Comments on: How NOT to upgrade your Xbox http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/ Education. Technology. Productivity. Wed, 23 May 2012 07:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: NoneOfYouAreReal http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-156 NoneOfYouAreReal Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:46:02 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-156 well now you can get an xbox 360 to do the same job while you tinker harmlessly with the xbox - although i would recommend a ps3 instead well now you can get an xbox 360 to do the same job while you tinker harmlessly with the xbox – although i would recommend a ps3 instead

]]> By: kelvin http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-155 kelvin Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:55:49 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-155 i cant access my media player any more. as i deleted it from flash fxp . i was trying to install xbmc. i was instructed by a you tube fool ." make xbmc your main dash board". now i dont know what to do i cant access my media player any more. as i deleted it from flash fxp . i was trying to install xbmc. i was instructed by a you tube fool .” make xbmc your main dash board”. now i dont know what to do

]]> By: Musings of a Wannabe Genius » Blog Archive » Howto: fix your Xbox after messing about with the EEPROM http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Musings of a Wannabe Genius » Blog Archive » Howto: fix your Xbox after messing about with the EEPROM Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:04:52 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-154 [...] to my post How NOT to upgrade your Xbox, I’m pleased to say I’ve got it working again. It’s taken a long time, a great [...] [...] to my post How NOT to upgrade your Xbox, I’m pleased to say I’ve got it working again. It’s taken a long time, a great [...]

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Doug Belshaw Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:00:59 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-153 Jon, thanks for your suggestions. I'm reckon I'm on the way to sorting it and I shall detail what I did in a separate post when I do so! :-) Jon, thanks for your suggestions. I'm reckon I'm on the way to sorting it and I shall detail what I did in a separate post when I do so! :-)

]]> By: Jon http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jon Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:54:34 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-152 The BIOS is write protected, you need a switch to change that. The problem you have is the BIOS specifies which executable to boot to (if no disc is present) most probably evoxdash.xbe, which is probably now missing/corrupt. Simply replace or rename whichever .xbe you want to boot to, to evoxdash.xbe. Do this through a boot disc with a filemanager of some kind. The BIOS is write protected, you need a switch to change that.
The problem you have is the BIOS specifies which executable to boot to (if no disc is present) most probably evoxdash.xbe, which is probably now missing/corrupt. Simply replace or rename whichever .xbe you want to boot to, to evoxdash.xbe.
Do this through a boot disc with a filemanager of some kind.

]]> By: father-in-law http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-151 father-in-law Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:49:49 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-151 <strong>Stupid boy! I hope you're not wasting time, when you should be marking! Stupid boy! I hope you’re not wasting time, when you should be marking!

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Doug Belshaw Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:38:14 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-150 Yes, I can boot Slayer's Evox installer. I think the problem is that I used one of the apps on there to (accidentally) change the settings on the EEPROM. Now I've no idea how to change it back! When I try to flash the BIOS it says that the 'Flash ROM is not writeable'. This makes me think that I haven't actually done anything unrecoverable. But I'm still stumped... Yes, I can boot Slayer’s Evox installer. I think the problem is that I used one of the apps on there to (accidentally) change the settings on the EEPROM. Now I’ve no idea how to change it back!

When I try to flash the BIOS it says that the ‘Flash ROM is not writeable’. This makes me think that I haven’t actually done anything unrecoverable. But I’m still stumped…

]]> By: Jon http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Jon Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:45:54 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-149 Sometimes the switch bank is installed inside. Can you boot any discs? Sometimes the switch bank is installed inside. Can you boot any discs?

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Doug Belshaw Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:44:57 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-148 @Paul: Thanks for that - I'm going to call you 'pithy Paul' from now on... ;-) @Jon: Therein lies the problem. I'm not entirely sure which version of the Xecuter2 chip it is as I bought the console off eBay. There's certainly no switch (unless I have to open the case?) :-( @Paul: Thanks for that – I’m going to call you ‘pithy Paul’ from now on… ;-)

@Jon: Therein lies the problem. I’m not entirely sure which version of the Xecuter2 chip it is as I bought the console off eBay. There’s certainly no switch (unless I have to open the case?) :-(

]]> By: Jon http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Jon Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:29:47 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2007/06/13/how-not-to-upgrade-your-xbox/#comment-147 Which chip do you have? Does it not have 2 BIOS chips? The executer 2.6 and newer do... I have modified the BIOS to remove the animation and changed the XBOX logo to blue, but having a backup BIOS via switch helped! Which chip do you have? Does it not have 2 BIOS chips?
The executer 2.6 and newer do…
I have modified the BIOS to remove the animation and changed the XBOX logo to blue, but having a backup BIOS via switch helped!

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