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6 minutes ago, coldasijs said:
calm down Bowl, take of you tinfoil hat and be a bit more respectful. We are not animals on this forum
. Don't let your hatred for Dustin cloud your judgement. @Ryzee119 makes a fair point, if the design is based on what Dustin build and starts selling this for a buck @NeMesiS can start to expect cease and desist letters. It's not only because Dustins personality he would be doing it, he needs to protect his own IP. Hell I would do the same thing if somebody starts selling a product that looks an awful lot like what I designed and starting eating away my market share. It's merely protecting my bread and butter.
Would be a shame if all the hard work from @NeMesiS would frivolous if he ends up with 100-150 XBOX HDMI products he cannot sell + the damages he would have to pay, let alone the legal fees.
PS I'm not suggesting that the design is a copy, I'm not the right person to judge that. Just want to make a point that you shouldn't take IP law lightly. Companies have literally departments of lawyers employed who's only task is to figure out if competitors copied their IP.
https://github.com/Ryzee119/XboxHDMI-Ryzee119
Look familiar much?
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1 hour ago, Ryzee119 said:
My open source version would probably work fantastic with a few tweaks to the bioses (but still would be limited to bioses that could be patched) and the boards firmware. I even mentioned earlier in this thread he could use my hardware design freely and It would be easier for people to help and contribute.
So then why haven't you done that and saved everyone the bother????
You could of done the 'tweaks' to the firmware, instead you find the time to sit watching this progress. Hmmmm nice. Then interject and bitch about MM's firmware being copied, which everyone can get a copy of anyway and is already out there. Nem has not even said he's selling that. How do you know? He hasn't even got to that stage. Plus he can sell it blank if he so desires and therefore it's hardware only with no 'IP'.
User can then choose their firmware, just like the whole history of modchips from the days Xecuter sold their chips blank.
So why don't you step up and release an open source tweaked version of HDMI firmware then that works with a patched BIOS. Then the 'community' would be being supported as far as this mod goes.
Plus, I believe Nem also used your open source schematic and just replaced the STM IC, easy enough to do in Eagle etc.... so is changing that up and adding the same chip copying now? Funny that.... there's me thinking your OpenXenium used the same chips too....
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Nice win mate.
It's my main running chips these on my own consoles and the xecuter 2.6, sweet chips.
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If you have another V1.6 console around, first thing and possibly easiest, is to just swap the power supply for another 1.6 supply. (Do not use any other version, only a 1.6 PSU)
If the symptoms persist, then you know it's on the motherboard. This would then possibly indicate an inspection of the capacitors on the board.
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Crap, the advanced MS scart lead is scalper money on the bay grrrr. Thought it would be peanuts for that!
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11 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:
I really, really wish the US had standardized something like SCART. Even on cheap TVs, it enabled you to input a great signal source. Congrats on getting it new in the box!
I managed to get 2 1985 Sony Trinitron KX-M270s new in the box and although they look like they can be modded for RGB, I don't even wanna fuck with it. They have one RCA input and it's composite video. Good enough for me. Lol. They were never sold to the public so I'm happy to have a rare set that you can't even buy second hand, brand new. 2 of them! Got lucky enough to find an old service manual from 1985 too, has all the schematics and wiring diagrams.
According to prntscn, the RGB isn't good with the OG. But I'd be interested to see what you think of it, since I haven't had the chance to try... Is there any point in using SCART to component, or would it just downgrade the signal to component quality? I don't have an RGB display...
I'll try and get hold of a proper offical Xbox scart lead as I currently do not have any typically. Then see how it looks and try and take some decent pics.
I've only got the MS composite to scart adapter at the moment. Might have a S_VHS scart adapter but I don't have an Xbox S_VHS lead either lol ..... back to trawl evilbay lol Never off that site of late!
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Picked up this boxed new unused Sharp 14" with a scart input, for RGB. Fresh out the box with poly bits still stuck on it.
Bought it mainly as it was small, unused and great for testing old ZX Spectrums initially, but will see how the Xbox RGB looks on it too.
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Still looking.... can't find it on this drive or fave's either, must be on an external.
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Yeah it's a known issue. Most LCD were fine with the original old XBMC 3.5.3, but then have this problem with Xbox4Gamers initialising properly. Does the same malarky after an IGR as well.
There is a fix I think which I had bookmarked somewhere for it. Have a look tomorrow, too knacked to search now.
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10 minutes ago, fox said:
>$1,500
dafuq?
Yeah, I know. Search for 'Sleepy Hollow Laserdisc' as well.
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You could just solder onto the pads of Nem's chip to update it in the Xilinx ISE suite, or some other JTAG software some use (forgot the name) I used the Xilinx Suite myself when I was making loads of chips as it has the extra features etc.
But you know Nem with his OCD
He doesn't sleep well when nonces start soldering wires onto his masterpiece leaving residue afterwards haha
You could prolly get away with just holding the JTAG pins against his chip pads as it only takes 7 seconds to burn the fuse map onto the CPLD.
Again, he'd prolly cringe at that lol
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19 minutes ago, Bowlsnapper said:
Is there any reason why anybody would flash the cpld of a xenium other than to match a bios update with extra features and settings?
You write the CPLD in the corresponding ISE suite for the CPLD with the Jed file. Occasionally Ryzee will issue an update for the CPLD code to fix issues etc or improvements. This must be done via JTAG to the CPLD JTAG points which is what Nem has added there. Also he added the option to program the flash with the XeniumOS, which you can't do with Xblast etc, you need the Xenium program or you can use a JTAG chain and external programmer, which is why he added it.
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9 minutes ago, Bowlsnapper said:
The EEPROM of the chip only works when enabled? Or does it overwrite the xboxes EEPROM also and mirror the video/audio settings and whatever else? I'm fuzzy on that. ... Or is it only the mobo EEPROM that mages that and the chip EEPROM just manages chip settings? Where does it begin and end?
Is there any reason why anybody would flash the cpld of a xenium other than to match a bios update with extra features and settings?
No, nothing to do with the Xbox Eeprom.
In essence it's really dead simple. The Xbox has the inbuilt option from factory to load either the onboard flash (TSOP) or if and only if, either D0 or LFrame are grounded the MCPX then says ignore the TSOP, we need to load the BIOS from the LPC port.
Now, you can just have another flash chip sat on the LPC port (cheapmod) without any CPLD, and it will load the BIOS from there instead, like a second TSOP.
Where the CPLD comes into play is for say bios bank selection or OS system load instead of a dumb flash chip.
So you have the VHDL code to program the CPLD, this is the instruction set, and the 2mb Flash on the chip has 1mb reserved for the xenium OS to sit there. So once the CPLD says right, access that OS bank it fires up the Xenium OS from the onboard flash. You can then load your BIOS you select and all your other options.
That's it in basic terms, so to speeak. Then the BIOS takes over as you know.
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1 minute ago, Bowlsnapper said:
So to modify/flash the EEPROM of the chip and to access the cpld?
Yup.
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6 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:
Why wouldn't they just use XBlast? Interesting...
It's to program the Xenium OS and/or the CPLD jed for updates.
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1 hour ago, Bowlsnapper said:
They seriously made a Laserdisc version of that? Dude, I have like, 40 Laserdiscs. I accidentally fried my player that shifted the laser module to the other side so you didn't have to flip the disc, and I'm waiting to buy another one. Verified working restored ones are about 250.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175564911356 sealed one.... cheap as chips lol
That and Sleepy Hollow amongst others, gone silly prices.
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2 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said:
You have? How are they getting and selling all these xboxes with good modchips in them for cheap?... And WHY!? Don't they know what they have? Still have a spare control panel to use with another x3. I'd love to pick one up! (An x3)
I wonder stuff like that.
Same as OP. They just pop up like that, the sellers aren't really interested.... just shifting stuff I suppose. You have to take a step back..... whilst you and other xbox fans are foaming at the mouth
at the possible sight of this gear... to regular folk... it's... well.... mehh. They don't get it. Not their era or interest.
Look for the Laserdisc version of the original Matrix film .... check ebay.... if you see a cheap one let me know lol
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Nice, I've picked up a few like that.
I've previously bought from that seller too, had to stop buying them as have no more space!
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Nem,
If you lowered the print height on the bezel bracket a tad and included say two different thickness of washer/shim, then the user could probably set the height perfectly to each console and print.
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Yeah aside from the 3 slot 1's @133fsb. I've been buying any I see, different types, some 850's, 900's, 1000's (100FSB) as well. Then got some Tualatins and Celerons etc various speeds and FSB's. Think Friendtech actually used a 1.4ghz celeron 100fsb chip I read somewhere recently.
Probably got over 35 xbox's waiting for refurbing so can have a play without worrying too much, they were cheap that I picked up over a long time.
Can't say on the FSB, will just have to suck it and see what we get if I can get any working.
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I've got some of the BGA495 coppermines that come on that green interposer, like 850mhz and some 900mhz ones, all 100FSB and reputedly overclock well. So because they are peanuts they are good to practice with. Will need to lower the FSB for booting and go from there. They should run a lot higher than that though.
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https://www.overclockers.com/forums/threads/running-tualatin-with-1-8-volts-safe-or-not.113731/
Reading that, it appears you are all set at 1.7v standard and safer. No need to adjust VCC_CORE.
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So for your 1.75v CPU's Snappy, test the board you are fitting them to, if it's a better solid 1.70v reading then you can check the CPU specs online on those cpu websites and see if its okay at 0.05v undervolt okay?
If not, you can prolly adjust the resistor rating very slightly to bring it up a nudge, especially for an overclock.
Hope that helps.
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Pics of test...
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Board Life Status
Board startup date: April 23, 2017 12:45:48
XeniumMods v3.xx SneakPeak!
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Okay. Let's return the question back to you. So why don't you just finish off what you started, shouldn't take you long surely.... probably could of done it by now with the time you've spent on this thread and following it. Yes/No?
Or is that a conflict of interest?
It would make the entire thread a moot point, would it not?
I mean since as already mentioned and as you claim, as a copied unit, it's already discontinued by MM as well.
Care to elaborate? Or does that spoil your fun here?