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[wulfie]

I really couldnt tell you what your problem is cause I used Frosty's disc to flash my sammy, no need for usb here, I just used the ck3 lite to power my drive and I have a sata addon card for my pc

[verbatimonly]

Yeah,i know about the via vt6421-i've bought it...you don't ground your ck3?Take a look in the modification disc,when you're in your os-there is a picture witch is showing something like that:

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(verbatimonly @ Apr 30 2009, 07:14 AM)

Yeah,i know about the via vt6421-i've bought it...you don't ground your ck3?Take a look in the modification disc,when you're in your os-there is a picture witch is showing something like that:

That image only applies to those who are making their own dumping cable, not CK3 owners with the Probe addon.

So, extra grounding is not necessary if you are using a CK3 w/Probe. (the CK3 is already grounded through the power connector)

Are you making sure you have the CK3 power connector plugged into your drive properly? (notches on connector line up)

When you are touching the Probe to the drive's motherboard are you sure you are touching the right spot?

Oh and yes, you will need to use the RS232 port and not the USB. The USB function of the CK3 does not work with my disc.

QUOTE(wulfie @ Apr 30 2009, 06:24 AM)

it's connected fine, just as mine was, no ground at all and flashed just fine and my pc is even older than yours

You know what's funny? I bet my personal 'modding machine' that I use for all my 360 modifications is one of the oldest ones on this forum. (in fact, sometimes older hardware is better when it comes to modding)

I use a Pentium 3 600Mhz PC w/256MB RAM, and I use my modding disc for all Lite-On/BenQ/Samsung mods.

I still use Windows XP on this machine for doing Hitachi drives though, perhaps one day my disc can also support Hitachi drives too.

QUOTE(wetnurse @ Apr 29 2009, 06:05 PM)

just made an account here to thank frosty. very easy to use. i had 0 experience modding 360s and this was a breeze to follow. my benq works perfectly. to people trying this: read as much as you can about modding your 360 using the disc. reading all 3 threads about this modification disc in its entirety is a great way to prepare and anytime i hit a snag i knew what was wrong.  

thank you very much!

Awesome dude, glad it's working so well for you!

I'm glad you took the time to read all the threads about my disc and studied up on modding in general before you attempted it, i'm sure it helped a lot.

I recommend all first-time modders to heed wetnurse's advice, reading up on modding before you do it is always a good thing.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(verbatimonly @ Apr 30 2009, 10:52 AM)

Hey frosty-you've made great work with this disc-it worked fine for 2 benq drives!!
I know that in the pic is'nt a ck3-but i thought that can help me...I'm sure that everything was right in my setup!I'm totally confused what's going wrong-maybe i can try it one more time?
I've read the 3 threads arround the mod.disc-but i found nobody with a problem like mine

So, is your PC just flat-out turning off when you switch on your CK3?

Does the Lite-On drive work fine in a 360 still?

Because my thinking is that either the particular Lite-On drive you are using has issues, or you are somehow grounding the power lines to your PC's power supply, which would cause it to turn off. (most modern PC power supplies will instantly turn off if they detect bad power wiring/grounded power lines)

Are you 100% sure the Lite-On drive works correctly and that you have the cable between the CK3 and the drive connected properly? (notches on the cable are in the correct place)

Either that, or your CK3 isn't working properly anymore... if you connected the cable to the Lite-On drive wrong, it could easily damage your CK3.

[verbatimonly]

-Sorry,crossposting...

[FrostyTheSnowman]

You can do this test and it won't hurt your PC:

Try connecting only the CK3 itself (no cables, no drives, just the CK3 only) to the PC's power cable, then turn on your PC, then try turning on the CK3 with the switch. If your PC turns off as soon as you flip the switch then the CK3 is bad...

P.S. Does the CK3 have a power light? I don't have a CK3 myself, so I don't know if it has a light.

[2green]

Hey Frosty,

I hope someone can help me here.  I have a benq vad drive.  Gateway core2 duo comp with a via card installed.

Using a "connectivity kit v1.2" If I leave the benq drive disconnected untill told to connect, it hangs at the
"press any key" instruction screen.  If I hook it up with both switches "up" and leave the unit connected it will flash crap across the screen and then reboot.  If I put both switches down, the same thing happens.

I have put the correct "port" in when asked.  I answer "benq", and create the correct folder.
But at the "instruction screen" it will either hang or reboot.  I have looked for some type of tutorial for the 1.2 kit but no luck.

Any ideas?

2green

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(2green @ Apr 30 2009, 01:08 PM)

Hey Frosty,

I hope someone can help me here.  I have a benq vad drive.  Gateway core2 duo comp with a via card installed.

Using a "connectivity kit v1.2" If I leave the benq drive disconnected untill told to connect, it hangs at the
"press any key" instruction screen.  If I hook it up with both switches "up" and leave the unit connected it will flash crap across the screen and then reboot.  If I put both switches down, the same thing happens.

I have put the correct "port" in when asked.  I answer "benq", and create the correct folder.
But at the "instruction screen" it will either hang or reboot.  I have looked for some type of tutorial for the 1.2 kit but no luck.

Any ideas?

2green

Yes, I know what's wrong, the quick flash of the 'garbled screen' and instant reset of your PC is due to the following:

The NTFS driver for DOS on my disc is not playing nice with your HDD because of the integrity of your NTFS filesystem. (meaning the NTFS driver is crashing when trying to write to your HDD, but something is wrong with the state of your filesystem, causing the driver to crash)

This is usually caused by an incorrect shutdown, or bad sectors (sometimes).

You have 3 options:

1. Boot up Windows on the HDD you are using, then shutdown correctly and try again.

2. Run a disk check on your HDD from within Windows and check the filesystem on your HDD, then try again.

3. Try using my disc with your HDD disconnected.

NOTE: Option 3 is slightly risky. My disc will modify your BenQ drive just fine without your HDD plugged in, but you won't have a backup of your firmware saved to your HDD.

QUOTE(verbatimonly @ Apr 30 2009, 12:59 PM)

Yes,it has a power light....but my pc tuned off when i switched the ck3 on...
Ok-i will try it out

Yep, that is a sign that your CK3 is most likely faulty.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(2green @ Apr 30 2009, 02:25 PM)

Thanks for the quick reply!!

I tried disconnecting the HDs.  Same result, blinks at the 0x00 screen.
It does create the folder on the hd.

When asked about the comm ports for the Liteons, I answer "1".  Is this correct?

Also, I have the "eject" button "in" on the ck 1.2 board and the mode b button "out".
I am going to try the other connection on the via card.  I also have another computer to try.
This one has on board sata.  

Anything I may have missed?

2green

What type of VIA card are you using? VT6421?

You have your EJECT and MODE B buttons correct, have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting the power to your BenQ drive while the status is 0x00?

Your status should be 0x72, 0xDF, etc... not 0x00....

The 0x00 status makes me think that you might be typing an incorrect port into my disc...

Did you use the tutorial on my disc to find your VIA VT6421 port?

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(2green @ Apr 30 2009, 02:48 PM)

Ok, tried second port on via6421.  All went ok.
Put the backup files on my R: drive!  

Problem:  original disc play.
backups report "unplayable disc".
should I burn your disc on a rewritable and replace the benq firmware with my backup?
Or should I try again?

Any suggestions?

2green

Hey Frosty!  Success!  

I tried to reflash and it did!

Thanks for the hand hold!
Kinda crazy how it put it on the R: drive?!

On to gears of war!

2green

Anytime dude, glad you got it working.

Also, as far as the 'R:' drive goes, whatever drive shows up in DOS as being the first NTFS/FAT/FAT32 partition on your HDD is the one that your firmware dumps to. (this varies between computers, especially if you have an OEM PC like Gateway, IBM, HP, Dell, etc.)

Most 'white box' (i.e. home built PCs) only have one drive with one partition (C:), whereas most OEM PCs have C: and one more drive which has the PC Restore information. (like the restore discs included with most OEM PCs, except instead of discs they just put it on your HDD)

That 'Restore Partition' (which is probably the R: drive in your case) sometimes gets the backup files from my disc instead of your C: drive.

Aside from that though, enjoy your newly modded 360.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(2green @ Apr 30 2009, 03:06 PM)

Hey Frosty,

It is actually a second drive I put in.
I named it R for restore. You are correct! I use "Acronis" to image the c: drive from time to time.
Not nearly enough though.

Thanks again.  I have been looking at modding the unit for a long time but found it tooooo confusing!
Your disc makes it about idiot proof!  

One question:  Does it matter what you answer to the Liteon questions?  Can you just press "enter"or should
 you put a number in?

Thanks a million,

2green

If you are referring to the 'COM Port' screen for the Lite-On drives, then you NEED to put in a '1' for the first COM port, '2' for second, etc (for whatever COM port your Lite-On serial cable is plugged into, usually '1' is the most common port) if you are flashing a Lite-On drive.

However, you can skip that screen by just pressing ENTER if you are flashing a Samsung/BenQ drive, since that screen is only for Lite-On drives.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(verbatimonly @ Apr 30 2009, 04:03 PM)

Yep, that is a sign that your CK3 is most likely faulty. sad.gif
I've tested the ck3 on my old pc without anything in it like dvd drives or hdd and i have only the ck3 without any cables-i've turned the pc on and then the ck3-and my pc is still on!!The ck3 has a red light on it-now i'll try it with the rs232....
Edit:It works with the rs232,too!I've pushed the mode button on it and the red light change to a blue one-i remember that's the one i need...maybe i can give it a try with the old pc as power connection?

Yeah, that should work fine.

I'm glad to hear your CK3 still works too, that's always a good thing.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(verbatimonly @ Apr 30 2009, 06:23 PM)

I'm back with bad info:I is still not working
When i switch the power from my ck3 on,the power connection to my old pc turned off.I've tryed it sometimes-but it will not work-some ideas??

My bets are still on your CK3, I really think it's the culprit.

My thinking is that when you connect the drive to the (possibly faulty) CK3, it causes your PC to shut off because the drive causes a short in the CK3 when connected.

Your CK3 would probably react the same way with any other 360 drive connected, not just your Lite-On drive.

You could always try using your 360 to power the drive, and just use the CK3 as a serial cable only, but I don't really recommend it...

[wlintek]

thanks frosty for creating this disc. the V1.53 is a lot easy and fast to use. just one question, does this version dump the drive serial key properly?

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(verbatimonly @ Apr 30 2009, 08:05 PM)

I've done it-but i have a new problem:The disc was hanging by ''write bank 1''-so i have to reboot my pc.i suppose that i have the key-but there are 4 files...what can i do now to flash the box?At this point the disc is useless for me,right?Please help me...i'm a little bit nervous....

No worries man, you are still ok.

You will need to use JungleFlasher to flash the IXTREME.BIN file to your drive.

PM me and I will walk you through it.