You are right (and it is not a news!): I didn't realize (what a dumb!) that once I have uploaded 1.1 and checked that it works via MA, I have again a working backdoor.

Thank you for being so patient and for explaining it to me again.

I'll try it tonight back home and post my results.

Cheers,
blackdir

krayzie, i uploaded the new (1.1) savegame after I erased 1.0 and as you anticipated it is working fine (-> it runs and I'm able to ftp).

Now before I run the upgrade from 1.0 option I have 2 questions:

a - after softmodding to 1.0 the only significant change I made was to run Enigmah video selector to move from PAL (which was my original xbox video mode) to NTSC and activate HDTV. My krayzie ndure 1.0 softmodded xbox is working perfectly in 720p mode. Would this video mode change affect your upgrade from 1.0 option? i.e. would it be beffer to switch back to PAL (no HDTV) before running the upgrade?

b - currently when I run 1.1 savegame from MA, it shows only 0,55 MB available on C: would it be enough to run your upgrade from 1.0 option?

thanks,
blackdir

a: the settings should stay
b: yes that's completely normal

krayzie!
I narrowed down my backup games problem and it seems to happen after i do the krayzie extra's update virtual epprom.
example:
transferred counter strike on the softmodded xbox
played it and it worked
then went to krayzie's extras and updated virtual epprom
and then cold booted xbox and dash works but counter stike gets black screen.
This is the problem I was getting the last week on different games and couldn't narrow down the problem.
Figured I would alert you if you were not aware of this problem.
in the past I would just make my own new virtual epprom but I liked the NEW feature you made ... hope you can figure out what is happening because I really like that NEW feature.
It doesn't happen on all games but I was getting the black screen on enough of the games for me to try to figure out the problem.
p.s. loaded on one of my epproms on the softmod and the game worked again.

Can i suggest something?

Assuming you reflashed the real eeprom, if you've already updated the actual eeprom, why not uninstall the mod and then remod directly with the new eeprom?

i know this doesn't solve the overall problem in the end, but we might be able to find out a little more about the problem this way as well...

Keep in mind that unless Krayzie, or anyone else for that matter, can replicate exactly what you are doing, there really isn't any way anyone can solve the issue.

I also ran into a little bit of a problem last week with Parental Controls not being set high enough to allow the playing of Star Wars and The Sims 2. The games didn't black screen, but they would not start. Longshot, but check that out also, just in case.

So, to reinterate, i gather that you installed a new eeprom properly, rebooted, and then attempted to update the virtual eeprom *OR* you are preinstalling new hard drives based upong an eeprom already used that doesn't match the xbox you are locking the drive to, and then to complete the mod you wish to update the virtual eeprom.

Upon updating the eeprom (message saying that update complete) Counter-Strike will not start.

Have i got it right?

thanks I will look into it. You are aware the update virtual eeprom is only to be used after you changed the real eeprom on the chip first right?

Krayzie....

I think many people have been making the assumption that the Update Virtual Eeprom was there to help aid in doing a preinstalled state, for example, copying the actual C drive files onto a PC and using xboxhd with those files to create a premodded state.

then they figure you can just update the virtual eeprom and have it work. in theory, i assumed it could work this way also, but i felt it was overall just a better idea to do a fresh mod each time.

krayzie
Further troubleshooting turned up the problem ... it was the epprom hd drive key I made up for the xbox's that was faulty.

I used all 00000's for the hd key ... figureing it would be easy to remember for multiply xbox's.

What is easist hd key that works that so I can use for multiply xbox's ... 99 percent of games worked with all 0000's but some games will not work with it.

So "update virtual epprom" program was not the problem after all ... but the hd key '000000000000"

yep zeroing out the hdkey is no good and makes some games crash (as they use the hdkey for the saves). I think it's best to use an existing hdkey and not a random one to match other xboxes.


yeah well this would work also.....the update virtual eeprom removes the existing eemprom image and replaces it with a fresh one. So people could indeed use 1 C and E backup and then update virtual eeprom to ensure they have the right file there

I have installed the krayzie installer and everything is working fine. I want to run knoppmyth which I have burnt on a dvd as an iso file. However, the evolutionX dashboard is not reading the disk. Is this possible to do? If not, do I have any alternatives to running knoppmyth with krayzie installed?

First off, wrong forum.

2nd off, from what i understand, knoppmyth will not load on an xbox, you are looking for myth-TV. though i haven't kept up with this

Completed the Softmod with Krayzie v1.1 MA exploit, and all went super! Thanks a million Krayzie! I am now trying to get the rescue disc completed just in case. I copied the original contents of C: from E:/backups into the rescue disc folder for C. I also put copies of the TData & UData into their folders as well. Placed a copy of Evox into the dashboard folder and used Quix to create the .iso. My question is what do I do with the Eeprom folder (E:/backups/eeprom)? Is that strickly for backup purposes & it doesn't belong on the .iso? Sorry but I don't understand exactly.

you need to copy the eeprom to your pc and keep it safe. the eeprom backup can be very helpfull if other things don't work anymore. You could for example use it with xboxhdm to rebuild your hd at any time without the need of hotswapping.

Knoppmyth is a frontend that connects to my mythtv running on my linux box. My question isn't really about how to run knoppmyth, it is how to run an .iso file. When ever I try running a dvd with an iso file, the dashboard says it cannot read it. I just want to know if loading a program from an iso is possible and if so, how do I do it. Thanks,

you are aware you have to burn the iso as an image right and not as a data disc? anyway for backup/iso problems go to the backups/isos forum

I am aware that I have to burn it as an iso image, which I have. I probably have been though every tutorial there is on softmoding an xbox. I have found instruction on reading an iso image with every linux softmode hack install beside krayzie installer. I just want to know how to read an iso image with this installer package.

If you burn an image to a disc it's no longer an iso. Burning discs or accessing them is the same on every type of mod. What you installed is totally irrelevant

Again, the actual questions are as follows:

1. Is Knoppmyth an Xbox executble file (.xbe)?
2. Are you attempting to RUN a disc with a file on it that is named "InsertNameHere.ISO"?
3. Are you formatting the disc above for the xbox?


it *SOUNDS* like you are mixing up your terms, which is a cause for confusion.

an ISO is an IMAGE file. When you burn the IMAGE to disc, the files CONTAINED in the image file get burnt in the way that the image was formatted.

When you burn the IMAGE FILE to disc, the IMAGE FILE gets burnt as a DATA (ISO 9660) disc. You would open the directory on the disc and see "InsertNameHere.ISO" instead of the files contained in the image.


So, to solve all your problems:

1. If Knoppmyth is not an xbox executable file (.xbe), don't bother attempting to run it. You've already failed.
2. If you are burning a disc and you can read that disc in the PC and see "InserNameHere.ISO" instead of "KnoppmythXboxProgram.xbe" (that was an example), then you have created a DATA disc. Start over and burn the image with Alcohol to prevent this mistake.
3. If you burn the disc with Alcohol and find the xbox won't read it, then give up on that file. your ISO image file is NOT meant for use in the xbox. You'll have to format it using Qwix.


EITHER WAY

Krayzie's Installer is about softmodding the xbox itself, NOT about running programs on a softmodded box. You are confusing yourself, and in the process confusing others. Stop what you are doing and go back to the main forums. Look for topics that match what you are asking about (backup creation, programs that run on the xbox, Dashboard forums that tell you if a dashboard can "read and iso file", etc).

If none of this makes any sense to you, please go back to the Newbies forum.







Okay, burning ISO files has NOTHING to do with Krayzie's Installer.

In fact, Krayzie's installer has NOTHING to do with READING ISO files. That would be up to the program you are attempting to read the iso from, most likely the Dashboard you have chosen.


ISO - Internation Standards Organization
ISO File - a SINGLE file that acts like an IMAGE of a Disc that can be burnt using Nero or Alcohol to produce a Disc that would have MANY files on it. YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BURN THE ISO *FILE* TO THE DISC, BUT RATHER TO BURN THE ISO *IMAGE* TO THE DISC!!!


Example:


1. I have these files:

Game.file
Game 2.file
Game.xbx


2. I create and ISO of those files. The file is named Game.iso, and now in that folder i have this:

Game.iso



Wrong Way
3. I burn the "Game.iso" file to a disc by dragging and dropping to Nero. I can also add my MP3 Collection:

Game.iso
MP3.mp3
MP32.mp3



4. I choose "Burn" in Nero and when i put the disc in, i get directory like this:


Game.iso
MP3.mp3
MP32.mp3


This is what it sounds like you are trying to do!!!



Right Way
3. I burn the Game.iso image to a disc using Alcohol or Image Wizard or DVD Decrypter. I can't add any extra files.


Game.iso



4b. I choose Burn in Alcohol and get a disc that has a directory like this:


Game.file
Game 2.file
Game.xbx



This is what you are supposed to get



Instructions:

Create or Select the iso to burn.
Make certain you know what the image is supposed to run on (xbox iso images have to be formulated in a special way)
Using Alcohol, choose BURNING WIZARD.
Select your ISO FILE
BURN away. Be sure to use DVD-R media for best compatiblity with the Xbox.


upon completion, if your ISO file was meant for the xbox, the xbox will load the disc. If it wasn't, you need to go back to burning school.


SPECIAL NOTE:

If the iso image is supposed to be dvd movie, i have found that Xbox Media Center can play ISO files directly.

Double posted

Installed DVDx2 through the extras disc & am having a question regarding parental settings. Sorry, I'm sure this has been covered - I saw many posted questions, but no good answers. Every disc I put in gives me a parental settings warning. It asks if I want to play - yes or no. How can I get rid of this annoying screen please. Also, XBMC seems to have trouble reading DVD movies as well. It has a Samsung drive, which usually is the better one to have. Is this specific to the non-chipped xbox vs chipped?

both the parental settings or dvd playback have nothing to do with certain installer or softmods in general.

{@
Maybe try google.com for useful information about Xbox parental control...

Seriously, sometimes it even finds helpful posts at this site that X-S's pathetic google search filters out!
@}

from google:

Reset parental controls:
Go to "Settings" and highlight the "Parental Control" option. Press X, Y, L, X, at the passcode screen to reset the parental control setting to the default value.

Move screen:
Press Y + X at the start up screen and it will move around slightly and again to reverse it.
Michael Derry berry.

Starfield display:
Note: This trick requires the DVD playback kit. When the music is stopped or paused, a small starfield-style display will appear in the jewel that plays with the music. To zoom in on this, press Info. Then, press Stop or Pause. After the lights fade, the starfield will be in full screen.

In-game reset:
Hold Start + Back for about three seconds.
DOOM8O8.

Hidden FMV sequence:
Insert an audio CD. Stop the CD when it begins playing at the CD player screen. Press B, select "Copy", then press A. Use the "Select All" option, then press A. Use the "Copy" option and create a new soundtrack. Enter <<Eggsßox>> as a name. Select "Done" and press A to view a hidden "Thank You!" FMV sequence.

Insert an audio CD, then stop the CD when it begins playing at the CD player screen. Press B, then select "Copy" and press A. Choose the "Select All" option, then press A and select the "Copy" option. Create a new soundtrack and enter <> as a name. Select "Done" and press A.
K. Kaiser.

Bonus video:
Place any Xbox game in a standard DVD player to view a short video about the disc.
christian fleming.

View music animations:
Insert a music CD and play it on the music screen. When the music plays, you can see an animation in the jewel (that plays with the music). To make this full screen, press Y then press X. To return to the track selection, press any other button.
XboxVictim, Boyoben, and Jlr0103.

Note: You can make the jewel full screen when using the DVD remote by pressing Info.

Hear voices:
When the dash is started, leave it alone for a short time. The screen will eventually get dark, and you will begin to hear sounds. One of these is an electronic voice.
XboxVictim.

Music control:
To replay the current track of a song, press White. To skip to the next song, press Black.
DADH31.

Xbox Live information and settings:
Note: This only applies if you have Xbox Live. In the Xbox Dashboard, go to "Settings", then to "Network", and choose "Connect" so that it tests your connection. When it is finished, press Y to view the information about your connection the Live network. You can also press Black to save your network settings so that you can bring them with you on a memory unit.
FISHTICON.

Xbox Live upload performance:
Adjusting the MTU settings on your router may give you a better upload rate. Go to your set up page and adjust the MTU setting to 1490. This is found on the filter settings on most routers. MS recommends a setting of at least 1460. Raising it to 1490, then selecting apply and making sure it is enabled should increase your upload speed. Turn off your computer and power down the modem then the router, in that order. Wait for 60 to 90 seconds then plug in the modem and wait until it goes through the boot up process. Then, power up your router and turn on your computer. You should only have to do this one time. Then, go to the connect test on your Xbox and see if the upload has increased.
K. Kaiser.

Playing burned music discs:
Burn music onto a CD-RW (not a CD-R) disc, and close the session when you burn the CD. Place it in your Xbox and rip away.
Corey DeGrandchamp.

Note: This also works with .MP3 files. The Xbox can store .MP3s and replay them later and saves a lot of space when compared to the .WAV files that are standard on audio discs.
iwosc etm, u ip, aabnELBOE.

Console name:
Each Xbox console has a "name" assigned to it at the time of manufacture. To view the name of your system, play Halo link it to another Xbox and choose a linked play party. The Xboxs will have names above their symbols in the pre-game stat screen. To change your name, play challenge mode in Dead Or Alive 3. Successfully complete challenge mode and you will be prompted to enter a record name. Enter the name that you wish to change your pre-assigned Xbox name to. This will now be the title your Xbox is referred to during linked play. Note: Although you cannot delete a name, you can change it again. Keep playing a mode where you can enter a "nickname" in Dead Or Alive 3 and get it to the top of the list.
Alex, Henry Soto, Peltz, and Kevin Fruth.

To see your Xbox name easily, start Halo, go into multi-player mode, choose "Split Screen", "Profile", and "Location". After all that is done, there will be a screen that reads "Waiting for more players". The picture of the Xbox is directly above your profile name, and above your picture will be a word. That word will be used as your name when XBox goes online. This works best when there is only one controller plugged into the Xbox, so the multi-player game will not start before you see your name.
Jesse Rogers.

To change the name on your Xbox you can also use Cel Damage. When you enter a valid cheat code in the game, it will also change the name of your Xbox (for example, ENCHILADA!).
ted and cody hobbins.

To change the name on your Xbox you can also use Moto GP. Your Xbox will be renamed to the profile name used in that game.

To change the name on your Xbox you can also use Return To Castle Wolfenstein. Create an Xbox Live! nickname (you do not have to actually sign up or use it), and that entry will now be your Xbox's name.

Progressive Scan Dashboard:
Note: This requires the Tsunami Xbox Live! update, a high definition monitor, and the High Definition AV pack. Enable the 480p resolution option in the Xbox's video settings. Then press L + R + click Left Analog-stick + click Right Analog-stick to switch at the Dashboard to switch to a progressive scan display.

Reformat hard drive:
Note: Reformatting the hard drive will delete all of your saved games and soundtracks. Go to "Settings" then "System Info". Then, press Y, Left Analog-stick Up, Left Analog-stick Down, X, A.
Michael A. Valenzuela.

Use headset with cellphone:
You can plug your Xbox Live headset into some cellphones and use it as a hands free device. This may not work for every brand, but can be done with Nextel models.
joe millionair.

Well now....don't I just feel like an ass!

But thanks anyways

Hey krayzie, et al.

Alright, i made the jump to an x3 chip, but i only did it for the X3CP, X3IR, and flubber changes. i really won't be using anything else on the chip at all....which means that i want it to run the softmod by default.


I have run into a problem, and i'm not sure where to go with it....when the chip is enabled, i can not get it to run the dashboard.

does anyone have any ideas/instructions to get an X3CE to work with NDure by default? i figure that i'd have to make some changes and probably flash a different (stock?) bios to one of the chip banks, but haven't figured it out yet.


thanx

yeah Ndure only works with stock bioses. So you would have to change the bootlogo from a stock bios. Good luck with it .

I replied how to do it here, http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?s=&...dpost&p=3332487

But Krayzie is still right. When you boot a modded bios it removes the feature's of Ndure. You would also not be able to try to get on live either. When your booting modded your using the X3 bios. But you will still be able to boot to the dashboard if you set it up in X3 Config Live. You will also only be able to set it up to boot with quicklaunch only. X3 bios does not support booting from subdirectories.

You could just use Slayers Auto Installer and do a full install with EvoX on C:\evoxdash.xbe and then go into your X3 Config Live and set the dash to boot from C and set the dash name up for "evoxdash.xbe" and then you will boot EvoX. If you do go with Slayers though, make sure you remove Krayzies Installer, when you boot with the chip off his mod will kick in again.

yeah like sugested it may be wiser to just get rid of the installer and let your custom hacked bios boot your dash (you could even edit the bios to boot e:\dashboard\default.xbe). No need for an exploit when you have a chip.

Well, when i run with the mod off, i want the installer to be there still. that part works just fine. i guess all i really need is a way to run the dashboard differently (maybe a copy of the dashboard in E or F), and still find some way to utilize the shadowC drive. i'll look at the other replies in a minute, the server was down last night


thanx all


EDIT:

Here is what i posted in the mod forum:

I guess what i need is the Soft mod installed for ShadowC and my current setup to remain intact and functional, only with the benefits of the chip, which for me are only superficial....color changing, the LCD screen enabled, the USB enabled, and the IR port.

i figure that i'd have several boot options.....

1 for retail 1.4 (which i hope will lead to krayzie's NDure Installer being able to work correctly, with the LCD on)
1 for retail 1.6 (which i hope will lead to krayzie's NDure Installer being able to work correctly, with the LCD on)
1 bank with the best bios available for the chip in 1.0 - 1.5
1 bank with the best bios available for the chip in 1.6
1 for the flashbios
Possibly 1 for linux?


If i can set the chip up this way, i'd be REALLY happy. the chip's primary purpose was to add the CP, IR, and LCD screen to my 128mb 1.4. The Chip's secondary purpose was to use to repair other systems.

thanx

hey hi, first of all thanks krayzie for the great softmod installer, i have a v1.6b box and had the old sid 2.0. I restored the original system and used the minumum install option of krayzie's ndure installer 1.1, everything was ok with the installation and backed up to my pc hdd the eeprom and c:\ backups made by the installer. i have been using the xbox with kni 1.1 without any problem for more than 1 month now. i just want to know if i can use the m$ dashboard? it appears active in the evox menu, i don't want to use xbox live just m$ dashboard for change language. or i need to copy the dash 5960 to the extras folder and install it over? the restored original dashboard is the 5960 i'm i right?

any comment is apreciated

if the msdash was working prior to the install it should work from the evox link. If it isn't just replace the C with the msdash files and it works. Make sure the virtual C is active though (there isn't a red led)

thanks for the answer krayzie, i used the m$ dashboard for change language without any problem

cheers!

Ok, first of all, great softmod, I got rid of the horrible SID 2.0. My questions are:

1. This isn't prone to clock loop, is it?
2. If I get rid of Dongle-free DVD player, will it make it so I can use the remote? My parents don't like using the controller.
3. I just FTP the Extras folder to XBOX, right?

Thanks again for your work, UnleashX and your softmod rock!!!!

Clock loop is a thing of the past

You can still use the remote if you want. You can change settings in UnleashX.xml to change the default DVD player to the MSDashboard or to XBox Media Center. you may even be able to use the remote in DVDX, but i haven't looked into it yet.

Yes, you can just FTP over the Extras Folder. I put it under E:\Apps\Extras

i cant find this you know.....

We don't know what your talking about you know....

nevermind its sorted

Hey all, I've run into a bit of a problem. Using version 1.0 of the Krayzie Softmod, I seem to have messed up something. I have gotten an error 13 and can no longer launch the dashboard. I'm not sure what to do at this point, and I'm not sure what screwed up. Everything looked like it worked, but then when I rebooted for the package to work with the Shadow C, it gave me error 13. Anyone have any ideas?

Edit: Looks like I could get back into the game, which is a plus. At this point, should I remove the softmod or restore MSDash or what? Thanks for the help!

Ok, I got the softmod installed, but now my C:\ drive is completely empty. What could have caused that, and what files were in there that I might need? I know that the MS Dash is stored there, but what else that is necessary?

just ftp over standard msdash files (make sure your led isn't red when you do this) I guess you formatted your C and then used a minimum install to install the softmod which leaves an empty virtual C)

I don't really want to be rid of the installer....i like how clean it is (no need for dashboard files in the root), and i LOVE the virtual eeprom and shadowC features.

i'll probably have to do a little lookin into my own NDure installation at some point, though i think most of the problem i'm having is with the chip/bios

I just totally ranted about my frustrations with the chip, and with some of the people in the scene. It seems to obvious to me, i can't understand why no one else can see it.



the security of the soft mod mixed with the added "goodies" and security features of a mod chip. Unless NKPatcher has a way to change the color of the animation sequence, the only way to get that last lil bit of yummy halo 2 blue xbox goodness is by installing a bios that supports it. The only way to use an LCD is to use a bios that supports it. And if you are like me, you want it all.....Shadow C, virtual Eeprom, locked or unlocked drives, Xbox Live blocking, xbox live compatibility by simply coldbooting, custom flubber animations, clean root directories....the list goes on and on.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?sho...0&#entry3352510

Ya know, that makes sense, since I had a problem with the softmod. I did get a chance to FTP over all of the Backup C files, so I should just drop those back on the C drive (not in the E:\backup)?

you can put them in E:\backups\cbackup\ as well if you plan to use the installers restore option.

Anyone else starting to Krayzies threads seem to get quite long?
Its a nightmare trying to find a problem with that dreadful search we've got.

where might I obtain a copy of this [inconspicuous eye movement][i] I have been using another program and have heard Ndure was much easier to use.

Krayzie,


Just wanted to say thanks for making this installer and to all the other who posted fixes before I even had to ask how. I was a little frustrated at first just because there are so many ways of getting this to the xbox and none of the attempts seemed to work for me. All I wanted this for was to use XBMC. Finally after getting it to the xbox the process was a snap. I'm a total n00b and it was flawless. Even had to use the fix for loading the extras and worked like a charm. Keep up the good work and I look forward to the next update, if there is ever one.



Blue

Expect a minor update soon.

Hi i have a little Question :

Is it Possblie to modify the Bios that is included in the Softmod ? Wich Application i Need from xbins ?
Because i want no bootscrenn ,no DVD Authentification ,and i want my Air Cooler @ 50% .
I have a 1.6 Xbox Version.

Is it Possible ? =)

PS : Great Work !!!

Partly...you cannot disable or edit anything from the bootscreen with softmods. You also cannot disable the dvd check. You can however edit your fan speed in the bios using the extras customization option