Topic: Liteon Key For Free! (Read 2748 times)

coreyinoz · « **Reply #780 on:** June 06, 2009, 11:12:00 PM »

Hi All,

Just want to add my thanks to yaywoop and all the other propellerheads out there. This guide is just what I needed.

After reading this guide, I took my solderless breadboard out of the closet, cannibalized some parts from various places, and successfully flashed my first Lite-on. Old serial cable, transistor from guitar pedal, pogo pin for the probe from work (handy to work with engineers sometimes).

I'm embarassed to say that it took 2 tries because I tapped into 12V instead of 5V on my PSU molex the first time around

Rewired it to 5V, and all good!

In case anyone is wondering, JungleFlasher works just fine on Windows 7 RC... I just took a chance. No worries on my nForce 4 board - although it did take some time to find the spot in Win 7 to manually add devices for the PortIO driver.

Thanks again!

coreyinoz

kill_seth · « **Reply #781 on:** June 14, 2009, 06:57:00 PM »

Hey Guys Im New... I've Been Flashing Peoples Xboxes For A Little While And I Always Seem To Run Into Someone With A LiteOn Drive. I Wanna Order A Kit And A Prob But I Want To Try This First!

Could Someone Make Me A Step By Step Tutorial? I Know That's A Lot To Ask But It Would Really Help! I Will Be Testing It On My Little Sisters LiteOn Drive, Mine Is A Benq Already Flashed.

I Know I'm A Noob With LiteOn Drives

If You Could Send Me A Link To My Email It Would Be Great

[email protected]

Thanks For Your Time!

MuchMore · « **Reply #782 on:** June 16, 2009, 05:30:00 PM »

hi...
i did the circuit and the pc identical the dvd drive but when i pressed get key...
and thet what i get:
http://i41.tinypic.com/aewsy1.jpg

the dvd what half open and i disconnect pin3 and power back the drive...
plz help
if need pic of the circuit just say
**sorry for the bad english...

yaywoop · « **Reply #783 on:** June 16, 2009, 06:22:00 PM »

QUOTE(kill_seth @ Jun 15 2009, 10:57 AM)

Hey Guys Im New... I've Been Flashing Peoples Xboxes For A Little While And I Always Seem To Run Into Someone With A LiteOn Drive. I Wanna Order A Kit And A Prob But I Want To Try This First!
Could Someone Make Me A Step By Step Tutorial? I Know That's A Lot To Ask But It Would Really Help! I Will Be Testing It On My Little Sisters LiteOn Drive, Mine Is A Benq Already Flashed.

I Know I'm A Noob With LiteOn Drives

If You Could Send Me A Link To My Email It Would Be Great

[email protected]

Thanks For Your Time!

check out this one
http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=671025

QUOTE(MuchMore @ Jun 17 2009, 09:30 AM)

hi...
i did the circuit and the pc identical the dvd drive but when i pressed get key...
and thet what i get:
http://i41.tinypic.com/aewsy1.jpg

the dvd what half open and i disconnect pin3 and power back the drive...
plz help
if need pic of the circuit just say
**sorry for the bad english...

I replied to your pm, but i will post this here for anyone else. this is the generic troubleshooting guide i give to anyone who gets bad serial data.

probably the easiest way of testing the hardware its self is to open up HyperTerminal (its in start>programs>accessories>communications)
to set up the program..
1 enter a name, anything
2 select the com port you have it plugged in to. if its just the one in the back of your computer, com1 is usually it.
3 enter flow control, none.

now get your probe and brush the probe tip against a 1.5V or 5v voltage, for example the same place you are powering the probe from.
when you brush the probe against 5v, it sends random pulses to the computer, which it displays as random characters.
so if garbage shows up in hyperterm when you brush the probe against 1.5 or 5V, your probe is working.

(you can use a AA battery to get the 1.5V) using 1.5V is a better test than 5V because its a closer voltage to what the dvd drive uses, and tests that the gain of the transistor is ok.

if nothing shows up in hyperterm either
1 your circuit is not wired correctly. check the tutorial again and check the pinout of the transistor you used. also check your connections to the serial plug, and to the power supply (5V)
2 one of the components you used is dead, usually the transistor is to blame. try another one. also check the resistor values
3 your serial port isn't working.. try connecting pin 3 to pin 5 and in hyperterm (as above) type stuff, it should appear on screen. if your serial port doesn't work, try installing the motherboard drivers again.

if stuff shows up in hyperterm, the hardware is fine. follow the jungleflasher tutorial to the word!
1 check that the tray is half way out when you try to read the key.
2 make sure you are probing the right spot, R707.
3 try re-powering the drive.

you can also test the circuit by probing voltages with a multimeter. with the probe connected to ground, the output to the serial port should be 5v. with the probe connected to 1.5V-5V, the probe output should be 0V (you can test this with a AA battery for the 1.5V)

yonsje · « **Reply #784 on:** June 21, 2009, 03:40:00 PM »

Hi,
Is it okay to use an N-channel FET instead a transisotor?
I only have a BS170 at hand.

yonsje · « **Reply #785 on:** June 22, 2009, 08:18:00 AM »

nvm, found one

Bloodmaster25 · « **Reply #786 on:** July 13, 2009, 02:11:00 AM »

Hi i just registered to thank you Yaywoop this was incredible i build your circuit and it worked 100% the first time i got all my components out of an old power supply i had lying around at home i have searched all over the net just to find a home made device like yours and i couldn't get any.I was a little scared of shorting out my xbox but reading through this whole post made me realize if the steps are properly followed there isn't much that can go wrong guess that's why the resistors are there

so just thank you again keep up the good work i am sure there are millions of people out there who appreciate what you are doing like me thanks.

dennisv9 · « **Reply #787 on:** July 13, 2009, 07:41:00 AM »

maybe some help here:
i am trying to construct the liteon reader, my materials:
1 an 10 kohm, 1 x c1815 transistor (ECB) one serial plug and some wire and a 5 volt molex plug

i soldered it together and when i try to test it using hyperterminal and a 1.5 / 3 volt battery i get nothing. i test whether the resistors were broken (they give 1 and 10 kohm so they work fine), i put my multimeter on the c1815 transistor (i get several readings when probing the different leads, which leads me to believe the transistor is oke). i've double checked the circuitry, that is fine also. but still no luck, when i attach it to my serial port and probe a liteon drive i get the message serial data bad.

somewhere there must be a problem in my key reader, since the hyperterminal test does not show me anything. ive rebuild it three times, every time with new resistors and transistors. all the time i get the same error / no read in hyperterminal.

is there any way to test the transistor in circuit? the only thing i can imagine is that the transistor is damaged with soldering. it does give me a read out, but i am not sure what it is supposed to read out.

i also constructed one free style, so i only connected the transistor and resistors by wrapping the metal legs around each other and directly pinning it into the serial port (so no soldering at all), still no hyperterminal and serial data bad message.....

any insights what i am doing wrong

FalconLTD · « **Reply #788 on:** July 13, 2009, 11:14:00 AM »

I am in the same boat as dennisv9 but I built my circuit five times. I even put a led to ensure good contact with the r707. The led lights up when the 10k line is connected to it. Everything works fine. Drive is detected using via 6421. When I click get key, all I get is serial data is bad. I am out of ideas. The circuit is working because I get symbols in hyperterminal. But the symbols only pop up now and then. My latest circuit dont give symbols. I dont know what is wrong

Daitron · « **Reply #789 on:** July 13, 2009, 05:00:00 PM »

first sorry for my english...

Well i have a few questions...

if i made my xtractor follow this scheme
(IMG:http://www.devilsps3.centelia.net/liteon/index_files/image004.jpg)

and this is the final result
(IMG:http://dream.pic.fi/kuvat/Xbox%20360/Maxim3232%20DreamProto2/Maxim3232+DreamProto2.3.jpg)

the right form to connect this to my Lite-On is this (see the next picture)
(IMG:http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3463/circuitom.jpg)

Can i connect the 3.3v of my RS232 to the line of 3.3v in the molex of my pc FONT???

i hope you understand my poor english.

Thanks

FalconLTD · « **Reply #790 on:** July 14, 2009, 08:58:00 AM »

QUOTE(Daitron @ Jul 13 2009, 07:00 PM)

Can i connect the 3.3v of my RS232 to the line of 3.3v in the molex of my pc FONT???

I dont think a molex has 3.3v. The sata power plug has 3.3v. You can also use the xbox to power the drive instead

mohomuhammad · « **Reply #791 on:** July 14, 2009, 10:03:00 PM »

QUOTE(FalconLTD @ Jul 13 2009, 11:14 AM)

I am in the same boat as dennisv9 but I built my circuit five times. I even put a led to ensure good contact with the r707. The led lights up when the 10k line is connected to it. Everything works fine. Drive is detected using via 6421. When I click get key, all I get is serial data is bad. I am out of ideas. The circuit is working because I get symbols in hyperterminal. But the symbols only pop up now and then. My latest circuit dont give symbols. I dont know what is wrong

we all must be missing something..
I also built my circuit about 5 times, i got a 10 pack of transistors from radioshack.
I know my soldering and circuit is good, as i have modded many consoles before.

Using:
transistor(s)
2n7051
3904
10K, 1K resistors
30gauge wire for the TX probe
power supply cable for the 5V cable

i always get(**warning bad serial data) in JungleFlasher
and in Dosflash I get INVALID KEY.

i also have a USB to serial adapter i bought, im gonna try to get it working, as JF doesnt read its COM port...

Bloodmaster25 · « **Reply #792 on:** July 15, 2009, 01:27:00 AM »

QUOTE(mohomuhammad @ Jul 15 2009, 06:03 AM)

we all must be missing something..
I also built my circuit about 5 times, i got a 10 pack of transistors from radioshack.
I know my soldering and circuit is good, as i have modded many consoles before.

Using:
transistor(s)
2n7051
3904
10K, 1K resistors
30gauge wire for the TX probe
power supply cable for the 5V cable

i always get(**warning bad serial data) in JungleFlasher
and in Dosflash I get INVALID KEY.

i also have a USB to serial adapter i bought, im gonna try to get it working, as JF doesnt read its COM port...

Ok so here it goes you need to test your circuit what i did was ground my pc and my xbox with a cable then you need to put 5v through your 5v cable like on the diagram i also then soldered another ground wire from the negative pin on the serial cable and put that in the molex also with your 5v cable ok so now take your tester and check if you hold your positive lead on pin 2 on your serial cable and take the negative lead and just let it touch your pc case to ground it then you must get a 5v reading and then take your probe wire and push it in on a serial power cable (in your pc) with the orange wire that gives 3.3v check your reading now then it must be 0v if that is working correct and you still get (warning serial cable bad) then you have your connections wrong on the female com cable and then just switch it what i mean by that is you use the top row of the 9 pins like 01001 assume the 0's is your pins and the 1's is where you connect your wires swap it then so it will look like 10010 just the other way around and you should be fine however if your readings is not correct you have the wrong pins on your transistor then try swap your C and E pins on your transistor and check your readings again that's the only problem you guys can have its either wrong pins on the transistor or on your female cable but remember to check your readings first before attempting the extraction of your liteon key that would make things a lot easier to troubleshoot your problem. I hope this info helps thanx

dennisv9 · « **Reply #793 on:** July 15, 2009, 05:59:00 AM »

QUOTE(Bloodmaster25 @ Jul 15 2009, 09:27 AM)

Ok so here it goes you need to test your circuit what i did was ground my pc and my xbox with a cable then you need to put 5v through your 5v cable like on the diagram i also then soldered another ground wire from the negative pin on the serial cable and put that in the molex also with your 5v cable ok so now take your tester and check if you hold your positive lead on pin 2 on your serial cable and take the negative lead and just let it touch your pc case to ground it then you must get a 5v reading and then take your probe wire and push it in on a serial power cable (in your pc) with the orange wire that gives 3.3v check your reading now then it must be 0v if that is working correct and you still get (warning serial cable bad) then you have your connections wrong on the female com cable and then just switch it what i mean by that is you use the top row of the 9 pins like 01001 assume the 0's is your pins and the 1's is where you connect your wires swap it then so it will look like 10010 just the other way around and you should be fine however if your readings is not correct you have the wrong pins on your transistor then try swap your C and E pins on your transistor and check your readings again that's the only problem you guys can have its either wrong pins on the transistor or on your female cable but remember to check your readings first before attempting the extraction of your liteon key that would make things a lot easier to troubleshoot your problem. I hope this info helps thanx

i checked this (besides sticking the probe into 3.3volt, since i don't have one and do not want to stick it into the atx powersupply), but still no luck. i tried a different transistor (2144s) and soldered the contraption free style onto a spare comheader (yes, my mainboard has a com2 header onboard). off course, still no luck. can i use other value transistors? if so, which ones? is there a ratio that i have to keep in mind (1k and 10 k resistors in the original post, is this ratio 10? so 1.5 and 15 k resistors will do? or 1.5 k and 10 k or...? how do you calculate that

Bloodmaster25 · « **Reply #794 on:** July 15, 2009, 07:27:00 AM »

QUOTE(dennisv9 @ Jul 15 2009, 01:59 PM)

i checked this (besides sticking the probe into 3.3volt, since i don't have one and do not want to stick it into the atx powersupply), but still no luck. i tried a different transistor (2144s) and soldered the contraption free style onto a spare comheader (yes, my mainboard has a com2 header onboard). off course, still no luck. can i use other value transistors? if so, which ones? is there a ratio that i have to keep in mind (1k and 10 k resistors in the original post, is this ratio 10? so 1.5 and 15 k resistors will do? or 1.5 k and 10 k or...? how do you calculate that

Ok so to explain this there is NO ratio between the values of the resistors i would say just to be safe with your 1k resistor dont go above 2k or below 0.5k and for the 10k one i would say dont go over 20k or below 8k just to be safe that will do the trick and then for your transistor you can use any transistor but for this diagram it MUST be a NPN transistor i used one not even listed in the first post but i searched on the net for the code on it to make sure it is a NPN transistor then also for the PINOUT of the transistor for the CBE pins i also dont have a probe what i ment is just the wire you use that you will hold against the R707 hole i used a normal wire with a paper clip so that wire you need to connect it to 3.3v and then you must get a reading of 0v if you dont get it then your transistor's pins are wrong you need to swap your C and E around (If you are sure you got the base "B" correct) i can guarantee you if you dont get your multimeter to show 5v when your R707 wire is not connected to 3.3v and then 0v when its connected then it will definitely not work make sure you get these readings first if you do get it from there on its simple.

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