Post by: jcrayamsterdam on August 05, 2004, 08:27:00 PM
needless to say this sucks. i'm guessing i'm completely screwed, BUT, i'm hoping someone made a dumb mistake like this and was able to fix it.
i found this (replace www.www.cnn.com with www.[xbox].net remove [] and add - between each letter in xbox, seems xbox-scene doesn't like them much): www.www.CNN.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=3645&forum=7
here's what i found interesting about this, that you could use a tracer pen.
but more importantly:
1- if i take the d0 from the underside and attach it to the top point WHERE THE broken d0 leads, NOT where it broke, the other side of where it broke (near the nvidia mcp chip), do you think this would work?
2- why would the xbox FRAG with all the mod stuff removed?
any input would be much apreciated, guys i really need it, if the answer is i'm screwed, well then i am. i apreciate the effort anyway.
cheers guys!
Post by: bishop05 on August 05, 2004, 09:07:00 PM
Good luck.
Post by: silentsnake on August 05, 2004, 09:19:00 PM
Post by: acemilo on August 05, 2004, 09:22:00 PM
Post by: jcrayamsterdam on August 06, 2004, 05:40:00 AM
bishop05 - I used the small blue wire that comes with the Xenium ICE to solder from the Xenium d0 pad to the underside d0, but the same thing happens. plus the box frags WITHOUT anything "foreign" in it.
silentsnake - yeah i know, really big no no, i didn't have all the tools i needed. this particular xbox was fine the night before, but yesterday i tried to turn it on and there was no video, so i thought maybe something came loose. i opened it up and asssumed the d0 boom was loose. i took pliers not tweezers and tried pushing the d0 in further ( i found that it had to be pushed in harder at times depending on the box) problem was my hand slipped, the boom bent and ripped the ring out with it.
Needless to say, dumb, really dumb.acemilo - thanks but i would still have to do the d0.
so guys, to be clear, with nothing in the box, nothing foreign, back to a stock version, it won't boot, it just frags with no video. any ideas about that?
apreciate all your help.
Post by: Gumba on August 06, 2004, 06:07:00 AM
| QUOTE (jcrayamsterdam @ Aug 6 2004, 01:43 PM) |
| Hey all, thanks for helping. bishop05 - I used the small blue wire that comes with the Xenium ICE to solder from the Xenium d0 pad to the underside d0, but the same thing happens. plus the box frags WITHOUT anything "foreign" in it. silentsnake - yeah i know, really big no no, i didn't have all the tools i needed. this particular xbox was fine the night before, but yesterday i tried to turn it on and there was no video, so i thought maybe something came loose. i opened it up and asssumed the d0 boom was loose. i took pliers not tweezers and tried pushing the d0 in further ( i found that it had to be pushed in harder at times depending on the box) problem was my hand slipped, the boom bent and ripped the ring out with it. Needless to say, dumb, really dumb.acemilo - thanks but i would still have to do the d0. so guys, to be clear, with nothing in the box, nothing foreign, back to a stock version, it won't boot, it just frags with no video. any ideas about that? apreciate all your help. |
You do have the HD and DVD drive connected and powered up right?
Post by: jcrayamsterdam on August 06, 2004, 06:37:00 AM
1- with all foreign mod items out of xbox and ALL proper xbox hardware including the HD and DVD etc... it FRAG's.
2- with d0 soldered from bottom point to xenium chip directly, and all proper hardware installed, still FRAG's, BUT, this was when i was using REALLY old solder from an old video card (didn't have the tools i needed)
i then called in re-enforcements and they brought some flux and good solder, tried again, still FRAG's, BUT i had NOT hooked the HD and DVD back up that time.
Do you believe a box FRAG's without the HD and DVD?
Thanks.
Post by: bishop05 on August 06, 2004, 08:09:00 AM
Post by: jcrayamsterdam on August 06, 2004, 08:21:00 AM
| QUOTE (bishop05 @ Aug 6 2004, 04:12 PM) |
| sounds like your EPROM bit the dust. |
Hey bishop,
So why do you think so though? Does the d0 have a direct relationship with the eeprom? i only ask now because i might as well learn something out of all this. i know the d0 is used to bypass the "system", so is that referring to the eeprom?
also, is the eeprom removeable? i know most aren't, but i figure i'll ask anyway.
cheers.
Post by: bishop05 on August 06, 2004, 09:06:00 AM
http://arisme.free.fr/Xbox/Reflash/
Post by: jcrayamsterdam on August 06, 2004, 10:11:00 AM
| QUOTE (bishop05 @ Aug 6 2004, 05:09 PM) |
| I just guessing but at this point anything could help. check this out http://arisme.free.fr/Xbox/Reflash/ |
not bad at all, it'll be a big beotch to do it, but hey, don't really have a choice!
Post by: Gumba on August 06, 2004, 02:35:00 PM
| QUOTE (jcrayamsterdam @ Aug 6 2004, 02:40 PM) |
| gumba - good question, forgot to include that very important info. 1- with all foreign mod items out of xbox and ALL proper xbox hardware including the HD and DVD etc... it FRAG's. 2- with d0 soldered from bottom point to xenium chip directly, and all proper hardware installed, still FRAG's, BUT, this was when i was using REALLY old solder from an old video card (didn't have the tools i needed) i then called in re-enforcements and they brought some flux and good solder, tried again, still FRAG's, BUT i had NOT hooked the HD and DVD back up that time. Do you believe a box FRAG's without the HD and DVD? Thanks. |
I'm not sure if its a frag, but XBox's don't work without the HD and DVD plugged in
I remember wondering why my xbox was ... i think it was fragging... but it was a while ago... when I first installed a Xenium blue...
Then I realised maybe it'd be a good idea to plug the dvd and hd back in...
and then boom... it worked
Post by: AmO on August 06, 2004, 03:49:00 PM
Post by: Darth Rhino on August 06, 2004, 03:53:00 PM
Post by: jcrayamsterdam on August 06, 2004, 07:58:00 PM
Ciao