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error formatting new drive using xboxhdm1.9
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23-11-2006 7:09pm#1Hi, started a hard drive ungrade with 2 new hard drives which were delivered this morning and have been trying all day to get this to work. The hard drives I bought are both 320GB Barracuda's model number ST3320620A . Checked it on the compatability chart so I know it should work ok. http://xboxdrives.x-pec.com/?PHPSESSID=9eb...amp;v_postedby=
Ok firstly created image with C & E drives from existing softmodded box as well as eeprom using Krayzies Ndure Installer 1.1 plus upgrade 1.1.1 in normal folders under Linux.
Connected one of the drives to primary master (tried with jumpers set to cable select as well as Master).
Disabled/Enabled Smart Monitoring in bios on Primary IDE. (doesn't appear to make a difference as autodetect still happens. Best way around this I found was only connecting power source to hdd after xboxhdm screen comes up to prevent frozen drive).
So boot up off the xboxhdm linux image and go through first few steps. ie, hit enter for default VGA console,type xboxhd.
Type yes at next prompt and then select 1 (build a new hard drive from scratch).
Partitioning starts, then a message appears stating harddrive over 8gb, do I wish to creat an F partition?
I've typed both yes or no here.
A few seconds later the same error comes up everytime
"Activating the fatx partition...[error]. Try to reboot and reenter
this tool."
I've looked all over the place for reasons for this, and possible fixes. The only one apart from dodgy drives was that you just go ahead and lock your hard drive and create the F partition through your xbox.
As the C & E drives had not yet been created though didn't see the point in this. As to the dodgy drive theory they're both brand new drives, both have the same error and from the compatibility chart they should work.
The only solutions I've seen to this is to use another pc to format, something in the mobo maybe that doesn't like xboxhdm? Using an AV8 Deluxe by the way.
Anyway don't have another pc to try it in so that's out. If anyone has any ideas as to why the hell this keeps happening I'd love to know, been at this 8 hours solid and completely head wrecked at this stage!
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ok, finally got the whole thing working, it was as I suspected my own machine which was the problem all along. The images I burnt worked without a hitch on the new machine once I figured out where I'd gone wrong.
Must have been really tired not to spot this on Friday night
, just worked on the assumption that ide channels were from left to right, i.e. left channel primary and right channel secondary like on my own machine.
Not the case with the mobo on the new machine, obvious thing to try but hey what can I say, think I was too tired and going from the amount of pointless troubleshooting on my own machine with no success (about 20 hours give or take), don't think I had the heart to spend another weekend at it!
Didn't help that there are no markings on the channels, but a quick look on the bios with fresh eyes and saw it straight away.
Anyway finally got a successful harddrive upgrade, formatted using Krayzies extras and got me a whole 302GB to play around with!!!
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