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Aladdin xt plus 2 can’t flash bio / weird install modchip


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Hi, a few months ago I bought 2 Xboxes to repair. I was happy to find out that one of them had a xt plus chip installed. I have tried flashing evo m8+ to the chip through hexen, unleashed x and xblast (ftp). Xblast got me as far as letting me confirm the flash by letting me press the required button combination. However it stated that the changes were not made and put be directly back to selecting the bios I wanted to use in order to flash the chip.

I found online that this usually happens when the soldering of the has not been done correctly.

Previously I have opened the Xbox in order to clean it, apply new thermal paste and recap the console. While I was doing this I saw that the xt plus was installed in a different manner as what I have seen previously. Could this be the reason why I am not able to re-flash the chip?

I was thinking on desoldering the chip and installing it so it can be plugged in the pin header as normally. Could this solve the issue. I am quite new to modding Xboxes but so any advise would be great.

 

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what's the modchip's print circuit board look like under the orange wire by the flash memory chip's socket.  Some Aladdin 64's (LCD supported) had a bridge there to select either an SST49LF020A or SST49LF002B flash memory chip.

What ID does Evoxdash show for the flash device on the modchip?

 

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Hi KaosEngineer, thank you for your reply.

Here are pictures of the motherboard. If you need any from the other side of the board let me know. I will desolder the chip.34564137-577F-4AB1-B990-9472A10D4B58.thumb.jpeg.b9c16c2d9d8e9a128909d1cfe4f73fb1.jpeg1CE3F4EF-3C89-4B65-AFB9-64969BBD9EA3.thumb.jpeg.24b27d1e299ade8a7ea32aee34d4bc40.jpeg

Evox Starting from the modchip shows the following Bios and kernel. I will add another post with further pictures with the info I got from bios checker and a newer version of evox dash started through Hexen 2021 disc.

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This is what I get from Bios checker, and a newer version of Evoxdash started through the Hexen disc as previously mentioned.

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Sorry if this was not the info you asked for. Quite new to this scene. Have mainly been active in modding Nintendo cosoles in the past. But I have been amazed with what this scene has accomplished 😊 and would like to learn and be part of it.

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6 hours ago, Noobmods said:

Sorry if this was not the info you asked for. Quite new to this scene. Have mainly been active in modding Nintendo cosoles in the past. But I have been amazed with what this scene has accomplished 😊 and would like to learn and be part of it.

Exactly what would have asked for since the modchip does not have the R2/R3 bridge for flash memory chip type select. :)

Original Aladdin / XenoFX Modchip not writeable!

Manufacturer ID: 09 Device ID: 00 means the flash is write-protected.

Some of the original Aladdin / XenoFX modchips had an additional feature not present in later versions especially not present in the current Aladdin XT plus 2 / 4032 XT clones:

- BIOS/flash write-protect - to disable write-protect (write-enable the flash) hold the power button for a long time.  I'm not exactly sure how long - greater than 5 even up to 10 seconds.  IIRC, the front panel eject ring will quickly flash off then come back on when write-protection is disabled.

After write-protection is disabled, try Evoxdash's BIOS flash option again.

Did the Manufacturer ID and Device ID values change from 09 00 to BF 52?

 

 

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