I just updated the Ndure 3.0 installer to 3.1.. The main change is the Nkpatcher 11_U04.. xman954's new nkpatcher warrented a new release.. main changes are:

NKpatcher 11_U04: Better nkpatcher with more functions. This version of nkpatcher is more modular. Its possible to change LED/Video/Fan/dashboard path/Retail-Basic settings on the fly by placing runtime config files in E:\NKP11\ folder.For a better description and changelog read NKP11_U04 readme.

Basic/Retail Option: Switching between Basic and Retail is done by nkpatcher. Setup creates same set of files for both installation.

XBOXHDM Installer: Fixed xboxhdm script bugs.

Clock Check: Clock check is disabled by default. It can be enabled by selectiong "enable clock check" option in softmod and nkpatcher settings.

eeprom backup: instead of evox.. this release includes eeprom_reader by xman954.. Which will backup the eeprom in E:\NKP11\ folder.. virtual eeprom also been moved to E:\NKP11\ so just backing up the eeprom will take care of virtual eeprom.

Ndure Installer: Completely recoded. Its more flexible and esier to use. No need to select kernel separately for font and ST.DB, selecting kernel once will reflect changes on other settings.

Hi,

good to hear that you made a new version of this fine softmod tool.

Did you also upgrade the Unleasx version that comes with it?

The previous version had the option to install the ndts rescue tools. Are these installed by default now?

The previous rescue dashboard was booted after a new bios was loaded with the Phoenix Bios Loader. (To disable the shadowc and the virtual eeprom). Is this still so with the xman954 eeprom reader? Or is that program always reading out the eeprom chip, even when the virtual eeprom is enabled?

If you used the C and E stock files of a updated dashboard, the previous dashboard left some stuff on the C partition. That caused the softmod to generate a disk full error when it copied the filler files to the harddisk. Has their anything changed about that? Is the virtual C partition still located on the real C partition, or did you change that location to E:\NKP11?

I know I could download the package and try it out. I could figure out most of the answers myself. I think this information is also usefull for others, and you should have the answers readily available... That's why I ask these questions here.

thanks in advance.

it reads the eeprom directly from the I2C bus (HalReadSMBusValue), but if there is a previous file "E:\NKP11\eeprom.bin" and NKPatcher is using it, the file overwrite will most likely fail (NKP write protects the virtual eeprom file)
so you will need to use the NDTS or E:\NKP11\EEPROM_off.bin to update/replace (after the first usage of the backup program)

for the advanced user it is probably best just to permanently disable the virtual eeprom
by using E:\NKP11\EEPROM_off.bin, especially if you change HDTV setting frequently

BTW Kingroach, good work on the new version
like the DDAE to xonline option, thats a new one

Great stuff man. Pinned obviously. Is it available on xbins allready?

@obcd,

yes I used the newest unleashx version..

The ndure rescue tools are installed by default now..The eeprom_backup tool is run by ndts which runs PBL.. so the virtual eeprom will be disabled..

As far as I know.. if you updated previous dashboard, they left xbox.xtf and xbox book.xtf file in the C:\root. Those are deleted ( both by the installer and xboxhdm script).. In the xboxhdm script, it copies rescue dash ( evox) to C:\shadowc\ after it copies all the files.. so even if it fails to copy there will be about 1.5MB space left in C drive..


virtual C shadowc file is in the C:\shadowc\ folder.. only the virtual eeprom location has been changed..

@krayzie.. thnx for pinning.. yes its available in the xbins.

First I would like to say that you're amazing for taking the time to keep this project updated

I installed using the an older ndure tutorial I had found but used the newest version of ndure which was a little bit confusing. I was able to do the hotswap and got everything perfect the first time through but wanted to make xbmc my main dash, this is where I kinda broke the install and after messing with it for a while just installed ndure using option 2, something about replacing C:\ files and that got it back. Now I have a couple questions

Why is there no shadowc folder in my C:\ partition and I cant write/read to it but I can still see everything in it.

Which partition is supposed to be used for movie/music storage and such, I wasn't able to find the details for each partition except for the one that was on the main unleash screen which was nowhere near the amount of room that should be free on the HD.

I'm also in the process(taking a while noone seeding) of getting slayer's rar so I can do a fresh retail install with everything and not have a weird install that I ghettorigged to work.

you can copy contents of XBMC folder to E:\dash\ to make it your default dashboard.

there is a shadowc in the xbox.. when you look into c drive using ftp, you see the shadowc which has original dashboard files in it.. you can see real C if you place a file called shadowc_off.bin in E:\NKP11\ folder or run E:\ndts\default.xbe

normally there is about 4 GB E drive. There you can store some movies/games.. Also if you have a seagate hard drive, then you can format F drive to get extra 2 GB on F drive..

Awesome work bud. I've used your installer since the dawn of time. This one is smooth as glass... i just softmodded my 6 xboxes and never received an error. Your the man!

But, originally, the fan setting in the toolset would change the default fan setting, but in this one, the fan just seems to run at about 70% all the time, and only changes in the dashboard, and kicks up to 70% once i launch a game, which is a little noisy lol... Know a way to change it?

thanks

use E:\NKP11\FAN.BIN
use a hex editor to create a 1 byte file and FTP it to you xbox
$0A = 20%
$19 = 50%
$32 = 100%
(fan speed in % / 2 = hex value)

there's also LED.BIN and VIDEO.BIN options

I made FAN.BIN for all values from 10%-100%. Download it here:

http://www.esnips.com/doc/67f70800-3520-48...c65c660c650/fan

Awesome. Thanks again.

A video .bin? Is this for the boot up flubber? How is it coded?

Good job on comin' up with this ROach!
Runs smooth w/ no problems after i installed it.

force 480P and RGB VGA(SoG)
bit0 = 480P
bit1 = VGA

Hey all, I just used Ndure 3.1 + XboxHDM to softmod my xbox and so far so good but I do have a few questions. I noticed that my softmodded xbox is running UnleashX as a dash. I would like to use EvoX as my default dash, so how do I do that?

Also, previous to doing this softmod I accidently formatted my C drive on my xbox so my MS dash is gone. Everytime I try to launch the MS dash from UnleashX it just relaunches UnleashX. How can I get my MS dash back?

Thanks in advance and thanks roach for making ndure!

Just wanted to say a big thanks to kingroach, I used Ndure 3.1 to soft mod my chipped box, I then tsoped it and removed my old mod chip, ftped over my backup of C and I was all done in about an hour. Was simple with zero problems.

Today it was my first try to softmod my xbox. I used the hotswap with "Ndure Installer For Pc 3.1" and all went fine. The only thing is, when I start the original microsoft dashboard from the Uleash menu, i get a xbox error message that something is wrong with the xbox. Another question is if I can add evo x dashboard too, so I can use both, uleah or evo x. Also I still have to find out how I can add apps in the uleash menu, soI don't have to start my apps from the file explorer.

In the left upper corner: "21"
"Service required Call customer support"

thats your shadowc.. copy retail C drive files from slayers disk to C drive.. Does your xbox boots ms dash with eject button?..

Seems like I cannot write to C: on the hard disk. And since I have a component cable on my lcd tv I would like to configure the video settings there.

launch E:\ndts\default.xbe.. now delete C:\shadowc\shadowc.img and copy a fresh shadowc from your coputer to xbox's C:\shadowc\ folder.. ( shadowc.img is created by the installer in C folder).. now shadowc should be writable.. copy a fresh C drive files from slayers disk to shadowc..

Thanks, it works.

Any idea why I have in the game Beyond Good & Evil this effect?

*add* In the ms dash I can only configure the Video (Normal, Letterbox, Wide Screen) and PAL-60 (enable, disable). In the system settings of UnleashX there are modes like 480p, 720p & 1080i.

Not sure if I have to enable all of them and I read somewhere that you have to configure the video mode for the component cable in the ms dash. In xbmc I can't configure the video mode (I can only change the Video Aspect) and I can't see the entire Menu. It's cut down at the bottom.


If I load a XBox game from HD I can't reset the XBox with the eject button. I always have to power off the XBox. Any way to use the eject button as a reset?

The Live Update in UnleachX doesn't work. It downloads and at the end you only get the message "Unable to retrieve data from the server.".


Hopefully my last questions... :/

the 1080i/720p option will show up if you convert the xbox region from PAL to NTSC.. I dont k ow if xbmc overwrites that.. you can ask in xbmc forum that if you can use hd settings without converting the xbox region..

about eject.. you need to IGR ( LT+RT+back+start).. nkpatcher is configured so that xbox doesnt reset on eject.. you can compile your nkpatcher with this settings disabled..

may be because server is down.. unleashx or any other dash doesnt have anything to do with softmod..

How can I change to NTSC? When I start the Enigmah Video Switch via File Browser and switch to NTSC, after I reboot the XBox and another start of Enigmah it's PAL. I tried to make an "eeprom_off.bin" and still it doesn't work.

And I don't exactly understand your description about the eject button, sorry.

Ok, when I boot with E:\ndts\default.xbe I can change to NTSC with Enigma Video Changer and it keeps this setting.

Also when botting the MS Dash via File Explorer in E:\ndts\default.xbe the MS Dash keeps it's HD setting. So you have to change this things always this way.

Only question is now which HD resoltion to chouse. My Samsung LE-32R71B runs with all modes, but 1080i seems to be a bit slower. A friend told me that 1080i would be the wrong resolution for my LCD TV because it has only (1366 x 768) it's hd ready and can't support the full hd resolution. As I told you for me it's much sharper. *wonders*

Now all three modes enabled in the ms dash and using 1080i for XBMC. Looks super clear and sharp. Maybe I'll switch to XBMC as the standard dashboard. The FTP of UnleashX seems to be faster though. But I don't see any other benefits of UnleashX? Need to check if you can customize the menu of XBMC and to let it automatically play music when start.

i installed ndure 3.1 and when i use a component cable on a sd tv the picture is scrambled. I hooked it up to a hdtv and the picture is fine and in the xboxdash all the hd settings are disabled. so i think the high def or progressive settings are coded into nkpatcher. is there anyway to change this?

i figured it out. i created a NKP11_config.bin and commented out the force progressive setting.

Hello, I´ve the same problem than snakesnoke but I still didn´t find the solution.
I want to start with Unleash X when I power on the Xbox with the little button and to start the Ms Dash when I start ejecting the tray. But after installing Ndure 3.1 I get Unleash X when I start ejecting the tray.
When kingroach says: "copy a fresh C drive files from slayers disk to shadowc.." does he mean to copy a clean C drive from Slayers to C:\shadowc (folder in C:\) in the Xbox Hard Drive???.
I installed Ndure 3.1 with the 2nd (of 5) Option at Xboxhdm. When I used the installer I tried this two configurations:
1. CORE FILES; SOFTMOD & NKPATCHER OPTIONS: Install Ndure Basic and Use Nkpatcher .06; KERNEL SELECTION : 4817; ADD UDDAE; CREATE XBOXHDM Installer.
2 . CORE FILES; SOFTMOD & NKPATCHER OPTIONS: Install Ndure Basic, Use Nkpatcher .06, Boot XBL dash with eject and Boot XBL dash with UDDAE; KERNEL SELECTION : 4817; ADD UDDAE; CREATE XBOXHDM Installer.
With these 2 configurations it didn´t worked for me. I have a 1.1 Xbox with a 80 GB Seagate Hard Drive. I also read the Ndure Installer For Pc 3.1 (the pdf too) and Xboxhdm For Dummies. ¿Could anyone help me please?. Sorry for my very big quote and my bad english reading/writing. Bye!

No thats only to fix a non writable C:\ (shadowC only)

you can only select one or the other.
also don't select basic

re-run the installer with a new set of MS files and use them
it's a lot faster to just use the NDTS and FTP the proper files to the real C:\

what is the difference between using the xboxhdm script or just putting the softmod files in the correct c and e folders of xboxhdm before creating the iso?

if you copy the softmod files in C and E folders of xboxhdm then you need to use rebuild harddrive option to create the hrddrive and then xboxhdm will copy teh files to appropriate partition.

hello kingroach, could you please post your NKPatcher .inc files for Ndure retail setup? That will help us to change some settings but not mess up other settings in case we want to recompile NKPatcher.

i was going to ask for this too

Thanks dpr99. The problem is now solved with your information. The reason was my low english level. I´m sorry and thank you!.

I uploaded my working nkpatcher folder here with the config file :

http://www.esnips.com/web/kingroach/

file name is NKPatcher11_U04-kingroach.rar

I have a large Harddrive (500gb) I did not see a Nkpatcher .67 Option. All I saw was



How do I get the xbox to reconize my 362.668.91MB G Drive I formated with xboxpartioner?

It uses nkpatcher .67 by default..

Thanks for clearing that up kingroach.

Hello All

I have been playing with the install for a few days now and it is a pretty impressive set of tools. I have been able to work my way through softmodding my XBox and getting the MSDash to work through Unleash, but I have not been able to get it to work through the eject button. I keep getting an Error 21.

After looking at the NKP11 config file for the tray open dash, what dashboard name and location is used when using the retail settings?

Thanx

when using
%define KINGROACH_VERSION

without E:\NKP11\boot1.bin
PB_OPEN_PATH '\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2\xb0xdash.xbe'

with any file named boot1.bin in the E:\NKP11\ dir
OPEN_PATH '\Device\Harddisk0\Partition2\xodash\x2onlinedash.xbe'

both are on the real C:\ not the shadowC
xb0xdash.xbe is a orignal xboxdash.xbe renamed
x2onlinedash.xbe is a modified xonlinedash.xbe

Thanx xman

I will have to look and make sure I have a proper running MSdash from the real C. I have only been testing from the shadowC.

Thanx xman

That was the ticket. I have been able to get a fully functioning softmod now. I had thought the virtual dashboard was all that was used. The more I look at the softmod, the more impressive it is.

Now to start playing with the new capabilities.

I just successfully softmodded my xbox(1.6) using the Ndure through HDM tutorial here. So far everything has worked fine. I'm just a little confused about how to get VGA output working.
The descriptions of the installer were for Ndure 3.0, so they were slightly different. I see a lot of references here to an "E:\NKP11\", but I don't think I have one of those. Can I just create one and transfer some files into it, or do I have to re-mod the system?
If I can just transfer the files what do I do from there? I don't see any VGA options in the settings (I replaced unleashX with XBMC) just 4:3 or widescreen I think.
Help me xbox scene, you're my only hope!

you must use a HD pack for the other options to show up
if you used 3.1 then you can make that folder (also if you run the "eeprom backup" the folder and backup will be created)
then create a file with just a "3" no quotes and name it VIDEO.BIN and place it the E:\NKP11 folder

Thanks for the great program, makes things a lot easier

I got a strange error though, In not sure if it something that I did but I was able to use this to build a hard drive from scratch using xboxhdm and the xbox will boot the hard drive but once it gets past the part where it should load the dash bored its just sitting at a blank screen. It will get past the part with the Microsoft name coming up but then that it, it goes to a dark screen. I might have selected the wrong kernel (I wasn't able to check from the real MS dash so I got it from Avalaunch.) Was I suppose to add any files to the install? such as the real MS dash or anything? The only time I have seen an error like this is when I put the boot dash into the wrong folder so it wasn't able to load anything at start up (thats what it looks like is happening now.) If anyone has any ideas on what I could be doing wrong any help would be greatly appreciated.

Am I missing something or is there no edit button? Well anyway I managed to get a booting hard drive but I'm using files from 2004. I managed to find my old xboxhdm disk that I used to format my old hard drive that died on me. I'm not sure what I am doing wrong with the Ndure files. I had an install that I made with the 3.0 installer that I tried out too (I had the right bios set for the 3.0 install since I was able to look for that one) but it still just gave me a blank screen. Sorry about the double post, I just wanted to add in some additional info on my problem.

seems like you choose wrong kernel.. if you odnt remember the kernel then choose generic kernel/ or dont choose any kernel at all then teh installer will use generic kernel. You can also try using option "2" which will erase the C drive install the softmod files only.. if softmod is successfull then you can copy rest of the files later.

Thanks for the help on that, That fixed it. I was able to ftp the files in using the generic kernel files and it booted up but it seems to be having another error now. The screen is very distorted, I can see the stuff on it but its in 2 different segments with wavy lines around it. It was enough to find my real kernel number but that didn't fix the problem either. It has to be a problem with the nkpatcher because when I use the ntds file where it switches over to let me access the real C drive the screen is fine, but no matter what when I use the normal boot it goes into the strange display. I didn't tick any setting in the nkpatcher section when setting up the Ndure install and I am using it with a normal TV. Could the fact that I use component connections cause me to need to use the RGB setting or something like that?

using ndts install a fresh bios without any RGB bios enabled.. RGB is only for computer monitors.