http://www.command-tab.com/2005/11/18/xbox-bios-tips-for-mac/ Technology and Mac geekery. One part exuberance, two parts obsession. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:33:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.command-tab.com/2005/11/18/xbox-bios-tips-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-70596 fusion Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:22:15 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=220#comment-70596 Thanks for the tips guys Thanks for the tips guys

]]> http://www.command-tab.com/2005/11/18/xbox-bios-tips-for-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-65034 Command-Tab » Blog Archive » Mac Meet Xbox: Part 2 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:22:56 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=220#comment-65034 [...] The absolute easiest way to flash the BIOS over the network is using a simple wired home router, which assigns IP addresses to any attached device. Connect your Xbox to the router using a length of straight-through Ethernet cable, and choose Enable Network Flashing from the FlashBIOS menu onscreen. FlashBIOS will bring up its network functions and provide you with an IP address, to which you direct your web browser. From the page that loads, you can choose a BIOS file to upload, which will then be flashed. In my case, I chose the X2 5035 “.bin” file and uploaded it to the Xbox. It’s worth noting my much earlier post about slicing and combining BIOS files on the Mac — the Xecuter 2.6 has two 1 MB banks, so you may need to double-over the BIOS to completely fill the bank adjacent to FlashBIOS. After FlashBIOS has written the file to the chip, flick the Bank Select switch on the front panel board, and reboot from the new BIOS. If it worked, you’ll be greeted with “Xecuter Rox My Box” under the Xbox logo. Your Xbox will appear to boot up like normal, or so it seems… [...] [...] The absolute easiest way to flash the BIOS over the network is using a simple wired home router, which assigns IP addresses to any attached device. Connect your Xbox to the router using a length of straight-through Ethernet cable, and choose Enable Network Flashing from the FlashBIOS menu onscreen. FlashBIOS will bring up its network functions and provide you with an IP address, to which you direct your web browser. From the page that loads, you can choose a BIOS file to upload, which will then be flashed. In my case, I chose the X2 5035 “.bin” file and uploaded it to the Xbox. It’s worth noting my much earlier post about slicing and combining BIOS files on the Mac — the Xecuter 2.6 has two 1 MB banks, so you may need to double-over the BIOS to completely fill the bank adjacent to FlashBIOS. After FlashBIOS has written the file to the chip, flick the Bank Select switch on the front panel board, and reboot from the new BIOS. If it worked, you’ll be greeted with “Xecuter Rox My Box” under the Xbox logo. Your Xbox will appear to boot up like normal, or so it seems… [...]

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