Originally posted by jonbtrini:

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Here's the second of my tutorials...perhaps this could be stickied as well?

Just follow these instructions, and using this method you will not need to do anything to your original hard drive which means that if anything does go wrong you will still have an xbox.

Necessary Equipment:

1) xboxhdm 1.9 (Found at xbins? in the directory: /XBOX/Operating Systems/linux/distributions)

2) Torx 10 And Torx 20 Screwdrivers - To Open XBOX

3) A Spare/Blank PC Hardrive

4) FTP Program (AceFTP, SmartFTP etc.)

5) A blank CD-R/W and A CD Burner

Steps:

1. On your xbox's evox dashboard go to system utils and select backup. While your waiting for that to finish, extract all files in xboxhdm 1.9 to your PC'S hard drive and open up the folder 'linux'. In that folder is a folder called 'eeprom'. Once the backup is complete, on your PC run the desired FTP program and access your xbox. Go to E:\ backup_linux\ and download a file called 'eeprom.bin' to the xboxhdm\linux\eeprom folder of on your PC?s hard drive. Then go to the root of your xbox and download the full folders of C:\ and E:\ to your PC's hard drive to the xboxhdm\linux folder and overwrite the ones already there.

2. Now in the root of xboxhdm is a file named 'make-iso-win'. You must run make-iso-win and wait for it to finish once it has finished. Now burn the .iso which was created to a blank cd-r/w using Nero or alcohol, dvddecrypter etc. When burning is finished shutdown pc.

3. Take out all other hard drives and put in the hard drive you wish to make an xbox hard drive and set it to be the primary master. Boot up your PC and as it is loading press whatever button to enter your BIOS setup and set your PC to boot from CD. Now reset your PC and put the cd-r/w with the .iso you created on it, in the cd/dvd drive. You should be given a list of options.

4. Choose Option 1 (by typing ?1?) and press enter to boot VGA console with xbox-drive utilities (default). Type ?xboxhd? when it asks you for a login. Another list of options will show up, choose option 1 again (the one that says ?Build a new Xbox HD from scratch?) and it will begin to format and write the partition table etc. If you put your C:\ and E:\ onto the CD then when it asks you about them type yes and when it asks you if you would like an F select yes, it is all pretty self explanatory. Now quit and reboot your PC. If this worked you now have a brand new nearly-usable xbox hard drive.

5. Now for locking the hard drive. When it boot from the cd again, this time type ?3? and hit enter to boot linux with locking/unlocking utilities. Next, type in ?lockhd -a?. It will now search for the eeprom on the CD and will automatically lock the hard drive. Now turn off the PC and take out the hard drive when it has finished locking.

Now put it back in your Xbox and load up and have fun!

If you can't figure out how to burn the cd properly in Nero or whatever, don't worry, i NEVER do it properly lol, so just use the burn feature in DVD Decrypter and it'll burn the linux.iso in the proper bootable format for you to use it. Also, if your HD is OVER 137 gigs, you'll need to format the remaining space with UnleashX for it to be available once you're finished the upgrade.

Edit - To save some people from buying a harddrive that isn't lockable and therefore wasting their money, please visit this link for a list of lockable and therefore Xbox compatible harddrives - http://www.xbox-hq.com/html/modules.php?...dDrives[/quote]

Originally posted by jeezy103:

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so i have a sata hd on the way, will this be a problem,given someone said upgrading only works with ide hd's????

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Originally posted by iknowuc:

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i just recently softmodded my xbox and i was wondering instead of using a cd-r/w can i use a dvd-r/w because my computer doesnt read cds right it comes up as non compatible format

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Originally posted by iknowuc:

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when i have to backup it finishes backing up real fast and i ftp it and there isnt any eeprom folder there

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Quote:

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* Once you successfully FTP the console, you'll need to find the eeprom file. It's located in E:\Udata\2xxxxxxxxxx\0000000000000\Backup.

* Copy this file across to your computer and open 'LiveInfo'. Open the eeprom file in LiveInfo and ensure that the serial number matches the serial number found on the sticker beneath your Xbox console

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Originally posted by kmssd:

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. . . but will this tut work to upgrade my stock harddrive since I softmodded and have UnleashX 39.0528A Build 584 as my dash?

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Originally posted by jonbtrini:

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@Taider54 - there IS NO OPTION to turn the softmod on or off...there is no newer version of ltools, 1.8 is actually the newest one, and there's no difference from 1.7.5 except for a few dual boot changes....

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