View Full Version : IGR - in game reset (in XBMC, like EvoX?)
hi,
i've searched the forums for igr and have not found any relevant info concerning igr and xbmc. i am using xbmc as the launched dashboard with evoxdash as the backup dash.
after launching a game, i cannot get back to xbmc. i have to manually turn the box off and on again.
help. please.
/b
Gamester17
2004-03-29, 13:20
xbmc does not have a igr function so unless lauching game from evox (with igr enabled) or got x2 bios with igr it won't work
thanx gamester17.
i did have evox with igr enabled but did not work. decided to
flash the bios with xecuter2 4981.
now it's all working like a dream.
btw, xbmc rocks!!!
cheers
/b
i really want to use xbmc as my dashboard.
but i really like to see the igr function on it.
it would be really like a complete dashboard.
what chip/bios are you using? igr is built into most all the new bios'
madshadow
2004-05-22, 00:07
hi, i'm a big fan of xmbc (very good work!) but i'm still using evox as dashboard because of his igr function.
now, i would like to use xbmc as dashboard but it seems there is no equivalent function or i don't know it...
moreover, it could be useful to be able to update xml config file(s) via gui of xbmc like evox. i know this is possible remotely via http server of xbmc but...
umm.. this has been covered. a search was have given you an answer.
anyways, quick answer is flash to the x2 bios. you then get igr all over without it having to be in evox.
ts
madshadow
2004-05-22, 00:18
x2 bios?
i'm using evolutionx m7 bios on easychip, is it possible?
moreover, is it possible to configure the combo for igr (like in evox setup file)?
Gamester17
2004-05-24, 12:21
x2 bios?x2 = xecuter 2, (bios = modchip bios)
i'm using evolutionx m7 bios on easychip, is it possible?don't know and wrong place to ask (we don't support how-to mod/bios), recommend you visit www.xbox-scene.com (http://www.xbox-scene.com)'s forums/tutorials
heraldoffailure
2004-07-05, 10:36
evox uses button combos to make it possible to exit a game or program easily and go back to the dash. i would like to see this in xbmc, the lack of this feature is the number one reason i'm not already using it as my dash. i love xbmc, the media possibilitys are the reason i modded my box, xbmc makes movie nights at friends houses so much easier, screw pirated games and downloaded movies, a modded box and xbmc just makes life easier.
i love you guys!
which bios do you use.. all x2 bioses have igr
your question was already covered here...
old thread (http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.pl?act=st;f=4;t=3367;hl=igr)
heraldoffailure
2004-07-05, 12:03
sorry didn't realize it was cover, i searched for in game reset and got everything in the forum.
i use the m7 bios from evox
m7 uses a software based igr (and thus needs evox), if you change to a x2 bios you will be able to igr regardless of your dashboard..
when i was useing evox, i got used to beeing able to hold both triggers back and start and the xbox would exit to the dash. now it does nothing... im assumeing that was a native feature to evox, is it possible to get this in xbmc? and if so how? :help:
any xecuter bios has this feature- would require bios flashing though.
only executer bios? i had it on evox bios as well... any suggestions here? i want my executer bios only because i can modify it. i have issues when i try to mod executer bios.
yeah the evox bios doesn't support igr, its the evox dash that is allowing igr, if you tried evox with another dash it wouldn't work
Gamester17
2004-07-28, 13:42
actually there's a new bios customization tool out for which will allow you to add igr to a evox bios .bin file to before you flash it:
http://home.alltel.net/nghtshd/evtool.html
ps! moving to the feature suggestions forum (as xbmc doesn't yet have built-in in game reset) and it's not a xbmc help question.
ok, let me get this strait, if i set the igr to quick instead of "morecompatible" the reset hotkeys will work when the game is launched from xbmc?
the objective here is to remove evox *dash* from my xbox altogather.[i]
Gamester17
2004-07-28, 17:03
no, currently if you remove evolutionx software as your primary dashboard then igr won't work, unless instead use a bios with built-in igr.
(so in conclusion; if you plan to use xbmc as dashboard but still like to have igr you need to flash your modchip with a bios that have igr)
no, currently if you remove evolutionx software as your primary dashboard then igr won't work, unless instead use a bios with built-in igr.
(so in conclusion; if you plan to use xbmc as dashboard but still like to have igr you need to flash your modchip with a bios that have igr)
:shocked: ok now i am confused... i have a utility (specifically the one listed by gamester17 above) to edit evox flashes and add igr in, do i set it to "quick" or do i set it to "compatible" ? :help:
Gamester17
2004-07-29, 12:49
no, currently if you remove evolutionx software as your primary dashboard then igr won't work, unless instead use a bios with built-in igr.
(so in conclusion; if you plan to use xbmc as dashboard but still like to have igr you need to flash your modchip with a bios that have igr):shocked: ok now i am confused... i have a utility (specifically the one listed by gamester17 above) to edit evox flashes and add igr in, do i set it to "quick" or do i set it to "compatible" ? :help:oh sorry, i thought you where talking about a evox (dashboard) software setting, (and not settings in that third-party bios modding software). *
please post your question in xbox-scene.com's forums (http://forums.xbox-scene.com) instead, our forums is for xbmc support/request, (not modding bios with third-party sw).
ps! please don't take offence to this post, it's just that your question is directly off-topic for the xbmc forums, especialy this suggestions forum.
ok fair enough, however, i still would like to see a similar igr support like in evox, i know i keep referring to evox but it has some realy great feaqtures... and one really worthless gui... anyway, feature suggestion: igr support.
there, done. now i have the munchies. :lookaround:
oneville
2004-09-28, 11:45
how to does one enable igr in xbmc?
igr is not handled by xbmc, use a bios that supports igr, namely:
any x2 bios post about 4978
there are also two hacked evox m8 bios with igr (quick-soft reboot, and compatible- shut down and power up)
not sure if this is what you mean, but with evox m8, if you hold down both trigers and press back and black at the same time (may have to push a few times) it'll trigger a reboot back in to evox.
hairytaco
2004-11-19, 03:29
hello
latest cvs build of xbmx - igr doesn't seem to work - i don't see an on/off in the .xml or gui settings.
evox dash igr does work.
thanks for any help
we never had any igr support. it's handled by your bios (or not in your case)
MadHatter
2004-12-15, 04:12
i can't imagine this feature not been requested before... i would really like to see a controller reset feature - like evox's (push this and that buttons and the xbox reset). call me lazy but that is one nice feature... not having to get out of the couch and reach out for the power/eject button! =d please!
althekiller
2004-12-15, 09:59
"in game reset" as its called is incorperated into almost all bioses and will do a soft reboot at the press of certain buttons (usually l, r, back, and black/start). if thats not enough you can always use the submenu in pm skin to either hard or soft reboot.
MadHatter
2004-12-15, 12:27
i had in game reset when i was using evox as the dash, but now i'm using xbmc as dash, and since i changed i cant use the in game reset any more. the menu way of doing it is great as long as you are not playing a game.
:nuts:
i just changed from evox as my dashboard, to xbmc. however, now the button combination for igr does nothing - it used to work on evox ... is there a setting i am missing or something?
thanks
you'll need a bios with igr functionality, xbmc doesnt have this builtin, maybe evox did, not sure.
yup, igr is built in to evox
yup, igr is built in to evox
so if you use evox dash - it's still running in the background when you launch a game? (i thought the xbox didn't multitask like this?)
no....just flash modchip or stick to lame evox
i use x2 bios & xbmc as dash. *igr works a charm.
ps, just incase you are missing something, here are the buttons (this is off the top of me head - so perhaps someone else can confirm it)
x2 bios - igr = l trig, r trig, back, start
evox m8 (and perhaps earlier one too) - igr = l trig, r trig, back, black
check out this thread (http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=282141)
ramrodnobs
2005-01-10, 10:27
ok. *does igr really work, or is this a joke on the ill-informed? *:lol: * i'm using x24981 and m8 and tried all gamepad combonations described here in the forums. *xbmc as dash.
as far as i can tell igr support is only thru bios and not xbmc, right?
i have xbtool/evtool. *i have modified both bios' to boot f:\apps\xbmc\default.xbe and changed m8 evox logo just for fun.
still can't figure out what's the deal. *only thing i haven't tried is an original xbox controller. *i have logitech wireless. *tried other wired controllers as well. *
have had this thing hacked for over a year now searching forums occasionally and now i must be humble and ask. *tired of getting up to swap games.
i don't know if this is xbmc related but i thought i might be missing something.
i thought igr was just a bios/evox thing. xbmc has nothing todo with it.
ask at xbox-scene, the answer probably has been discussed there many times
i couldn't get it to work with evo m8 so i tried it with executer and it works great.
cheers,
lip
right, igr has nothing to do with xbmc at all. it's purely up to your bios. xecuter2 bios here works fine, press right trigger/left trigger/start/back at the same time and it pops right back to the dash.
ramrodnobs
2005-01-15, 14:36
i do use x2-4981 primarily for the "hopes" of maybe one day igr will just work. but it never does. i used evtool to edit bios to boot xbmc off of f drive so i know what i'm doing. is there a better setting for igr function? quick or more compatible? been seeing the m8+ but haven't used it yet? did they put in hardware igr? :nuts:
Gamester17
2005-01-17, 13:03
xecuter2 4983 bios works for me :p
littlehopper
2005-02-02, 21:43
i originally was using evolutionx's desktop and have moved to the xbmc -- love it! *great job on it guys :thumbsup:
when i use the l/r trigger, back and start button salute (pushed all at the same time), it does not return me to the desktop anymore from my games. *i read it does not work in all games (and that is fine), but it does not work in any of mine -- even the ones that it worked before. *i'm not sure if this stopped working when i switched the desktop to xbmc or sometime after. *am i missing something? *do i need to turn something on?
i am using the xenium ice mod chip and the lastest bios on my xbox v1.0. *i'm also using a cvs build of xbmc (1/30/05).
thanks
--steve
Hullebulle
2005-02-02, 23:03
that happens cause you used the igr (in game reset) feature of the evox dash.
there is no such feature in xbmc. to solve this issue you have to upgrade to a bios with buildin igr (with this bios it will work no matter whats your dash).
littlehopper
2005-02-02, 23:31
that happens cause you used the igr (in game reset) feature of the evox dash.
there is no such feature in xbmc. to solve this issue you have to upgrade to a bios with buildin igr (with this bios it will work no matter whats your dash).
hullebulle,
thanks for the quick response and info!! i figured it was something simple like that. *which bios should i use that has this igr feature? *i'm using evoxx 2.1 (i think). *there looks to be a v2.3. *i need to investigate to see if it has this feature.
edit: *i did some research and i can do it my existing m8+ bios. *i just need to edit the evox.ini file. *i have not tried it yet but here is the thread to explain what to do:
enable igr with m8+ bios (http://www.teamxodus.com/modules.php?name=forums&file=viewtopic&t=5680&highlight=igr)
--steve
Gamester17
2005-02-03, 12:39
no evox bios supports igr by default (yet), only xecuter bioses has that feature by default (so far), so either use a xecuter bios or mod a evox bios (no, you don't do that with evox.ini)
hi
i just set xbmc as my dash replace the evox
when i use evox as dash ,i can reboot the xbox with " l+r trigger+back+start"
but now,when i use xbmc, i don't know how to reboot xbox at all. especially in the games.
any suggestions ?
thanks a lot :joker:
flash your modchip with a decent bios that supports igr...
flash your modchip with a decent bios that supports igr...
i use bioschecker
it tell me below
chip type -> lpc based (sst 49lf020)
using genuinebios -> evox m8
how can i find the right bios i shoud flash into my xbox?
and where can i find the tool can do that?
thanks again
par38lamp
2005-02-14, 23:32
newbie response here:
if using the controller, which it sounds like you are, press (click) the right analog stick. *a menu will pop up. *the default icon is shutdown. *other options are profiles, restart/reboot, system information and one on the far left i can't remember.
that will only work in xbmc application, not in games. sorry i can't help you there.
hey qiqiji,
try left & right triggers with the little black button and the "back" button. if you are using evox m8 for your bios those buttons should work as igr.
hope it works for ya.
hey qiqiji,
try left & right triggers with the little black button and the "back" button. *if you are using evox m8 for your bios those buttons should work as igr.
hope it works for ya.
thanks a lot
i just flash a newer m8 bios
igr works :o
brady8714
2005-02-17, 03:22
when i am in a game (for example, playing halo 2 on kai) is there some way i can return to xbmc from the game after it ends? or do i have to reset my xbox every time? thanks in advance
Hullebulle
2005-02-17, 03:48
there is no way unless the game devs add a new menu button like "launch xbmc" to their games.
the only solution is to setup xbmc as your dash and use a bios with igr (in game reset)
JustinT9669
2005-03-03, 08:51
officially for evox bios
the default igr button combo for the m8 and m8plus is:
l trigger + r trigger + l thumb + r thumb.
if you used evtool to edit your bios and you checked the "more compatible" then the igr button combo is:
l trigger + r trigger + back + start
tested with xbmc dash as primary and evox as secondary dash and igr worked!
:kickass:
Brainstorm
2005-03-04, 11:55
ok this is what i have
i was using evox and when i was in game i used the igr function and it goes back to evox so i think it was using te igr function from evox
now im using xbmc and when i use the igr function it works too but it goes back to my ms dashboard and not to xbmc so i think he is now using the bios igr function
what can i do to make it go back to xbmc my xmbc dashboard is on my f drive and my ms dashboard is on my c drive
my evox bios was on f drive too so i dont know whats the problem
:nuts:
Xandalus
2005-03-08, 00:32
i have a softmodded xbox, and the only reason i use evox is for the in game reset evox's default.xbe must activate it when it loads. thus, if i make xbmc my default dashboard, i have no igr.
i really want to use xbmc as my dashboard, but i value igr too much. is it possible to activate the ingame reset in the evox bios with xbmc?
you could have the softmod, boot up pbl metoo edition (works on all kernels) and have it load a bfm bios that have igr activated. edit the bfm bios, m8+, with evtool to boot xbmc directly by changing the boot path init.
you can also switch to a uxe exploit that uses nkpatcher wich have igr init.
i suggest you check out the xbe exploits forum on x-s for more tutorials on how to do this.
make sure you have a way to recover if you screw up!!!!!!
hello, how can i activate the igr on xbmc? i want to do it because my games object to lauching and i can't escape from the game when it's running. a other question : if i want to change ma current skin what must i do?thank you
try lft + rgt + black + back while in the game should kick you back to xbmc, i don't know about enabling it, but it works for me
thecubasekid
2005-03-19, 12:51
i have done a softmod with splinter cell game save.
i have xbmc as my boot dash but can exit out to evox if i choose,
i it possible for me to enable the igr in the bois given i have no chip? and if available what is the procedure following a softmod?
thanks
hi. im new here but i have used modded xbox almost 3 years now. i bought an old crt projector and i wanter to make my xbox the center of this home theater system so i decided to change evolution-x dashboard to xbmc.. i've been very happy using xbmc aas my dashboard. everything works just fine and i can run videos and music from the same place as programs and games.
only thing that bother's me is igr. everytime i run game or dvd movie and want to get back to dashboard i have to get up from my sofa to reboot. like i said in the description i have very old homebrew modchip that keep evox d.6 in it.. i think it doesn't even have ejectfix..
so is there any way i can have igr from xbmc? i don't want to buy a new modchip to get flash option.. is there any python scripts that allow igr or is there somekind of cvs build that has igr? or do i just have ask nicely from the creators to make igr to xbmc?
-full-
as far as i know igr is controlled by the bios, i'm sure it's possible to have xbmc reboot or bring up the shutdown menu when a button/combination is pressed.
this isn't what you asked for though, when you are running a game, xbmc has just launched the game and is unloaded from memory so can't reset the box. same thing with playing dvds, assuming you are using a seperate dvd player and not xbmc to play them.
you would be better off looking into flashing your bios, investing in a modchip or getting one of those remote kits that hard resets the xbox.
hey full,
i was wondering what modchip you're using. there are some applications out there that would allow you to flash it by running the app on the xbox. the one that comes to mind is for the old xecuter chips. just an idea.
Gamester17
2005-05-09, 13:57
get "phoenix bios loader", that way you can load any new bios you like (if you set it up as a dashboard it will ever load directly on bootup)
hpimentel
2005-06-30, 00:07
hello,
i'm using xbmc as my dashboard renaming the default.xbe of xbmc as evoxdash.xbe in my c drive.
it's work perfectly, except for the igr that dosen't work. when i run with evox it work but with xbmx dosen't.
some help, i was chaking the evox.ini and all is correct. and the xboxmediacenter.xml don't indicate nothing about this... help please.
i'm using a m8 chip aladdin.
and a maxtor 80gb harddisk
you need to enable igr in that bios of yours. reason it works dwith evox is because (i believe) evox (the dashboard) has this functionality. we don't but instead rely on bios # to support it.
hpimentel
2005-06-30, 03:17
hi pike,
thanks for u fast replay.
some help about how change to enable this option on my bios ?
some program or support? web page...
# option line...?
thanks
search for evtool, it can enable igr on m8 bios
xilencer
2005-07-01, 10:57
a heads up (and bug bump), you'll be getting double reboots with evox igr and it only happens with xbmc as dashboard.
so live with double resets, or configure the bios with the quick igr method which may hang some games.
evilpaddy
2005-07-23, 12:05
hiya guys!
first post on this forum.
i've got a v1.2 xbox with a softmodded tsop.
i was using evox as my primary dash, but i've converted to xbmc when the last build has come out. i modded the box years ago, but i do remember flashing the bios initially so that i could run unsigned code.
i've read in this thread that i need to reflash my bios with a newer revision (x2) in order to reenable igr.
can i flash my original bios with the x2 one?
cheers!
evilpaddy
2005-07-23, 13:37
i found a copy of the x2 bios on [admin note-- we do not recommend using slayer]s cd. that sorted it no problems. igr is working in xbmc now.
cheers!
stircrazie
2005-08-03, 15:58
just want to know is there a way to in game reset on xbmc. i had it before when evox was my dash and now i have xbmc as the default dash. i have to power off my xbox every time now just to start another game (kai)
install a decent bios such as (almost) any x2 flavour..
jpiersons
2005-08-03, 21:37
try holding: l and r triggers along with start and back. should bring you back to dash.
i just couldn't figure out the way to perform "in game reset" by using the dvd remote; just like we could do that from regular game controler.
any thoughts? what are the button combinations?
thanks,
salado
do you know of any games that are remote aware? - i don't.
secondly, igr is a bios feature, and it's they who must add this support (if it's even possible)
i don't quite see the problem(?). both me and my friend use xbmc as dashboard and we both make igr work. i have a fairly old version of xecuter 2 and my friend got the newest 5035 version, and it works on both the xboxes.
Gamester17
2005-09-05, 09:12
@granulf, you must understand the nature of i.g.r. (in game reset) to know why what you are asking is not (and probebely never will be supported):
igr is what is called a "tsrs" program, that means it is loaded into a protected area (a.k.a. persistent memory) of the ram (random access memory) and stays there. igr is not a large program, instead it kind-of 'patches' (or hacks) the existing game-pad library which is loaded in all xbox-games made with the xdk (microsoft xbox software development kit) (it is loaded becuase the game uses it), the igr code reads all the pressed buttons via that library when igr detecteds that the pre-programmed combination has been pressed it executes the reboot sequence. now since no xbox-games has the ir-remote library from the xdk included it can not be patched/hacked the same way, ...but even if it some games had the ir-remote library from the xdk included and loaded the existing igr function has not been programmed/designed to use it so it would not work for you now anyway. please read this entire topic thread to learn more about igr, especially before asking any more questions which will make you seem ignorant (or lazy for not researching the things you ask about first).
ps! xbmc has no built-in support for igr anyway so this isn't a xbmc question anyhow, (igr code exists in xecuter bios and evox dashboard only)!
i'm wondering if there is any way to during a game quit to xbmc without restarting the xbox? is there a key combination or something else? i've tried to search the internet and forums about this question but with no matches.
i'm using xbmc as my default dashboard and the games are on the hdd.
i am using xbmc as default startup, but then igr doesnt work. does anyone know a solution to this?
Hullebulle
2005-12-20, 18:44
it doesn't work cause its not there (no igr in xbmc)
use a bios with igr support.
moved to the right forum and please do a search before starting a new thread. there are many threads about igr. :)
ploter73
2006-01-11, 09:14
can someone please tell me how do you exit from a game and return back to xbmc.
currently i am having to turn the xbox off and on again
has nothing to do with xbmc
modchips have something called igr, in game reset.
search for it.
dustbuster38
2006-01-28, 06:57
hey guys,
i am trying to enable the feature that allows me return to the xbmc dashboard while playing one of my games, without haveing to restart the xbox. is this possbile and how do i do it? on my friends xbox, he pushes left trigger, right trigger and both anolog buttons, this does not work on mine. so what do i do. as always thanks guys
hello
i have previously been using evox as my dashboard and xbmc as an app. i would like to use xbmc as my dashboard, however when xbmc is the dash i cannot perform an ingame reset (igr - both triggers, back, and start).
i think this is because my bios does not support igr, and i believe the reason it worked before was because evox has a built in igr feature itself.
my question is, does the same thing exist for xbmc? or does anyone have any ideas what i could do? i love the idea of having xbmc as my dashboard... but i need the reset ability http://www.xboxmediaplayer.de/forums/non-cgi/emoticons/cry.gif
thanks
have you considered updating your bios to one of the versions that support igr.
i use the x2 4977 (pretty old ) but works very well for me.
/sanjay
frozenfire12
2006-07-23, 03:17
i think it would be sweet if XBMC featured an inprogram IGR/E so like you put in a certain button combination and it resets the game and if you put in a different button combo and it will exit the game straight to XBMC, so you could watch a movie or play a different game. well thats just my two cents
completely unneccessary and bad idea.
the only program which implements IGR is Evox. the way that it does this causes innumberable problems with other programs such as XBMC.
further, every BIOS that any normal mod user is running already has IGR built into it. if we already have this feature at the BIOS level, why does it "need" to be added to XBMC?
all you need to do is make XBMC your default dashboard.
if you are still using Evox, you should look at something newer, pretty much every other dashboard out there is better.
althekiller
2006-08-08, 04:03
^^ Bout time someont said that.
alucardus
2007-05-14, 04:28
I have been searching for a while now, but haven't come across a solution. I have XBMC as a dashboard (it launch directly to XBMC when I select the Evo7 bios and I'm using Xenium Ice). When in XBMC I would select a game, but everytime I want to play something else, I have to turn off the console and turn it on again. This is very inconvenient so the question is if its possible to have IGR with XBMC as the dashboard. Thanks in advance.
alucardus
2007-05-15, 02:00
Don't mean to be rude, but I am using a bios that has IGR. I am using EvoxM7, which has IGR, but when you use XBMC as a dashboard, it doesn't work. Do I have to edit the exox ini or is it in XBMC? Thanks for the reply.
Don't mean to be rude back, but if your bios has IGR, then you should be able to do IGR from anywhere. Has nothing to do with XBMC.
So, if IGR is not working when running XBMC as dash, then your bios does not have it and it was only availabe when you were using evox as your dash.
TS
alucardus
2007-05-15, 03:03
I see what you mean. I will look at the ini file of evox and see if I can change some settings. Also, do you have any recommendations for which bios that does have the IGR with XBMC as the dash. Thanks in advance and I really appreciate your help.
alucardus
2007-05-15, 04:49
I figured it out. I just need to edit my bios to launch XBMC first - hence the dashboard- then I can use IGR anywhere like you said. Thanks for your help!
SandmanCL
2007-05-16, 00:29
I've been using XBMC as a dashboard for a really long time, but IGR stopped working for me when I changed from an old 1.0 xbox to a 1.3 version. I too use a Xenium ICE and have an m7 bios which is edited with EvoTool to enable IGR. Still no luck. Alacardus, do you know what version xbox you have ?
alucardus
2007-05-16, 02:02
hey sm, my xbox v is 1.5...its been working ok now..do you have the latest evom7 bios? maybe that will fix your problem?
alucardus
2007-05-16, 04:18
I just didn't realized that the IGR was built into the bios:rolleyes: learned something and now working so win win :)