Post by: rgtaa on May 31, 2003, 04:51:00 PM
Thanks
P.S. I just looked in my mail box and i have the 2 chameleons ... but I'm not doing anything with them ... until I get a clear picture ... of ... how many are having problems...
If 80 or 90 percent have no problems ..then I will attempt it ...
My TSOP is flashed already... I don't want to SCREW up a working xbox! Make sense?
Post by: byt3-ra1d on May 31, 2003, 07:21:00 PM
Post by: luther349 on May 31, 2003, 07:55:00 PM
Post by: xMonoxide187x on May 31, 2003, 08:04:00 PM
Post by: rgtaa on June 01, 2003, 07:12:00 AM
So far 87 percent have had problems installing this and are PISSED off!
GEE ... i'm gonna hold off installing this chip ... until ... the dust clears....
I'm wondering if I should just send it back ... do they accept takebacks...if I didn't do anything to chip?
Post by: luther349 on June 01, 2003, 09:35:00 PM
Post by: Dansken on June 02, 2003, 04:16:00 AM
No ligth, no frag no nothing, semms to be a dead chip
im going back to my cheapmod until a new chip arrives.
Post by: jimmsta on June 02, 2003, 11:12:00 AM
Post by: TB_88 on June 02, 2003, 12:47:00 PM
I installed it with the header pin... Didn'y gett any blue lights...
Looked at my solder job looked good resolder it again... No light...
My xbox was prepared for a cheapmod so i got the d0 grouunded directly to ground and thats is not a good idée...
I thought u didn't need to solder the d0 point to the chipp...
I didn't want to solder to the top d0 did that anyway and it's now prtty good... I love the ssoftware control..
I ddin't install alla futures just d0 but now i can tuurn on the orginal bios in evox so sweet
And the pinheader is little ficked because sometimes I have to move the chip upp or down to get it boot.. badconnection don't knwo why
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Post by: TB_88 on June 02, 2003, 12:49:00 PM
Just moved the chp arouund on the header and i got it to boot after liek 100 times upp and donw the stairs screwing unscrewing the mother board... ;( but now I'm happy
I ahte the bad contact and i don't knowo why this happening...
If i move myy xbxo it's get fucked and i ahve to open move it and it boots...
Post by: TB_88 on June 02, 2003, 12:51:00 PM
I cant get it off so i have to puch the chip realy hard but i can get it on... little clumsy
Post by: ma71 on June 02, 2003, 02:11:00 PM
My Chameleon installation worked, it was my f*cking telly that did'nt work with the cromwell bios.
The Chameleon kept on flashing blue, that got me wondering (nothing about it in the manual
)If you can't see sh*t on the telly (other than flickering crap), but your Chameleon flashes blue and ejects the tray, wait approx 30secs. then insert your bios cd, close tray, wait till your xbox turns off, turn it on again & watch it boot with your new bios (SWIING...
)!!!They could have saved me alot of time, if they had described that in the install guide!"#¤!#"#!¤"??!!?.
BTW! Xbox v1.0 pinheader install...
Post by: Puckster069 on June 04, 2003, 02:38:00 AM
Peace!
Post by: rgtaa on June 05, 2003, 02:55:00 AM
i wish a better poll could be made ... to truly reflect the percentage of people who did successfully installed this ...
because in this poll ... if you want to see results ... and didn't want to vote YET ... it sends in NULL vote ...and you can't vote YES or NO when you come back latter .
I like the idea of 1 vote on person ... so if the Poll results could be shown before you vote ... people could see the poll and then after they install their chip ... cast their vote.
Post by: Chamolie on June 05, 2003, 10:05:00 AM
I had no problem at all installing the Chameloen in mode 4. Everything works perfectly and flashing from the default Linux bios was simple. However, the user manual states that by powering the box using the power button that bank 1 will be selected. On my unit, bank 0 is selected. I just played around by flashing the different banks to figure this out. Also by downloading the user manual from Xodus and appending the recommended lines to the evox.ini makes flashing and booting from the your bank of choice, very innovative and user friendly options (perhaps for advanced users). If you have little or limited knowledge of chip installation, file manipulation or no common sense to read a user manual, this chip is not for you...
Post by: jimmsta on June 05, 2003, 11:43:00 AM
Post by: brother on June 05, 2003, 10:04:00 PM
it installed fine the second time..??
the quick install sucks the little soder blobs they put on it broke off real easy so whay I ended up doing was puting the pinheaderpins into the lpc 1 at a time heat it up then push it through it worked np you just have to know what you are doing.
I sugest you do not use the quicksolder and if you do not know what you are doing do not do it get some one who knows basic soldering howtos
SnowMan
Post by: Puckster069 on June 05, 2003, 10:20:00 PM
| QUOTE (Chamolie @ Jun 5 2003, 07:05 PM) |
| I had no problem at all installing the Chameloen in mode 4. Everything works perfectly and flashing from the default Linux bios was simple. However, the user manual states that by powering the box using the power button that bank 1 will be selected. On my unit, bank 0 is selected. I just played around by flashing the different banks to figure this out. Also by downloading the user manual from Xodus and appending the recommended lines to the evox.ini makes flashing and booting from the your bank of choice, very innovative and user friendly options (perhaps for advanced users). If you have little or limited knowledge of chip installation, file manipulation or no common sense to read a user manual, this chip is not for you... |
That was a typo on their part..... power button boots bank 0 and powereject boots bank 1...... just for future reference you dont have to flash diff bios to find out which bank you are using just go to system settings.... you can see in the chameleon section which bank is currently selected...
Cheers!
Post by: jimmsta on June 06, 2003, 03:41:00 PM
Post by: markduncan on June 08, 2003, 03:14:00 AM
Well this will probably get me a flaming ........... but what the hell anything to spice life up a bit.
WTF is going on with some of you guys, this chip is so EASY to install and to get to work it's funny and sad seeing so many having problems.
I have just finished my third chameleon install now two on 1.0 boxes and one on a 1.1. and one of those was a "re-install" after a supposed expert tried to fit it.
And EVERY one of my installs went WITHOUT a hitch the chip just did as its supposed to do...
I usually fit only executer chips for my customers, but im thinking of swaping over to the chameleon as im mighty impressed with it.
Now im lucky I mod xboxes for a living and tend to get my installs right first time. but the main problem that seems to be appearing is that people need to METHODICAL
Regards
Mark @ scotmods
Post by: Prophetz on June 08, 2003, 07:11:00 PM
Post by: rallycobra on June 08, 2003, 09:34:00 PM
Post by: BDSAINT on June 10, 2003, 04:29:00 AM
| QUOTE |
| I double checked all my sodler points on the pinheader and d0... turns out I just couldn't sodler properly Resoldered all the pinheads (properly) and the chip now works fine |
nothing2c: what was is it that you feel you were doing wrong on the soldering? Maybe you could explain on that a bit more so the rest of us don't make any of the same mistakes. Any tips?
Post by: rgtaa on June 10, 2003, 04:53:00 AM
They were right! I recieved 2 chameleons ... and one didn't work with Programmer Software and the other Chip did work with Software ... but it showed that NO BIOS was found on CHIP!
So ... 2 wouldn't have worked for me as advertized ... if I had no programmer ... one chip is defective and the other didn't have Chromwell bios loaded! ...
Those that don't have a programmer have no way of knowing if their chip works or not ... or has bios loaded or not!
And I'm sure this NON-sense Ruined MANY XBOX's with people resoldering ,ect ... with people pulling out their hair ... then coming to this FORUM to be told THEY were NEWBIE"S and didn't know what they were doing.
I guess some chameleons work ... but realize ... their really are chips that don't work! and some that don't come pre-programmed!
Post by: HL_101 on June 10, 2003, 09:38:00 AM