ARGH, cant get xbox bios to flash

cavalierguy · #1 28-03-2004, 09:40

hey guyz, my buddy chipped his xbox but cant get it to flash. It boots to the bios screen fine... then he burned the bios file to a CD-RW between 2 50mb garbage files. but when he loads the CD-RW it will say loading then itll just lock up. once it said erasing bu then it just hung there and didnt do anything. the xbox works fine still, just cant get it to flash. what is he doing wrong? anyone?

Quall999 · #2 28-03-2004, 11:24

erasing, then froze? Well, the bios was either the wrong size, or it froze while erasing (for no reason) and busted the flashrom. You may need a new chip. same thing happened to my x-elixis chip when i tried to flash via evox...froze, then busted the flash chip.

Did you burn through the data burn method in record now max?

cavalierguy · #3 28-03-2004, 11:35

well i burned it to a DVD-RW, and all it does is when i put it in it flashes loading... for a few seconds, then it pops the DVD-RW back out and says insert cd with bios on it again. I buned it with Nero, then again with roxio. but times did the samething. I dont know what im doing wrong, or if it is the chip. any way to know?

Headly · #4 28-03-2004, 12:32

Are you trying to flash through Evox or a Cromwell bios? I think you are flashing through cromwell because if I remember correctly evox doesn't eject the disc. Make sure your bios is named "bios.bin". Also what chip are you using?

cavalierguy · #5 28-03-2004, 21:28

hey, i do have a cromwell bios. It was named bios.bin.
The chip is a xecuter 2.2 lite. Its the solderless one (red board).
Thanx

Quall999 · #6 29-03-2004, 04:18

I know your problem. Both Nero and Roxio are crap for apps running on the xbox, that are not in iso form.

You need to get Record Now Max and do a databurn with that program. Also need to close the disk for a better chance to read it.

cavalierguy · #7 29-03-2004, 06:28

hrmn... interesting. I have record now max, i just never tried with it. what media should I burn to? CD / CDRW / DVD-R / DVD-RW ?
also what speed should I burn it at? thanx again.

Headly · #8 29-03-2004, 10:38

Do not use CD-R. DVD-R would be great but why waste it. In my experience DVD-RW reads a little better then CD-RW but either should work fine. Speed, I don't know, some people say to burn slow but I record at max everytime with no problem. But I do suggest slower speeds till you get things working.

Just out of curiosity how did you make your dummy files and what where they named?

cavalierguy · #9 30-03-2004, 08:06

hey,i just took a 70mb file I had, and named it 'aaa.zip'
i burned it with RNM at 2X and closed disc and it still dosent work.

divx · #10 06-04-2004, 19:54

aaa.zip is a dummy file you dummy. There is aaa.zip which is 70mb, and zzz.zip which is another 70mb, there is a bios file which is 1mb.

cavalierguy · #11 07-04-2004, 14:17

no ****.
he asked me "Just out of curiosity how did you make your dummy files and what where they named?"

divx · #12 07-04-2004, 15:17

just use some useless windows file as dummy file. Or don't use a dummy file at all. It will work.

cavalierguy · #13 07-04-2004, 21:14

i did use a junk file, I just took a 70mb file i had and renamed it.

Quall999 · #14 08-04-2004, 04:10

open and close your tray and try to get it to read like 10 times in a row. Don't power off. I had to do that...although, i did not include a dummy.