What Bios can i flash ???? Xbox is writing Bios unknown

[tile.kolup]

Greetings from Germany,

i have an Modchip SST 49LF020 in my XBOX. When i´m doing a bios check - the system is always writing - Bios unknown.

Now i want to flash my Xbox - but i really dont know - which actual bios a should take. I think i am using already an: Xecuter2 4977 Blau incl. Roter LED (sorry but its written in german). I think thats the one because of the blue button with the red led.

Could anybody tell me which new one i could / should use next ???

I have a new X-DISK with lots of bioses. The last bios is version 50.....

My XBOX:

Version 1.1
Modchip SST 49LF020
HD: 80 GB
Partitions: C, F, G, X, Y, Z

Would be fine if anyboday could help me in that case.

Question: My XBOX is working well - why do i want to flash an acutal bios ? - to keep up everything actual - if you think thats stupid - please tell me.

With my PC i have the following maxime: Never change a running system - should that work for the XBOX too ? or can i flash without getting nuts and a not working system.

Sorry for my bad english.

If there are some bad writings and you will find them - keep them

Thanx for any response

tile

 

[Big_Whoopin]

Willkommen!

I'll stop there since I don't know German and I don't trust online translators... I will try to be clear with my answers to make things easier.

Unfortunately I can't tell by the provided chip model (SST 49LF020) what modchip you have. Your best bet to identify your chip would be by opening your Xbox and matching the chip to one of those pictured on Xbox-Scene. Look at the "ID your chip" link in my signature, there are many pictures there. I believe if you click on any of the modchip thumbnails that you will be taken to a new page with a picture history of each chip.

If you do have an Xecuter 2 chip then I would recommend the latest X2CL 5035 BIOS for your Xbox. (You can run an Xecuter BIOS on non-xecuter chips, but I am not sure if there are any compatibility issues.) X2CL 5035 is a very solid BIOS with lots of features. Unlike older BIOSes these features can be easily changed by simply modifying an ini file, rather than having to do a whole new flash. If possible I would recommend flashing with the Xbox application FlashX, this can be found on xbins. Xbins is where you will also find the X2CL 5035 BIOS.

You list partitions C, F, G, X, Y, Z. This seems odd, normally there would be C, E, X, Y, Z and if you replaced the hard drive with a larger unit you would add an F partition and maybe G as well. One place you could run into a problem with the BIOS would be the LBA48 setting. When flashing a new BIOS this setting must match your previous setting to properly access your hard drive. The good news is that if you have the wrong setting you won't damage anything, you will simply need to try and flash again with a different setting. The bad news is that if you flash the wrong setting you may not be able to boot your dashboard if it isn't on the C or E partitions. If you decide to flash a new BIOS you should be prepared for this, there are a few ways to do so. We can help you plan this.

I do not think it is stupid to update your BIOS, especially in this case. Updating to the X2CL BIOS provides you with a lot of functions that can be easily changed. These are all contained in a file called x2config.ini which goes in the base of your E or F partition. You can change this with a text editor on the Xbox (there is such an editor in the UnleashX dashboard) or with your computer. In the past to change these settings you would need to modify the BIOS itself on your computer and then flash this to your modchip... a much more dangerous procedure. Flashing to X2CL will probably be the last BIOS flash you would ever do with this chip.

"Never change a running system." Over here in the United States there is a similar phrase... "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Grammatically it is a terrible saying, but it holds the same meaning as yours. If you are capable of updating to the X2CL BIOS I think it is a very worthwhile change.

So the first place I would start would be to see if you can identify your chip. If you do have an Xecuter 2 modchip then the next step is to start planning the BIOS upgrade. If you do not have an Xecuter 2 chip then compatibility needs to be checked first. The chip needs to support running a 512KB BIOS file. Follow the "ID your chip" link below and see if you can find a match. Take this process slowly and one step at a time, you will improve the possibility of success.

-Whoopin'