2smoker Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Hi guys, just installed an Aladdin XT Plus 2 mod chip on my Xbox to fix an error 16 code. Now it plays Xbox game disks fine so I assume I could go the splinter cell route to get my dash back, however I would much prefer to burn a disk and run hexen/ slayer whatever to fix this. I remember on softmod it did have trouble booting from ISO burned disks but I did have it work a few times. So far tried just about everything, 4x speed, multiple different DVD burners, different types of DVDs, just cant get it to work. probably gone through about 20 disks trying everything, 99% sure I am burning them correctly (just tried this: https://www.ogxbox.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3041-iso-burned-discs-wont-work-on-modded-xbox/&do=findComment&comment=19438 ), unfortunately no luck. I believe I have a 1.4 Xbox with a Phillips drive. Any help greatly appreciated, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 What kinds of DVD media have you tried: brand(s) and type(s): DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW? What file type(s) (filename extension) are you burning to the disc? Which option from ImgBurn's Wizard (Menu option: Mode > Ez-mode Picker...) are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDShadow Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) I think we just about covered everything in that other thread but the fact your Philips DVD drive was already unreliable with burned discs does not auger well. As said in that thread DVD-R (almost any brand seems to work) + ImgBurn "Write Image file to disc" ^ option should produce bootable discs from an installer XISO file or a XISO created from installer files using Qwix or the C Xbox Tool. I've used multiple burning programs apart from ImgBurn like BurnAware, DiscJuggler, CDBurnerXP, InfraRecorder all successfully so that is unlikely to be the cause of the problem. The only thing that you don't mention is the DVD-RW disc burning device: twice I've come across similar problems where replacing the PC's DVD-RW drive solved it. DVD-RWs age like anything else and the lasers can weaken not producing good burns, at least not good enough for Xbox use. My favourite internal burners are the Samsung SH-SS2* range but they're not manufactured any more. I've used Asus and Liteon (iHAS124) ones for burning Xbox discs, in fact it is my standard test for any DVD-RW I've bought to burn a bootable AID v4.53 disc. The Asus ones are significantly noisy and feel/sound far less well made than the Samsungs but they passed the test OK on two PCs. Samsungs are still available used too and often very cheap but even if treated well, the laser could still be past its best. You're always taking a risk with secondhand PC equipment in my experience. Edited August 23, 2022 by HDShadow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2smoker Posted August 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 Tried 3 different DVD burners around the house so I'm decently confident its the Xbox drive itself at this point Just about to order a Samsung Xbox drive and try switch em around to see if it makes any difference 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtomcat Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Edit: deleted due to already being stated. Didn’t realize this was an older thread. Only showed me last reply Edited August 24, 2022 by Dtomcat18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2smoker Posted August 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2022 Samsung drive works like a dream!! thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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