Post Codes

The Xbox 360 uses Post Codes to report the current step of the boot process. They can be read using 8 post points on the bottom of the motherboard which form a hex byte.

Post Codes List

The "Possible Cause" indicates possible reasons for post code if the unit is displaying an error code on the front panel or hanging on boot.

1BL

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0x10	BEGIN	1BL entry point
0x11	FSB_CONFIG_PHY_CONTROL	FSB function 1	FSB fail
0x12	FSB_CONFIG_RX_STATE	FSB function 2	FSB fail
0x13	FSB_CONFIG_TX_STATE	FSB function 3	FSB fail
0x14	FSB_CONFIG_TX_CREDITS	FSB function 4	FSB fail
0x15	FETCH_OFFSET	Fetch 2BL offset from flash	GPU, SB, Nand
0x16	FETCH_HEADER	Fetch 2BL header from flash
0x17	VERIFY_HEADER	Verify 2BL header	Bad 2BL header
0x18	FETCH_CONTENTS	Copy 2BL to SRAM	Bad 2BL image
0x19	HMACSHA_COMPUTE	Compute 2BL HMAC hash
0x1A	RC4_INITIALIZE	Initialize 2BL RC4
0x1B	RC4_DECRYPT	Decrypt 2BL	Bad 2BL image
0x1C	SHA_COMPUTE	Compute 2BL hash
0x1D	SIG_VERIFY	Verify 2BL hash	Bad 2BL signature
0x1E	BRANCH	Branch to 2BL

2BL

CB_A

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0xD0		CB_A entry point
0xD1	READ_FUSES	Read eFUSEs
0xD2	VERIFY_OFFSET_CB_B	Verify CB_B offset from flash	Bad CB_B image
0xD3	FETCH_HEADER_CB_B	Fetch CB_B header from flash
0xD4	VERIFY_HEADER_CB_B	Verify CB_B header	Bad CB_B header
0xD5	FETCH_CONTENTS_CB_B	Copy CB_B to SRAM	Bad CB_B image
0xD6	HMACSHA_COMPUTE_CB_B	Generate CB_B hash
0xD7	RC4_INTIALIZE_CB_B	Initialize CB_B RC4
0xD8	RC4_DECRYPT_CB_B	Decrypt CB_B	Bad CB_B image
0xD9	SHA_COMPUTE_CB_B	Compute CB_B hash
0xDA	SHA_VERIFY_CB_B	Verify CB_B hash	Bad CB_B signature
0xDB	BRANCH_CB_B	Branch to CB_B

CB, SB, and CB_B

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0x20		2BL entry point, initialize SoC
0x21	INIT_SECOTP	Initialize Secure ROM and eFUSEs
0x22	INIT_SECENG	Initialize security engine
0x23	INIT_SYSRAM	Initialize system RAM	Bad GPU, RAM
0x24	VERIFY_OFFSET_3BL	Verify 3BL offset from flash	Bad 3BL image
0x25	LOCATE_3BL	Locate 3BL in flash	Bad nand image
0x26	FETCH_HEADER_3BL	Fetch 3BL header from flash
0x27	VERIFY_HEADER_3BL	Verify 3BL header	Bad 3BL header
0x28	FETCH_CONTENTS	Copy 3BL to SRAM	Bad 3BL image
0x29	HMACSHA_COMPUTE_3BL	Compute 3BL hash
0x2A	RC4_INITIALIZE_3BL	Initialize 3BL RC4
0x2B	RC4_DECRYPT_3BL	Decrypt 3BL	Bad 3BL image
0x2C	SHA_COMPUTE_3BL	Compute 3BL hash
0x2D	SHA_VERIFY_3BL	Verify 3BL hash	Bad 3BL signature
0x2E	HWINIT	Hardware initialization	Bad GPU, RAM
0x2F	RELOCATE	Relocate to system RAM
0x30	VERIFY_OFFSET_4BL	Verify 4BL offset from flash	Bad nand image
0x31	FETCH_HEADER_4BL	Fetch 4BL header from flash
0x32	VERIFY_HEADER_4BL	Verify 4BL header	Bad 4BL header
0x33	FETCH_CONTENTS_4BL	Copy 4BL to RAM	Bad 4BL image
0x34	HMACSHA_COMPUTE_4BL	Compute 4BL hash
0x35	RC4_INITIALIZE_4BL	Initialize 4BL RC4
0x36	RC4_DECRYPT_4BL	Decrypt 4BL	Bad 4BL image
0x37	SHA_COMPUTE_4BL	Compute 4BL hash
0x38	SIG_VERIFY_4BL	Verify 4BL hash	Bad 4BL signature
0x39	SHA_VERIFY_4BL	Verify 4BL hash	Bad 4BL signature
0x3A	BRANCH	Branch to 4BL
0x3B	PCI_INIT	Initialize PCI

4BL

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0x40		4BL entry point, setup memory paging	Bad GPU, RAM
0x41	VERIFY_OFFSET	Verify 5BL offset in flash	Bad 5BL image
0x42	FETCH_HEADER	Fetch 5BL header from flash
0x43	VERIFY_HEADER	Verify 5BL header	Bad 5BL header
0x44	FETCH_CONENTS	Copy 5BL to RAM	Bad 5BL image
0x45	HMACSHA_COMPUTE	Compute 5BL hash
0x46	RC4_INITIALIZE	Initialize 5BL RC4
0x47	RC4_DECRYPT	Decrypt 5BL	Bad 5BL image
0x48	SHA_COMPUTE	Compute 5BL hash
0x49	SHA_VERIFY	Verify 5BL hash	Bad 5BL signature
0x4A	LOAD_6BL	Load 6BL
0x4B	LZX_EXPAND	Expand 6BL
0x4C	SWEEP_CACHES	Clear L1 and L2 cache
0x4D	DECODE_FUSES	Decode fuses
0x4E	FETCH_OFFSET_6BL	Fetch 6BL offset from flash
0x4F	VERIFY_OFFSET_6BL	Verify 6BL offset	Bad 6BL offset
0x50	LOAD_UPDATE_1	Load Patch Slot 1	Bad patch slot 1 image
0x51	LOAD_UPDATE_2	Load Patch Slot 2	Bad patch slot 2 image
0x52	BRANCH	Branch to hypervisor
0x53	DECRYPT_VERIFY_HV_CERT	Decrypt and verify HV cert	Bad HV cert

Hypervisor

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0x58	INIT_HYPERVISOR	Initialize hypervisor
0x59	INIT_SOC_MMIO	Initialize SoC MMIO	Bad CPU
0x5A	INIT_XEX_TRAINING	Initialize XEX training
0x5B	INIT_KEYRING	Initialize key ring
0x5C	INIT_KEYS	Initialize keys
0x5D	INIT_SOC_INT	Initialize SoC interrupts
0x5E	INIT_SOC_INT_COMPLETE	Hypervisor initialization complete

Kernel

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0x60	INIT_KERNEL	Initialize kernel
0x61	INITIAL_HAL_PHASE_0	Initialize HAL phase 0
0x62	INIT_PROCESS_OBJECTS	Initialize process objects
0x63	INIT_KERNEL_DEBUGGER	Initialize kernel debugger
0x64	INIT_MEMORY_MANAGER	Initialize memory manager
0x65	INIT_STACKS	Initialize stacks
0x66	INIT_OBJECT_SYSTEM	Initialize object system
0x67	INIT_PHASE1_THREAD	Initialize phase 1 thread
0x68	INIT_PROCESSORS	Initialize processors
0x69	INIT_KEEYVAULT	Initialize keyvault	Bad keyvault
0x6A	INIT_HAL_PHASE_1	Initialize HAL phase 1
0x6B	INIT_SFC_DRIVER	Initialize flash controller
0x6C	INIT_SECURITY	Initialize security
0x6D	INIT_KEY_EX_VAULT	Initialize extended keyvault	Bad keyvault
0x6E	INIT_SETTINGS	Initialize settings
0x6F	INIT_POWER_MODE	Initialize power mode
0x70	INIT_VIDEO_DRIVER	Initialize video driver
0x71	INIT_AUDIO_DRIVER	Initialize audio driver
0x72	INIT_BOOT_ANIMATION	Initialize bootanim.xex, XMADecoder, XAudioRender	Missing/corrupted bootanim.xex
0x73	INIT_SATA_DRIVER	Initialize SATA driver
0x74	INIT_SHADOWBOOT	Initialize shadowboot
0x75	INIT_DUMP_SYSTEM	Initialize dump system
0x76	INIT_SYSTEM_ROOT	Initialize system root
0x77	INIT_OTHER_DRIVERS	Initialize other drivers
0x78	INIT_STFS_DRIVER	Initialize STFS driver
0x79	LOAD_XAM	Initialize xam.xex	Missing/corrupted xam.xex

Panic Codes List

The "Possible Cause" indicates possible reasons for post code if the unit is displaying an error code on the front panel or hanging on boot.

1BL Panics

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0x81	MACHINECHECK	Panic - Machine Check
0x82	DATA_STORAGE	Panic - Data Storage
0x83	DATA_SEGMENT	Panic - Data Segment
0x84	INSTRUCTION_STORAGE	Panic - Instruction Storage
0x85	INSTRUCTION_SEGMENT	Panic - Instruction Segment
0x86	EXTERNAL	Panic - External	CPU interrupt triggered
0x87	ALIGNMENT	Panic - Alignment
0x88	PROGRAM	Panic - Program	Illegal instruction
0x89	FPU_UNAVAILABLE	Panic - FPU Unavailable
0x8A	DECREMENTER	Panic - Decrementer
0x8B	HYPERVISOR_DECREMENTER	Panic - Hypervisor Decrementer
0x8C	SYSTEM_CALL	Panic - System Call
0x8D	TRACE	Panic - Trace
0x8E	VPU_UNAVAILABLE	Panic - VPU Unavailable
0x8F	MAINTENANCE	Panic - Maintenance
0x90	VMX_ASSIST	Panic - VMX Assist
0x91	THERMAL_MANAGEMENT	Panic - Thermal Management
0x92	WRONG_THREAD	Panic - Wrong Thread	1BL executed on wrong thread
0x93	TOO_MANY_CORES	Panic - Too Many Cores	1BL executer on wrong core
0x94	VERIFY_OFFSET	Panic - Verify 2BL Offset	Bad 2BL offset
0x95	VERIFY_HEADER	Panic - Verify 2BL Header	Bad 2BL header
0x96	SIG_VERIFY	Panic - 2BL Signature Verify	Bad 2BL signature
0x97	NONHOST_RESUME_STATUS	Panic - Non Host Resume Status
0x98	NEXT_STAGE_SIZE	Panic - Next Stage Size	2BL size too large

2BL Panics

CB_A

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0xF0	VERIFY_OFFSET_CB_B	Panic - CB_B Verify Offset	Bad CB_B offset
0xF1	VERIFY_HEADER_CB_B	Panic - CB_B Verify Header	Bad CB_B header
0xF2	SHA_VERIFY_CB_B	Panic - CB_B Signature Verify	Bad CB_B signature
0xF3	ENTRY_SIZE_INVALID_CB_B	Panic - Entry Size Invalid	CB_B size too large

CB, SB, and CB_B

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0x9B	VERIFY_SECOTP_1	Panic - Verify eFUSE
0x9C	VERIFY_SECOTP_2	Panic - Verify eFUSE
0x9D	VERIFY_SECOTP_3	Panic - Verify Console Type
0x9E	VERIFY_SECOTP_4	Panic - Verify Console Type
0x9F	VERIFY_SECOTP_5	Panic - Verify Console Type
0xA0	VERIFY_SECOTP_6	Panic - Verify 2BL Revocation	2BL LDV mismatch
0xA1	VERIFY_SECOTP_7	Panic - Verify Secure ROM 7
0xA2	VERIFY_SECOTP_8	Panic - Verify Secure ROM 8
0xA3	VERIFY_SECOTP_9	Panic - Verify Secure ROM 9
0xA4	VERIFY_SECOTP_10	Panic - Verify SMC HMAC	Bad SMC HMAC
0xA5	VERIFY_OFFSET_3BL	Panic - Verify 3BL Offset	Bad 3BL offset
0xA6	LOCATE_3BL	Panic - Locate 3BL	Bad nand image
0xA7	VERIFY_HEADER_3BL	Panic - Verify 3BL Header	Bad 3BL header
0xA8	SIG_VERIFY_3BL	Panic - 3BL Signature Verify	Bad 3BL signature
0xA9	HWINIT	Panic - Hardware Init
0xAA	VERIFY_OFFSET_4BL	Panic - Verify 4BL Offset	Bad 4BL offset
0xAB	VERIFY_HEADER_4BL	Panic - Verify 4BL Header	Bad 4BL header
0xAC	SIG_VERIFY_4BL	Panic - 4BL Signature Verify	Bad 4BL signature
0xAD	SHA_VERIFY_4BL	Panic - 4BL Signature Verify	Bad 4BL signature
0xAE	UNEXPECTED_INTERRUPT	Panic - Unknown Interrupt Vector
0xAF	UNSUPPORTED_RAM_SIZE	Panic - Unsupported RAM Size	Bad GPU, RAM
0xB0	VERIFY_CONSOLE_TYPE	Panic - Verify Console Type	Console type mismatch

4BL Panics

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0xB1	VERIFY_OFFSET	Panic - Verify 5BL Offset	Bad 5BL offset
0xB2	VERIFY_HEADER	Panic - Verify 5BL Header	Bad 5BL header
0xB3	SHA_VERIFY	Panic - 5BL Signature Verify	Bad 5BL signature
0xB4	LZX_EXPAND	Panic - 5BL LZX Decompression	Bad 5BL image
0xB5	VERIFY_OFFSET_6BL	Panic - Verify 6BL Offset	Bad 6BL offset
0xB6	DECODE_FUSES	Panic - Decode Fuses
0xB7	UPDATE_MISSING	Panic - Update Missing	Bad patch slot image
0xB8	SHA_VERIFY_6BL	Panic - 6BL Signature Verify	Bad 6BL signature

5BL/6BL Panics

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0xC1	LZX_EXPAND_1	Panic - LDICreateDecompression
0xC2	LZX_EXPAND_2	Panic - 7BL Size Verification	Bad 7BL image
0xC3	LZX_EXPAND_3	Panic - Header/Patch Fragment Info	Bad 7BL image
0xC4	LZX_EXPAND_4	Panic - Unexpected LDI Fragment
0xC5	LZX_EXPAND_5	Panic - LDISetWindowData
0xC6	LZX_EXPAND_6	Panic - LDIDecompress	Bad 7BL image
0xC7	LZX_EXPAND_7	Panic - LDIResetDecompression
0xC8	SHA_VERIFY	Panic - 7BL Signature Verify	Bad 7BL signature

Hypervisor

Hex	Name	Description	Possible Cause
0xFF	FATAL	Panic - Hypervisor Error