NEEDED
- A modded xbox
- The modded xbox's eeprom.bin file
- A replacement lockable HDD a IDE/ATA HDD or a SATA HDD with a SATA to IDE/ATA converter http://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/ has a good compatibility list and should be checked before you proceed.
- **IDE/ATA drives only go to a max of 750GB. SATA drive will require an IDE/ATA converter
- An olde computer with IDE cables for HDD/CD, the comp also needs a working CD-Rom drive (DVD-Rom or -RW are fine aswell, you just need to be able to boot a CD)
- The equipment needed to take the case off the Xbox and your olde comp, screw drivers ect..
- A machine to build the CD on and burn it to a CD-R
RECOVER THE EEPROM.BIN
This should be on your original xbox HDD stored in E:\Dashboard\backup
You can either FTP this or you can copy it into a save folder on a Xbox memcard or Xbox formatted USB stick
If you have lost your eeprom you may need to run through
the basic exploit from scratch (I am not covering this here myself)
You can also buy or make a eeprom reader so you can dump it directly
via an old computer with a serial mouse port (again I'm not going to cover that here)
There are possibly other methods aswell
BUILDING THE LINUX BOOT CD
First things first you need to create that Linux CD
extract xboxhdm 1.9 modded
(the above already has the C drive part sorted, if you are wondering)
Next make sure the eeprom.bin is in the the linux\eeprom\ path.
I can't provide an eeprom it is different for every xbox
Next step is just to run make-iso-win.bat
Now you can burn the outputted linux.iso to a CD-R at the slowest speed your burner can
PREPARE YOUR OLDE PC
remove all HDD's from the target PC
hook the new HDD directly to the PC to the main IDE cable on the master slot
(make sure the pins are set to master drive)
the CD-Rom drive can be on Master of the secondary IDE
(also ensure the pins are set correctly)
Boot the PC to bios mode first and change the Primary HDD
setting from auto to user, it should fill out the information for you...
you can now insert your CD-R now... save and exit
Your CD-R will boot now [Note watch this boot as the first menu
will automatically proceed on it's own if you do not respond to it]
LINUX PROCESS
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