[Xbox-linux-user] Backups of HDD

[Terry C. <tc...@ma...>]

Dear Lewis,
    Backing up a hard drive  is dealt with in several tutorials out=20
there. I attach some text:
Tutorial 1
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New HDD
1. Cable Switch Trick:

    * =B7 Plug a power-plug from your PC into your Xbox HD and turn-on=20
your computer.
    * =B7 Right when the PC starts booting up, start pressing the=20
Pause-Break key and do not let it detect your drives.
    * =B7 Make sure the IDE cable within the Xbox is going to the Xbox HD=
,=20
and turn on the Xbox.
    * =B7 Wait for the Xbox to get to the dashboard (fully booted).
    * =B7 Unplug the IDE ribbon cable that is going to the Xbox HD, and=20
replace it with one that is connected to your computer.
    * =B7 Now, press a key (some times CTRL-Q is needed) to allow your=20
computer to continue booting.

    * 2. Copy the hard drive to another (larger) hard drive:

    * =B7 Download DiskPro Lite from:=20
http://www.e-mart.com/www/download.htmlYou want to download the DPCR.EXE=20
file.
    * =B7 Execute the DPCR.EXE file to extract the files from it.
    * =B7 Format a BOOTABLE DOS floppy. Copy the diskpro.exe file to the=20
floppy.
    * =B7 Boot your PC with the newly made floppy in the drive.
    * =B7 At the DOS prompt type "diskpro"' and hit enter (no quotes).
    * =B7 Use the Quick Copy option.
    * =B7 Select your source drive.
    * =B7 Select your destination drive.
    * =B7 Make sure the above choices are correct before starting the cop=
y.
    * =B7 Relax while the drive is copied to a new drive.
    * =B7 If you need to use DiskPro again delete the hidden file it=20
creates on your A and C drive named DOSFIT.DSK

    * 3. Fix-up the Partitions:

    * =B7 You need to flash your BIOS to EvolutionX v2.2 or better. If=20
your using a Homebrew chip such as a 29F040B split in to 512k chunks.=20
The EvolutionX v2.2 BIOS is on the EvolutionX ISO floating around.
    * =B7 To split the BIOS use Windows Commander or a program like that.=
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Now Flash the 512k BIOS flash your Homebrew chip. More info on flashing=20
and splitting can be found at=20
http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/homemademod.php
    * =B7 Put the new HD in the XBox as Master.
    * =B7 Boot-up using EvolutionX (on HD, CD-RW, or DVD-R/RW)
    * =B7 FTP to your Xbox (use EvolutionX to get your IP if you don't=20
know it).
      Format only partition 6. Use the following command: "FORMATPATH=20
\Device\Harddisk0\Partition6"
      You will receive a key. Use this key to type: "FORMATDRIVE <key>"=20
(where <key> is the key you received)

    * 4. Notes:

    * =B7 You might want to look at your drive space using EvolutionX=20
before you start so you can see the difference.
    * =B7 This is risky. If you do anything wrong (and sometimes just=20
because) you could lose your HD or Xbox MB making your XBox worthless.
    * =B7 You will need to know the basics of PC's to do this. How to=20
setup new HD's (master/slave), how to FTP, how to follow instructions.
    * =B7 You will need the EvolutionX BIOS to format the partition.

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      This document was written by: Taran
      Information was collected by: EvolutionX Team, Adam Branom, mhill,=20
and Buster