Topic: Flashing Back To Ofw. (Read 34 times)

disoneviet · « **on:** July 12, 2008, 03:35:00 AM »

Hello, I've sucessfully flashed my BenQ with iXtreme 1.41 x8, but I want to flash it with x12 now. Could anyone could give me a tutorial on how to do this? I have the OFW.bin and CFW.bin. I tried searching, but I get an error everytime I search. Thanks.

milamber · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2008, 10:35:00 AM »

You don't need to revert to original firmware before re-flashing a BenQ.

For the following I am assuming you have the BenQ iXtreme files on your PC and that you flashed the 8x firmware using iPrep with a USB drive and that you still have the files on the drive:

Copy your original firmware (BenQ-OFW.bin) into the iXtreme 12x folder, rename it orig.bin and run the 'Make iXtreme firmware' batch file. Now rename the newly created ix14.bin as BenQ-CFW.bin and copy it to your USB drive, overwriting the existing one.

Now all you have to do is boot from your USB drive and run fBen as before.

disoneviet · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2008, 11:21:00 AM »

So I don't have to run dBen like before?

OggyUK · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2008, 01:23:00 PM »

Nope, just keep the BenQ-OFW you have safe as if it goes tits up you'll need it.

disoneviet · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2008, 02:36:00 PM »

Ok. I renamed my OFW.bin to orig.bin and placed it in the x12 folder, after that I clicked Make iXtreme FW. Then this opened the CMD, and this is what it said.

This system cannot execute the specified program.
******************************************
BenQ iXtreme v1.4 firmware created: ix14.bin

Press any key to continue . . . . . . . . .

It made the ix14.bin and it is 256kb. Would that error of "This system cannot execute the specified program corrupt the ix14.bin?

caster420 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2008, 03:19:00 PM »

QUOTE(disoneviet @ Jul 12 2008, 04:36 PM)

This system cannot execute the specified program.

Move the entire folder that to the root of your hdd (c:\BenQ iXtreme\12x or whatever). Firmtool has issues when being imbedded in too many directories (meant for dos). That should get rid of that error.

The ix14.bin that you have now isnt corrupt but doesnt have any key in it.

Caster.

disoneviet · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2008, 04:25:00 PM »

Thanks for the help. Now it doesn't show that error and the drive key and drive serial have been copied.

disoneviet · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2008, 05:17:00 PM »

Another question I have is that if I had to make another USB drive bootable, would I use iPrep and load the x12 this time instead of the x8? Then copy the BACKUPS folder into the new USB drive? (Would I also have to include the NULL file?)

podger · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2008, 05:56:00 PM »

no need for a new drive.... Just copy the file to a:\backup\1234567\12345\cfw-benq.bin and run fben.bat.... the 8x one will already be there, this will overwrite it....

disoneviet · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2008, 06:05:00 PM »

I'm asking IF I had to make another USB drive. (Pretend that my first USB drive that I flashed with blew up.)

podger · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2008, 06:46:00 PM »

You would make it the same way as the last one.. iPrep will only works with genuine iXtreme, so you can't use the edited bin at this stage, it does a MD5 hash check...

then just create a a:\backup\1234567\12345\ folder.... copy your benq-ofw.bin into it...... you can then use rben.bat to restore it.... or copy in any benq-cfw.bin and use fben.bat to flash it, say if you wanted to flash 0800 firmware.

disoneviet · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2008, 10:50:00 PM »

Ok, and for my thread title, could I get the answer to that to? How would you go about flashing back to your original firmware?

OggyUK · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2008, 12:06:00 AM »

If the USB stick is still as it was when you dumped the firmware:

rben 1234567 12345

1234567/12345 is your serial where the BenQ-OFW is

podger · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2008, 06:31:00 AM »

QUOTE(podger @ Jul 13 2008, 12:46 AM)

You would make it the same way as the last one.. iPrep will only works with genuine iXtreme, so you can't use the edited bin at this stage, it does a MD5 hash check...

then just create a a:\backup\1234567\12345\ folder.... copy your benq-ofw.bin into it...... you can then use rben.bat to restore it.... or copy in any benq-cfw.bin and use fben.bat to flash it, say if you wanted to flash 0800 firmware.

Really appreciate the sarcasism.... OR maybe

You should probably learn to read, seeing as I already answered you question already.... It's also been answered 100's of times, so try search function, it can be quite useful also

This post has been edited by podger: Jul 13 2008, 01:34 PM

disoneviet · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2008, 01:34:00 PM »

QUOTE(disoneviet @ Jul 12 2008, 05:35 AM)

I tried searching, but I get an error everytime I search. Thanks.

You're telling me to read, when you can't?

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