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Xbox softmodding - Is it really worth it????
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Fuzzy2006
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7. January 2005 @ 14:17 |
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Do you need ur xbox softmodded or chipped to run evox on it?
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Stuman
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8. January 2005 @ 01:59 |
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I'm afraid I cant answer that as I've only used chipped boxes. But I would assume a softmodded box should be able to run Evox.
Evox is only a dashboard afterall and without a dashboard how would you gain access to the HDD???
Softmodding is becoming ever more popular these days so there must be some advatages with it. It just seems like a pain having to re-load stuf everytime you want to use live. At least with a chip it's only a question of disabling the chip with the touch of a button.
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Quadratic
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8. January 2005 @ 05:27 |
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The Evox dashboard is automatically included in the softmod.
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Fuzzy2006
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8. January 2005 @ 10:38 |
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Ok i am going to chip it!
Not sure which chip yet so will you help me decide cos i dont really understand the difference between them all.
could you also tell me where to buy the chip. The only place i know is whitedog.co.uk Please note. I stay just south of glasgow, scotland so the chip would need to be posted to the UK.
thanks
fraser.
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Stuman
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8. January 2005 @ 19:21 |
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www.gtelectronics.co.uk is in dundee so not really that far. As far as I know executer chips are supposed to be the best but I use aladdin advance as they do not require external switches to turn off.
Basically I think most chips do what you need them to do. i.e. play imports and back-ups. It really all depends on how into your bios you are.
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Fuzzy2006
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9. January 2005 @ 03:31 |
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i am not really into all that bios shit. So now whats the best???
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bemor
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16. February 2005 @ 04:27 |
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if ur not sure about modding id suggest buying a cheap 2nd hand xbox do a bit of reading and softmod it (unless u suit the role of a monkey with a soldering iron better) at the end of the day y pay for someone to put info on a chip that ull pay for when you can simply get a softmod program and put the info on the current hardware yourself
hardware may seem to wear the pants in the xbox but the software decides which ones
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bemor
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16. February 2005 @ 04:30 |
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having a spare xbox is always handy and theres no risk to ur current one should u mess up (despite what anyone says evryone makes mistakes at some point or another)
good luck
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Fuzzy2006
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16. February 2005 @ 14:13 |
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I blew my motherbored up within 24 hours of chipping it. oops lol. (the d0 cable came out and i drop solder on the video chip) lol
I got a new motherbored off ebay and it is softmodded.
I now have a 200gb hard drive with evox and all that pish on it :D
But i have another problem. I cant see to FTP it to my computer. (i used to be able to do it!!!!!)
All the settings are correct, I'm pretty sure!
When i switch the xbox on and connect it but to the PC, the xbox says its IP address is 0.0.0.0.
It says this in the main evoulation screen Homer Simpson Skin)
I have tried connecting it up to another pc and it still seems to think thats its ip address is 0.0.0.0 It was something like 192.168.0.3
Do you think i have done something to the motherboard and thats why its givin an IP address of 0.0.0.0 ??????
(i need to connect my xbox up to my pc as i need to update Xbox Media Centre so i get Xlink Kai up and running on it!)
If you think i have done something to the motherboard then is there another way of connecting it up to my PC?????
I have tried linking up the hard drive to my PC but it reads the drive in the bios settings but not in windows (or it says "Need to be formatted")
Please help!!!!
thanks Fraser
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bemor
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16. February 2005 @ 17:23 |
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Fuzzy2006
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17. February 2005 @ 06:29 |
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So what you think the motherboard is broken then???//
Does anyone know if it is fixable or is it better selling it on ebay and buying a brand new one???
The only disadvantage is that, my motherboard is softmodded and i run evox and everything in on the hdd (inc. games) :( And i'm not to happy chipping it my self. I have fucked up my last motherboard. lol
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Stuman
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17. February 2005 @ 09:10 |
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As I mentioned before, I can get everything sorted out, professionally for you.
Or you can contact them directly, as far as I can remember its
www.gtelectronics.co.uk
They do my chipping for me (dont have enough soldering experience to work on a 100 note xbox) and I do everything else, for me.
But they will maybe be able to help you with your motherboard problem.
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ghost666
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15. March 2005 @ 22:12 |
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ok, im like that other guy; i want to soft mod. i have a question/concern, i heard that you cantplay Xbox Live; but you say diffrently?
can you explain...mostly i want it for the media player.
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zuban
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23. March 2005 @ 12:45 |
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jonbtrini mentioned:
"Unless he wanted to play XBL, in which case, all he has to do is boot the disc directly without accessing his dashboard and he will be able to play XBL just fine...i have a softmodded xbox and an xbox live account i've been playing for 10 months now and I have had no problems..."
So your saying that all you have to do to avoid being banned on xbox-live is to insert an original game disk, turn xbox off, and restart (so that the xbox boots directly to the game instead of to the dashboard?
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jonbtrini
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24. March 2005 @ 11:23 |
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Quote:
jonbtrini mentioned:
"Unless he wanted to play XBL, in which case, all he has to do is boot the disc directly without accessing his dashboard and he will be able to play XBL just fine...i have a softmodded xbox and an xbox live account i've been playing for 10 months now and I have had no problems..."
So your saying that all you have to do to avoid being banned on xbox-live is to insert an original game disk, turn xbox off, and restart (so that the xbox boots directly to the game instead of to the dashboard?
Well Zuban, this USED to be the case. Xbox Live worked like a charm this way with a softmod, until they upgraded to XBL 3.0, and now they scan your HDD for any illegal code or anything other than original Xbox files that come on the factory HDD. So you will be banned now, even using this method. Anyone who tells you that "Microsoft has the power to scan harddrives, but doesn't do it right now" is completely wrong....they ARE scanning your C and I believe your E partition when you get on XBL....
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25. March 2005 @ 05:45 |
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The way I see it, if your gonna open your case to upgrade the HDD, might as well chip it instead of the softmod. If your keeping the stock HDD and want your warranty, I'd softmod. Personally, now with the xbox2 comming soon, why bother with the warranty, chip it and be done with it.
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ghost666
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25. March 2005 @ 12:16 |
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This has probally been asked many times before, but i wouls be very grateful if someone PM me what i need to softmod and how...im a complete beginner. i dont know which websites are true and what is not; they all very on how to do it.
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zuban
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25. March 2005 @ 12:24 |
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I've been playing on Xbox-live with a softmodded xbox (although I did not replace the hard drive and have been removing the softmod). I'm not sure how xbox live checks for modded xboxes, but for whatever reason, I've had no difficulty playing.
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Duvelken
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16. April 2005 @ 10:12 |
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@ Zeno
150.00 EUR would equal 204.163 USD
But you said yours cost 140 Pounds, not Euro.
150 USD would equal 289.11 GBP
USD United State Dollars ($)
GBP Great Britain Pount (£)
EUR Euro (?)
Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool !
£140 is around ?210
210? is around $270
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BabyOGRE
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19. April 2005 @ 06:50 |
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Hey guys, Im interested in install EvoX with action replay and the Mechassault Exploit. I also want to be able to use the modded profiles in XBl, Can anyone help me out like step-by-step..or guide me in the right direction?
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samusXP
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24. April 2005 @ 15:09 |
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It costed me $9 to softmod my Xbox. I bought Splinter Cell, loaded the hacksave, and BINGO! I left the stock hard drive, but I plan to upgrade sometime soon.
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