Topic: Nandpro - Could Not Detect Flash Controller (Read 554 times)

notstarman · « **Reply #15 on:** December 06, 2009, 04:50:00 AM »

So I just verified that you need the AV plug in the xbox360 port to make this work. The HDMI just doesn't do it.

Status currently flashing....
Error reading block c0 through c9 and counting.

Next step is to add a diode to pin 11. Does anyone know if it matters if the diode is in the cable or on the motherboard?

This post has been edited by notstarman: Dec 6 2009, 01:01 PM

notstarman · « **Reply #16 on:** December 06, 2009, 06:25:00 AM »

Tried diode in both directions no go on the cable.

Next step is to remove the resistors.

crysisfx · « **Reply #17 on:** December 06, 2009, 08:11:00 PM »

QUOTE(notstarman @ Dec 6 2009, 12:50 PM)

So I just verified that you need the AV plug in the xbox360 port to make this work. The HDMI just doesn't do it.

Status currently flashing....
Error reading block c0 through c9 and counting.

Next step is to add a diode to pin 11. Does anyone know if it matters if the diode is in the cable or on the motherboard?

for diodes and resistors it does not matter as long as its there.

but do you really need the AV cable in? i thought this was able to be done with just power and not turning the 360 on?

Mr.RedRing · « **Reply #18 on:** December 07, 2009, 12:23:00 AM »

I have tried removing the resistors, adding the resistors, adding the diode on 11, still nothing. My soldering is very well done, have been soldering for a long time, there are no shorts or solder splash any where. I saw this thread and gave removing the resistors a go...no dice. I still get this:

Testing LPT device address:0378
Testing LPT device address:0278
Testing LPT device address:03BC
Could not detect a flash controller!
Can not continue

I have messed around with the settings in the bios so many times, SPP, EPP, ECP, AT...nothing.

desktopwind · « **Reply #19 on:** December 07, 2009, 07:53:00 AM »

do you really need the AV cable in? i have HDMI in, and tried 3 pc and bio setup, remove resisters, add diode etc, but all i get is Could not detect a flash controller! please help

vintage_guitar · « **Reply #20 on:** December 07, 2009, 09:10:00 AM »

NO! AV/HDMI was irrelevent for mine being detected. It did not matter so long as the power plug was in, and no resistors on the LPT cable.

zeroprobe · « **Reply #21 on:** December 07, 2009, 09:58:00 AM »

The power supply is turned on to the xbox right?

Ranger72 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 09, 2009, 10:14:00 AM »

QUOTE(Mr.RedRing @ Dec 7 2009, 02:23 AM)

I have tried removing the resistors, adding the resistors, adding the diode on 11, still nothing. My soldering is very well done, have been soldering for a long time, there are no shorts or solder splash any where. I saw this thread and gave removing the resistors a go...no dice. I still get this:

Testing LPT device address:0378
Testing LPT device address:0278
Testing LPT device address:03BC
Could not detect a flash controller!
Can not continue
I have messed around with the settings in the bios so many times, SPP, EPP, ECP, AT...nothing.

Your not the only one man. I have been working on this for way over 80 hours now. I have tried 5 different PC's 3 different 360,s have made 8 cables every connection tested and retested with ohm meter, with and without resisters, with and without diodes, cables as short as 6 inches and as long as 4 feet, upside down, sideways and on the roof and for the life of me I cant get anything to detect a flash controller.

BTW I am a near master solderer and can fallow tutorials to the letter while being blindfolded and both hands tied behind my back and yet does no good for me.

Ranger72 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 09, 2009, 12:56:00 PM »

I did finally get it to detect the flash chip and start reading but all I get now is read errors. Any idea why?

Ranger72 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 09, 2009, 05:15:00 PM »

If anyone was wondering 68ohm resister instead of 100 ohm fixed my read errors.

slikk · « **Reply #25 on:** December 10, 2009, 02:34:00 AM »

QUOTE(Ranger72 @ Dec 9 2009, 11:56 AM)

I did finally get it to detect the flash chip and start reading but all I get now is read errors. Any idea why?

Would you mind explaining how you got it to start reading? I've been tearing my hair out and poring over the forums, tried 3 different PCs and 2 different xboxes, resistors, no resistors, diode, no diode, it does not make a difference NandPro just says no flash controller detected.

At my wits end here...

Ranger72 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 10, 2009, 08:27:00 AM »

QUOTE(slikk @ Dec 10 2009, 04:34 AM)

Would you mind explaining how you got it to start reading? I've been tearing my hair out and poring over the forums, tried 3 different PCs and 2 different xboxes, resistors, no resistors, diode, no diode, it does not make a difference NandPro just says no flash controller detected.

At my wits end here...

When looking at the wiring diagram for the lpt connector make sure you are wiring yours up from the angle of the back of the connector. My problem was that I was looking at the diagram from the angle of the connector that connects to the PC and putting the wires in the corresponding pins behind the connector. After a few days pulling my hair I looked closer at the diagram and turned the connector around and it dawned on me that I may have been looking at it wrong and wiring it up all wrong. Moving the wires to the proper pins from the right way of looking at the diagram fixed my problem.

When I had mine wires wrong I was not able to get the board to power on at all unless the lpt was unplugged. This sounds like the same issue you are having. Willing to bet I am not the only dumbass that has made this mistake so give it a try.

slikk · « **Reply #27 on:** December 10, 2009, 05:12:00 PM »

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately this is not my issue, I have double and triple checked the wiring and I'm sure I've got it the right way around. I was using Relapse's picture to do the wiring. Also, with my xbox plugged into LPT it will turn on just fine, which I found slightly confusing because I thought it wasn't supposed to do that. I could be wrong on that though?

I really don't know what else to do at this point. I'd like to try USB, but as far as I'm aware there's no working solution for 256mb jaspers yet. I'm also reluctant to invest in the hardware without being able to get it working on LPT...

shawndezy115 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 11, 2009, 06:50:00 AM »

no that is false.
when your 360 is plugged into the plt it should not power on.
if it powers on then there is somthing messed up.
make sure to play with your settings in the bios for your lpt port.

my issue was that my conector was flipped and i had to play with my bios settings for lpt.
now i have read erors. i was told to use 68ohms resistors. will try this tonight and confirm.

good luck

slikk · « **Reply #29 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:52:00 AM »

I've tried every bios setting for my LPT ports that there is, on all the computers. It made no difference. It seems like a lot of people are getting the wires backwards... I wish that's all it was for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

This post has been edited by slikk: Dec 11 2009, 05:53 PM

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