xbox with xecuter3 chip problem

johnathome

Hi,
My boy bought a pre-modded xbox of his mate.

The chip seems to work ok but it doesn't recognize any avi discs i put in.

I tried jynks solution that i found using the search (using stomp) but that doesn't work either.

I boot the box with the chip active, reboot to dash and it says the dvd drive is empty.

Can anyone help?, go easy on me i'm a complete n00b when it comes to the xbox.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:21 pm **Post subject:**

Quote:

The chip seems to work ok but it doesn't recognize any avi discs i put in.

you've got XBMC installed right? That's the dash for playing media.
If your just on the m$ dash, its not going to wtf an avi is.

You need to go into XBMC/XBMP, and then you'll be able to play avis.

If i go to msdash.xbe and put a dvdr with avis on, it says disc not recognised because its not an xbox game.

Install a new dash, or go into XBMC.

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:17 am **Post subject:**

Ok i've had a look, i reboot into dash (slayers) then i've clicked on XBMC but still nothing, what sort of options should i get when i click on XBMC?

ViSCeRaL · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:28 am **Post subject:**

johnathome wrote:

Ok i've had a look, i reboot into dash (slayers) then i've clicked on XBMC but still nothing, what sort of options should i get when i click on XBMC?

You'll know if you're in XBMC, it looks like this:

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:35 am **Post subject:**

OK i get a screen like that, then i guess i click on 'my videos', or is that only if there on the HD?

ViSCeRaL · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:37 am **Post subject:**

If you go to 'My Videos' then you'll get options for the DVD Drive, Network etc.

Then just browse to the file on the disc and select the one you want to play.

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:46 am **Post subject:**

I should mention at this point there are no movies on the HD, its on a CD i put in the drive, anyway click on my videos and get:

View: Big Icons
Sort By: DVD#
Switch View
Play DVD
Stack

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This is with an avi in the cd tray, burnt as a data disc

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:52 am **Post subject:**

OK i think the problem is its a Phillips dvd drive, i guess they dont read CDR?

ViSCeRaL · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:05 pm **Post subject:**

johnathome wrote:

OK i think the problem is its a Phillips dvd drive, i guess they dont read CDR?

Ah, here I can't help. I burn all my AVI's to DVD-R and they work flawlessly. If the drive is reading the disc, you should get a file list to the right of the menu you describe.

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:17 pm **Post subject:**

Strangely enough i put a dvd-r with 5 films on. When i click on my videos i dont get any film list come up but if i eject the disc it will autoplay the first film and play that again when its finished without moving onto the 2nd film.

If i browse my files and select the dvd drive i can see the films listed but cant select any without it wanting me to move them.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:17 pm **Post subject:**

johnathome wrote:

I should mention at this point there are no movies on the HD, its on a CD i put in the drive, anyway click on my videos and get:

View: Big Icons
Sort By: DVD#
Switch View
Play DVD
Stack

-------------------------
This is with an avi in the cd tray, burnt as a data disc

That's the menu on the left, what's in the main menu (the middle of the screen)?

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:27 pm **Post subject:**

There is no main menu. It says Title in the top right hand corner and 0 objects down the bottom.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:08 pm **Post subject:**

Eh??
that's not right even if there's nodisk in XBMC should show the drives on the xbox and the network locations.

If I were you I'd install a new XBMC

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:21 pm **Post subject:**

If i browse my files i can see all the drives and the dvd drive, but it doesn't show a disc in it.

I've come to the conclusion that the drive doesn't recognise cdr media. A dvd with 5 films on will act like i said above.

However if i go into XBMP i can browse all the films and select whatever one i want, this is strange as i thought XBMP was superceded by XBMC, so i'm confused

ViSCeRaL · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:31 pm **Post subject:**

I had a very similar problem to this, and it was when I installed a new build of XBMC. Either that release was borked, or something went wrong with the install as I was getting similar problems.

A fresh install of a new release sorted the problems out (with guidance from PC_A :lol:

)

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:35 pm **Post subject:**

Well the build of XBMP is 2.4 i think

XBMC is build 1.0.0

XBMP is obsolete i think, not being updated

There's a newer version of XBMC out, but i don't think it'll make any difference if the drive doesn't recognise the cdr discs.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:09 pm **Post subject:**

xbmp is WAY out of date

XBMC is almost at v2.0

Your drive will read the disks, XBMP dies therefore XBMC will (when you fix your borked install)

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:41 pm **Post subject:**

Quote:

XBMP dies therefore XBMC will (when you fix your borked install)

Sorry what do you mean by that? and do you think the install was botched?

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:38 pm **Post subject:**

It should have read

Correct spelling this time wrote:

XBMP does (read the disks) there for XBMC will when you re-install the obviously botched install

Yep, xbmc = knackered

johnathome · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:00 pm **Post subject:**

Ah that makes more sense

So i guess even if i do another install it still wont read the cdr discs?

If so i dont suppose it matters at the mo, as long as XBMP does it.

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