Guide: Aladdin/cyclone/lpcmod/matrix To Cheapmod, WARNING, NOT 56k Friendly! Options

[Qxboxmod]

Yes, I did 100% according to the diagram. It is not the installation as i am an installer for non swap chip on PS2.

The reason is that (ppl tell me), I boot up the Xbox using falshed TSOP and then enable the CHEAPMOD to flash, and since i boot up using onboard bios. I don't have access to the LCP and thus can't flash the cheapmod.

They also said that i need to boot up with a flashed Cheapmod in order to flash it. I wonder can i do it with Xecuter? after boot up remove Xecuter totally and put in a cheapmod to flash?

This post has been edited by Qxboxmod: Jan 29 2003, 09:32 PM

[rewen]

I just did another one according to the diagrams, worked 100%

Whoever told you about the tsop is right, you need to boot from LPC to flash LPC, so you need at least one already flashed SST chip available. Once booted to can swap the SST chips and flash them (did this also today).

[Qxboxmod]

Thanks for all you guy help. I did it. I use a Xecuter chip to boot up the Xbox and then swap a empty SST chip and program it. all works out. Thanks again.

[rewen]

Glad to hear it =)

[wazrab]

hi rewen didnt know you used this board.

[rewen]

heya waz, I use them ALL

[Koopa]

QUOTE (rewen @ Feb 1 2003, 12:00 AM)

"you need to boot from LPC to flash LPC, so you need at least one already flashed SST chip available. Once booted to can swap the SST chips and flash them (did this also today)."

Okay,

Here's what I am planning to do, and going by what you've said, it should work, please correct me if I'm wrong.

What I have --> Xbox 1.0 that currently works with evox using an SST chip with x2 4974 bios wired using the bare chip with the pins bridged as per the diagram, plus another SST chip that is blank.

What I plan to do --> boot using the working SST chip, get to evox dash, while xbox is on, DESOLDER working SST chip, and solder on blank SST chip, then using evox flash the bios of the blank SST chip to a x2 4974. thus giving me two working SST chips...

Will this work?

Are there any dangers?

i.e. something like electrocuting dangers, (it's sort of stupid) but will i get electrocuted trying to desolder the working SST?

i.e. will desoldering the working SST *AFTER* booting to evox somehow stuff up my xbox?

any other issues I might think of?

I do not have a CheapLPC flasher or Matrix-flasher, or any other PC flasher, and I must use the xbox to flash the blank SST...hence my "plan"...

Thanks for any help...

[knowledgeiv]

QUOTE (rewen @ Jan 16 2003, 06:38 PM)

With this you hold the switch in for a sec or 2 when you turn on the xbox. When you let go the switch is off again. The switch can be off after boot (the mod stays on because the bios is probably cached and/or the xbox will remember to look in the LPC for the bios, and won't switch back to the TSOP till next boot).

That's about the best switching method I've seen...totally safe for Live. Although I can really give a crap about Live.

[rewen]

LOL DO NOT DO THAT Koopa!!

The swap I was talking about is if you are using a socket, then you can just hold the chip on top (the pins still touch) and boot the xbox, take it off, hold a blank one on and flash.

DON'T ATTEMPT TO SOLDER WITH THE XBOX ON!

[Koopa]

QUOTE (rewen @ Feb 27 2003, 11:22 PM)

LOL DO NOT DO THAT Koopa!! The swap I was talking about is if you are using a socket, then you can just hold the chip on top (the pins still touch) and boot the xbox, take it off, hold a blank one on and flash. DON'T ATTEMPT TO SOLDER WITH THE XBOX ON!

Thanks for the info, I went out and bought a cheapmod with a socket, and now I have 3 modchips LOL!

I have the first working SST that I was planning, the blank SST is now a Xectuer 2 4974 bios, and the new one in the socket, LOL.

At least now I have a "programmer" hehhe

Once again, thanks for the info.

I didn't really think it was feasible to desolder and solder a new chip while the xbox was on, but you never know. never hurts to ask...

[cJoey]

I have the cyclone chip and in the install diagram you are not supposed to connect the d0 to the screw, but to a point on the chip board, can I use this wire to make a switch as well???

see below:

[Koopa]

QUOTE (cJoey @ Feb 28 2003, 02:10 PM)

I have the cyclone chip and in the install diagram you are not supposed to connect the d0 to the screw, but to a point on the chip board, can I use this wire to make a switch as well??? see below:

Yes, on my chip the D0-to-ground wire, I put a SPST switch in between and it works great.

On for modchip-on, off for MS bios.

works a treat.

[cJoey]

I'll try that, thx a lot

[rewen]

Yes, the d0 just goes to a ground spot, there are many places it can go, works the same either way =)

[Kurious]

What about a tutorial on a homebrew chip like the one i have , a DIP chip

Thanks!