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Silver:
I've got a DuoX 2 chip - it has 2 banks (cromwell and flashbios currently).
Am wondering that when I flash, do I have to move the dip switch while the system is on?
shmokes:
I've never used a DuoX chip, but my experience is that you have access to all of the different banks when your flashing. I would think that you would want to boot into Flashbios and then open up a web browser and type in the IP address of the Xbox. At that point I think you'll have access to both of the banks and can flash over Cromwell with a hacked bios. Then, I guess you would adjust the dip switches to tell it to boot to the bank holding the hacked bios automatically.
I'm not really sure on this because I've always worked with chips that had a built-in OS so I haven't had to deal much with dip switches, etc., and the OS on the chips have a built-in web server so Flashbios isn't needed for the most part.
Maybe you should PM SNAAKE. He's installed something like a hundred and fifty kajillion DuoX chips.
ChadTower:
The X3 works with dips too.
shmokes:
Yeah, but once it's all going the switches are completely superfluous. I don't remember if I pulled that thing off or if I just stuffed it somewhere inside the box. You don't need it at all. Once you're able to boot into the chip's OS you can control what bank it boots to in software (as well as a ton of other stuff).
I have only a vague memory of dealing with the X3 dips. I seem to remember I just had to have them in a default position which gave me Flashbios and then I was able to flash the banks from my web browser and that was the last time I ever had to do anything with them. They're nice to have for recovery purposes if the OS becomes corrupt or something, but otherwise you don't need to fool with them.
ChadTower:
Good to know. I suppose the switchboard would be more valuable if a person were going onto Xbox Live a lot. It's a clear indicator of which BIOS you're booted with.