XBMC4Xbox

Nextelhalo wrote:Wow your right, even Ebay doesnt have that many PSU's for sale anymore. I would suggest getting another xbox and moving your chip over to it. Depending on the version of xbox you currently have now it might be hard to find a matching PSU since they did have a few variations of PSU's. Once the chip is on there you can slap a new hard drive in and your off and running. Remember though your hard drive could be clicking because that PSU is failing, hard drive might be just fine.

sakamoto wrote:i have a spare 1.1 psu for sale if interested - but i would like the see a picture of the bottom side of your psu first.

- what's the xbox version?
- make picture of bottom side of psu (especially the side were the cable goes in)

some broken psu's can easily be fixed by soldering both broken joints

xman wrote:Just make sure the power supply to mother board connector is firmly connected. You wouldn't be the first to over look this. The power supplies usually fair altogether when they fail. Seeing as though there are no signs of burning under the power supply, I'd be looking at that connector.

AZImmortal wrote:Regarding your Xbox spontaneously turning on, it sounds like the motherboard might have corroded traces. If you do have them (search on google), you'll need to solder some thin wires to repair them.

AZImmortal wrote:Yes, you can post external links here. I would have linked you directly but I was replying on my phone so it wasn't convenient for me to do the search. Here's another thread that should help you: http://forums.llamma.com/viewtopic.php?t=12329

vic3mila wrote:

AZImmortal wrote:Regarding your Xbox spontaneously turning on, it sounds like the motherboard might have corroded traces. If you do have them (search on google), you'll need to solder some thin wires to repair them.

Next monday I'll take the MoBo to work with me to get it fixed under the microscope
I hope to resolve. Thanks for now (a big thanks is coming).

AZImmortal wrote:Hooray for happy endings.

BuZz wrote:The shameful state of XBox 1 homebrew and the GPL - December 18th, 2012
... we will not be providing any new builds.

vic3mila wrote: ↑Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:42 pm My XBOX failed hard

Some weeks ago started spontaneous switching on during the day and doing shutdown from XBMC give me a reboot instead.
So I disconnected from mains when not in use (I use it for XBMC 90% of time).
Last week HDD start clicking and XBOX doesn't power on (but I have a full ftp backup of /{C,E}/ before mod and of /{C,E,F}/ after and the last XBMC installation with the whole UserData, on a safe place).
I opened the case and disconnected DVD and HDD, this way "sometimes" it switch on (but not all the times).
I think that power supply needs a replacement... (ok, also HDD but is a chipped XBOX, so should be simple).
Looking for a replacement power supply without success (they are not so simple to found and cost about 1/2 of a used XBOX). I'm looking for a whole XBOX so my fault one can be used as spare parts...

Now the question: should I chip mod the new XBOX or can I soft mod without removing/reinstalling chip from failed one?
Soft mod replace original bios so the XBOX start always modded right? So after soft mod I can replace the HDD with a larger one without soft modding again?
Is the guide here still actual? http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/forum/viewt ... f=13&t=617
(I remember I used X-Wizard.Multidash.Autoinstaller.v3.1Plus, is HeXEn better?)

Can I clean all disks and restore my backup with ftp on a soft modded XBOX or removing gamesave break the mod?
Can I do the above on a chipped XBOX?

Thanks in advance.

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Riccardo.