Post by: bushidoblade on November 09, 2009, 08:41:00 AM
I have a modded controller soldered with a usb input.
I have a confirmed working usb thumbdrive. (sandisk cruzer micro 4gb)
My problem is, Xbox will not give me the message "The memory card wasn't working properly and has now been erased".
If the thumbdrive is plugged in before i navigate to the memory screen, the xbox recognizes it, I can copy files to it no problem. When I plug the drive into my computer, Action replay and xplorer 360 cannot find the fatx formatted drive.
This leads me to believe that my xbox is not formatting the drive properly... but if that was the case why would i be able to copy files to it?
Please, someone throw me a bone here!
Post by: signal-to-noise-ratio on November 09, 2009, 09:35:00 AM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 9 2009, 10:41 AM) 
Okay, I have splinter cell.
I have a modded controller soldered with a usb input.
I have a confirmed working usb thumbdrive. (sandisk cruzer micro 4gb)
My problem is, Xbox will not give me the message "The memory card wasn't working properly and has now been erased".
If the thumbdrive is plugged in before i navigate to the memory screen, the xbox recognizes it, I can copy files to it no problem. When I plug the drive into my computer, Action replay and xplorer 360 cannot find the fatx formatted drive.
This leads me to believe that my xbox is not formatting the drive properly... but if that was the case why would i be able to copy files to it?
Please, someone throw me a bone here!
This ought to help did you change the vendor id for action replay config?
Info here. http://www.xbox-linu...mory_Card_HOWTO
Post by: bushidoblade on November 09, 2009, 02:20:00 PM
Okay, i followed all the steps word for word.
When I am updating the usb driver, It says in the walkthrough to select "Don't Search. I will choose the driver the install". Click next. Select "ActionReplay XBOX" and click next.
problem is, ActionReplay XBOX doesn't show up.
When i navigate to "C:\Program Files\Datel\Action Replay XBOX\Drivers", it says "the specified location does not contain information about your hardware".
When i try to drag and drop the files into Action replay it has a little circle with a line through it icon.
Still no go.. this is getting frustrating.
Post by: xboxmods2977 on November 09, 2009, 03:40:00 PM
When you select the "Dont search, I will select a driver." option in the "add new hardware wizard" there should be a box at the top of the device type window that says "Show Compatible Hardware" or something like that. Once this is unticked, you should see a driver called "redcloud".
-Regards-
EDIT- Nevermind. Forget all that. I recently re-installed windows (xp64) and had not yet tried to access a memory card but when I stumbled on this post I decided to set one up to make sure I had acquainted myself with the entire process.
It's easy. You don't even need action replay drivers at all. Plug in your usb drive. When windows recognizes it, it will tell you it found Cruiser Micro...bla, bla.. and as long as windows tells you "the hardware was installed and ready to use", you can at this point access it with xplorer360.
This post has been edited by xboxmods2977: Nov 9 2009, 11:57 PM
Post by: bushidoblade on November 09, 2009, 05:21:00 PM
Redcloud does not show up in the list.
It still tells me that "the specified location does not contain information about your hardware".
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
I formatted the usb drive to FAT32, plug it into the xbox, got the message "the memory unit you inserted isn't functioning; it may be damaged". The xbox recognizes the drive and I can copy files to it from my xbox hard drive.
When i plug it back into my computer, xp makes the device inserted sound, when i double click on the drive in my computer it says, "The drisk in Drive F is not formatted, do you want to format it now?"
I suppose this means that the Xbox has formatted the usb stick to FATX?
If the drive is indeed FATX, Xplorer360 and Action Replay should recognize it, right?
Xplorer 360 says "could not find a FATX drive to open!" and Action replay shows a circle with a cross through it when I try to drag and drop a file.
Who knew this would be such an arduous task, it all seems so simple... why can't i get it to work?
I think my overall problem might stem from the fact that I have never got the "The memory card wasn't working properly and has now been erased" message when viewing the usb drive within the memory menue on the xbox. Every walkthrough and instructable mentions this particular phrase, but I have never seen it.
This post has been edited by bushidoblade: Nov 10 2009, 01:24 AM
Post by: signal-to-noise-ratio on November 09, 2009, 08:04:00 PM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 9 2009, 07:21 PM)
I tried unchecking the box, but it doesn't make a difference.
Redcloud does not show up in the list.
It still tells me that "the specified location does not contain information about your hardware".
I formatted the usb drive to FAT32, plug it into the xbox, got the message "the memory unit you inserted isn't functioning; it may be damaged". The xbox recognizes the drive and I can copy files to it from my xbox hard drive.
When i plug it back into my computer, xp makes the device inserted sound, when i double click on the drive in my computer it says, "The drisk in Drive F is not formatted, do you want to format it now?"
I suppose this means that the Xbox has formatted the usb stick to FATX?
If the drive is indeed FATX, Xplorer360 and Action Replay should recognize it, right?
Xplorer 360 says "could not find a FATX drive to open!" and Action replay shows a circle with a cross through it when I try to drag and drop a file.
Who knew this would be such an arduous task, it all seems so simple... why can't i get it to work?
I think my overall problem might stem from the fact that I have never got the "The memory card wasn't working properly and has now been erased" message when viewing the usb drive within the memory menue on the xbox. Every walkthrough and instructable mentions this particular phrase, but I have never seen it.
You honestly shouldn't need to format it with xbox you can do that on pc with action replay. You could try manually erasing it on xbox in memory menu. What version of windows are you running btw?
Post by: bushidoblade on November 09, 2009, 09:12:00 PM
the drive shows up in my computer, but it is not accessible unless i format it.
Action replay and xplorer360 do not recognize the drive.
I am running Windows XP Professional SP3
Post by: bushidoblade on November 09, 2009, 09:26:00 PM
I've been searching for a way to convert the drive to FATX on my computer, to no avail...
Post by: signal-to-noise-ratio on November 09, 2009, 09:37:00 PM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 9 2009, 04:20 PM)
i'll try that...
Okay, i followed all the steps word for word.
When I am updating the usb driver, It says in the walkthrough to select "Don't Search. I will choose the driver the install". Click next. Select "ActionReplay XBOX" and click next.
problem is, ActionReplay XBOX doesn't show up.
When i navigate to "C:\Program Files\Datel\Action Replay XBOX\Drivers", it says "the specified location does not contain information about your hardware".
When i try to drag and drop the files into Action replay it has a little circle with a line through it icon.
Still no go.. this is getting frustrating.
Im sorry we haven't been able to solve this yet. Did you add the DATELINFO.XBX into the apporiate directories of the game saves before trying to drag and drop into action replay?
Post by: obcd on November 10, 2009, 02:30:00 AM
Letting the M$dash format it is the way things should work.
Using xplorer360 on your pc should work to access the fatx formatted stick.
Have you tried already to save a gamesave on the stick. That would prove that the stick is or isn't working.
Try another USB memory device. You should find some small capacity ones very cheap nowadays.
Another issue is the U3 software that sometimes is installed on an usb memory stick.
You should get the U3 removal tool and remove that crap.
Make sure that the stick works on the xbox as expected.
Only start making it work at your pc afterwards.
I don't think the inner chip of sandisk sticks are always the same.
So, even if a Sandisk Cruzer is on the list of compatible sticks doesn't mean that your stick will be compatible as well.
regards.
Post by: bushidoblade on November 10, 2009, 09:39:00 AM
The xbox is recognizing the drive, it is xplorer360 that does not see it when i search for it...
I have formatted the drive to FAT32 before plugging it into the xbox, so it should be clean. I used the U3 removal tool just to be extra sure.
I guess I will buy a new memory stick, which do you guys suggest?
Post by: ddbjr on November 10, 2009, 02:40:00 PM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 10 2009, 11:39 AM)
I guess I will buy a new memory stick, which do you guys suggest?
I've used the Kingston Datatraveler 1GB USB stick with no problems with WinXP SP2 & Xbox 1.6.
The tutorial that worked for me was:
http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=579783
Post by: 2 Bunny on November 10, 2009, 04:09:00 PM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 10 2009, 11:39 AM)
I can copy files from the xbox hd to my usb drive.
The xbox is recognizing the drive, it is xplorer360 that does not see it when i search for it...
I have formatted the drive to FAT32 before plugging it into the xbox, so it should be clean. I used the U3 removal tool just to be extra sure.
I guess I will buy a new memory stick, which do you guys suggest?
The xbox is recognizing the drive, it is xplorer360 that does not see it when i search for it...
I have formatted the drive to FAT32 before plugging it into the xbox, so it should be clean. I used the U3 removal tool just to be extra sure.
I guess I will buy a new memory stick, which do you guys suggest?
The format before you plug it into the xBox does not matter too much (I think). If you plug it in, and it says that it "was not working correctly, it has been erased" means that the xBox succeeded in formatting it to FATX. If it gives you some other error that does not say "has been erased" (which really means formatted) then it is not compatible.
First let's establish that it has been formatted to FAT X. It sounds like you've messed around with that quite a bit, so find out where you're at on that. See that it has been plugged into the xBox yielding a "erased" message, as in the paragraph above. Next, try doing what "xboxmods 2977" said in this post and just letting it search automatically, and then we'll go from there.
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 10 2009, 11:39 AM)
I guess I will buy a new memory stick, which do you guys suggest?
Just FYI, xBox will NOT accept MemoryStick of any kind without a USB to MemoryStick adapter as well as a USB to xBox controller plug adapter.
- 2 Bunny
Post by: bushidoblade on November 10, 2009, 05:34:00 PM
I plugged the new drive into my computer.
I ran the U3 removal software and formatted it.
Pluged it into the Xbox and i'm getting the same message as before. It mentions nothing about the drive being erased, but when I browse it in the memory menu, it is blank. I can copy files to it as before. Moving the drive from the Xbox to the computer, Windows still does not recognize the drive and asks me to format it in order to access it (must mean that the xbox formatted the drive, right?) Xplorer 360 still does not find a FATX drive... Its doing exactly the same thing as it was with the previous thumbdrive.
I am connecting the USB drive through a controller I modded. I depinned the second memory card reader and soldered a female usb end to it. as per: http://www.instructables.com/id/Original-X...-Slot-USB-Conv/
is there a better way to connect the usb to the xbox? i figured this seemed the best, the solder joints looked fine before i closed the controller, but i think i might mod my other controller too, to be extra sure...
This post has been edited by bushidoblade: Nov 11 2009, 01:38 AM
Post by: bushidoblade on November 10, 2009, 06:21:00 PM
WTF. FML.
Post by: obcd on November 11, 2009, 02:20:00 AM
Are you sure you are using a version that is supposed to work?
You wouldn't happen to know someone with a modded xbox? He could transfer the gamesave to the usb stick with it.
Try to find the winhex program. It can open a disk in raw sector format. Open the usb stick with it and see if you can find some data on the stick. I don't know what parameters xplorer 360 checks on a drive to qualify it as a fatx formatted drive. It's not an open source program, so it's hard to tell.
The program won't solve your problem, but it will prove that the xbox formatted the disk and had access to it.
It's logical that the drive doesn't show up under the pc drives after it was fatx formatted, since pc's don't recognise the fatx file system.
I also remember reading somewhere that an usb memory device doesn't work with the 1.6 and 1.6b xbox model. You wouldn't happen to have such a model?
regards.
Post by: bushidoblade on November 12, 2009, 03:46:00 PM
I appreciate everyone's help in this thread, but even with all of your suggestions I can't solve my problem.
I don't usually give up on things once i start them, but I think i've done enough dicking around with this thing...
Post by: xboxmods2977 on November 12, 2009, 06:32:00 PM
It sounds to me like you've just a bad luck of the draw. I know, It can be very discouraging, but I was in your place once and I didn't give up. I now have one that works and if you can find one, my personal recommendation for best compatibility is the SanDisk Cruiser Micro 256mb with the 3 color "skins". I have owned one since day one with no problems concerning xbox use. Granted, I lost the "skins" to it, but it still works.
DON'T GIVE UP!
Post by: ldotsfan on November 13, 2009, 07:21:00 AM
QUOTE(obcd @ Nov 11 2009, 05:20 PM)
I know there are a lot of different versions of xplorer360 out.
Are you sure you are using a version that is supposed to work?
Xplorer360 Beta 6.
QUOTE(obcd @ Nov 11 2009, 05:20 PM)
Try to find the winhex program. It can open a disk in raw sector format. Open the usb stick with it and see if you can find some data on the stick. I don't know what parameters xplorer 360 checks on a drive to qualify it as a fatx formatted drive. It's not an open source program, so it's hard to tell.
The program won't solve your problem, but it will prove that the xbox formatted the disk and had access to it.
http://www.xbox-linu...esystem_Details has the details, BRFR and FATX at the specified offsets.
And there's always linux if xplorer360 fails. Xebian/xboxhdm2/xboxhdm2.1
QUOTE(obcd @ Nov 11 2009, 05:20 PM)
I also remember reading somewhere that an usb memory device doesn't work with the 1.6 and 1.6b xbox model. You wouldn't happen to have such a model?
I use my usb drive on my 1.6 regularly. I softmodded it with Krayzie's
Post by: bushidoblade on November 13, 2009, 10:32:00 AM
SanDisk 4gb
SanDisk 2gb
Duracell 2gb
Memorex Traveldrive 512mb
NO LUCK!!! I should edit the title to Spent 98494999054 hours trying to softmod
Post by: 2 Bunny on November 14, 2009, 07:07:00 PM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 13 2009, 12:32 PM)
I have tried 4 different thumbdrives,
SanDisk 4gb
SanDisk 2gb
Duracell 2gb
Memorex Traveldrive 512mb
NO LUCK!!! I should edit the title to Spent 98494999054 hours trying to softmod
SanDisk 4gb
SanDisk 2gb
Duracell 2gb
Memorex Traveldrive 512mb
NO LUCK!!! I should edit the title to Spent 98494999054 hours trying to softmod
I still could not determine the state of that one flash drive you were using. Did it end up being formatted correctly, or not?
It is a very critical question that has not been made clear, and either way confirms it is one of two things:
EITHER
1. The xBox cannot format the drive to FATX (Memory card cannot be used error, WITHOUT "it has been erased")
OR
2. The xBox formatted the drive to FATX, but the computer is not recognizing it (Diagnose problems with software and/or computer)
If you can get it down to either # 1 or # 2, the community will have a far less difficult time answering your question.
Have a good time here on the xBox Scene "Skinnex" Community forums.
- 2 Bunny
Post by: xman954 on November 14, 2009, 07:19:00 PM
copy a gamesave to the thumbdrive from the xbox
unplug the thumbdrive
plug it back in
copy the same gamesave from the thumbdrive to the xbox
if it works it's not the thumbdrive
Post by: bushidoblade on February 02, 2020, 07:30:00 PM
QUOTE(obcd @ Nov 11 2009, 04:20 AM) 
I know there are a lot of different versions of xplorer360 out.
Are you sure you are using a version that is supposed to work?
I am using the latest version of xplorer360. My xbox has a build date of 2002 - 09 - 14.
As far as I know I don't see why they wouldn't be compatible...
QUOTE(2 Bunny @ Nov 14 2009, 09:07 PM)
I still could not determine the state of that one flash drive you were using. Did it end up being formatted correctly, or not?
It is a very critical question that has not been made clear, and either way confirms it is one of two things:
EITHER
1. The xBox cannot format the drive to FATX (Memory card cannot be used error, WITHOUT "it has been erased")
OR
2. The xBox formatted the drive to FATX, but the computer is not recognizing it (Diagnose problems with software and/or computer)
If you can get it down to either # 1 or # 2, the community will have a far less difficult time answering your question. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Have a good time here on the xBox Scene "Skinnex" Community forums.
- 2 Bunny
Scenario 1 is what is happening with my Xbox. As i've said before, when I insert a clean FAT32 formatted usb drive into the xbox, i get the message, "the memory unit you inserted isn't functioning; it may be damaged".
There is NO mention of the drive being erased.
It is the same message for all 4 of the usb drives i've tried.
When I disconnect the drive from the xbox and plug it into my computer, navigate to the drive within My Computer, Windows says that the drive has not been formatted (even though the drive had been formatted in FAT32 prior to being plugged into the xbox.)
I take it as this must mean that the Xbox is in some way changing the drive's format.
It is logical to me that Windows is not able to access the drive as it SHOULD be in FATX format... But neither xplorer360 nor Action Replay even recognize the drive.
QUOTE(xman954 @ Nov 14 2009, 09:19 PM)
did you try..
copy a gamesave to the thumbdrive from the xbox
unplug the thumbdrive
plug it back in
copy the same gamesave from the thumbdrive to the xbox
if it works it's not the thumbdrive
I have tried this. I can copy a file from the Xbox hdd to the thumbdrive...However, when I navigate to the thumbdrive I am presented with no option to copy back to the xbox hdd, only the option to delete exists.
This post has been edited by bushidoblade: Yesterday, 03:35 AM
Post by: 2 Bunny on November 16, 2009, 02:15:00 PM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 15 2009, 09:30 PM)
I am using the latest version of xplorer360. My xbox has a build date of 2002 - 09 - 14.
As far as I know I don't see why they wouldn't be compatible...
Scenario 1 is what is happening with my Xbox. As i've said before, when I insert a clean FAT32 formatted usb drive into the xbox, i get the message, "the memory unit you inserted isn't functioning; it may be damaged".
There is NO mention of the drive being erased.
It is the same message for all 4 of the usb drives i've tried.
All right, now that clears things up quite a bit for the community. Basically, none of the drives you have tried will work. It is just a problem down to the USB drives. The system tried to format it, but failed. I mean, when I tried USB drives in the MS dashboard just to see what they'd do, even this tiny 128 megabyte one I found failed to format, and prior, even though it was formatted to FAT32 or somethin', refused to show up in the xBox Media Center as well. The xBox is just quite finnicky.
Anyway, we need to start exploring new routes for devices that can be used as usb drives? Do you have a cell phone, music player, or SD enabled camera (with SD card), or even (better yet) an SD card reader?
Any of those items may possibly be used. I mean, even an old ancient IDE hard drive that is really small in conjunction with a power supply and an IDE to usb adapter could be used. In theory, anyway. That is why I made so many suggestions.
Just FYI, if you're using a cell phone, that probably don't work if you have one with a crappy little proprietary crippled non normal os. You'll have far better luck with a fully featured normal universal lovely cell phone os, such as Symbian, Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Android, or any other one that I failed to mention - Some may require a special application (windows mobile, for example will need WM5 Storage, or Card export, or something like that. Palm OS I am pretty sure has a freeware application that can work for that purpose too).
Good Luck!
- 2 Bunny
Post by: bushidoblade on November 17, 2009, 10:49:00 PM
turns out the problem was incompatible thumbdrives. after trying 8 different drives I finally found one to work.
I used unleashx and then installed xbmc, and everything is working great!
thanks for everyone's help!
Post by: 2 Bunny on November 18, 2009, 01:46:00 PM
QUOTE(bushidoblade @ Nov 18 2009, 12:49 AM)
Just wanted to let everyone know I was able to sucessfully softmod my xbox...
turns out the problem was incompatible thumbdrives. after trying 8 different drives I finally found one to work.
I used unleashx and then installed xbmc, and everything is working great!
thanks for everyone's help!
turns out the problem was incompatible thumbdrives. after trying 8 different drives I finally found one to work.
I used unleashx and then installed xbmc, and everything is working great!
thanks for everyone's help!
Whew! That was really a long arduous process. I hope you have either a lot of files to save, or your original receipts for those other seven thumbdrives
.- 2 Bunny