Whiffed an Xbox softmod. Now what? :(

[ArugulaZ]

I attempted a soft mod, and my Xbox just wouldn't cooperate through the process. I got a "batch process failed" error, which quickly turned into an Error 13, which subsequently turned into an Error 16. Now this vexacious Xbox is only effective as a doorstop.

I know there are some fixes for Error 16, but they're frustratingly convoluted. One requires swapping hard drives with a previously modded Xbox (if I had a successfully modded Xbox, would I even NEED a second one?!), while another requires an older desktop computer. I could also go straight to a mod chip. I've soldered before and I'm 75% certain I could install it, but even if I was successful, then what? Would the chip let me skip the dashboard entirely, or would I still have to install software on the hard drive? Beyond that, would it give me the freedom to put any hard drive I wanted into the 'box? I really need some guidance, guys. What's my best move from here?

 

[DinohScene]

Yep.
You can boot Slayers CD with a modchip and format your drive and install a clean or already hacked C dash, which will save your Xbox again.

I can't link to it as it contains copyrighted files.

 

[ArugulaZ]

Don't worry, that shouldn't be necessary. I've got an ISO of Slayers_EvoX_Autoinstaller_2.7FINAL, which I assume is the file I need. Just burn that to a disc and use that on a chipped Xbox? Doesn't sound too terribly hard. Jury's still out on the mod chip, though.

 

[DarkGabbz]

Don't worry, that shouldn't be necessary. I've got an ISO of Slayers_EvoX_Autoinstaller_2.7FINAL, which I assume is the file I need. Just burn that to a disc and use that on a chipped Xbox? Doesn't sound too terribly hard. Jury's still out on the mod chip, though.

You can also read your eeprom and fix the files on the hdd which can be easily done with a raspi.

 

[ArugulaZ]

Okay... I hadn't heard about this. Then again, I don't have a Raspberry Pi. Any chance I could use a rooted Android instead? I've got plenty of those, heh.
(No? Okay, just checking!)
I do seem to recall backing up my EEPROM during the failed soft mod, but to WHERE I have no idea. I would like to know more about this Raspberry Pi method, just in case that option is ever available to me.

 

[DarkGabbz]

Okay... I hadn't heard about this. Then again, I don't have a Raspberry Pi. Any chance I could use a rooted Android instead? I've got plenty of those, heh.
(No? Okay, just checking!)
I do seem to recall backing up my EEPROM during the failed soft mod, but to WHERE I have no idea. I would like to know more about this Raspberry Pi method, just in case that option is ever available to me.

It is on the hdd but the hdd is locked.
https://github.com/grimdoomer/PiPROM

 

[DinohScene]

Best thing to do is just install a chip and run Slayers CD.

It's also the easiest.

 

[DarkGabbz]

Best thing to do is just install a chip and run Slayers CD.

It's also the easiest.

Isn't slayers outdated af and wouldn't it be better to use Rocky5's tools or Hexen 2017?

 

[DinohScene]

Doesn't matter.
Slayers can install a clean C if needed as well.

Besides, the dashes haven't been updated in years aside from XBMC.

 

[ArugulaZ]

See, the BEST thing for me to do is to hand this behemoth over to someone who actually knows what they're doing and say, "Here, you deal with this." Unfortunately, I don't know of any people in the immediate area who know how to do this, and it would cost too much to send the Xbox to someone with that experience (to say nothing of labor costs). I'm probably going to try the hotswap first (if I can find a potato computer), then go to the mod chip as a last resort. That chip costs as much as a used Xbox would, but c'est la vie.

 

[DinohScene]

There's "cheapish" clone chips you can get for a tenner orso.

But yeh, you could do the hotswap but I doubt you'll succeed.
Remember that hotswapping can kill harddrives.

 

[ArugulaZ]

Really...? Got a link? All the chips I've found have been twenty bucks. Too bad it's not like the GameCube. Xeno chips for that are like three bucks!

 

[DarkGabbz]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/XT-4032-The-XBOX-machine-readable-chips-instead/32584952813.html

 

[DinohScene]

http://www.eurasia.nu/shop/product_info.php?cPath=47&products_id=266

Doesn't take much google work to come up with one ;p

 

[DarkGabbz]

http://www.eurasia.nu/shop/product_info.php?cPath=47&products_id=266

Doesn't take much google work to come up with one ;p

Same clone chip only more expensive.

 

[DinohScene]

Same clone chip only more expensive.

Just an example.
I'm not doing someone elses google work.

 

[ArugulaZ]

Oh yeah, THAT I can afford. Thanks, both of you! I'll just cool my heels and wait for this to arrive. Any recommendations on wires? I took some out of an old printer cable but they're kinda thick.

 

[DarkGabbz]

Oh yeah, THAT I can afford. Thanks, both of you! I'll just cool my heels and wait for this to arrive. Any recommendations on wires? I took some out of an old printer cable but they're kinda thick.

30AWG

 

[ArugulaZ]

Thanks again!

 

[DarkGabbz]

Thanks again!

If it is a 1.6 you do not need to solder the d0, bt and l1 wire. You need to cut the lframe trace and solder bt to gnd.