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[Vejita]

I want to TSOP flash (without soldering) both of my Xbox's.

Has anyone here used blutack with a wire instead of solder or something to temporary bridge the two points?

Is this the correct location for bridging the two points?



So is it a long wire from R7D2 to R710 or do you just join the two points at both locations with a little bit of wire in-between?

After that, I use EurAsia Pro Generic Flash Disc to flash the TSOP?

Thanks.

[Heimdall]

I've never used wire and blu-tack, but you don't put a long wire between the two sets of points - you make 2 separate bridges (where the two blue circles are). There's a post here somewhere about temporarily using tape and wire to bridge the points - I can't find it, but I found this one, with lots of links... happy reading!

If your TSOP is anything other than Winbond you can flash it from Evox - it's easier to use than Eurasia.

[lordvader129]

you bridge the 2 points in the circle together, then do the same for the other circle (so no long wire)

if you dont want to solder look for a trace pen, or some rear window defogger repair compound

i would not suggest trying to stick wires to the points with blutack

[Vejita]

Thanks for the tips!

BTW, what would be a good way to test if the TSOP has been flashed properly after flashing?

[lordvader129]

use a bios with a customized flubber or X-logo color, then youll know right away, although if something goes wrong youll probably find out during the flash process as opposed to after

[Vejita]

Anyone know of a place in the UK (online or bricks & mortar) where you can purchase a trace pen (conductive pen) for a good price?

[Vejita]

Will do.

BTW, thought I'd apply new thermal grease, Arctic Cooling MX-2 to the CPU/GPU and it lowered temps by 5c on both. Not bad!

[Vejita]

Does the defogger compound need to dry before the TSOP is writeable or do I just apply it and flash teh TSOP straight away?

Also, does the compound wear off with time or is it permanent?

[Vejita]

Ok, the defogger compound has been on the points for over an hour but EvoX still complains the flash is not writeable.

The TSOP is a ST M29f002BT and the Xbox is v1.4 and the TSOP flash pack I am using is "highway_007mech_flash_pack"

Any reason why it ain't working?  

I have the correct points bridged.

[Heimdall]

The standard Evox.ini doesn't have a flash entry for that chip. Paste

Flash = 0x01b0,"AMD Am29F002BT/NBT",0x40000

into your evox.ini in the same section as the rest of the flash entries, and have another go.

[Vejita]

Just tried with that entry and it didn't work, says flash isn't writeable (0x09). I then copied the flash entries from raincoat.cfg to evox.ini and it still didn't work. The bios is 256k and the version no. is X2.4981.06.

Do I need to add so much defogger compound that the points that are bridged are no longer viewable?

[Heimdall]

Did you clean and gently scrape the points with a small knife before you applied the defogger, to make sure you get a good connection?

[Vejita]

QUOTE(Heimdall @ Jan 24 2009, 01:33 PM)

Did you clean and gently scrape the points with a small knife before you applied the defogger, to make sure you get a good connection?

I did clean the points but didn't scrape them. Is that mandatory?

Also, how much defogger needs to be applied?

[Heimdall]

It's not mandatory, but the surface of the points will have oxidised over time, increasing the resistance of any surface contacts.

There's a picture somewhere of the points bridged with conductive ink / defogger so you can see how much to use..... but I can't find it!

[Vejita]

Finally flashed it succesfully after scraping the points.

What can I use to clean off the compound?

Thanks!