Topic: Benq Unlock (Read 1045 times)

Blank · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2008, 01:50:00 PM »

QUOTE(darren4004 @ Aug 29 2008, 01:26 PM)

can anybody please explain how to use this, i have bin trying to do it for ages and its starting to get on my nerves lol

Really? Ages? It was just released yesterday.

darren4004 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 29, 2008, 02:32:00 PM »

QUOTE(Blank @ Aug 29 2008, 09:26 PM)

Really? Ages? It was just released yesterday.

ok i have been trying all day then to be more specific just cant figure out where or how to run it, just looking for some help.

BakedGoat · « **Reply #17 on:** August 29, 2008, 03:52:00 PM »

QUOTE(darren4004 @ Aug 29 2008, 11:26 AM)

can anybody please explain how to use this, i have bin trying to do it for ages and its starting to get on my nerves lol

I was trying to get this to work most of last night too. I believe I found the right I/Os for the command and control base but it would just crash and restart my computer.

Just make sure to set legacy mode if you're using SATA to run the unlock, and use Slax 2.1 to figure out your command and control base I/Os.

darren4004 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 29, 2008, 05:30:00 PM »

i have set my sata to legacy got slax 2.1 booted into it dont laff but i dont know how to get the | symbol up haha e.g. for when you type dmesg | grep sata i have pressed everything on my keyboard and also i still dont know where to run the benq_un_lock command from i must sound like a right idiot but if some one could give me some sort of instructions i am sure i will be able to figure it out.

Thanks.

haloskinner · « **Reply #19 on:** August 29, 2008, 07:16:00 PM »

The | symbol is right above the \ symbol on your keyboard.

This post has been edited by haloskinner: Aug 30 2008, 02:35 AM

cc2001a · « **Reply #20 on:** August 29, 2008, 07:22:00 PM »

QUOTE(BakedGoat @ Aug 29 2008, 11:28 PM)

Just make sure to set legacy mode if you're using SATA to run the unlock, and use Slax 2.1 to figure out your command and control base I/Os.

Would you mind explain more about how to set legacy mode?

darren4004 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 29, 2008, 09:37:00 PM »

QUOTE(haloskinner @ Aug 30 2008, 02:16 AM)

The | symbol is right above the \ symbol on your keyboard.

doesn't work just gives me a < symbol or ¦ i have literally tried every button combo going even tried it in VMware to see if it made a difference to keyboard layout but no luck got me stumped.

haloskinner · « **Reply #22 on:** August 29, 2008, 10:53:00 PM »

¦ is the right symbol

podger · « **Reply #23 on:** August 30, 2008, 12:01:00 AM »

Here's how I would do it

1. It's easier and works better if the Benq is the only optical device attached. Dosflash32 only works in automatic mode, so you see all drives everytime, this can be a problem with NEC drives etc that don't use an MTK chipset

2. Launch Dosflash32 v1.3..... If it finds the Benq, It will ask the question....

MTK Vendor intro failed on port 0x?

. If you choose to resend the command you should turn the drive off and on after you press "yes". Do you want to resend the command until the drive responds (Y/N)?

3. If the benq is the only drive attached, it will ask only once... Note that the 0x?

is the command port number, make note of this...

4. For now say "No" to the question in 2 above.

5. Once in Dosflash32 used the Port selection box to select the port 0x?

and confirm it is in fact the Benq.. It should say that the:
...Manufacturer ID = 0x00
...DeviceID = 0x00
... Name = PBDS VAD6038.......
this means the device is still locked.

6. Unrarr Benq_Un_Lock to a folder on you hard drive.. Open a CMD box and change to that folder... For people unfamiliar with dos... Google for XP powertools and install the command here tool, this allow you to right click the folder from the windows explore and launch a CMD right there....

7. for Benq_Un_Lock you need the command port, which you have from 3. above 0x?

.... You also need the control port, from what I've seen so far on Via/Nforce this is 0x0a after the command port:
So if your command port is 0x7000 the control is 0x700A...

8. In the command window just type:
Benq_Un_Lock

?

?+A
e.g. from 7.
Benq_Un_Lock 7000 700A

9. Relaunch Dosflash32 and this time if the unlock worked, it should not ask you the question in 2 above.

10. Once in Dosflash32 select your port 0x??? in the port drop down and you should see that this time the
...Manufacturer ID = 0xC2
...DeviceID = 0x11
this means the device is now unlocked.. it may not allways be the MXIC part.. so the number may be different, as long as they are not 0x00 then it worked.

11. Select "read" from the flashing tasks pull down and click "read flash".... Save the file in a million place as it contains you drive key... Leave Dosflash32 open for now

12. Also save or copy the file to the iXtreme 1.4.1 folder of choice and call it orig.bin
C:\.....\Benq iXtreme v1.41\8x\orig.bin

13. Double click the "Make iXtreme firmware.cmd", this will make the ix14.bin for you.... Make sure you get the green "Success" from Caster420's firmtools..

14. Back in dosflash32.... from the flashing tasks pull down select "Write"... select the ix14.bin you just created and click "Write Flash"
... It should say erasing 0, 1, 2, 3 in the status bar and then flashing 0, 1, 2, 3.

15. You're done!

Note: if you insist on not removing other drives, you run the risk of flashing them by accident OR dumping them and flashing you benq with garbage.... In any case say no the the MTK question in all cases as it should never be neede if the Benq is in fact unlocked.

If you have trouble finding the port try this

1. Boot from your Slax 2.1 cd
2. login to Slax user/pass root/toor
3. type: dmesg | grep sata
   you should then see something like this:

   sata_via 0000:04:0b.0: version 2.0
   sata_via 0000:04:0b.0: routed to hard irq line 5
   ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1CC0 ctl 0x1CCA bmdma 0x1CA0 irq 22
   ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1CD0 ctl 0x1CDA bmdma 0x1CA8 irq 22

Line 3 is the first port in your card... line 4 is the second and so on...

darren4004 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 30, 2008, 09:14:00 AM »

QUOTE(podger @ Aug 30 2008, 07:01 AM)

Here's how I would do it

1. It's easier and works better if the Benq is the only optical device attached. Dosflash32 only works in automatic mode, so you see all drives everytime, this can be a problem with NEC drives etc that don't use an MTK chipset

2. Launch Dosflash32 v1.3..... If it finds the Benq, It will ask the question....

MTK Vendor intro failed on port 0x?

. If you choose to resend the command you should turn the drive off and on after you press "yes". Do you want to resend the command until the drive responds (Y/N)?

3. If the benq is the only drive attached, it will ask only once... Note that the 0x?

is the command port number, make note of this...

4. For now say "No" to the question in 2 above.

5. Once in Dosflash32 used the Port selection box to select the port 0x?

and confirm it is in fact the Benq.. It should say that the:
...Manufacturer ID = 0x00
...DeviceID = 0x00
... Name = PBDS VAD6038.......
this means the device is still locked.

6. Unrarr Benq_Un_Lock to a folder on you hard drive.. Open a CMD box and change to that folder... For people unfamiliar with dos... Google for XP powertools and install the command here tool, this allow you to right click the folder from the windows explore and launch a CMD right there....

7. for Benq_Un_Lock you need the command port, which you have from 3. above 0x?

.... You also need the control port, from what I've seen so far on Via/Nforce this is 0x0a after the command port:
So if your command port is 0x7000 the control is 0x700A...

8. In the command window just type:
Benq_Un_Lock

?

?+A
e.g. from 7.
Benq_Un_Lock 7000 700A

9. Relaunch Dosflash32 and this time if the unlock worked, it should not ask you the question in 2 above.

10. Once in Dosflash32 select your port 0x??? in the port drop down and you should see that this time the
...Manufacturer ID = 0xC2
...DeviceID = 0x11
this means the device is now unlocked.. it may not allways be the MXIC part.. so the number may be different, as long as they are not 0x00 then it worked.

11. Select "read" from the flashing tasks pull down and click "read flash".... Save the file in a million place as it contains you drive key... Leave Dosflash32 open for now

12. Also save or copy the file to the iXtreme 1.4.1 folder of choice and call it orig.bin
C:\.....\Benq iXtreme v1.41\8x\orig.bin

13. Double click the "Make iXtreme firmware.cmd", this will make the ix14.bin for you.... Make sure you get the green "Success" from Caster420's firmtools..

14. Back in dosflash32.... from the flashing tasks pull down select "Write"... select the ix14.bin you just created and click "Write Flash"
... It should say erasing 0, 1, 2, 3 in the status bar and then flashing 0, 1, 2, 3.

15. You're done!

Note: if you insist on not removing other drives, you run the risk of flashing them by accident OR dumping them and flashing you benq with garbage.... In any case say no the the MTK question in all cases as it should never be neede if the Benq is in fact unlocked.

If you have trouble finding the port try this

1. Boot from your Slax 2.1 cd
2. login to Slax user/pass root/toor
3. type: dmesg | grep sata
   you should then see something like this:

   sata_via 0000:04:0b.0: version 2.0
   sata_via 0000:04:0b.0: routed to hard irq line 5
   ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1CC0 ctl 0x1CCA bmdma 0x1CA0 irq 22
   ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1CD0 ctl 0x1CDA bmdma 0x1CA8 irq 22

Line 3 is the first port in your card... line 4 is the second and so on...

thanks podger i will try this out today and thanks to everyone else that helped i appreciate it a lot. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

OOkladek · « **Reply #25 on:** August 30, 2008, 12:21:00 PM »

QUOTE(darren4004 @ Aug 30 2008, 06:14 PM)

thanks podger i will try this out today and thanks to everyone else that helped i appreciate it a lot.

Let us know how it tuernd out for you!

and thanks for podger from me aswell!

nu1mlock · « **Reply #26 on:** August 30, 2008, 02:07:00 PM »

I'm sorry I have to ask this, but why exactly would one want to unlock a BenQ drive? What's it for?

nu1mlock

haloskinner · « **Reply #27 on:** August 30, 2008, 02:15:00 PM »

Will this let me unlock the benq without a via or nforce chipset,Or do I use a via or nforce to send command then I can dump/flash on other chipsets after?

This post has been edited by haloskinner: Aug 30 2008, 09:17 PM

podger · « **Reply #28 on:** August 30, 2008, 04:21:00 PM »

haloskinner: this exe should allow you to mod your benq with any chipset supported by dosflash as long as it supports legacy mode....

darren4004 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 30, 2008, 07:49:00 PM »

QUOTE(OOkladek @ Aug 30 2008, 07:57 PM)

Let us know how it tuernd out for you!

and thanks for podger from me aswell!

it worked fine for me unlocked the drive on an Intel ich5 chipset couldn't get the sata info off slax but luckily i got the fixed I/O addresses off a pdf on the Intel website they worked fine it had the addresses for when the ports are set to legacy so all well hope everybody else gets this to work for them.

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