Post by: ceaseless on August 30, 2011, 01:05:00 PM
When the Xbox boots up, it no longer automatically boots the xbmc dashboard (or any other dash) right away. It just hangs on a black screen. Only when I press eject to open and close the tray real fast, then a dash screen comes up. If I leave the tray ejected, it goes to m$ dashboard (like a dual boot).
Is there some kind of config stored somewhere that when I turn on my xbox, it goes straight to the xbmc or other dashboard instead of a black hanging screen? I can also FTP into my box
Post by: Heimdall on August 30, 2011, 03:12:00 PM
Did you try to upgrade XBMC immediately before the problem started?
Post by: ceaseless on August 30, 2011, 03:21:00 PM
Post by: Heimdall on August 30, 2011, 03:37:00 PM
There isn't anything between the boot process and the dashboard......
So, did you try to upgrade XBMC immediately before the problem started? If not, did you do something else?
Post by: ceaseless on August 30, 2011, 03:43:00 PM
I thought something looked for the dashboard to boot it after the Xbox logo. That's why I ask.
PS: Also, I'm glad to be talking with you as I have seen you around in the forums and I like your work
Post by: Heimdall on August 30, 2011, 03:49:00 PM
Post by: ceaseless on August 30, 2011, 04:20:00 PM
Post by: shambles1980 on August 30, 2011, 09:36:00 PM
have you tried cleaning the dvd player?
Post by: ceaseless on August 30, 2011, 10:57:00 PM
Post by: Heimdall on August 31, 2011, 06:09:00 AM
Post by: ceaseless on August 31, 2011, 09:31:00 AM
No matter what dash I use, its the same, because it isn't dependent on different dashes. It's more dependent on the Xbox and the spin up time of the hard drive to initiate the dashboards I believe. What may interfere with it is the SATA to IDE adapter or the SATA hard drive I have.
I recently upgraded to a 500 GB two weeks ago. I would've bought a high priced IDE drive, but since I know SATA is the future for now, I've headed this direction as I see some others have also. Hopefully we find a solution soon because my mod still works and my hard disk has no problems. It's just HOW I have to turn it on that aggravates me because the Xbox can't boot it immediately.
Edit: When I first did the upgrade, everything went smooth. All partitions and everything. The Xbox would boot to a dashboard every time I hit the power button only. This must've happened when I uninstalled the softmod and redone it to incorporate the high definition and widescreen viewing on my monitor. I read in many other posts that I would have to do that in order for me to view the other video modes and that I would have to set it (HD modes) in the original m$ dash first before the softmod so I think it may have reinstalled differently to the drive causing the black screen on boot. When I cloned the hard drive from an 80 GB, I didn't have this issue at all and everything was the same for the most part.
This post has been edited by ceaseless: Aug 31 2011, 04:40 PM
Post by: Heimdall on August 31, 2011, 12:36:00 PM
QUOTE(Heimdall @ Aug 30 2011, 10:37 PM) 
So, did you try to upgrade XBMC immediately before the problem started? If not, did you do something else?
So, you didn't think that a SATA drive installation and an attempt to change to HD counted as "doing something else"? How do you expect people to help you if you miss out huge chunks of relevant information?
You don't need to unistall a sofmod to get access to the MS Dash to enable HD modes, so wherever you read that was misleading you.
You probably have a mismatched virtual eeprom. Use whatever tools SID gives you to repair it. Alternatively, use HeXEn (Google Heimdall's Xbox Engineering Disc) to install Krayzie 1.1.1 and use the tools on HeXEn to enable HD modes.
Post by: ceaseless on September 01, 2011, 09:27:00 AM
I figured it could be easily resolved as my softmod still works; it just won't boot up by the power button alone. I only started thinking of different things it could've been later (some time after this topic).
I will now search for topics relating to SATA hard disks and Xbox mods.
This post has been edited by ceaseless: Sep 1 2011, 04:29 PM
Post by: Heimdall on September 01, 2011, 05:11:00 PM
Did your problem start immediately after you attempted to enable HD video? The answer is either yes or no.
Post by: ceaseless on September 02, 2011, 01:34:00 AM
QUOTE(Heimdall @ Sep 2 2011, 12:11 AM)
Your post makes no sense.
Did your problem start immediately after you attempted to enable HD video? The answer is either yes or no.
Edit: No, the problem wasn't immediate. The reinstall could've caused it, but I'm not certain. I just know that I've reinstalled the softmod a couple times before on my 80 Gig and there wasn't any problems. This problem occurred recently on my 500 GB sata. I've only done one uninstall and reinstall on the 500 GB before the problem occurred, so it could be possible. It wasn't immediate.
The reason it may not make any sense is because like I said in an above post, I thought it was a simple software fix first, but now I see that's not how the software works. There isn't a simple config file. After I left here, I started of thinking about other problems it could be as I keep checking with my Xbox.
I would google things like "black screen" and "dashboard only boots on eject" and after a while, the sata drive thing popped up in my head and I started mixing the words in the google search. It led me to that link I posted above and I have been reading it. So far, it seems like the closest thing to my problems and the black screen because the mod does work - it just won't fully boot by only power button. It 'will' fully boot by the eject button and that's something I don't like to do.
So, to shorten things:
First, I thought it was a simple software fix and that I was maybe missing something I didn't know about. I have done the repairs and the reinstalls before I came to ask for help on the situation. The only thing I didn't do is reclone from my 80 GB drive again because I have done too much with this 500 GB currently to lose it.
Second, I didn't stop looking for a solution to the problem after I left here and I kept searching online for different things that may relate and came across a post where some of the guys were talking about the same issue as me (not booting on time, black screen, etc). Since it is the closest to my issue so far, I'm leaning more towards it now as people have reported after time has passed with a sata drive, they have started seeing late boots and even error codes. It could be caused by the sata-to-ide adapters we use. I'm still looking for a conclusion.
Post by: shambles1980 on September 13, 2011, 01:25:00 PM
QUOTE(ceaseless @ Sep 13 2011, 08:09 PM)
Luckily for me, I had an old Xbox for scraps in my closet I had remembered. Well, turns out, the real problem was the DVD drive and it apparently messed up my softmod so that I can't uninstall it now. At least the softmod works, but my DVD drive went bad and started programming slow, so the Xbox would hang on a black screen when turned on (with no disc inside). Put the scrap DVD drive in and it came right on and also read discs correctly. sigh.
Trade off is that the scrap DVD drive needs a new case for it because it won't open and close correctly. I tried using the broken DVD drive's case, but it's a different model and doesn't fit.
Sorry for the trouble.
thoght that was the issue.. "i actualy mentioned it a while back lol"
as for the sticking dvd drive replace or recondition the belt on the drive open motorr that should do it,
And you can also attach some non conductive material to the magnet on the top of the case.
to do that you take the case apart hold the top casing in your hand and flip it upside down you will see a circle thingy.. you can attach some cardboard to the inner mettal circle to reduce the magnetic force applied to the drive motor.
I would recondition the drive belt 1st though.. just put iot in some hot water for a few mins and dry it out good, You may notice its no longer circular but more egg shaped. The narrow part would usualy go on the small spndel on the drive motor, but put that side on the big spindle instead.
that should fix your drive open/close issues if only temporeraly. you could just source a new drive belt or use the one from the old drive.
as for the dvd drive messing up your softmod.. I doubt that is the case, and is peobably a shaddow C issue your suffering from. if you want to update/change or remove your softmod i woud advize you use hexen (heimdalls xbox engineering disk) burnt to dvd-r at slowest possible speed.
Post by: ceaseless on September 14, 2011, 02:13:00 PM
QUOTE(shambles1980 @ Sep 13 2011, 08:25 PM)
thoght that was the issue.. "i actualy mentioned it a while back lol"
as for the sticking dvd drive replace or recondition the belt on the drive open motorr that should do it,
And you can also attach some non conductive material to the magnet on the top of the case.
to do that you take the case apart hold the top casing in your hand and flip it upside down you will see a circle thingy.. you can attach some cardboard to the inner mettal circle to reduce the magnetic force applied to the drive motor.
I would recondition the drive belt 1st though.. just put iot in some hot water for a few mins and dry it out good, You may notice its no longer circular but more egg shaped. The narrow part would usualy go on the small spndel on the drive motor, but put that side on the big spindle instead.
that should fix your drive open/close issues if only temporeraly. you could just source a new drive belt or use the one from the old drive.
as for the dvd drive messing up your softmod.. I doubt that is the case, and is peobably a shaddow C issue your suffering from. if you want to update/change or remove your softmod i woud advize you use hexen (heimdalls xbox engineering disk) burnt to dvd-r at slowest possible speed.
Thanks. Well the problem is when I take the case/cover off of the dvd drive, it opens and shuts.
When I put the cover on, it doesn't move. I tried to slightly prop the cover up and repeat the process until it starts to open and shut as normal. If I could leave the cover off, that would be wonderful, but we know that's not gonna work lol. So, when I need to use a disk, I take the cover off, put the disk in, and close. I will try to fix it where I won't need the dvd drive in the future.
I'll look into your advice