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QUOTE(DiamondKing1976 @ Mar 10 2011, 01:15 PM)

Come on, why else wouldn't I use the alt point? LOL. I lifted the pad, I am getting real good at doing that!

Thanks for the help. I will see what that does.

If all else fails, could I solder to the middle point in the bridge?

If you lifted the pad i suggested in my tutorial then it breaks the circuit for both FT1U2 and DB1F1

I have fixed this for customers in the past and i took some pictures. I used a lenline fibreglass brush to prepare the trace and lined up a tiny AWG30 kynar wire to then trace then added some flux and touched it with my soldering iron with a drop of solder already on the tip. The results were very good and this console is still working today. This console actually had 5 more broken traces and missing SMD's





You might want to hire a pro to fix this now because you are running out of options to fix this but if you want to fix it yourself thats what has to be done.

[sean222]

Just wanted to say THANK YOU to both of you. This method was VERY easy and the pictures/video made it even easier to actually do.

Just a little confused on the software part...I'm noob when it comes to all this "smc" talk...do I have to do anything special?

All I did was load up the latest JTAG Tool and selected the "aud_clamp" option [not the "aud_clamp & dvd" option] and I made a 12611 freeboot with my cpu key and flashed it. I don't have to do any smc patching or anything?

New dash loads of fine and seems to be running well, thanks again! Much appreciated.

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QUOTE(Blackaddr @ Mar 10 2011, 07:04 PM)

Very nice rework  

Thank you Blackaddr. You should have seen the rest of it. Every jtag point and alt point was butchered including the nand read points.  

QUOTE(sean222 @ Mar 11 2011, 07:18 PM)

Just wanted to say THANK YOU to both of you. This method was VERY easy and the pictures/video made it even easier to actually do.

Just a little confused on the software part...I'm noob when it comes to all this "smc" talk...do I have to do anything special?

All I did was load up the latest JTAG Tool and selected the "aud_clamp" option [not the "aud_clamp & dvd" option] and I made a 12611 freeboot with my cpu key and flashed it. I don't have to do any smc patching or anything?

New dash loads of fine and seems to be running well, thanks again! Much appreciated.

Because the jtag tool you used has a built in feature for aud_clamp smc patch you don't need to do anything else. I prefer to use bestpigs tool and it requires manual replacement of the smc.bin file. I keep bugging best pig to add that feature to his tool and even sent him a little donation but still he hasn't added it even though anyone that is doing these jtag's the right way is using aud_clamp and the transistor method.

[syst3merror]

ok, I'm trying to finish up a tutorial guide for jtagging (mostly for myself but might release it to others)

Using the boxxdr method layed out in this thread, you can install this on all exploitable motherboard revisions (jasper, falcon, and xenon) but the wiring has to lead to different points for a xenon board correct? (they would be wired to the spots as directed by Mad.Boxer in his photo right?)

Also, when doing this boxxdr method, you would use jtag tool and tell it to use the SMD AUD_CLAMP mod....but this isn't needed on the xenons correct?

Thanks again and I hope I have the info correct.

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QUOTE(syst3merror @ Mar 13 2011, 05:37 PM)

ok, I'm trying to finish up a tutorial guide for jtagging (mostly for myself but might release it to others)

Using the boxxdr method layed out in this thread, you can install this on all exploitable motherboard revisions (jasper, falcon, and xenon) but the wiring has to lead to different points for a xenon board correct? (they would be wired to the spots as directed by Mad.Boxer in his photo right?)

Also, when doing this boxxdr method, you would use jtag tool and tell it to use the SMD AUD_CLAMP mod....but this isn't needed on the xenons correct?

Thanks again and I hope I have the info correct.

Yup, you got it all right.
We don't use aud_clamp on Xenons because thet already have the perfect signal lines for the jtag. We are using the same signal lines we always have just doing it with the flawless transistor method.

Please send me a link to your tutorial before you release it. That is if you would like my input on it.

[syst3merror]

awesome thanks! I will definitely send you the guide that I am making....feel free to let me know anything you see that might be wrong or needs improvement!

[slimwadey i]

Hi , nice wiring
i have just jtagged using this method and my wiring looks like this



But iam having trouble sorting the SMC signals

Console is a falcon with 6xxx dash

I downloaded and used a patched SMC Xell from the link in this thread , this gave me my CPU key

but when i try to make a freeboot with either Jtagtool using the AUD_clamp option or the bestpig i always get an error

ok i have jtagged a few falcons before with the old method and had to convert to xbr then use either tool

i tried this but it gave me E79

I am now using the "update my SMC" tool to patch to the correct points but i keep getting E79

can anyone give me some advice on how to get this xbox working , maybe a tut about patching the SMC to be correct ?

Thanks
Slim

[ClickCLK]

Hi there. I had jtagged 5 xboxes (1 falcons and 4 zephyrs) with this guide and every one of them now got RRoD. Three 0102 (3 zephyrs), 0020 (Zephyr) and 0001 (falcon). I'm pretty sure that all nands were the right ones, because when i flashed freeboot on this consoles they worked for one to five minutes each, except for 0001 falcon, xell worked on all consoles.

I can't understand, is this really a way to bad luck or something wrong with the tutorial. Did everything like in the tut.

Four of five consoles were with stock nand, one (0020 zephyr) was on freeboot already (with diode wiring to ARGON_DATA). 0001 on falcon is really strange, checked everything then flashed stock nand back and undone jtag - still 0001.

Flashed stock nands and undone jtag on every console and all of them are still dead with same error codes.

All of this is very strange, becausw with this five xboxes i did 3 xenons on transistor wiring and all of them are still works. Please help me, I really dont know what to do (I think reball is the only solution ).

P.S:  my english is still bad, sorry for this.

[sizanx]

I have question about the transistor method. I have already jtagged my falcon using diodes (1N4148) and used DB1F1 and AUD_CLAMP, so my SMC is already patched to aud_clamp.

I am getting random E79, so wanna use the transistors instead, but do I need to flash again using the LPT cable, when my SMC is patched? or can I just safely use this method without changing any software? (I cut the cables the first time )

I would prefer using BAT41 diodes if I need to flash..

[AZImmortal]

QUOTE(sizanx @ Apr 16 2011, 10:25 AM)

I have question about the transistor method. I have already jtagged my falcon using diodes (1N4148) and used DB1F1 and AUD_CLAMP, so my SMC is already patched to aud_clamp.

I am getting random E79, so wanna use the transistors instead, but do I need to flash again using the LPT cable, when my SMC is patched? or can I just safely use this method without changing any software? (I cut the cables the first time )

I would prefer using BAT41 diodes if I need to flash..

As long as you're using the same points, you don't need to update the smc.

[freeskier44]

Sadly the new Jtag tool does not have support for just Aud_Clamp...

[korn_16_f_t_l]

QUOTE(MadBoxer @ Nov 13 2010, 08:22 AM)

Boxxdr,
I went ahead and posted the photo on photobucket. This is a couple views of the Xenon board I just finished with the transistor method. Hopefully this will help clear up some of the confusion people are having. Feel free to host it on boxxdr.com and add it as an example in your tutorial if you want. All that I ask is that you give me credit for the photo example. I can also supply you with hi-res versions if you need it. You may also notice, I used 1/8w resistors and it works flawless! I like how clean it is with 1/8w ones.

ok so by looking at this picture we can use ALL ORIGINAL solder points correnct? i really dont want to screw around with all the AUD_CLAMP stuff and what not just want my JTAG to work lol

want to read about some of the problems i have had read on this thread over here: http://www.team-xecu...ead.php?t=55211

this zepher has been nothing but a pain in my ass i just now decided to pick up the JTAG project again because i got so aggravated by it at first

also a side note it appears to me that this transistor method is a refined method of this image i seen while looking for other ways to wire the JTAG


any one ever try the above method with just a 100ohm resistor, and if so any luck?

also not i have seen freeboot load on my system the only reason i undid what was working becaus it wasent working 100% reliable so i know its exploitable just working out the kinks is the issue

[GvM]

Hello.
I was thinking for a while to jtag my falcon. Then I checked my 'spare-parts box' looking for required transistors and resistors.
So here is my question. I didn't found 2n3904 transistor, but someone stated that almost any 'npn' is okay.
I have these:
- 2n5551
- bc337-25
- c945 gc008
Is it fine to use them?
Can any shit happen if something will go wrong? I mean I want to try soldering them, then try to read nand and if I won't be able to get it I will just unsolder all the shit and get back to using ix1.6
Am I doing right?

[Iancampbell23]

After i do the hardware mod will my xbox still load? I think I can do the motherboard work but I dont know anything about software any help would be awesome thanks.

[Romen]

Ok...

To yse AUD_CLAMP.. what do you have to do with your smc.bin file i grab from best pig?

I copied out the smc.bin file.. ran that smc_io smc_old.bin smc.bin and copied the new smc.bin in to bestpig, completed the image...

updated the flash.. worked fine (I still have the diodes connected!) rebooted the xbox, and it booted fine in to xellous and the new dash.. however, i didnt think that should happen until I installed the transistors and used the new points?? Am i missing something? lol

EDIT: only thing i can think of is I accidently copied the original smc.bin back by mistake lol