all I've done is install the coolrunner , program the coolrunner (I think) and read my nand several times (all 4 compared the same and I was able to load it into Nand healer).
in all the guides I read it said to stop now, flip to phat & norm mode, and to boot the xbox before you program the nand. so that's what I did!
I was greeted with no signal and a black screen, the xbox green center led flashes eagerly, the coolrunner continues its red light and after roughly 35 seconds the xbox 3rrod'd.
I read that it rrod's if you haven't written the nand and it can't boot within 20 seconds anyway.
at this point I began fiddling with the wires on the back , routing them different ways as the diagrams on the site suggest and using bits of tape to sort of tack them in place. my first move of the wires on the back resulted in the ability to boot to the dash twice , near instantly.
Yay I thought! and quickly reinforced the wire-placement with a tiny bit of glue gun.
I tried again to boot it (quite pleased with myself) and was quickly greeted to a black screen similar to when I first tried.
I've been this way ever since and I've even tried rerouting the green wire several different ways. not a single boot.
curious if I'd actually broken something I removed the red 3.3V cable from the coolrunner , gave it power , and it boots instantly , every time.
what do I try next? I saw mention of a capacitor but there was much talk about it being only for jaspers.
maybe my soldering is dodgy? I've been away from it for about 10 years but it looked alright to me , especially at the start , before I started having to move wires this way and that to route wires and recheck points....
am I just not getting the perfect spot for the wires?
included a few pics
any input or past experience would be massively appreciated as this is my first RGH attempt!
in all the guides I read it said to stop now, flip to phat & norm mode, and to boot the xbox before you program the nand. so that's what I did!
I was greeted with no signal and a black screen, the xbox green center led flashes eagerly, the coolrunner continues its red light and after roughly 35 seconds the xbox 3rrod'd.
I read that it rrod's if you haven't written the nand and it can't boot within 20 seconds anyway.
at this point I began fiddling with the wires on the back , routing them different ways as the diagrams on the site suggest and using bits of tape to sort of tack them in place. my first move of the wires on the back resulted in the ability to boot to the dash twice , near instantly.
Yay I thought! and quickly reinforced the wire-placement with a tiny bit of glue gun.
I tried again to boot it (quite pleased with myself) and was quickly greeted to a black screen similar to when I first tried.
I've been this way ever since and I've even tried rerouting the green wire several different ways. not a single boot.
curious if I'd actually broken something I removed the red 3.3V cable from the coolrunner , gave it power , and it boots instantly , every time.
what do I try next? I saw mention of a capacitor but there was much talk about it being only for jaspers.
maybe my soldering is dodgy? I've been away from it for about 10 years but it looked alright to me , especially at the start , before I started having to move wires this way and that to route wires and recheck points....
am I just not getting the perfect spot for the wires?
included a few pics
any input or past experience would be massively appreciated as this is my first RGH attempt!
