Post by: Rxanadu on July 18, 2011, 01:01:00 PM
- a 350 gb hard drive that can be locked
- a molex y splitter
- a few games to save onto my new hard drive
The thing that messed up my old Xbox may be because I didn't save the softmod to right partition. That or something happened to the E partition during the install. To be blunt, my original hard drive is useless for the Xbox.
During the week after that fiasco, I found out about places to install the latest Xbox dashboard. What's stopping me from installing the dashboard onto my larger hard drive and putting it into my old Xbox? It still plays original Xbox games, despite constantly hitching up (it was a version 1 Xbox, so it's been around since 2001), so I don't know why just putting another HD in the system would change anything.
Post by: Heimdall on July 18, 2011, 02:13:00 PM
To install a different disk into your old Xbox you need to be able to copy files (the right files to the right places, not in a random sense) to the disk and lock it - and with only a laptop you can't do that. If by old Xbox you mean the one you screwed up a few weeks ago then you could possibly hotswap to a USB/IDE enclosure and use Xplorer360 beta 6 to install a clean dash then redo the softmod, or you could fit a chip.
To mod your new Xbox, make sure that the MS Dash is version 5960, and if it isn't use Halo 2 to update it - as I described in your original post. Then use the Krayzie 1.1.1 gamesave softmod installer to install the softmod - select Basic Install - UnleashX Dashboard. Once that's done use HeXEn to update the dash, install XBMC etc. You can also use HeXEn plus a separate IDE power supply to build and lock your larger hard drive, or you can use Chimp 2618 to do that with the Molex Y splitter.
Also, FYI, with a softmod you have no choice "about places to install the latest Xbox dashboard" or about where to put the MS Dash - the MS Dash location was decided by Microsoft, and the hacked dash location is decided by the person who wrote the softmod.
This post has been edited by Heimdall: Jul 18 2011, 09:16 PM
Post by: Rxanadu on July 18, 2011, 03:36:00 PM
I really don't want to mess this Xbox up, too.
Post by: Heimdall on July 18, 2011, 03:44:00 PM
Post by: Rxanadu on July 18, 2011, 04:08:00 PM
I have another thing I wanted to ask about: should I be unzipping any of the files in the installer rar I got? For example, should I have unzipped the UDATA files in either of the SC save folders?
Also, should folders, such as the "APPS", "DASHBOARD", and "EMULATORS" folders in the "Extras" folder be empty? For me, they are.
Post by: shambles1980 on July 18, 2011, 04:24:00 PM
Calm down and step away from the xbox...
I see that you are using a memory card or usb.
1st thing you need to do is get the correct krazie "1.1.1" for your xbox there are pal and ntsc one..
When you havethe one for your xbox.
UNZIP IT
you will get a UDATA folder.
In that folder is a folder which is nothing but numbers.
Copy the nuberd folder to your memory device using xplorer360..
your Usb device should only have the numberd folder and its contents on it.
(numberd folder should have 2 linux saves, install and profile "i think they are called that")
There should be no other splinter cell saves on your xbox
You need to make sure your dash is updated.. so use halo 2 or later live enabled game and try to login to live, you dont have to login or be connected to the internet, You just want the disk to update your dash.
Take the memory device to your xbox and copy the save files from the memroy device to your xbox.
Take 1 step at a time and dont rush ahead of your self trying to think where anything els goes.
let us know how that 1st process went and im sure 1 of us will tell you what to do next.
This post has been edited by shambles1980: Jul 18 2011, 11:37 PM
Post by: Heimdall on July 18, 2011, 04:38:00 PM
Yes, Apps, Dashboard and Emulators should be empty.
This post has been edited by Heimdall: Jul 18 2011, 11:40 PM
Post by: Rxanadu on February 02, 2020, 04:29:00 PM
For starters, I can't find any screenshots or videos on how the Krayzie installer worked or looked like, so I don't really know what to do when I get the SC save working. Should I expect something along the lines of SID? Also, when it comes to the eeprom, should I use FlashFTP to store it on my laptop, and should I have the FTP ready before or during the backup process? Finally, is it possible to have more than one dashboard on the HD? For example, could I use UnleashX for copying my games to the HD while having XBMC for streaming music and stuff from YT?
Post by: Heimdall on February 02, 2020, 04:35:00 PM
Yes
Yes
If you want to. The sooner you do it the better.
Yes, and HeXEn will install them and give you tools to switch between them
Yes, but DVD2Xbox 0.78 is better for ripping games
This post has been edited by Heimdall: Yesterday, 12:36 AM
Post by: Rxanadu on February 02, 2020, 06:35:00 PM
Post by: Heimdall on February 02, 2020, 06:46:00 PM
1. Build an eeprom reader to get the eeprom from the old Xbox, unlock the disk in the new Xbox, put the HD key from old Xbox into the new one, relock the disk with the new key. Power off at any stage during this and you are in trouble. Use lxhdm or chimp on the new Xbox to rebuild the disk from the old Xbox, put it back in the old Xbox.
2. Possibly hotswap to a USB-IDE enclosure and use Xplorer360 beta 6 to build the softmod on the disk.
3. Fit a chip
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Post by: shambles1980 on February 02, 2020, 09:09:00 PM
(sata support sux on the board i just mentioned. the via chip should have been recalled. so they are cheap, and has usb boot support as well as floppy disk drive "snazzy")
They also have a simple "cant really mess it up" bios, which does support disabeling hard drive detection for xboxhdm.
and you can get a 2nd hand 15" flat screen tft monitor for next to nothing (just bought one other day for (£16)
I doubt a whole system and some sort of monitor (possibly crt) would be much more than like £40 here in the uk if you could collected it. Probably even less in the states.
And if you really want to modify xboxes and tend to make mistakes.. then Personaly.. This is just me speaking here.
You will eventualy need a crappy little box that you can pull out from under your bed and use it for hotswapping excetera.
i dont see how he couldnt fix his old xbox if he had a pc unless it never unlocks the drive then he would need an eeprom reader and a pc.
but i guess thats all a diferent matter entierly. and he should just concentrate on his new box.
This post has been edited by shambles1980: Yesterday, 05:12 AM
Post by: Heimdall on July 19, 2011, 03:37:00 AM
Post by: Heimdall on July 23, 2011, 06:12:00 PM
if you were supposed to unpack the .rar files then we'd have told you to do that........
Post by: Heimdall on July 23, 2011, 07:19:00 PM
Post by: shambles1980 on July 23, 2011, 08:05:00 PM
2. Load up xbox without a game so it goes to microsoft dash.
3. Enter microsoft dash's memory manager.
4. Use memory manager to format the usb drive.
5. take usb drive to pc.
6. open xplorer360
7. click on drive (top left corner )
8. click OPEN>harddrive or memory card
9. Transfer saves to the usb pen.
10.Take usb device back to xbox.
11. use microsoft dashboards memory manager to transfer them to your xbox "highlight the name press right select copy"
12, Restart xbox with game in drive.
13. select play game.
14. select load.
15 select the option on top left of screen (i forget name)
16. follow on screen instructions,
Post by: shambles1980 on July 23, 2011, 08:28:00 PM
Post by: shambles1980 on July 24, 2011, 07:13:00 AM
QUOTE(Rxanadu @ Jul 24 2011, 04:05 AM) 
I'm having problems connecting via FlashFTP. The IP address constantly shows as "0.0.0.0", and even after using both this and the basic IP address (192.168.0.2), I still couldn't get it to work.
Also, out of curiosity, I burned one of the games I own onto a disc via torrent and tested it out with UnleashX. It ran but eventually brought up an error pertaining to a dirty disc. Maybe it was because I burned it at 8x speed.
0.0.0.0 ip adress usually means your network cable is not connected.
and dont download the games use dvd2xbox to copy yours, dirty disk is probably more like corrupted download.
Post by: shambles1980 on July 24, 2011, 07:38:00 AM
you dont need to worry about the bios loader.
if your using a static ip address make sure its similar to your routers ip..
If your router ip is 192.168.0.**
then use 192.168.0.111 for your xbox,
If the router is 192.168.1.88
then use 192.168.1.111
but sounds like the cable your using dont work or is not connected.
Post by: shambles1980 on July 24, 2011, 12:15:00 PM
I copy the c and e drive from the xbox im upgrading "flashfxp"
I populate the Linux C and E folder with the contents, then i put the eeprom.bin file in the eeprom folder.
I tend to use a dvd so i have aproximatly 4gb of data i can copy from the C and E drives.
I click on the make iso bat file.
I burn the dvd with magic iso. (other people use other programs, nero, dvd decrypter excetera)
I turn off my pc and dissconnect all my drives.
I connect one IDE DVD playeras a SLAVE on the primary ide channel. I connect the hard disk to be upgraded to the same IDE channel set as MASTER.
i set the bios to not detect my primary master hard disk
(if my bios did not support that i would leave the hard disk connected to the IDE cable but only connect the 4 pin molex power AFTER the bios failed to detect the drive)
I set my bios to boot from cd.
I use the comands to build a hard disk from scratch answering yes to the questions.
I then Use the commands to lock the hard disk.
Lockhd -a
and then i can put it in my xbox.
Now after i just wrote all that i rememberd you dont have a pc to do this with,
Hexen disk does have the option to upgrade a hard disk but you will need a second power source to use that.
I doubt you have this either.
So i guess my only real answer is,
check irc for the files you want..
Post by: Rxanadu on July 24, 2011, 03:39:00 PM
Do you think I could just use the flash drive to transfer items instead?
Also, I'm having a bit of some trouble figuring out how to slave my HD. It's a Seagate 320gb harddrive, and it has a diagram on it saying something about "master = on" and "slave = off" while showing the jumper setting on the pins closest to the IDE cables.
Post by: shambles1980 on July 24, 2011, 03:47:00 PM
The ip adress going to 0.0.0.0 means you arent connected to a router or pc or whatever. CHECK YOUR CABLE
Jumpers settings..
A jumper is a little doo da that connects 2 pins together there will be a diagram showing you which 2 pins connected to each other sets the drive as any given state "off =" Means no jumper attached at all.
You can use the file manager and your usb device to transfer data.
Post by: Rxanadu on July 24, 2011, 10:30:00 PM
Edit: Was I supposed to set the drive to master afterwards to trick the Xbox mb into thinking it was the real deal? I didn't do that when I tested it last. I also opted to clone "byte-by-byte", not for the partition cloning.
Post by: fallenangle on July 25, 2011, 07:39:00 AM
If after that you still get an error message and/or the memory device does not appear in your MS dash 'Memory' or it or saves disappears from the dash during testing it is incompatible with the Xbox and obviously can't be used for this purpose.
When you attached it to the PC of course ignore any pop-up suggesting a reformat, you need to keep it FATX throughout the process.
It is sometimes forgotten that a Xbox 8MB official memory card and Xbox controller to USB adapter cable can be used to get the saves from PC to Xbox too. Both are still possible to source online.
Post by: Rxanadu on July 25, 2011, 11:02:00 AM
Hopefully, I didn't do anything wrong by putting the jumper to master.
Post by: shambles1980 on July 25, 2011, 12:29:00 PM
i guess the partition tables could be wrong though due to cloning a 8gb hdd.
so i would use xbpartitioner Thats 1 of the applications that hexen can install for you.
Post by: Rxanadu on July 25, 2011, 04:24:00 PM
Post by: Rxanadu on July 26, 2011, 07:49:00 AM