Need help, hotswap error 21

[james9r9r]

Ok my xbox gets error code 21 when trying to read a game... (Currpt Ms Dash).

I have watched the hotswap video many times and when i hotswap my compuet freezes abd will not load.

Whats wrong the drive not unlocking

I pull the ide from the xbox hd at the wrong time ?

Thanks

[GamezR2EZ]

if your computer freezes, it may have nothing to do with the drive itself

are you hitting Pause\Break?
are you doing that AT startup?

[james9r9r]

Yes I press pause break...

 I tested this hotswap method on a good working xbox and my pc bios will recognize the xbox hd and load windows just fine.

I can see the xbox hd in Windows Device manager but when I open up Explorer 360 and click
Drive>Open>Harddrive Or Memory Card I get Error! "Could not find a FATX drive to open".

  ?

From what I have researched  I have found out quite alot of people are even having the error with xbox 360 harddrives.

I have tried everything I can

Thanks

[GamezR2EZ]

ok thats just you are not unlocking the HDD
contrary to what people say, each xbox (and version) unlock the drive at different times

try pulling the IDE before and after
1 the flubber
2 the M$ logo

for instance on mine, i waited until RIGHT when i saw the M$ logo and it only worked then

[james9r9r]

Well  I was able to transfer a gamesave to the xbox and boot the UXE linux installer with MA.. without the gamesave currpted

Then it was in french and I f****d everything up "Deleted dash files" and then I deleted config.xml so it would be in engish then restarted the xbox and theres error 13.

Now when I go into MA to load the LInux the xbox keeps restarting so I did the emergency eject then pushed the disk back it to spin...

I have gained FTP to the xbox and went into the C:\ and deleted everything so all the folders on the xbox have nothing in them (C,E,etc nothing on them) well heres the problem when I go into C:\ and try to drag the clean ms dash over it fails no file will copy and if it says it copys some of the ms dash to the xbox's C:\ they don't appear in the folder C:\ what now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

?

Thanks

[GamezR2EZ]

1how did you get the xbox to boot at all to any type of dash? and if you got it to boot WHY DID YOU MESS WITH IT?!?
2 how did you get FTP access to a non-modded xbox?
3 do you have your eeprom\is it saved to the xbox??

[james9r9r]

Well it will load games sometimes but the xbox just doesn't seem right at all with the errors and cant copy game save so i want to fix it.

Yes I got it to boot to a sm

I have ftp access and I have now have the eeprom.bin on my pc ?

?

[GamezR2EZ]

just rebuild the HDD on the computer

[james9r9r]

I have tried now that I have got the eeprom...

I boot xboxhdm then press 3. at the linux screen and then I type unlockhd -a then it pops up "Linux cd not found! Insert it and try again"

?


Thanks

[GamezR2EZ]

wow that sounds a little messed up
you have the basics right, make sure the xbox HDD is IDE0 master, and the CD is either slave or IDE1

[james9r9r]

My xbox hd is on "Primary Master" and my CD-ROM is on a separate cable "Secondary Master".


?


Thanks

[GamezR2EZ]

ok so you had it set up right, you might want to try a different computer, also try rebuild teh XboxHDM disc
thats all i can think of right now

[james9r9r]

I have tried 2 computers and nothing but when I used to mod about 2 years ago I upgraded my softmodded xbox with the Xboxhdm on an (OLD COMPUTER) Compaq Presario maybe both computers just arent compatible ?

Thanks I was also thinking maybe the xbox hd is just internally messed up parts broke ?


I have had success hotswapping a good working xbox with one of these 2 computers and the Bios detected it

and booted to windows and Explorer 360 opened it But I do have the eeprom so that means I should be able to make a hd ?

[GamezR2EZ]

yes you should be able to make another HDD, did you try making another disc?

[Kyla666 (zzk2001)]

GamezR2EZ

I spent HOURS on top of HOURS on AIM trying to help this Guy but  idk if he just does not get it, Or just does Not want to get it.