No connectivity error while trying HTTP Bios Flashing

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Elwood97

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Okay folks, I have an xbox 1.0, with the xecuter 3 chip installed and working, but for the life of me I can't get the bios flashed! I tried the disc method to no avail. So I tried the simple HTTP method, however I can't get my laptop or desktop to recognize the connection to the xbox. When entering the IP address, I just get the little windows pop-up in the bottom right hand saying "limited or no connectivity".

Yes I am using a crossover (double checked), the cable is straight from computer to xbox, the cable is all the way in, and the little tiny green light on the xbox comes on signifying that the cable is indeed plugged in. I turned off all the firewalls and entered the xbox IP address correctly. Neither of my computers will even recognize there is a connection. Am I missing something here?

Please help, I really want to get past this damned step and on to more fun stuff.:eek: Oh, and I can't connect using FlashFXP either. Also if I try to ping the IP address through a command prompt it just times out.

Thanks
-Elwood97
 
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Elwood97

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Yes, I did try the default IP address and it did not work. What's more, is that I can not get either of my computers to even recognize there is an existing connection. Do you think there's something wrong with my ethernet port on the xbox? I haven't used it to play live in quite some time, but it used to work flawlessly.

UPDATE: I flashed my bios using the disc method (got better quality dvd's). However, I still have the same problems with the ethernet connection. I'd really really really like to just hook up the computer and start FTP'ing files over, but I can't get the connection to work. Any thoughts?
 
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parnelli_97

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I'm having the exact same issue, This is driving me insane, First I had a bad chip now I can't get into the system at all. As far as high quality DVD's or CD's I use Sony Media, but it still won't read the bios off of the disk. I'm about to remove the chip and take a sledge hammer to this box just to relieve some stress.
 
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DJBOOBY

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I'm having the exact same issue, This is driving me insane, First I had a bad chip now I can't get into the system at all. As far as high quality DVD's or CD's I use Sony Media, but it still won't read the bios off of the disk. I'm about to remove the chip and take a sledge hammer to this box just to relieve some stress.
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are you seeeing flashbios screen at all
 
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parnelli_97

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I fixed that problem. for some reason I can't direct wire connect to it in any way. I have to have my wireless router connected to the xbox and connect wirelessly.... seriously this is weird.
 
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Poida^

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I just get the little windows pop-up in the bottom right hand saying "limited or no connectivity".
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This means the PC found no neighbours (i.e not connected to anything) and your PC was probably looking for a router/DHCP and found nothing but still knows there's a cable connected.
With a crossover cable, you need to manually set the IP address on your Xbox and PC. Xbox is set to default in FlashBIOS so you need to set your PC on the same subnet.
192.168.0.x except when x=99 since the xbox is using that. x is between 1 and 254. If you are going to keep this setup you need to set a static IP in your Xbox's dashboard and X3CL.
 
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zeguy

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Mar 7, 2007
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Hello all. I'm having a similar problem. My main problem at this point (after following the advice given here) is regarding the subnet. I can't manually set an IP address without a subnet mask, and I don't know what subnet mask to give it. I tried using the default 255.255.255.0, but that does nothing. Maybe I misunderstood your directions, but keep in mind I'm quite ignorant to the technical aspects of these kinds of things. What subnet mask should I assign to this connection, so that my computer can connect to the X-Box.

Any help would be appreciated. I've been trying all day to flash this bastard, and so far nothing's worked. It's this, or nothing.
 
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zeguy said:
Hello all. I'm having a similar problem. My main problem at this point (after following the advice given here) is regarding the subnet. I can't manually set an IP address without a subnet mask, and I don't know what subnet mask to give it. I tried using the default 255.255.255.0, but that does nothing. Maybe I misunderstood your directions, but keep in mind I'm quite ignorant to the technical aspects of these kinds of things. What subnet mask should I assign to this connection, so that my computer can connect to the X-Box.

Any help would be appreciated. I've been trying all day to flash this bastard, and so far nothing's worked. It's this, or nothing.
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TCP/IP Basics

All TCP/IP devices need an IP Address. The most common address range is 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 (255 is reserved for other things). A range of IP addresses is known as a subnet. The way we limit what addresses are checked is by setting a subnet mask.

For instance, your internet connection has a subnet mask of 0.0.0.0 - meaning that all IP addresses are available when surfing the web, etc.

We could do the same with your Local Area Network (LAN), but it would be terribly inefficient.

As your network is only going to change at the fourth octet (the last group of digits), we set the subnet mask to reflect this : 255.255.255.0

There are loads of different subnet mask configurations you can use, but these are best suited for larger networks (like a corporation).

You set all devices on your network (which you want to talk to each other) an IP Address. Every device needs a unique address. You then set the subnet mask - 255.255.255.0. Now all devices are on the same subnet (range) and the subnet mask for all devices knows to only check for changes at the last digits.

Once you have all this setup, you should be able to access devices by using their IP address, depending on what services are running.


That's it really - remember that if you have 3 network devices on your computer (which you could have - for instance, 2 Ethernet sockets and a wireless adapter), all three would need IP addresses and subnets individually configured. This means you need to make sure you're changing the IP settings for the right device!

This is only a basic guide for setting up a manual TCP/IP network. Let me know if you have any questions.

Martin
 
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zeguy

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Well, that seemed to work for the most part, but now I've hit a different problem. When my computer tries to connect to the X-Box, it just says it's acquiring the network address, and never goes farther than that. It just tries to connect forever, basically.

It's probably a simple solution, too, but I'm stumped here...
 
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Poida^

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zeguy said:
Well, that seemed to work for the most part, but now I've hit a different problem. When my computer tries to connect to the X-Box, it just says it's acquiring the network address, and never goes farther than that. It just tries to connect forever, basically.

It's probably a simple solution, too, but I'm stumped here...
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What is your network setup?
Your computer is trying to obtain an IP address automatically. If you don't have a DHCP and you directly connect to your Xbox, it won't work.
In this case, you need to manually setup an IP address.
 
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The "acquiring network address" error message is on your PC, yes?

This means you haven't set an IP address. Set your PC IP address to 192.168.0.1 / 255.255.255.0. When you select the network flash option on FlashBIOS, it tries to get an IP Address from your network. If it cannot find a DHCP server, it gives it a manual address of 192.168.0.98 (I think! - It appears on screen anyhoo). You should now be able to flash via this address.

Martin
 
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zeguy

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Alright, I got that working, but now, after the flashing completes, and I restart the X-Box, it just goes right back to the blue, FlashBios screen. I've tried both switch combos (changing it from 3.0.1 to 3.0.3), and used the different flashbios from the site, but nothing works.
 
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You ARE trying to Flash an X3 BIOS to your chip, yes? ie X3 3294?

Hopefully you're not trying to flash FlashBIOS onto your chip, as it's already there.

Martin
 
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zeguy

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I might be, I dunno. I just tried using what's available for download on the tutorial. If that's the wrong thing to flash, then where would I get the BIOS I need?
 
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Poida^

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If you read the tutorial properly on this site...
http://www.team-xecuter.com/flashbios

You would see this point...

e. FlashBIOS is a utility to update your modchip with any other bios. You cannot play games or run unsigned software with this bios. If you want to run unsigned software you must download a hacked bios like X3 Bios, X2 Bios or Evox Bios. These are illegal and we do not provide direct links. Read this page for info where to find hacked bios's http://www.xboxscene.com/articles/xbins.php

Grab yourself the correct X3 bios
 
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