acid45
05-20-2009, 09:53 PM
Hey everyone.
I'm having some difficulties with my XBOX. It has a dead hard drive. I found a guide online using PonyProg to read the EEPROM on the XBOX to get the unlock code for the hard drive so I can format a "new" one and put it in with my favorite dashboard installed. I can't seem to get PonyProg installed using wine and working with the serial ports nor can I seem to get PonyProg installed for Linux. It has vlib, a c++ gui framework, that I hate so much because it took me an hour to get just the framework installed and come to realize that the software itself comes with an uncompiled version that it needs. Okay that part has very little to do with Linux.
Does anyone know how to use eeprog to read an IIC chip connected via serial port? The website mentions connecting an EEPROM via Paralell cable. I'm sure something can be done similarly but the software seems to have no documentation except the 3 examples that are displayed when you just run eeprog without any arguments.
I'm used this guide to create the reader circuit, from what I can tell it just ramps down voltage so that nothing is fried and sends all write attempts to the ground.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/357863
I tested the circuit and the xbox on a windows machine but I don't have access to a laptop with a serial port and windows anymore. I should have written down the information I'm looking for. If I can figure out how to either install PonyProg, use eeprog, or find another tool that will read from the same chip (24c02n) then I will be happy. I would like to get my media centre up and running again so I don't have to run cables or watch movies on my monitor.
I2C not IIC
I found someone trying to do what I'm doing only a lot more in depth and they were looking for a driver or something. I guess I'[m stuck trying to get PonyProg working instead of using eeprog which I already have working since I don't know **** about this crap.
I'm having some difficulties with my XBOX. It has a dead hard drive. I found a guide online using PonyProg to read the EEPROM on the XBOX to get the unlock code for the hard drive so I can format a "new" one and put it in with my favorite dashboard installed. I can't seem to get PonyProg installed using wine and working with the serial ports nor can I seem to get PonyProg installed for Linux. It has vlib, a c++ gui framework, that I hate so much because it took me an hour to get just the framework installed and come to realize that the software itself comes with an uncompiled version that it needs. Okay that part has very little to do with Linux.
Does anyone know how to use eeprog to read an IIC chip connected via serial port? The website mentions connecting an EEPROM via Paralell cable. I'm sure something can be done similarly but the software seems to have no documentation except the 3 examples that are displayed when you just run eeprog without any arguments.
I'm used this guide to create the reader circuit, from what I can tell it just ramps down voltage so that nothing is fried and sends all write attempts to the ground.
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/357863
I tested the circuit and the xbox on a windows machine but I don't have access to a laptop with a serial port and windows anymore. I should have written down the information I'm looking for. If I can figure out how to either install PonyProg, use eeprog, or find another tool that will read from the same chip (24c02n) then I will be happy. I would like to get my media centre up and running again so I don't have to run cables or watch movies on my monitor.
I2C not IIC
I found someone trying to do what I'm doing only a lot more in depth and they were looking for a driver or something. I guess I'[m stuck trying to get PonyProg working instead of using eeprog which I already have working since I don't know **** about this crap.