Messed-up The Xbox Dashboard...., Ftp'd with Evox on virgin box Options

[under_score]

I booted Evox on a virgin xbox to transfer the xbox Dash file(s)
to a PC to try and get the MS Dash option to work in Evox on a
second xbox.

I tried everything posted on the second xbox to get the MS Dash option to
work. I get the big "21" and the "repair xbox" message or Evox just
restarts itself.(This is the best of the three though)

What files exactly makes up the Original xbox Dash in the first place?

I tried everything possible posted for the Evox ini as well..........

Is it just the xboxdash.xbe or does the c:\xboxdashdata folder also
needed?

My folder is called something like xboxdashdata.f7f14d00 do I rename
this folder to just xboxdash also?

I have other xbox's I can try and get the original dashes from the
but I don't want to fuck up another xbox

I have other xbox's to try and get the original dashes from, but I
don't want to turn another xbox "red" because of loading Mechw/Evox.

I think I renamed the xboxdashdata.whatever folder to xboxdash
with flashxfp and something didn't take right and tried renaming it back.

Also tried several FTp Clients and still can Ftp to the "red" one with Mech
in the Tray on start-up...

arrggggg!!!!!!

If you change/upgrade the the original xbox dash with different
original xbox versions what files do you save and change?

I messed up the xboxdash somehow on the virgin xbox.

The light goes red when I press the eject button but can start the
virgin xbox with a game CD in the tray when powering up and still can
get onto xbox Live through the game(s)

So what files would correct this problem on the virgin xbox (never cracked)

I cannot get at the original Dash to manage and "see" my game saves.

(Also after booting Evox on the virgin xbox it is hard to get the xbox to
"connect" again to xbox live without a hassle about not being able to find the
ip address, does the adrees in the Evox ini change the actual xbox ip somehow?


For God's Sake , pls help us clean-up the red light district problem with the
MS_Dash fuck-up, and once again asking the question "What files makes up mystery xboxdash man"......?





This post has been edited by under_score: May 13 2004, 02:52 AM

[mrRobinson]

I don't know all the files that make up the xboxdash off the top of my head. But you can't rename any of them and its a lot more than just xboxdash.xbe, there is also all those font files and such. Your best bet at this point is to get a slayers disk and select restore C: or something like that. Then you are sure to have all the right files you need for the msdash. in the future the best way is to copy all of C: and restore it.

[eye_share]

This will get your virgin xbox M$ Dash working again.

If you get the red light on a virgin xbox that means that
you messed up or corrupted the original M$ Dash files or
folders.

Also without the M$ Dash you can't get to the saves but if you
had Evox running that means you had the save on the xbox HDD
in the first place and it is still there.

You can't use any boot discs because of the original M$ BIOS.

Use 007/Mech/Whatever with Evox so you can establish an FTP
connection with your PC (Your xbox with the corrupted M$ Dash will
still cold boot games) Use the save you used to mess things up in
the first place.......

Once you are "in " your xbox make sure you have the following
files and folders which make-up your M$ Dash version you described.


You should have these files in your C:\

settings_adoc.xip (4094 kb)
xbox Book.xtf ( 16,669 kb)
xbox.xtf (1 kb)
xboxdash.xbe (1595 kb)


You should have the following Folders on C:\

Audio (33 MB)
Fonts
xodash (38.7)
xboxdashdata.17f14d00

These sizes represent the above version of M$ Dash and subs from others
dashes may not work!

Delete anything else that is there other than the files and folders above.

You can't rename anything on your C:\ (Hope you copied your C:\ & E:\
Partions over to your PC before you went messing around)

Tips, make sure that in the Fonts folder that the xbox.xtf and xbox Book.xtf
in there are not named xbox.xft and xbox Book.xft if you tried to install Evox,
this is why people can't get to the M$ Dash through Evox because these files are sometimes renamed. (Old way to install Evox, new evox ini finds evoxdash.xbe
first without the need to rename any original files on C:\ anymore)

(This also applies to the single files xbox.xtf and xbox Book.xtf in the C:\)

(Also make sure that you are using the right xboxdash.xbe for the right version
of M$ Dash you are using!)

With this done you can fix your original M$ Dash on your virgin xbox, install Evox
and be able to get back to your original M$ Dash through Evox.

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(To remove Evox just delete the evox.ini and the evoxdash.xbe from C:\ and your xbox will boot back to the original M$ Dash, then run Evox again or install Evox on
the xbox permanently)

Most people who can't flip to the original M$ Dash through Evox should uninstall
Evox and restart and see if their original M$ Dash is working fine in the first place!

Many will get various "errors" if they messed the original up and if it is not working
the first place and Evox will never get it working no matter what you try!

If you uninstall Evox and your original M$ Dash works then re-boot Evox to establish
an FTP connection and just transfer over the evoxdash.xbe and your Evox ini file to c:\ and make sure you have the following lines in your Evox ini to find the working
dash....These are the xboxdash enteries by themselves.


[Misc]
in
MSDashBoard = "c:\xboxdash.xbe"

and

[Menu]

Item "MS Dashboard",ID_MS_Dash


If you uninstall Evox and you get "errors" you need new M$ Dash files...
(Just copy the C: partion from a virgin xbox, delete "all" the files from your
c:\ partion and copy over the new c:\ partion and the dash will work and don't rename anything just copy over evoxdash.xbe and your ini edited ini file and
the M$ Dash option within Evox should work.(Keep a copy!)

Don't worry about formatting anything, as far as I can see there is no disc that
actually "formats" the partions as much as just "deleting" files from the partion.

And if you use a so called install/format disc and it is not set up right you just deleted
all your original M$ Dash files out the door on c:\(if you do use a Evos disc installer
put the new c:\ partion + evoxdash.xbe+evox.in in the "cdrive" and make sure you
have it "set" not to "format" any partion!) and you don't even know because evox loads itself first anyway and when you try to get back to the dash you can"t

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If you can't get an FTP connection it is the ip setting(s) that is wrong in the save.

Make a new save with these ini settings 192.168.0.1 / static "Yes" and copy to a
memory device and Mech with Evox will load the save from the device(007 will not)
and Evox will load for the FTP connection (megaXkey always works)

Set up the evox.ini to "find" the M$ Dash if you install Evox.



eye_share




This post has been edited by eye_share: May 19 2004, 04:04 PM

[Mr Armbarsalot]

OMG this helps my azz out a bunch I will be trying a few of these things tonight, if it doesnt work for me then the search continues

[under_score]

I didn't know that I could still boot games with a
corrupted Dash!

I seen the red light and I thought it was game over.

Yes the game save was still on the xbox HDD and I booted up
with MechAssault and Evox loaded.

I changed the ip settings in Evox and rebooted Mech instead of making
a new save and it let me have an FTP connection.

What was wrong was I renamed the folder xboxdashdata.17f14d00 to
just xboxdashdata

I was getting confused about what to rename and renamed the folder
rather than the xbe itself.

I just renamed the folder back to xboxdashdata.1714d00 and yes my
files xbox.xtf and xbox Book.xtf were renamed, I guess I did try to
install Evox in the confusion and something didn't work.

I rebooted to my original Dashboard and can get on xbox Live! again

Thank you eye_share for all your help, I thought my xbox days were
over!

[Mr Armbarsalot]

ok im buying a 1.0 hard drive from ebay and i wanna cancel my bid but dont know how.... anyways.... basically I wanna know if i can take my other xbox's unmodded drive (came in a refurbished box so its a bit newer) and put it in my modded one? copy to comp, transfer those files to modded drive? but will a different kernel version or whatever allow my system to work properly?

k thanx...

[mrRobinson]

Let's shy away from asking where to find files and bittorrent. Closing this to prevent anything more being said, if you have a problem with your new hdd and slayers just start a new topic.

[lookformeb]

mrRobinson, I am going to open this back up at the request of under_score. I will split the ignorant posts.