XboxHDM 2.2 (USB Edition) Options

[scullc]

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Xboxhdm2.2 (USB Edition) - Final Release - Updated 24-10-2011

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This is Xboxhdm2.2 with a bugfix on the bootloader. It reverts back to grub4dos. FreeDOS also fixed.
Xboxhdm2.2 is designed to help you rebuild your XBOX HDD using a USB flash drive. It can also help you un/lock your XBOX HDD.

Main architect: ldotsfan
Dual boot/testing: scullc
Script developments: fwz

Download here - 156mb

Xboxhdm2.2 is primarily designed to boot from USB flash drives.
The tool is designed for advanced users as it assumes you are already familiar with xboxhdm.
It may not work at all and may thrash your drive. Ensure you already have an eeprom.bin and can recover with the original xboxhdm.
HDD start up times will be greatly extended if you have a locked HDD attached, although this is markedly reduced when un/locking using FreeDOS/ATAPWD or if IDE detection is turned off in your BIOS.

Additional features over old version:
Boots from USB.
Integrated dual-booting allows for Linux & DOS tools to co-exist to get your HDD un/locked.
Any of the 4 IDE connections may be used now to connect Xbox HDD. CD-ROM drive not needed (if you can boot from USB).
No reboots between HDD rebuilds and locking.
Linux ISO building no longer required.

Quick use/set-up:
Extract xboxhdm2.2 to the root of your USB flash drive.
Populate the /hdm/C folder with the M$ Dashboard files.
Populate the /hdm/E folder with any chosen files (games saves etc) that you require installed.
Place your "eeprom.bin" file in the eeprom folder located on the root of the flash drive if you intend to un/lock.
To install the multiboot, download grub4dos Installer (ver 1.1) & follow the install instructions from Section 1.
That's it! Reboot using the USB drive and if all gone well, you should see the boot screen.

Notes:
Xboxhdm2.2 was developed from XboxHDM2 (USB Edition) & covers much of its features.
If you intend on using the stable Xboxhdm2.1 then here are some quick install instructions.
Some help files located in a “help” folder on the root of the USB stick. This may assist with you advanced un/locking techniques & basic use of xboxhdm2.2.
To access FreeDOS/ATAPWD un/locking tools - select FreeDOS in the boot menu & press enter twice. Navigate to the FreeDOS folder using DOS commands (cd freedos).
This is a final personal build & is unsupported as the tool is no longer being developed. But it works

Have fun with it.
scullc

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This post has been edited by steveo1978: Nov 14 2011, 08:51 PM

[skypnd]

Hello, I have spent the last couple of nights reading up on how to correctly setup and test.
Due to my current (and only) desktop hardware, I can not use xboxhdm 1.9 because isolinux complains about my bios at the very beginning and then fails to detect the cdrom drive after completely booting(the very one it booted from ).

So I decided to give 2.1 a shot, the GUI was giving me errors trying to run rmathiot's modified ndure script ( something about cp couldn't stat. This is most likely from me incorrectly populating C & E), So I tried the command line version which worked for me, kinda, after step 2 , cp errors and says cannot copy because there is no more disk space, and then mkdir errors (I don't recall which files or directories but I mounted the drive and the /C was only 499MB?). I now have unleashx running as my dashboard, but I believe I need to be running evox? From all the tutorials I assumed it came with ndure, but it is no where to be found and I'm thinking it is because I ran out of space when running the modified ndure script. (It was a virgin Xbox I had laying in the corner of my room for who knows how long, XBOX 1.0, K:4032 I believe if that matters.)

I'm kinda stumped as to what to do right now. My goals were to get at the EEPROM so I could put in a bigger HDD. From reading, It appears that I can do that by making a installer disk for evox or maybe even FTPing it. But I would like to get this process down with out any kinks.

I have a bunch of music and old save games, I'm thinking of nuking those and then trying again.

Any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated!

Also, I must apologize if I have missed anything in the tutorials or F.A.Q.'s. This community has an impressive amount of information that I've barely begun to digest, many Thank Yous to all those who have contributed their time and efforts over the years!

[ldotsfan]

I'm kinda stumped as to what to do right now. My goals were to get at the EEPROM so I could put in a bigger HDD. From reading, It appears that I can do that by making a installer disk for evox or maybe even FTPing it. But I would like to get this process down with out any kinks.

Disable virtual eeprom with e:\ndts\default.xbe before making an eeprom backup. My sig has the details on the various methods for softmod hdd upgrades. xboxhdm2.1 can be used for that purpose as well.