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[krizalid]

Well, I know that there is this hardware that is sold to get the pass key on the latest hitachi drives (0079), so that we can read and flash firmware.

I also know that with external programmer and adapter we can achieve this if soldering skills are sufficient.

But..........will there ever be a software only flasher for this drive, I mean, without the need of any of the above.

Has anyone else taken a look at it and looked into the possibilities of making a tool that can do this.

Or is it most defenetly that a hardware addon is needed?

[Wingen]

Some guy in #fw told me the other day that he had been talking with Maximus and that he had said there was going to be a software solution. It's being in released in January, it seems.

[krizalid]

Awsome, thx for the quick reply.

I have modded 2 0078FK and 1 0079 using programmer, it's not so dificult since I work with soldering irons ok, but software solutions are the best.

Hey, BenQ got it, it's time for Hitachi to get it as well.
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[TechNoApe2k7]

QUOTE(Wingen @ Oct 29 2007, 06:31 PM)

Some guy in #fw told me the other day that he had been talking with Maximus and that he had said there was going to be a software solution. It's being in released in January, it seems.

Well, I like many have had to buy a new 360 (for whatever reason).

My 'old' 360 was one of the 1st batch in the UK with a Hitachi 046 drive. Waited until Dec 06 for the warranty to be up and then flashed the drive and the rest was history .... until that fatefull, historical day earlier this year (MC Hammer, eat your heart out) when it's 'live' was history. And before you say anything, I never, repeat never played my backups' on-line, however I was connected to live on most of the later stages whilst playing a backup

So, 2 weeks ago I got my 'new' 360 and thought I might as well get an Elite.  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

However it came with an Hitachi drive and I expect it's a 79FL judging by the other posts in theXbox 360 Drive Database

Now having read all the posts before and after buying my new box I knew the risks of getting one of these drives. I also knew that I'd need a passkey (probably Maximus from what I've been reading about the Infectus problems with the 79FK) and a Slax 2.x disc and might be able to use my 360USB kit or may have luck with my VIA chipset on-board SATA.

Now for the 1st time in about 3 months worth of research, pondering, and wondering when to get a new 360 and taking the plunge I read this post.  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

All I can say that if this is true, IF!! Then my friends with the same drive .... we are finally in luck!  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

However, I will wait and see what happens, because this all seems to true to me ... but then again I have been suprised once before .... 6 months or so after I got my 1st 360 and realised how easy it would be to play backups and safeguard me oh-so-valuable-bloody-expensive-but-cant-do-without-game-discs

[rollerbldes]

QUOTE(Wingen @ Oct 29 2007, 11:31 AM)

Some guy in #fw told me the other day that he had been talking with Maximus and that he had said there was going to be a software solution. It's being in released in January, it seems.

This is definitely good news if it is true.

[BoNg420]

QUOTE(Wingen @ Oct 29 2007, 02:31 PM)

Some guy in #fw told me the other day that he had been talking with Maximus and that he had said there was going to be a software solution. It's being in released in January, it seems.

Just in time for MS to release another hitachi revision