Scramble after BIOS

[BarisBalic]

Hey guys,

First post here, I am having a problem with my install, the soldering etc all works fine and the BIOS is clearly loaded, but once the flubber animation ends I get a scrambled screen, and '13' at the top left corner. I have checked the dash paths to make sure they are all correct and they are...

If I delete the config file then the BIOS works fine, but obviously I cannot have any of the configuration options that configlive extends to us. I used the config file that came with the BIOS from the 'usual places' so I do not know what else to try, just hoping one of you guys might have a hint for me.

Thanks in advance,
Baris

 

[Klutsh]

Try a different program for transfering it to the xbox.

X2CM ( http://www.x-projects.org ) or X2OOL ( http://home.alltel.net/nghtshd/x2ool.html )can transfer it for you.

 

[Big_Whoopin]

13 is the "unable to find dash" error IIRC. If you're still having problems after trying Klutsh's suggestions then post your x2config.ini in a message. I would suggest FTP'ing it from your box and then posting what you get, since this will provide a better idea if there is something wrong in the transfer... you'd probably spot it before you'd bother to post.

-Whoopin'

 

[BarisBalic]

Here it is guys... its actually the stock file, without changes...

(I know what the dash error is, hence I spoke of it in my original post, there is nothing wrong with the dashes or their setup, the problem is only occurrent when the config file is available, which indicates its a problem with that, or the reading/parsing element, as the file is always intact.)

; !!!!! DO NOT CHANGE THIS HEADER - THIS X2CONFIG.INI VERSION IS FOR X2 5032 !!!!!
; when flashing always be aware that if something messes up you need to be able to recover
; for example if flashing to a 1mb modchip make the first 512k X2 Bios and the second 512k FlashBios v3.0x
; see http://home.alltel.net/nghtshd/x2ool.html or http://x-projects.xbox-scene.com for X2 Config apps
; for help and support visit http://www.teamxecuter.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=64
; !!!!! DO NOT CHANGE THIS HEADER - THIS X2CONFIG.INI VERSION IS FOR X2 5032 !!!!!

; IF ANYONE IS MAKING CONFIG APPS FOR X2 - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR INI OUTPUT IS 1:1 SAME AS THIS NEW FILE
; ALSO MAKE SURE ALL DASHBOARD PATHS ARE OUTPUTED AS LOWER CASE

; startup xbox debug monitor (needs sdk installed)
startDebug = 0

; enable igr
igrEnabled = 1

; display flubber anim
doStartupAnimation = 1

; do dvd drive check
doDvdDriveCheck = 0

; do not reset when pressing on eject
noResetOnEject = 1

; 255 characters max here, format is <drive>:<path_to_xbe>.xbe, e.g. "f:dashes\avalaunch.xbe"
; keep all paths lowercase just in case you have any issues with dashboards booting
dash1Name = c:avalaunch.xbe
dash2Name = c:evoxdash.xbe
dash3Name = c:unleashx.xbe
dash4Name = c:xbmc.xbe
dash5Name = c:xboxdash.xbe

; the xbe name of the title image loaded from dvd on startup, 16 chars max!
dvdBootXbeName = default.xbe

; flubber (blob) colors
colorBlob = ff26ff3f
colorBlobGlow = 00a0ff40
colorGreenFog = 00a0ff60
colorFlubberScene = ff35ff19
colorFogGlowStart = ff00ff00
colorFogGlowEnd = 009fff66

; logo colors
colorXlip = ff000100
colorXlipHighlights = ff4b9b4b
colorInnerWalls = ff216a17
colorInnerGlow = ffcbdf01
colorXboxText = ff62ca13

; patch away xbox live connectivity code
patchXboxLive = 1

; if 1 then system runs on error if clock is invalid
clockErrorCheck = 0

; do random flubber
randomFlubber = 0

; flubber animation number, 0 - 14
flubberAnimationNumber = 2

; speed of xbox fan, value 10 equals 20%, value 50 equals 100%
fanSpeed = 10

; display flubber blob in wireframe mode
flubberWireFrame = 0

; display the TM logo
displayTmLogo = 1

; define the xbox logo background color
; ff000000 is pure black (ff is full alpha 000000 is rgb)
xLogoBackgroundColor = ff000000

; enable VGA patch (currently not working - do not use !!)
; enableVgaPatch = 0

; stop bios to boot DVDs
disableCdromBoot = 0

; xbox LED color, 0 = off, 15 = green, 240 = red, 255 = orange, 83 = cycle
ledColor = 15

 

[Big_Whoopin]

Ok, without being able to immediately compare it to another I'd say the config looks fine, at least I didn't spot anything. (I've missed stuff before...) Two questions that aren't clear in the posts...
- Is this a copy pulled from your Xbox or what you had in the rar'd bios? the reason I ask is that if the file got corrupted on the way to your box then posting the contents of the orginal on your computer doesn't confirm that the one on the box is valid.
- Simple question, but again it isn't covered above... I assume you do have at least one of the 5 listed dashboards located at the paths indicated? Like avalaunch at the root of C? Yes I know #5, the MS dash, should still work if you haven't tinkered with that file... I'm grasping here.

-Whoopin'

 

[BarisBalic]

The file you are looking at is the one I grabbed from my xbox, WHICH is identical, byte for byte (binary comparison), with the one that came from the rar file.

Yes there is an evox dash set up on C and E, I have both because without a config the BIOS looks to C for the dashes.

 

[Big_Whoopin]

Then I'm stumped. Everything looks to be correct... best I can say at this point is to try the newer 5035 (and the new ini that goes with it) and see if anything is different. Hopefully either 5035 will fix it or one of team/more experienced members will jump in with more detailed and pointed questions. Only other suggestion would be to try another dash but if your box is choking on finding e:evoxdash.xbe then I don't know why it would do any better on e:avalaunch.xbe for example. Depending on how accessible binaries are for you (I recently had to drop from broadband to dialup, @#$$&#) trying this may not be worth your time. Good luck.

-Whoopin'

 

[Klutsh]

The file may compare bit for bit, but if it's transfered via FTP using the wrong method it will fail.

Seriously try transfering using Internet Explorer.

 

[jwin767]

The file may compare bit for bit, but if it's transfered via FTP using the wrong method it will fail.

Seriously try transfering using Internet Explorer.

EVIL EEEEEVVVVVIIIIIILLLLL IE is EEEEVVVIIIILLLL Does every thing a hacker tells it to do lol

 

[BarisBalic]

The file may compare bit for bit, but if it's transfered via FTP using the wrong method it will fail.

Seriously try transfering using Internet Explorer.

Actually, as all xbox based operating systems work with the most generic FTPds it is same to presume they all support only two modes, ASCII and Binary, which means it is technically impossible for it to transferred incorrectly. Binary will be a perfect binary transfer (used for media and non-textual file formats) and ASCII will be used for the textual formats, as they can safely be interpreted as text.

I have written plenty of FTP code and I am certain that the file is intact.

 

[Lashujin]

I had this happen to me and I fixed it by clearing the cache