Ah .... now it makes sense .... would it be just like:

KAI = Krayzie's Auto Installer?

(yes, guys and girls, that was a joke, I know what KAI is, no need to explain )

so i was able to get my 120gig to work and got it locked the right way, but now it wont boot to the xbox dashboard. it just says xbox in big letters and underneath it says MS. it just sits there. i was wondering how to fix this. would it take a complete unlock, fix it, then re-lock?. btw, i can play games only if i cold boot, and i aslo did not put anything in the E folder when i installed my hd from scratch w/ xboxhdm(which i hope is not the problem).

This is what i would like to do as i am stuck in clock loop. Newayz after a series of posting this and hotswapping are my only options left as i have no FTP access.

What i was wondering is if there is anyway i can do this w/o cracking open my xbox, and if i have to open it if i can have a link to a step by step to doing the connecting to my pc and stuff.

Many thanx Dark Assasin

EDIT

Btw i have already put the files to restore my xbox to its original state and the eeprom on a disk.

Sorry for the confusion, Soular... I guess I should've written FireF*ckers X-Disk... I didn't know if the board was censored or not.

Yes Kingroach, I can see those files on both the .iso and the new hard drive.

@blame canada,

This can be because of the softmdo fonts.. if the fonts are not for your kernel version or if the fonts cannt find the -habibi signed .xbe to launch then this hangup happens.. I would say you misplaced any softmod files..

@DarkAssasin,

there is a hotswap tutorial by dadyj. You have to open your xbox unleass you can somehow get out of the clock loop ( put a network cable and let it open) and use gamesave to enable ftp. search for "dadyj's Hotswap f.a.q" tutorial.

@rocketx13,

error 21 is a dashboard problem so you are missing something in C:\ or if you are using exploit then something there..

ok, so then how do i fix this? (im not meaning that to sound like im a jerk)

Kingroach

is there any tuturial to get out of this clock loop w/o opening the case

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Note to self- DO NOT UNPLUG XBOX OVERNIGHT

@blame canada,

I dont know what kind of softmdo are you using.. so I cannt exactly tell..what softmod are you trying to install?..

@DarkAssasin,

no.. one method is to plug a network cable and let it reboot until your dash comes up..That method always worked for me.

im not trying to install a softmod...i am trying to install/restore my m$ dash on my bigger hd, but i put some softmod files in my C drive accidentely when i was building my new hd, so now it wont boot up to the m$ dash, but still recognizes that its there...would i have to hotswap then either delete these files or completely rebuild the hd?

So you mean plug the ethernet cable in the back and then just keep on rebooting the system? I am also stuck in clock loop error.

exactly.. but it will depend on what font you are using.. if you are using bigfonts and bert_and earnie reloaded and you will eventuallt get out of loop.

oh, so it will only work if you had done a softmod that works with fonts?

well you can always try.. leave it open and let it reboot and wait 5-20 mins.. shoudl be fine.

Ok, when you say leave it open, you mean leave the connection to the internet open or leave the ethernet slot empty? I am thinking more of a connection to the internet or the computer open.

Thanks kingroach.. Somehow something got misnamed.. I copied the files over with xbrowser and it worked like a charm..

yea will that still work. i really messed up my softmod and i dont have a dash (or it has been renemed) so i was wondering if this network cable thing will work

Hi!

I have been "lurking" for a while and have succesfully "waffletooled" my Xbox.

Unfortunately, my files got corrupted on the C drive and now the Xbox won't load ANY dashboard. As typical, it still at least plays regular xbox games. That being said, I have tried a newish Xbox game and tried to install the ms live dashboard.
NO GO! I also tried rerunning the exploit via a gamesave. Nada.

So, I want to use xboxhdm to restore my xbox to retail condition. I originally backed up, via FTP, the contents of my C drive. I made the mistake of NOT backing up the eprom (UGGG!). So, it looks like a hotswap is in my future.

YET......I HAVE A QUESTION...

If I were to use the xboxhdm boot cd, would I compile it with original contents of my C drive? By this I mean, I would put my backup in the "/linux/C/" folder before I compile the xboxhdm CD...right??

Thanks for any help!

Nut

I got my answer by doing a little more digging around here. I will tell you this, these are NOT the easiest forums to find your answers.
There is SOOOO much information to sift through. But, it is there. It took me a couple days to compile the information I needed and how it related to my specific 1.4 Xbox. I guess I could have used Google to make my searching easier. Anyone have any tips on searching these forums? Anyhoo.....

I went ahead and created the Xboxhdm cd with the UXE exploit (After I setup the UXE exploit font files and Nkpather files with the bath files built into UXE) in both the C and E folders. When I finally hotswapped and unlocked my drive (Took about 10 tries ) I then used HDM to wipe and install the contents of the Xbox's C folder with the UXE C folder. I then used the file manager (xplorer??) to copy the files from the UXE E folder to the Xbox E folder. Rechecked everything, rebooted.... NO MORE FRAG! YES!

Thanks for the great tool!

Nut

yes.. there is much information.. and many of them are old so it gets kinda messy.. Make sure to backup teh eeprom so that in future you wont have to hotswap if anything happens..

Great advice! That is THE first thing that I did. That way, if I want to redo my Xbox, plug'er in and wham...done.

BTW, I couldn't believe how fast the mod went after I got it hooked up to xboxhdm. Very nice.

I used a neat trick to get my Xbox to unlock. I went into Splinter cell, chose "load game" and then a gamesave, after that it brings you to a screen where you can sellect different places to start from. At that point, since I KNEW the hard drive HAD to be unlocked, I unplugged it and plugged in the PC. Flawless. Worked really well. Now I want to put a big hard drive in it!!! ;-)

Thanks!

HELP please. I've tried multiple times without burning a succesful disc. Can some one help me out with how I would burn my iso so that it boots when I start my computer?

Use clone XB. Works everytime! Also, make sure you have your bios (On your PC) setup so it boots from your CD/DVD drive BEFORE it tries booting from the hard drive.

Nut

Alright so I got it to work, built the drive from scratch, and then locked the drive, placed it in the xbox, started the xbox, and then I recieved error code 6. Can anybody help me from here?



Oh ya and by the way I tried unlocking the hard drive.... didn't work.

The locking didnt work.. unlock the drive in DOS mode ( option 4). Type atapwd and type master password "XBOXSCENE". then lock it again.

Good day,

I've been trying to follow this thread for some time, and I think I have a pretty good understanding of how things work, but I've yet to get my hands dirty and try softmodding. I actually don't even have an xbox, but my friend does, and he wants me to mod it.

The thing I don't understand is how I can get the eeprom.bin file from a virgin xbox w/ only the hotswapping? And if I can't, can I still unlock/lock the xbox's hd?

Other than this, I think I understand everything else.

Thank you for your time,
Rattboi

If the locking didn't work then why does it say the that it is locked in atapwd?

Also I tried booting in DOS number 4 and I got an error about partition0

Please HELPPPP!!!
I finally get xboxHDM to work and then my hard drive won't work (read earlier posts for more info), but wtf am I going to have to get a new hard drive?

Define "won't work"
* Won't work in xbox (error message?)
* PC/xboxhdm doesn't recognize hdd
etc etc

Be as detailed as possible.

Ok I format then lock, stick in xbox, error 6, go back to pc and can't unlock hard drive.

The pc does pick up the hard drive but when i got to the xbox hd tool all my options are disabled too.

It's locked with an incorrect key. You can only unlock it with the exact same key. If you happened to use 'waffletools/installer' and a 1.6 xbox, that's the cause. It makes incorrect backups.

Reburn the disc at lowest speed possible.

Sorry if this is a bit of a n00b question, but here's my situation.

I have a virgin Xbox that I plan on modding with Xboxhdm. I don't have 007, or a memory card, so I planned on hotswapping it. If I let the Xbox unlock it, then plug it into my computer, add my files, and swap out back into the Xbox and reboot it, will it work? Also, after doing this, will my game saves currently on my box be saved? Thanks.

I've tried and I've tried and I haven't been able to unlock my hd, is there any way i can do it without my password or is there a way to find the password i used to lock it?

read my hotswapping faqs.


how did you lock it?

i used the locking utilities on the cd-rw

which ones, if you booted option 3 , lockhd, then you can unlock with master pwd = XBOXSCENE

I used option 4 and i've tried unlocking with opiton 3 and xboxscene and that didn't work.

Also when I go to option 4 now it says Error cannot read partition0 table 0 or something like that.

thats normal for a locked hd

1. Don't use just any old password. I used a password that I'd remeber when I was first playing around.

2. Regardless of the above, make sure your eeprom bin is on your xboxhdm cd. When you go to option #6 in xboxhdm (Generate lock password or something like that) and run it, it shows you a bunch of information . One peice of that information is a VERY long Hard Drive password that you need to write down.

3. GET YOUR DRIVE UNLOCKED! If you used the floppy with the DOS unlock tools (always the best way!), then the password you used will be in a text file called hdpass.txt ( i believe that's the name).

4. Go back into xboxhdm, go to the drive utitlities, run option #6 again. Now, immediately use #7 and make a floppy. Now reboot with that floppy. Now use hdlock.bat. When it asks for the password, put the VERY LONG password that you got in item #2 above.

Voila! Locked for use with your xbox.

FWI, the really long password that you used to lock the hard drive is the eeprom and your hard drive information mixed together into a text string. That hardware information is what your xbox uses to unlock that drive via the password. So, if you ever upgrade your hard drive to a bigger one, you will need to use the password generator to make another password based off of your new HD information. Get it?

Hope it goes better than it already has....

NUT

Alright just one problem I don't have a floppy drive.....so i couldn't have used the diskette and I still can't unlock my hard drive.

And I am trying to upgrade.

I need some help, I tried to install a softmod on my 1.1 or 1.0 Xbox (forgot) and I failed. Now when I boot it up it opens to error 21.

I was hotswapping it, games don't boot either, I have a backup of the hard drive on my computer but I don't know what to do now, can I get some help pleasE?!!!

You need to hotswap it again and rebuild the HD.. error 21 is hotswappable so I would say keep trying.. Look at dadyj's Hotswap f.a.q's for more info on hotswapping.

Can somebody help me unlock my hard drive, I manually typed it in to lock and I didn't use the floppy disk DOS so I don't have the txt file........

I don't know when the best time to unplg it it, is it before the MSFT logo shows up on the screen, after it shows up? When I get to screen 21 (Tried and failed that last one)?

Idon't know!

@unlucky fooker,

Do you have the eeprom/did you correctly typed the password?.. you dont need an floppy to boot in DOS mode.. Just boot to xboxhdm option "4". There type "atapwd"..an dput master password "XBOXSCENE"


@RA_WILL_KILL,

look at this link.. This tutorial includes possible hotswapping methods.
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=332179

I still can't fgure out when the best time to swap is.. I have read all thse guides too and can't figure it out.

When I go to option 4 now it says Error cannot read partition0 table 0 or something like that.

And when I use atapwd (on a different disc) I try to change the master pword and it says something like Error drive won't take command.

And I probably had a typo when typing the pword and didn't notice it while locking becuase when I try to use the pword I thought I put in it won't unlock.

Is there anyway for me to unlock my hard drive?

HELP!

I followed your guide, and now when I check the right side of XBROWSER, \PriMaster\C is completely empty! I've tried copying it in XBROWSER, but it tells me it's Copy-Protected! I've also tried it by pressing 2, and gives an error message.

EDIT: Now when I boot it, I get an Error 13, if that helps.

I built the drive from scratch, and then locked the drive with a password that i typed in, placed it in the xbox, started the xbox, and then I recieved error code 6. I put the hd back in my pc that doesn't have a floppy drive and tried using option 4, but I got some error that said something like cannot read partition0 table 0 or something like that. So I use a different bootdisk that has atapwd on it and I tried setting the master password and i got some error like drive won't take command. So then I go back to my xboxhdm disc and use option 3 then used unlock hd with the password I thought I used but it doesn't unlock.

Is there anyway for me to unlock my hard drive, or maybe just completely erase it because I heard that unlocks it ?

Alright, I managed to restore my hard drive to its original state.

xbhdm doesn't work for me, the keyboard wouldn't respond (I have a Dell PS/2 keyboard) anyway, I have a 1.1 Xbox and tried to install the font hacks two times today and got error 21 both times, could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? What guide should I follow to softmod my 1.1 xbox? Do I need to solder anything?