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2 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

Is the modchip even working?

Does the Evox logo appear in the upper left-hand corner of the Xbox's startup animation?

Yea works fine runs unsigned code I've used it since I bought it no issues just can't flash

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16 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

Your modchip is not flashable.

Is it a newly purchased Aladdin XT plus 2 clone or one that you've had for over a year?

Please post some pictures of it - top and bottom side of the modchip's printed circuit board.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dlp7of6hg8vetx5/side2.jpg?dl=0

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iu07aube3n1ldmh/side 1.jpg?dl=0

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxjhpmoma6xofrr/Lattice chip.jpg?dl=0

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On 8/2/2022 at 9:22 PM, KaosEngineer said:

Not @SS_Dave here; however, CerBIOS does not currently support v1.6 Xboxes.

Edit: For a v1.6 Xbox with an Aladdin modchip installed - 1 256KB BIOS bank to flash, you only have one option of a BIOS to use Evolution-X's M8plus_16.  

 

Flash BIOS

Manufacturers ID 09 Device ID 00

!!Unknown Flash Type!!

 

Thats what I get when trying to flash

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2 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

Not @SS_Dave here; however, CerBIOS does not currently support v1.6 Xboxes.

Edit: For a v1.6 Xbox with an Aladdin modchip installed - 1 256KB BIOS bank to flash, you only have one option of a BIOS to use Evolution-X's M8plus_16.  

 

would i have to alter the chip solder points or just flash it with hexen?

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Hey ss dave mind helping me "for dummies" on flashing a aladdin v2 with a 1.6....I read a recent post and im not 100% on it ...so just wanting to make sure it wouldn't be a bother to ask if it goes bad....

As im thinking about using cerbios 

[Cat cable difference]

Has anyone tested different cat cables ie cat4 vs say cat8?

If so is there issues with using one vs the other?

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10 hours ago, Nf Given XD said:

Spoke too soon anyone got a diagram of the lines and power supposed to be on it?got a multimeter to test it since everything is failing to fix it.

It um.....it just works....I was prodding around with the meter saw a spark on testing the video chip....turned it off...cleaned it up with ipa....and now it seems fine

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On 2/18/2022 at 8:26 PM, Nf Given XD said:

Tysm ss dave and the rest that were so reluctant to help me ...the psu was the whole problem.question though...is the bios unknown in 1.6 a good thing?ie because I cut the trace?

 

See og post for latest

 

 

TLDR : PSU or Power Supply Units can cause frag with simular issues to overheating/rotted traces/blown caps however id never suggest to replace a PSU without having these wonderful members take a look at it :).

thank you all.

Spoke too soon anyone got a diagram of the lines and power supposed to be on it?got a multimeter to test it since everything is failing to fix it.

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On 1/7/2022 at 1:36 AM, SS_Dave said:

Yes, But if you are not 100% sure of what you're doing on a PSU don't touch it.

Pot a pic of the melted trace.

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

Tysm ss dave and the rest that were so reluctant to help me ...the psu was the whole problem.question though...is the bios unknown in 1.6 a good thing?ie because I cut the trace?

 

See og post for latest

 

 

TLDR : PSU or Power Supply Units can cause frag with simular issues to overheating/rotted traces/blown caps however id never suggest to replace a PSU without having these wonderful members take a look at it :).

thank you all.

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1 hour ago, SS_Dave said:

It looks like there is a leg of the transistor and the leg from the diode at the arrows 

 

If thats the case you can link with any wire but you will need to clean the legs of the components to get the solder to take properly.

 

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

Thank you for your reply will try and hope it dont melt anything else lol

 

I'm gonna buy another one just in case but money was tight last week but paydays tomorrow  

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On 1/7/2022 at 1:36 AM, SS_Dave said:

Yes, But if you are not 100% sure of what you're doing on a PSU don't touch it.

Pot a pic of the melted trace.

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

Top 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ss0xyk07m5dw1d/img_20220111_134834.jpg?dl=0

Bottom

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fkkde2fw9i1bxw7/img_20220111_134852.jpg?dl=0

 

Disregard the dirt tossed it in a junk drawer when it fried

[How do I get my original hard drive back to stock configuration?]

If its chipped id suggest a recovery disk maybe hexen 2021 .

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Is it normal to have a 1.6 board ran by a Tuscany psu?I could have sworn i read somewhere Tuscany was 1.5 only.

 

Also....I believe the psu was in fact the issue....question...could a jumper fix a melted trace pad on the psu?

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8 hours ago, Nf Given XD said:

If I don't mind the led being on I just don't cut the trace?and the black line is what exactly on the chip trying to fully understand...

 

Wait so thats efficiently turning the led on and off with system power...gotcha

Lastly without pin 4 and 6 the chip doesn't light at all on or off...and the power issue <frag> still persists albeit takes a little longer then frags over and over....maybe worth noting after it sits a while it attempts<attempts being it will boot for a while THEN frag> full boot again....if that helps

 

Power supply died so wont be working on it for a lil bit till I can grab another

 

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8 hours ago, SS_Dave said:

 

 

 

This is how I prep all the Aladdin chips I use as this way the led on the chip is switched off with the power button and the chip is set to always active

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

 

If I don't mind the led being on I just don't cut the trace?and the black line is what exactly on the chip trying to fully understand...

 

Wait so thats efficiently turning the led on and off with system power...gotcha

Lastly without pin 4 and 6 the chip doesn't light at all on or off...and the power issue <frag> still persists albeit takes a little longer then frags over and over....maybe worth noting after it sits a while it attempts<attempts being it will boot for a while THEN frag> full boot again....if that helps

 

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2 hours ago, Nf Given XD said:

Any way I could get a marked pinout for the pin header?not 100% on pin numbering as I didnt see it on the guide I used

 

So pulled those two out and it didn't boot the chip im assuming cause I desoldered D0 in the previous attempt to fix it however once I get off tonight <in 9 hours> ill resolder D0 and see if that changes it as it didn't full power cycle this time.

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1 hour ago, KaosEngineer said:

I suggest removing pins 4 and 6 from the pin header.

If pin 4 happens to touch ground, the console will power off or on (opposite of the current state).  This pin on a 1.6 Xbox is attached to the power button signal going from the front panel to the System Management controller (custom Xyclops chip).

Pin 6 is 5Vdc; however, on a v1.6 console this voltage level is always on as long as AC power is connected to the Xbox.  On previous revisions of the Xbox motherboard the standby voltage was 3.3Vdc, the 5Vdc level was only on when the rest of the Xbox was on. 

The v1.6 Xbox uses a 5Vdc standby power supply to keep the clock circuitry running and to support soft power on/off and DVD drive eject which will also power on the console from an off state for the rest of the console.

This is the reason why the LED on the modchip is always on when installed in a v1.6 Xbox.  The LED on the modchip connects from pin 6 to a current limiting resistor to the LED then to ground.  The LED is not controlled by the modchip.  It is powered directly from the 5 Vdc pin, pin 6 of the LPC debug port, which on a v1.6 Xbox is always on.

Any way I could get a marked pinout for the pin header?not 100% on pin numbering as I didnt see it on the guide I used

 

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On 12/31/2021 at 1:11 AM, SS_Dave said:

Unlikely 

When you boot the Xbox are you seeing the Evox logo on the top left of the screen?

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

Hey Dave I wanna thank you for all your help it was in fact that capacitor that was causing issues although I cant see damage to it?I'm up and running though thank you for assisting in that.

 

Edit: spoke too soon....ran an hour then frag...last thing I'm trying is new paste then if its still bugged im trashing the board and starting over as I cant seem to pinpoint the issue ...so hopefully its a heat issue.

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4 hours ago, SS_Dave said:

Unlikely 

When you boot the Xbox are you seeing the Evox logo on the top left of the screen?

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

Yes it shows it and boots hexen but I haven't tried without the disk in ill test it without the disk but I assume its gonna error out as I havent had the chance to null the eeprom

 

<update> I got it locked to the boards eeprom after formatting and preparing the drive only to be locked on the boot screen with Microsoft to finally after about two mins boot to the green screen.

 

<update update>

One of the main caps are busted i cleaned up what looked like dust on the board near a cap and its back so I beleive im waiting for the cap set.pics in link

 

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16 hours ago, Nf Given XD said:

yes I cut that trace.also uploaded 2 pics of the new pin solder and boot up after...it booted for a good 5 mins instead of 2 this time but eventually green screened for 3 secs then frag again.<same link as above all three named.>

Could this be a bad gpu?

 

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47 minutes ago, SS_Dave said:

Where you had the wire for D0 was correct.

Did you cut this trace? or is it dirt?

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

 

 

yes I cut that trace.also uploaded 2 pics of the new pin solder and boot up after...it booted for a good 5 mins instead of 2 this time but eventually green screened for 3 secs then frag again.<same link as above all three named.>

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18 hours ago, SS_Dave said:

 

The red marks look like they could be shorting and the orange looks like it's a dry/cold solder joint

 

Try adding some more flux and reheat the joints and also remove approx 30% of the solder.

I don't think it a capacitor problem and if it was the transistor problem it would not power on at all

When you burned the DVD I hope you burnt it as slow as possible on a quality DVD-r disk ( I use Verbatim DVD-r).

Have you tried the OGXbox 2021 v 1.5.4 installer disk?

https://1fichier.com/dir/mX1kipIz

 

It looks like you have cut the LFrame trace and that's what I do and when you have cut that trace you don't need the D0 wire connected to ground or the modchip.

 

Cheers

SS Dave

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

 

 

 

The mounted wire by db7p1 is the d0 correct?not wanting to make assumptions to make sure I got it right this time.

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3 hours ago, Nf Given XD said:

Will look into it soon and try your suggestions on my next day off thank you sir.

Also the hexen disk was bought offline from a lad with positive reviews so I wouldn't assume the disk was the culprit.

Also to note it does the same without disk drive and hdd...so thats why I assumed either install or mobo issues

 

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Will look into it soon and try your suggestions on my next day off thank you sir.

Also the hexen disk was bought offline from a lad with positive reviews so I wouldn't assume the disk was the culprit.

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As the title states I have a 1.6 xbox that after lcp rebuild and mod chip install it reads hexen and works for a few mins then frags...I have capacitor and transistor replacements on the way ..but really curious as to what could be causing it photos will follow.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xgfbhusv4f6h2ff/AAAotnIs2jHOwIA_JFidW-Iba?dl=0