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[MatrixX]

Finally I Did It!  

I upgraded from v3.3 to v5.2a.
I d/led Xtreme 5.2 from the usual places.
Then I loaded up Xtreme Boot Maker v0.5.3 (RC1) and created the boot disk on a 10GB partition on my SATA drive.  I have a nForce4 mobo so I used the MTKFlash Option.
I used NTSF4DOS cd to boot into dos and read the orig.bin. (which is actually my hacked v3.3 FW)
Loaded Windows and copied the 'orig.bin' file to the Xtreme52 folder and ran 'Make Xtreme firmware.cmd' and created it a 'X52A.Bin' file.
Again loaded NTSF4DOS and wrote the 'X52A.Bin' file to the 360 DVD drive…Success!

I tried to upgrading by using the e0800 disk.  I just got a Pioneer 111D and it self installed with v1.23 FW.  I burned the e0800.iso from the Xtreme33 folders on a Verbatim DVD+R DL using ImgBurn.  And it didn't work!!! There goes 4 bucks!  I also got the red ring of death twice while trying this several times! Then the drive wouldn't open and I thought it was done for.  But after a few reboots, it was back to normal.

I thought I could get away with flashing v5.2a on top of v3.3 because my v3.3 FW already had the correct KEY.  And sure enough, it worked!  

Now I'm in the process of burning the e0800 DL DVD for v5.2 so I can run into more problems while backing up.  

Last time I tried to burn the e0800.iso using ImgBurn it complained about the iso being able to fit on a single layer disk but I know it has to be on a DL so I proceeded.  Then it complained about what layer it should go on.  I picked the first layer, meaning layer0.  Could this be the reason why my e0800 disk didn't work on v3.3???  

I'm going to burn it the same way for the e8000.iso for v5.2.  Wish me luck!  I'll report my findings.

[MatrixX]

I burned my first backup!!!

I upgraded to v5.2 from v3.3

I burned the e0800 from the Xtreme42 folder and got Windows to see the 360 drive.

I used Xbox Backup Creator v2.3 to backup and write to DVD+ DL, which was not in the usual places but I found it else where.

It worked fine!

Thanx to everyone in the scene!

[jabski]

glad to hear you got there in the end (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by jabski: Feb 22 2007, 04:49 AM

[cerealkillajme]

You can start with 5.2x FW just fine.  

[Thrilla_cc]

okay i dont see where to download the C4E Xtreme FW 5.2........lol...plz direct me !!!!

[tenaciousd]

QUOTE(zabaf @ Feb 1 2007, 07:24 PM)

I want to go back to the original firmware now to play xbox live, is this possible and how?

Woah... slow down there skippy...

I've been away for about 3 months now, but searching the net still shows no-one has been banned for using live on an xtreme xbox.

I assume this is just a precautionary measure by the Original Poster?

I'm hoping to use mine online when I get it done...

[OriginalCompGeek]

Which firmware is currently on your drive?

[jeffek]

just wanted to say thank you to the people that make this possible
i have just flashed my drive with the 5.2 fw and backed up my first game and all works perfectly
the tutorials on this site are extremely straight foward ... i only wish i knew more about programing so i could give something back to the community ..              

thanks again ,, i am phsyched lol

ps. im using verbatim dvd-r dl and they seem to work perfectly so far
if i have learned anything from reserching, its this , dont skimp on the dvd media

[atomicclay]

Hey, I see the download link was removed. Could somebody PM me somewhere where I could find it? Thanks any help is apreiciated.