[MakeMHZ project stellar]

On 4/8/2023 at 12:52 PM, SS_Dave said:

Haven't had time to test it yet

 

Cheers

SS Dave

Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing.
 

Dang part 2

Social media and YouTube videos for Stellar has been minimal thus far.... Was expecting some YouTube reviews already by now...

My Stellar modchip is still in the mail, not expecting it to arrive in my shores for at least 2 more weeks

[MakeMHZ project stellar]

Has anyone received their Stellar modchips?

[128 Meg Ram is it worth it in 2023]

I wouldn't say it is a necessity - but if the option presents itself, there's no harm with this upgrade either since it opens up Chihiro games like Outrun 2 and Virtua Cop 3, and also the ability to play Starcraft: Ghost.

[Chipmod PROJECT STELLAR is it just to fit in an Xbox that already has Pin Headers Installed?]

28 minutes ago, Dtomcat18 said:

Stellar modchip… yes.  You’ll need to connect it to your PC first and give it the Xbox kernel…. Then yes… just plug it in 

Are you sure about this? this is only for kernel debugging and firmware recovery if the modchip somehow got bricked. There shouldn't be a need to use the USB port in most use cases.

StellarOS is already baked in to the modchip, no further work is required based on what I am reading at https://makemhz.com/blogs/news/announcing-project-stellar-plus-more

[Chipmod PROJECT STELLAR is it just to fit in an Xbox that already has Pin Headers Installed?]

AFAIK any hard disk would be fine. I have a 2TB WD Cavier Blue in my Xbox.

And yes, if you already have the pin headers the Project Stellar modchip would just be a drop in replacement for whatever modchip you have. I do not recall if soldering any additional wires are required - you can always check in with Dustin at https://discord.gg/9aammkvj

[MakeMHZ project stellar]

Ordered mine directly from Dustin's site yesterday

Project Stellar + XboxHD+ v1 Upgrade Kit came to $110 with international shipping

[How many years do you think until it’s borderline impossible to find a working original Xbox?]

There's still lots of other lower selling consoles like the Saturn, Dreamcast, and 3DO in circulation.

I estimate at least 50% of the surviving OG Xbox consoles still alive today are already in the hands of fans and enthusiasts who would know how to take care of them and take care to recap them every few years.

I believe the console can last another 20-50 years if properly taken care of.

[MakeMHz HDMI combines with 128 MB RAM]

128MB RAM compatible patch for the M8plus BIOS used with the XboxHD+ is now available

I've updated the BIOS in my XeniumICE chip and so far everything is working great without any game compatibility issues.

Still haven't installed the XboxHD+ kit though

[IP 0.0.0.0 (Set to DHCP)]

On 5/19/2022 at 2:26 AM, Onaga said:

Because it's just an old setup I'm useing almos 20 years now for FTP. Easy and save and I got all the programms on my XP PC... FlashFXP, Eeprom Reader, XISO ect...

Modem is "Fritzbox 7430", nothing special, I use it all the time and never had any problems.

It's really strange never faced a problem like this before.

I assign a static IP to my Xbox via the original MS Dashboard
No problems with downloads via XBMC4Gamers or connecting to the console via FTP

Perhaps you should consider using a static IP?

Just use ipconfig in your PC to identify what is your router's IP address (I am betting it's 192.168.0.1).

The rest should be relatively straightforward.

[Game files with too long of a filename]

It's a restriction of the FATX file system used by the Xbox, which applies to all files stored in the hard disk.

This restriction does not apply to files stored in DVD.

This is unfortunately a known issue

[Fitting as many games on a 1TB HDD]

You can give these games a try

 

007: Agent Under Fire
007: From Russia With Love
Advent Rising
Alien Hominid
Aliens vs Predator: Extinction
Arctic Thunder
Area 51
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Conan
Crazy Taxi 3
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
Gunvalkyrie
Manhunt
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Punisher
Samurai Shodown V
Shikigami no Shiro
Shikigami no Shiro II
Shikigami no Shiro Evolution
SNK vs Capcom: SVC Chaos
Spawn: Armageddon
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection

[Fitting as many games on a 1TB HDD]

I referred to https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/xbox/category/999-all and see how the games were reviewed by both readers and critics when loading up my 2TB drive.

A 1TB drive should easily fit at least 300 games, as some of them (i.e. Kakuto Chojin, Crazy Taxi 3) are quite small.

[(Release) XBox Artwork Installer [23.1GB ARTWORK ARCHIVE NO LONGER AVAILABLE]]

Sorry... I am hosting it in OneDrive simply because I have 1TB storage there.

Others in the community are more than welcome to mirror it in a faster host like Mega or Google Drive.

[(Release) XBox Artwork Installer [23.1GB ARTWORK ARCHIVE NO LONGER AVAILABLE]]

I have all the artwork and files and whatnot archived in my OneDrive repository at https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ao7Z5kIDEKUmguAP8ELOjH_Pf6PCDw in the "Artwork" folder

It's not compatible with the downloader baked into XBMC4Gamers though... I manually upload the artwork files to my Xbox via FTP

I am more than happy to give up some space in my OneDrive if someone can let me know what needs to be done to make it compatible with XBMC4Gamers

[downloading Iso]

It also doesn't hurt to assign a static IP to the Xbox, and ensure the PC and the XBox are on the same subnet.

[MakeMHz HDMI combines with 128 MB RAM]

Any news of a XboxHD+ BIOS that is sure to work with a 128MB RAM Xbox?

[Hey hey people]

Apa Khabar from Malaysia

The Xbox is an amazing console, and definitely feels like it's one generation ahead of the PS2.

[349 unreleased xbox games.]

Can someone make XBMC4Gamers artwork files for He-Man?

[How to turn a bin and cue file into a folder that will work on my xbox?]

Maybe this can help?
https://osxdaily.com/2018/08/05/how-convert-bin-cue-to-iso-mac/

 

I relied on Parallels Desktop when I was using OS X (before it became macOS) back in the day... my Mac knowledge is severely outdated already, has been at least three years since my iMac died.

[How to turn a bin and cue file into a folder that will work on my xbox?]

Use ISOBuster to extract the files.

[MakeMHz HDMI combines with 128 MB RAM]

That sucks... i will check in with Dustin on the Discord server once I get my XboxHD+ gets in... my order hasn't even been shipped out yet

[HDMI interest - XboxHD+]

21 hours ago, TrantaLocked said:

Not yet but I'm looking forward to it. MakeMHz's twitter has important info for anyone who hasn't checked it.

I am following developments in Dustin's Discord server
It's been a looong wait - AFAIK his last update was that he was expecting everything to be shipped by 15 September... but after all these months, I don't mind another small delay

[MakeMHz HDMI combines with 128 MB RAM]

On 9/15/2021 at 7:12 PM, sweetdarkdestiny said:

MakeMHz has a patch for Rocky's iND 5003 XISO bios for the older XBoxHDMI. But hnot for the newer XBoxHD+.

https://github.com/MakeMHz/xbox-hd-plus/tree/master/patches

 

 

Is this older BIOS compatible with XboxHD+ ?

[MakeMHz HDMI combines with 128 MB RAM]

On 7/28/2021 at 2:33 PM, Vendest said:

Hi, I have a RAM upgrade and TSOP flashed with non-patched iND5004.67.

Trying to troubleshoot the XBOXHD+ after install today, there is a permanent green light and a on/off blue light. Could someone advise what is the meaning of the blue and green led?

Thanks! 

Did you manage to figure this out?

My order still hasn't shipped... but I have a 128MB RAM Xbox as well, and have concerns with support for such upgraded boards since MakeMHZ said only M8Plus BIOS are supported.

[HDMI interest - XboxHD+]

On 8/7/2021 at 1:08 PM, TrantaLocked said:

I just got mine in! The rest of the kits are supposed to be shipped out throughout August but seeing how this is gone there could easily be spillover into September.

That's great news!
Have you installed it?

Mine still hasn't shipped