Post by: bubbles2578 on April 22, 2010, 04:29:00 AM
This might be a silly question but here goes.
Ive done 7 NAND Dumps and managed to get the 5th and 7th to be identical.
I basically just want confirming if I need to get 2 consecutive dumps identical or can I accept the 5th and 7th dumps?
Cheers
Post by: cabb360 on April 22, 2010, 04:42:00 AM
This post has been edited by cabb360: Apr 22 2010, 11:56 AM
Post by: thwack on April 22, 2010, 05:06:00 AM
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 23, 2010, 02:35:00 AM
Ive read on 1 tut that these are ok and I dont need to do anything to them, but on another it says that I need to relocate them. Any ideas whats the best thing to do?
While I was debating whether or no to relocate the bad blocks I decided to put xell onto the nand so that I could get the CPU key. (I did this because from what I have read on the tuts that you dont use the dumped nand with xell you only write it over the top, (first 50 blocks 00-4f))(The bad blocks seen in degraded were above 0x145, so shouldnt affect it). BUT, ive got the dreaded e79 error. Everywhere I read it says that the main cause of this is that the jtag points arent done correctly. Ive double and tripple checked these and they are fine. I didnt use a link between pins 4 & 7, I used a 100ohm resitor. Would it be worth me trying to connect a 330ohm or even a 470ohm resistor in place of this 100ohm as I have heard this can help?
another question I have is, do I need to inject the Kv into xell? I havent read anywhere that you do, im just curious.
cheers
This post has been edited by bubbles2578: Apr 23 2010, 09:40 AM
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 23, 2010, 03:53:00 AM
The bad blocks in my original nand were 145, 14B and 1F7.
These were shown in nandpro when reading the nand and in degraded.
Any ideas?
Cheers
Post by: thwack on April 23, 2010, 04:04:00 AM
As a simple test, install Xellous into XBR, and flash the lot over tho your NAND - that way, at least you'll have a starting point to tell if your wiring is a bit off.
Either way, those blocks will still need reallocation.
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 24, 2010, 03:27:00 AM
Here is the picture of my degraded.
(IMG:http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7420/degradedb.jpg)
I think I know how to install xellous into xbr
but how do I go about reallocation of the blocks so that I can write xbr?
cheers
Post by: cabb360 on April 24, 2010, 07:22:00 AM
use this method to flashing best way it will deal with bad blocks while flashing. Just get xellous installed and u good to go
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 24, 2010, 09:27:00 AM
Post by: cabb360 on April 24, 2010, 10:35:00 AM
Dl all the things u need from the usaul places
install xellous
burn debian to DVD boot up 360 with eject or wired controller into xell pop in DVD while blue screen then let the magic begin.
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 25, 2010, 05:40:00 AM
Then I realised that I hadnt removed the jtag. I thought the original dashboard wouldnt work if the jtag was in place. If this is true then there is definetley something wrong with the jtag connections. But ive double and tripple checked these, using a multimeter checking with various alternatives on the mobo and they are all connected fine.
Im using IN4148 Diodes. Would it be better to use the BAT41 Doides because Ive read in some places that these have a better success rate?
Cheers
Post by: cabb360 on April 25, 2010, 09:28:00 AM
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 25, 2010, 10:48:00 AM
Could someone confirm this for me?
With the jtag wires im using the IN4148 diodes, is it better to use the BAT41 Diodes because ive heard these can be more successful?
Cheers
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 26, 2010, 04:10:00 PM
I then injected xellous into xell and mangaed to connect to the 360 using a network cable. I then placed the xbr.bin for my motherboard on a flashdrive and it updated the nand automatically. but when i rebooted the 360 the dashboard started to load and then i got an E71 error.
So im just working on reflashing the nand again to see what happens.
ill let you all know if and when it works
cheers
Post by: bubbles2578 on April 27, 2010, 08:55:00 AM
First of all sorry for the tripple post but i didnt have the option to edit for some reason.
Secondly
I reflashed XBR onto the 360 using xellous and I decide to watch it do it this time. I have read that when you use xellous to write XBR it remaps all the bad blocks for you. But when I was watching xellous write xbr I noticed that when it came to the bad blocks (I have 3 in all), it wrote all 3 bad blocks to the same alternate location. So after it had finished writing I tested it, and I got E71 again.
So I decided to remap XBR myself using nandpro, then I injected the KV into the xbr and used nandpro to write it. Worked first time.
Thanks to everyone who helped on this forum and to the authors of the numerous tutorials I used.
Ive now got a Jtaged 360.
I dont think I did anything wrong while writng XBR through xellous. I renamed it to the correct filename. put in the root of my mem stick and booted the 360 into xellous and it saw the mem stick and started to write the file.
Anybody have any ideas as to why this didn't work for me. The only reason Im asking is if there is an update to XBR I want to be able to use xellous to update it insted of having to go through the whole process of connecting it up to my lpt port.
Just one more question what is the best direction to go in now?
cheers
Post by: thwack on April 27, 2010, 09:03:00 AM
I'd install a permenant LPT port in your 360 - you never know now that it's a choice between XBR and FreeBoot when you're going to want to update, and if updating borks the 360, then you'd have no other option but to hook up your LPT again. SabbathDude's tut, or a version of that is good for this - I use a DB-9 connector port under the HD for ease, with a reconnectable DB-9 socket for me USB SPI.
Best direction - see above, also get ready for games that require the 9199 dash to run, so at the mo' it's FreeBoot 0.032 for a dash....
Glad you got it going though
Post by: brandogg on April 27, 2010, 09:37:00 AM
Post by: beachwear07 on April 27, 2010, 10:19:00 AM
Post by: thwack on April 28, 2010, 01:56:00 AM
QUOTE(brandogg @ Apr 27 2010, 04:37 PM) 
I find it weird that so many people have bad dumps. I built my LPT cable with no resistors, and it's running on a Windows 98 Pentium 2 machine, and I've never had a bad dump, or any errors when reading/writing. I wonder if maybe people are using power strips/surge protectors when plugging in the 360 which may cause voltage issues and give bad dumps...
It's all down to a load of factors - PC setup, LPT voltages, NandPro version, Bolshy 360's, bad soldering, floating grounds etc - the list of things that can go wrong are pretty much endless. The power strip wouldn't effect the 360 I think, the PSU/360 should be passing regulated voltage to the old Nandage.
Post by: bubbles2578 on May 01, 2010, 05:51:00 AM
Ive now installed a couple of games to the harddrive. and they seem to work fine. So i decided to go back into xexmenu and now it doesnt work(I Just get a Black Screen, and controller doesnt work either). Freestyle dash does but XEXmenu doesnt. Ive even tried loading it from a CD, same result. If I take my HDD ooff then it will load fine from the CD. Any ideas as to why? Another question I have is, seeing that im using freestyle dash, do i need xexmenu?
Oh almost forgot. If I want to load xellous, i use the remote, and press the media button. The other day i tuned the 360 on using the eject button. All I got was a black screen, nothing else. I had to reset the console and all was ok, but whenever i turn the 360 on using the eject button I get a black screen. Any body got an idea why?
Cheers
Post by: qwww456 on May 02, 2010, 11:43:00 AM