lo all right not good news im afraid, using an LPC chip with an enable/disable switch. Latest x2 bios and evox with 120GB hdd and all working mint one day. now it takes around 3-4 mins just to load evox!!!!! sometimes it doesnt even load, any1 know my problem? it still says "XECTUER2" under the X logo at boot.... im in tears :'( thanks
Could be your Hard Disk on it's way out?! It does happen some times, even with brand new ones. Other than that, have you changed any .ini setting that could have messed it up? Does it boot ok from a boot disk instead of the HDD? If i were you I would try using a different bios, maybe that latest EvoX. _X_X_X_X_X_[small]S8nsCh1ld!!! P4 2.4b Clocking at 2.9Ghz on a AeroCool Jet4 ABit IC7 MoBo, Saphire 9600 Pro GC, 1GB of Fast Ram and 120gb of fast disks. DVD Burner is a Sony 14u (Cheep and Cheerful!) XBox Chipped with a X-Ecuter 2.3b Pro running EvoX[/small]
well ive got the latest bios and latest evox, so you think it could be my hdd? i got it in late november. its a Western Digital 120GB. if it is that how come its only lastest that short time???? hopefully it has 12 months garenty on it thing is tho, it loads up the MS bios and dash (when chip off) instantly and without a blinkin problem...but wen i want evox...oh no well thats a whole different bucket of water _X_X_X_X_X_[small]For XBox apps and news...go to:- http://www.g4merzo1d.co.uk.tt PC Specs: AMD XP2600+ 80GB HDD 512MB RAM ASUS CD-RW 2x NIC's 600K Cable XBOX Specs: LPC Cheapmod w/ ON/OFF SWITCH SAMSUNG & ASUS DVD-ROM 120GB WESTERN DIGITAL HDD XBOX LIVE - G4MERZO1[/small]
It might be the hard disk, I work in IT and so get to fix loads of computers, unfortunately HDD's are either gonna run forever or die an untimely death. Out of a question, what is the LPC chip?
grrr ffs! i just dont understand why the xbox dash would load straight away but evox doesnt :S i tried re-flashing with another bios but no luck, it wont even boot to anything, mayb it doesnt support hdd swap, il put my old one back in
Have you only just tried the swap? Did you follow Seamonkeys guides (or what he suggests) http://www.geocities.com/seamonkeyguides/xbox.html With making a boot CD etc.. Also, would suggest trying the latest EvoX
no no no ive had it installed since nov and was fine til the other day wen it all of a sudden just went extremely slow. just put my original 8GB retail hdd drive in it and that boots fine, fuckin shitty hdd spend £80 on that baby and now she wants to cut out
Not 100% sure if it is that if you say the MS dash boots fine. It could be a corruption in your INI file or the HDD key file? Do you have a back you could put on??
erm i think i shud have somewhere. just baffles me that ms dash boots fine but evox doesnt. thing is tho, i dont remember changing anything within my ini file...
It might not have been you, it could have been an app, crash, anything dodgy. It MAY be bad sectors on the disk where the EvoX lives that is causing it. Good luck with it!
Can you get into it via FTP? If you can backup everything then do that, but keep any old backups. I would then create a boot disk, update to the newest bios, update to the newest dashboard and flatten the disk (format it and start again) then put everything back. Not a quick or easy task, but that is what I would try.
nope cant ftp. never made boot disk before but il give it a go. not sure if it matters, but u know wen u have ur dvd tray open and u turn the power off, the tray shud go back in shudnt it? well it doesnt... :S
no checked that, got all the dust off it aswell, d0 is fine, managed to ftp into it for once but wont show wats in my F partition, so looks like im goin to have to boot up and shut down til it does coz im not loosin all my backups n homebrews on my F
This is sound like a dodgy disk again. I've got to go home now as I've had enough of work. I will PM you my e-mail address if you want any help I'll advise what I can. Cheers