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by Coldly-Indifferent
Tue Feb 14, 2023 1:46 am
Forum: XBMC4XBOX General Help and Support
Topic: Reverted back to original dashboard
Replies: 5
Views: 5946

Re: Reverted back to original dashboard

That's the thing to try first, definitely. However, I did what you did accidentally, many moons ago deliberately ie. activated a game's dashupdater.xbe, just to see how easy it was to recover (SID.5.11) and what I found was that the Splinter Cell exploit/installer saves did not work again. I had a b...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Sun Feb 12, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: XBMC4XBOX General Help and Support
Topic: Reverted back to original dashboard
Replies: 5
Views: 5946

Re: Reverted back to original dashboard

Softmod or chipped/TSOP? There are a few games that do what you have experienced without warning. Many others include a dashupdater.xbe along with a game updater too and may do it too, especially if the Xbox is internet connected or an attempt to connect to Xbox Live is made. It is why with most Xbo...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:45 am
Forum: Misc XBOX Discussion
Topic: FTP Game copy problem
Replies: 3
Views: 32030

Re: FTP Game copy problem

What BIOS and where did you get it? My guess would be your BIOS does not support the use of a partition table needed for HDD partitions larger than 137GB. Users who format HDD with a partition table but use a Xbox BIOS that doesn’t support partition tables can run into just the sort of problem you d...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Thu Jan 19, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: Guides and Tutorials
Topic: How do I install the latest version of XBMC?
Replies: 14
Views: 62381

Re: How do I install the latest version of XBMC?

Not sure what the point was of quoting my five year old reply concerning the OPs secondary question but I suppose it might usefully bump this thread for anyone interested. Can you post a screenshot of this XBMC "Downloads" option? I've been using XBMC as an app since 2006 and I've never se...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:51 pm
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Downloading mods for Xbox Games?
Replies: 2
Views: 3316

Re: Downloading mods for Xbox Games?

I'm not sure what the poster of that information is talking about. I went looking for the mod in question and all I can find is other forums where the same 'advice' is repeated. If there is a mod download it should not require the XBMC dashboard specifically to download and install it. That suggests...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:27 am
Forum: XBMC4XBOX General Help and Support
Topic: Programs doesn't populate even with source added
Replies: 3
Views: 2443

Re: Programs doesn't populate even with source added

The Programs > Apps folder shouldn't be blank if the path is correct so use the XBMC file manager to check that E:\Apps, F:\Apps and G:|Apps or wherever your applications folders are located (they can be all three) are actually there and you've not double stacked them. By that I mean for example E:\...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:17 pm
Forum: XBMC4XBOX General Help and Support
Topic: Programs doesn't populate even with source added
Replies: 3
Views: 2443

Re: Programs doesn't populate even with source added

I think it might be a fairly simply thing. Under Programs find the Apps folder or whatever it is called. Now click (B)ack and that should highlight what you call the root folder being used. Then use the WHITE button context menu and the option to Remove Default on that folder. On restarting XBMC, un...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Rocky5 softmod, Splinter Cell save stuck at checkpoint
Replies: 1
Views: 1948

Re: Rocky5 softmod, Splinter Cell save stuck at checkpoint

Are you using the correct region Splinter Cell save? There's one for PAL and another for NTSC and in my experience all items ie. game, console region and saves have to be region identical. I've made that mistake myself when re-modding from scratch a previously region changed (PAL > NTSC) Xbox. If th...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:38 pm
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: PC ports
Replies: 3
Views: 4715

Re: PC ports

What ^ has that to do with original Xbox PC game ports? Smells like spam and I would suggest nobody click on that link because even a cursory search suggests it has a bad rep. Stray is a recent 'indie' game for PS4, PS5 and Windows and not even the current Xbox generation although there is apparentl...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: Skin Development
Topic: XPR express error
Replies: 12
Views: 12534

Re: XPR express error

I thought Rocky5 had already done that with his update of XPR Express. His tweaked version works on Windows 7 Pro 64bit; I tested that recently and it unpacks and packs things like the XBMC Textures.xpr without any problem. Only issue I had was that like some other Xbox tools (XPR FontMaker) it does...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:49 pm
Forum: XBMC4XBOX General Help and Support
Topic: What software do I need to get things working again?
Replies: 1
Views: 2954

Re: What software do I need to get things working again?

Why you're getting XBMC in 720p but games in 576i is a XBMC settings issue is..............odd. The console must be set to NTSC and you be using a Component connection to be offered 720p for the dash display. So why you're not using the noticeably superior 480p option for games I don't understand. A...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Fri May 06, 2022 1:33 pm
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Xbox No Longer Powers On
Replies: 3
Views: 4319

Re: Xbox No Longer Powers On

The LED and colours you describe are non-standard so it is difficult to say what it means. The Xecuter X3 I don't know that well but I'm guessing the blue light is the chip is on/working indicator like the Xecuter 2.6CE (which I do own). I think the short solid red LED ring around the tray eject/clo...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Mon Mar 21, 2022 2:13 pm
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Dead DVD Drive on 4 Xbox
Replies: 3
Views: 3243

Re: Dead DVD Drive on 4 Xbox

Some DVD drive faults (Philips ones in particular) seem to disable or nullify the no DVD drive check and instead you may get an error 10. 11 or 12. But more often, at least that is what I found, you'll get an error 7 which although cited as a HDD error can actually mean any problem on the IDE connec...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Sun Mar 20, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Dead DVD Drive on 4 Xbox
Replies: 3
Views: 3243

Re: Dead DVD Drive on 4 Xbox

Evox M8+ BIOS from other well known original Xbox forum sources will either be set up for "No DVD" check by default or can be modified by using the EVTool to do so. Other BIOS like the X2 and IND ones require a different editing tool but again if you get the BIOS from the same sort of plac...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Sun Mar 06, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: Skin Development
Topic: [SKIN] JX 720
Replies: 28
Views: 65121

Re: [SKIN] JX 720

I had a look at this using my testbed copy of XBMC v3.5.3 and the JX720 skin. There seems to be a minor problem with the skin in that it is not remembering the folder view in the "apps" blade > Programs. When I clicked on Programs it showed a blank page with "0" items. Only if I ...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:09 am
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Xbox boots into black screen
Replies: 35
Views: 23095

Re: Xbox boots into black screen

Error 13 suggests that however you installed it the dashboard is not where it should be. I do not know enough about XBHDM to be able to explain how that can happen let alone offer a solution. With eeprom available it should be fixable even if you have to set up another HDD to do that but I think you...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Mon Jan 31, 2022 2:09 am
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Xbox boots into black screen
Replies: 35
Views: 23095

Re: Xbox boots into black screen

Several options if you have a working softmodded HDD. 1). You can use the original softmodded retail HDD and clone it with Chimp 261812 to a new HDD or the, wiped, 'problem' HDD. You should be able to do the latter by using Chimp to unlock the HDD as Slave after its swapped in however sometimes that...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:31 pm
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Xbox boots into black screen
Replies: 35
Views: 23095

Re: Xbox boots into black screen

Yes, with a softmod or retail state Xbox the HDD is (and must be) locked to be able to use it. If you still have the original softmod exploit/installer files in place and the original game disc you used to softmod the Xbox then try cold booting that. It would allow you to get to the installer dash (...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Wed Jan 19, 2022 3:02 am
Forum: XBOX Modding
Topic: Xbox boots into black screen
Replies: 35
Views: 23095

Re: Xbox boots into black screen

Sounds like the softmod is still OK and that you've just messed up your main dash installation somehow. How did you burn HeXEn? The only 'universally' compatible disc media is DVD-R (and good brand should be OK) preferably burned using ImgBurn as its default settings. Using its "Write image fil...
by Coldly-Indifferent
Sat Jan 01, 2022 5:02 pm
Forum: XBMC4XBOX General Help and Support
Topic: How to disable "persistent softmod" ?
Replies: 2
Views: 2952

Re: How to disable "persistent softmod" ?

XBMC is 'just' a dashboard like UnleashX or EvoX, in simple terms the alternative GUI you have installed to replace the original MS dash. XBMC comes in 'standard' XBMC4Xbox form but there are several other versions for the Xbox customised for various purposes too. I do not know about the other stuff...