Son Of General Retro Discussion

Myrddin · 06-09-2011 08:02AM

Pyongyang wrote: »

Congratulations! Does this mean you can now self-prescribe yourself 'things' at the pharmacy?

Nah he's not that kinda doctor. Its like Ross's PHd in Friends

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 08:33AM

EnterNow wrote: »

Nah he's not that kinda doctor. Its like Ross's PHd in Friends

Things like this lead to embarassing situations where someone is choking in a restaurant and everyone expects you to know what to do.

johnny_ultimate · 06-09-2011 08:41AM

Embarrassing situations like being able to reference Friends in public, you mean

Myrddin · 06-09-2011 08:43AM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Embarrassing situations like being able to reference Friends in public, you mean

Granted its a few generations in the wrong direction...early morning posting/clouded judgement syndrome

Still though, it could be worse...there could be a picture of me in a dress

Andrew76 · 06-09-2011 08:55AM

EnterNow wrote: »

Still though, it could be worse...there could be a picture of me in a dress

I'll have lost all faith in humanity if that days ever comes man! Sweet jesus --> yourself and retr0 turning up to a retro evening dressed as schoolgirls and agreeing about Goldeneye. :eek:

Myrddin · 06-09-2011 08:57AM

Andrew76 wrote: »

I'll have lost all faith in humanity if that days ever comes man! Sweet jesus --> yourself and retr0 turning up to a retro evening dressed as schoolgirls and agreeing about Goldeneye. :eek:

HAHA, I can assure you man...Satan will be skating to work on that day

CiDeRmAn · 06-09-2011 09:22AM

Give him another few years and It won't be Dr Retr0 anymore, it'll be Mr Retr0, insufferable babstard he will be too....

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 09:48AM

What is it with this forum and cross dressing?!

I'm starting to think you all look like this -

Just stumbled across this. Awesome!

Andrew76 · 06-09-2011 09:50AM

o1s1n wrote: »

What is it with this forum and cross dressing?!

I'm starting to think you all look like this -

Worrying isn't it. I bet you had that browser window mighty small when Googling for cosplay pics!

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 10:15AM

Andrew76 wrote: »

I bet you had that browser window mighty small when Googling for cosplay pics!

**** no, I didn't. And I sit at an aisle desk! I'm sure everyone now thinks I'm a freak

Andrew76 · 06-09-2011 10:25AM

o1s1n wrote: »

**** no, I didn't. And I sit at an aisle desk! I'm sure everyone now thinks I'm a freak

:pac:

o1s1n's boss: mmmmmmm...what's happenin o1s1n?
o1s1n: but..
o1s1n's boss: yeeeaaahhh...I'm gonna need you to move your desk to the back wall.....mmmmkay yeeeaahhh thanks..
o1s1n: but..but...you keep moving me, i'll burn this place down, i will...

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 10:33AM

It was you who took my stapler, wasn't it?

Sparks43 · 06-09-2011 10:39AM

I must be a serious glutton for punishment :eek:

Just after biddidng on 2 Xbox consoles

1 Intact and one for parts(Im assuming its easy enough to swap hard drives)

I wont give up or surrender:D

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 10:43AM

You can't swap harddrives as they're encrypted. The mobo in the console has the key.

That's how I buggered up one when trying to hot swap it. I somehow locked the harddrive and there's absolutely no way of unlocking it without the encryption key. To get that from the mobo was way beyond my means!

Myrddin · 06-09-2011 11:04AM

o1s1n wrote: »

You can't swap harddrives as they're encrypted. The mobo in the console has the key.

That's how I buggered up one when trying to hot swap it. I somehow locked the harddrive and there's absolutely no way of unlocking it without the encryption key. To get that from the mobo was way beyond my means!

Correct, each xbox is paired to a specific hard drive to lock & unlock it. If you havn't backed up anything, the mainboard will be unable to unlock the hdd. It can be read out using a cheap tool though - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xbox-EEPROM-Reader-Writer-Repair-Faulty-Console-HDD-/140521532676

Once you have a backup of your eeprom, you can fully restore where you left off. Whats the error code onscreen btw?

Sparks43 · 06-09-2011 11:12AM

Its coming up with a service message although i just tried to boot up a game from cd and it worked it even had my save files as well

Error message 16

Myrddin · 06-09-2011 11:14AM

Sparks43 wrote: »

Its coming up with a service message although i just tried to boot up a game from cd and it worked it even had my save files as well

Error message 16

Its a clock issue, enjoy - http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/583612

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 11:25AM

EnterNow wrote: »

Correct, each xbox is paired to a specific hard drive to lock & unlock it. If you havn't backed up anything, the mainboard will be unable to unlock the hdd. It can be read out using a cheap tool though - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xbox-EEPROM-Reader-Writer-Repair-Faulty-Console-HDD-/140521532676

Once you have a backup of your eeprom, you can fully restore where you left off. Whats the error code onscreen btw?

Ah, nice tool! Back when I fecked it up I couldn't find anything like that. The only instructions I could see online were to build your own little circuit which would read the encryption keys from the console.

It was way too much hassle for something which only cost €20. So I happily flung it in a bin instead :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 06-09-2011 02:03PM

Ah yes, the Xbox and it's feckin clock, a feature they left in the 360, if it's not plugged in you have to reset it, arse!

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 02:12PM

If you leave it plugged in, but not turned on, will the clock keep going? I'm sick of it resetting itself and then the knock on problems with save files.

I don't play it that often and plug it out due to the light on the power supply having the same intensity as a mini sun. If it fixes the clock issue though I'll mask the light up!

readyletsgo · 06-09-2011 02:14PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Ah yes, the Xbox and it's feckin clock, a feature they left in the 360, if it's not plugged in you have to reset it, arse!

Why did M$ leave this 'feature' in? Its so annoying. Date is always 2005 when i boot back up. I dont want my system plugged in all the time just so a light on the mains can be on and light up my room at night. That thing costs!

Myrddin · 06-09-2011 02:16PM

The 360 has no internal clock in that sense...the time is sync'ed when XBL is used

johnny_ultimate · 06-09-2011 02:18PM

I think its Ok if plugged in. Nice corporate responsibility from MS.

Worst thing is that it can screw up game saves - if you aren't connected to the net when you save it can cause havoc with autoloads.

Myrddin · 06-09-2011 02:28PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I think its Ok if plugged in. Nice corporate responsibility from MS.

Worst thing is that it can screw up game saves - if you aren't connected to the net when you save it can cause havoc with autoloads.

It needs more than just a net connection, my 360's are on the home network but no XBL acounts on them....it's always 2005 :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 06-09-2011 02:51PM

When I was playing Half Life 2 back in the day on the Xbox I was always having save game issues, due to the fact that I had to unplug the device between play sessions, this is pre the gamesroom days.
As a result, I'd lash on the machine, set the clock and start playing the autoloaded game save, which wasn't the one I had been playing as I had last played it and not fixed the clock, as a result I had the distinct feeling of Deja Vu as I played through the same area all over again, or the autosave saves over your precious file....
Ah, good times...

CiDeRmAn · 06-09-2011 02:55PM

Ah, 2005, when Transformers Movies still had the power make you imagine they'd be great, only to take a large, loose dump upon your dreams instead.

Shia LaBeouf,
fast becoming the Gerard Butler of movies, when you see his name in the credits it screams "Stay Away!".
Kinda the anti-Kurt Russell...

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 03:02PM

I honestly couldn't tell you anything about 2005 off the top of my head.

After 2000 hit I not only lost track of the years, but track of general film, music, technological and anything 'culturally' relevant to this modern generation.

It's like it's all just one big long vapid year since the new millenium.

Maybe it's just because my long promised hoverbikes and hover cars never appeared

johnny_ultimate · 06-09-2011 03:18PM

2005: not a bad year. Film-wise you had Cache, Squid and the Whale, Me You and Everyone We Know, Batman Begins, The New World, King Kong (what? I liked it!) etc... Gamewise you had King Kong (what? I liked it!), Guitar hero, Psychonauts, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, DMC3 (and to a lesser degree God of War), Strangers Wrath, Zelda: Minish Cap... And that's just a quick wiki!

I think every year always has its good and bad stuff. Kind of gets to a point where a year is a rather random basis for judging things! But 2005? Pretty, pretty, pretty good.

o1s1n · 06-09-2011 03:30PM

Hah, I haven't seen any of those films, not even Batman Begins

Some great games there!

johnny_ultimate · 06-09-2011 03:31PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Not even Batman Begins

:eek: So good! My list was getting a bit pretentious so I threw that in. But it really is very good indeed.

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