of TSOP and screen from HEXEN with info that it's Xbox 1.2 
HeXEn uses UnleashX, so the identification of the Xbox as a 1.2 is only as good as the UnleashX detection routines. I've never known them be wrong, but the only guaranteed way to identify the Xbox version is to use one of the walkthroughs where you look at the video chip, the PSU etc.
Post by: MrMajst3r on April 01, 2012, 10:44:00 AM
Thanks for your help.Post by: shambles1980 on April 01, 2012, 11:12:00 AM
I know you say its a 1.2.. But if your getting that info from unleash-x i would really prefer to know if it really is a 1.2
I have only seen a hynix chip on earlier boxes and thought they were 1Mb. "i could be wrong"
But it would be good if you could at the least take a picture of the whole motherboard including the power supply. where the game ports plug in, the tsop chip, and the chip thats nearest where the AV cable plugs in.
Post by: MrMajst3r on April 01, 2012, 02:02:00 PM
But it has Conexant video encoder, and PSU with ATX connector. TSOP is smaller than in 1.0/1.1.