[[SOLVED] Problem with F drive on soft modded xbox]

Hi KaosEngineer and hdshadow.

I guess the subject is closed now.

Thank you very much for your support !

Lo

[[SOLVED] Problem with F drive on soft modded xbox]

7 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

Was XBMC 2.0.1 starting? 

When I tried it yesterday, no. It freezed, got stuck.

A long long time ago Xbmc (i don't remember the version) was running from 2008 to 2018 more or less). Then i tried the xcalibur 3.4 upgrade of my system (maybe in 2018) and xbmc was not runing anymore. Then i made that mistake with the unlock of the drive and it became worse. I didn't touch my xbox during several years and now i come back to it.

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31 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

Which version is your Xbox?

1.4

31 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

What Operating System (a.k.a. BIOS/kernel) version is shown on XBMC4Xbox's System Info > Summary page?

1.0.5101.1

 

I'm at 100% CPU Usage. Always.

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2 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

What files are in the English and French subfolders there?

langinfo.xml & strings.po in each subfolder.

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6 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said:

What subfolders and files are present in the Q:\language\ subfolder?

No file, only folders :

 

[[SOLVED] Problem with F drive on soft modded xbox]

I could not find the way to update xbmc with the Xcalibur procedure. So I removed all files from E:\Apps\XBMC and uploaded there the version 3.5.3. downloaded at Digiex. I created the file advancedsettings.xml with the items <powersave>false</powersave> & <loglevel hide="false">2</loglevel>. and uploaded it to E:\Apps\XBMC\UserData\.

Now it works. As an application and as the alternate dash (I know how to exchange principal and alternate dashes if I want).

Here are the logs :

xbmc.old.log (as an app) : https://pastebin.com/GaiLa8yW

xbmc.log (as the alt. dash) : https://pastebin.com/v83X8Mk7

 

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1 hour ago, KaosEngineer said:

For the XBMC on your E drive, create an advancedsettings.xml file with a higher debug level enabled:[...] Does this installation of XBMC4Xbox now start?

This one doesn't start. FYI, to follow the procedure of xcalibur disk, I removed the 3.5.3. version of xbmc from the E:\Apps\Xbmc folder and let Xcalibur do the installation (the goal is to set it as a dashboard and i don't know how without Xcalibur at this point). The problem is that i have now the version 2.0.1. installed. Perhaps this version doesn't take into account the powersave entry of advancedsettings.xml. There is another procedure in Xcalibur to update xbmc (not sure it will work though).

Here is the xbmc.log : https://pastebin.com/KFngQfeH

and xbmc.old.log : https://pastebin.com/EuVcWjDw

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I have big news !

I managed to make XBMC boot.

I don't remember how exactly, but I've found this thread : https://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3969&p=37966#p37966

There, they explain to create an advancedsettings.xml file  with the code :

<advancedsettings> <powersave>false</powersave> </advancedsettings>

I did it on the copy of xbmc on f and it works !

I think this is related to the high temperature of my box (CPU: 61°C ; MB: 58°C).

So now I'm wondering why the temperature is so high.

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1 hour ago, HDShadow said:

install a fresh alternative softmod

Which alternative softmod would you recommend ?

I don't understand clearly one thing : what's the risk if i remove the ndure softmod (there is an option to do it on xcaliburc cd). Will i loose all i have on f partition ?

I still have some hope though since I have an answer from gueux-forum.net. It's not the kind of answer that I expected though. They send me back to the Xcalibur Manual.

So I'm explaining to them step by step everything I do to install Xbmc, give them the xbmc.log and expect from them to tell me what I'm doing wrong and more importantly what I should do to make it work.

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1 hour ago, HDShadow said:

I'd suggest trying this: delete the E:\CACHE, X:\, Y:\ and Z:\ drive content ie. not the actual folders. It won't do any harm; sometimes the temporary stuff there can interfere with other Xbox functions. Then boot using the F:\XBMC\ default.xbe again.

Done it. It still doesn't work.

xbmc.log : https://pastebin.com/Ns53a0jq

xbmc.old.log : https://pastebin.com/NEM5fJM6

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1 hour ago, KaosEngineer said:

Is the timezone where you live - UTC/GMT-2?

I'm in GMT+2

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7 hours ago, HDShadow said:

The TV does have Component inputs and if you can get hold of a Xbox Component cable and swap the Xbox to NTSC you'll get far better picture quality than the present AV Composite via SCART arrangement.

thank you for the hint. i keep it in mind for the future.

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9 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

What's done?

I uploaded the log files to paste.bin. Here they are (E:\Apps\xbmc\):

xbmc.log : https://pastebin.com/5YUysAqc

xbmc.old.log : https://pastebin.com/8UGZyZXx

F:\Apps\Xbmc\:

xbmc.log : https://pastebin.com/0jjdci1z

xbmc.old.log : https://pastebin.com/C7Z3hs9k

 

Note that the xbmc.log on F shows errors (database related) after the "loading skin" notice. Is it because I have no video file and no video file folder yet ?

 

PS: I've noticed that the dates/times of these files are shifted 2 hours in the future wrt date/time set in the parameters of the box. times in the files are correct though.

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2 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

Download the xbmc.log and xbmc.old.log files.  Upload them to pastebin.com then share the links to them.

Voila. It's done. Thank you very much for you, r feedback, Kaos and hdshadow.

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4 hours ago, HDShadow said:

This returns us full circle to the need to have advice from somebody who actually knows that softmod.

I'ver posted a message on the forum geux-forum.net. Hoping that someone will know the tricks related to Xcalibur there ...

I already tried before but could not validate my registration on the forum because of my email address (google mail). I have changed to protonmail and could registrate (i say it in case you want to registrate also on this forum).

Of course I will post here the solution if i find it on that forum.

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1 hour ago, HDShadow said:

What region is the Xbox set too ie. NTSC or PAL?

Yes, I was thinking also that it could be a region/resolution related problem.

The region is PAL

1 hour ago, HDShadow said:

What AV cable type are you using for the Xbox - AV Composite, SCART, RGB SCART, Component?

I use AV composite with a RGB scart/AV Composite adapter

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29 minutes ago, HDShadow said:

Just use the built in UnleashX dash file manager (File Explorer as it is usually listed). It should be in the main menu somewhere but that may depend on the softmod. If the XCalibur softmod has omitted it for some reason then: shame on the creator(s).

Here is my main screen in UnleashX :

Now, I used the "Explorer le disque dur" item (which can be translated as "File Explorer") and I have the same result (logo then stuck)

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35 minutes ago, HDShadow said:

Your F:\ drive is now working, yes?

yes

36 minutes ago, HDShadow said:

I've just downloaded and installed the XBMC v3.5.3 copy found at Digiex (Google). Make sure you "Download XBMC4Xbox v3.5.3" not one of the other download options that might pop up there.

Done

36 minutes ago, HDShadow said:

Just unpack the XBMC4XBOX-3_5_3 (65MB) zip directly on PC and you should have a single level "XBMC" folder (109MB). FTP or transfer by other means that to F:\Apps and test it as described.

Done

37 minutes ago, HDShadow said:

Reboot and try to launch it from its "default.xbe" using UnleashX's filer manager.

Done.

I've launched it with the 'Boxplorer' application of my unleashX installation. There is a splash screen of Xcalibur then the Xbmc4xbox logo and then gets stuck.

I've tried also with X-Commander application. When clicking of X-commander there is this Xcalibur splash screen then X-commander running then I lauch the default.xbe of xbmc and gets xbmc logo and then stuck again.

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On 8/9/2022 at 2:56 AM, HDShadow said:

R3/L3 are the two joystick buttons - you click down on the joysticks at the same time during XBMC's boot and it should reset everything to default. I've only needed to do it once myself years ago (a skin issue) but I think you get a dialogue box which asks whether you wish to proceed before it actually does it.

I've just did it (i've seen the confirmation message) but it does nothing new regarding my problem : still the logo and then stuck.

 

One other strange thing is the 'last modified date' of xbmc.log. I'ts shifted two hours in the future with respect to the date/time I've set in unleashX. When I look inside the xbmc.log, the hour/minutes are the right ones (no shift).

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6 minutes ago, HDShadow said:

The method is in the hyper-link Error Recovery Mode.

Yes I saw it after having posted my answer. Actually, I already saw that somewhere and tried it (pressing Y and whte button during startup and it does absolutely nothing.

8 minutes ago, HDShadow said:

I'd try launching XBMC from its default.xbe using the UnleashX file manager and use the method described: holding down L3 and R3 during boot. As warned it will delete all your previous settings whatever they are.

I don't understand what is L3 and R3. I pressed Y and white buttons.

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Hi HDshadow,

13 hours ago, HDShadow said:

There's a possibility with XBMC not launching that it is a skin or user data problem.

Yes I thought also that was a skin related problem since I saw an error about skin loading in xbmc.log of the old version.

13 hours ago, HDShadow said:

Did you delete the existing XBMC installation (in fact I'd suggest renaming it to XBMCOrg in preference to deleting it) before copying in the new installation.?

If you used the Copy option it should overwrite/replace existing files but it would not delete some UserData and other files which [b]may[/b] be what are preventing it launching.

Normally leaving the UseData files untouched is desirable as the most common reason for copying in a new version of XBMC is to update an existing installation. But if that installation is faulty in some way then the new installation will likely experience the same problem.

At first I copied to a folder named xbmc 3,5,3, but then I deleted the old versions and renamed the folder as xbmc (in case there was a hard-coding of xbmc folder somewhere. I know i should have kept the old files but I didn't think too much (a little bored maybe) and i simply removed both folders under E/Apps

13 hours ago, HDShadow said:

An alternative solution would be to try XBMC Error Recovery Mode but doing that will reset to default all your previous user settings which is why I suggested renaming the existing installation instead before copying in a fresh XBMC one.

How can i do that ?

 

13 hours ago, HDShadow said:

BTW this forum is far more active than the XBMC4Xbox one and whilst you might be lucky and get a solution from a genuine XBMC guru whose knowledge on the such matters is the size of a planet chances are the only person there who'd actually reply would be me under a different name. KaosEngineer here is pretty much as good as it gets on all Xbox matters so you're getting some of the best trouble shooting advice already.  

Lol !  xbox world is small ! ;-). Thank you very much to both of you !

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Hi Kaos,

Here are the answers. thx !

19 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

What files are in /E/NKP11?

19 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

Do you have an /E/UDATA/21585554 folder?

What files are in it and any subfolders it contains?

    

Content of uxshadow.xml : https://pastebin.com/9f8WS9sK4

 

19 hours ago, KaosEngineer said:

When UnleashX is running press the (Y) button to display the System Info screen.  

Scroll down to the UnleashX section.  What are the Version, Path and Phy. Location values?

Version: 0,39,0222A Build 572

Path:E:\dashboard\

Phy. Location: \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1\dashboard\default.xbe

 

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1 hour ago, HDShadow said:

Have tried launching the new XBMC install direct from its "default.xbe" using the UnleashX file manager?

Yes. I did

 

1 hour ago, HDShadow said:

If it does not boot then I'd be surprised and a bit flummoxed as to what the problem might be. As long as your XBMC install is in a single level folder in E:\Apps and has a default.xbe it should work (E:\Apps\XBMC\default.xbe). So check the name of the folder is just "XBMC" and make sure that when you unpacked the no doubt .rar, .zip or .7zip download you didn't accidentally put it inside another XBMC folder.

It doesn't boot unfortunately. I'm flummoxed too ...

I submitted the issue to the forum of xbmc4xbox. If I have something new I'll post it here ... But this forum doesn't seem to be very active 

thank you very much for your help

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7 hours ago, HDShadow said:

As I thought might be the case XBMC is/was being launched by a shortcut in the Multidash folder rather than a full copy of XBMC located there. If you do not have a working copy of XBMC in Apps ie. E:\Apps\XBMC\default.xbe it is not going to launch when you use the XSelect menu Slot#3 (X) button option.

Actually I don't know when to use the X button (for instance). I tried to press on the buttons mentioned (except the X one since my xbmc is not working) when starting up with the power button or the eject button and it doesn't do anything.

 

7 hours ago, HDShadow said:

It looks like to me as if you should be selecting the QuickPick Dash menu option to be launching the other alternate dashboards.

 

I did. It's actually a shortcut to launch the various dashes from the same place without having to search for the executable, i think. And it works (except for xbmc of course).

 

7 hours ago, HDShadow said:

The E:\dashboard\altdash folder content looks like that is indeed where your alt dash: EvoX is located. That's the full dash, not a shortcut.

From the previous E:\ drive content pics that would suggest the E:\Dashboard folder contains your current primary dash UnleashX launched from the "default.xbe" there alongside the "skins" folder and config.xml, item.xml and french.xml.

Yes, I agree.

7 hours ago, HDShadow said:

If you really want XBMC back as your primary dash the important thing to do first is to make sure you have working copy of that, and preferably the last version XBMC v3.5.3, in E:\Apps. You can launch that using UnleashX's file manager by clicking on its "default.xbe" in the E:\Apps\XBMC folder.

If it is not working then you need to get a fresh copy.

I got a fresh copy yesterday, remove old versions that I had and put the new one (v 3.5.3) in E:/apps/xbmc/. It still get stuck at startup. The only thing that changes is the logo. Also the xbmc.log shows no error (only NOTICE events), which was not the case for the older versions.

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Hi again everyone.

 

At this point, the problem with F drive is solved. The problem is now to make xbmc working, even as an app as a starting point. And that, i can't do it, whatever the version of xbmc. I've just downloaded the 3.5.3. which i think is the latest stable version and it's also stuck at loading. The only thing that changes is the logo at this point.