I've extracted the iso to my xbox hdd, the game is PAL and my xbox is also PAL.
I run the game and it just hangs on the FIFA 2004 splash screen.

Any ideas why? All my other games work fine, this is the first time I've encountered an error like this :x

I have the exact same problem. Very strange . I've tested it in both pal and ntsc and i use xecuter2 4977 bios. I have aso tried to patch the media flag but it still didnt work.

Same thing happened to me. Except I have NTSC version and it hangs at splash screen. Hopefully someome might have some answes.

yeah ... how about actualy buying the legeal version ?

problem solved





talk about or of piracy is strictly forbidden

QUOTE (survivorejam @ Oct 22 2003, 07:45 AM)

yeah ... how about actualy buying the legeal version ? problem solved

Last time I checked you are allowed to talk about backing games up to your hdd.

Now if you are 'assuming' they are talking about something they downloaded, that would not be a polite thing to do.

How did you copy the games over. Might need to copy them again with a different program.

Aghh spare-me from this dreadfull ankle-biter attack !

Here's what you forgot to read "

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I've extracted the iso to my xbox hdd

If you are directly backing up games to your hdd then you don't need to go through the iso routine : just wake the game in the slot and titlize the controls and watch HDDLoader do it's job ...

Could be that Fifa 2004 has a seriouse problem or not ... we shall see when it's actualy released in my town .

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I've extracted the iso to my xbox hdd, the game is PAL and my xbox is also PAL. I run the game and it just hangs on the FIFA 2004 splash screen. Any ideas why? All my other games work fine, this is the first time I've encountered an error like this :x

Check if the xbox clock is showing the right time, might sound strange but I read on another board that someone fixed the same problem by setting the clock right.

Tried setting the correct date and time but still get the same problem.

QUOTE (survivorejam @ Oct 22 2003, 04:45 PM)

yeah ... how about actualy buying the legeal version ? problem solved talk about or of piracy is strictly forbidden

Who said I was doing anything illegal? My XBOX DVDROM is broken, maybe I should of made myself a bit more clear.

Glad to know I'm not the only one with the problem then, I spent a good 40 mins trying different ways to run the game - shout if anyone figures it out, ta

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FIFA Soccer 2004 Pre-Order: Ships on 11/4/2003

for USA that is

I solved it . In order to get it work i turned on pal 60 in xboxdash and set the time. Hope it works for you.

I've had mine set @ 60hz and still doesnt work. Also how long does it normally take to load after the fifa screen, i can hear the drive working.

QUOTE (calle81 @ Oct 22 2003, 11:26 PM)

I solved it  . In order to get it work i turned on pal 60 in xboxdash and set the time. Hope it works for you.

Thanks, it worked.
My clock was already set, but what I did after you suggested this, was left me xbox off all night (unplugged) turned me X2 Pro off, so my initial boot was to MS Dash, set my clock and made sure it was still PAL60.

Switched off, re-enabled my chip, booted up and ran FIFA 2004 no problems.

Cheers for your help

BTW its a class game, far better than '03 :}

i actually like 2003 better so far... weird setup for the throw-ins, glowing players... i probably just need to give it more time...

its fun beating the crap out of chesterfield though (eng 2nd div, where my girlfriend is from)...

I've got the same problem. When I get home I'll try your suggestions. I had a similar problem with Club Football PAL - but it worked when I did the media fix with a hex editor.

I'm a bit worried as I can't turn off my chip - it's an Enigmah. I'll give it a shot though.

Come to think of it, recently, none of my originals and backups work unless I click "Startup DVD" in the EvoX menu (which is basically calling the default.xbe on the CD) - they used to boot normally.

Perhaps I need unplug my xbox - I'll look into it.

i did speak too soon, 2004 is cool, jus takes a while to get used to... throw-ins still suck if your on "your side" of the pitch (as i can never see my guys and the other teams, im impatient you see and throw right away...)

Just wondering.. fifas music rocks is there any chance that they can be played by some program in windows, like Winamp or media player

I didn't get them to work

just a quick note u will have 2 set the time and date in ms dash to get the game 2 work then u can copy the game 2 the hard drive and then the default.xbe file will be there
then just ftp it and use craxton to patch it ftp back

so have EA managed to bring some competition to the Pro Evo series with the 2004 release?

QUOTE (Rish @ Oct 24 2003, 06:43 PM)

I've got the same problem. When I get home I'll try your suggestions. I had a similar problem with Club Football PAL - but it worked when I did the media fix with a hex editor. I'm a bit worried as I can't turn off my chip - it's an Enigmah. I'll give it a shot though. Come to think of it, recently, none of my originals and backups work unless I click "Startup DVD" in the EvoX menu (which is basically calling the default.xbe on the CD) - they used to boot normally. Perhaps I need unplug my xbox - I'll look into it.

Games inserted in the DVD tray might not be running until you run the default.xbe from any file manager because the "Auto Launch Games" option is off. Check it out in the Settings / info submenu found in Evox.

QUOTE (Rish @ Oct 24 2003, 06:43 PM)

I've got the same problem. When I get home I'll try your suggestions. I had a similar problem with Club Football PAL - but it worked when I did the media fix with a hex editor. I'm a bit worried as I can't turn off my chip - it's an Enigmah. I'll give it a shot though. Come to think of it, recently, none of my originals and backups work unless I click "Startup DVD" in the EvoX menu (which is basically calling the default.xbe on the CD) - they used to boot normally. Perhaps I need unplug my xbox - I'll look into it.

BTW, is there a Tutorial to media fix with a hex editor any kind of game?

QUOTE (Dunny @ Oct 25 2003, 10:01 PM)

so have EA managed to bring some competition to the Pro Evo series with the 2004 release?

IMHO, Not yet, but they are a step closer. The Xbox really needs a Winning Eleven / PES title..... prayers to that...

I run this game on my bros' xbox and it hang at a black screen....turns out that he had evox's in-game-reset (IGR) on! turn it off...and it worked well.... never got a problem with the time as i'm always moving my xbox to my bros house! so i'm sure its more like a IGR problem... doesnt hurt to always check that first!

Enjoy... Nice footy game!

hi
i see you all talking bout fifa here.Outta curiosity has any1 noticed that in some matches that the screen judders along as the game keeps up with the action?

yeah i noticed that at first but it hasnt happened to me in a while...

QUOTE (zombek @ Oct 26 2003, 09:58 AM)

QUOTE (Dunny @ Oct 25 2003, 10:01 PM) so have EA managed to bring some competition to the Pro Evo series with the 2004 release? IMHO, Not yet, but they are a step closer. The Xbox really needs a Winning Eleven / PES title..... prayers to that...

suppsoe Fifa is the best to offer on Xbox at the moment.

Ive heard EA scrapped the speed setting from the Xbox version, which is bad news as I always played on the fastest option.

I just copied over FIFA 2004 last night, it's all good, no problems.

Don't understand why you lot are manually applying the media patches when dvd2xbox can do it for you. I use dvd2xbox to copy over my games and it works great.

hi just thought id follow this up has any1 else noticed sporadic screen juddering in some matches here and there as the camera trys to keep up with the match?

^^ see 4 posts up...

summary of said post: yes

grrrrrrrr.... my first double post...

Hi guy's sorry for sounding so stupid but i'm new to this. I have to back all my games up to the HDD so my little kids don't get their mucky hands all over them. In the past all i have done is copied them using boxplorer but this hasn't worked with Fifa 2004. I have set the time and pal 60 option but when i try to load it from hdd it just returns to the evolution x screen. (Works if the disc is in the try though). Is there another way i should go about dobacking up my games and if so where can i get the utilities.

Please don't trash me over this and any help greatfully recievd.

could put the cd in the tray, ftp the entire thing to your comp, then ftp it back over to your xbox whereever you store games...

Guys i found the solution why Fifa 2004 won't load. Trust me, its not the IGR or the time/date settings. Just backup the game on a dvd and then insert the dvd in the xbox, dont try to load the game. First open BoXplorer and copy all the contents of the dvd into the games folder in a root called fifa 2004. After finishing use boxplorer again and find the folder of the game and run default.xbe. Thats it...You are in the game
Njoy

QUOTE (Injektilo @ Oct 30 2003, 07:22 PM)

Guys i found the solution why Fifa 2004 won't load. Trust me, its not the IGR or the time/date settings. Just backup the game on a dvd and then insert the dvd in the xbox, dont try to load the game. First open BoXplorer and copy all the contents of the dvd into the games folder in a root called fifa 2004. After finishing use boxplorer again and find the folder of the game and run default.xbe. Thats it...You are in the game Njoy

So... what you really figured was????

How does backing the game up to dvd first alter the copying to the xbox. I have done this with the original and it does not load.

I had this same problem, and it only happened after i had unplugged my xbox for a few hours, which would suggest its this clock problem. But oddly Enough In the process of trying to figuure what the hell was going on, i reloaded the game from my pc to xbox again and it worked fine, very odd.

Does evox connect to any nntp servers to set time?

I believe i read that Tiger Woods can be a bitch to get going and even the original discs have problems, maybe its somthing to do with the extra money etc if you own other ea games.

the problem is every time i switch off my xbox at the wall i have 2 reset the time and date 2 play fifa 2004 is there a way of keeping the time and date correct even when i do this
maybe a program 2 keep it correct on the dashbord or boxplorer or something
as more games in the future might have this same problem

I have the same problem with fifa 2004,i have tried all the above fixes but none work for me
My backup works ok off the dvd and i have copied it to my brothers xbox ( installed on his standard hard drive ) and its fine but when i try and put it my 120 gig h/d i encounter the lock ups.
i have tried pxloader 1.2 and dvd2xbox 04_8 but neither work

The log from dvd2xbox reads as follows

files copied 800
failed to copy 1
files re-named 0
files with media check 1 1
files with media chack 2 (long string) 0
files with media check 2 (short string ) 1

Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated

I have had no problems at all backing up my ORIGINAL copy... pal btw

I'm gonna be buying this game today and always like to backup to my HDD.

One thing that came across my mind is: is your HDDs locked? Maybe theres a new protection which requires your HDD to be locked for it to run?

With the evox dashboard you need to make sure the time is set. Look at the sntp entry in the settings. Use a valid sntp server. You can find one appropriate for you at http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html.

Once I did this, FIFA from the HDD worked like a champ.

just thought id let you people know that i had the same problem wiht fifa 2004, but after i launched the msdashboard and set the correct time and date it worked .



Xbox v1.0
X2.2 4979
slayer's auto installer 2.5
tried using both dvd2xbox and Xcommander R2

Don't know what i would have done without this forum!

I also had this problem, and YESS I HAVE THE ORIGINAL BECAUSE I SUPPORT EA GAMES IN MAKING FOTBALL GAMES better and better... It hangs, I modded my box to day, Avalaunch, with executer2. The Fifa splash screen comes up, but nothing happens after that... I will try the 60 hz thingy and setting the clock, so we will se... It's no cool to modd the box if it does not work on newer games is it? Hope I haven't made the wrong choise with modding it...