1.0-1.5 TSOP recover BIOS: tsop_m7.bin

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posted by bennydiamond on Nov 12, 2014:

So since I succesfully integrated mimicked Chameleon TSOP recovery feature into my own modchip, I've started playing some hex editor magic. I made my own BIOS, similar as tsop_d6.bin, that will work exactly as tsop_d6.bin. The only difference is that this BIOS will boot on every Xbox that has a flashable TSOP(so 1.0 to 1.5).

I named it tsop_m7.bin as it uses the kernel found in Evox M7 BIOS.
As tsop_d6, you need to have to solder a wire to the TSOP A15 signal. Chameleon modchip will work it's magic by itself.

If you don't have a Chameleon (or soon a XBlast), you can *try* to manually make it work using a basic modchip like a DuoX2, Xecuter 2.x or aladdin XT. I recommend you use a modchip with at least 2 banks to still be able to flash over this BIOS once you're done. To make it work, you'll have to manually operate D0 and A15 wires. Make them long enough to reach a ground spot. Here's the procedure:
1. Insert you booting disc in the DVD drive(HeXen, Auto-Installer...)
2. Tie both D0 and A15 to ground
3. Boot the Xbox with tsop_m7
4. Remove D0 from ground (leave it hanging without touching anything)once the front LED starts flashing
5. Remove A15 from ground one you see the Xbox logo on your TV.
6. Flash your TSOP using your favorite tool.

Some important info:
- As tsop_d6, you can only boot from a Xbox disc in your DVD drive. If no disc is in the DVD drive, the Xbox will just sit at the booting Xbox Logo.
- There is no boot animation. I chose a really weird color combination for the Xbox logo so you know you're booting the right thing.
- There is a chance this BIOS will not boot if you have previously flashed a hacked BIOS on your TSOP. From personnal experience, M8+ and X2 5035 are problematic across all revisions. IND-BIOS 5004 works on my 1.2 and 1.4 but not on my 1.0(probably an RC4 key issue).
- There is no LBA48 support. This BIOS is not meant to be used as your everyday BIOS anyway.
- Pre-insert you disc in your DVD drive. This BIOS resets on Eject.

I thank Xphazer(on XBMC4Xbox forums) for lending me his Chameleon modchip and weinerschnitzel for supplying me with a 1.4 Xbox. Without them, this would have been nearly impossible to make!


So anyway, I'll just leave this here:

View attachment tsop_m7.zip
 

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posted by subzero2379 on Nov 13, 2014:

nice job
 

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posted by cashonly on Nov 13, 2014:

nice one, thank you!
 

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posted by ted210 on Nov 18, 2014:

Fantastic work. Now I can try to fix an old v1.4 that I failed to TSOP flash years ago (tried a 28 wire mod, but my soldering skills weren't up to it!).

What's the latest, most reliable software for flashing the TSOP?
 

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posted by APE on Nov 18, 2014:

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice. Too bad my Aladdin XTs aren't reliable.
 

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posted by dark ricardo on Dec 4, 2014:

thank you! bennydiamond for this great bios m7
 

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posted by dark ricardo on Dec 6, 2014:

the most reliable software for tsop flash is search in google hexen heimdall's xbox engineering disk : )
 

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posted by dark ricardo on May 27, 2015:

Hi which tool can i used to flash this m7 bios to a alladinxt modchip?
 

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posted by Pa0l0ne on Sep 13, 2015:

Nice job...you save my "new" Xbox 1.0 founded on garbage on the street....
http://www.razielconsole.com/forum/...ni]xbox1-recover-tsop-bad-flash.html#post4337
 

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posted by The Tweed Monk on Jan 15, 2019:

Love this fix!
 

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