HOW TO: Hotswap with XboxHDM v1.9 (Super Tutorial)

Hi, sorry if this was asked already, I couldn't find it.

When doing this hotswap, can I go directly to another dash, like evox, by replacing files in the C/ drive created, instead of reverting to an "original" xbox, and restarting completely.

If so, what files do I need to change?

Thanks

 

Hey Chunk, I did everything u said and now I got an error 5, can u please help me?

 

Hi.

Im trying to pass thru that tutorial but could'nt finish it.

First of all i will explain what i do.
Few months ago i was trying to format my hd on xbox using some xbox tool. But format goes wrong or freeze?
Dont rly rememer what happend but when i try to run a console again it shows an error screen with error code 16 or 21. And i forgot about it.

Now i do som serch and i fund this great forum and this impresive "HOW TO" but some of steps not work for me well.

At 1st is a not showing error code 12 after unplug the Xboxs DVD drive IDE cable - just making my xbox frezz (what i can recognized by freezed sound and screen stop before error code screen apear). Anyway i try next steps. (could someone explain what thst step is for?)

Hotswap - i think it work form me because my pc bios recognize the xbox disk and i can start the XBDM.
Iam typing 1 and at next xcreen typing "xboxhd" and then it shows me screen like this:

Code:

INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO 

The following drive was found on your prmary master :
ST310014A

Could not access the drive on Primary Master.
Your Xbox drive is locked!
If you continue some of the menu opiton of xboxhd will be disabled.
Be aware of the following linux device names:

Primare Master : /dev/hda
Primare Slave : .devhdb
Secondary Master : /dev/hdc
Secondary Slave : /dev/hdd

Do you wish to continue ? [yes/no] :

And no matter what i type yes or now that next menu option [1-8] is all disabled. Just only 6 i can go in... (but i have not my eeprom.bin) and dont know what to do now?

I also trying to check my xbox disk on pc with MHDD tool and it recognize it but told me that is locked by ATA PASSWORD Security: MAX and cant unlockit. I found some unlock tool but they need my xobx working or need my EEPROM. But both this are unaccessible because xbox is not working (code 16 or 21) and i did not make a copy of my EEPROM...

Som sugestion ? Some other tools that i need to check?
Maybe F*** that disk and buy odther/biger one? It will be work?

 

anybody here ?

 

here aksal had this problem myself..
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/3/357863

 

does this method manufacture the xbox cuz i need to do tht & thx

 

can you do this when your cd drive is on a sata cable and the HDD from the xbox on an IDE cable?? because i have only one IDE port on my motherboard.

 

it should work as long as your hard drive isn't hooked up . it should boot the iso so i'd give it a shot

 

Ok, i followed your tutorial from start to finish. after it finished i unplugged the IDE cable from the pc and re-inserted both cables for HD and DVD-rom drive, then powered off the xbox. when i turned the xbox back on i gave me error 21. did i do something wrong, or did i miss something..?

 

Just so everyone knows. The EEPROM isn't going to be very important after April 15, 2010. That is the day Microsoft is retiring the original Xbox from Xbox Live service as well as Xbox Live Games. After that, only Xbox 360 and 360 games will be XBL compatible. The EEPROM is used when signing onto XBL, so it won't be neccesary to save it. You can just use the Xbox Linux disc and format a new hard drive and slap it in.

 

No, sorry that won't work. The eeprom is used to lock the drive of the xbox. If you had a stock ms dash and tried to boot with an unlocked drive you'll get an error code (either 6 or 7). It just won't work if it's unlocked. The only way to boot the xbox with an unlocked drive is with a modchip, softmodding doesn't cost anything so i don't see why everyone would suddenly start hardmodding.

Don't spread bad information

 

Ah, thanks for correcting me. I was told this by someone else who has modded more than I have so I took it in good faith. Is there anyway I can just delete that post then?

 

I suppose you can edit your post if you want. The edit button is in the upper right hand corner of your post. You don't need to edit it though, i just don't like bad info being spread around. No harm done.

 

when I unplug the computer hard drive and start the computer with the burned disc in it reads "invalid boot disc" what is wrong?

 

Hello. I don't know if this thread is still active, because i plan on following this guide soon when i get computer tower to do it, but i need to know if i'll need to remember anything from before i got the error (ie deleted my dashboard). the problem is i don't remember anything about it because it was so long ago.

i read something about having to remember my dash ver and eeeprom or something here

thank you.

 

Yes the thread is still active.

You don't need your eeprom if you're hotswapping. All you need to remember is what error you're fixing, remember hotswapping will only fix software errors. Hardware errors and locking errors can not be fixed by hotswapping.

 

thank you. because i don't remember what i had previously and i softmodded using a game save and didn't back it up (which i do normally would do when messing with my laptops).

so then this should work regardless of my previous os version?
thanks a bunch. i'll get on this when i get a new pc.

 

Lol thanx bro i just brought an xbox back to life yup yup worked first go nice Tut

 

HI,