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Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: w m z on December 11, 2002, 03:52:00 PM
Could have something to do with an entry in your evox.ini file.  Check out the path i.e.

MSDashBoard   = "c:\msxboxdash.xbe"

it could be your msxboxdash.xbe is called xboxdash.xbe

Its good to have a cp of evo-x on dvd when playing around with dashboard files.

Pesky XBOX error codes explained by Superfro:

Description:

When you attempt to boot, a 'you need service' message comes up, and has a LED style number on the
top left hand corner.  Here is what they mean.

Disclaimer:

This information is a believed to be correct, should be as close as it gets;

Also:

Bootloader stuff you should never see, since if it fails kernel doesn't boot. (thus you see no message)





Code      Who sets it   -   Description

----   -   -----------   -   -----------

0   -   any      -   No error (duh)

1   -   bootldr      -   Unknown exactly, something to do with checking the motherboard

2   -   bootldr      -   Eeprom check failed

3   -   bootldr      -   ??/not used

4   -   bootldr      -   Ram check failed

5   -   kernel      -   HDD not locked (retail bioses require the hd to be locked)

6   -   kernel      -   Cannot unlock HDD

7   -   kernel      -   HDD timeout

8   -   kernel      -   No HDD found

9   -   kernel      -   HDD parameters (PIO/DMA/or size {debug}, certain size minimum
               is required for debug)

10   -   kernel      -   DVD timeout

11   -   kernel      -   No DVD Founnd

12   -   kernel      -   DVD parameters (PIO/DMA)

13   -   kernel      -   Dashboard launch fail (due to missing/bad key, or
               anything else that would prevent it from running)
               and the dashboard didn't specify why it failed.

14   -   dashboard   -   Error loading dashboard (dashboard generic error)

15   -         -   ??/not used

16   -   dashboard   -   Other files to do with dashboard / dashboard settings (specific dashboard error)

17   -         -   ??/not used

18   -         -   ??/not used

19   -         -   ??/not used

20   -   kernel      -   The dashboard was attempted to load and failed; It was a cold
               boot, and the dashboard didn't specify why it failed, but it
               (for some reason) needed to be noted that the dvd passed the
               challenge/response authentication

21   -   anywhere   -   This error says that the machine was booted to display a error,
               basically someone told the machine to reboot (or launch a xbe)
               with this flag, and the error code just means its been rebooted
               by the flag

In closing:

21 was the highest number I could find, I dont think anynthing is past that.  And for the unknown ones, I couldn't find any
reference to them at all, I don't believe they are used.
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: dssgorila on December 22, 2002, 08:34:00 PM
Im also having the same problem i check the ini and everthing is ok when i try to run msdash i get error 21
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: Col.Havoc on December 22, 2002, 09:13:00 PM
Ok, first of all, on your xbox HD do you have a file name xboxdash.xbe?
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: matbou on December 22, 2002, 09:36:00 PM
QUOTE (Col.Havoc @ Dec 23 2002, 05:13 AM)
Ok, first of all, on your xbox HD do you have a file name xboxdash.xbe?

Yes.

Here's a list of my c:\ root:

default.xip
dvd.xip
evox.ini
jkeyboard.xip
Keyboard.xip
mainmenu5.xip
memory_files2.xip
Message.xip
music2.xip
music_copy3.xip
Music_PlayEdit2.xip
settings3.xip
settings_adoc.xip
Settings_Clock.xip
settings_language.xip
settings_list.xip
settings_panel.xip
settings_parental.xip
settings_timezone.xip
settings_video.xip
XBox Book.xtf
Xbox.xtf
xboxdash.xbe
xboxdash_old.xbe <-- backup up of original Dash Board i think

Evo-x boot ok from HD

Matbou
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: matbou on December 23, 2002, 10:47:00 AM
i noticed something strange, i explain:

When the xbox is left unplugged for a while, it losts the time and date. It seems to be a normal behaviour. But what is strange: when i boot the xbox, if time has been lost, the original Time/date panel is displayed just before evox load.

In my evox.ini:
[Clock]
JumpToMsDash = Yes

So i guess, that evox call directly the Time/date panel (?). If i'm right it should be possible to call directly all panels in order to be able to configure the xbox without having the 21 error code. What do you think about it ?

Sorry for my english
Matbou
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: torbotek on December 23, 2002, 02:26:00 PM
hey Matbou  PM me...maybe i could help you with it! I have the CURE! I have the same problem and someone on this board helped me with IT ( SHANAFAN IS GOD)!
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: xbox01 on December 23, 2002, 04:03:00 PM
for the old dash to boot from evox i think you need to call it msxboxdah, not xboxdash_old
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: matbou on December 23, 2002, 04:40:00 PM
QUOTE (xbox01 @ Dec 24 2002, 12:03 AM)
for the old dash to boot from evox i think you need to call it msxboxdah, not xboxdash_old


I try this but it still doesn't work...

turbotek: i sent you a PM... thanks for your help... i hope it will work for my PAL Xbox sad.gif

Matbou
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: c23 on December 24, 2002, 09:18:00 AM
QUOTE (torbotek @ Dec 23 2002, 09:26 PM)
hey Matbou  PM me...maybe i could help you with it! I have the CURE! I have the same problem and someone on this board helped me with IT ( SHANAFAN IS GOD)!

why dont you just post it here... as other people will be reading this thread that have the same problem...
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: switzch on December 24, 2002, 09:43:00 AM
I had the same problem with the err. 21. also with applications and games on the HD freezing.  it turned out to be a bad HD.
Title: Help Error 21 When Trying To Start Msdash
Post by: matbou on December 24, 2002, 09:33:00 PM
I finally get my dash back.
How did i proceed ? i deleted all the files which were on c: and uploaded a backup of c: given by a friend and the original dash is now available.

Of course evo-x is no longer on my HD, now i use a CDRW to launch it and use xbmp2, yamp and all other cool tools... i'm so happy that i don't want to try to install evox again on my xbox HD for the moment.

Matbou