Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:00 am Post subject: installing softmod on a xbox with new hd
so i just installed a new hd, on my xbox. and when i turn it on it says my xbox needs repair and the little light blinks red and green.
im trying to soft my xbox, what do i do to avoid this?
TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary
Joined: Apr 18, 2004 Posts: 5303 Location: Greensburg PA
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:23 am Post subject:
And, I am betting you are getting error code 05 with it correct?
A softmodded Xbox doesn't have the luxury like a chipped machine to boot an unlocked HD.
So, what you have to do is the hotswap method.
Please go to our tutorial section and look up Pirrup's tutorial on the hotswap. If you would have used a mod chip, all you would have to do is pop the drive in and all would be well.
A softmod is files/exploits residing on the HD. If you remove the HD obviously the hacks are gone. At least that's how I understand it. I'm not much of a softmodder. The concept is rather easy, but for me just to pop a chip in a machine and then throw in a HD and run AID is a much simpler process
Good luck getting your new HD configured.
I will move this post to the softmod section in hopes that it will get more attention by our softmodders.
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lilraver10 Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:24 am Post subject:
so to give some more details of what i did. i went and replaced the hd before installing a new dash. is it fixable?
TheModGod Xbox-Hq Legendary
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:00 am Post subject:
Do you have your other HD?? The one that you was used for the original softmod??
If so, here is the tutorial that I am talking about:
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pirrup V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:04 am Post subject:
a softmodded xbox needs a locked hd ( same as a retail xbox)
so when creating a hd for use with softmod you need to lock it with the eeprom from the retail xbox .
just follow my tutorial on upgrading a hd using a pc :
Joined: Apr 18, 2004 Posts: 5303 Location: Greensburg PA
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:27 am Post subject:
That turorial is first rate mate!! Way to go!! That is awesome. It's nice to know we have knowledgable people here. I am so softmod challenged, and this tutorial is a piece of cake.
To me, installing a chip seems much easier, but for those who are softmod savvy there is now a way to handle the HD upgrade.
How does this work on larger HDs since there really isn't any hacked bios' being used. Doesn't the MS bios cap out at like 137GB?? I'm still not 100% sure how a softmod works so I may be missing something.
When a softmod is running, is it not running with the retail kernel? It's just booting a hacked dash that was instsalled in place of the MS dash..correct? _________________ Good Deals: Death@Hand, funkydopenloven, StaticMind, Slamscaper, PorscheXboxter
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lilraver10 Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject:
so if i've already swapped the hd's, i probably need to put the old one back in?
and if i cant find the old one, can i use the original hd of another xbox?
thanx
pirrup V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 1345 Location: belgium
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject:
you need the old one , because that one is locked with the correct eeprom
you can't use another locked hd from other xbox
modgod yea it works great with big hd's as the PBL bios and the nkpatcher can handle big hd's.
so basically if i have an original softmodded hd, i can use it with any other xbox.
dangermouse Moderator
Joined: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 972 Location: Tucson
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject:
You can use it in other boxes once it is locked to the eeprom of the new box.
All softmods require, with no exception, a locked hard drive. You would have to have a chipped box to use that HDD. _________________ Xenium Ice 2.3.1 OS
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lilraver10 Xbox-HQ Enthusiast Xbox Version: v1.1 Modded: Xenium Ice OS v2.3.1
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject:
how do u lock to eeprom? and while we're on this topic, what is the eeprom?
dangermouse Moderator
Joined: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 972 Location: Tucson
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:47 pm Post subject:
Basically the eeprom holds your personal xbox info. Make a backup from EvoX which can be found in system settings. Then follow pirrup's tutorial. _________________ Xenium Ice 2.3.1 OS
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:31 am Post subject:
The Xbox stores some permanent information such as the serial number, the HD key and the region code in a 256 byte serial EEPROM accessible through the SMBus _________________ HOTSWAP | MS dash |
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