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Modding Noob - Hard Mod vs Soft mod
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 14:01 |
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You make a good point Return, but i have to ask you, do you know why people use modchips for any other reason? I haven't figured that one out cause I was gonna buy one, but don't see any reason, at least for myself
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Evander1
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3. April 2006 @ 14:07 |
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I am going to attempt the softmod first, just to see if I can do it. If I have problem's, I'll buy a chip.
Thanks for the info all!!
VCFIRE, do you mind if I contact you if I run into problems? I think I have all of my ducks in a row and understand what to do.
If you're scared.... say you're scared!
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 14:10 |
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No problem, I'd be happy to help.
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Evander1
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3. April 2006 @ 14:12 |
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Awesome! As soon as my ebay'ed items arrive I am going to get started.
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 14:15 |
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Good luck, remember to back everything up!!
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Evander1
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3. April 2006 @ 14:35 |
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are there any good tut's on backing up the stock HDD?
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 15:19 |
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once you install the softmod, just use a FTP program, I use FlashFXP, and just copy the directories right over to your PC, if you're not sure on how to use it, i'll look for a tutorial for it. Search the forums here or on Xbox-scene.com, they pretty much have a tutorial on everything.
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Evander1
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3. April 2006 @ 15:22 |
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I can handle that. Once I see everthing in action, I am sure things will fall into place.
Once I have EvoX installed, is it difficult to load up emu's and roms? Or will the hard part be done?
I am still considering the whole chip idea, it kinda depends on how hard it is to upgrade the stock hard drive using a softmod. Once again, I'll just have to wait and see.
If you're scared.... say you're scared!
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 15:29 |
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well, the hard part is getting them, not really putting them on, I had a friend that got me a copy on DVD of about 10 emulators and over 10,000 roms, but if I install it to my xbox, it's not as easy to use, the menu setup on the DVD is a lot better. I'm actually wondering where I can get a PSX and PS2 emulator with roms for my xbox.
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 15:35 |
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I can help you do the upgrade for your HD, it did take me ruining one HD before trying it a totally different way with the second one and it worked perfect, if you know how to work a PC and a little familiar with some PC lingo, once you do it it'll blow your mind on how easy it is. After I figured it out I wanted to shoot myself for not trying it 2 years ago when I got my 1st xbox modded by a friend who wasn't cool on showing people on how to do it, just charged money for it.
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Evander1
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3. April 2006 @ 15:36 |
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According to what I have found, there are no working PS2 Emulators. I have a VIP membership to www.xbox-hq.com and they have some emu's and rom's.
I was also able to get SID 4.5 and Autoinstaller 3. Between the tut's here and software there I should be set. I am very anxious to start tinkering around.
I used to have a computer repair shop a few years back, so I am pretty familiar with the hardware. I also have a decent understanding of the software, so once I start playing with it, I should be fine.
If you're scared.... say you're scared!
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TheReturn
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3. April 2006 @ 15:41 |
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You make a good point Return, but i have to ask you, do you know why people use modchips for any other reason? I haven't figured that one out cause I was gonna buy one, but don't see any reason, at least for myself
Since you want to know the advantages of modchip, here is the list:
- Run all unsigned apps
- play backup games
- Easy to fix any kind of xbox problems
- Ok with XBL (turn off the chip)
- Easy to upgrade hdd
HERE IS THE BEST PARTS OF MODCHIP THAT SOFTMOD CAN'T DO:
- FTP without dashboard needed
- Fix any xbox to manufacturing condition
EX: I have a solderless X3ce on my xbox. My friend try to softmod his xbox and he messed up. Now his xbox has error (no dashboard). I know you have seen this happens alot. How do I fix it? Ok
1/ take off the solderless X3ce chip in my xbox.
2/ install it into my friend xbox.
3/ boot the xbox with SID or AID inside the dvd drive OR ftp. NOTE: X3, Xenium and SmartXX you can ftp without dashboard.
4/ copy the ms dash to C drive (ofcouse overdrive whatever in the hdd)
5/ turn off the modchip.
6/ boot xbox. Ms dash load up again
7/ take off the modchip and put it back to my xbox.
8/ Give the xbox back to my friend. So he can do softmod again.
With this method, you can fix any xbox.
Let me know what you think.
THE RETURN
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Evander1
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3. April 2006 @ 15:46 |
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That is a great feature, especially if I have a bunch of friends who are softmodding.
Can you not play back-ups with softmodding? Also, what kind of unsigned apps are there?
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TheReturn
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3. April 2006 @ 15:48 |
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softmod can play backups and run unsign apps.
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 15:51 |
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sounds good, would have been cool to do that before, but since both of mine are softmodded, and i know how to fix them, i'm good. Since I have one of the old softmods on one and the newer Krayzie's Ndure softmod on the other, I can play backups, and I've heard you can use XBL with Krayzie's, but I don't play XBL except with my Xbox 360 and don't want to get banned from trying. Never tried unsigned code, cause I don't really care to do that. I do have the Ultimate Xbox Boot Disk, Slayers AID and SID, and the Evox install discs. I've read that some of them aren't that good, but I know they are work when I boot them. Maybe I'll just get a chip one day anyways. I was thinking of the Xenium solderless chip, I've read around that it's pretty much the best one. Thanks
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TheReturn
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3. April 2006 @ 16:05 |
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@VCFire
you like it, huh.
Some guys in here has problem with softmod. They use xboxhdm1.9. They got all files for C, E and eeprom folder. They have a right eeprom for the xbox. After they successed install and lock hdd on PC. Then put the hdd back to xbox and have error 06. They have tried a lot of different tutor. And end up with same error. I dont know why.
Can you answer it? Which steps do they miss out?
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VCFire
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3. April 2006 @ 17:26 |
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I'm not totally sure, maybe they have a hard drive that is not lockable, or they are not don't have the correct HDD key to unlock it. If they have all the backup files, I'd say wipe the drive and try again, or try a different HD, I use Maxtor and Western Digital and haven't had any issues. Sorry if I'm not much help on this one.
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TheReturn
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3. April 2006 @ 18:39 |
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ok. yes, I tell them to try on Maxtor or WD.
They actually build a brand new unlock hdd. The problem is xbox can't unlock it.
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VCFire
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4. April 2006 @ 03:33 |
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TheReturn
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4. April 2006 @ 05:50 |
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ok thank
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Evander1
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4. April 2006 @ 21:20 |
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I need a little clarification.
When initially softmodding, do I used SID, or do I use AID instead of SID?
I am getting more and more confused as I read the AID tutorial. It mentions formatting drives and installing softmods.
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TheReturn
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5. April 2006 @ 05:45 |
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Evander1
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5. April 2006 @ 05:58 |
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I have that site marked and ready. It says to used SID...... nevermind, you didn't understand my question.
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Evander1
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6. April 2006 @ 19:28 |
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Okay, I have everything I need, but have already run into problems.
When I open Action Replay and attempt to drop SID Launcher and the gamesave files to the memory card, I hit a wall.
I cannot drag files to the memory card. I can put them into the "PC Database" column, but not the "Memory Card" column. What might my problem be? Bad memory card, bad AR connector? or am I doing something wrong?
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TheReturn
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6. April 2006 @ 19:56 |
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