How do I tell my Xbox's mobo version. I wanna soft mod it.

[Sprung]

XBMC > UnleashX > EvoX

I've never tried Avalaunch.

Me either. I guess XBMC is an ok dash...not really my style though.

[Inferno.]

Me either. I guess XBMC is an ok dash...not really my style though.

Well, I don't use my Xbox for games a lot. It's really just a media center, hence why I use XBMC.

It's pretty awesome, there's a lot of customization to be done with it as well, skins for example: Project Mayhem III isn't the only one. There's a pretty life-like Xbox 360 dashboard skin which is VERY similar to the 360's.

[The Joker]

anybody ever fix an error 16 here?

[Inferno.]

anybody ever fix an error 16 here?

16 - dashboard - Clock cannot be set.

Basically it comes down to this. Error 16 has to do with not finding the menu setting with which you can set the clock of the hdd. This happens to a lot of people that erase their hdd (original/upgraded) or MS dashboard files and after that they don't immediatly install the hdd but leave the xbox without power longer than 5 hours.

It's all about the hdd can't find the menu with which it can set the clock. This is mostly because the xbox hdd is empty (you removed dashboard or fux0red it via ftp). The problem arises when xbox searches for menu to set clock with, can't find it and voila: error 16. Well read on please!

So you have an error 16 huh? Don't worry "nothing" is broken!

You have an xbox hdd that is locked. And normally you can boot in original and modded mode. Retail or upgraded doesn't matter. You start playing around with xboxdash.xbe etc. using ftp programs. While doing this you "accidently" remove your MS dashboard and also your alternate dashboard (Evox, etc.) so there is no dash anymore on the xbox hdd.

You end the ftp session and after that you shut off your xbox. Normally when you would start up again it gives you an error 13/14 ( no dashboard found). No worries with a slayer Evox cd (and a hardmod), all is ok. BUT this is only WITHIN 3 hours or so.

This is because the internal clock of the xbox will only be kept alive by the capacitors for only 3 or 4 hours. So when you leave your xbox unplugged from electricity for over 5 hours after you have played with the .xbe's AND you have removed your (ms and evo-x) dash from your xbox than you are fux0red. Why do you ask?

Why can't I boot from disc?

Its as follows Xbox starts booting==> (almost 1st thing a xbox does is) searches for internal clock==> doesnt find internal clock because there hasn't been any electricity on the xbox for 5 hours so battery that kept clock alive is empty and clock is gone==> searches for the proper dashboard menu to set clock with ==> doesnt find msdashboard or evo-x dashboard menu becuz you have removed it from the hdd for whatever reasons you had==> xbox gives error 16: cannot set clock.

So what do you do about it? Two options!

1. There are some bios'es around that allow the chip to boot past the clocksetting. (do a search!). So how do you get that bios on your chip because you cant boot to a flash program or something? Well you need to have an external flasher.

It seems the m8 bios will take care for you of booting past the clocksetting. Or use the latest Xecutor bios


2. This is the more easy and newbie friendly strategy
-Get a friend with a modded xbox.
-Unlock his hdd with eeprom management from a slayer evo-x cd.
-Than, place his hdd in your xbox.
-Boot with your chip on.
-Now the xbox DOES find a dashboard when you boot in original mode and you can set the time in the msdashboard clock settings.
-Shut off xbox and remove your friends hdd
-PLace his hdd back in his xbox and lock it again
-Install your hdd
-(clock has been set) So boot up with slayer cd.
-Install normally whatever you wanna install
-lock hdd

[Sprung]

I think I remember reading somewhere that you could reclaim the space used by the Xbox drives above E. I have F,G,X,Y and Z. I have 4.71xxxGB free on E, and I think there's amother 700+Mb on the "rest" of the drives.

Can this be done? 4.7 is plenty, but I am just curious.

[The Joker]

can i use my own softy hdd to do that?

wait wait wait, screw that, i don't even have a fucking xbox modchip.

i will try this soon.

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/othe...rror-16-a.html

but the funny thing is that im not 100% sure my hdd and the mobo on this 16 are brothers.

[Sprung]

There's a pretty life-like Xbox 360 dashboard skin which is VERY similar to the 360's.

I see
and I like

http://www.allxboxskins.com/skins/in...=xbmc&pv=10823

[Inferno.]

can i use my own softy hdd to do that?

wait wait wait, screw that, i don't even have a fucking xbox modchip.

Don't need one. Read the damn solution.

Sorry to bump this, but it appears ERROR 16 is caused by an old softmod that has been unplugged from the wall for a while which causes it to go loopy. If you do get it back on I recommend you resoftmod the Xbox with SID 4 or 5

[The Joker]

Sorry to bump this, but it appears ERROR 16 is caused by an old softmod that has been unplugged from the wall for a while which causes it to go loopy. If you do get it back on I recommend you resoftmod the Xbox with SID 4 or 5

what is SID 4 or 5?

[Inferno.]

what is SID 4 or 5?

Softmod installer deluxe 4/5




The softmod that suffers from the clock problem is "BERT & ERNIE" ancient softmods.

[The Joker]

is there a way to tell if i've already softmodded my good xbox? like a version number i could look for?

[Sprung]

is there a way to tell if i've already softmodded my good xbox? like a version number i could look for?

Check to see if there's a 007 Agent Under Fire savefile on the HD called "linux"

[Inferno.]

is there a way to tell if i've already softmodded my good xbox? like a version number i could look for?

How do you not know if you've modded it before?

[The Joker]

How do you not know if you've modded it before?

i used the game splinter cell 1 and the save file WAS called linux when im still in the game.

[Inferno.]

i used the game splinter cell 1 and the save file WAS called linux when im still in the game.

What? You still have the save on your Xbox?