Topic: Flashed My 360 With Wrong Keys (Read 144 times)

GunRunner · « **on:** December 18, 2006, 06:19:00 PM »

Hello everyone first let me say I have used this site for many years and have found it to be a wealth of information. Thank you

On to the questions/problem

Today I woke up seeing that there is a new firmware released for the sammy being a ms25 flashed with 3.0 I decided it was time to flash it with the new 5.0b I did do the whole 4000-4200 hex editing like I have done in the past without a problem. But later I learned that I flashed the drive with the keys from my other 360. With the bad keys the unit still plays moves and stuff showing to me the drive was not bricked. Guess I will need to flash it again, no biggy lol wrong!

The drive was once an ms25 but now with the enable 0800 dual layer in the xbox the computer's bios reads the drive as a ms28. With the same boot disk I used in the past (with the proper keys this time) mtkflash gives me a status 51 should be 70. Could anyone advise me? I have tried to flash the drive lot and lots each time trying different timing. I have since taken the 360 apart and have attempted to find the vcc resistor with little luck. Could someone advise me please and thanks?

GunRunner

This post has been edited by GunRunner: Dec 19 2006, 02:24 AM

nu1mlock · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2006, 06:37:00 PM »

Okay, so why not use the included bat-files to generate a correct firmware with the correct key?

About your flashing-problem. I just flashed my 4.2b to 5.0a today. All you need to do (since you have the MS25) is to insert the 0800-disc when in DOS, wait a few seconds (i waited 5), and then flash it like normal (typing the right commands). So, to clearify:

1. Power on your Xbox 360.
2. Power on your PC.
3. Boot from USB-stick.
4. Type mtkflash w /m x50b.bin (press enter)
5. Insert the 0800 disc in your Xbox 360.
6. Wait a few seconds for it to spin up.
7. Choose your sata-controller.
8. Wait for it to flash.
9. Shut down your PC and 360.
10. Go have fun!

I didn't take out the disc until I was done, but that doesn't matter. You can take it out as soon as it has spin up. It might also be a good idea to back up your current firmware just in case.

This post has been edited by nu1mlock: Dec 19 2006, 02:38 AM

GunRunner · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2006, 06:54:00 PM »

Thank you for taking the time to post a reply, i have tried what you are suggesting many time all with the same ill fate. Do you have any other suggestions that may help.... I do have a ms25 but my computer reads it as ms28 since i flashed it with the inccorect keys.

Gunrunner

nu1mlock · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:01:00 PM »

QUOTE(GunRunner @ Dec 19 2006, 02:25 AM)

Thank you for taking the time to post a reply, i have tried what you are suggesting many time all with the same ill fate. Do you have any other suggestions that may help.... I do have a ms25 but my computer reads it as ms28 since i flashed it with the inccorect keys.

Gunrunner

Your drive appears as an MS28 as you have flashed it with 5.0, which is based on MS28.

Could you read the firmware from the drive TODAY before you hexedited the firmware? Try turning off all RAID settings in BIOS and you might also try to disable all IDE-drives for the moment. Are your current sata-chipset compatible with mtkflash? You might want to try using Xtreme Boot Maker for making mtkflash compatible.

You could also try adding /sata to the mtkflash-command, making it "mtkflash r /m /sata orig.bin" (without the quotes).

GunRunner · « **Reply #4 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:07:00 PM »

Thank you once again for taking the time....

All the settings should be okay since i have flashed the unit in the past many times... i have tried /sata as well with the same horrid fate (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Wonder why i keep getting satus 51.... since i really do have the ms25 i would not think it neccesary for all the timing that everyone says is needed for the ms28

anyone have any ideas?

Thank you

Gunrunner

nu1mlock · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:11:00 PM »

If you have the VT6421 chipset, you could try using the bad-flash method. Type "mtkflash r /m /sata orig.bin" and press enter. Then turn off your 360. After a couple of seconds, turn it on, and it should flash directly if that's what's wrong.

GunRunner · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:14:00 PM »

QUOTE(nu1mlock @ Dec 19 2006, 01:42 AM)

If you have the VT6421 chipset, you could try using the bad-flash method. Type "mtkflash r /m /sata orig.bin" and press enter. Then turn off your 360. After a couple of seconds, turn it on, and it should flash directly if that's what's wrong.

Since the drive still plays dvds and retail games i dont think it is a bad flash i could be wrong... I have a nvidia nForce chipset (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Gunruner101

nu1mlock · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:20:00 PM »

QUOTE(GunRunner @ Dec 19 2006, 02:45 AM)

Since the drive still plays dvds and retail games i dont think it is a bad flash i could be wrong... I have a nvidia nForce chipset (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

What nforce chipset do you have?

Well, if the drive still plays original games, you haven't flashed it with the wrong key atleast. If you had, it would ONLY play DVD's. Atleast that's a good thing. It seems that you've flashed it with the original firmware if it doesn't read your backups anymore. Or you might have burned them on bad discs? Maybe they all just stopped working. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Can it be something wrong with your 0800 disc? If you can, try burning it again on a DL disc.

This post has been edited by nu1mlock: Dec 19 2006, 03:20 AM

Exobex · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:22:00 PM »

X360SAM 0.6 can be used to force a drive to report as ms25. Get one of your previous hacked.bin files if you don't have an orig.bin, rename it to orig.bin, then do:-
X360SAM orig.bin xtrem50a.bin hacked.bin ms25
Voila! One ms25-reporting firmware. Once you've inserted your 0800 disk, waited 10 seconds then removed it, the drive should be flashable without problems. No need to do the resistor trick.

nu1mlock · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2006, 07:28:00 PM »

Or, if you dont have X360SAM, go with the included bat-files from the X50 release. Get your hacked/original from a previus flash, rename it to ORIG.BIN and use "Make X50a.bin Report as MS25" or "Make X50b.bin Report as MS25". Then do the 0800 thingie.

syntaxerror329 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2006, 08:17:00 PM »

QUOTE(GunRunner @ Dec 19 2006, 02:45 AM)

Since the drive still plays dvds and retail games i dont think it is a bad flash i could be wrong... I have a nvidia nForce chipset (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Gunruner101

The susggestion to use bad flash method was not becuase anyone thinks your flash is bad. Its because it will allow you to flash even with firm guard on. You must have a via 6421 chipset as already stated to do this.

If you cant get your hands on the VIA card then only thing i can suggest is try the Enable 800 disk method again. Also FYI the enable 800 disk must be burned on a DL apparently.

GunRunner · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2006, 08:49:00 PM »

QUOTE(syntaxerror329 @ Dec 19 2006, 02:48 AM)

The susggestion to use bad flash method was not becuase anyone thinks your flash is bad. Its because it will allow you to flash even with firm guard on. You must have a via 6421 chipset as already stated to do this.

If you cant get your hands on the VIA card then only thing i can suggest is try the Enable 800 disk method again. Also FYI the enable 800 disk must be burned on a DL apparently.

I have tried all the methods available to me with still no dice i think this is what has happened to me, i flashed it with the wrong keys this i know but i think for enable 0800 to work i need the correct keys on the drive in order for the dual layer 0800 to work... could i be correct in this assumption? the only thing left to do is to buy a via chipset pci card.. any ideas on what one i am to buy?

Thank you everyone for your time and help
Gunrunner

ps the unit does not play original games sorry for the mis information b4

This post has been edited by GunRunner: Dec 19 2006, 04:50 AM

TristanBlade · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2006, 01:47:00 AM »

QUOTE(GunRunner @ Dec 18 2006, 10:20 PM)

I have tried all the methods available to me with still no dice i think this is what has happened to me, i flashed it with the wrong keys this i know but i think for enable 0800 to work i need the correct keys on the drive in order for the dual layer 0800 to work... could i be correct in this assumption? the only thing left to do is to buy a via chipset pci card.. any ideas on what one i am to buy?

Thank you everyone for your time and help
Gunrunner

ps the unit does not play original games sorry for the mis information b4

The drive key should not affect how enable0800 works.

I don't know if it has gotten rid of the dual layer compatibility for enable0800 or not but v5 firmware says it supports single layer discs for enable0800 now. Try burning enable0800 iso onto a single layer dvd-r/+r - make sure booktype is set to dvd-rom - and see if that works for ya.

vinomarky · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2006, 04:27:00 AM »

Agree with TrinstanBlade - your drive is now behaving like a MS28 with the 5.0 firmware on it.

Wrong DVD keys will not affect this.

Using correct 'bad flash' technique (read, need VIA chipset) this should be easily remedied. Otherwise, the Enable 800 disk SHOULD work (although, only having used the bad flash technique before I van not say this from experience)

Good luck

GunRunner · « **Reply #14 on:** December 19, 2006, 09:55:00 AM »

Thank you all, i managed to get it going you were correct i needed to burn another enable 0800 disk. all working thank you all

Gunrunner

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