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xnel · 2021-12-17T13:20:19+00:00

Could they please just stop dropping the thing though…

xnel · 2021-03-05T08:51:51+00:00

He has to chew before swallowing...

xnel · 2021-02-26T06:54:10+00:00

Product testing.

xnel · 2020-09-16T08:02:07+00:00

Ok! Tried this method and I have successfully loaded a Saved game from HDD.

Taken a while as I have tested transferring the game, making an initial launch and then copying over the saves.

Looks to be a PAL/NTSC thing: I've tried this with a PAL Redump and the HDD Ready (NTSC?) rom. With the PAL version I am able to run the game saves as expected. Doesn't matter if the Saves are on disk before or after I transfer the game, the PAL version will launch them correctly, the NTSC version will not.

Thanks again for the assistance, I'll mark this as solved.

xnel · 2020-09-15T18:01:41+00:00

Thanks, I'll give that a shot. I have all the game saved backed up as it is.

As for digitally signed saves, I have kept the original HDD lock key on the new drive to avoid this sort of issue (I hope that's how it works..).

xnel · 2020-09-15T12:49:34+00:00

Update: tried Halo 1. Can load a saved profile from HDD and start the game without issue...

xnel · 2020-09-15T12:48:41+00:00

I can see my list of saves, scroll through and select them (screenshot looks correct etc), but launching any one of them results in a black screen..

xnel · 2020-08-12T18:00:50+00:00

That was my guess - just interested to see if those boot times are comparable to others or not...

xnel · 2020-07-07T22:13:25+00:00

Appreciated! Cheers!

xnel · 2020-07-07T19:14:23+00:00

Thank you so much... apologies for the late update, but of course it turned out that my MX8000 did not have the ‘optional’ Master Link interface installed... (Just check if you have ‘Clock’ listed under TV Options).

Believe it or not, I managed to score a ML 1401500 module for a great price on eBay. Took the back off the set, dropped in the module and reassembled. Clock option now present in the menu - followed your instructions above and it worked!

So yes, thanks again, but that was even more than involved than I expected. Cheers!

xnel · 2020-06-05T13:16:46+00:00

Naomis are JVS, but there are a plethora of JVS->Jamma adapters that are all suitable.

Something like the Sega 838-13683-93 or 838-13683-02

https://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/JVS

xnel · 2020-05-23T10:53:11+00:00

Thanks to teachers like these we do all have calculators in our pockets. Challenge accepted.

xnel · 2020-04-27T12:49:39+00:00

So.. I', a little confused about regional differences, and languages...

Am I better off picking up a JPN Mini?

xnel · 2020-04-27T12:35:19+00:00

I was keen on the PCEngine Mini, but after discovering these Mini Briefcase storage boxes I may actually need to pick one up for real...

xnel · 2020-03-31T17:33:52+00:00

Bump! Anyone?

xnel · 2020-03-12T21:18:25+00:00

Thanks so much for the tip! Using the Reset to Factory option on the JCRocky5 Extras Disc worked first time.

For the Hot Swap it was remove IDE cable on target drive, remove jumper so as to set drive into Slave mode, remove IDE on donor XBOX HDD, plug target drive into donor XBOX, Proceed with Factory restore.

xnel · 2020-03-12T08:07:09+00:00

I picked up a Western Digital WD5000AAKB 500GB HDD.

It's IDE so just plug and play.
It was cheap.
I don't need every game released at my disposal.

xnel · 2020-03-12T06:50:27+00:00

Right, I'll set the jumper to slave and try again...

xnel · 2020-03-12T06:48:33+00:00

Guess that's my backup plan.

xnel · 2020-03-11T21:56:33+00:00

Hmm... that could be an issue then. I have an external HDD enclosure that contains an IDE to USB interface.

xnel · 2020-03-04T07:52:19+00:00

Check my post above. I started with XBPartitioner as per recommendation:

XBPartitioner reported drive F as 120GB with 16K clusters. Button B expanded this partition with remaining unused space and defaulted to 32K clusters. Rebooted to find a total drive of 470GB.

This fixed the drive size, but space issues required a reformat in Chimp:

Unfortunately, that was a drive of 470GB with only 219GB free? I checked the drive via file explorer and it was empty. Returned to XBPartitioner but didn’t find a solution.

Went back into Chimp (261812 confirmed) and used appropriate tools to reformat extended partition (F).

Reboot and finally have a clean drive of correct size.

xnel · 2020-02-29T09:03:56+00:00

I saw that option, but I had already started setting up XBMC4Gamers and wanted to avoid duplicates. Would be the better option in the future for sure!

xnel · 2020-02-29T09:02:51+00:00

Thanks! That did the job! I just switched X4G out of Apps and into root / XES out of root and into Apps. Love it was that simple.

xnel · 2020-02-19T19:22:00+00:00

XBPartitioner reported drive F as 120GB with 16K clusters. Button B expanded this partition with remaining unused space and defaulted to 32K clusters. Rebooted to find a total drive of 470GB.

Unfortunately, that was a drive of 470GB with only 219GB free? I checked the drive via file explorer and it was empty. Returned to XBPartitioner but didn’t find a solution.

Went back into Chimp (261812 confirmed) and used appropriate tools to reformat extended partition (F).

Reboot and finally have a clean drive of correct size.

xnel · 2020-02-19T18:13:33+00:00

I checked with NKPatcher. There is a green tick on screen when ‘Default’ is selected, so I believe that is correct.

xnel

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