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gr8 news

Infinate thanks to all involved

[Iriez]

QUOTE(millio007 @ Oct 28 2007, 01:50 AM)

GR8 advice I got the same error was about to shit my pants lol Anyway if you get WRITE errors when doing this on dos 16 You can be sure that you will get error 65 DISCONNECT all IDE AND SATA ports except for the 360 gave it the compatibilty that it needed I guess   anyway after this happens erase current reflash and reflash again no neeed to restart PC C4 ownz

Yea, hence the posts repeatedly about disabling onboard IDE/SATA controllers. In some situations you can still have issues regarldess of physically disconnecting cables. BIOS disabling is preferred.

QUOTE(out4it @ Oct 28 2007, 02:07 AM)

OK figured it out. Somewhere down the line a Symantec(shit products) was installed on my pc. Went through the registry and deleted all refs of it. Still no help. Went to my wifes comp to make the fw,and 1,2,3. Then transferred back to my usb stick. Did the erase command, and reflashed. Worked like a charm. But one thing I did notice was after the erase,I just had to power the drive off the on and it flashed. Not 2x like the readme said. THIS WAS JUST AFTER THE ERASE. NOT for the first flash. Worked like a charm. Thanks to everyone especially Castor for trying to help. Although the intial error for when I tried to make the fw is a mystery worth looking into. I still get the error on my PC. Thanks to everyone who worked on this FW!!

ICH 7 chipset
Via 6421L
disabled all drives in device manager.

The reason you were able to flash on first boot after erasing is because the benq firmware has a locked flash. The whole point of the new dosflash is that it polls the drive for mtk unlocking. This is not needed if the firmware on the drive is not present, because without the firmware there is no locking process. That is how the 'recovery' mode works when you cut the traces. And yes, symantec is a POS.

QUOTE(m3kal @ Oct 28 2007, 02:29 AM)

Ive read the original fw fine, made the ixtreme, i can erase the drive ok, but when trying to write, it says cant read binary file im using via6421 card, after erasing do i turnoff 360? any ideas. Thanks  

Sounds like the file does not exist, or perhaps the properties of the file are not set to read. Use a usb thumb drive and your issues should be resolved. Format it with xbm or iprep to make it bootable. then copy firmtool.exe and the ixtreme bin. Just so you guys know, you dont HAVE to boot back into windows to run the batch process to generate the ixtreme benq version. Just run firmtool as its supposed to be ran. e.g. read fw (orig.bin) then type firmtool.exe orig.bin benq-ixA.bin and it will copy the key/serial from orig.bin to the ixtreme version for proper use.

QUOTE(PaddyPat @ Oct 28 2007, 02:48 AM)

So it worked on your ICH7 board with a VIA 6421L SATA card installed? I thought it wouldn't detect the drive on this chipset.
nm....I guess this was updated yesterday to include ICH chipsets

....you obviously have not read ANY posts regarding dosflash 1.3. It has nothing to do with the manufactorers chipset, but what chipset you are TRYING to use. If you have a PCI addon VIA card, you are using a VIA card, regardless of the onboard sata controller.

QUOTE(straps @ Oct 28 2007, 03:15 AM)

Flash Confirmed working

First i created a bootable usb stick with dosflash 16 on it, then turned off my sata and ide controllers in bios
I used via6421 card with dosflash16 in automatic mode.
When making the i-xtreme firmware the bat file wouldnt work. It came up with "the system cannot execute the specific program"
To get around this I used firmware toolbox 4.5 to copy the key from my orig firmware to the i-xtreme one.
I reflashed the drive with i-xtreme with dosflash 16 in automatic mode
Drive boots up backups successfully

I read on casters post that firmware toolbox should not be used. Should i reflash with a firmware made using firmtool?

By the way if anyone else has problem "the system cannot execute the specific program" when making firmware using the .bat  you can run cmd and use firmtool manually. Just copy the i-xtreme firmware benq-ixA.bin and put it in the same folder as firmtool and orig.bin. Now open a command window in the same directory and type "firmtool orig.bin benq-ixA.bin" and it will do it manually

Yes, you should run the command manually at a command prompt. It sounds like perhaps you dont have .NET 2.0 framework installed and are having issues executing a batch file. No idea why this would happen, might not even bee a .net framework issue. However in the past i've resolved such issues by installing .net 2.0 framework.

fw toolbox is not as fully supported as it needs to be, nor does it copy all the strings neccessary for *full* spoofing. We would recommend you do not use it to spoof/transfer keys until it is updated with full support.

[xboxukdemon]

Hi there, Have tried to get the batch file to work in Vista Home Premium. Keeps saying run from command window as Administrator.

I am running as administator but no joy. Could someone please help as I do not want to use FW tool box to add key as read above posts.

I have orig.bin in same folder as the other files but nothing happens. When I check the key address of the Benq ixtreme and the key 777777777777777 nothing changes after running.

Thanks in advance.

[antuanrg]

A very Great Work. Thanks

[effbee05]

QUOTE(xboxukdemon @ Oct 28 2007, 05:15 AM)

Hi there, Have tried to get the batch file to work in Vista Home Premium. Keeps saying run from command window as Administrator.

I am running as administator but no joy. Could someone please help as I do not want to use FW tool box to add key as read above posts.

I have orig.bin in same folder as the other files but nothing happens. When I check the key address of the Benq ixtreme and the key 777777777777777 nothing changes after running.

Thanks in advance.

Are you running the Command Prompt as Admin? Even if your account your logged in with is an Administrator the Command Prompt is not (I don't think) type "cmd" in the search bar at the bottom of the Start bar once "cmd" shows up under Programs right click it and "Run as Administrator"

[ACiDSTEW]

I have the benq 62430c, is it safe to spoof it to the 64930c? Because the iXtreme firmware for the benq is only for the 64930c. I've already spoofed it and is working, but will it defeat the purpose of this firmware release to spoof it to the older benq drive?

[MANUELXZ]

hi , i just tryed the C4E's firmware and it didn't work for me , i extracted the oiriginal firmware from my benq drive
 then i made an  hacked firmware whit C4E's firmware  and flashed my console , when i put a disk on my xbox it says "to play this disk put it on an xbox 360 console" any ideas?

PD : im using a Nforce motherboard
i tryed dosflash 16 and 32 , also fast and quiet

[shadowth]

Excellent work, C4E!  

[Flashelek]

GREAT work, thank you!:)

BTW anyone in Europe bought an Arcade pack with a BenQ in it?

[caster420]

QUOTE(xboxukdemon @ Oct 28 2007, 05:15 AM)

I have orig.bin in same folder as the other files but nothing happens. When I check the key address of the Benq ixtreme and the key 777777777777777 nothing changes after running.  

I personally have never had this issue, as i dont have an 'admin' account on my PC.  Does firmtool run?  Does it state your original drive key?  Does it state that it copied your drive key and drive serial?

Until it actually runs, i can't help you much.  You could try using firmtool directly from a command prompt window or by booting to dos.  Type: firmtool orig.bin benq-ix.bin.  

QUOTE(ACiDSTEW @ Oct 28 2007, 06:28 AM)

I have the benq 62430c, is it safe to spoof it to the 64930c? Because the iXtreme firmware for the benq is only for the 64930c. I've already spoofed it and is working, but will it defeat the purpose of this firmware release to spoof it to the older benq drive?

Yes, just use the 'Make iXtreme Firmware' command with your orig.bin.  It will copy your version strings from your 62430 firmware to the hacked firmware. No need to worry.

QUOTE(MANUELXZ @ Oct 28 2007, 06:55 AM)

hi , i just tryed the C4E's firmware and it didn't work for me , i extracted the oiriginal firmware from my benq drive
 then i made an  hacked firmware whit C4E's firmware  and flashed my console , when i put a disk on my xbox it says "to play this disk put it on an xbox 360 console" any ideas?

Did you have any firmtool errors when you ran the 'Make iXtreme firmware' command?  Is this using originals or backups?

Caster.

[tonka69]

Great, great work.

Can somebody pls write an tutorial for an totally newbie like me? i have no idea what i have to do with the downloaded firmware.

thx for your help!

[xboxukdemon]

Got it working in Vista by opening a command window in the folder (Hold shift and then right click) then pasted the path of Bat into the window. Then I copy and pasted "firmtool orig.bin benq-ixA.bin" into the command window and it worked fine. Make sure the orig.bin is named orig then it already has the .BIN file extension. Had to rename Benq ixB to A as it did not recognise B.

Thanks to all for help, Caster for reply and of course Schtrom and C4Eva.

[Lehdrag]

Is there going to be a tutorial for this?

[ACiDSTEW]

One more question, is it safe to spoof a samsung drive into a benq xbox and play it on live?

[halfazn333]

sorry for being a total newbie when it comes to this cfw stuff for the 360...
does any one know if you can use a sata-to-usb adapter to flash the drives?