Running backups of newer games from a HD . (ex. Enter the matrix and redfactor)

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  1. Tremor

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    I am a little new to messing around in my xbox. I have successfully backed up games to the 80Gb HD that I had added to my xbox. Recently the newer games liek Red Faction, Wolverine, Enter the matrix, Brute Force all have a problem loading when I run them from the HD. I have Evox V2.4 running as my dashboard and boXplorer as the file manager. On my PC I just downloaded FlaskFXP all I need to know is where there is a patch, if any, and how to use it. Also what ever other techiques could I use to fix the problem of having to always boot from the disks I bought. (I.e. the copy to PC HD and change file name lengths)

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    Tremor
     
    Tremor, Jun 22, 2003
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  2. Mudvayne

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    I have Red Faction on my harddrive. All i did was put the game from my PC with FlashXP to my Xbox harddrive. I haven't tried any of the other games you mentioned, but i do nknow that Red Faction will work.
     
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  3. Tremor

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    When I have done backups in the past, all I have done is put the disk into the Xbox and copy using boXplorer. I just learned how to ftp into the thing last week. My backup does not work without the disk.
     
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    there is a wonderful patching program (plus lots more) called craxtion. you can patch any default.xbe so that it will run off the hard drive. Older games don't need patched but I have had to patch matrix, nba street vol2, the sims, and a few others. Once you have the program, go into the tools menu, the only option is the patcher, and point to the default.xbe on your hard drive, then overwrite the one on you xbox hard drive an play away.

    hope this helps
     
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  5. Tremor

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    Thanks. I downloaded Craxtion and I already have WinRAR but something is not working. When I try to extract it with WinRAR it comes up with an error. Is there another patcher or is there something I am doing wrong
     
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    try flashing to the latest evo bios ie 4277 (i think)
     
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    Ahhh! There in lies the problem. I haven't the first idea how to Flash my bios. I have FlashFXP. I just don' tknow where to find the new Bios and how to flash the xbox. Just starting to learn this.
     
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    go here http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/evox-flash.php for a tute on how to flash your bios. keep in mind i don't know what chip you have(i have an xecuter2). i found the process easier than the tute suggested and didn't have to worry about steps 2 & 3. the bios can be found at http://www.biteable.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
    I am sure some of the patching utilities i have are good but i have never had to use them (not yet anyway) :) btw the latest bios was 4977 not 4277 whoops
     
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  9. shank69ox

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    Enter the Matrix wont run from the hard drive without twa patches applied to it.I have not seen anyone get through the entire game yet without the patches.It is due to the file format on the Matrix disc.But those other games will work with a BIOS flash.Try Xecuter2 4977.Thats the newest version.
     
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    Mine worked with both players the whole way through and i dinnit patch a thing... street hoops red faction 2 midtown madness brute force all those games have worked perfect with nothing done to them just by using the new version of pxhdd loader and the D.6 bios with new evox
     
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