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Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: loffler on December 23, 2004, 01:54:00 AM
Hi,
I have been using tHC true blue dash for a while now and have decided to look what else is out there.
I came accross Dash2Gam 2.3 and have managed to get it working by editing the pro config.
There are a few things this dash doesnt seem able to do that tHC can and also a couple things I cant get working.

Firstly is there any way to get more than 1 HDD menu on the root menu (intead of having "hard drive" then apps and games, have apps and games on the root?

Secondly is it possible to have submenus under games? Currently I have so many games on HDD that I split them into sport, racing etc.
My ideal menu would be - Games - Racing - NFSU2. Can this be done in Dash2Gam there doesnt seem to be enough options?

The other thing I cant get working is the shortcuts to applications. I have filled in the xbmc info under the applications part of config and assigned it a button sequence, but it comes up with an error message.
Here is what I have:
[ConfigSysteme]
19=Xbox Media Center

[Applications]
1=Xbox Media Center
2=F:
3=Apps\\Media Players\\Media Center
4=default.xbe

[ConfigBoutonsMainMenu]
25=Xbox Media Center

Also how do you put more than 2 applications under the [Applications] menu. this is what I have that tried and doesnt work.

[Applications]
1=Xbox Media Center
2=F:
3=Apps\\Media Players\\Media Center
4=default.xbe
5=EvolutionX 3935
6=F:
7=Apps\\Dashboards\\EvolutionX 3935
8=default.xbe

This is a great dash and I would like to get it working the same way as tHC and this is all thats stopping me using it full time.
Thanks <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 23, 2004, 07:40:00 AM
hi

i've just heard about this new dash... im used to use the evox dash

now i wanted to try this one and i've already downloaded it from th site

i've already took a look at the readme files that comes with all the other files

i've followed the steps of the instalation part

now the problem is, when i order the xbox to run the Dash2Gam the screen goes black and returns to the evox dash

i've tried to open it with the file xplorer of the XBMC and its the same there....

can some one help me on this??

since i do not understand mutch of ini files..... how do i do to make the Dash2Gam the default dash, keeping the evox only to "emergencies"....

thx

This post has been edited by Dark_Light: Dec 23 2004, 03:48 PM <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: xboxfrizzy on December 23, 2004, 01:50:00 PM
I have had the same problem.  I place it in the right spot on the harddrive. Tell evox to load the dash2gam xbe, and it just goes back to evox.  I would really like to try this dash but am stuck on how to correctly configure it.  Please help.  TIA

Dash2Gam folder in root of E:
Dash2Gam xbe in root of E:
changed config.ini to novice

Is there any type of xbox configurations that are incompatible with dash2gam, such as bioses or dashes or softmod exploits. <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: xboxfrizzy on December 23, 2004, 04:22:00 PM
Is there anything that must be changed in the config files before it will load? <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on December 24, 2004, 02:55:00 PM
Could someone explain how I would get my emulator icons to display?

I put .xbx files into the Icons.xip file corresponding to the directory names of the emulators, and I have icon+jbone set to display in the submenu.

But it won't work, so I must be missing something.

A quick icon tutorial would be very helpful.

Thanks. <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on December 24, 2004, 06:31:00 PM
Actually, I think I figured it out. <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: kanaberra on December 24, 2004, 05:49:00 PM
lo wink.gif

so i'll try my best to help out... gonna write some tuts soon wink.gif

* for the icons, the checklist is:
- icon name = directory name (where the default.xbe is)
- add an entry for that icon in default.xap of Icon.xip
- set the orb item in hdd submenu on "icon" or "icon+..."

* black screen mostly means that the dash was launched w/ an evox bios => not compatible w/ that bios so far as i know... but just works fine w/ others ?!

* loffler: your conf seems ok for me, let me check some things to help you... i'm back on my box next week... thx for your patience

happy christmas time wink.gif

br

k
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on December 24, 2004, 08:23:00 PM
I actually already figured out the icon problem, but thank you anyway, I was able to confirm from your checklist that I am doing it correctly now.  I didn't realize that the default.xap had to be changed.  My emulators are very happy now.  Thanks again! <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: emotion on December 25, 2004, 02:11:00 AM
dash2gam v2.3 doesn't work with nkpatcher v9.0 and v10.0 for me
it won't load...everytime i try to run dash2gam from unleashx it always get back to unleashx
it has worked fine before when i used nkpatcher v8.1... <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Hayabusa1300cc on December 25, 2004, 07:20:00 PM
HI I downloaded the dash and just FTPed the files and folders to the root of C and E including the xbe dash and it will not load. I easily got the EVOX dash to work just by putting the evox.ini and evoxdash.xbe in the root of C.
For the Dash2gam is there more I should be doing? Link to a SBS tutorial? any help needed <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 26, 2004, 05:06:00 PM
QUOTE(emotion @ Dec 25 2004, 09:31 AM)
dash2gam v2.3 doesn't work with nkpatcher v9.0 and v10.0 for me
it won't load...everytime i try to run dash2gam from unleashx it always get back to unleashx
it has worked fine before when i used nkpatcher v8.1...
*




Sorry, but what is the nkpatcher?? <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: emotion on December 27, 2004, 10:15:00 AM
QUOTE(Dark_Light @ Dec 27 2004, 12:26 AM)
Sorry, but what is the nkpatcher??
*



info about nkpatcher is here:

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=230608

now i have to explain more about my configs:

before: i've got my xbox soft-modded by uxe (fonts 7.1 + nkpatcher v8.1) and PBL-Lite (bfm x2 4981.06) = dash2gam works fine

now: because nkpatcher since version 9 supports lba48 there is no need to use pbl-lite (or another bios loader) and i use only uxe + nkpatcher v10 = dash2gam doesn't work, it won't load

as i've noticed with modchip on dash2gam works fine.... but i just want running both metods <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 27, 2004, 10:23:00 AM
So, from what i've read, nkpatcher is another way of loading game backups in the xbox, right?...

Now, the problem is I dont know if Iam runing PBL because i've got a chip on my xbox...

I dont want to make the chip unusable, because it alows me to boot the xbox normal or with the chip on... ( i can still go live and transfer music into it): if i just press the on buton it loads the M$dash, if i hold it, it loads the dashboard i'm using: evox.

is there any way of having the three sistems at the same time???

or  instead os loading evox, load nkpatcher....

Sorry but i'm a noob on this, and since i live in portugal, "the ass of the world",  I didn't find no one that could explain this right, yet tongue.gif

«waiting for help»  beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: emotion on December 27, 2004, 12:02:00 PM
if you've got the modchip working and if you aren't into softmods then you may keep it all as it is  smile.gif
also in that way you don't need to use nkpatcher because it's pointless for you (you have working modchip and you can go live through standart MS dash)  rolleyes.gif

Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 27, 2004, 02:27:00 PM
QUOTE(emotion @ Dec 27 2004, 08:33 PM)
if you've got the modchip working and if you aren't into softmods then you may keep it all as it is  :)
also in that way you don't need to use nkpatcher because it's pointless for you (you have working modchip and you can go live through standart MS dash)  :rolleyes:
*



I know that.... but isn't there a way to make the Dask2Gam work in my xbox??

or does it only work in xbox modded without chip???

I've been on the site of the dash but i dont understand nothing there because its french.... <
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: emotion on December 27, 2004, 01:36:00 PM
it shall work on xbox and no matter how it is modded
therefore i just don't understand why it doesn't work now
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on December 29, 2004, 06:18:00 AM
I haven't had any problems FTPing, except for having to click cancel before the directories will display.

I have a question.  Is it possible to have icons for the main menu?
I have the icon cube displayed, but I am unsure how to relate Actions with Icons.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 29, 2004, 10:59:00 AM
QUOTE(rmenhal @ Dec 29 2004, 05:09 PM)
Dash2Gam v2.3 doesn't work with Evox bioses or other patched retail bioses (nkpatcher), because Dash2Gam.xbe contains some debug kernel specific stuff. Seems to work if you hexedit the two debug function ordinals out:
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 29, 2004, 01:17:00 PM

Ok, i've got the trick concerarning the hex editor going.....

Now, I have to spend some time configuring the dash...

Thanks all.....

Anything, just post....... beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 30, 2004, 06:34:00 AM

OK, ppl, i've got all the dash configured to me.....

Only misses me 3 things:

Make the dash start with the chip.....(its the 3rd time im asking this, sorry);

Create a shortcut to an aplication in the main menu, for instance, xbmc;

And what about that music player that apears in the main menu when u press the X buton...  the only thing i saw in the config_pro.ini about it was the apearence.... is it possible to make that player read a folder with music on the Hdd???

Thanks all, i'll be waiting.... beerchug.gif

Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 30, 2004, 01:39:00 PM
QUOTE(Sigwood @ Dec 29 2004, 02:49 PM)
I have the icon cube displayed, but I am unsure how to relate Actions with Icons.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 30, 2004, 01:49:00 PM
QUOTE(Conkeroo @ Dec 28 2004, 05:46 PM)
Just wondering if anyone has any problems ftping into the xbox. When i ftp using flashfxp, all the folders show up as having "2123" before the names. And when i try to open the folders it shows as path not found. Is anyone else experiencing anything like this at all?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 30, 2004, 03:11:00 PM
QUOTE(loffler @ Dec 23 2004, 09:14 AM)
Firstly is there any way to get more than 1 HDD menu on the root menu (intead of having "hard drive" then apps and games, have apps and games on the root?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on December 30, 2004, 03:20:00 PM
QUOTE(Dark_Light @ Dec 30 2004, 10:10 PM)
The only icons i've seen in the dash, are the ones in the configurations/settings folder
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on December 31, 2004, 05:16:00 AM
QUOTE(Sigwood @ Dec 30 2004, 11:51 PM)
Actually, I made icons for my Emulators by putting my own images in the Icons.xip file which then display in my Emulators submenu, so it is possible to use custom icons for games/emulators/applications.  I was just wondering if the spinning icon cube that I have on the main menu can show icons for the main menu items.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: motofo on December 31, 2004, 06:14:00 AM
Sigwood....to answer your question, No...they havent included that in the coding...(yet)
hopefully that will become an option...I was tryin to do it myself, but hes changed so many things I havent had any success yet.
                          m0t0
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on December 31, 2004, 07:12:00 AM
m0t0, thanks for the info, I can stop frustrating myself now. smile.gif

Dark_Light, I add xbx images the same way as I do for the skin.xip file.  I convert images I make in Photoshop to xbx format and then add them in using WinXip. For the Icons I then change the default.xap file to accomodate the new image names that correspond to the emulator directory names.  Eariler in this thread I think you can find my initial questions about custom icons for emulators and the help I received.

In [ApparenceMainMenu] on line 13, there is an option for choosing icon, and that is what gives me the spinning cube, inside the orb.  I know now thanks to m0t0 that this icon cube can't show icons as yet.

13=icon

I also did this for my Emulators submenu, and my icons that I put into Icons.xip show up for each emulator.

[ApparenceMenusDD02]
5=icon
 
I made these changes in my Skin.ini file because that file overrides any appearance options in the config_pro.ini.

I hope I have answered your questions.

Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Heet on January 01, 2005, 02:31:00 PM
Hey guys, I just put this on the other day and I must say its really impressive.  Ive tried various ways to get my main menu tabs changed but im stumped.  Anyone that can help?  I just want Games, Applications, and Emulators along with settings.  Everything I have is on F in the corresponding folders.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Heet on January 01, 2005, 03:03:00 PM
Well i cant edit the other post but I figured it out.  Nice skins Kanaberra!
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: kanaberra on January 02, 2005, 02:47:00 AM
wink.gif

QUOTE
Well i cant edit the other post but I figured it out. Nice skins Kanaberra!

k so your menu pb (pm)  is solved... and thx for the feedback Heet wink.gif

for most of the questions about menus and icons, a tutorial in english is on the way... gimme just one week more to up it on my site wink.gif
in the meantime THANKs for the support done by pple here like motofo, sigwood and big credits to rmenhal for his "evox-fix" on p.2 wink.gif

happy new Year !

br.

k

PS: FTP pb on D2G 2.3 fixed, avail. on usual place wink.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: mintoman on January 04, 2005, 05:44:00 AM
hey guys ive been using dash2gam for a few days now and am really happy with it except for one thing:

i recently install the ftp update/fix which got rid of the numbers before the folder names and allowed me to access my files but,

I still cannot access the dvd drive!

is there a way to do this?

Ill give you as much info as i can just incase

i am using a v1.1 xbox with homebrew modchip
X2 4983 bios
dash2gam 2.3 with 0.01 patch and ftp fix
using flashFXP to connect

any help would be much appreciated

cheers

MintoMan
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 04, 2005, 09:27:00 AM
smile.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: -Gadget- on January 04, 2005, 05:30:00 PM
CODE

[MenuLancementDD_3_2GAM]
1=All Games ?
2=HDDLoader
3=default.xbe
4=Games
5=default.xbe


this dash just keeps on getting better the more i play with it !!!!
it just seems to unfold into an even better dash .. !  OMG !!
Bug up to the authors ! .. the configurableitlite (made up word?) is just out of this xbox ! lol


Mick ..
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: mintoman on January 04, 2005, 06:34:00 PM
Thanks for your help sigwood ill give it a go 1st chance i get

Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 06, 2005, 06:08:00 AM
I would like to try putting my own meshes inside the main menu orb, but I don't really know how to change the code to do so. Can someone help me out, or at least point me to a topic that covers this? Thanks.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 06, 2005, 12:11:00 PM
I have already made the meshes and converted them to xm format. I just need to know what xip to insert them in, and the coding that I need to change in the default.xap to make the mesh show up on my menu.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: kanaberra on January 06, 2005, 12:27:00 PM
wink.gif
sorry for our silence but we are not a lot ppl on that dash... and it still be a home project  beerchug.gif
i need a bit more time to create an install/config tut first, and another one for skinning next... Please be patient

@gadget: sorry for your questions wink.gif but your second one is not possible i think the best is to have a multigame menu on your dvd :|

& thanx you ALL for your great support

br.

k
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 06, 2005, 01:14:00 PM
wink.gif

Thanks for all the hard work, the praise and support that you receive is certainly well deserved.

 beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: zostrianos447 on January 06, 2005, 11:02:00 PM
blink.gif ).  i'm just wondering why my led turns yellow now?  also, it locks up when i try to browse my memory.  is this normal?  i have an xecuter2 and i think i have the 4981 bios.  is this normal for everyone?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: zostrianos447 on January 07, 2005, 12:29:00 AM
sweet.  i haven't applied the patch to it so i believe that it is still 2.3.  i was a bit concerned about the light color because i am used to it meaning trouble, i didn't realize that it was a feature.  cool beans.

thanks for the info!

 beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on January 08, 2005, 07:15:00 AM
-Gadget-
    the Aplications menu work just like the Games menu....
    i'm not understanding whats your problem if u have been modifying the games menu.....

    i've also posted before explaining how to change the Menus....

kanaberra
    u seem to have connections with the 2Gam creators.... when will it be possible to make this dash bootable without any problem?? i've tried to post in the original french forum of the dash.... but my french is worse than my english...

 beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: emotion on January 08, 2005, 08:14:00 AM
QUOTE(rmenhal @ Dec 29 2004, 05:09 PM)
Dash2Gam v2.3 doesn't work with Evox bioses or other patched retail bioses (nkpatcher), because Dash2Gam.xbe contains some debug kernel specific stuff. Seems to work if you hexedit the two debug function ordinals out:
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: kanaberra on January 08, 2005, 09:10:00 AM
lo wink.gif

@gadget: i think "the better/improved dvd scanning support" is in the .xbe and sould b difficult to have, but i'll talk to Yoshihiro wink.gif

for your apps pb, in config_pro.ini

to have it on the root menu, you could try that (if c: is your drive) :
CODE
[ConfigMenusMainMenu]
1=Evolutionx Dash
2=C:\\evodash.xbe


or you can define your evox under this section :
CODE
[Applications]
1=Evox
2=C:
3=root
4=evodash.xbe


to call it from everywhere e.g. as quicklaunch :
CODE
[ConfigBoutonsMainMenu]
29=Evox


or from the apps menu :
CODE
[MenuLancementDD_5_2GAM]
6=Evolutionx Dash
7=Evox


@Dark_Light: what is exactly your boot pb ? i'm workin on an install tut...

br.

k
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on January 08, 2005, 01:16:00 PM
I aint got  a boot problem... i just wanted to make k dash boot with my moodchip... like evox does...

i've been in the forum of the dash and I've seen ppl that hexedited the .xbe and made it bootable, but then they were having problems with the memory and others I dont remember (from the french i understood)...

so I was just asking if someone is working on that, or, if not, i can do that, all I  need to know is whose files to hexedit, besides the .xbe and permission from the 2Gam boys...

 beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 08, 2005, 02:38:00 PM
As far as I know, unless your xbox is a version 1.6 and you are using the M8 bios, you don't need to hexedit anything to have the Xbox boot with Dash2GAM.  All I did was rename the xbe file to avalaunch.xbe which is first in my bios boot order.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 08, 2005, 02:39:00 PM
Sorry double post, my bad.

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Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: sorry_name_taken_already on January 09, 2005, 08:08:00 PM
http://2gam.gueux.be/download.php

ENGLISH PLEASE?

Can anyone point me to the english version of this cool xboxdash alternative
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: r50la on January 09, 2005, 09:57:00 PM
QUOTE(sorry_name_taken_already @ Jan 10 2005, 04:39 AM)
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: mintoman on January 10, 2005, 06:18:00 AM
I just read on the dash2gam site http://2gam.gueux.be that v2.32 is on its way

i translated it to english with google

QUOTE
Hello, Just small information to show you the advance of the next version. 

*** CHANGES of V2.31 in V2.32 ***

* INNOVATIONS: 
- Addition of new a screensaver ' logo' (l' image of the logo is taken in the skin.xip (logo.xbx) if it exists). 
- Addition of 6 font (thank you DaGon) for the appearance of the screensaver of the hour. 
- Addition in the section [ Panel ] of the skin.ini of the option ' TypeHeure' to be able to change the style of posting of the hour from the skin. 
- Possibiliter to put plusior way of accees for plays etc... in the config.ini for beginner.
- Posting of the temperature in degree Farenheit if the English language is selectionner. 
- Update in temp reel of the posting of address IP in Infos hardware of the xbox. 

*  BUGS CORRECT:
 - Possibiliter to take a photograph of screen of the screen saver with (Right Stick). 
- a bug on the controlpanel fesait that one did not see well on which button one was on certain skin. 
- the options of the section [ ApparenceFTPMenu ] was not read by the dash. 
- the image to post in the panel of the small hard disk was too transparent. 
- the names which posted in the meta panel of the small hard disk Config style were erronnes. 
- In small Dvd, the texture of the panel includes in the skin was not taken into account. 

*  CHANGES: 
- the options ' UseDeplacement' of the file ' Skin.ini' has ete to replace by ' UseOptions ', it allows from now on, to activate the loading of the options of appearance (except graph obviously) from the skin.ini or of the config_pro.ini.  - Reamenagement of the section [ ConfigSysteme ] following the creation of a section [ ScreenSaver ] in the config_pro.ini. 
- complete Translation of the dash by using the parameters by default. 
- the files ini are from now on to configure by default for scanner the repertoires according to: 
for the Plays:  ----------> "Plays" and "Games" and "HDDLoader"
for the Applications ---> "Applications" and "Apps"
for the Emulators -----> "Emulators" and "Emulators" and "Emuls"
for Dashboards -----> "Dashboards" and "Dash" It is what is already made and functional....


Im Looking foward to these improvements on this already great dash
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 10, 2005, 06:20:00 AM
QUOTE
ENGLISH PLEASE?

If you download Dash2GAM version 2.3, and actually look at the files, you will discover that there is a directory called A Lire, which contains all the english documentation as well as french.  I have installed and configured this dashboard without ever using Google translation.

That's good news about a new version soon, thanks for the info, mintoman.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: jakeboy on January 10, 2005, 02:40:00 PM
Crt is Display Blurry When Using Dash2Gam - Why?

The settings for video are yes for 480 -  720 and 1080 won't let me say yes - no idea why (tried normal, letterbox, and widescreen, too) and I'm using X2VGA+. I applied the Dah2Gam Patch v0.01 v2.3 patch to the v2.3 dash.  What do I need to do in order to get Dash2Gam to a accept higher definition when using a CRT monitor amd make the video settings work?

BTW - Unleash, Evox, XBMC, Nexgen, Ava all are fine, but Dash2Gam has this video display issue.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on January 11, 2005, 01:52:00 AM
QUOTE(marrim @ Jan 11 2005, 03:53 AM)
I have had Dash2Gam 2.2 running for a couple of months.  Works great but, there some thing that dont work completely.   So,  time to upgrade to 2.3.  One problem.  When I upgrade to 2.3 the system boots to bios but then goes to a blank black screen.  I know this problem reside if you run a Evox bios.  If my problem was that easy that would be great.  I have tried 3 different excuter 2 bios's.  4983, 4981, and 4979 repack.  All with the same problem.  Anyone else have this issue or any suggestions.  As said before Dash2Gam 2.2 works but 2.3 doesn't.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 11, 2005, 03:32:00 AM
Obviously the problem that Marrim has is not related to the Evox bios issue though, because he has tried to boot Dash2GAM with Xecuter bios with the same results.  Even if the hexedit fix worked for the Evox bios, it does not explain why he would not be able to boot with the Xecuter bios files.

When you upgraded to 2.3, did you also edit the 2.3 config file to match your settings?  The config would have been reset to default if you put on the new config files.  I am just thinking maybe the executable location settings may be wrong right now, and that might cause the problem.  

I am just trying to narrow down what the problem might be.  Double check your config and then if it still doesn't work we can see what else might be causing this.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: r50la on January 11, 2005, 08:53:00 PM
QUOTE(bluegt21 @ Jan 11 2005, 06:54 PM)
anyone notice an extreme frame rate slow down on all versions of this dash when you have many games?  Is it because of all the features...   i hope a newer uix wont do this with their implementations being added.      both are great works!
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 12, 2005, 03:04:00 AM
QUOTE
Oh, and 2gam beats UIX or any dash by far.

Right on!

 beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 12, 2005, 05:54:00 AM
QUOTE
can u use the xbe of UIX and the code from dash2gam ??


I seriously doubt it since they would have different coding, but you can always try it, just make sure you can still access your Xbox to replace the Dash2GAM xbe once it doesn't boot.

 wink.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 12, 2005, 08:57:00 AM
If you download version 2.3 it has a directoy called A Lire which contains english documentation.

The ini files should stay in the same place that they are when you unpack the Dash2GAM archive.  The only thing that moves is the xbe, if you want to move it.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on January 12, 2005, 03:33:00 PM
Sorry Marrim, i haven't read your post right, yet i still dont have a solution for your problem and since i dont use executer it will be hard for me to find one out....

Now, to all evolutionX users that wana make this dash, Dash2Gam, the booting dash all u need to do is:

1st: install the dash on partition E: normaly...

2nd: hexedit the following in the dash2Gam.xbe

QUOTE
Replace the "x" with the number 1 (i cant remember whats the number that comes normaly)
\Device\Harddisk0\partitionx\Dash2Gam
\Device\Harddisk0\Partitionx\Dash2Gam\dongle\dvd.dll
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
partition1 =C
partition2 =E
partition6 =F

**information submited by "sintaxx_error"  in the original dash2Gam forum

3rd: go to C: and change the name off the evoxdash to evoxdash_bak or something else (just dont del it, it might be usefull in case of any problem....)
       
       dont forget also to change the "config.ini" and make it look like this:

CODE

[default]
Configue=pro
Nom de l'Application=Dash2Gam (dont change this to "evoxdash.xbe")
Disque de l'Application=C:
Chemin de l'Application=root


4th: rename the hexedited "dash2Gam.xbe" to "evoxdash.xbe" and transfer it to C:

5th: restart your xbox et voilá!!!

NOTE: the Dash2Gam folder should be in the E: drive and the renamed "dash2gam.xbe" in the C: drive; and also a disadvantage of this is that u lose IGR, but the dash never had it anyway (i think...)

i've done it this way and i didn't have any problem so far, even those reported in the  original dash2Gam forum (saves problem/menuskin/sounds) ....but any problem with this configuration just post

@ kanaberra as u are one of the three guys working on the dash I hope u dont get offended with this post, but if u do let me know and i'll edit it......

Great dash ppl beerchug.gif .... if i only knew a bit more of programation I would work on it with the 3 magnifics tongue.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 13, 2005, 03:44:00 AM
Has anyone else noticed that the dash doesn't respond immediately to input on the popup Launch windows and the popup Change Skin confirmation window?  Sometimes I have to push the button a few times to get it to register.  I wanted to see if it was just me or if it is something that everyone is experiencing.

Dash2GAM Rules!
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on January 13, 2005, 12:27:00 PM
QUOTE(Sigwood @ Jan 13 2005, 12:15 PM)
Has anyone else noticed that the dash doesn't respond immediately to input on the popup Launch windows and the popup Change Skin confirmation window?  Sometimes I have to push the button a few times to get it to register.  I wanted to see if it was just me or if it is something that everyone is experiencing.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: zostrianos447 on January 13, 2005, 05:59:00 PM
i ran into a problem with dash2gam.  when i was copying some files from my xbox to my pc some of the files failed to transfer.  it appeared as though some of the filenames had been changed to have the numbers "2123" preceding the actual filename.  when i rebooted and launched evox dash, the files appeared normal and i could transfer them.  does anyone know what the dealeo is with this?

example:

original file/folder name:

F:/games/Prince of Persia WW

how it looked:

F:/games/2123 Prince of Persia WW

kooky fun!
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 13, 2005, 07:37:00 PM
I thought that the folder number problem was fixed in the latest patch for version 2.3.  Do you have that patch, or just version 2.3?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: mintoman on January 13, 2005, 11:12:00 PM
QUOTE(zostrianos447 @ Jan 14 2005, 12:30 PM)
i ran into a problem with dash2gam.  when i was copying some files from my xbox to my pc some of the files failed to transfer.  it appeared as though some of the filenames had been changed to have the numbers "2123" preceding the actual filename.  when i rebooted and launched evox dash, the files appeared normal and i could transfer them.  does anyone know what the dealeo is with this?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: zostrianos447 on January 14, 2005, 01:32:00 AM
hey!  thanks for the help.  i'll give it a shot.   this dash is too damn cool to give up on.

peace!
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 14, 2005, 03:41:00 AM
Yes, that's the patch.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: mintoman on January 14, 2005, 04:24:00 AM
Hey conkeroo, once again i have to say that i had this problem as well
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on January 14, 2005, 03:07:00 PM
Are there any advantages to using the UIX xbe with Dash2GAM xips?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on February 07, 2005, 02:13:00 PM
QUOTE(skyhi @ Feb 7 2005, 03:31 PM)
I wonder if anyone else has had this problem before.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on February 08, 2005, 11:09:00 AM
skyhi

what lines have u hexedited??
Are u able to run the dash from the evox??
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on February 08, 2005, 02:49:00 PM
ok.... the part of staying black is not normal.....

are u sure u've instaled the game correctly under the E partition of the hhd?

try editing a new xbe, u could have edited that one wrongly....

i would give u mine, but i've edited it to boot with the chip....
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: skyhi on February 09, 2005, 08:37:00 AM
beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on February 09, 2005, 04:44:00 PM
love.gif

 beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: aegel on February 09, 2005, 05:50:00 PM
user posted image what features does it have?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on February 10, 2005, 09:38:00 AM
Look here for some v2.3 release info and features:

Dash2gam Version 2.3, Your Comments and Feedback
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: incognegro on February 14, 2005, 11:40:00 AM
im having problems with the Icons.xip; is there anywhere i can get a tutorial on this or something (in english)? you see, i created my own icon.xip using winxip and put copies of the titleimage.xbx of all my games in there and renamed them to the XBE name of the respective game. then i edited the default.xap that was in the original icons.xip with notepad to recognise the xbx names( im not sure if im doing this part right,  I just changed the game names in there to reflect my games) then replaced the original icon.xip and booted my dash2gam and it only recognise three titles :

psiops
mercenaries
fable

the others are
crash nitro kart
freedom fighters
beyond good and evil

The only mistake i can see is that games that has more than one word in their name uses a different syntax in the default.xap or something.

anyone sees anything wrong or can give me an example of what is the right way to do this?

Oh and i found a bug; When i open the music control panel in the game saves manager and close it back, the menus start a weird white highlight over the items and make it hard to read them. Don't know how to explain it. try it and ull see.

How do you create a playlist?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on February 14, 2005, 02:05:00 PM
QUOTE(incognegro @ Feb 14 2005, 06:46 PM)
Oh and i found a bug; When i open the music control panel in the game saves manager and close it back, the menus start a weird white highlight over the items and make it hard to read them. Don't know how to explain it. try it and ull see.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on February 15, 2005, 07:26:00 AM
As far as I know the white tab bug is something that has been a problem for a while and they are still working on a fix.  This happens on mine whenever I go to the memory manager even if I don't open the music control panel.  If this happens, just restart.

For your Icons.xip, try using underscores, no spaces, or single word titles for the icons that are not showing up.  The corresponding directory names will have to be changed as well to match.  The Icon names must correspond to the directory names, not the xbe names.  This might solve your problem, but it might not.  Worth a try at least.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: incognegro on February 15, 2005, 09:15:00 AM
thanx for the help, ill try that. also, is there a way to align the screen so it better fits my tv screen? when the screensaver is on and the music title comes up it seems to be slightly off screen. and sometimes the other xbox info is too. is there a way to change the display of the clock on the screensaver? I managed to change it on the dash to say, for example, 3:00 instead of 15:00; can i do this with the screensaver too?  Beautiful dash by the way. Its right up there with UnleashX for me. It just needs a couple more features and ill be happy. Example: File manager, in dash setup, scripts and an in dash volume button (or is this already there?)
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: incognegro on February 16, 2005, 10:16:00 AM
ok i got the Icons thing to work, thanx again. and the playlist too. Anyone can help me with other stuff?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on February 16, 2005, 02:22:00 PM
You might try looking at heure.ini for clock screensaver settings.  I have never looked at it but there might be something in there.  That file is somewhere in the Dash2gam data folder.

As far as the screen calibration, did you check to see what your video settings are?  That might be worth a try too.  Other than that I don't think there is a way to change how the screen fits the TV.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on February 19, 2005, 09:30:00 AM
First thing I would suggest is to try a few different FTP programs to see if it is a problem specific to the client.  There may be a compatibility issue between Dash2gam and that specific program.  If you have the same problem with multiple FTP programs then you have at least eliminated that possibility.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on February 22, 2005, 06:32:00 AM
beerchug.gif
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Sigwood on February 23, 2005, 04:06:00 PM
A few things to check:

1.  Do the icon names match the corresponding game directory names?
2.  Have all the icons been entered into default.xap in Icons.xip?
3.  This hasn't been confirmed yet, but I do believe it is better to use Icon/directory names that don't have spaces in them.



Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: mintoman on March 03, 2005, 05:56:00 AM
Bigsam, ive answered your questions in the other thread

if you ask a question ask it in one place, Double posting wont make people reply any faster
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: kanaberra on March 22, 2005, 02:47:00 PM
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Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Otaku2u on March 29, 2005, 07:05:00 PM
So, this is the thing, the dash already recognize me DVD or Audio CD, but i cant get it work for my application (on F drive) anyone can help?, all i ask is an config_pro.ini file to get the right path for me. Anyone, please ?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Otaku2u on March 30, 2005, 09:03:00 PM
Anyone, please?

Still cant make the applications go to dash menu :S
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Dark_Light on March 31, 2005, 02:05:00 PM
you want the an aplication in the main menu? or the aplication folder link?

for  the first, i've not tried it, but try adding the aplication to the config_pro and then add it in the ConfigMenusMainMenu

for the second just add the folder to one of the MenuLancementDD_X_2GAM'menus and then to the ConfigMenusMainMenu and add one like this

1=Apps
2=MenuLancementDD_X_2GAM

try the readme files... there's everything explained....
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: Otaku2u on March 31, 2005, 07:15:00 PM
QUOTE(Dark_Light @ Mar 31 2005, 09:11 PM)
you want the an aplication in the main menu? or the aplication folder link?
Title: Dash2gam 2.3
Post by: tomwinkels on April 13, 2005, 08:34:00 AM
Bonjour,

Congratulations on an awesome dashboard, I made it my default today! I have played around with it and have everything as I would like to have it except for three things. I hope someone could help me with them.

First of all, I have an FTP problem, it connects and all the folders show up but the files are not listed. I use UltraFXP and have not had any problems with other dashboards. I have altered the default.xbe to make it work on a Evox bios, but I think this should not have anything to do with it.

EDIT
FTP works fine, it is an UltraFXP problem, I installed FlashFXP to check and no problems but the DVD drive problem.
EDIT

Secondly, I have a question to Gadget. You said you have changed the default button on the main menu. I would like to do this as well but could not find the nCurMainMenuItem anywhere. Could you please tell me where to find it?

EDIT
I found it! It's in the default.xap which is in the default.xip, you need WinXip to change it.
EDIT

Last of all, the main menu is floating. How do I turn this off? It is cool but makes me dizzy  I tried the setting 'menu flottant' in the config.ini to 'non' and also in the skin.ini 'deplacement' to 'non'. It keeps floating though, I cannot seem to find a setting in the config_pro.ini... I use the MS skin, by the way.

Merci beaucoup!

Tom

EDIT
I am learning more and more about Dash2Gam and it is totally awesome. I came around a few little things I would like to know more about.

1. When going to Memory, the games are labelled in blue and the applications without a picture in the .xbe have a blue Xbox logo. I think this is because of the new Dash2Gam skin which is blue, but I would like them to be as they normally are, in green. Any suggestions where and how to change this?

2. It seems that the French abbreviation for Gigabytes is Go, I would like to change this to Gb.

3. When you go to System Info, there is a cool feature that reads information from your Xbox. I do not have a modchip so it reads 'Modchip:UNKNOW ' I would like to change this to something like 'Modchip:SOFTMOD'.

I will be trying to find these things out myself but if you have any suggestions please tell me, it saves some time!

Thanks!
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