Topic: E66 Fix For Swapped Mobos/dvd Roms (Read 406 times)

spydermixx · « **on:** November 03, 2006, 12:45:00 AM »

sorry for starting a new topic but i couldnt find a concrete answer for this anywhere, but is there a working fix for those of us who have taken the fall update and have the E66 error but who have swapped mobos or dvds?

I am under the impression that restoring the drive (hitachi) still results in an E66 (at least for me). If anyone in the same or similar position has fixed theirs since the update I'd love to hear how!

Mongolive · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2006, 12:50:00 AM »

If you would have used the searched function you already got an answer.....

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=559755

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=559639

spydermixx · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2006, 01:10:00 PM »

I had read those thanks, but both those links concern the samsung drives which unfortunately i dont own. I seem to have tried nearly every combination of FW i can think of but everything returns an E66. the factory reset thing sounds great but doesnt seem to do anything when i try it, has anyone actually had any success with this?

fat · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2006, 01:54:00 PM »

spydermixx: I am in the same situacion y have read all the forums.
I have also tried every combination of firmwares with the same results E66!!
my original dvd was a hitachy 59 but now y have a samsung.

I also tried a hitachy 47 (not 59) with mi original key with no luck

i think i need the same model and number hitachi 59dj to fix it

sorry for my english I am spanish.

Looouky · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2006, 02:03:00 PM »

did you guys follow the exact steps for the factory reset?

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=559651

This post has been edited by Looouky: Nov 3 2006, 10:03 PM

spydermixx · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2006, 03:37:00 PM »

Looouky, have you tried the factory reset yourself? i cant seem to get it to do anything for me. It goes back a screen as if i have pressed the B button.

fat · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2006, 03:46:00 PM »

factory reset do not work fo me also,, only clear the cache
there is no way to reset the updatet dashboard.

myfranco · « **Reply #7 on:** November 03, 2006, 04:02:00 PM »

I'm in the same situation (I switched 59dj with 47D )
When i check original.bin i can see HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0047 in the line 3D482
What if we make the fw and then change 0047 to 0059 with 47flash.exe (the same way we insert the key)? As i had a 59dj drive which is bricked now , the dashboard would get the drive information and will return with correct code.

Is it possible?

This post has been edited by myfranco: Nov 4 2006, 12:02 AM

Looouky · « **Reply #8 on:** November 03, 2006, 05:33:00 PM »

Sorry guys the reset code is LeftTrig RightTrig X Y LeftBump RightBump Left Left X X, I tried today doesn't seem to clear out the update, just clears the settings but it still might have a chance. Let me know what occurs.

spydermixx · « **Reply #9 on:** November 04, 2006, 12:31:00 AM »

myfranco: i was thinking the same thing when i went through my fw dump last night. i was thinking youd have to change that line and the one just above it (where its written backwards). as it seems to work with the samsungs it might work with ours. my only problem is i bought my mobo on ebay and the guy doesnt remember what drive it originally came with. If you do go ahead and change the model number, let me know how it goes!

what suprises me, is im seeing people are successfully swapping drive makes after E66 errors, i just cant work out whats going wrong with ours.

myfranco · « **Reply #10 on:** November 04, 2006, 04:41:00 AM »

@Spydermixx i have no idea how to change it.I mean after we encrypt the orig.bin,i don't know which that line would be.And changing 47 to 59 or 46 to 59 etc.. is okey or not,that i don't know at all.
I sent P.M. to Garyopa asked that.I'm waiting for answer.There must be a fix for replaced or downgraded drives.

langnao · « **Reply #11 on:** November 04, 2006, 07:24:00 AM »

What to change to match to the original drive is not difficult. If you unrar the FWPACK, you will see a list of all the different firmware. Just find the one that you need. The difficult part is to know what are the sector to change when you wanna flash if back to your drive firmware since for hitachi drive, you don't modify the whole firmware rather the specify portion ...

myfranco · « **Reply #12 on:** November 04, 2006, 08:07:00 AM »

@langnao that's exactly what i want to know.Which sectors? If we know that ,everything would be easy.Since MS checks if there's a downgrade, as far as we make it look like 59 firmware ,everything would be fine.However,there are 46,47 and 59.When i checked 47 and 59 i found that line in different adresses.

Would be piece of cake for Garyopa.

fat · « **Reply #13 on:** November 04, 2006, 09:23:00 AM »

wouldnt be easy to write a COMPLETE 059bin in a 047 drive instead ?
Will I brick the drive? if dont
how do I use Flashsec to Write the whole firmware ?

myfranco · « **Reply #14 on:** November 04, 2006, 10:41:00 AM »

I think flashing the whole firmware would not be possible.(At least not with the present flasher)
What we need is to flash a certain area which reports the correct code back to the dashboard.I found that gdr3120l0046 and 0047 are in the same adress($3D482) but 0059 is in a different adress.I have no idea if that sector is reporting the fw version back to the dash.It's just a guess.

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