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[edimax]

Hi

Im trying to flash an Hitachi 0078 using Maximus v3.0 on reading firmware it asks me. "Do you want to perform a checksum validation to check if the dump is fine"

In the posts ive read and on the youtube video.  I dont see this only "Firmware has been dumped message"

I dont know if im just being paranoid or what.  Can someone please give advice

Cheers

[Gazcoigne]

yes you must check the checksum, because if it isnt the same then the drive will not work correctly if you flash to the drive.

[edimax]

Thanks Gazcoigne for the quick reply.

Its now flashed and working great.  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[T3rry]

good to hear

[OcnewB]

Well if you are good, maybe you could help me. I got the 0078FK in mode b using slax 2.1 I reboot, and it shows up in windows explorer. So far so good.
i run the maximus 3.0. I can see the drive and when i insert a game it will dump the firmware, then i get the same q you have: checksum validation. However when I click compare  the checksum, it doesnt compare/validate (WTF?). So well i think hmm well lets go further (cuz i didnt see it in the youtube vid).So I skip the validation and use/open the orginal.bin file I just created. I start the next routine and create the hacked.bin file. Then i start the patch routine and -oh my- another warning appears. It seems that there are many (more than normal? (at least twice so many differences as in the tutorials and video)) differences and it asks me if i would like to keep original keys on the drive!? If i press yes and i start the patch process it gives an error and my pc hangs completely. If i press no and start patching my pc hangs.
WHats happening?>
Willing to give more information if needed.

This post has been edited by OcnewB: Jan 3 2007, 09:19 PM

[tezza192]

re last post...... can you say what sata chipset you are using? I had the same problem, 78 drives dont like sil chipsets, so if your using one a sil chipset you will have problems, I used a via card and it worked perfectly, so if your flashing a 78 you need to use a via sata chipset,

hope this helps

Tezza

[manicminer]

i am using a via chipset, but cannot get into modeb, the only chipset that will allow me in so far is sil

any help would be appreciated, financially!!!!!!!!!!!

[julagroggen]

QUOTE(tezza192 @ Jan 3 2007, 09:31 PM)

re last post...... can you say what sata chipset you are using? I had the same problem, 78 drives dont like sil chipsets, so if your using one a sil chipset you will have problems, I used a via card and it worked perfectly, so if your flashing a 78 you need to use a via sata chipset,

hope this helps

Tezza

not true, you don't need a via chipset, what you need is a chipset compatible with slax 2.1 and the toolbox. there are reports saying that the toolbox freezes for sil users at some stage, that's why sil might be a problem. however my nforce4 works flawlessly on both slax and the toolbox and i've successfully flashed both a 0078FK drive and a 0059DJ drive. good luck.

[OcnewB]

QUOTE(tezza192 @ Jan 3 2007, 09:31 PM)

re last post...... can you say what sata chipset you are using? I had the same problem, 78 drives dont like sil chipsets, so if your using one a sil chipset you will have problems, I used a via card and it worked perfectly, so if your flashing a 78 you need to use a via sata chipset,

hope this helps

Tezza

Its a sil3512 Sata controller.

This post has been edited by OcnewB: Jan 4 2007, 10:18 AM

[OcnewB]

QUOTE(OcnewB @ Jan 4 2007, 10:14 AM)

Its a sil3512 Sata controller.

So i bought a promise sata controller.

Whith the drive on it, the pc wouldnt even start. so i enabled the onboard sata (sil) connected to that one, put drive in mode b with slax and rebooted. Now the drive is in modeb, while booting i swithced the drive to the new promise sata controller. Well it was recognized in windows and it was in modeb. now the checksum validates and i start the patch routine and behold, another new error:
Not all patched were resolved, Cannot continue
Now what?