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  2. Softmod SSD issue

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Feeder said:

    I guess that all these years I've been too lazy to TSOP or Chip mod an xbox.  I completed a few soft mods for friends and family over the years.  I recently extracted an SSD (ADATA SU750 1TB) from one of the machines unlocked it to reformat and put into a PC.  For what I wanted available I downgraded to a new cheaper SSD drive (ADATA SU630 480GB) this past weekend.  Zero issue.  I used Rocky's latest softmodding tools.  (https://github.com/Rocky5/Xbox-Softmodding-Tool)

    All the documentation to do this is out there.  I never thought I would need to treat the SSD any differently.  Perhaps the secret is in the drive I selected?  I did this on a version 1.2 xbox.  Hey, why not use SSD drives?  They're cheap, readily available, and even on the old disk interface they remove seek times and give a slight performance boost when loading games.

    What adapter did you use?

  3. Softmod SSD issue

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, SS_Dave said:

    Why?

    If you really must keep it soft modded then use a HDD. Also in recent study's they are saying that a SSD is not really going to last any longer than a HDD.

    I remember reading some where that SSD's had issues with the locking in soft modded Xbox's and there was a method of delaying the request to unlock the SSD so the drive had time to initialize. 

     

    Cheers

    SS Dave


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

    It's like I already have a hard modded Xbox, so I wanted a soft modded one.

     

    That actually makes a lot of sense, if it needs time to initialize, then that could be where my issue lies. That's for that bit of info. If hard modding is the only way to get that ssd to work then I'll go with that method ultimately.

     

    My reason for wanting an ssd is not for any speed advantage as none can be found. I just prefer ssd's over hdd. So I'm in the process of moving all my hdd based consoles over to ssd's.

  5. Softmod SSD issue

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, corona2222 said:

    possible incompatibility of the SSD with the SATA->IDE board? 🤷‍♂️ does the combo work on an IDE PC? - sees the SSD ok?

    maybe try a few different SATA->IDE boards and/or SSDs.

     

    OK my next step would be to try a different adapter. I read something about loading kernel fonts to resolve the issue? But I don't see why it would boot one drive and not the ssd in that sense either.

     

    There was also a person on YouTube who had a startech adapter and tried to clone his soft mod onto an ssd and got the same issue I got. Ssd clone doesn't boot but hdd clone does?

  6. Softmod SSD issue

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    I do have a hard modded 1.6 Xbox with an ssd in it that seemed to work fine. I specifically want to keep this Xbox soft modded. I am using an 80 wire ide cable. I'll have to order another ide to sata adapter to confirm. I just find it so strange why it would boot from the hdd and not the ssd.

  7. Softmod SSD issue

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Guys

    I recently upgraded the hdd on my OG xbox. I originally wanted to go with a 128gb Sand Disk ssd. I cloned the drive and it showed as locked and cloned. However when trying to boot I get the xbox logo, the the screen just goes blank. I then tried the exact same thing with a 500GB WD hdd and it worked fine.

    Do you guys have any idea as to why it would boot from the hdd and not the ssd? They both have the exact same cloned data?

    Note: I had another spare ssd and tried it with that and it also wouldn't boot?

    Is there a particular method needed for using an ssd on  a softmodded xbox?

  8. Picking the Right Hdd

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    Hey Guys

    I'm looking to upgrade my HDD on my xbox to a 2TB. So I wanted to find out what my best option would be.

    I'm looking at buying

    Western Digital Blue 2TB (5400RPM) - Very good price

    Western Digital Purple 2TB (5400RPM) - Only a little more expensive than the Blue but has better reliability over longer periods as it is a surveillance drive, or

    Western Digital Black 2TB (7200RPM) - Much more expensive than the Blue, however I'm not sure my loading times will be worth the cost?

     

    Thanks in advance

  11. FatX Woes

    in Softmods

    Posted

    What you can also do, is disconnect the dvd drive from the Xbox, then boot it up. This should unlock the hdd. Next disconnect the hdd ide cable and connect the hdd to your pc either via ide to USB adaptor or directly into the pc using the ide cable.

    Once your pc detects the hdd, run xplorer360 and drop the save files into the correct save file folder.

    Next reconnect the hdd to the Xbox ide cable and reconnect the disc drive. Restart the Xbox, the saves should appear in the save folder.

     

    Note: the Xbox must remain powered the entire time, so make sure the video cables are connected. Hope this helps.

  18. Upgraded Ssd Project Complete

    in Hardware Mods

    Posted · Edited by Falcon639

    13 hours ago, Infamous Ob said:

    Dave, yes, it's a Softmodded v1.6 console. I'm running modded games on here so far: GTASA (5 vehicles, 7 weapons), THUG 2 (6 Custom decks and a custom tee) & a modded Forza Motorsport 1 (several custom scripts for tuning vehicles with Ekszbox Forzamod).

    It's running these games quickly for sure. I noticed the cursor on the GTASA pause menu over the map was blinking faster...lol

    Falcon, that tray looks good. I'm going to order one if my SSD will fit. Does the tray mount to the Xbox's current HDD tray?

     

    Yes it mounts perfectly.

     

    I have used it in my personal xbox and have had great success. The bracket will fit any 2.5inch drive.

  20. Running 2 Dashboards

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    Ok that makes a lot of sense.

    So say I were to remove the mod chip temporarily and put the stock hdd in. Then run Rocky5 softmod, then re-enable to mod chip and put back the newer HDD.

    I know hardmod and softmod dont play together but do you think in this particular instance it will work?

  22. Running 2 Dashboards

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Falcon639

    Hi Guys

    So I have a 1.6 xbox NTSC-J xbox running an aladin chip. So if I just press the power button gently it will load the stock bios with the modchip disabled. If I hold it in for about a second, it'll load the mod chip which is running unleash X.

    So what I'd like to do is load a different dash board when I run the stock bios as its pretty useless considering its NTSC-J.

    My question is, is it possible to simply replace the MS dash board ".xbe" file with a shortcut to another dash board like XBMC4Gamers.

    If this is possible, what is the file that the stock xbox bios loads to get to the dashboard?

  23. Enter the Matrix On 1.6 XBox

    in General Xbox Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Guys

    I'm getting this issue with my Enter the Matrix game(NTSC). I am using an NTSC-J 1.6 Xbox with an aladin mod chip running M8plus (EvoX).

    I tried ripping Enter the Matrix to the console and when I play it, I get a black screen with a couple green dots. I then tried to run it straight from the Disc and get the exact same error. I then put the game in my 1.4 softmodded pal xbox and the game loads just fine.

    Does anyone know why this is? I have attached an image of the blank screen with dots.

     

    IMG_20200521_152849.jpg

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