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[lebthug]

I did the circuit in the 1st post and read up a little on how it's supposed to behave, and tested it this way:
I have it powered from the dvddrive and check the voltage between ground and Tx (basically the 2 wire that will be going to pc serial port)

When I put 0V as input I read 5V and when I put 5V as input I read 0V. From what I've read this is proper behavior, am I right??

When I hook up the wires to the com port (which I tested with a loopback test and know works), and the input to R707 I get the following:
 - When drive is closed I get a continuous stream of 00000000...
 - When I press eject, realterm stops receiving anything
 I then unplug drive, close half way, replug drive and I get 0000 and that's it, nothing more.

Any method of extracting the key fails...

I've tried this many times and always the same result (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Also if I check the voltage at R707 i read a continuous 3.3V, is this normal?

[mossesmos]

i spent arnd 30 mins to make it and now 6 hours still i m clueless why its spear not working ... where i leave myself a blunder as i followed the tutorial religiously...

the problem is hyperterminal is responding  perfectly i.e (when i type on screen via keyboard i can actually see characters ...when i bridge pin 2 and 3 but) when i go for 5v probe test (without 2 to 3 bridged)  it fails me.. i can see no input on screen I.e there is somethink wrong with the probe or the way i m testing it

here are the pics of my setup..

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any help ill be really really appreciated...

This post has been edited by mossesmos: Mar 14 2009, 09:49 PM

[uradodah]

QUOTE(mossesmos @ Mar 14 2009, 03:48 PM)

i spent arnd 30 mins to make it and now 6 hours still i m clueless why its spear not working ... where i leave myself a blunder as i followed the tutorial religiously...

the problem is hyperterminal is responding  perfectly i.e (when i type on screen via keyboard i can actually see characters ...when i bridge pin 2 and 3 but) when i go for 5v probe test (without 2 to 3 bridged)  it fails me.. i can see no input on screen I.e there is somethink wrong with the probe or the way i m testing it

here are the pics of my setup..

any help ill be really really appreciated...

I'm just pokin' fun here...

3 words:  focus, new grout.
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[RevolverJazz]

I've been reading through both your threads yaypoop for the past couple weeks off and on.  I got my first LiteOn drive to flash, it's my cousins, and he didn't want to use your solution.  Paranoid I might F up his 360.  So instead, I told him to buy THIS and instead he bought THIS.

So I finally tried to retrieve his key last night but I couldn't, JF was reporting bad serial connection (or something like that.)  So I went to the website and found this tutorial and it says the LED on the converter is supposed to light up.  By the way, I have a USB to DB9 connector as my comp doesn't have serial ports.  I can't get the LED to stay lit up with the adapter fully plugged into the converter, I have to wiggle them around and barely make connection.  I have the 360 powering the DVD drive and these are both touching my comp case.  When I can finally get the LED lit up, I go to touch the R707 point and the LED turns off.

SO, do I have something not hooked up correctly?  Or maybe the converter is bad?  HERE is a better pic of the adapter I'm using.

I just feel like scrapping the thing and building my own w/the parts and your guide!   (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[6kwar]

Another happy customer..

First I used NPN TIP41A. Got the wrong key all the time.
Switched to another NPN model emj3055t. Worked the first time.

Excellent job my friend. Because of you another xbox is free.

Played some backups. Works great.

Thank you.

[ncaaplayer4]

Thanks yaywoop
I got my key on my lite-on three times.
I got a CK3 frist and it did not work on lite-on.

[jumal]

Yet another happy one here. Thank you.
Heres a pic of my setup. Looks horrific, but works like a charm.
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[phiquach]

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My setup. Pretty simple setup. Works great.

This post has been edited by phiquach: Today, 01:33 AM

[sthetix]

I wonder if somebody has a homemade Connectivity Kit V3 Pro Schematic. Lite-On dump/flasher with On/Off Switch and DVD drive ejector.All in one PCB board.

[thunderfat]

Hey guys, new to to forum, have to say lots of great information on here.  I apologize if my post was already answered in any prev. posts but I tried to look for answers in the 62 pages on this post and i gave up after 25.

I have just bought a used 360, tore it apart and it has the lite on dvd.

I don't want to wait nor spend more than $30 on modding it so I came  here to look for answers.

I have done some soldering before but nothing too crazy.
I made a little diagram that I can understand and I want to know if this is all it takes to get the key off the dvd-rom.

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Let me know feedback, on what I need to do.

Also I tried looking for a serial connector, i couldnt find a female one, where can I nab one?

Also I dont have a com port on my computer, and I would like to do com to usb, this should have no problem correct?  I just have to load windows up normally and use different software?

Please get back to me, I want to start right away. Thanks!

[JBmtk]

circuit looks fine....you'll probably have trouble using com->usb or whatever you decide. I would suggest opening up your computer and finding the COM pins on your motheboard. Most latest mobos out there no longer have the serial port on the outside. I would be very surprised if yours does not have an onboard COM port. Look up your motheboard on google for a layout.

[cp737]

hey, i built my circuit tonight as i just got my re5 edition xbox.i tested the ciruit by rubbing against 5v in hyperterm and got a bunch of jibberish then i tested with my voltmeter,i got 5v when input isnt connected and 0v when it is so it looks all good.i got my drive to open half way.my procedure is to turn on the xbox then the pc a second later wait for the pc to boot then manually open the tray half way and probe the tx.heres the problem, i immediatel get bad serial data in both jf and dvdkey.i have no clue what im doing wrong.my motherboard is a dfi lan party ut nf4 ultra d and the circuit is connected right to the RD and GND pins of the header on the mobo.im tearing my hair out here.please help! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[cp737]

WOOO! got it working.i was manually ejecting and thats where my problem was.i disconnected pin 3 and power cycled the drive and it instantly read the key right everytime!i was amazed..Thanks YAYWOOP~!

[dopeman5000]

QUOTE(kobazz @ Dec 6 2008, 09:12 AM)

I did it like this but it won't work. Any clues what i'm doing wrong here?
Since my PC isn't grounded through the power cord I have made a true gnd between the PC casing and a metal water pipe.

For anybody having problems with JF reading the key here is what i did different(The pics are very well done and make it much easier... Thanks!!)

First the only soldering on the DVD Drive is bridging the R707.

Second the third pic with the npn connections are right and should be fallowed BUT you must look up your npn datasheet because they likely aren't the same, (CBE) pins (123) Mine were (ECB) pins (123) .

Start by making the exact same as the third pic and connect as to your npn. But connect the 5v to a external source so your not risking your key you don't have.solder a safety pin to the TxD and fire up JF with everything connected, select your ports and stick the TxD safety pin in the R707 hole and get key

This is what worked for me and soldering the wires to the PBC did not !

Many Thanks to Kobazz for the pics,They helped me out big time    This may or may not work for everybody i was using a USB Serial, the connectivity kit v1, a C945 npn and didn't remove pin 3

Adam

[mahalt]

QUOTE(ciph @ Mar 7 2009, 01:37 AM)

I bought a couple of NPNs from Radio Shack after having problems with the original one I got.  I never could get the key to dump with these transistors that Radio Shack sells:

MPS2222A
2N3904

I bought 2 of both and got nothing but zeros everytime I tried.  As soon as I replaced those two with a 2N4401 from Radio Shack it worked perfectly.  I got this transistor out of this package of 15 - http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=2062586

I figured this might save someone else the headaches I went through trying to figure out what was wrong.

I'm so glad you posted this. I also had MPS2222A and ran into the same problem. Turns out, the dumbasses at Radio Shack documented the pinouts incorrectly on the package. The correct ones can be found here:

http://girasoli.org/arcade/wp-content/uplo...222a-tip122.jpg