XboxHDM 2.2 (USB Edition) Options

[scullc]

xboxhdm2.2 is working again
I changed the bootloader back to grub4dos (I assume the frequent updates to remprep_usb knocked out the bootloader).
FreeDOS is working again. Heres what it looks like now (ugly but working!)



I used the same customised C & E & it booted 1st time with no errors & no truncated files. See below



I also easily locked & unlocked with hdparm/hdm tools - no problems.
I also unlocked with master passwords on atapwd too - no problems

Note:
I consider this working release a final personal build & will not be supporting it.
I will get the 1st post updated in due course.

Download here (156mb): http://ge.tt/8p5Sw69?c

quick install notes:

1. Extract zipped files to the root of USB stick
2. Populate the /hdm/C folder with the M$ Dashboard files.
3. Populate the /hdm/E folder with any chosen files (games saves etc) that you require installed.
4. Add the eeprom to /eeprom if you intend to un/lock
5. Follow these instructions to install the MBR to get your USB drive to multiboot (**make sure you select the right drive to install the MBR to. Get it wrong and you could brick your PC!)

This post has been edited by scullc: Oct 24 2011, 10:30 AM

[scullc]

just to be clear - you only need to download the Installer (ver 1.1) on the above grub4dos link & follow the install instructions from Section 1 - (Installing Grub4DOS) only.
the grldr is already in the zip file!

This post has been edited by scullc: Oct 24 2011, 11:52 AM

[dwmyke]

Works like a charm! Thank you

[scullc]

Works like a charm! Thank you

great thanks for letting me know.

[scullc]

rewrite of 1st post uploaded - thanks mods.
I have simplified that post from previous - should be easier to read through now.
I will be changing the download link in due course to somewhere more permanent (ge.tt has a 3mth download life) but I want to keep track of how many times its downloaded.

[scullc]

been waiting on mods to update the download link
its now hosted permanently on Minus
new link here: http://min.us/mcq9YGr5j
that zip extracts cleanly to the USB now - no more nested folders.

[scullc]

permanent (Minus) download link now sorted at start of thread - thanks mods
over 190+ people have downloaded it in 3/52 - so there's still a use for it!
I think this brings this project to a close (for me anyway).

cheers
scullc

[bidrug]

My Motherboard does not have PATA connections anymore, can I use a USB adapter instead?

[Heimdall]

Generally no. ldotsfan found a couple that sort of worked but not with native xboxhdm - he had to edit and recompile some of the tools. Try searching for some of his posts about USB and disk locking.

[bidrug]

My Motherboard does not have PATA connections anymore, can I use a USB adapter instead?

That's gonna be troublesome, better dust off the Atom pc, I believe it has a PATA connector, that will suffice for 1.9 or this new USB release. Thanks for the reply

[roabe]

When I try to run xboxhd2 in Konsole, I don't get prompted to enter my mount point, just this message:

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hdm directory not found. No xbox files available.
eeprom.bin not found. No (un)locking possible.

and it returns to the shell prompt. I tried reformatting the USB drive, re-downloading Xboxhdm2 and repopulating it with files from the Xbox, but I always end up with the same result.

Although I noticed the Mount Point for my flash drive is different from what the tutorial says it should be. The tutorial says it should be /mnt/sdb1, but on my filesystem I just have /mnt/sdb (sdb1 does not exist). Is there a way I can get xboxhd2 to search in the correct folder?

EDIT: Nevermind. Figured out a solution. I created a directory called sdb1 in the /mnt/ folder, and created a mount point in the terminal by typing

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mount /dev/sdb /mnt/sdb1

, and was able to get xboxhd2 to start.

This post has been edited by roabe: Dec 24 2011, 09:26 PM

[fandangos]

I used the XHDM to upgrade from 8gb to 80gb and it's working just fine.

Now I'm aiming for the 2TB, since I got the entire NTSC-US xbox set, to let you guys know, all the games sums 1.4TB.

So, what do you guys think? Will it work? Or XHDM can't format a HD that huge?

[Heimdall]

xboxhdm can't format drives larger than 256GB properly. Build it with xboxhdm, then reformat the extended partitions with XBPartitioner, then again with XBPartitioner 1.1.

[fandangos]

XBPartitioner? I believe this only work with hard modded xbox

Does it work with soft modded?

[Heimdall]

Where do you get this nonsense from? It works on all modded Xboxes.......