XboxHDM 2.2 (USB Edition) Options

[biscoito]

I also uploaded a backup to megashares
http://d01.megashares.com/dl/2ac2c85/xboxhdm2_2_GUI.zip

[Untonsured]

Every time I extract the xboxhdm folder, I get a mess of diagnostic messages that all say "Unknown Method in:"
I've downloaded every mirror of the file and attempted to extract them in three different computers, I've updated winrar, I've extracted to different folders, and I've even ran winrar as administrator.
Can anyone help me here?

This post has been edited by Untonsured: Jun 8 2010, 04:52 AM

[scullc]

Every time I extract the xboxhdm folder, I get a mess of diagnostic messages that all say "Unknown Method in:"
I've downloaded every mirror of the file and attempted to extract them in three different computers, I've updated winrar, I've extracted to different folders, and I've even ran winrar as administrator.
Can anyone help me here?

since i know my links worked a few days ago i downloaded biscoito's upload.
i used winrar to extract - sure enough 'Unknown Method in' errors...
i then tried 7zip to extract and it extracted fine.
not sure why winrar is doing that - prob worth sticking that nugget on the 1st post.
mods - can you do that for me (and the links too) on my post June 3rd

[Untonsured]

Xboxhdm 2.2 keeps freezing when I try to build a new hdd:

It stalls at "Building C-drive", and it's driving me mad. Any advice?

EDIT:At this point I might just find some way to copy a softmod gamesave to the E drive and ftp the c: folder over.
Would that work?

EDIT: Just tried to rebuild the hdd again, I skipped copying the C: folder, but I tried to copy the UDATA folder that contained the softmod, and it froze.
Nonplussed, I started xbrowser in an attempt to copy the save over manually, and I saw the UDATA folder in the hdd. But when clicked ,it created an exact replica of the folder it was in. It basically made an unending chain of E: folders.
Is this related to my hdm problem, or am I just boned?

This post has been edited by Untonsured: Jun 10 2010, 02:11 AM

[scullc]

i tested xboxhdm2.2 ++ and never had this problem.
i have little experience of xbrowser - so cant help you on that one, sorry!
out of curiosity you tried xboxhm2.1 (linked on 1st post)?:

what is your setup?
what are trying to achieve?
is that HDD unlocked already & how has that been achieved?
you could always use xplorer360 to try & load the gamesave files to the HDD - if already unlocked?

[Bomb Bloke]

Regarding 2.2, I've read a few accounts now of people using it to copy even a plain vanilla version of the MS dash to a drive, and having the console boot to an error 21. It seems not all files are being copied over correctly, and filesizes of the transferred versions may be inconsistant with the originals.

Though no one's done any conclusive testing on the matter, it certainly looks like there's an issue with 2.2's file writing procedures.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=714415
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=715214
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=715018

[ldotsfan]

Though no one's done any conclusive testing on the matter, it certainly looks like there's an issue with 2.2's file writing procedures.

I did a quick test. I assumed 2.2's file writing did not change from 2.1 since it uses the same Linux kernel in qemu. Hence my conjecture that the problem lies elsewhere and the FATX32 partition created by fuwi's Bootable USB-Drive Utility were somehow incompatible with ldots's kernel. I did a chkdsk on the FAT32 partition from Windows but couldn't detect any errors. I switched to RMPrepUSB to format the flash drive instead, copied stock msdash files to hdm/C folder, rebuilt a stock Seagate 10Gb hdd and was greeted by the familiar green msdash in my chipped xbox. For reference, I chose SYSLINUX boot option in RMPrepUSB, answered No to the subsequent questions. and also picked "Install GRUB Bootloader" option. RMPrepUSB came with pdf doucmentation which is helpful for USB booting in general.

I did not test the hdd locking though with RMPrepUSB since that is out of scope. 2.1's USB formatting steps should work as well.

7. To get your USB to multi-boot the different file systems you need to download and install grub4dos gui
[*]Now using the file you downloaded in step 7 - follow these instructions to install the MBR to get your USB drive to multi-boot (**make sure you select the right drive to install the MBR to. Get it wrong and you could brick your PC!!)

More testing is probably needed.

This post has been edited by ldotsfan: Jun 15 2010, 02:54 AM

[scullc]

@Bomb Bloke
You're right.
I did a rebuild today (following the instructions for xboxhdm2.2) and it booted to error 21. FFS!

@ ldotsfan
You're right too. I made no changes to any of your xboxhdm structure - mainly the multiboot!
It would seem there is a compatibility error and thanks for pointing us in a different direction in multi-booting with RMPrepUSB.

I think it would be appropriate to remove xboxhdm2.2 and revert back to xboxhdm2.1. Can the mods remove the post at the beginning of this thread asap?

For all those who have tried & failed with xboxhdm2.2 - apologies. I developed the (fuwi) multiboot without access to an XBOX setup but did all rebuilds/testing etc on my PC. Hindsight....

I may try soon & update the multiboot with ldotsfan's method above. I don't know how long soon will be though and my time & motivation for this project is now minimal.

This post has been edited by scullc: Jun 15 2010, 09:26 AM

[scullc]

I may try soon & update the multiboot with ldotsfan's method above. I don't know how long soon will be though and my time & motivation for this project is now minimal.

soon enough...(i felt an obligation!)

Here is a test version of xboxhdm2.2 (GUI) using RMPrepUSB (as suggested by ldotsfan). Unfortunately fuwi's multiboot method does not appear to work – and has been withdrawn. To save you the hassle of manually compiling all files - here are the files off my USB Stick in one place (MU) minus the M$ files etc (of course):

xboxhdm2.2_RMPrepUSB (152mb approx)

Use 7zip to extract (winrar has habit of giving errors)

This has been tested & proven to work by myself & ldotsfan (15th June 2010) with XBOX rebuilds only. I did not test the cd-kickers/locking/FReeDOS - just slax. No console version currently (is their demand?)

Here’s what I did to get the RMPrepUSB multiboot to work:

1. Download RMPrepUSB
2. Run RMPREPUSB.exe
3. I chose syslinux boot option then 'prepare drive' - note I selected 'no' when asked any questions during this part
4. I then choose to install grub4dos

Overwrite files where necessary (I built it from scratch so this bit untested) but should be OK.
Reboot & rebuild as necessary

Hope that works…if not use xboxhdm2.1

scullc

This post has been edited by scullc: Jun 15 2010, 10:54 AM

[Otamay]

Hi!

I've tested the application and it is wonderful, very useful. I've installed a new hard disk with slayers cd decompressed and copying the files directly on the new hd, extracting the eeprom.bin previously.

But I've noticed that your qemu linux image has a problem mounting. When the second linux run and mounts xbox hd and the usb, it mounts the usb with "msdos" filesystem, resulting in the old name format, cutting long names, resulting in a unsuccessful dashboard installation.

Unmounting /xboxhdm/ and /xbox/ (in that order) and remounting again with "vfat" filesystem (mount -t vfat /dev/hdc1 /xbox/ && mount -o bind /xbox/hdm /xboxhdm) solves the problem.

Anyway, it's too clever to use a linux image inside a linux environment to bypass the locking capabilities, resulting in a unnecessary reboot, congratulations =D.

[ldotsfan]

Hi!

I've tested the application and it is wonderful, very useful. I've installed a new hard disk with slayers cd decompressed and copying the files directly on the new hd, extracting the eeprom.bin previously.

But I've noticed that your qemu linux image has a problem mounting. When the second linux run and mounts xbox hd and the usb, it mounts the usb with "msdos" filesystem, resulting in the old name format, cutting long names, resulting in a unsuccessful dashboard installation.

Unmounting /xboxhdm/ and /xbox/ (in that order) and remounting again with "vfat" filesystem (mount -t vfat /dev/hdc1 /xbox/ && mount -o bind /xbox/hdm /xboxhdm) solves the problem.

Anyway, it's too clever to use a linux image inside a linux environment to bypass the locking capabilities, resulting in a unnecessary reboot, congratulations =D.

In my last rebuild a few posts up, I didn't notice this problem. When you mentioned the unsuccessful dash install, was that an error 21? Which version of xboxhdm did you use? How did you format the usb stick?

[Xerol69]

Hey guys, I'm in need of a little assistance here. Please forgive me if this is not in the right spot.

I softmodded my xbox a couple years ago and have essentially forgotten about most of the things I learned doing it because it has worked without issue. I am now trying to upgrade the hard drive to a larger drive and am having issues.

I have followed the instructions provided in this thread as well as another guide for copying my C and E drives and including them with the files creating my new hard drive. I am using version 2.2 of xboxhdm from the post a few prior to mine. Everything seemed to go well until I booted my xbox with my new drive. It booted to the original MS dashboard instead of the dashboard I had installed which was unleashX.

I have searched around a little more to find out if I did something wrong, and all I can find are posts saying that you have to do the softmod again on your new drive. Is that right? I thought the purpose of copying the C and E drive from my original hard drive was so that I wouldn't have to softmod again?

Any assistance you can provide would be appreciated.

Thank You in advance!

[Heimdall]

You have to bypass shadow C on your original disk before you take the copy of the C partition. How you do that depends on which softmod you have. For Krayzie, run Extras, or put a small text file called shadowc_off.bin in E:\. For Kingroach, run E:\ndts\default.xbe, or put a small text file called shadowc_off.bin in E:\NKP11\. For any other softmod, or if none of those works, boot with Frosty's Rescue disc.

[Xerol69]

You have to bypass shadow C on your original disk before you take the copy of the C partition. How you do that depends on which softmod you have. For Krayzie, run Extras, or put a small text file called shadowc_off.bin in E:\. For Kingroach, run E:\ndts\default.xbe, or put a small text file called shadowc_off.bin in E:\NKP11\. For any other softmod, or if none of those works, boot with Frosty's Rescue disc.

Hello Heimdall,
Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, I must be misunderstanding what you are saying I should do. I repeated the entire process of creating the flash drive with xboxhdm, when I copied over my C and E drives, I added a file called shadowc_off.bin to the root of the E drive. The results I had were the same, it still booted to the MS dashboard. Did I misunderstand when and how to create the shadowc_off.bin? You mention to do it before I take a copy of my C drive, does that mean I should FTP the file to the E drive of my xbox? If so, what does it matter if I FTP that file in, then copy it down to my flash drive, or simply add it to my flash drive? I think this might be what I don't understand, and probably didn't do correctly.

I remember that my original softmod was done with krayzie's. I looked into the extras menu as well, but didn't see an option that mentioned the shadowc_off.bin file.

I am also not familiar with frosty's disc, I will go research that, but If you could respond again if I have done something incorrectly I would appreciate it.

Thank You!

[Heimdall]

You have to bypass shadow C on your original disk before you take the copy of the C partition.

So, you put the file on your Xbox, then reboot, before you take a copy of your C partition.

Alternatively, as my original post says,

For Krayzie, run Extras

Again, you have to do this before you take a copy of your C partition. Note that by "launch Extras" I mean you select "Launch Extras" from the Extras menu.