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[out4it]

quote "Welcome to abgx360.net
2009/10/16
Looks like we were wrong in assuming that iXtreme v1.51 was fully compatible with 4th Wave PFI/Video. Turns out that only Hitachi iXtreme v1.51 will boot 4th Wave backups, and BenQ/LiteOn/Samsung iXtreme v1.51 will NOT boot 4th Wave. It would have been fully compatible if only the Video data had changed but not with the change in PFI (capacity). So currently the only safe option for booting 4th Wave backups on a BenQ/LiteOn/Samsung drive is to use iXtreme v1.6 and the one shot boot disc."

[gato2002]

Speaking of
Is there a way to run a wave 4 game on Ixtreme 1.5?

[run187]

QUOTE(gato2002 @ Oct 17 2009, 09:46 AM)

Speaking of
Is there a way to run a wave 4 game on Ixtreme 1.5?

yeah upgrade fw

[gato2002]

Right... i take that as 'no'.

[run187]

no im saying you need to update firmware or you wont be able to play the games of wave 4
there may be some way to ppf patch them but i woldent want to do it unless you don't have live ..

[360beast]

QUOTE(run187 @ Oct 17 2009, 04:35 PM)

no im saying you need to update firmware or you wont be able to play the games of wave 4
there may be some way to ppf patch them but i woldent want to do it unless you don't have live ..

then thats not playing them on 1.5 like he asked. so the answer is no

[mooch49]

so what is the right way. burn the activate iso to one layer or both.  i think it's just one, but somebody please verify. thanks

[gato2002]

QUOTE(run187 @ Oct 17 2009, 05:35 PM)

no im saying you need to update firmware or you wont be able to play the games of wave 4
there may be some way to ppf patch them but i woldent want to do it unless you don't have live ..

Well, what i had in mind, was patching with PPF Patch.
I still have Live, but i'm pushing my luck with playing patched games on other not-Live profile.

This post has been edited by gato2002: Oct 17 2009, 07:51 PM

[Siph3r]

QUOTE(crs @ Oct 17 2009, 01:17 AM)

I think he means, as some of us have discovered already, that wave 4 won't boot on those 3 drives if they have iXtreme 1.51 firmware. After all, the topic of this thread is wave 4.

1.51 is no good for wave 4, unless you have a Hitachi drive.

I found this to be true some days ago, most people didn't seem to want to believe that and only wanted to  trust their own opinion or belief. Which, unfortunately, the responsible for the abgx360 site still seem to do, as they haven't changed the "IF you are on iXtreme 1.51, then ANY wave will boot fine, including Wave 4" on their frontpage (and as quoted in the initial post of this thread). But as it now is turning out, it's all wrong, unfortunately.

For now, until an updated firmware is released, the best and most practical drive, amusingly enough, is the Hitachi 1.51, if you are going to run into wave 4.

Does BenQ / Lite-On / Samsung not work the same on 1.51? (as a hitachi?)

Will a BenQ, on firmware 1.51 run a wave 4 game?

[KakarotX]

sorry if this has already been covered, but i couldn't find a definite answer. i have 1.6 fw installed and was wondering if i can play wave 4 offline without the one shot disc or do i still need to use it .thanks

[Slayer-33]

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This post has been edited by Slayer-33: Oct 17 2009, 11:10 PM

[Modify_inc]

QUOTE(mooch49 @ Oct 17 2009, 06:43 PM)

so what is the right way. burn the activate iso to one layer or both.  i think it's just one, but somebody please verify. thanks

first layer only...

[champ2131]

I wonder if we can expect some new firmware in the near future....

[fatvince]

QUOTE(Siph3r @ Oct 17 2009, 12:02 AM)

why do you say this? I have never had any problems with 1.51 on Samsung / BenQ or Lite-On Drives? what do you mean by it? - sorry if I am missing the point  

I've heard this quite a bit as well, Lite-On with 1.51 playing wave4 games perfectly without being patched.. Can anyone confirm?

[ps2moduk]

QUOTE(KakarotX @ Oct 17 2009, 10:27 PM)

sorry if this has already been covered, but i couldn't find a definite answer. i have 1.6 fw installed and was wondering if i can play wave 4 offline without the one shot disc or do i still need to use it .thanks

No you still need the boot disk so the disk can be booted.

QUOTE(fatvince @ Oct 18 2009, 08:16 AM)

I've heard this quite a bit as well, Lite-On with 1.51 playing wave4 games perfectly without being patched.. Can anyone confirm?

The only drive that will load wave 4 games on 1.51 firmware is a Hitachi drive.