Easy Quick and (CHEAP) mod

[Gohan5052]

ok i got a ps2 with a flip top now i want a modded xbox its it like 150 now but that is still alot for me but i have not completely ruled it out yet. i have been searching around the net looking fol an easy to install modchip. i dont trust myself with a soldering iron so i am looking for a no solder chip the the cheapest one i saw was like 68 bucks and that is too much anyone know of an easy and cheap way to mod the box? already got dvdburner and a bunch of blanks and all that good junk for the ps2

[pepsik]

I found this site, lowest chip is $38, you can purchase the pin header seperatly making it a no solder modchip. http://shop.system-mods.com/product.asp?0=204&1=206&3=9

[nimbles]

well there are a couple of no modchip alternatives that will cost you nothing (except the cost of a retail Mechassault/007 Agent under Fire/splinter cell (only one of them) and a memory card)- only downer is live will be difficult (but not impossible) to do without a chip- but dunno how much of an issue that it is for you?

[Mr Snatcher]

If you use the exploit, the screen scrambles. I know I have load a audio cd everytime I want to play a game. My other one is a 1.0 with a chip. I should reverse them.

[pepsik]

I found a $15.99 alladin chip http://modchipsource.com/products.php?id=9&PHPSESSID=41c151a57144caccf883398b628d9d3f

[freakit]

Here's where I buy my aladdin chips for $10 each. They are the 32 version and are clones. I've installed 12 of them with no trouble. They come flashed with the M7 bios.


http://www.robotpig.com/show_book.php?isbn=0002

[Gohan5052]

i was told that clones are just cheap knockoffs

[freakit]

i was told that clones are just cheap knockoffs
They work the same as the originals. I have 1 of my xbox units fitted with one. My other xbox has a X2 Pro. They both work the same. 100% every time.

[Devil-Man]

well the alladin itself is a 'cheap knockoff' since it's just a cheapmod (2$) with a cpld chip.

[Neo]

Clones are just as good. Since they are "cloned"

But if your are insecure with buying an unoffical product then no one can stop you.

[smokafatty]

Here's where I buy my aladdin chips for $10 each. They are the 32 version and are clones. I've installed 12 of them with no trouble. They come flashed with the M7 bios.


http://www.robotpig.com/show_book.php?isbn=0002 Is there any way to tell the alladin advance clones from the real ones? I just bought some from bst if they are clones I'm gonna be upset. :mad:

[Gohan5052]

well 5 months later i ended up getting an executer lite 2.1 no solder even though there is 1 point to have to solder. i got it in there ok and when i start it up i see a different screen its the screen from the chip then it says looking for a file (cant remember the name) in the cd drive but it does not find it cause i dont know how to find what i need. the instructions said the chip was preflashed with something and some other ppl told me i need to burn a bios cd but i look all over the net and checked xboxscene.com but still nothing. can someone please tell me what i am supposed to do or find cause i am completely lost.

[LiquidMercury]

Moving this...

- Merc.

[jokerz2000]

you need to burn a bios as BIOS.BIN to the root of a CDR or DVDR , the chip is installed with the flash code i believe allowing you to flash it from cdr/dvd

[Gohan5052]

thanks for helping out where would i find a bios and how do i know which one i need?

[PS2Daddy]

If you use the exploit, the screen scrambles. I know I have load a audio cd everytime I want to play a game. My other one is a 1.0 with a chip. I should reverse them.

If you use the ltools ude installer it acts just like a chip no special loading or anything. Its good stuff if you just want to play dvd-rs :)

However, If you want to add a bigger HD you have to use a cpu to load it up and lock it before you install it though. (If I was going to do this I would just flash the bios though or get a chip but its different strokes for differnt folks I say)

[jokerz2000]

you will find a BIOS in the 'usual places' a search for xbins on xbox-scene or >> google this phrase "on how to use the newest xbox dashboards" i dont think i'm allowed to direct link to the site but you will find what you need if you follow the instructions

I think you need the xecuter 4983

[Gohan5052]

k downloade a bunch of bios files and isos but none of them have the linuxboot.cfg the chip is looking for. when i go to the guides they say that it will look for bios.bin but mine looks for linuxboot.cfg. i did a search for the file but very few results came up and i still haven't found the file

[pepsik]

Get 007 agent underfire with raincoat gamesave from xbox-saves.com and your search is over.

[Gohan5052]

^ are you talking to me? That is that supposed to do?

[PS2Daddy]

To find bios get Mirc and a ftp program
read this
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php
I would recommend x2 4983.67

Once you find you bios read this
http://www.teamxecuter.com/cromwell.htm

[Gohan5052]

:sigh: ok i will try caus ei dont know what files are there and i might find it. i am on my way home right now and i will give it a try but most ppl here dont undertand my problem. i dont have a problem finding a bios file cause there ae plenty of them out there the problem is that my xbox is looking for "linuxboot.cfg" not "bios.bin" or any kind of xbe file. when i ordered the thing they said it was preflashed the the cromwell bios again it looks for


"linuxboot.cfg" not "bios.bin"

if i can i will try to find some way to post a pic of my screen.

I want to thank everyone who has come here to help me out this whole thing has just been frustrating and i hope i can get it working soon.

[PS2Daddy]

:sigh: ok i will try caus ei dont know what files are there and i might find it. i am on my way home right now and i will give it a try but most ppl here dont undertand my problem. i dont have a problem finding a bios file cause there ae plenty of them out there the problem is that my xbox is looking for "linuxboot.cfg" not "bios.bin" or any kind of xbe file. when i ordered the thing they said it was preflashed the the cromwell bios again it looks for


"linuxboot.cfg" not "bios.bin"

if i can i will try to find some way to post a pic of my screen.

I want to thank everyone who has come here to help me out this whole thing has just been frustrating and i hope i can get it working soon.

Make sure you make a iso 9660 cd with a 512MB bios.bin file.
Switch to the second bank and try to load the bios from there if the first bank is not working

If your first and second banks do not work then you might have to get an external programmer and install the flash using that (or ask them if you can exchange your chip because you don think it was properly fashed with cromwell (make sure you tell them you just want a properly functioning chip that has cromwell on it)

What is your Kernel number and dashboard number?
Also do you have a focus video chip?

Basically once you insert the bios.bin disk the xbox should flash the chip bios
(If you have a focus chip you wont see anything) and the xbox will turn itself off and that should be everything you need and you can load your dash after that.

* Update
Also check you brand of CD-RW some xboxes only read certain brands of cd-rw's a lot of older ones wont read cd-rs period

Are you using a chip or an exploit?

[pepsik]

yeah m8 I was talking to you, if you get the 007 gamesave with raincoat you'll get raincoat which uses linuxboot.cfg to load the right kernel, if all your looking for is linuxboot.cfg then get the gamesave and take the linxboot.cfg from that and bundle it with your bios.bin. Or click on the link (http://www.geocities.com/mspritch/raincoat.html) for raincoat 0.7

[Gohan5052]

ok i downloaded a few game saves for agent under fire and i only see .xbx files. i didn't try the ftp thing you said cause i forgot (i got hooked on ratchet and clank 2) but i will try it today when i get home

[pepsik]

drop me an email at pepsik@gmail.com if you still need the linuxboot.cfg file.

been working on a linux project and we've been using raincoat 0.5 which uses the file to boot the rompath for raincoat, after looking at raincoat 0.7 I realize that exobex rerouted the file structure. So my apploggies for the confusion. If you have the savegame it should be located within UDATA/4541000d/00000000000/ or UDATA/4541000d/000000000000/raincoat depending on who packed the save.

[PS2Daddy]

If you are not using the chip anymore have you ever tried the ltools installer it does everything for you as far as installing UDE1/UDE2.

If you want to flash your bios The eurasia packet works very well makes it alot easier to install a larger hd if you want to do that but if you just want to play games UDE makes life alot simpler

[Gohan5052]

ok i tried another game save but i still didn't find it here is a link to a save that i tried http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/save/agent_under_fire_eu.zip

if you dont mind pepsik could you send it to me either in my email or www.yousendit.com (http://www.yousendit.com)


my email is gohan5052@yahoo.com thx

[pepsik]

@gohan you have mail.

@PS2Daddy if you like the eurasia flasher you should test out the new variation of the save that we have been working on. My info is above if your interested.