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[OBLV1]

I have a big requirement in hddss.bin for original fujitsu 20gb

[exhale23]

I need a 120 GB Hitachi Original Firmware, because I installed Ubuntu...
Is there a Way to get the HDD working in a Stock XBOX 360 again?

mfg

[craz3d]

OP: The sector known as HDSS.bin sets the formatted size of the drive.  Therefore, if you flash the HDSS.bin extracted from a 20GB drive onto a 120GB drive, the 360 will only see a 20GB drive.  There's a high likelihood that you might still be able to extract your hard drive's security sector, but you'll probably have to crack open the enclosure and hook it up to your computer via SATA.  HDHackr might help.

To answer both of your questions, a different HDSS.bin file from another 120GB drive may work, but as you can imagine, it might not be live safe.

[grandpa69]

QUOTE(craz3d @ Jan 4 2010, 01:10 AM)

OP: The sector known as HDSS.bin sets the formatted size of the drive.  Therefore, if you flash the HDSS.bin extracted from a 20GB drive onto a 120GB drive, the 360 will only see a 20GB drive.  There's a high likelihood that you might still be able to extract your hard drive's security sector, but you'll probably have to crack open the enclosure and hook it up to your computer via SATA.  HDHackr might help.

To answer both of your questions, a different HDSS.bin file from another 120GB drive may work, but as you can imagine, it might not be live safe.

You can add a generic hddss file that was downloaded for the internet, just like manual adding files correct. I would just add it to partition 2 right. In regards of an image being unsafe for online, once I get the 360 to recognize the hard drive by ether way. I can reformat it which would delete everything on the drive correct. What would be the best way you think?

[craz3d]

Yes, if you can get the 360 to recognize the drive, that's great, you can reformat it.  However, I do not believe the 360 won't touch the sectors that you've flashed HDSS.bin to, so the drive will still have the generic security sectors (hdss.bin).

You can easily use the generic HDSS.bin from the internets from another 120GB hard drive, but taking it online is going to be risky.  You could try to find a friend with a 120GB official drive and ask to get his HDSS.bin.  That might put both of you at risk if you both go on live at the same time, but it can't be any worse than using the generic one.

Your best bet is to crack open your hard drive and hook it up directly to your PC with a SATA cable.  Then use HDDHacker to try to dump your security sector into your own HDSS.bin

If you can do that sucessfully, you can use HDDHacker to rebuild the drive from scratch.  I've not used the program myself, so you'll have to find some generic tutorials and figure the process out for yourself.  If HDDHacker is unable to find your security sectors, then you're right, the program crashing did wipe the drive.  If this is the case your only option is to buy a new hard drive or get the HDSS.bin from the internets or some other 120GB hard drive.

[rzwx]

it should't be too difficult to find the right hddss.bin files ,i got them from usenet but i don't know how to attach them here ,got them for all sizes or so they say 20,60,120 and 250 which i've used myself.
so if anyone wants some just pm

[smurfx]

I need an hddss.bin file for my 120gb hitachi too! My friend damaged it and I'd like to restore it at his original size/funcionality.

Thanks!