i put the wrong file in the main dictionary :S i know im dumb so now it trys to boot to that but its a corrupted .xbe i think so like its not modded i was in the process of moding it softmod!! but now how do i get the hard drive to unlock when its blinking red and green or what should i do? I know i could get a modchip but any other suggestions?

Is your Xbox able to cold-boot discs with unsigned .xbe's, like a Slayer's auto-installer disc?

I tried to boot one and it was reading it and just about to run it and i saw like the back of the regular MSs backround for the dashboard for like a sec then the error comes back up error 21 :S

anyways if i get a mod chip could i fix this no problem ???

yup...

hopefully you will have the eeprom backed up? you should anyway.
Then you can unlock it and change the c: usung xbox hdm or mount it using linux.
MiKe

I am assuming that you mean directory by dictionary. This is why mod chips are safer in this case. But if you have the EEprom you can unlock it and Xbox HDM it. The easiest way though is to just put in a mod chip. An install will take most people 10 minutes.

I have had the same problem at one stage and before u try modchips or anything else i would just try a few different brands of dvd to boot from. An easy way to test if this will likely work is to put a game disc in, reboot ur xbox, and see if u can play it. If u cant play the original game disk then you might have to go to a more risky approach.

If it does then all u need is a dashboard boot disk to get ftp access to ur box.
If ur xbox is still having issues reading these boot disks then slayers might work. Sorry i cant say much about slayers cause i really dont know about it.

My next step would be using the eeprom backup (if u have one) to unlock and then use XboxHDM to move the files around. Or just building a HDD from scratch.

If u dont have the eeprom then u can still get XboxHDM to read the xbox hard drive by "hot swapping". You can do a search any easily find a tutorial thatll tell u how. Caution: if using the hotswap method, some tutorials that i have encountered do not mention that u should connect the PC case to the xbox case. Not connecting them could lead to electric shock and more importantly, frying ur xbox and PC . This is a simple fix. Before turning on both the PC or the Xbox just get a piece of insulated wire and connect (stickytape, alligator clips etc.) one end of the wire to the metal case on ur PC and the other to the Metal case on ur xbox. Easy

hotswapping may be ur last resort before going out and buying a modchip.

Installed Mod Chip Flashed Bios xbox shuts off bam turns on shuts off turns on shuts off turns on blinks red and green COME ON this is starting to piss me off. I cant get the mod chip to be picked up anymore :S and it keeps doing the same thing ..... What do i do know ? How do you mount it using linux? Anyway i can fix this please tell me im willing to try anything! My Mod chip Hyper X

the chip is fragging, did you install it sodlerlessly or soldered?

Solderlessly

ok i went web surfing and i found out that i flashed the wrong bios and thats why its fragging.... Can i get any programmer for this mod chip to fix it or that wont fix it or wht should i do now? or is it dead?

anyone have any ideas???