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Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: MadDog5145 on October 17, 2005, 10:46:00 PM
Sorry to bump an old thread, but when I load up MSdash and set everything to dolby surround and the rest enabled, will the settings stay set after I load Evox?

Also, I have the AV pack and an optical line connected to my Logitech z5500. That should be all I need for dolby digital right?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: Oh yeah what happens when both Dobly Digital and DTS are enabled?
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: Biteable on May 17, 2003, 03:02:00 AM
Load up the original bios and it is in the MS dashboard settings
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: X-ace on May 17, 2003, 06:48:00 AM
Mind you, this will mess up the sound of MP3s when using XBMP.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: X-ace on May 18, 2003, 10:36:00 AM
I would alter my reply to "could" mess up, but in my opinion stereo sound files sound better under xbmp ver 2.3 is this is not enabled in the ms dash.

also discussed on the xbmp board.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: shamelessbill on May 28, 2003, 09:03:00 AM
From evox go to the option load msdash
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: maxbox on May 30, 2003, 02:35:00 AM
I only have an option that says "Nextgen Dashboard". Under that I can't do mutch. There is an option (MS Dashboard), but when I start that I get back to Evox.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: shorty on May 30, 2003, 02:44:00 AM
I think he means load the original MS dashboard, no need to go flashing the original bios..... cos then your modchip becomes pointless.

Correct me if im wrong?

Load orig dash, goto settings| Audio

And change from mono or stereo to Dolby Digital  cool.gif
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: shamelessbill on May 30, 2003, 03:18:00 AM
QUOTE (maxbox @ May 30 2003, 10:35 AM)
I only have an option that says "Nextgen Dashboard". Under that I can't do mutch. There is an option (MS Dashboard), but when I start that I get back to Evox.

Max, you need to change your ini. to go to msdash under the msdash option.
ps; your msdash may have a different name, check your c drive for the name that looks like msdash or xbox dash and direct your ini to go there.
Bill
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: DiAbLo911 on May 30, 2003, 08:14:00 AM
QUOTE (shamelessbill @ May 30 2003, 12:18 PM)
QUOTE (maxbox @ May 30 2003, 10:35 AM)
I only have an option that says "Nextgen Dashboard". Under that I can't do mutch. There is an option (MS Dashboard), but when I start that I get back to Evox.

Max, you need to change your ini. to go to msdash under the msdash option.
ps; your msdash may have a different name, check your c drive for the name that looks like msdash or xbox dash and direct your ini to go there.
Bill

or just copy the xboxdash.xbe to your PC rename it to msxboxdash.xbe and upload to C:

The reason I say this is b/c w/ some mods you can turn off your chip.  When you do this it will search for "xboxdash.xbe" in C:
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: deckmoney on May 30, 2003, 08:40:00 AM
In the end, you should have the following 2 files in your c: partition:

evoxdash.xbe
xboxdash.xbe

Most BIOS' will look for evoxdash.xbe first, so they will load the EvoX dashboard when you turn on your XBox.  Then when you click the option to load the MS Dashboard it will load xboxdash.xbe.

The great thing about this is that when MS releases an update for XBox Live it will write to xboxdash.xbe, thus not messing anything up.

You may run into the problem where it STILL won't let you go to the original MS XBox Dash.  This could be that you installed a new Hard drive but didn't lock it.  If that is the case you'll need ConfigMagic to lock your hard drive.  This program can be found at the usual places.

After making these changes you should be able to change the audio settings!!!!!
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: maxbox on May 31, 2003, 02:04:00 AM
I changed the evox.ini file so it reads: MSDashBoard= "c:msxboxdash.xbe". Now when I load MS Dash it starts loading, then it goes back to Evox. As "deckmoney" sad I have to lock my HD. What does it do? Why do I have to lock it?
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: maxbox on May 31, 2003, 07:44:00 AM
Ok I locked my HDD, but MS Dash still don't run.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: X-ace on June 01, 2003, 04:41:00 PM
You don't have to lock theharddrive unless you plan to disable the mod chip.

Make sure you have a file called msxboxdash.xbe on C before you tell evox to load it.

Also; Check in Boxplorer that this file actually is the MS dash (just launch it)
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: X-ace on June 06, 2003, 03:26:00 AM
thta doesn't sound right.

which options do you get?
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: X-ace on June 07, 2003, 06:15:00 AM
QUOTE (maxbox @ Jun 6 2003, 11:19 PM)
I get the same options as in Evox. Is there a way to download the original dashboard from somewhere?

If you have the same options as in Evox, and it looks like evox, then it is evox.

The options you have in the MS dash are different. Not to mention that it looks very different. Are you sure you actually have the ms dashboard?

If you don't have it, it's available in the usual places.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: SERG3 on June 07, 2003, 08:15:00 AM
sounds like you deleted some files that you shouldn't have deleted
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: X-ace on June 07, 2003, 08:46:00 AM
QUOTE (maxbox @ Jun 7 2003, 03:24 PM)
I downloaded the original xboxdash.xbe but when I try to launch it I get an error message: "Your Xbox requires service. Please call Xbox Customer Support". unsure.gif

So i take it you have concluded you don't have the ms dash? (info helps)

The MS dash may differ by version xbox, I don't remember. What version xbox do you have?

Did you ever back up your C before you started? You can copy files back from there.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: vtex on June 09, 2003, 11:22:00 AM
this is not directly pointed at you maxbox

Note To n00bs:

Concentrate and pay attention when your playing around with dashboards and BIOSes. Accidentally flashing ur bios while trying to load the original dash would not be a nice mistake to make. It would make ur xbox as much use as a fart in a spacesuit.

READ THE TUTORIALS! BACK SHIT UP!

dont rush things its worth the learn and the wait. then ull have an xbox that kicks ass and u'll know what ur doing with it!

I think (hope) many ppl here will agree.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: dink on June 09, 2003, 01:12:00 PM
QUOTE
READ THE TUTORIALS! BACK SHIT UP!


I would agree!!  An addtional tip, make backupS and burn them to CD's!  Notice the "S" in backupS.  Not just one!
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: shamelessbill on June 10, 2003, 03:17:00 AM
Ck to see if a game updated your dash for xboxlive. That will screw it up. If its been updated you'll need another copy of the dash thats clean.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: X-ace on June 10, 2003, 06:14:00 AM
I think he said he already copied the original dash back and it was still f*cked.

This is really weird.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: Larg0 on June 10, 2003, 08:46:00 AM
I was having problems getting to the original Dash for a while and then I popped in the Xbox Live Install Disc and to fixed everything.

So long,
Larg0
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: switzch on June 10, 2003, 08:48:00 AM
can you not just load the msdash from boxplorer and edit the audio setting from there?

another suggestion i would have is to put in your orignal hdd, back that sh*t up, then put back in your new hdd, backup that up,  then copy over all the orignal files in the C:/ from the backup, then install evox again.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: shamelessbill on June 11, 2003, 03:40:00 AM
Look for an "update" file in your c drive. If you know what your original dash model # 4034 or whatever you can find a new one from emule or something. Also slayers 2.0 disc has multiple dashes and you just try different ones till one works.
Title: How To Enable Dolby Digital?
Post by: maxbox on June 20, 2003, 03:27:00 PM
biggrin.gif

I was missing some files on "C:". Now when I have all the files needed, I can acess "MS Dashboard" and enable Dolby Digital.

Thanks for all the help!!  love.gif