xbox settings reset after eject

[dcmad]

ok ive manage to resolve all my problems with my 1.6b but only 1 thing still remains, im using a 1mb bios consisting of cromwell 303/m8plus16 the xbox, apps and backups work fine, but if i press eject to change game the xbox turns off then back on and ejects and then it loses the clock/date settings i have seen this mentioned in other posts but have yet to see an answer to it if there is one, im guessing that this is just a problem with the bios and when the x2 bios is finished it will resolve this issue. what im wondering is has anyone found a way around this problem other then powering off the xbox before ejecting? as i always forget and keep resetting my clock... i know this isn't the biggest problem in the world but it does mess with game saves if u arnt sure which is which cause they all have the same date.

thx guys

keep up the good work xecuter

 

[Martin C]

This should not be happening!!!

Yes, the Xbox should reset when you eject the disk (Evox 'feature'), but your clock settings shouldn't reset. I'd check your d0 soldering.

Can you boot the Xbox with the chip disabled?

Martin

 

[dcmad]

thx for your quick reply martin, yes the xbox boots perfect and all games and apps work perfect, m$ dash works good with or without the chip enabled ive got evox installed by the slayers 2.6 installer which seemed to work fine, dvd player etc work good its a crystal 1.6b hynix ram yellow eject cables, its definately not an install prob as ive installed hundreds of ps2 and xbox mods, i know everyone can make a mistake but ive continuity checked everything to the next points on track etc and all is good and the chips working perfect except for that one thing.

DcMaD

 

[Martin C]

What happens if you select 'reboot Xbox' in the Evox dashboard?

Martin

 

[dcmad]

ok just tried rebooting xbox from evox dash and that resets the clock date as well m8.

DcMaD

i also tried the power off selection from evox and that leaves the clock/date intact

 

[Martin C]

ok just tried rebooting xbox from evox dash and that resets the clock date as well m8.

DcMaD

i also tried the power off selection from evox and that leaves the clock/date intact

ok - so far we know it's not the BIOS. It's the reset command on your Xbox. Evox BIOS sends it when you eject a disk and the Evox dash sends the same command.

Because of the problems you had with your Xbox/chip, I still think there's something shorting somewhere, although I'm not sure as to where.

Try a search on the Xbox-Scene forums..

Martin

 

[lobbyc]

Does your skin reset to the original when you do this, as well?

 

[dcmad]

ok ill check my connections but im 99.9% sure they r fine ive probably chipped over a hundred xbox's since the early emigmah chips and xecuter 1's but as i said before anyone can make a mistake, ill let u know how it goes, i might just hit all the points again to make sure there isn't any dry solder joints anywhere, though all points looked clean after install and flux was used.

no the evox skin dosent reset, i got it on terminator 3 skin and that stays put.

DcMaD

 

[dcmad]

ok i took it all apart and the only thing i didn't like the look of was the d0 point i had the lpc rebiuld on so it was hard to see the d0 point under it and i wasn't sure if the solder might have run across to the point next to d0, so like a brainbox i thought ill just take the rebuild off and do it with wire so i can see points better, all was going well till i accidently pulled before solder had melted proper and pull the track of lan2 point. ive managed to bridge the gap in track and it tested with meter fine, but i couldn't find a point in the hole to fix the wire to, so im not connected through the board, anyone know of a top lan4 point i can link.

DcMaD

ok i put the thing back together and its working exactly the same as it did before and im 100% sure on all the solder points
i guess ill have to just start to remember to switch off before i eject.

thx for your help guys

 

[Martin C]

No offence, but if you've done 100s of Xbox/PS2 mods, then I wouldn't even bother with the rebuild PCB. Soldering wires is a much easier task if you're good at soldering...

BTW, if you look at the SpiderChip install guides, the LAD3 spring wire goes into a top point on the board - you can always check that for continuity or to bridge.

Martin

 

[fiestaxr2]

hi
mine are doing exactly the same
they are ( 3 of them ) all reseting the time and date when you press reset
when you press eject the machine shuts down for about 1 second then boots back up to the evox dash board , but before evox was installed using slayers 2.6 it would boot to the clock adjust screen every time on all 3 units , oddly enough though if you have them connected to the pc via the lan socket the time / date stays correct but they still reset when eject is pressed but they boot back to the evox dash with the correct time
all 3 are 1.6b ( hynix ram ) with flash bios in bank 1 and evox m8plus_16 in bank 2 , booting from bank 2
is there a fix for this ?
im reluctant to send them to customers just in case

 

[Martin C]

oddly enough though if you have them connected to the pc via the lan socket the time / date stays correct but they still reset when eject is pressed but they boot back to the evox dash with the correct time

With the Evox M8 BIOS the Xbox *should* reboot when you eject the DVD tray, but not for a second - it should just reboot without fully switching off.

Have you tried opening the BIOS in EVTool, saving it again and flashing that copy to bank 2 on the chip?

Martin

 

[dcmad]

hello martin yes i got the latest evtool and loaded the m8plus16 bios ive tried every different config on there with different things switch on or off and get the same thing from them all, i have search through the forums and did find a few others with the same thing happening, but no-one has found an answer. could it possibly be a fault on the chip i got some new chips arriving next week so ill swap one over and see if that makes any difference. but the thing i dont understand is that apart from that one fault everything runs perfect, i had the xbox on for 6 hours last night and not a single glitch, all backups run flawlessly watched a movie all the way no probs so if everything works perfect i cant see how it could be the install, i checked all my points last night after i rebuilt the lpc with a meter to the next point all was 100% ok.

its a mystery

DcMaD

 

[bennea]

I had the same problem and switching to a different BIOS - fixed it for me.

I burnt an ISO image of Slayers evox 2.6 and then loaded it from the DVD and chose to flash the BIOS with it with the version of the M8 on it. You know it worked because the x changes to blue in the boot up screen. The date change and resetting issues all went away.

Not sure if it will help you but it worked for me.

 

[dcmad]

if your xbox a 1.6 m8, u had to do the lpc rebuild etc, just i know how long ago i got slayers 2.6 and i thought the new xbox's with the hynix ram needed changes to the ram timings to work correctly.

let me know please m8

DcMaD

sorry mines a 1.6b i mean

 

[dcmad]

ok so i got impatient for a cure and thought id try anyway before i got a reply, anyway good stuff i used the EvoX-M8 v16*FC* F: on the slayers 2.6 installer, i didn't realise it would have 1.6 bios on there anyway problem sorted so i guess there is still bugs in the m8v16 on xbins but obviously not for all the xbox 1.6b around, thx to everyone for there help with this.

only one thing is i really wanted to leave flash bios 303 on one bank and i could do with editing the bios as this one has the led red and no fubber, splash or tm comes up all it shows is the pink evox sign.

but ill try to work round that later

DcMaD

 

[dcmad]

ok so i got ahead of myself there for a minute, yes that bios does fix the time date issue with the xbox and does a soft reboot from evox but games lock up randomly so im guessing that this bios on slayers 2.6 must only work on the 1.6 xbox's not the 1.6b hopefully someone out there will be able to make a fully working bios for the x2.6lite like they did for the x3 as ive got a few 2.6's coming next week and this is gonna be hassel of half the xbox i fit 2.6lites into do this all over xmas

im guessing the bios on slayers would work if someone could edit in the new ram timings just an idea but i dont know who one would....

hope this gets resolved soon now we know its a bios problem and not hardware i.e. chip installation

DcMaD

im starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel, been a long bloody walk though, lol

 

[dcmad]

ok ive finally worked out the answer to stop this happening, ive been using a 1mb bios which was 512k of cromwellv303 and 512k m8plusv16 which caused the clock reset, i made a bios which was just m8plusv16 on both banks and its working sweet as a nut, even the scrolling down on the evox screen is smooth where it looked jerky slightly before, hope this helps others out in the future as ive lost days trying to figure it out.

DcMaD

 

[Martin C]

You're using the correct BIOS - at the moment there is only one BIOS for X2 chips and you're using it. I know that Teamxecuter are writing a new X2 BIOS for the 1.6b - knowing the quality of the BIOSes they write, it should perform much better.

Watch this space!

Martin

 

[dcmad]

cool ill look forward to seeing it when it comes out m8, cause i still think there r issues with this bios and strange that it has to be on both banks for the chip to run smoother, but one thing i have noticed is games and films need to be perfect condition, not even the slightest surface scrathes or it wont play properly and lags slightly or dvds stop and start, ive got alot of backups and i chip alot of xbox's. but bacups and films i know work im older boxes wont run smooth on this 1.6b, but if i ftp the same disc to my pc i get like 3000k plus up to nearly 3500k on big files but these discs lag when playing so im sure that must be to do with the timing, but atleast things r getting sorted.

im thinking of ordering the x3 with lcd and pro switches next week as there is a fully working bios for that chip (am i right in thinking that theres a proper bios released by u guys for the x3) or nearly ready, so dont know much about the x3. what i was wondering is would it just be a case of swapping the chips and switches etc or would i have to replace the header pins as well, i think i heard the x3 used 2 xtra pins or could i just solder in 2pins like cut the last 2 of the x3 block as the lpc rewire is the same for all chips right

thx again for your help and your patience with me martin great support here

DcMaD