Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:43 pm Post subject: Help!!! I was softmodding and now i get error 9
Hey yall im new at the modding scene. Can someone please help me i got a v1.6 and when i was trying to do the hd swap method but before i got it to work i started getting error 9 and on top of things im not having the best of luck the damn ide cable from xbox came apart. but i replaced it with a new ide cable and i still get error 9. there is a cd rom hooked up and everything. but the big x on the screen comes up and then goes to hell 9 lol. can i just chip this box and recover the hd and all it was a softmod gone bad. i did the softmod and ftp and everything and then it wouldnt boot and i forgot to unlock the drive. should i just beable to chip it and get everything back to normal but with a chip or am i screwed and gotta buy this guy a new xbox.
Viperbe
pirrup V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 1345 Location: belgium
damn i was hopeing you wouldnt say that...could it be recoverable if i chip it
viperbe06 Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Dec 29, 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject:
i have a copy of the hd but not the eeprom code..i backed it up myself ftp before i did anything but i forgot to dump the eeprom other wise i would just buy another hd and put one in there..no unlock code..thats what sucks
jonadagi2 Xbox-HQ Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 12, 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Canada
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject:
Viperbe,
I think you're in the same boat I am.
If your HDD is fried and you don't have an eeprom backup then your only option is to get a modchip and a new Hard Drive.
Depending on what is wrong with your Hard drive you could try freezing it like LEE337 suggested in my thread Here. It didn't work for me, but it's worth a try.
I too had to learn the hard way that YOU MUST ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR EEPROM BEFORE SOFTMODDING. (You need the backup on your PC 'cause if it's only on your XBOX HDD and it fails...Welcome to the club! )
I am going to pick up a Duo-X2 chip today, I'll let you know how it goes.
Good Luck!
Jon
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Update: Jan 17, 2005
OK, I got my chip, opened up the box took a look at the D0 point and promptly closed it up again. There was no way I was going to be able to solder that tiny little point without burning a hole through the board. Luckily my brother-in-law's cousin is experienced with this. It took him a week, but I finally got my xbox back chipped and mostly functional.
Now I get an error code 5 upon booting to retail dash, not the chips fault, just an unlocked drive(Maxtor 6E030L0). I haven't tried locking it yet, I have no reason to use retail dash, it's just a pain to get a service message every time you boot using the eject button!
All in all I'm quite happy with the Duo-X2 chip.
After all it only cost $20.00 plus a case of beer to have it installed.(don't worry the beer was opened only after the soldering was finished )
Last edited by jonadagi2 on Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:49 pm; edited 1 time in total
pirrup V.I.P. Lifetime
Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 1345 Location: belgium
Thanx yall for the help i just got the xecuter 3 and im waiting on my solderless adapter (just ordered that today) hopefully i dont have to buy a new hd...cause my computer still recognizes the hd the xbox just doesnt...thats a little wierd. ill let you know how it goes. the adapter wont be here for 3 days.
viperbe06 Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Dec 29, 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 12:00 pm Post subject:
Well heres is an update. I finally chipped the box i had to wait on the solderless adapter for the x3 for a 1.6 i finally chiped it and loaded the bios but now i get error 09. I just replaced the cable and redid the hdd back to original. Should i try to load evox insteid. I cant get it to boot. But i do see the bix X when it boots. but thats just before it errors out. is there anything i can odo?
viperbe06 Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Dec 29, 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject: Pirrup !!!!HELP!!!!
Alright i got the xbox to take the bios..it boots with X and evox in left hand corner...i made the aid on cd-rw and it still errors to error 09. i unlocked the hdd and hooked it to my comp and put the evox.ini on the hdd with fatxplorer with the evoxdash.xbe but it still errors out. is there anything i can do with this hdd to save it or am i better off going to compusa and buying a smaller hd and putting it on here.
Shark2th Moderator
Joined: Nov 17, 2004 Posts: 5222 Location: Tennessee, USA
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject:
Here's some thoughts:
Error 8-9
Your Xbox motherboard is having trouble communicating with the Hard Drive. Check cables, this is probably due to an ATA controller on the motherboard and not due to the hard drive itself. (my personal experience, try replacing the hard drive and see how it goes) My recommendation for most is to replace the Motherboard and Hard drive as a pair.
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viperbe06 Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Dec 29, 2005 Posts: 10
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject:
Just to let you know if you get error 9. put another ide hd in your xbox if you chipped your box and loaded the bios...cause i did this and it formatted another ide 8gig hdd that i got from goodwill. And it works great. I finally fixed this box.. and you dont need to by a new mobo if you chipped the xbox...just to let you know thanx for all your help
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