Frosty's XBOX Rescue Disc v1.0 and Dual-Boot VGA Softmod v1.0 Posted by XanTium | May 18 19:36 EST | News Category: Xbox

FrostyTheSnowman released 2 useful discs for the Xbox1. * Frosty's XBOX Rescue Disc v1.0: [QUOTE] NOTE: This Rescue Disc REQUIRES that your XBOX is either Softmodded, Modchipped, or TSOP flashed. This disc WILL NOT WORK with an unmodified retail XBOX. NOTE2: For softmods, you NEED to have a hard drive that is locked and has a functional 'C' drive to work. Features: - Supports all current Softmods, Modchips, and TSOP Flashes - Entirely DVD based! - Full support for ALL XBOX versions! (v1.0-v1.6b) - Full, unrestricted FTP access to the XBOX hard drive partitions! (C,E,F,G,X,Y & Z) - Allows full access to the REAL C drive on Softmods! (overrides ShadowC drives) - Supports F & G Drives - Supports Custom Partitions - Includes DVD2XBOX and XBpartitioner(info) (both are entirely DVD based) - Allows LOCKING and UNLOCKING of XBOX Hard Drives! (This disc will only lock and unlock hard drives with the same key as the EEPROM on the motherboard.) - Changes 'Ring of Light' to RED to confirm the Rescue Disc is running [/QUOTE] * Frosty's Dual-Boot VGA Softmod v1.0 [QUOTE] NOTE: This softmod is intended ONLY for v1.0-v1.5 NTSC XBOX consoles! If you have a PAL XBOX console, you will need to use a NTSC/PAL switching utility to change your PAL XBOX to an NTSC version before you can use this softmod. (Enigmah PAL-NTSC Switcher can do this) NOTE2: This is a softmod, not a BIOS. This softmod requires a RETAIL XBOX BIOS to run, it will NOT run with any hacked BIOSes or Modchips. Known Bugs - Not compatible with PAL XBOX consoles (VGA cannot be used on PAL consoles) - Not compatible with v1.6/Xcalibur XBOX consoles - Not compatible with 3944 BIOS consoles (Must be running Microsoft 4034 or higher) - Not compatible with Modchips (Unless the chip is flashed with a retail BIOS) Features - Dual-Boot Normal/VGA (Power Button = Normal Video, Eject Button = VGA) - 100% FULL VGA SUPPORT! ALL GAMES/APPLICATIONS ARE 100% COMPATIBLE! - Force480p (VGA mode only, forces 480i games to run at 480p) - ForceGPUReset (VGA mode only, fixes all 'green screen' games) - Supports Conexant Encoders - Supports Focus Encoders - F & G Drive Support (LBA48) - Custom Partition Support (Supports up to 750GB HDDs w/XBpartitioner) - IGR Support (In-Game-Reset, done by L+R+BACK+BLACK or L+R+BACK+START) - ShadowC Drive (Protects softmod from being damaged) - VirtualCDROM (Allows mounting of ISOs with DriveImage Utilities(info)) - NO VirtualEEPROM (Direct writing of EEPROM, no more HDTV enabling issues!) - EvolutionX(info) +3935 (Main Dashboard) - Microsoft Dashboard 5960 - XBOX Media Center (T3CH Release) - DVD-X(info)2 DVD Player (Region-Free DVD Player) - DVD2XBOX (File Manager) [/QUOTE] Official Site: n/a, by FrostyTheSnowman (Rescue Disc dev. thread) Download: n/a (built with XDK) News-Source/NFO [xbins.org]: XBOX Rescue Disc | Dual-Boot VGA Softmod

Wow that is really nice. Too bad my both my xboxs are 1.6

Long live Xbox1 hacking!!

I have a harddrive that I locked wrong. Now it won't unlock. Will this fix something like that?

Very cool, can't wait to try this out. Thanks much Frosty

looks good, will try them out when the need arises.

Hi,
Interested in trying it out.But went to the usual place to download it and could not find it.(only Frostys dual boot vga softmod)

Thanks

You can find my Rescue Disc here in the 'usual places':

/XBOX/Console Based Applications/apps/utilities/Frostys XBOX Rescue Disc/



You can find my Dual-Boot VGA Softmod here in the 'usual places':

/XBOX/Console Based Applications/exploits/_Packages/Frostys Dual-Boot VGA Softmod/

I have a softmodded XBOX using the AID 3.
Are there any advantages to using this mod and can this mod be installed over or additionally to my current config?

Thanks a heap Frosty!
I'm wondering will there be support for 1.6 xboxes in the future revisions of your softmod? If not, is this an issue that will probably not be able to be fixed? If so I'll just find myself a an earlier version xbox.
Thanks again! My friends and I now have uses for all those CRT monitors sitting around!

I search since one Hour all the Net for your Mod, but I don't find it! Please can someone post a DownloadLink?

Sorry for my bad Engilsh, I'm German

I have it

where can i get this disk i cant open my ms dashboard says file not found and i cant transfer from my harddrive caue i get error code3. I have no idea where to find the slayers package. Can someone help me

Honestly, I would run my softmod over AID anyday, but that is just my personal opinion.

If you decide you want to try it out, boot up your XBOX with my Rescue Disc, and then wipe your C and E drives entirely, and then transfer over the files in the 'C' and 'E' folders in my softmod to your C and E drives on your XBOX.

NOTE: You can leave your F drive alone, it will still work fine with my mod. But, be sure to back up your TDATA and UDATA folders on your E drive first so you don't lose your saves.



At the moment, there is no support for v1.6 XBOXes, and I don't see it being possible in the future unfortunately...

Use a v1.0-v1.5 XBOX with my VGA softmod though, and you will be set.



Both my Rescue Disc and my VGA Softmod are available in the 'usual places'. (a.k.a XBINS) Just hop on to google and search for 'xbins tutorial' and it will help you get where you need to go.

Once you are on the XBINS FTP server (through the above method) you can find my Rescue Disc and my VGA Softmod here:

Rescue Disc - /XBOX/Console Based Applications/apps/utilities/Frostys XBOX Rescue Disc/

VGA Softmod - /XBOX/Console Based Applications/exploits/_Packages/Frostys Dual-Boot VGA Softmod/

My softmodded xbox doesn't even load the xbox logo. It just sits there. Will this help?

hey again Frosty, i have tried your dual boot vga softmod and it worked but I'm running into a problem, the problem is that i can't get to the ms dashboard anymore, it just freezes when i try it, and i could not completely copy over the shadowc.img to the c drive, I'm testing this mod on the original hd in the box witch is only 8gb so I'm wondering because the drive is so small, i think that theres no more room on the c drive to put that file in there and thus is causing my problem, does that sound right, or I'm i missing something?

I've actually seen this issue before, a friend of mine pointed it out to me. It seems to be related to how the mod is originally installed. (Example: using Splinter Cell instead of Mech Assault, etc.), the fix is to boot with my Rescue Disc, FTP into your XBOX, and TOTALLY wipe everything off your C and E drives (although you might want to back up your TDATA and UDATA directories first), and then re-transfer my VGA Softmod over to the C and E drives again.

Using my Rescue Disc is the safest way to install my VGA Softmod. (Although Splinter Cell/Mech Assault/AUF usually work fine too.)

NOTE: The 'shadowc.img' file actually contains the Microsoft Dashboard, which is why it isn't working at the moment.

ah ic so i should have done the following

1. softmod the box in general so i can use your rescue disk
2. use your rescue disk
3. recopy your vga mod back into the xbox
4. kick back with a slurpe and enjoy

ah so due to the fact that only about half of the file was copyed over the ms dashboard can't load and thus i get the freeze. I see i will try it again but i'm going to wait until i get the bigger hd that i want before continuing. thanks Frosty!

Yes, unfortunately it is kind of a drawn-out process. However, most people that are using my VGA Softmod are usually switching from NDURE or another softmod anyway, so it's not usually such a process.

But, you CAN use my VGA Softmod with XboxHDM if you like. (in conjunction with your 'eeprom.bin' file) So when you upgrade your HDD, you can simply use XboxHDM to prepare your hard drive with my VGA Softmod.

hi me has a question

i realy love my UnleashX Dashboard since day 1 and i want to keep it, can i?
or do i have to switch to some else if i use your Dual-Boot VGA Softmod v1.0?

thanks in advance
sucht

Just backup the directory for your current dashboard (UnleashX, Avalaunch, etc.), and delete the files in '/E/Dashboard' in my softmod and replace them with the ones from your old dashboard backup.

And your set!

Thank you very much, u made my day worthwile, i can use VGA and my UnleashX dash.

thank you.

Thanks and bye
sucht

hi and hello

i've installed ur application and run into some minor problems, my Dash is wayyyyyyy to dark, and games seems ok so far(the ones i've tested) but have the green screen problem, they are mostly PAL games, could this be the problem? the only NTSC game i tested so far is called "Black" and it also has the Green Screen problem.

for my setup: i have a PAL Box v.1.1 switched to NTSC, with ur Softmod running at 720p, i've tryed 480p also and my Dash seems ok, but also have the Green Screen Problem(games also, the same i tryed on 720p), 1080p is a no go.

hope for help.

Thanks in Advance
sucht


(edit: sorry for my bad englisch, and i hope u can understand the stuff i wrote up there)
(edit2: i forgot to mention i've used the 680k-Ohm resistor, and the only other one i have here is a 340k-Ohm resistor)

It sounds like you didn't install my softmod properly.

To install my softmod, boot your XBOX using my Rescue Disc, and wipe your 'C' and 'E' drives completely, and then copy the files from the 'C' folder in my softmod to the 'C' folder on your XBOX, and do the same for the 'E' folder too.

Now boot up your XBOX using the eject button and it should work properly.

NOTE: If you had a softmod before you installed my softmod and you used Enigmah's PAL/NTSC switcher to make your system an NTSC system, then it did not work. Enigmah's PAL/NTSC switcher is not compatible with softmods.

if its not compatible, what software can i use besides the enigmah?

ohh and i'll try to install your softmod again, and this time a bit slower and with a cup of coffee

thanks and i'm very sorry that i steal some of your time.

thanks and ciao
sucht

i have done what you said and this time slower maybe i've done it to fast and forot something, but now all i get is a message that tells me somthing like to "Send in my Xbox for service" and nothing works at all

ciao
sucht

sorry have forgotten to lock the drive again
but now it starts without the message but there is no Dash not ur's not the original MS just a black screen

if i load a original Game then it starts but with a black screen, has this somthing to do with this PAL -> NTSC thing?


ciao
sucht

(edit: have tried it with composite and i can see the game in black and white and ther i can see this message again if i don't run a original game:( )

Sounds like the softmod is installed properly now, but your VGA cable might not be in the right mode.

What diagram did you use to build your VGA cable?

http://www.360mods.net/News/article/sid=32.html that tutorial i have used to build a vga kabel.

it's the one from your readme

ciao
sucht

ps: atm i have a problem with my dvd drive its not reading any DVDs, i hope i can get a new one

I think your XBOX is still in PAL mode. Until you switch your machine over to NTSC in the 'real' eeprom, (softmods don't use the real eeprom, which is why Enigmah's doesn't work with them) you won't be able to use my softmod.

However, I do have another option for you if you like... you could beta test my new Rescue Disc, v1.1, which has the ability to switch NTSC/PAL with both softmods and modchips.

Let me know if you are interested in trying it.

EDIT: Oh wait, you just said that your DVD drive doesn't work... you won't be able to use my Rescue Disc without a working DVD drive... do you have a spare PC DVD-ROM drive laying around that you could use? (if you leave the yellow plug connected to your faulty DVD drive, you can connect the IDE cable to a PC DVD-ROM drive and use that instead for burned games/applications discs.)

i have it up and running thanks to You

this Enigmah was the problem

but now its ok so far a bit to bright but its better than before

the funny thing is if i start up my box with eject then i have no green screen at all, but a bit to bright picture, and when i use the power button to start up my box then i have the green screen problem but the picture is ok, not to bright and not to dark.

i truly thank You for pointing me in the right direction

thanks
sucht

ps: sorry for my bad englisch

(edit: i would if i could but i have no spare drive but thanks for asking me to betatest, i think it will work just great)

Awesome, i'm glad you got it working!

But yeah, as far as the eject/power options, the eject button starts the XBOX in VGA mode, and the power button starts the XBOX in normal NTSC (Normal TV/HDTV) mode.

Also, the brightness issue is an incompatibility with your monitor. I recommend trying another monitor and see if it works better. (In my experience, LCDs work a lot better than CRTs do with the XBOX in VGA mode.)

i thought so -> "incompatibility with my monitor"

i wanted to buy a new one next time i got money for it, but till then it's ok and i can play thanks to you

bye & ciao
sucht

Hey again Frosty, I'm running into a problem, when i use your rescue cd i boot up fine, but i can't ftp into it because the ip address is just 0.0.0.0 and it won't let me change the address and save so I'm kind of stuck right now.

Do you normally use a static IP address, or does your router assign you an address?

I connect my xbox directly to my pc i don't use a router to connect them, and windows does not accept 0.0.0.0 as a vaild address. i ftp into it using smart ftp client, and i have to Ethernet ports on on my linkisy card and the one built into the motherboard (thats where i do my regular xbox ftp work)

good news i got the ms dashboard to work but one problem from my understanding you press the eject button to turn it on which then has it start in vga mod, but you have to enable the hd settings in the ms dashboard after but it still see my crt screen as a regular tv. i'm using the innovations vgabox to connect it to my crt monitor. is that the fault or i'am missing something?

Do you have a PAL XBOX?

Your XBOX will need to be in NTSC mode for my VGA softmod to work.

Also, does that adapter convert component to VGA already, without software? If so, then you might not even need to use my VGA softmod, all you might have to do is make sure your XBOX is in NTSC mode.

no i have a NTSC box, and i think the adapter changes the signal automatically but i will check.

its ntsc but i think that my adapter i only converts the signal as if the connect was standard tv connection, maybe i should mod some hd xbox cables to vga.

I would try using an XBOX HD Pack with an RCA-to-VGA adapter, and see if that works.

Saw your file and downloaded the iso, quick question though:

After I have burned this .iso (tried 2 different PC/drives and tried Nero and Roxio) I see no files on my disk.

After making 5 dvd coasters I thought I would ask - perhaps I will download it again.

You shouldn't see anything on the disc if it is in your PC, because it has the XBOX DVD filesystem, which PCs cannot read.

Have you tried booting it in your XBOX?

well is there a legal way to download the iso ?

How did you solve this problem? I’m having the same problem with the xbox at ip 0.0.0.0

Change the network settings to Static. Configure your PC's IP address to the same subnet: 192.168.0.2.

Hello Frosty,

I too am from different country, and i hope you can help as i am having difficult with this VGA mod of yours truly.

First off many taps on the back for your efforts, this thing u have done is AMAZING, im saying this because i bought 2 of those X2VGA things, and this virtually would have saved me lots of money, money i allready spent, so my great gratitude for your efforts indeed.

OK, here's the story:
-I had the xbox set up with your pbl metoo loader, and seeing all this green screen stuff and 100 percent figures give my attention to this totally to try for myself.
-I ran in2 same problems as SUCHT, this user didnt get it work because of wrong switch with enigma.

This is what i did:
-boot with SC and proceed to softmod menu(krayzie1.1), this give me access to the files on HD virgin-style.
-Then i put the softmod pack up there with ftp(could i copy those 2 the disc you made and copy them from there to hd for faster workings?),the C on C and E folder on E drive( i wiped it all)
-so far so good, so i turn of as per the sayings from your nfo, but wether i boot with eject or pwer button i always get the error screen for service the microsoft support.
-after build from scratch in xboxhdm i try again, this time after complete softmod, i boot your rescue disc, i ftp enigmah app and run it , and it says the xbox is ntsc mode.
-Now i return to your disc, and from there i wipe everything using dvd2xbox explorer.
-I ftp the softmod to c and e, and i turn off xbox, and still i get service error (12 or 13 i think).
-Now i again unlock my hd in the PC with xboxhdm i made, and make from srcatch again the xbox hd.
-This time i just boot into the MSdasboard and in settings i can see the highdef enabled (all the modes).
-So again i think my pal xbox is certainly the NTSC machine now?
- i used a component cable with vga2rca plugs for least hassle-free workings.

I dont know what else to do, i have been softmodding for long time, i have 4 xboxes and 3 of them is focus/conexant, i want to really have LAN-party on the vga monitors(1 my room,1 down and 1other room) with your amazing VGA softmod.

The files on C are just xboxdash.exe and the fonts folder, i am feeling i am missing some stuff there, can the xbox boot just from these files?Is there meant to be a pointer to the e:dasboard?

Do i start some xbe on there after i have ftp the files using your rescue disc?

My understanding is this:
-just get the files there on the hd real C and E and for pal user convert pal>ntsc and just reboot and it should work right?

I have 1.1 xbox converted to NTSC with Enigmah videomode switcher, when i check with your disc in evox info it shows also the north american system too....

kernel is 5101
dash is 5960
the above is not offending for the softmod not to work right?

Please Frosty, or anyone else as learned, advise me as to what i must do for to make these things work, so my life can be ended in this torment i am having, not being able to work it...

Many thanks in advance, hope no1 fell asleep reading this, as i was loudly crying while typeing this up, my keyboard was like the famous Falls from the Niagara, the keys is sqeecky clean

hey all, i got the error 14 after trying to make my xbox boot into xbmc, and now i cant get the rescue disk to run, i have a softmoded xbox.

Hi all

I'm just having the same problem. I have a v1.4 xbox, in NTSC mode and HD enabled, with a frozen cable from divineo, and I installed the dual-boot vga softmod because I was having some problems with the colours. I did it by using xboxhdm, not by ftp (should be the same... shouldn't it??), and it just starts with an error 13 or 14. I copied back the old softmod and everything is ok again, but with wrong colors, of course... Any idea? Maybe some missing file?

TIA

Hi, So I was able to install the VGA softmod, got it working and everything. However when I boot Unleashx (not my primary dash, just something I keep for various uses) I get the 'green screen'. another problem is when I try to boot the Linux distro "XDSL" i am unable to, my led just flashes orange and then shuts the machine down.
I'm using a v1.0, kernel 4034, and XBMC. Also I use a samsung 19" LCD monitor and Frozen cable from divineo.

Thanks
Zeb

Hi all, I just started with the whole xbox modding thing (soft mod only) and have a few questions about the vga mod disk:

1) http://www.thegametrain.com/xbox-one-vga-f...080i-p-572.html
Is this cable legit? cuz I dont have the skills needed to make my own.
2) I have an 800x600 projector, the only reason I want a vga cable (i already own a component cable since the projector supports component) is because non 480p games either take up the ntsc 720x480 pixels on the screen (or I can upscale them 800x540) and 480p games are downscaled from 854x480 to 800x450. So having native 800x600 would be an improvement I think.
So... does the mod support 800x600 resolution?

Thanks ahead of time for answering my questions