Post by: uesc on August 25, 2004, 08:45:00 PM
here's a little history so you know what's going on:
first i used gouki's MA installer and was able to ftp into my xbox. i stopped at the Bert and Ernie font install because the instructions were confusing and incorrect. then somebody turned me on to UDE. so i downloaded 1.7.5 from the usual place and transfered it to my xbox. here's where things took a turn for the worst.
i hit install UDE, then selected UDE, then i chose evox, and then i can't remember what i chose for a pbl, but it was whatever option "A" (green) was. After that the screen went blank, there was some white text at the top of my tv screen and after a second the screen went blank, and the led on the front of the xbox went orange. i waited for about 20 seconds, then the system shut off. i turned it back on and it took me right back to MA...
i tried to do the UDE again, but now i get an error:
ERROR (line1): (callscript) "ActionScript file failed execution"
so i thought the gouki evox files that were on the system were maybe fudging up the UDE install. so i loaded up MA game save so i could FTP into my xbox to remove the files...
well, my HD is totally messed up. the "i" folder is gone, when i click on folders "g" or "f" (and "g" is a new folder, possibly the "i" folder renamed) i get a message saying directory not found. my "z" folder is empty (my backup of "z" has 394 files in it what is my next step? if i have FTP access is it safe to just replace everything in each folder with the backup i have?
so know you know a little about my problem, here's the fine print. i'm looking for a hands-holding person to help me out. PMing me and linking me to a tut DOES NOT constitute the 10 dollar reward. i'm looking for personal help from a person that can explain step by step how to get my xbox's HD back to the backup i have on my PC's HD, get rid of any gouki files, install UDE and a few emulators. i usually don't have problems like this, as i'm fairly good with computers. i guess i don't have what you'd call the "green thumb"
so that's it! first person to dedicate themselves to helping me gets the 10 bucks once everything is done!!
PM me if you have any questions or comments.
Thanks!!
-UESC
Post by: Quasitron on August 25, 2004, 09:03:00 PM
try putting your xbox back to the virgin state if you have a backup of those files. Only your C and E folders need to be restored. E is optional, but who knows what is in there now, so best bet is to restore it back.
Once that is done, try ldots MA UDE2 installer again - should work...also - make sure you have the live update installed from MA (you'll need update.xbe file in the xodash directory to be there).
Let me know how you make out.
Quas
Post by: uesc on August 25, 2004, 09:22:00 PM
thanks for the help
Post by: xman954 on August 25, 2004, 09:58:00 PM
from the failed install
you should delete it and reinstall it from mem card
if you are using a HDTV A/V pack then thatÂ’s why it failed
(happened to me)
| QUOTE (uesc @ Aug 25 2004, 11:25 PM) |
| can i just delete the folders i have on my xbox and then replace them with the folders from my PC?? |
yes you can
Post by: uesc on August 25, 2004, 10:18:00 PM
so, i should delete the MA game save oof of my xbox and try again? cool, i'll do that after i replace my folders.
just to make sure tho, you're saying i can delete (for example) the "C" folder from the xbox while i'm FTP'd into it, and replace it with the backup i have on my PC's hard drive and this won't cause any problems when i restart, and i can do this to every folder on the xbox???
thanks for helping out a noob
Post by: mrp04 on August 25, 2004, 10:39:00 PM
If you have the full c and e drives, and also have your eeprom on your computer, you can use xboxhdm and rebuild your hard drive. (eeprom should be in e:/backup_linux I think, use )This tutorial by LostkoRn on how to upgrade hard drive (just rebuild in your case, same procedure) That is IF you have the C and E drives AND eeprom, if you dont have the eeprom, your drive can not be locked! (locking is required, your eeprom stores the password used on the lock, which is what your xbox needs to be able to use that drive)
If you do not have eeprom.bin, run Ltools again and put backup, and the eeprom.bin should be generated!
Post by: uesc on August 25, 2004, 11:19:00 PM
can anybody else confirm the folder method i spoke about above? i'd really like to get a few more people to confirm it before i try it (i don't have an extra xbox)
sleep time!
it's 12:30am in Missouri. i'll check the replies when i get up in the morning.Thanks to all who have helped so far!!
Post by: mrp04 on August 25, 2004, 11:23:00 PM
Oh, and on your computer, in the backup of your e drive, rename your old UDATA folder (or get it out of there) and put your latest UDATA from your xbox into it, so you dont loose game saves!
guess its my time to sleep. Goodnight!
Post by: uesc on August 26, 2004, 09:48:00 AM
here's a pic of the FTP page:
and here's the error i get when i look at the drives in the XMX UDE info menu:
is there any other way to get my F and G (or I, i guess) drives back to normal?
Post by: mrp04 on August 26, 2004, 10:26:00 AM
PS: wouldnt IMing each other be easier? do you have AIM or MSN? (preferrably MSN, but AIM is ok)
Post by: uesc on August 26, 2004, 10:49:00 AM
Post by: Quasitron on August 26, 2004, 04:52:00 PM
if you have ftp access to your xbox, you don't really need to use the xboxhdm util, you need to open your xbox and do a hotswap to make that work, although it is a way you can go (if needed later). I've done it a few times, it's not too bad. You don't have to remove the HD - just pull the cable from it.
But, I would just stick with the ftp, you know it, and it's easy.
You can just clear and copy your C and E and restore from your PC from your backup. I've done that and it works ok - the xbox doesn't seem to lock files in use from what I can tell (like Windows). Try it, worse case if it doesn't work, you can go the xboxhdm route and I can help you with that if needed.
It's probably a good idea to clear the E drive and restore from backup if you applied the HDTV thing - or just clear it manually.
Then re-apply the ldots UDE MA save and it should work fine.
Let me know!
Q.
Post by: uesc on August 26, 2004, 05:32:00 PM
i'm stuck right now and looking for an expert to help me out! if anybody knows anything about locking hard drives, please post in here!!
Thanks!
Post by: Agent Orange on August 26, 2004, 07:56:00 PM
Post by: uesc on August 26, 2004, 08:09:00 PM
Where were you this morning?!?!?!!!!
my Hd is frozen right now, i can't do anything to it except get it locked somehow...
any body know?
Post by: xman954 on August 26, 2004, 08:24:00 PM
C:\ drive when you had the chance instead of messing with the HDD on the PC
(you were there with your post of MXM dash pics)
Post by: uesc on August 26, 2004, 09:14:00 PM
| QUOTE (xman954 @ Aug 27 2004, 04:27 AM) |
| well the only thing i can say is you should have FTP you dash backup into the xbox C:\ drive when you had the chance instead of messing with the HDD on the PC (you were there with your post of MXM dash pics) |
well, i guess i learned my lesson, now i just need to find somebody near St. Charles Missouri that has another computer i could borrow...
Post by: uesc on August 27, 2004, 09:48:00 AM
Post by: xman954 on August 27, 2004, 10:15:00 AM
then yes
Post by: uesc on August 27, 2004, 10:21:00 AM
what about buying a new hard drive and going through xboxhdm?? is the reason my hxbox hard drive if froxen because of the type of computer i'm using, or is it because of the xbox hard drive???
Post by: xman954 on August 27, 2004, 10:45:00 AM
and use the password from the hdd.txt file (40 chr one not the 32 chr key!)
make sure the form is:
0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF01234567
the HDD should unfreeze after it is power cycled
are you sure it is unlocked try it in xbox if you get error 5 then it's unlocked
and yes a new HDD should work fine if it,s not the pc's fault
more then likely it's not...
Post by: uesc on August 27, 2004, 11:17:00 AM
| QUOTE (xman954 @ Aug 27 2004, 06:48 PM) |
| why don't you try hddlock from a floppy with just xbox hdd connected only to the pc no cd rom or any other hdd.... and use the password from the hdd.txt file (40 chr one not the 32 chr key!) make sure the form is: 0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF01234567 the HDD should unfreeze after it is power cycled are you sure it is unlocked try it in xbox if you get error 5 then it's unlocked and yes a new HDD should work fine if it,s not the pc's fault more then likely it's not... |
yeah, when it boots up i get an "05" error.
where can i get a floppy version of hdlock? from the usual place? if so, i already have the 40 chr written down, so i would just hook the hd up, disconnect all HD's and CD/DVD drives, boot up from the floppy and go from there?
i'm pretty sure i understand you correctly xman, but if what i have written above is incorrect, please let me know.
edit
i found where to make the floppy in xboxhdm, but is there anything i need to put on to the floppy, like my eeprom or the hdd.txt file?
Post by: xman954 on August 27, 2004, 11:40:00 AM
good luck, gota go to work
Post by: uesc on August 27, 2004, 04:16:00 PM
i shut the computer down and disconnected my dvd drive, cdrw drive, and both of my computer hard drives. i hooked up power and ata cable into the xbox HD, put the floppy in the drive and booted up. once i got to the A prompt, i typed "lockhd -a" and i received a message "password not founf." and it brought me back to the A prompt. so i typed in "atapwd" and it brought me to a screen where it said it was detecting drives. after about 5 seconds, it brought up a screen and had my xbox HD at the top. i hit enter after selecting the drive (the only drive in the list) and i had 2 options:
Security Command Set
S.M.A.R.T Command Set
i have no idea what to select at this point. i did go into both menus and wrote down everything that was in them, hoping somebody can help me out so i can get my xbox up and running again.
Under the "Security Command Set" were the following options:
set master password
set user password
Unlock with master password
unlock with user password
disable with master password
disable with user password
freeze lock
erase prepare
erase unit
under the "S.M.A.R.T Command Set" were the following options:
enable operations
disable operations
return status
read attributes
enable attributes autosave
disable attributes autosave
execute short selftest
execute long selftest
read selftest log
read error log
read log directory
here's my problem: i need to lock my xbox hard drive, that's it. I'm not sure what i should do???
Post by: uesc on August 27, 2004, 07:25:00 PM
somebody out there has got to know what to do here!!!
Post by: mrp04 on August 27, 2004, 09:46:00 PM
if the eeprom isnt there use lockhd -p (password here without perenthesies)
PS: you dont need to borrow a computer, you just need to use it for about 10 minutes
Post by: uesc on August 27, 2004, 10:26:00 PM
i did use the 40 digit password, and i didn't try the 32 digit... maybe i should just get a modchip installed
Post by: uesc on August 28, 2004, 10:02:00 AM
Post by: ipodder2003 on August 28, 2004, 10:14:00 AM
Post by: mrp04 on August 28, 2004, 10:50:00 AM
Is there any windows application that can do locking? if there is, you can set the windows to turn off the hard drive then turn it back on and try locking it
Post by: uesc on August 28, 2004, 11:29:00 AM
panthor says that it's possible that i can unlock it by plugging in the power into the hard drive after i turn the computer on. he also warns about getting shocked... so i'm not really wanting to do this, but if there's no other option, i might just do it.
here's a link to what panthor was talking about CLICK HERE
Post by: mrp04 on August 28, 2004, 12:35:00 PM
Post by: uesc on August 28, 2004, 01:51:00 PM
Wish me luck, and i hope i don't get fried!!!!
Post by: RiceCake on August 28, 2004, 02:10:00 PM
Usually a quick reboot will fix this. Sometimes you need to plug in the drive at the PC BIOS detection screen to bypass some other freeze causing commands.
Post by: uesc on August 28, 2004, 02:38:00 PM
and ricecake: i have the 40 digit password written down and i checked it 2 times before i started using it. should i use the 30 digit password instead or something?
Post by: uesc on August 28, 2004, 04:49:00 PM
please help
Post by: mrp04 on August 28, 2004, 05:00:00 PM
What baout, if your REALLY brave, unplug it while on, and plug it back in, but that is if your really brave.
Post by: uesc on August 28, 2004, 06:45:00 PM
| QUOTE (mrp04 @ Aug 29 2004, 01:03 AM) |
| With a mod chip, your drive does NOT need to be locked. But try pluging in the ata cable while the pc is booting up, maybe that will do something? What about, if your REALLY brave, unplug it while on, and plug it back in, but that is if your really brave. |
i did that, it doesn't work (at least for me) if tankertux replies to my PM, then i'll have this problem solved. or if anybody reading this is from missouri and can help with a mod chip install, i'd appreciate it.
Post by: mrp04 on August 30, 2004, 08:24:00 PM
Post by: uesc on August 31, 2004, 10:07:00 AM
i have a x3 on order right now so i'm going that way. the chip will lock my hd for me so i won't need to mess with it anymore
Post by: mrp04 on August 31, 2004, 10:20:00 AM
Post by: uesc on August 31, 2004, 11:49:00 AM
Post by: mrp04 on August 31, 2004, 12:08:00 PM
Post by: uesc on August 31, 2004, 04:13:00 PM
Post by: uesc on August 31, 2004, 04:39:00 PM
(not 100% sure on that though)