Post by: johnnyrichter on January 09, 2010, 11:41:00 AM
What is the best/easiest way to install the HDD on to the new hardmodded console? All I really want to save on that HDD is everything I have have backed up on the F: partition...games, music, movies, etc. Everything else on this HDD can be wiped(the softmod, the dashboards, etc). I'll also want XBMC back on it as the main boot-up dash...and possibly UnleashX as a secondary dash that I can boot in to in order to FTP and update XBMC. I'm guessing I'll have to back up the F: partition to my PC before pulling the HDD out of my current console, but beyond that I have no idea what I'll need to do.
Also, is there a Team Omega website or something with a more thorough collection of info and walkthroughs for the DuoX-modded consoles? I know next to nothing about hardmodding, the mod itself will be done already but I don't know how to use it, don't know anything about the different BIOS's and what they do, don't know how to flash new BIOS's to the chip, etc.
Is there an IGR option with this DuoX hardmod? Currently I can hit back + black + R trig + L trig to reset the console while in-game, which is a very nifty option to have when I want to stop playing a game and do something else.
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 09, 2010, 12:53:00 PM
QUOTE(duoX2needhelp @ Jan 9 2010, 01:48 PM) 
are you going to put that HDD in the new one or just transfer the data?
is your hDD locked now?
there is a IGR of both triggers and 2 buttons on controller all at same time
I'm removing the 320GB from my softmodded console and putting it in the hardmodded console. It is locked to my console. I am currently backing the F: partition up to my pc via FTP...will probably take a few hours, haha.
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 09, 2010, 02:12:00 PM
This backup is going to take at least 6-8 more hours, then I'll have to do it all over again to put it back on the HDD...please tell me that I can leave the F: partition on the HDD during this swap from one console to the other so I can cancel this ridiculous transfer.
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 09, 2010, 02:47:00 PM
I will want to have XBMC installed as the main bootup dash, so I'll need to know how to do this. I backed up my current XBMC directory so that way I don't have to redo all my settings and sources and such. Will also need to know how to install a second dash that I can use when I need to update XBMC, and how I boot in to that dash. The only other dash I've used was UnleashX, kinda curious to know if there's any other cool dashes out there I could use...it won't be my main, only used during an XBMC update, but I'd still like it to be nice.
What BIOS's come with the DuoX2, what other BIOS's are out there and where do I get them from, which BIOS's are worth having, which BIOS goes in which bank and which bank will I be using regularly, what's the point of the two banks, could the bank switch be removed from the modchip and mounted to the case for external access? Sorry for all the questions, but like I said I know nothing about hardmodding or using a hardmodded console. Would feel a lot more comfortable knowing this stuff.
EDIT: The DVD-ROM in my current softmodded console is not reading discs, so is there another way to unlock this HDD to get it installed in the hardmodded console?
Post by: 1hotjob on January 09, 2010, 03:59:00 PM
Just saying, if it were me I would leave it alone and get another drive for the chipped Xbox.
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 09, 2010, 04:04:00 PM
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 09, 2010, 05:22:00 PM
QUOTE(duoX2needhelp @ Jan 9 2010, 06:20 PM)
when you get the new Xbox, swap the DVD drive then use the A.I.D. disk to unlock it... switch DVD drive back and then trade. You will need to do the same to the 8GB HD too... just unlock it first... the only way to unlock is when it is in the original Xbox it came from as far as I know.
The 8GB softmodded HDD I'm giving him with my console, was the original from that console and was softmodded on that console...so it won't need to be locked/unlocked, should swap right back in there.
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 16, 2010, 03:56:00 PM
I'm booted in to Slayers 2.7, but I can't seem to get FTP to work. I need FTP to work so I can back up a folder I forgot to backup earlier, before I format/rebuild this drive, then FTP it again in Slayer's to transfer over XBMC and everything else so I can use this console.
Anyways, my question is...why isn't FTP working for me? Can't do anything else until FTP is working again, ugh.
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 16, 2010, 05:17:00 PM
Anyways, I'm confused about something. After I format/rebuild the 320GB HDD on the new DuoX2 console with Slayers 2.7, what do I do next? Where do I put my XBMC folder? Where do I put all my media folders(/music, /music videos, /movies, etc) that I had on F:/ on my softmodded console?
Post by: johnnyrichter on January 17, 2010, 01:41:00 AM
Gamesaves were in E:/UDATA/ and E:/TDATA/.
The slow FTP transfers when booted up in slayer were caused by passive mode(PASV) being enabled on FlashFXP. The fix was clicking "toggle" on the quick-connect screen, and turning off passive mode.
It was also worth noting that when booted up in Slayers, the fan was running very slow and caused my CPU and GPU to reach over 140F if Slayers was reporting temps correctly...the air coming out the back of the console felt hot, so I'm sure those numbers were fairly accurate. This problem could be fatal to your console if you're in a warmer climate with warmer ambient temps than mine which were around 70-75F in my room. Nothing in the .INI for Slayers could be edited to adjust fanspeed, something that definitely should have been put in there.
Post by: justtaint on January 20, 2010, 12:59:00 PM
Maybe someone can confirm/correct me?
Also, Slayer's will do all the installing for you. With an upgraded HDD, just have it install apps on F:.