Super Aladdin Live

Has anyone seen or installed these before? I can't find much info about them anymore. I got this chip from a friend who purchased it back in 2005-2006. He never got around to installing it so he gave it to me. I have found plenty of install tutorials for the Aladdin XT PLUS2 chips but nothing other than some .jpg instructions. Does anyone know if the install process is the same? What size bios to flash it with?

 

Its identical to an XT

 

That's what I figured. So it's junk lol.

 

Aladdin XT aren't bad at all. I know a guy who swears by them. I have a Xecuter 3 in one of my Xbox's and one TSOP'd. You don't have to worry as much is your box is chipped even though it's Aladdin. Heck does anyone else even make a chip for the old Xbox anymore?

 

Only thing I don't like is that they are limited by the bios...unless you do some trickery thanks to Bennie. I'm used to installing Xecuter 2.6 CE chips.

 

https://www.knightdiscounts.com/VideoGames/modchipxboxsuperaladdinlive.htm
They have an install guide zip -- one with a few jpgs inside for different Xbox versions. It has a 2Mbit Flash EEPROM which supports only a single 256KB BIOS.

Don't see them in their products 4 sale though. Not sure how google indexed the URL for the web page about it.

 

Yeah, converting to an aladdin xblast is much better. I sell them, but not sold many. I think most people dont realise how much of an improvement it is.

 

I've ordered a few Aladdin XT plus 2's and 49LF080A's from microChip (was the least expensive source I found for them) to upgrade to the Aladdin_XBlast modchip.

 

Awesome, I'll keep that in mind. I have 3 or 4 more Xecuter 2.6CE chips left that I've been using but need more as a backup.

Are you satisfied with the results? Is it a lot of trouble?

 

This depends on your setup and the amount you intend to do.... I have a test rig that I can just reflash the cpld with no soldering required. If someones just intending to do 1, building the programmer, soldering it up is far more work.

 

I don't do too many. Maybe 2 or 3 a year.

 

I did a write up over on ogxbox.com for this purpose on a 1.6. There's really no reason to install a chip on a 1.0-1.4 due to the TSOP flash being so easy, so the 1.6 guide was all that was necessary.
http://www.ogxbox.com/forums/index....ll-an-aladdin-xt-plus-2-modchip-in-a-16-xbox/

 

Awesome. Thanks man

 

That depends very much in what you want to do. The later ones have a smaller tsop and you cant fit some bioses on it

 

256k, the same as an aladdin... So the point is still correct.

 

First of all you didnt say "no reason to install an aladdin" you said "no reason to install a chip" and the X2.6 had already been mentioned in this thread, as well as the xblast aladdin. If you had said no point using an Aladdin on a 1.0-1.4, I could agree with that.

Secondly however, the original aladdins dont deal with LFRAME correctly and are damaging your 1.6 (and anyone following the guide on the site you are attempting to promote here). Your install method of just shorting the LFRAME point is even worse.....

So to get a correctly working Aladdin, you need to upgrade to xblast anyway, which means its 1MB - and you need to install it correctly.

So no, not really.

 

I get that you want to argue and pound on your chest. The installation method given in the guide is correct. It works and the chips have been functioning consistently after being installed this way for quite some time. So your alarmism on that is just nonsense.
As far as the size of the flash, unless you're debugging you don't need more than 256k anyways.
So look... it's clear that you want to argue and you want to be right. Unfortunately for you, you're just not. There's no sense arguing with you since you're so obviously wrong and just trolling. I wish all the best things in life to you and hope you have a wonderful rest of your day.

 

I dont want to argue, I want information to be correct. "It works for me" doesnt fly on a technical level.

Besides, this isnt even the point. I said requiring a chip or not depends on what you are trying to do - be that debugging, flashing a bunch of cat pictures to it or what ever, which is accurate.

 

Yeah I'm not saying "it works for me" only. It works for everyone I'm aware of who has done it, with no issues.
Also, the reason I was referencing the aladdin, is that seems to be the only chip you can still purchase at will. The other chips are no longer in production and not easily located on demand. There is a 256k debug bios and you can flash cat pictures to your 256k TSOP (bricking your xbox of course)... so again I get that you want to be correct... unfortunately you're just not.

 

I have nothing to gain by going back and forth. I just believe in making sure the record is correct which is why I continued to reply. I think we're going to have to agree to disagree. There is no clear benefit to running a bios larger than 256k as anything you could be hoping to accomplish can be accomplished with a 256k bios. That wasn't always the case, but it appears to be the case now. TSOP flashing is much easier than adding a modchip, so since there is no real benefit to having a larger flash, your point is null in my mind. I think I've proven that and any of the information I've given can be looked up to verify that it is correct. I've seen posts saying what you're saying about the aladdin not being able to handle the supply voltage of a single pin. I've had one installed this way for about 10 years and it's still going strong. In our facebook group, there are many others that can attest to their own experiences as well. I understand the concern and it might be well founded in good information, but in practice it just doesn't seem to be the dire situation it is made out to be. Also, aladdins are ~5 dollars a pop. So if it does give out after a few years it's not a big deal.
Lastly, if you wanted multiple 256k bios', you could spend 50-100 on a modchip that would allow this, or you could just buy a second xbox and tsop flash it as well. (or add an aladdin for ~$5.00.) So I just don't think your arguments hold any water. Unless you can prove the many sources I have for my information wrong(that I admittedly haven't provided as they aren't necessary... anyone with the ability to search google can find the same information), you're not going to convince me. I'm certain I'm not going to convince you because I've angered you somehow... and that's not a very persuasive tactic...
So again, I wish you all the best. I wish we didn't have this disagreement as I'm sure you're a very knowledgeable person and a good person to know.