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Thought I'd stick this up here - since I was nudged by a friend to do so. (I posted it on a group) Decided to have a go at making the Xecuter 3 clone (r3dux) chip. Used ispLEVER to load up the github code, seemed ok (nag about missing x3.txt) but ran fine. Ran the fitter and produced the jed. Programmed the cpld, in VM. Had to fiddle with the settings as got another nag. Wouldn't program in diamond so used the main VM. Tried the flashbios 3.1... flashing not working, ID's verified of my chips doubled checked - all fine, so something wrong there. So decided to make various bios packs in terminal command... some 8x256, 4x512, 2x1's and some debug's etc along with various 2x1 X3 bios. Can boot up some 256 x2 and the cromwell xblast etc to dashboard. Also boots X3 2913 1mb x2. Also tried 8x256 flashbios 3.0.3 (frags) so probably 3294 will frag too. Switch panel functions correctly for all these bios in relation to size and buttons - so bank switching is fine. No config live holding white on X3 bios. Anyway, upon loading up dash... can navigate dash etc, but soon as I try loading any xbe then the loading screen comes up and hangs. That's it. Call back to the lpc bios function seems out. Tried various drive combos/bios/settings/dash etc all result the same - freeze on xbe launch. That's where it's at. Can't flash the chips on X3. Either data line call error/ID register or maybe the pcb dunno yet, short on time. Have some dead purples to test up as well I suppose. So, anyway in case anyone wants to have a go, thought I'd post up my experience with it so far for info. (stutter on bios is just the usual no dvd connected in the video clip, have tried with one attached anyway)