Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 4:34 am Post subject: Replacing the bios on softmod deluxe 1.01 modded xbox?
I was just trying (for shits and giggles) to replace the bios used by pbl on my xbox. It seems to me that putting an m8+ bios with c: evoxdash.xbe as the first dashboard exucutable and dropping the resulting file in place of the closed.bin in c:\sid should make it work.
Unfortunately, I could not get it to work, resorting to booting from the alternate (tray open) and restorting my backup. It would hang at the X symbol with no errors or activity. Am I missing something in my bios editing, some special trick needed for pbl or something like that?
I was using evtool 1.09 to do the bios editing, and was working from a virgin m8+ bios file.
I noticed that evtool 1.08 nor 1.09 could read the bios's included with the softmod.
DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject:
SID 2.0 should be able to boot from C and E Drive, so there should be no use to editing that one. From memory I think 1.01 might've done the same thing but I can't remember.
The reason why it's not working for you is because you need a BFM (Boot from media) version of the BIOS, normal BIOSes you use to flash chips with won't work unless you convert them.
kublid Xbox-HQ Newbie
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:47 pm Post subject:
is there any main bonus for changing the bios in a softmod? any real reson too? I haven't changed mine and play all the emulators just fine, mainly only reason I did the mod. Just curious if it will be mandatory down the road if i use the xbox for other things. thanks
DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 2:50 pm Post subject:
There's an old saying, if it works don't fix it.
So if your xbox works fine, leave it that way
Meat_PoPsiclez Xbox-HQ User
Joined: Dec 26, 2004 Posts: 14
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject:
I actually figured it out in the wee hours of the morning that I wasn't working from bfm sources (or a bfm capable evtool apparently).
Bonuses of working with a post moded bios? No more startup animation or trademark text, making for noticibly faster boots. Also, changed the bios igr from quick, as is default in the softmod installer, to compatibile, in hopes of getting a couple of problematic games working. It was incredibly easy once I figured out the bfm bit. As a note to anyone else planning on doing this, DO NOT replace both the opened and closed bioses at the same time or you'll have to use the splinter cell exploit to restore working bioses, in case they don't work. In fact, I only replaced the closed bios, leaving the open default. I don't play games from the opened bios (leading to unleashx), so why screw with it. If you do drop a bad bios in, you can just power on the xbox by using the eject button, and ftp a good bios back over the closed.bin.
Other things that can be done, changing the primary dashboard without renaming files, or even make xbmc your default dash. Replacing the X logo on boot with an image of your choice. Changing the fan speed permanently (mine runs a little warm at 20% with the 80gb 7200rpm wd in there, 30% smoothes it out). Disabling the dvdrom check, allowing you to boot with no dvdrom connected.
Dark_Rebel Xbox-HQ Elite Member Xbox Version: All 1.0-1.6 Modded: Xecuter3 & Spiderchip
Joined: Nov 10, 2004 Posts: 347 Location: Belchertown, MA
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:11 am Post subject:
so, just wondering what bios did you put in? the X3 bios perhaps??? _________________ Blue Chaos
Meat_PoPsiclez Xbox-HQ User Xbox Version: All 1.0-1.6 Modded: Xecuter3 & Spiderchip
Joined: Dec 26, 2004 Posts: 14
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject:
Nah I ended up running a modded version of the one inclded with the softmod installer deluxe 1.1 (m8 )
But now I have a nagging question. Has anyone seen a bfm x2 5028? I'd be interested in trying that out. Current XBTool versions can't load the 5028 so there's no chance in having it convert to bfm that way. Anybody know any other way to covert a bios to bfm?
DJB Administrator
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:59 pm Post subject:
I'll keep a look out for BFM versions of the new X2 and X3, but I don't like my chances that much, especially since XBtool won't support them.
jworrin Xbox-HQ User Xbox Version: V1.6B times 2 Modded: xecuter 3 but its broken
Joined: Mar 19, 2005 Posts: 17
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:45 am Post subject:
is there a way i can get that modded bios? Thanks
pirrup V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: V1.6B times 2 Modded: xecuter 3 but its broken
Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 1345 Location: belgium
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:
sorry but this is bullshit , you can't change bootscreen logo and colors because a softmodded xbox loads the xbox original bios before loading the hacked bios .
if you say i'm wrong please post the bios to show it works.
you can change all this shit on a chipped xbox or a tsop flashed one .
Meat_PoPsiclez Xbox-HQ User Xbox Version: V1.6B times 2 Modded: xecuter 3 but its broken
Joined: Dec 26, 2004 Posts: 14
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 6:14 am Post subject:
it won't work on a cold boot, but on soft boots it will. If you have igr set to compatible you'll appreciate shortened boot times as it does a full soft reboot. Since my xbox is on for 12hours average a day doing various things I notice it a lot.
pirrup V.I.P. Lifetime Xbox Version: V1.6B times 2 Modded: xecuter 3 but its broken
Joined: Feb 01, 2005 Posts: 1345 Location: belgium
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:32 am Post subject:
lol you don't need to change the softmod bios to have this , IGR doesn't do startup animation or anything so thats why it loads faster .
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:58 pm Post subject:
pirrup wrote:
lol you don't need to change the softmod bios to have this , IGR doesn't do startup animation or anything so thats why it loads faster .
cheers
pirrup
Yup exactly
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