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Upgrading HD on Softmodded Xbox Tutorial
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25. February 2006 @ 12:37 |
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I have a question about how to set up the xbox and computer for xboxhdm. I have my xbox opened and the only thing that is unplugged is the IDE cable for the DVD drive. I start my computer and then I stop it before it goes looking for the harddrives. I can set my computer BIOS to boot from the CD drive and then thats all I do. Then I restart my computer and pause it again before it looks. I then start my xbox and wait for it to load up. I have error 13 so it flashes red and green. I then hook up the computers IDE cable to the Xbox one as fast as I can. Now i press space and the the computer looks and all i get is a screen looking for DHCP. What is that? It doesn't find anything and says no boot filename found or something. What the heck am I doing wrong bcause i have tried like 3 times and it doesn't work at all. I have my cd and everything in the cd drive.
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grayfox12
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25. February 2006 @ 18:28 |
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my xbox gives me error #06 with this drive.
160gb hd
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25. February 2006 @ 19:15 |
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how do you burn the .iso that you make with xboxhdm?
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MrDees
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26. February 2006 @ 02:45 |
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Hi gang, i just upped my HD to a 40gig using this tutorial. Everything went smooth and I copied both my C: and E: to the linux folder as instructed.
After i followed those steps, i booted my xbox and it came to the MS dashboard, and i couldnt read any burned CDs etc. Basically I lost my softmod. I had to re-softmod my xbox and now it works fine, but when i FTP to my xbox, the C: is empty. I am totally new to all this but that seems odd to me? is it? Anyone else had this problem?
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footbal95
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27. February 2006 @ 08:33 |
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ok here we go
GAMER506 - ok the hdd your talking about is it the stock hdd or a retail hdd?
retail hdd - you should hook the hdd up to your computer totally take it out of your xbox and hook it up to the pc, also you want to leave the power cable unhooked until you get to the first options screen from the cd. you dont have to pause your computer just let it boot the cd and plug in the hdd and go from there also you only have to do this when you are locking and unlocking the hdd if your computer says the hdd cannot be locked or unlocked, because of safety procedures (wont say that part) :)
stock hdd - you dont have to hook it up to your computer just run the softmod with 007, mechassault, and i forget the other one. get the files, backup the eeprom, ftp and put that on the cd then go to my retail hdd part.
GRAYFOX12 - look a few pages ago i posted a link to a hdd locking and unlocking info site, also make sure your using the right eeprom. try looking for an eeprombackup.bin thats the one i had to use. you have to rename it to eeprom.bin though b4 you put it on the cd.
GAMER506 - you need a burning tool like nero or roxio then just double click it and follow the directions
MRDEES - i dont remember my c being empty it might have been just depends on what softmod you used i guess. you should be able to just ftp the c drive to the xbox from your computer or the cd if you deleted it already :) that might work, but im curious what did you have on the c drive that you might need now? if the softmod is working you should have the e drive and that is what you should be using since there is like a mere gig or 2 on the c drive. if you mean that there is stuff on the c drive and you just cant see it through the ftp then you might want to see if there are any restrictions on it, (like with windows you can show or hide system of hidden files) you might have that happening on the c drive check it out. play around with the softmod for a bit see what you get
hope this helps you all and have fun modding ttyl
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27. February 2006 @ 17:13 |
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alright well i got my .iso worknig and I did make HDD from scratch but I only had the C from slayers 2.6 and no E since all of the tutorials say that you dont' need one. BUt now I get error 16, and I dont know how to fix it
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MrDees
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28. February 2006 @ 06:29 |
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Ok, I think my problem is that I am grabbing the wrong EEPROM as my backup. I went into EvoX and ran the backup app, then it says something like
"your backup can be found at E:\backup\000000\8125582\backup. Your backup will be found at E:\backup\eeprom after you softmod"
THats not the exact msg but close enough. I'm unsure why it is giving me 2 locations. My Xbox is already softmodded using AID/SID 3.0. When I check E:\backup\eeprom the "eeprom" folder doesnt even exist. I am lost on this, and have already spent about 3-4 hours and cant seem to get it right. I really think it comes down to me grabbing the wrong EEPROM version. Any ideas? Anyone?
Thanks :)
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28. February 2006 @ 07:42 |
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Go to E: (UDATA) folder the correct eeprom is in there .
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bopaderp
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28. February 2006 @ 12:52 |
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I have had nothing but a headache trying to upgrade the hard drive, from frozen drives, to unlocking and locking... I think i have seen this question before but i dont think any of the answers worked for me.
i have a compatible drive 120gb seagate. When i follow the tut i make it through no problems or errors, when i lock the drive it says secuirty enabled no, but when i reboot and check it says yes.
When i go to boot the drive in the xbox i just get a call for customer service screen, doesnt make sense if im getting no errors why wouldnt it work? I have been banging my head against the wall, I dont know how to tell what error code it is, it just blink red and green non stop. Can anyone help me?
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28. February 2006 @ 12:58 |
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Go to E: (UDATA) folder the correct eeprom is in there . I'm telling you it will work ! :/
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bopaderp
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28. February 2006 @ 13:29 |
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yes i did that, i did a search found where the eeprom file was, from my old xbox hd udata folder, then made the disk and did everything again, and still, turn xbox on goes right to customer service screen.... Anybody else have any ideas... Same as you, when i hook my modded stock xbox drive in to xbox booots right up and functions properly.
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28. February 2006 @ 14:12 |
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Are you putting the eeprom on the xhdm CD or a Floppy ? .. Another thing are you sure the HD your using for the upgrade is lockable ? Also make sure your upgraded HD is set to "Cable select" before you put it in your Xbox. I'm lost on what to do :(
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8gb G.Skill SNIPER DDR3 2200 mhz
Evga GTX 570 SC @ 902/2000
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bopaderp
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28. February 2006 @ 17:51 |
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I fixed my problem, Thank God, The problem was for some strange reason i had system files in my e drive, so when i re copied everything over into xboxhdm, instead of just the c drive i put both the c and e and it worked...
Also just to add my pc also said frozen drive, i went into the bios and under primary whatever you were able to switch it to removable storage, im pretty sure its the same for most PC's. you had to use the plus and minus, you couldnt just press enter on auto detect FYI.
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MrDees
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1. March 2006 @ 05:09 |
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Yeah, thats the directory
E:\Udata\000000\8125582\backup
Thats the EEPROM I'm using...my xbox has no problem seeing the drive once i hook it up, but i lose my softmod when i boot up with it - it goes to the MS dashboard
Any of course my original softmodded drive (which i am backing the C: and E: drive from) works fine. Maybe tonight I'll try another drive, although I looked this one up and it says its compatible.
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1. March 2006 @ 05:24 |
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On your upgraded HD it boots to dash ? ... Yeah that Is fine , Just Install the Softmod again .
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MrDees
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1. March 2006 @ 07:53 |
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Ok, I'll explain the entire process as clear as i can. I currently have a softmoded XBOX. I wish to simply upgrade the 10gig HD to a 40gig - and keep my softmod intact. So I:
1 - copy the C: and E: to the appropriate folder
2 - copy EEPROM.bin to E:\Udata\000000\8125582\backup
3 - build the ISO
4 - burn the ISO
5 - load HD on spare PC
6 - boot off CD and follow instructions (everything goes smoothly)
7 - load new 40gig HD to xbox
After I boot, i go straight to MS dashboard. And I cant load burned games or copy any files via FTP to the SNES\ROMS folder. If i switch back to my original (but softmodded) HD everything works.
I must be missing something, i still think its the eeprom.bin file.
Does that clarify?
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1. March 2006 @ 11:28 |
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Just copy C: and E: make the Image and lock the HD..OK , Put the upgraded HD in your Xbox and Reinstall the Softmod/Dash on the upgraded HD ... That is why you copy C:& E: from xboxhdm . OK, On the upgraded HD's "MS Dash" you can't see C:& E: but It's on the upgraded HD ..."needs to be modded to see the partitions" .... what you need to do Is softmod the upgraded HD bud .Once the soft mod is on you'll see that C: and E: are there . Just do the usaual , Back up eeprom , mod , ms dash , then install Unleash or Evox then you'll be set :) if you need more help i have MSN Messenger i'll help you, i'll talk you thru it or something .
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>After I boot, i go straight to MS dashboard. And I cant load burned games or copy any files via FTP to the SNES\ROMS folder. If i switch back to my original (but softmodded) HD everything works. |
(Reason you cant FTP or play game backups is because there is no softmod on the upgraded HD ) Your "upgraded" HD needs to have a Softmod to play backups & the ability to FTP
Everything you need is on there but the Softmod , Hope you get what i'm saying ? :(
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MrDees
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1. March 2006 @ 12:15 |
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I do get what your saying. and I tried that, the first time i did the HD upgrade it brought me to MS dash, so i re-softmodded it. Then i FTP'd in and my C: was completely empty. So i tried to copy my emulator ROMS back over and it kept giving me errors like i didnt have access. all of this was AFTER i resoftmodded it.
A buddy at work used this tutorial and said he didnt have to re-softmod his xbox (I know this is true casue he doesnt know how to softmod it). It just seems mine isnt going as smooth as his and doesnt function as it should.
I may bug you on MSN later on (in like 2 hrs from now) when i get a chance to take another stab at it.
Thanks for all your help so far :)
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1. March 2006 @ 12:43 |
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OK... remove your email thou , forum rules. I was gonna just PM you my email addy
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MrDees
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2. March 2006 @ 17:12 |
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I get this msg after I run the linux boot CD and attempt to lock the drive:
Security supported: yes
Security enabled: yes
Security locked: no
security frozen: no
security count expired: no
does this mean the drive is locked or isnt?
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Jonny06
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2. March 2006 @ 18:48 |
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Ok sry for the stupid question but Im slightly new at this. I extracted the make-win-iso commmand prompt and used it and it made the linux.iso file. How the heck do ya burn in to a CD, its WAY too big to fit, i know how to make an iso image cd but IT WONT FIT!!! i know the answer is going to be incredibly easy, but hey, if ya dont know ask right?
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2. March 2006 @ 19:26 |
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Burn it on a DVD if you can . If not, don't add E: as it is'nt required .
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8gb G.Skill SNIPER DDR3 2200 mhz
Evga GTX 570 SC @ 902/2000
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Jonny06
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3. March 2006 @ 02:26 |
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Well problem is i have DVD drive but no DVD burner, and plus im not adding everything to the CDRW, im and just trying to add the ISO file and it maxes out the CD, its like 1 GB+ in size, so are you telling me I need a DVD burner, cause if thats the case, that sucks
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3. March 2006 @ 04:58 |
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The problem you have is 1GB+ worth of information trying to cram it on a CDRW, won't work ... When you make the win.bat.iso. just add files to C: don't use E: .... Then just add the stuff later . I know you don't want to loose your info from E: but it is the only way to get a working ISO that will burn on CDRW media . Sorry :/
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Jonny06
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3. March 2006 @ 06:34 |
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No no no you misunderstand me. Im not putting anything on the CDRW other than the linux.iso file. That file ALONE is 1GB+, I havent even put the C or E on the CD yet. The ONLY thing on the CD is linux.iso and its way 2 big. I run the program and it takes about 5 minutes to make the file and then I try to burn and its too big for the CDRW. So obviously Im doing something wrong.
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