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[haniball]

hey guys.
i really just bought my xbox because this seemed so easy but i have this big problem...
i made this tool but when i put the cable into the molex where the red cable comes from(5V) it makes a small lightning and pc turns off and you can't turn it on for about 10min.
what i wasn't quite sure when i built the tool was: what is a npn transistor. could anyone please tell me if this one is okay:
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|BC33.|
|7-25..|
|M 020|
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../.|..\
/...|... \
i could also do some pictures of the tool if you guys need them but please help me, it was quite a lot of work to bring up all those parts...

This post has been edited by haniball: Jul 1 2009, 04:39 PM

[haniball]

i think i found it out by myself. the tutorial seems to be false with the C, B, E of the transistor because the datasheet says another order:
http://www.datasheet...child/BC337.pdf

[haniball]

i took another transistor and i finally don't kill my pc anymore but i get the message serial data is bad. any ideas?

[No0B]

If you are having troubles and u don't really know what u r doing then i suggest u do it the easy way by using the way mentioned here in this thread, I think you will find it much more easier, but it's your call i am just trying to help u out, and i can guarantee that way works, if u use the proper cable.

[haniball]

thanks for the advice but i couldn't find a detailed tutorial for that and i don't want to guess what to do next. also i don't have a connection cable and if i had one i wouldn't know if it would work and i won't buy any more things that aren't made for flashing my xbox and may just take me time... either i get this thing to work(i have email help now) or i'll get a chip or buy an xtractor kit or something. but i really would hate that because it took me so much time and later i could ether say i bought a chip or i hacked the drive with a self made tool and used some bugs to overwrite the firmware. besides a chip isn't really cheap!
i miss the old days like playstation 1 where you just needed to swap the disc in the right moment or dreamcast that just didn't care...

-i'll keep this thread up to date...

[yaywoop]

http://xbox-experts....ssemblingaliteo

[fastcar]

hey guys.

cud anybody please tell me where to connect the ground cable of the probe adapter if i connect both pc and xbox together with a cable??

[jones22]

I built the probe and tested it in hyperterminal. It didn't make a stream of characters come up but a few would pop up so I guess it's working. My problem is that I am using the 360 to power the drive so I open the drive then unplug the system and the drive automatically closes. I've tried this with just unplugging the dvd drive also but nothing. How am I supposed to get it to stay half open? I am supposed to get it half open and then unplug and plug in again right? and if so do I unplug the whole system or just the drive? And then when I try in jungleflasher it gives me the bad serial warning. I have tried using dvdkey32 from the command prompt and it says "serial data invalid". I have tried dosflash32 but nothing. Please could somebody help. The easier and more step by step it is the better. Thanks.

[edy_boy]

Hi! Yaywoop please post all the tools (software) that is necessary for flashing (key dumping, making firmware, flashing...) in dos, what do each, by steps,
the latest versions are convenient for this job? (for example ixtreme_1.6 instead of ixtreme_1.5, dosflash v1.8, ...),
I cannot find a link only for flashing in DOS, wich seems to be more stable.
In your tutorial
http://xbox-experts....lashyourliteonf        I did not understand the part with
- enter "LITEON K" to read the drive key
- type the names of inquiry.bin, identify.bin, key.bin and dummy.bin output files
Wich file (my modified firmware) will be writed finally?
 Thanks a lot!
 Regards

[PornOH]

QUOTE(edy_boy @ Aug 9 2009, 03:28 AM)

Hi! Yaywoop please post all the tools (software) that is necessary for flashing (key dumping, making firmware, flashing...) in dos, what do each, by steps,
the latest versions are convenient for this job? (for example ixtreme_1.6 instead of ixtreme_1.5, dosflash v1.8, ...),
I cannot find a link only for flashing in DOS, wich seems to be more stable.
In your tutorial
http://xbox-experts....lashyourliteonf        I did not understand the part with
- enter "LITEON K" to read the drive key
- type the names of inquiry.bin, identify.bin, key.bin and dummy.bin output files
Wich file (my modified firmware) will be writed finally?
 Thanks a lot!
 Regards

Here's a thought - use JungleFlasher.

[edy_boy]

Well!
I tried JungleFlasher 0.1.55 beta , but it didn't recognized my LiteOn drive
It find 4 I/O ports, COM port, but under DVDKey 32/ Drive properties/Vendor: NO drive detected
My mobo is asus p5ql (6 sata ports) and I connected the drive on my sata port 3 (without that VIA card, and proper portio drivers)
I must use only VIA VT6421 raid controller?  or should work with my mobo sata ports?
I had build xtractor and it responsed in hyperterminal
Thanks!

[djroughhouse]

Just wanted to say thank you for this post.  Been following this, and 2 other forums (I think same author) and successfully made a probe, and pulled my Line-on Key FIRST SHOT!  Thought I'd post my probe just for design ideas.

[SilentBob1638]

Why does it need extra 5v? There are confirmations about original com port cables that work properly (without any external power supply). Did you ever try your solution without that extra 5v?
http://forums.xbox-s...&...t&p=4429206

[SilentBob1638]

Can i use a BC549B? Its an NPN and has the same pin assignment (like 548) but i'm not sure about the characteristics.

[andelrd]

I just want to thank you guy for this post i build the probe and used the power from the old xbox 360
and it worked.