Xecutor FRAGS after bios flash

[fred5432]

hi all

Just flashed an xecutor 2.6 chip on an Xbox 1.6 using FlashBIOS v3.03 via my network with the x2.5035.v16plus bios,

The Xbox will no longer boots when the chip is enabled it just resets twice then frags.

This happens with both banks & I can't get back to the FlashBIOS v3.03 screen.

I have checked the adaptor and wires and they are connected all ok and when I turn chip off the normal MS dashboard boots fine.

Any Ideas here ?? as its for a mates son whos birthday is on thursday !!

 

[Fantmx]

How big was the file? If it was 512k, there is something else going on here because that would be on bank 1. My guess is the wires going to switches or the switches themselves, specifically the bank selector switch. Grab a multimeter and check the switches. There is a link in my sig.

 

[fred5432]

Looks like I used the 1meg version from the AID 3 disk would this have caused the problem ?

 

[Fantmx]

Are you sure you used an X2 bios and not an X3 bios? 5035 is 512k, and the X3 bios is 1 meg. Either way, you will have to either hot swap or find someone else with a working X2.6/X3 and hot swap.

 

[fred5432]

I checked the AID 3 extras and it has a 512 and 1mb version of the Yup 5035 bios.


Is the chip knackered or can it be recovered using a programmer or something ?

 

[kingbuxton]

From what I can gather you should have used

Auto Installer Deluxe v3.0\BIOS\1mb\x3.3294.v16plus.bin - I think you could have also used one of the M8 BIOS's - as far as I am aware all the other BIOS's are for X2 Modchips.

Unless you have flashed the same incorrect BIOS to both 1Mb banks then can't you switch it to 1Mb Bank2 (256k Banks 5,6,7,8). I think they come with flash BIOS on all the banks from manufacture so it should be there. Then flash that with the BIOS above.

If the incorrect BIOS is flashed to both banks then all I can find is this....

If you check, double check and check again all the soldering points on the LPC, and the XBOX still FRAGs when you enable the Xecuter 3 try booting it from the backup rom. To do this press both the eject and power buttons at the same time. If this still doesn't work I insist you double check your solder connections.

Not even got mine yet so I have no idea if this works or not.

I also noticed that there is a 1Mb and 512Kb versions of the 5035 BIOS - if you used the 512K version then regardless of what you had the DIP switches set to there should be some empty banks with flash BIOS in them?

If this all works how I think (hope) it does - then can't you try booting each 256Kb bank from 1 to 8 and see if any of them are blank - get the Flash BIOS to boot as per when it was installed originally - once that is running would you be able to re-flash the 1Mb bank1 again?

 

[kingbuxton]

The more I think about it - what I put above is possibly wrong.

If the X3 comes with 8x256 BIOS's - and the point of that appears to be you can flash it with multiple versions and boot as required. But surely all the 256Kb BIOS's are for X2 modchips? Or are some of them compatible. If they aren't compatible then the only X3 BIOS's are the X3 5035 and the M8 - both 1Mb - so it all seems a bit pointless.

Would it not have been simpler for them to have 2x1Mb with an option in Flash to re-flash used banks. At least that way if a mistake like the one here is made you could erase the screwed bank and try again.

But then these guys know a hell of a lot more than me - so I can only assume there are some 256K and 512K BIOS's that are compatible with X3.

 

[DJBOOBY]

my x3 setup
banks 1234 x3 3294 v16 plus
banks 56 x2 5035 v16 plus
banks 7 flashbios 3.0.1
banks 8 flashbios 3.0.3
this is why theres 8 256k banks on the x3 chip

 

[kingbuxton]

Right. So that means the x2 5035 is compatible with x3? ie if you set it Bank5,6 your box will boot? Because that is the BIOS he says he used. Am I right in thinking Flashbios comes installed on all the BANKS - and so if he has burned a 512Kb BIOS - then he should have that stored in one of them?

Unless he flashed both 1,2,3,4 and 5,6,7,8 with the wrong one.

So does this mean the x3 is backward compatible with x2 BIOS's - both 256 and 512?

 

[DJBOOBY]

the x2 bios can be used on the x3 chip as well as other
bios size
8x 256k bios early x2 and others
4x 512k bios x2 5035 and other 512k bios
2x 1mb x3 bios and other 1mb bios
1x 2mb bios if need to
256k Bank
Bank 1: on on on on
Bank 2: off on on on
Bank 3: on off on on
Bank 4: off off on on
Bank 5: on on off on
Bank 6: off on off on
Bank 7: on off off on
Bank 8: off off off on

512k Bank
Bank 12: on on on off
Bank 34: off on on off
Bank 56: on off on off
Bank 78: off off on off

1MB Bank
Bank 1234: on on off off (Set to this when flashing first time with FlashBIOS)
Bank 5678: off on off off

2MB Bank
Bank 12345678: off off off off"

 

[kingbuxton]

Nice one - that explains a lot.

 

[Fantmx]

Why all the X3 talk? This is the 2.x forum, and the original poster specifically said they installed a 2.6.

fred5432 - You can fix your chip with a programmer or a hotswap. Your best bet would be a programmer.


kingbuxton - Please don't suggest people to flash an X3 bios on anything other than an X3, it simply will not work.

 

[kingbuxton]

1.I have no idea why this ended up in X3 talk - I appologise for that.
2.Why the hell I put the path to an X3 BIOS I have no ruddy idea - serious screw up on my behalf! Again I appologise.

I was on about 5 different threads on a few forums and got confused with the look of it. No offence taken if you want to remove any posts.

I'll get my coat.

 

[Fantmx]

Not a big deal, I just would hate for someone to come on here looking for help, follow what was posted and then be hosed because of it. Also, I have no power on these boards, so I can't edit/change/move/delete anyone's threads.

 

[fred5432]

Only got one try at flashing the bios so assume it programmed it to the default bank

Will try the eject and power button at the same time and see if that works otherwise it looks like i will have to order a programmer to fix this.

Thanks for the help.

 

[kingbuxton]

As Fantmx pointed out - for some strange reason I got talking about X3 chips - I don't even know if that backup trick works on 2.6 - may well be an X3 only thing. Best bet is ignore most of what I typed for your own safety!

 

[Fantmx]

There isn't a backup bios on the X2 series. That is a feature of the X3.

 

[fred5432]

Yup I spent 5 mins trying and it did nothing ;-)

Gonna talk to Whitedog and sort it, either via programmer or chip replacement.

 

[Fantmx]

There is no need for a replacement chip. It just needs to be properly flashed.