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Last week all components arrived and this weekend i managed to work on the console. Almost all capacitor replaced, I didn't replace the SMD ones because i don't have the right solder to do the job and i'm afraid of ripping away pads, also some of the smaller ones are still original but i have checked the ESR and all seems fine. Next I installed the Xblast modchip, and I make a rapid check of all traces near the leaking caps with the microscope. First boot without issues straight into Xblast. Then i followed the fantastic guide of Modzville USA to flash Cerbios and preparing the new sata hard drive. Here I found the first problem: the green SATA to IDE adapter didn't work, I reflowed all the joints but the adapter still dind't want to work. I managed to find an old 80GB IDE hard drive just to see if the formatting was right and if i was able to load any games. It worked perfectly, i've tested XBMC4Gamers and launched an .xiso game without any issue. The only drawback is that it is painflully slow (especially for games trasnfer) and very noisy (I don't know how many hours have that drive), for these reasons i have already ordered the startech adapter on Amazon and should be here today.

I have been building a new 6tb setup and as a result have had to create some artwork for a few things that are not on the XBMC4Gamers Artwork Installer. Credit to @sweetdarkdestiny for a lot of the work on the original art for the app packs. Some of the art used for a few of the Emu packs is based on existing artwork from a pack found on EmuXtras created by Rooftop. Each pack includes all the different art needed for XBMC4Gamers, 3D covers etc. Most include screenshots too. Some also have preview videos. They also have a default.xml for the synopsis. Actual title ids have been used where available, while others have been made up on the spot Thought I would share them here Download all the packs here - XBMC4Gamers Custom Artwork Update 29/04 Added XCAT artwork pack. Update 03/05 Added CCelesteX Artwork. Update 05/05 Added packs for LOZ-Navi's Quest and Zelda 3 port, Celeste has been updated with a preview video Apps Avalaunch Bios Checker BoXplorer Cerbios Flasher Disc Chimp Config Magic Controller Tester DVD2Xbox Enigmah Evolution X Insignia Setup Assistant Insignia Setup Assistant ALT HDTV Test App Mouse Test Unleash X Xblast OS XBMC4Xbox Xbox Version Detector Xbox HD+ Xbox Watch XBpartitioner XCAT (Xbox Content Archive Tool) XBcommander Xenium Tools Xored Trainer Launcher XToolBox Emulators Amiga CD32 Coinops 6 Coinops 6 Adult Coinops 6 Adult Alt Coinops 8 Adult Coinops 8 Adult Alt Capcom CPS3 DosboX Killer Instinct 1/2 Vectrex Mortal Kombat Arcade PC98 Ninja Atari Jaguar Final Burn Consoles SAM Coupe TI-99 Other Mario 64 Lamborghini (Unreleased game) Re-Volt (Unreleased Game) Tomb Raider II (Open Lara) Tomb Raider III (Open Lara) Dinosaur Hunting (ENG) The Fast and the Furious (Unreleased Prototype) Project Velocity (Unreleased Prototype) Storm Riders (Unreleased Prototype) EXChaser (JPN) Tenchu 3 - Kaiki no Shou (JPN) CcelesteX (Homebrew Port) LOZ-Navi's Quest Zelda 3 (Homebrew Port) Download all the packs here - XBMC4Gamers Custom Artwork The coinops emulator packs are available at backups.me if you want them. Most will have screenshots, Apps/Emus do not have previews.. default.xml's should be good to go too. If you spot anything out of place let me know so I can fix it The title ID's in the synopsis are completely made up To use the art packs just copy the _resources folder to the game/app root folder, run XBMC4Gamers, go to the game/app, push the White button and select "Refresh Synopsis Info" I've got the artwork making process down now (afaik) so if you have any app or anything that is missing art that is not available on the official artwork installer then put a message below and I MIGHT be tempted to make the art for you (if I can find good enough source material (logo's etc)) No promises tho

Add this line after line 173 (from original xenium-flash.cpp in src folder) and recomplile

Nothing is out of date, if it works it works. So just replacing a dash or 'updating' the BIOS is a question of personal choice not necessity. Why a "Backup" eeprom option is missing is probably because the evox.ini (the dash's configuration/settings file) has been customised for safety reasons. The Flash BIOS option too I'd guess is also likely missing (DO NOT MESS WITH THAT IF IS STILL THERE). But in any case as yours is a hardmod the eeprom backup is less important than if it was a softmod. It is still a good idea to back it up to PC. Check the HDD lock status, being a hardmod you'd expect it to be unlocked but if it is locked then the eeprom backup becomes a little more important. 1). If your EvoX dash does not have a eeprom "Backup" you can either edit/replace the evox.ini but, safer, to install ConfigMagic, an Xbox app, that will do that for you and also put in a safety net in the form of a master password. There are disc based installer tools that will also backup the eeprom for you. Your choice which you choose. 2). No need to delete XBMC or Avalaunch. They're alternative dashboards installed as apps which can be useful, you might even prefer XBMC to EvoX and decide to replace it as your main dash. Ask here for advice before attempting to do that yourself. 3). Not ever seen Xenium installed as an app - possibly a Xenium chip was previously fitted. That's just a guess, somebody here who knows more about Xenium and chip stuff than I do will know doubt be able to help with that. 4). The BIOS is completely separate thing from the dash. UnleashX and XBMC4Gamers are just other dashboards, they do not need a BIOS update to be able to use either. If the chip is a standard Aladdin type it came with a pre-installed universal EvoX M8+ which is perfectly good enough in most circumstances. The golden rule with BIOS, Xbox or PC, is never update them unless you are a 100% sure it will provide some new benefit or a problem fix you're actually going benefit from. Otherwise don't. You can replace your primary dash with a new dash and I'd suggest any one with a built in file manager is a better choice than EvoX.

Well everything fits so far