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[seerk]

Got to work hacking ma benq drive yesterday using a pci via 6421 card and managed to successfully dump the orig.bin. Moved onto flashing the drive with the hacked firmware but after writing 4 banks it said they were so many writing errors. I tried powering up the 360 and now I'm getting an E64 err code with 1 red light in bottom right corner. The dvd drive doesn't eject and when i tried erasing the flash or reflashing with firmware again I'm getting no responce. Does this mean that the drive is brcked or is there a way to recover it??? I used ethe ntfs4dos cd and dosflash16 method from a totorial on the forum.

[Stuntman667]

You are using Via Card you have to do:
1. dump orig.bin
2. make ixtreme.bin
3. erase original firmware on your Xbox360, DO NOT TURN OFF CONSOLE
4. write ixtreme.bin

Now you have to do RECOVERY MODE
(IMG:http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/benq/flash1_s200.jpg)
(IMG:http://pictures.xbox-scene.com/xbox360/benq/flash2_s200.jpg)

This post has been edited by Stuntman667: Nov 10 2007, 11:32 AM

[penguinofdoom564]

QUOTE(Stuntman667 @ Nov 10 2007, 04:26 AM)

You are using Via Card you have to do:
1. dump orig.bin
2. make ixtreme.bin
3. erase original firmware on your Xbox360, DO NOT TURN OFF CONSOLE
4. write ixtreme.bin

You can turn it off after erasing, I have...numerous times. The error here was that the drive wasn't erased before flashing with the hacked firmware which resulted in numerous write errors. Now that the firmware is corrupted it will not respond to normal commands.

I don't know of a way to recover it from this stage. Theoretically you could de-solder the tsop and flash it manually.

edit: guess I should have refreshed. Just do what Stuntman showed.

This post has been edited by penguinofdoom564: Nov 10 2007, 11:36 AM

[seerk]

Kinda thought that would be the way to go but was praying there was a more simple way. I@m just used to flashing sammys and jumped in with both feet but never mind. I'll dig out some tutorials and get to work, cheers for the replys.

[Carlitosbaby]

QUOTE(seerk @ Nov 10 2007, 05:01 AM)

Got to work hacking ma benq drive yesterday using a pci via 6421 card and managed to successfully dump the orig.bin. Moved onto flashing the drive with the hacked firmware but after writing 4 banks it said they were so many writing errors. I tried powering up the 360 and now I'm getting an E64 err code with 1 red light in bottom right corner. The dvd drive doesn't eject and when i tried erasing the flash or reflashing with firmware again I'm getting no responce. Does this mean that the drive is brcked or is there a way to recover it??? I used ethe ntfs4dos cd and dosflash16 method from a totorial on the forum.

maybe this will help (I use 6421A card and this is how I do it

1. Read firmware just like all tutorials
2. boot into windows and patched firmware in windows
3. boot again with cd now do erase code
4. now do write code

if you dont erase will always give you errors after flash just redo the flashing is all
I'm assuming you still have original bin and the benq-ix,bin in same place as it was suppose to be
so these should be your steps

reboot with ntfscd, floppy or usb whichever you used

1. use erase code
2. then use right code

drive isnt bricked as my first one I did same thing you did and after this drive worked perfect

[jok]

so can we shut down the console after erasing ?
i'm really confused
thanks a lot

[Carlitosbaby]

QUOTE(jok @ Nov 10 2007, 07:09 AM)

so can we shut down the console after erasing ?
i'm really confused
thanks a lot

yes you can shutdown drive after anything erase flash and write you have to or it will just hang until you do shut it down shut it down for 2 secs like readme says and you will be fine.

[seerk]

Carlitosbaby was right, the drive wasn't bricked. I managed to get the drive detected and flashed it successfully, cheers for the help.