Post by: ldotsfan on June 28, 2008, 08:54:00 AM
Software:
1. Frosty's xbox rescue disc (from usual place)
2. Kingroach Ndure 3.1 (usual place)
3. msdash 5960 (From Slayer's or CASH 1.1 or your own backup from C drive)
4. Any xiso tool. I use qwix.
5. ConfigMagic latest version (usual place)
Hardware:
A power source for IDE hdd. I used the power connector from my USB IDE enclosure/adapter.
Preparation Steps:
1. Extract Frosty's iso to a folder. I name it lxhdm.
2. Delete root.xbe from lxhdm folder.
3. From Kingroach Ndure's E folder's ndts folder, copy unleashx.xbe to lxhdm folder and rename it as root.xbe
4. Copy config.xml to lxhdm folder.
CODE
5. Create a CDrive folder in lxhdm folder.
6. Create a EDrive folder in lxhdm folder.
7. In CDrive, place the files in this order.
a. msdash 5960 files
b. kingroach ndure's C folder files.
8. Delete away ernie.xtf and xbox.etf in xodash folder of CDrive folder.
9. Create a ndure folder in lxldm and copy ernie.xtf, xbox.xtf there.
10. Copy kingroach ndure's E folder files to EDrive.
11. Delete away DVD2xbox folder in Applications.
12. Create a ConfigMagic folder in Applications and copy the relevant files there.
13. Create the xiso with qwix.
14. Burn to a DVD-R at 4x. (or whatever media works for your xbox's dvd drive).
The next post will outline the execution steps.
Post by: ldotsfan on June 28, 2008, 09:05:00 AM
1. Eject dvd tray and insert lxhdm dvd. Power off.
2. Connect hdd IDE to new hdd. Supply power to new hdd.
3. Power on xbox. You will get an error 5 which is expected.
4. Unplug hdd IDE cable but keep external power to new hdd on
5. power off xbox and connect hdd IDE cable back to old hdd.
6. power on, after a while lxhdm dvd will load.
7. when unleashX is loaded, unplug hdd IDE cable from old hdd and plug it to new hdd.
8. Select relaunch option in unleashX menu.
9. After unleashX is relaunched, select Prepare HD menu option. Copying of files will take a while. especially for bigger files like shadowC.img.
10. Use file manager for steps 11-13 onwards.
11. Go to C drive and delete evoxdash.xbe
12. Go to C drive's xodash folder. Copy D drive's ndure folder's ernie.xtf over.
13. Copy D drive's ndure folder's xbox.xtf to C drive's xodash folder.
14. Finally select Lock Hard Drive menu option in unleashX to launch configmagic.
15. Use Start button to lock hard drive.
16. Reboot to enjoy your new hdd.
Some of these steps can probably be scripted after somebody verifies they work for them too.
Post by: ldotsfan on June 28, 2008, 09:29:00 AM
1. Kingroach. His post on hotswapping softmod xbox to softmod another xbox triggered this: http://forums.xbox-s...&...t&p=4295170
2. Movax and Bomb Bloke contributed various ideas on technical implementations.
3. run088 and metalmaster06 and theevilhacker63 for supporting the idea during incubation stage.
Hope I didn't leave anybody out.
Development thread: http://forums.xbox-s...o...653467&st=0
Post by: k4mui on July 14, 2008, 02:03:00 PM
QUOTE(thefuNkpuNk @ Jul 12 2008, 06:58 AM) 
about how long is " a while "? this has been making a click, click... click, click... noise for about 15 minutes now. Could i have a bad burn?
Same problem here...
Post by: ldotsfan on July 15, 2008, 07:10:00 AM
QUOTE(k4mui @ Jul 15 2008, 04:39 AM)
Same problem here...
http://forums.xbox-s...&...t&p=4305806
Make sure you are comfortable with making a bootable xiso dvd before you attempt any of this.
Post by: ldotsfan on July 22, 2008, 07:25:00 AM
Post by: ldotsfan on July 25, 2008, 07:37:00 AM
QUOTE(Cowsmotrucka @ Jul 25 2008, 06:30 AM)
Ya I tried burning frosty's rescue disc and does the same thing , ya I have made xiso's in the past with qwix one I can recall was deleting some files from a ghost recon 2 disc and recreating the iso.
Am I doing something wrong , all I do is select create ISO , select local folder and select the lxhdm folder and create iso , then burn using imgburn...again any help very appreciated...
It could the media you used. Try dvd-r (that's minus sign) or cdrw.
Post by: Cowsmotrucka on July 25, 2008, 11:00:00 AM
I think my problem may lie in...
7. In CDrive, place the files in this order.
a. msdash 5960 files
b. kingroach ndure's C folder files.
I'm not really sure if I copied it from the right place on slayer's disc , I copied it from Slayers\SYSTEM\ALL\c ...Just took all the files in that folder and copied them..Is that where I should have gotten the files from?
Post by: ldotsfan on July 25, 2008, 04:45:00 PM
QUOTE(Cowsmotrucka @ Jul 26 2008, 01:36 AM)
Ok I got frosty's disc to load using a different brand dvd-r , lxhdm disc still won't work burned on that dvd-r...
I think my problem may lie in...
7. In CDrive, place the files in this order.
a. msdash 5960 files
b. kingroach ndure's C folder files.
I'm not really sure if I copied it from the right place on slayer's disc , I copied it from Slayers\SYSTEM\ALL\c ...Just took all the files in that folder and copied them..Is that where I should have gotten the files from?
1. Size of lxhdm folder?
2. You can skip 7a if you want to just boot to unleashX and don't need dual-boot stuff.
3. The folder you mentioned on Slayer's should be correct though.
Post by: ldotsfan on July 25, 2008, 08:35:00 PM
QUOTE(Cowsmotrucka @ Jul 26 2008, 09:04 AM)
Size of folder is 1.52gb , with a dummy.bin taking up .94gb...
Also for
4. Copy config.xml to lxhdm folder.
I just copied the code you posted and made it config.xml since the config.xml inside Ndure 3.1 e/ndts is completely different..?
Can you list the contents of lxhdm folder?
Post by: ldotsfan on July 26, 2008, 05:53:00 PM
QUOTE(Cowsmotrucka @ Jul 27 2008, 03:32 AM)
CODE
Applications
ConfigMagic
XBpartinioner
CDrive
Audio
Bios
Fonts
Media
ShadowC
Xboxdashdata.185ead00
Xodash
xb0xdash.xbe
xbox book.xtf
xbox.xtf
xboxdash.xbe
EDrive
App
Dash
Ndts
NKP11
Ndure
ernie.xtf
xbox.xtf
Skin
White_Blue_X
Boot.cfg
Config.xml
Defualt.xbe
Dummy.bin
Evox.ini
Root.xbe
Xboxrom.bin
ConfigMagic
XBpartinioner
CDrive
Audio
Bios
Fonts
Media
ShadowC
Xboxdashdata.185ead00
Xodash
xb0xdash.xbe
xbox book.xtf
xbox.xtf
xboxdash.xbe
EDrive
App
Dash
Ndts
NKP11
Ndure
ernie.xtf
xbox.xtf
Skin
White_Blue_X
Boot.cfg
Config.xml
Defualt.xbe
Dummy.bin
Evox.ini
Root.xbe
Xboxrom.bin
Looks alright, did you do step 2? What's the file sizes of default.xbe and root.xbe? They should be different. I realized the wording of step 2 might be misleading. I actually intended that ndts' default.xbe become lxhdm's root.xbe , if you follow what I mean.
Post by: ldotsfan on July 29, 2008, 07:54:00 AM
QUOTE(Cowsmotrucka @ Jul 29 2008, 05:21 AM)
For some reason the default.xbe from frosty's rescue disc and the default.xbe from ndure\E\ndts later renamed to root.xbe are both 22kb?
What I did was first copy it from ndure\E\ndts and paste it into a different folder other than lxhdm and rename to root.xbe and then finally past it in lxhdm or it would have overwritten the default.xbe that was already in lxhdm (from extracting frosty's rescue disc)...So somehow I ended up with them both being the same size..just tried it a 2nd time with same results...
They should be different sizes. Restore the copy from Frosty's xiso. root.xbe should be unleashX. default.xbe of lxhdm should be the same one from Frosty's. This is the PBL xbe.
Post by: Cowsmotrucka on July 29, 2008, 01:58:00 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on July 30, 2008, 08:27:00 AM
QUOTE(Cowsmotrucka @ Jul 30 2008, 04:34 AM)
Ya that was the problem , should have noticed it. Need to either take DEFAULT.xbe from Ndure/E/Dash folder or Unleashx.xbe from NDURE/E/NDTS folder and rename it to root.xbe then copy and paste into the LXHDM folder. For some reason its freezing on me while copying files though , perhaps it was a bad burn or the hard drive I was using was shot. Either way got it working , thnx again for the patients lol
Thanks for the feedback, I'll try to solve the copying files problems.
The new config.xml will be
CODE
Steps 7:
7. In CDrive, place the files in this order.
a. msdash 5960 files
b. kingroach ndure's C folder files.
Add an additional step to zip the files to C.zip
10. Copy kingroach ndure's E folder files to EDrive.
Add step to zip files to E.zip
For execution steps:
9. After unleashX is relaunched, select Prepare HD menu option
after 9, select "Unzip C drive" menu option followed by "Unzip E drive".
Post by: Lord_Hondros on July 31, 2008, 08:36:00 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on August 01, 2008, 07:07:00 AM
QUOTE(Lord_Hondros @ Aug 1 2008, 11:12 AM)
Would I be able to just create an original un-modded HDD using this method? I'd rather have an un-modified large HDD, then soft-mod it and put everything on it. Is this possible?
Yes, of course. It just comes down to what files you put on the new hdd. If it's retail msdash files, it will boot to retail state. If it's softmod files, it will boot to modded state.
The boot disc by itself can also be used like a CASH 1.1 like boot disc - used for softmod upgrades.
Post by: piggymouth on August 04, 2008, 03:46:00 PM
How is the softmod able to boot a disc with no chip installed..?
Am I missing something here..?
Post by: ldotsfan on August 04, 2008, 11:35:00 PM
1 retail kernel
2 not a valid xbox disc
3 exploited msdash
4 font exploit
5 nkpatcher
6 dvd default.xbe
Post by: piggymouth on August 06, 2008, 12:48:00 PM
That makes sense.
Post by: ldotsfan on August 08, 2008, 08:43:00 AM
2. Try if Frosty's xbox rescue disc boots.
Post by: foolfoolz on September 18, 2008, 03:00:00 PM
It seems that the only thing in my c drive is xboxdash.xbe
all these other files talked about in the first posts are in the D drive and actually,
D/C/ndure and D/C/... etc. Should I copy over the contents of D/C/ to just C/ and then continue this?
Post by: ldotsfan on September 19, 2008, 12:19:00 PM
But which version of the xml file did you use? first post or the corrected one later?
Post by: ldotsfan on September 19, 2008, 06:59:00 PM
QUOTE(foolfoolz @ Sep 20 2008, 05:09 AM)
I used the one from the first post. So now I have the right one from the 2nd page.
Anyway im going to make a new dvd to fix that, and I noticed that in my dash download (ms-dash-mik3h) There are 2 copies of xbox.xtf and xbox book.xtf. One set of these files is in C/ and the other set of these 2 files is in C/Fonts/ and since together their like 30mb, it is just over the amount of space on C after I format.
So which ones of these are the correct ones and which should I delete?
Oh and I tried going throguh with this stuff yesterday and ended up finishing, but it doesnt work so Ill do it again. But i locked my hard drive with config magic. Is this going to cause me any trouble or do I need to do something to unlock it first?
1. I've checked against Bomb Bloke's list of msdash file listing: http://pastebin.com/f50eae434
The twin copies of xbox.xtf/xbox book.xtf look correct.
2. Did you prepare the 2 zip files as specified in the second config.xml post? The instructions differ from the first post if you didn't realize.
3. If new hdd is already locked, you need to hotswap this hdd with DVD IDE cable disconnect/Error 12 method. It won't boot to error 5 anymore as in the original instructions. After that, maintain power through the external source to keep it unlocked until the boot disc boots via the old hdd then connect the IDE cable over.
Post by: ldotsfan on September 19, 2008, 07:14:00 PM
QUOTE(foolfoolz @ Sep 20 2008, 05:09 AM)
Oh and I tried going throguh with this stuff yesterday and ended up finishing, but it doesnt work so Ill do it again. But i locked my hard drive with config magic. Is this going to cause me any trouble or do I need to do something to unlock it first?
Just to add, because you said you already formatted the new hdd and locked it. Another possibility arises: you can now hotswap it to xplorer360 running on Windows. That will allow you to correct dash related problems, as you already have a good copy of msdash ver 5960 used to create the lxhdm xiso. Kingroach Ndure will also create the softmod files on PC for you to softmod the new hdd. Just ensure ernie.xtf is copied before xbox.xtf in xodash folder to the hdd. Partition 3 is C drive, partition 4 is E drive in xplorer360.
In other words, you don't have to use lxhdm anymore. Its main job is to format the 5 stock partitions and lock the new hdd. Dash files/softmod files can be installed through other means.
Post by: ldotsfan on September 23, 2008, 06:52:00 AM
QUOTE(foolfoolz @ Sep 23 2008, 09:12 AM)
ok i guess this is a dumb question but how do i use xplorer 360?
the only thing ive tried is plugging in the xbox drive to an external usb shell and windows wont detect it. this thing didnt come with directions
You'll need to hotswap so read the art of hotswapping. No other special instructions needed except that partition 3 is C drive, partition 4 is E drive. Partitions 0-2 don't matter for what you want to do. You are just exchanging the software tool inside the tutorial from xboxhdm to xplorer360 which runs in Windows. Power to the xbox hdd should be supplied throughout the process to keep it temporarily unlocked.
Post by: RealEmotionx on June 01, 2009, 11:44:00 PM
Simply removing the files to the Ndure folder that was made to copy shit over fixed the problem.
Also since they were just audio files for Xbox live, a service I never planned on using, I did not even bother coping them over.
This process was simple, mostly painless and the only thing that worked for me. A gold star for you.
Post by: ldotsfan on June 02, 2009, 05:54:00 AM
QUOTE(RealEmotionx @ Jun 2 2009, 01:44 PM)
This process was simple, mostly painless and the only thing that worked for me. A gold star for you.
Thanks..
a nice present for the almost one year old lxhdm. On a side note, I'm toying with ideas for the next version, renamed Xbox Mayday Response Disc
Post by: ldotsfan on June 08, 2009, 05:34:00 PM
QUOTE(master_andalf @ Jun 9 2009, 05:12 AM)
i get here, but i am unable to find that menu option, is it under a submenu?
I have the following menus
You copied the wrong config.xml (which you took from ndts) over to the dvd. I hope you didn't miss anything else out in the instructions.
Is yours a blank new hdd or you are low on DVD-Rs? Relaunching d:\root.xbe through the file manager in your current menu should still work and for the locking you need to navigate to the correct ConfigMagic folder to launch default.xbe
Otherwise remaster the iso with the correct config.xml (from post#1)
Post by: master_andalf on June 08, 2009, 09:08:00 PM
I burned the new dvd, and got the menu i was supposed to have, i get to the part where it is in a blue square, and it either freezes at formatting drive c or copying files from DVDdrive/content or something like that... any more suggestions?
Thanks a lot by the way
Post by: ldotsfan on June 09, 2009, 05:31:00 AM
QUOTE(master_andalf @ Jun 9 2009, 11:08 AM)
update:
I burned the new dvd, and got the menu i was supposed to have, i get to the part where it is in a blue square, and it either freezes at formatting drive c or copying files from DVDdrive/content or something like that... any more suggestions?
Thanks a lot by the way
Rename CDrive at step 5 to something else , say msdash and manually copy it at execution step 10.
Post by: master_andalf on June 09, 2009, 11:39:00 AM
thanks again
Post by: ldotsfan on June 09, 2009, 04:48:00 PM
QUOTE(master_andalf @ Jun 10 2009, 01:39 AM)
ok, all is complete up to locking the hard drive, when i run config magic, i get an error that says the hdd is not lockable ... i checked here to make sure it is lockable and it is (WD 800) so im not sure where to go next... im so close after so much frustration
thanks again
I see mixed results for WD 800 in the list - so you have to repeat the procedure on another hdd.
Post by: ldotsfan on June 24, 2009, 08:35:00 AM
QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Jun 28 2008, 10:54 PM)
8. Delete away ernie.xtf and xbox.etf in xodash folder of CDrive folder.
Correction:
In addition: Delete Xbox.xtf and Xbox Book.xtf as well in this step, courtesy of Heimdall.
Post by: ldotsfan on March 08, 2010, 06:22:00 AM
QUOTE(armando20_02 @ Mar 8 2010, 10:31 AM)
Can you not update the 1st post to include said corrections?
Also, the "Prepare new HDD" step is freezing on "Formatting Drive X:\". I'm using a WD600 60GB HDD. Any ideas?
It's true I can't edit my first post
A mod has to grant that permission before I can do that.I was hoping Heimdall will release HeXen disc and that post can be updated to
This post is kept for historical reasons as it has been superceded by HeXen disc, the officially supported method to use lxhdm