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xell is part of the nand. you can even change what buttons activate it, but eject is default. iirc, you can even add more than one method, but you'd have to build a nand for that.
 

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Ohhhh, putting the tabs under the mobo/cage, and resting it on a book so they stay in place = game changer!

Pressing the eject button will power on the xbox and eject the cd drive. Problem...not booting xell. I've pressed the eject button, let it boot and stay powered on for about 5 minutes 4 different times, and the xbox has yet to enter xell. I don't think it makes a diff but do I need to unplug the USB drive from the port when trying to enter xell?

I read a guide about JR Programmer...is that my best bet for dumping nand via hardware (if I can't enter xell)?
Yes, a hardware dump is the only method that will work if you cannot get into a successful boot up. JR Programmer will work fine and is made to work with JRunner.

As far as Xell, just to make sure, the green light was still blinking while you were trying to boot into Xell, correct?

And yes you can boot Xell without a hard drive or disc drive. Sometimes it boots on RROD consoles depending on the error
 

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I don't know if a blinking light is the result of the glitch chip, but it will blink if the dvd drive is removed. console should still be functional though, it's just an annoyance.
 

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Yes, a hardware dump is the only method that will work if you cannot get into a successful boot up. JR Programmer will work fine and is made to work with JRunner.

As far as Xell, just to make sure, the green light was still blinking while you were trying to boot into Xell, correct?

And yes you can boot Xell without a hard drive or disc drive. Sometimes it boots on RROD consoles depending on the error

Yes, with just the front panel on, and the cd drive attached. Pressing the cd drive eject button poweres on the xbox and the green light starts flashing every few seconds. It almost sounds like the xbox is attempting to read a disc in the cd drive (even tho there is no disc there)

Good to know I can boot even w/o a hard drive included, I started panicking thinking that there was some setting/config on the hard drive that needed to be read to boot into xell.
 

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Yes, with just the front panel on, and the cd drive attached. Pressing the cd drive eject button poweres on the xbox and the green light starts flashing every few seconds. It almost sounds like the xbox is attempting to read a disc in the cd drive (even tho there is no disc there)

Good to know I can boot even w/o a hard drive included, I started panicking thinking that there was some setting/config on the hard drive that needed to be read to boot into xell.
a dvd drive flashing green light will be somewhat quick. it won't flash every few seconds.
 

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a dvd drive flashing green light will be somewhat quick. it won't flash every few seconds.

would the green light on the cr4 chip be reading the cd drive or would that be from attempting to glitch?

And i know the hdmi cable is good, I use it to play ps4 on the same tv/same hdmi port :D
 

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The light on the chip flashes when it attempts to glitch. If there is no attempt due to wiring, there is no green light. It's trying but due to either a wiring issue or nand flash, it's having trouble succeeding now. What's really weird is that it was glitching just fine... and then it wasn't, without any changes to the nand or chip or wiring.
 

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The light on the chip flashes when it attempts to glitch. If there is no attempt due to wiring, there is no green light. It's trying but due to either a wiring issue or nand flash, it's having trouble succeeding now. What's really weird is that it was glitching just fine... and then it wasn't, without any changes to the nand or chip or wiring.

So it could be a wiring issue after all?

Should I go ahead and order the JR Programmer?
 

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So it could be a wiring issue after all?

Should I go ahead and order the JR Programmer?
Yes it could be wiring, but again it was working prior. As far as ordering a programmer, it's up to you. One way or the other you will want to get that nand dump so if you can get into a successful glitch so you can use a program to dump the nand, you wouldn't need it. If you can't, you will need it. Hard to be definitive because there are variables here that are still a mystery.
 

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okay...i'll keep randomly trying to get into xell by pressing the eject button to boot.

In the interim, i went ahead and ordered it, I have PRIME so it will be here Sunday for me :D

Want to get this puppy back up and running as quick as I can.
 
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One last question...at this point would the composite cables make a bit of a difference? Just trying to determine if it would matter at all if I ordered a set of those.

BTW is this a corona? If yes, could I use Xellous and try to boot from USB?
 

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One last question...at this point would the composite cables make a bit of a difference? Just trying to determine if it would matter at all if I ordered a set of those.
If the green light on the chip stopped flashing and indicated the console had reached a glitch, I would say yes. But due to it continuously flashing, I doubt it's a video issue. You can certainly try it, but I would see if a friend has any.
 
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okay - got some component cables from a friend....the switch on the cable...should it be on hdmi or tv?

I've tried both, and have pressed the eject button on the cd drive to power on the xbox, but still not booting into xell

EDIT ->
I also have green, blue, red, white, red plugged in. The tv does not have a slot for the yellow cable to go into...does that matter?
 

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okay - got some component cables from a friend....the switch on the cable...should it be on hdmi or tv?

I've tried both, and have pressed the eject button on the cd drive to power on the xbox, but still not booting into xell

EDIT ->
I also have green, blue, red, white, red plugged in. The tv does not have a slot for the yellow cable to go into...does that matter?
Normal xell only displays video through composite/yellow, but I don't think that's the problem if it booted up originally. You probably have xell reloaded or xellous.
 
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