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[myfranco]

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I've made my usb drive as boot using the Xtreme boot maker.

I choose my SATA driver and isntall into my usb drive
so i start up my pc and xbox 360
it boot up to A:/>
I switch on my xbox 360
i type "mtkflash r /m orig.bin"
It shows 2 driver:
1 : Xtreme Pri Master
2 : Xtreme Pri Slave

So i choose 1. and it says somethign like Port at0

Maybe you connected your drive to primary  slave. Why don't you check the 2nd option. Otherwise,your chipset might not be compatible. I used ich5 with ms25 which seems to be compatible(no success %0) , nforce 3(success 2 times %100) tried 6421a with more than 12 times for 8 xbox 360(%100 success)

@CaPtBlaCk is your card raid version of 6421? If so find a way to disable raid.
Turn pc on , boot into dos , turn 360 on , type mtkflash r /m orig.bin ,options come up , turn off 360 , choose the corresponding option , wait around 10 sec , turn 360 on . You can try different timing too.

@mc gusto why can't you see if it is ms25 or ms28? it's written on the dvd drive label.

ONE MORE THING: DON'T USE CONNECTIVITY KIT!!!! THAT MIGHT CAUSE SUCH TROUBLES!!!

[pure_bluff]

Hi, myfranco, my thread stating a similar problem to captblack is a few posts doe.

My card has raid, but Im doing nothing different to what I done on my MS28 (only diff, mine was pref;ashed)

Any ides?

[mc gusto]

Myfranco,
unfortunately, I cannot see the drive label as the accessing via a cutout under the harddrive.
I'll js click off both boxes (ms 28/25).
Thats ok, im going to follow ur guide and see if it works before my sata pci card arrives.

[myfranco]

Connectivity kits cause trouble.Open the box is the best way.If yours is ms28 you can't flash without via6421

[gam3r]

QUOTE(myfranco @ Dec 25 2006, 03:30 AM)

To Flash a ms28 is almost same.The only difference is to turn off 360 before choosing your sata card (right after mtkflash command) and wait for 10 sec(which is known as 10 sec trick ,turn it on. Timing is important and you may try for a couple of times for right timing.You need a via 6421 sata card for ms28.

This is the easiest way i do all the time.I never used sam...exe or kdx .Simply these 2 applications makes me sure i have the

correct key and correct mtkflash chosen. If you find easier way don't hesitate to post.

I do not take any responsibility. Do it on your own risk.

I need some clarification on this bit. So your saying if you have a MS28 you need to do this:

do the mtkflash command
turn off the 360
select the via chipset
wait 10 seconds
turn the 360 on

that right?

[dbldown768]

QUOTE(myfranco @ Jan 3 2007, 03:22 AM)

Connectivity kits cause trouble.Open the box is the best way.If yours is ms28 you can't flash without via6421

just to clarify for myself, do you hookup the 360 drive to the pc using the power supply from the 360 while connecting the SATA port to your pc.  However you need crock clips to connect the 360 chassis to the pc chassis, correct?  

Where to u get these clips?  radio shack or something?

[gam3r]

QUOTE(dbldown768 @ Jan 3 2007, 03:06 PM)

just to clarify for myself, do you hookup the 360 drive to the pc using the power supply from the 360 while connecting the SATA port to your pc.  However you need crock clips to connect the 360 chassis to the pc chassis, correct?  

Where to u get these clips?  radio shack or something?

I don't think croc clips are essential, they are just to ground the 360 and protect it from static charges. If your carful and don't touch anything inside apart from the drive, and place your 360 on a surface and not carpet you should be ok, atleast i think. Same applies with PC's..

[DanUK]

QUOTE(myfranco @ Dec 25 2006, 05:30 AM)

To Flash a ms28 is almost same.The only difference is to turn off 360 before choosing your sata card (right after mtkflash command) and wait for 10 sec(which is known as 10 sec trick ,turn it on. Timing is important and you may try for a couple of times for right timing.You need a via 6421 sata card for ms28.

well i was following another tutorial and it did not mention about the ms28 needing the 10 second trick. i was sitting at my pc for ages wondering what i was doing wrong, then i found this tutorial and those few lines quoted above sorted it out for me. I thank you for your time in writing the tutorial it helped me figure out what i was doing wrong  

[hiros]

MyFranco,

Perhaps you can help me with some advice...

My DVD is a Samsung ms28 loaded with X5.1D, have been flashing successfully using your 10sec trick with VIA6421.

Now, I was flashing the X5.2 update but the write process stopped on the 2nd block at 22% and since then I'm not able to do anything with the ms28. 10sec trick no longer works.

Hooked another ms28 to test and it works fine with 10sec trick so I believe the problem is a bad flashing in my 1st ms28.

Any idea what I can try next before going for external programming?

Thanks

[penfolduk]

just done a MS25 used 5.2c followed tut everything came out gr8

now i just need to know now the firmware is a spoofed MS28 will i need to use the enable800 disc and the 10sec trick to reflash it in the future?

[myfranco]

@pure_bluff if you give more info about your pc configuration , your 360 , flashed firmware and which firmware you want to reflash i could be more helpful.

@mc gusto i see your problem but it seems that you have ms28 if you're doing everything in order.You better open your box to see what exactly it is.

@gam3r

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do the mtkflash command
turn off the 360
select the via chipset
wait 10 seconds
turn the 360 on

you're right .However,you can try different timing like 2-3-5 sec.

@dbldown768

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do you hookup the 360 drive to the pc using the power supply from the 360 while connecting the SATA port to your pc

yes, it's how i do.I'm using a simple via6421a sata card for it. I'm not using those crock clips because i have a long sata cable and 360 and pc don't touch each other.I'm using a thick book to put 360 on. You need to be careful about it.I empty everthing on my table(especially metal ones) and i don't touch 360 during the whole process.I only use power button to turn it on&off.

@hiros bad for you.I reflashed a samsung ms25 after the bad flash using nforce3 chipset. Does your dvd drive eject? if so you need to try enable0800 disc to reflash.If it doesn't eject and 10 sec trick doesn't work, it seems that your drive needs to be reprogrammed. If there is anybody knows how to do it for ms28 ,let us know.

@penfolduk your drive is physically ms25 so that you don't need 10 sec.However,for firmware above 4.0 you need to use enable0800 disc.

[schex86]

I had a Hitachi 47 prior to the fall update, but after it was bricked I exchanged it for my current MS28. I had an nForce3 onboard SATA controller and I tried everything I could to get it to detect the drive with absolutely no luck.

I finally broke down and purchased a VIA 6421A chipset SATA controller card (PCI) on eBay for $20 (including shipping). The first time I tried the method mentioned in this thread it worked like a charm. Talk about some positive feedback!!!

One note, you need to use the 10 second trick with the MS28 everytime you want to detect it, including when you read the original firmware (to get the key). I don't think that was mentioned for that portion.

Anyway, I'm very pleased with the Toshiba MS28 now that its flashed. Its a little quiter than the Hitachi, and it does a much better job at detecting media. I had 3 or 4 backups that the Hitachi just would not recognize, the Toshiba has no problems with them.

Btw, I used Xtreme Boot Maker, USB boot, flashed Xtreme 52c (dual speed/default fast).

[tantatium]

1. Do i need to use this tutorial to flash my standard xbox ts-H943A (F/W ms25) DVD-Drive into the new Xtreme Firmware 5.2.
Because there are lots of different ways?
2. And will it works on nVidia Nforce4 chipsets?

[hiros]

Dear myfranco

Just to let you know that I could finally recover my bad flashed ms28 today!

Symptom:
- Had a bad flash on my ms28 when flashing X52D
- Flashing stopped at bank2 22%...
- 10sec method was no longer working
- eject tray was not working

How I could fix:
- No special trick but just perseverance with the 10sec method using VIA6421 chipset SATA...
- The procedure used was the same as 10sec method, but changed the timing slightly
- It worked when I power on the xbox360 DVD and simultaneously hit the keyboard to select VIA6421 port
- Had to try many times (>20) to get it wok but it paid off

Good luck

[myfranco]

@schex86 Glad to hear it worked for you.

@tantatium Yes there are lots of different ways to flash ms25 and this is one of them.Nforce 4 chipset works fine with ms25 and you can use this system.

@Hiros thanks for sharing and good you made it worked.Simultaneous hitting is a good hint for those whose drives are bricked somehow.