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I actually found an answer in this nifty YouTube video: So my plan: - Prepare HDD using FarExplorer on my PC. Hopefully this won't take ages, but USB connections are pretty slow. - Remove original HDD, DVD drive and flip switch to bank 2 of the X2 DUO. Since I have a 1.4 system I can flash bank 2 with Cerbios just fine. So if all else fails I flip it back to 1 and reinstall the original HDD. - Then I do some cleanup of the hardware, reinstall the DVD drive, install the new HDD. And flash the bios on bank 2 with Cerbios. I think this should be a solid plan.
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In the xbox scene discord there are xmvs to have the og boot. But i don't keep it because it increases the boot time. -
This controller is multi volt - I use 5v and 12v strips - Pick your voltage, match your strip, solder from mobo 12v/5v/ point to controller vcc point, and 1 ground. Then the 3 points from controller to led strip, they are all labeled. Power, data, ground on strip and controller - these 3 are separate from the power n ground lines to power controller. -
i had been using the modified m8 evo(i think that's what it is called) bios because there is just something about seeing that stock boot image that i love. i don't know how to describe it but, it just does something to me. i recently started using cerbios because i wanted to take full advantage of my 3tb drive. so how can i make cerbios have the stock boot flubber and sound? - Yesterday
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So I wanted to flash Cerbios UDMA2 (256kb seemed like a safe option) to bank 2 of my Xecuter chip. I chose the Cerbios flash option, I saw the bios was being loaded unto my HDD. Then OGXbox Installer 2021 booted into Xblast OS. There I chose "HDD Flash" (because I suppose OGXbox Installer 2021 just prepared Cerbios in 'C:\BIOS\bios.bin'). But then I'm met with the screen shown in the attached image. How do I switch to bank 2 first? I don't want to write to bank 1 for now. As @dedmentioned earlier, I wanted to use bank 2 to test stuff out first. Does anyone have any ideas? When I turn on the Xbox by opening the DVD drive, it boots to the stock Microsoft dashboard.
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I already have the alcohol handy. I could replace it, but I'm not sure it's going to be worth the effort. I ordered a SATA to USB, the IDE cable thingy and the converter. So in a week or two I should be ready to go. In the meantime I can have a look at flashing the bios.
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Correct. The one with the blue mark. They are notorious for leaking electrolytic fluid on the boards and causing degradation to both components and traces on the mobo not to mention the mobo itself. You don’t really need it anymore so it can just be removed on the pre 1.6 revs like this. Be sure to clean the area with some 91-99 percent ipa after removal and remediate any leakage that has occurred on the top and underside of the motherboard.
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You mean this one, right? The one with the blue splotch on it?
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I’d remove that clock cap or you can replace it if you want.
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Thank you for the reply! I'd mainly use Cerbios because then I won't need to use Chimp or something to copy stuff over. My Xbox is a 1.4. So having EvoX M8 on the second bank won't really help. My idea would be to first flash bank 2 with an X2 bios. Then if that seems to work I can try Cerbios on bank 1. I believe I will always be able to boot from DVD, even if things go wrong. Is that correct?
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Happens mate, I've rebuilt a shell 3 times here and certainly prefer homebuilt for main PC. I did a little synopsis for the Halo Alpha / beta stuff for my own drive and shared it in the OGX facebook file section if it helps. -
Duo X2 Blue (no White Cromwell): This modchip comes with two pre-flashed BIOS banks. Bank 1: Features the X2 4981.67 BIOS, compatible with Xbox versions 1.0 to 1.4. Bank 2: Features the Evox M8 BIOS, compatible with Xbox version 1.6. Looking at the photos in post, the TSOP is visible, which confirms we're dealing with an Xbox V1.0 to V1.4, as the V1.6 versions don't have a TSOP. This is why discussing the X2 4981.67 BIOS. X2 4981.67 BIOS Capabilities: The X2 4981.67 BIOS supports hard drives up to 2.2TB. It can utilize partitions F and G, with proper partition balancing achievable using XBPartitionner. Dual-Bank Advantage: The Duo X2 modchip has two independent BIOS banks. This means you can safely flash and test a new BIOS (like Cerbios) on one bank without risking your primary, working BIOS on the other. It's perfect for experimentation! Flashing tools, FlashBios, Cromwell, Eurasia, and more. Cerbios truly is a revolution in Xbox modding. It's a real game-changer that brings unprecedented capabilities: It supports hard drives up to a massive 16TB. It introduces the CCi compression format, which optimizes storage by deleting dummy files and applying other improvements. It can force 480P output, ensuring better video quality for compatible displays.
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kingtraxxas joined the community - Last week
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Should I remove any of the capacitors? They look pretty good to me.
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There is indeed a mod chip in there. No idea which one it is. It does says X2 on it. The wiring looks very flimsy. Like I mentioned earlier: it currently has a Xecuter 2 bios. Any idea which settings I can use with OGXBOX Installer to flash it to a suitable bios?
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That's WEIRD. Thank you for posting in case somebody else has this odd issue.
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XycloMod: flash the on-board BIOS on v1.6
c.link86 replied to Prehistoricman's topic in TSOP Flashing
i mean you just break off the 2 transistors right? that's the easy part -
XycloMod: flash the on-board BIOS on v1.6
c.link86 replied to Prehistoricman's topic in TSOP Flashing
just curious anyone known to sell a premodded 1.6 av cable? might be useful for those who solidering skills suck -
I installed Nichicon caps but still had 3 boot frag. Reinstalled old CPU caps and it booted. I decided to go ahead and recap the whole board. Unfortunately, still 3 boot frag after full recap. I again put the old CPU caps back in and it booted. I decided to try replacing CPU caps one by one and ended up figuring out that moving to one of the open cap locations allowed it to boot. My CPU caps are installed as shown below and it now boots, which is fortunate because I managed to damage one of the vias in testing with the all the soldering and desoldering. I'm not really sure why, but at least it boots now.
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This is a thread for flashing the xyclops on a 1.6 board, not using a modchip. You'll need to start your own thread.
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That’ll definitely make it easier for those users that don’t have the experience, equipment, etc to do the trace work. I can see a decent group of people who would absolutely find that useful if they were a relative neophyte to the og Xbox scene. I’ve always thought it’s better to do the things to gain the experience and get my hands in the devices but I know not every user feels that way nor has the inclination, time, equipment, etc to do so. This would definitely be a great route for them to use. Good work as always!
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This is a little project I worked on from October 2024 to January 2025 with help from Skye and HoneySoakedSegull. Original idea by Siktah (he had been nagging me about this for a year). Before anyone comments or asks, yes this just transfers the solder skill requirement from the repair person to the board assembler/merchant. This isn't something everyone needs, and I think it's rather pointless, as I just do my own trace repairs. That being said; not everyone has precision soldering equipment, not everyone has fantastic magnification to do their solder work, and not everyone has the effort for traditional front panel trace fixes. Without further ado I present Hugin and Munin trace fix cards and the D0-ET board. Siktah and I entered these as an exhibition entry into Xbox-Scene Modfest 2024: https://www.xbox-scene.info/articles/xbox-scene-modfest-2024-celebrating-homebrew-innovation-and-the-modding-scene-for-xbox-xbox-360-xbox-one-and-xbox-series-x-r54/ The boards are to be used in pairs, 1x Hugin (A) board and 1x Munin (B) board per repair. all 1.0 and 1.1 boards use one set of boards, all 1.2-1.6 boards use a different set. They require a 25cm ish 0.5mm pitch, 4-pin flex cable to jump between the two boards, and you only enable the trace repairs you require on the Munin (B) board. The flex connector must be folded 90 degrees one time to for the contacts to like up correctly. The red front panel LED is the least likely trace to fail, but it also doesn't have nearby "friendly" test points either. So a wire going from the RED pad on the B board to an alternate test point on the motherboard will be required. Unfortunately some boards don't have an easy to solder test point for the Red LED, so it may be easiest to solder right to the SMC. I am currently writing up install instructions and gathering fresh board images for every board rev. Here are some early "quick and dirty" images for 1.4 and 1.6: I made the FPC connectors quite large to support a huge variety of connectors, though I do include documentation on the bottom of each PCB for the needed resistors and a compatible FPC connector. You can also use top only, bottom only, or top+bottom FPC connectors as long as you use a "reverse direction" flex cable with one set of contacts on the top, and one set of contacts on the bottom if you use top or bottom only FPC connectors. As an added bonus, EqUiNoX repeatedly requested a simple, multifunction D0 board. So alongside Hugin and Munin I designed D0-ET as part of this set. Aside from protecting your D0 point from accidental damage from pulling on a wire the D0-ET (pronounced duet) has 3 possible functions: grounding out the D0 point directly giving a larger pad to solder to, to connect to a modchip with a simple D0 pad like an OpenXenium, ModXo boards, or an X2 / X3 wire harness giving a JST-SH 1.0mm 2-pin connector to connect directly to a modchip like Xenium Ice, Xenium Gold, or various ModXo boards An earlier (less well fitting) revision of this board can be seen installed on the 1.4 motherboard picture above. I am finally learning more about git and specifically github with the release of the Skeleton Key branded USB adapters (based of xbox7887's USB adapter, with support, permission and an overly permissive license). https://github.com/OGXHarcroft/Xbox-Skeleton-Key-USB-Adapter The gerbers for all 5 of these boards are already on the Xbox-Scene discord in the Modfest channel as of roughly 6 months ago and some sellers have already started selling them. Hugin and Munin FP Trace Fix boards are also coming soon to a github near you!
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@ToxicMedz (TruHexen) Wanted to see if he could come up with a casing/mount for the front panel PCB for the chips. He did, and it came out AMAZING. That way it's not just a PCB Double sided taped to the underside of the front panel. Next up is the X-Array PCB!
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Thanks you for the reply! I know it has been opened up before, because the stickers have been cut open and there is a sticker on the bottom of an old timey modding service. I have to open it up eventually anyway, so I'll have a look and keep you posted.
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@Dizz Gaming ... I wouldnt mind getting some off you if you have some spare !
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Board startup date: April 23, 2017 12:45:48