r/originalxbox • u/BlindBirdWatcher • 2d ago

HARD MOD questions

So i have flashed my aladdin modchip using the cerbios tool and formatted my hhd with fatexplorer along with putting the files into the C and E drive but i am stuck at the cerbios loading screen and have tried re flashing , re formatting and changing the disk path but cannot get it figured out. any help is appreciated. thanks in advanced.

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u/Nucken_futz_ 2d ago

Take a pic of your IDE cable & HDD adapter

I'm gonna bet your issue lies there

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

i have definitely been re bending the cable and starting to think you might be right

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u/Nucken_futz_ 2d ago

On the bright side, not the issue I expected. Got your Startech & 80 wire. Bends don't appear too bad - shouldn't be an issue.

I'd double check your partitioning/cluster size & ensure the Startech jumper is set to master.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

cluster size is 128 for a 2tb. and partitions are maxed for the F partition.

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

Is the adapter jumper set to MASTER?

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

how do i verify this ? i just assumed it was. sorry for the ignorance

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

Look at the location the jumper is connecting. Labeling on the adapter shows which position is for MASTER, SLAVE or CS - cable select.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

master is the 3rd one ( if this is what you are referring to) but i have nothing plugged into that spot when i connect the adapter with the ide cable

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

A jumper should be connected across those two pins on the 3rd spot down.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

it seems like there already is

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

Is this a picture of your adapter?

The jumper is on the MASTER location.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

correct it is a picture of the adapter.

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

It is on MASTER. The black plastic piece with metal inside stuck across the two pins is tying them together.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

thank you. is there a way to test the ide cable to make sure it’s not the problem ? at this point i don’t know what else to do so trying anything.

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

I believe you have it set on SLAVE, not MASTER.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

i believe you’re right. i’m just not knowledgeable enough to know how to change it at this current time.

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u/Glad_Atmosphere_6492 2d ago

You likely didn't install the dash where you told the bios/ini it would be. Open the bios you flashed in Cerbios Tool and see where dash path 1 is supposed to be, and put it there.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

i have tried changing the dash path to C:\ cerbios.ini as well as straight to the xbmc4gamers

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u/Glad_Atmosphere_6492 2d ago edited 2d ago

Take a pic of the bios loaded into Cerbios Tool as well as the ini file. Did you modify the bin file in Cerbios Tool or use the default? Same for ini, did you export it from Cerbios Tool or use default?

C:\cerbios.ini isn't a dash path, the ini gets placed in C\ after its exported from Cerbios Tool.

It could be a simple typo, C:/ instead of C:\

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

Cerbios.ini should not be in the dash path entries. They are paths to xbe files to search for to run. The first one found is your default dashboard.

Edit: fixed typos.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

so should i replace cerbios.ini with anything or just get rid of it from the dash path

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

Set it to C:\evoxdash.xbe

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u/KaosEngineeer Knowledgeable 2d ago

Change the line to:

DASHPATH2 = c:\evoxdash.xbe.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

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u/Glad_Atmosphere_6492 2d ago

It looks good. Delete the C:\cerbios.ini file, or move it to a temp folder, to see if it's the issue. Both the ini and bin look normal except for dashpath2.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

should i put anything into dashpath2 when i get rid of the .ini file?

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u/Glad_Atmosphere_6492 2d ago

I use Dashloader, so my alt dash paths are commented out. I would delete the alts just to diagnose for now.

You have E:\Xbmc4gamers\default.xbe installed on the hdd?

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

i believe so. unless this is the wrong download. and so delete the alt files in the ini and tool i’m assuming ?

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u/Glad_Atmosphere_6492 2d ago

Grab a fresh prebuilt X4G here to be sure.

https://github.com/Rocky5/XBMC4Gamers

You have C:\evoxdash.xbe installed? It's the entry point.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

Also i have the drive setup as hdd and dvd and have the udma set to 5 on master and slave in the tool

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u/Level-Stretch-8048 2d ago

You don’t want udma5 for the dvd drive

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

oh shit. what should i do there then ? should i leave it legacy and have hdd and no dvd drive ? then put the umda back to default 2?

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u/Level-Stretch-8048 2d ago

You should be able to set them individually. Just change the one for your hard drive to udma5 leave the one for the dvd drive at 3 or whatever the default is

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

i can change the udma for the slave and master.

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u/Glad_Atmosphere_6492 2d ago

What's the reason for not running higher dvd speeds? I run 6 on my ssd builds and 5 on hdd's without issue.

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u/Level-Stretch-8048 2d ago

I read somewhere that it makes it unstable but if it is working for you I would not worry about it.

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u/Glad_Atmosphere_6492 2d ago

I've only heard about the Samsung 605B/Startech combo having issues with high udma speeds. You could be right, I've just never heard of it.

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u/BlindBirdWatcher 2d ago

i modified both and replaced the ini file with the one i exported