wireddd Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 So I have a 1.0 with a dead HDD, I used PiPROM to recover the eeprom.bin so I can build a new drive. Is there a tutorial somewhere on adding a softmod directly to the new drive before I lock it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 In my view it's quicker and easier to fit a mod chip and use a install DVD Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ging3rguy Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 4 hours ago, wireddd said: So I have a 1.0 with a dead HDD, I used PiPROM to recover the eeprom.bin so I can build a new drive. Is there a tutorial somewhere on adding a softmod directly to the new drive before I lock it? This should do the trick. https://youtu.be/y_n8kEQfgdE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireddd Posted August 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 10 hours ago, Ging3rguy said: This should do the trick. https://youtu.be/y_n8kEQfgdE Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireddd Posted August 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Followed along with a 2tb drive and it seems to have worked, the xbox is booting up again. Thanks again for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ging3rguy Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Sweet , take a look at Rocky5’s softmod upgrade if you haven’t already. https://www.youtube.com/c/JCRocky5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/3/2020 at 9:23 PM, wireddd said: So I have a 1.0 with a dead HDD, I used PiPROM to recover the eeprom.bin so I can build a new drive. Is there a tutorial somewhere on adding a softmod directly to the new drive before I lock it? That's exactly what XboxHDM23USB Beta 3 does. Preps a new hard drive with the Xbox Softmodding Tool no-original-game-disc-required bootable installer. Place a copy of the eeprom.bin file you read with PiPROM in the folder where you extract XboxHMD23USB Beta 3 to. The batch file to start the application, xboxhd.bat, is in the folder where it needs to go. Connect the new HDD to your Windows PC with a compatible USB-to-HDD interface adapter. Run the application using the xboxhd.bat file in Windows Explorer (double-click on it), answer any Windows security prompts as required, then select menu option 2, Launch xboxhdm. Follow the onscreen instructions to prep the new hard drive. Exit xboxhdm. Lock the drive. Exit XboxHDM23USB Beta 3. Disconnect the hard drive from the PC then install it in the Xbox. Boot the console to start the softmod installer. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation of the softmod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireddd Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) The only issue I had with the process is that my usb to ide adapter isn't fully supported and I had to modify lockhdd.bat and unlockhdd.bat by adding "-d sat" to all of the smartctl commands: lockhdd.bat @Echo off & SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion & mode con:cols=80 lines=35 smartctl.exe -d sat -g security /dev/sd%1 smartctl.exe -d sat -s security-eeprom-setpass,..\eeprom.bin /dev/sd%1 echo Press any key to continue pause > nul unlockhdd.bat @Echo off & SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion & mode con:cols=80 lines=35 smartctl.exe -d sat -g security /dev/sd%1 smartctl.exe -d sat -s security-eeprom-unlock,..\eeprom.bin /dev/sd%1 smartctl.exe -d sat -s security-eeprom-disable,..\eeprom.bin /dev/sd%1 echo Press any key to continue pause > nul Edited August 8, 2020 by wireddd grammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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