Question

I rushed through modding my xbox lol and never backed up. I was wondering. Would it work if someone else backed up their xbox and uploaded it and then i downloaded it on to my action replay?

 

Depends. How serious is the problem? Can you still boot the exploit save?

 

Ehrmmm ok well whenever i try to go to msdashboard i get error 13 contact support or something. but i can still play games on it and load up the installer thing for splinter cell.

trying to see if i can fix it anyway
itd be nice if i can either just get back my ms dashboard or get soft mod working

 

Did you use SID? It should be able to repair a failed softmod.

If not, you can just manually install a soft mod using FTP.

 

Ehrmm i used Krayzie's SC installer.

It was sid

 

Krayzies? Most of those are manual installs as far as I know.

Of course, there's that translated automatic dual boot one, but I don't remember how it works.

I'm actually posting while I'm in a class, so I can't do AIM or anything.

Also, you may want to remove your AIM name, since someone might mark you for posting it...

 

i transfered the sid files over then loaded SC and worked through there. Im guessing thats manual?

 

That'll work. You should be able to reinstall the soft mod using that.

 

oh sweet. are you saying i can just redo the instructions over? cuz i passed the point where i can make a backup.

 

You won't be able to make a back up of your original set-up, but you can reinstall the soft mod.

 

oh good thats nice to hear. so ill just follow instructions as they're written again. you sure thisll work?

 

oh and to answer my original question. so you cant use other peoples backups?

 

Oh, sorry about that.

Yeah, you can use someone else's back up of the MS dash. Just don't mess with your hard drive lock or try to use someone else's EEPROM, and you'll be fine.

If you have any specific questions about SID, this guide should be able to help you more than I can.

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/311710

 

So last question. Know anywhere I can get someone elses MS dashboard backup? If i need to i can probably go grab one from one of my friends xboxes

 

Hmm doesn't work after i try patching ms dash. I get some error message partway through.

 

http://x-b-o-x.net/

You can download the MS dashboard from there. It's an older one (4920), but it'll do the job.

Delete everything on C:/ and transfer the 4920 dashboard to install it. After that, try using SID again. It should be able to patch it this time.

 

Hmmm so wait where do i delete it all from?

 

I assume you've downloaded the 4920 dash, correct?

What you need to do is establish an FTP connection between your Xbox and PC using the SC exploit save (Krayzie's in your case).

If you aren't sure how, here's a guide.

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/228294

Once you can make an FTP connection, get the 4920 dashboard ready. Rather than wiping the C:/ like I suggested last time, just transfer the dashboard to C:/ and have it overwrite everything. At least this way, you won't have to worry about something going wrong mid transfer and not being able to FTP the rest of them.

After all this, you should have a working MS dashboard, and you should be able to finish using SID. You may also want to update your MS dash prior to using SID, as I don't know if the 4920 dash is compatible with it or not.

To update the dashboard, follow this short guide.
http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/softmod-tutorials/5484-microsoft-dashboard-details-softmodding.html

If you aren't sure what to do while using SID, follow this guide.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/311710

 

Aggh how do i get to my ip? I cant get to dashboard. Need ip for FTP

 

Load up the exploit save. It'll set up an FTP connection automatically if you do it right. The IP address should then be listed on the main menu or in the options.