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Commodore4eva Xtreme Firmware for Hitachi-LG 47D Xbox 360 DVD Drive Posted by XanTium | June 14 23:15 EST

It's released! Commodore4eva, who already released a modified firmware for the Xbox1 Samsung drive and Toshiba-Samung TS-H943 Xbox 360 drive some time ago, now released a modified firmware of the Hitachi-LG GDR-3120L Xbox360 DVD drive. This release will only work if you have a Hitachi-LG with FW version 47D, FW version 46D will need a different release that will be out later (it patches the onboard FW and does not fully overwrite it, so it's easy to understand you will need a different release for a Hitachi-LG drive with firmware 47D and 46D). The procedure to flash your drive (Geebee already wrote a great guide (see v23) for it) is easier than with the Toshiba-Samsung drive, because you will just have to update a few banks of your FW flash chip (done fully automagically with a bat file included in the release). This means you will not have to first dump the FW (although we suggest you do this and if you follow the procedures in the Commodore4eva readme below, the xtreme.bat file will auto make a full backup prior flashing. If you want to backup your FW manually ... this guide should help (see v23)), get the key, patch the key on the modified FW and reflash the whole modified w/ key FW to the drive. Instead you can directly partially 'patchflash' the onboard chip with the modified code keeping the rest of the FW (like drive key) untouched. Also, unlike the Toshiba-Samung, the Hitachi-LG drive will be recognised by Windows in modeb ('debug'), so it'll make flashing the drive easier and it will not require an additional FW to raw dump your Xbox 360 discs in Windows. However, just like with the Toshiba-Samsung H943 drive you will have to burn your games on dual-layer DVD+DL discs (even if image is below 4.7gb ... this is because of security checks on layer0) and you'll have to use raw/unedited images patched with the Security Sector (SS) and of the same region as your console (or if game is regionfree that's fine too of course). A good guide on how you can dump your own games, get SS and patch it is available here (see v18). Which drive do you have? Toshiba-Samung or Hitachi-LG ... here the easy 'tray check': (IMG:http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/dvd/TS-HLG_s400.jpg) To see the version of FW your Hitachi-LG drives has you will have to open your case (and void warranty) though, as far as I know. The FW (rom) version is written on the sticker on top of the drive (red circle on image below): (IMG:http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/dvd/HL-romversion_xs_s400.jpg) Here the Readme/NFO of the release by Commodore4eva on xboxhacker.net: Here it is, the long awaited World first Xbox 360 backup firmware modification to boot game backups on Hitachi! Features: * Boots all Xtreme Xbox 360 backups * Boots all Xtreme Xbox 1 backups supported by emulator * Boots all Xbox 360 originals * Boots all Xbox 1 originals supported by emulator * Use on Xbox Live at own risk Technical details: * Reads Xbox 360 security sector from PSN 04FB1F (Layer 0) * Reads Xbox 1 security sector from PSN 605FF (Layer 0) * Flashes sector 9003e000 (Master Checksum) * Flashes sector 90035000 (Security Sector Read) * Flashes sector 9001c000 (Drive Response Table Decrypt) * Flashes sector 90003000 (Custom Code) * Flashes sector 90027000 (Challenge Response) Flashing your drive: xtreme.bat automatically makes a backup of your dvd drive firmware called orig.bin. Plug SATA cable from DVD drive to PC. Power cable drive still connected to Xbox 360 Ensure Hitachi drive is in 'mode b' either by two wire trick or slax linux boot cd Go to Windows Run xtreme.bat batch file from a dos prompt specifing drive letter eg "xtreme.bat g" All done! Run restore.bat to revert to original firmware eg "restore.bat g" Thanks to everyone at Xboxhacker.net for all their discussions. Thanks go to Seventhson for flashsec and memdump and Loser for firmcrypt, without these tools this would not be possible. Hitachi drive seems to be less tolerant of dual layer media. Try a few times to boot a backup. Firmware for 46 version will be released soon but I cannot test it. Code is offset slightly throughout the firmware. News-Source: xboxhacker.net Download: n/a (might be illegal to distribute under DMCA/EUCD) Tutorials written by geebee to install modified FW and make your own dumps: here

[eyric101]

wow congrats!  Does this by any chance mean you won't have to do DL dvd's? or am I only dreaming?

[njgsng2004]

You still need to do DLs Also it will not read them as good , Lucky I have a sammy

[halikus]

EYRIC101 :   Boots all Xtreme Xbox 360 backups.   Sounds like DL to me....

Works like a charm (on DL (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ).  Cheers.

[SonicvanaJr]

Haha awesome. Finally all the lamers can stop complaining. Can't wait to see the development of this over the next couple days

Cheers

 

[xboxexpert]

OMFG I just nutted.

[eyric101]

QUOTE(halikus @ Jun 14 2006, 10:37 PM)

EYRIC101 : Boots all Xtreme Xbox 360 backups. Sounds like DL to me....

Works like a charm (on DL ). Cheers.

Good point.  I just thought the reason it needed to be DL was because it read the security sector from the second layer (layer 1?)  But if it reads current backups then I should lay off the pipe!

[jmbear]

Works great!! Using Vebatim +DL media.... thanks Comm4eva!!

[spidernnky]

man i have a 46 looks like i have to wait a little longer

[Textbook]

Congratulations!  Yay!  

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"Hitachi drive seems to be less tolerant of dual layer media." ---> does this mean game will load slower?? and whats the percentage for successful bootup? thx

[drewboi]

WOOT...

[PurpleHippo]

C4E is the man.  

[joemommz]

Commodore 4 Eva you just saved me a ton of money by switching to Hitachi!!!

[sicknasty413]

QUOTE(xboxexpert @ Jun 14 2006, 10:44 PM)

OMFG I just nutted.

hahahahhaahah that was hilarious

But you know what sucks!?!?! I HAVE A F&*^@$#! VERSION 46! THIS IS SO G*%

wahh, im gonna go cry.

But good job commodore4eva, youll make version 47 people happy