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Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: Xbox-Scene on January 18, 2009, 07:37:00 PM
Xflasher 360 v0.75
Posted by XanTium | January 18 21:37 EST | News Category: Xbox360
 
Trancy released a new version of Xflasher 360 on modcontrol.com. The tool is now also available in english and french:
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In the past there have been many users who have had problems when it comes to flashing their drive  under Windows (Drive-bricking, Windows freezes, etc.) so I have decided to program a DOS-based tool  that automatically does the following:
* Copying of the DVD-Drive Firmware
* Spoofing/patching of the Firmware
* Flashing the DVD-Drive with iXtreme

The Tool: Xflasher completes the entire Flash-Procedure. For this the original firmware as well as the the files iXtreme.bin, org.bin, key.bin, identify.bin, inquiry.bin or dummy.bin are  placed in separate folders. Note: Not all of the files mentioned above are created for every drive model.
DVD drives from Lite-On, BenQ, and Samsung/Toshiba are supported. It is not possible to flash Hi-tachi drives under DOS at the moment, if this should change in the future then newer versions of Xflasher  will most probably be released with the added support.

What's new/fixed in v0.75:            
* Added option for read the DVD-Key several times
* Fix for read Samsung/BenQ DVD-ROM
* Added USB-formatting tool with DOS
* Added language menu at 1st start
* Added english language
* Added english How to
* Added french language
* Added french How to
* Bug fixing
* Fix for show correct ANSI-Fonts (German: like ä and ü) under Dos  

Official Site: modcontrol.com
Download: here



Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: Redx508 on January 18, 2009, 08:55:00 PM
Sounds like is better than iPrep .If it works right dry.gif
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: ubiman on January 18, 2009, 09:05:00 PM
Sounds promising...
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: Wateva on January 18, 2009, 10:31:00 PM
you can always create a batch file with all the necessary steps...
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: dom0012 on January 19, 2009, 01:45:00 AM
jungleflasher and dosflash FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: Klutsh on January 19, 2009, 01:47:00 AM
They could have changed the names of the files they ripped out of iPrep, lol
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: hitman43 on January 19, 2009, 02:18:00 AM
QUOTE(dom0012 @ Jan 19 2009, 10:21 AM) View Post

jungleflasher and dosflash FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Hi, yeah, but this you can also read inside the fullreadme.txt file and of course, we never say, that we made a tool that comes with a new programm/routine.
Sure, the also uses DosFlash and FirmTool, because it is the best choice. We only made an exe for DOS to let users use dosflash and firmtool easier.

QUOTE
Thanks goes to:
---------------
- c4eva for the iXtreme Firmware
- Geremia, Modfreakz and Kai Schtrom for DosFlash
- Caster420 for FirmTool

- hitman43, Arakon, Legueux and MountieXXL for the translations and beta testing


QUOTE(Klutsh @ Jan 19 2009, 10:23 AM) View Post

They could have changed the names of the files they ripped out of iPrep, lol



Hi Klutsh, we didn´t want and of course didn´t rip of your work on iPrep, our idea behind this little tool was to make the read/flash/spoof procedure a little bit easier of course also with other languagesupport, because a lot of german and french people have problems to understand english.
Also some people with a selfmade RS232 converter have problems to get the correct key, so we added the option to read the key serveral times.
Sure, it make a lot of things that your tool also can do, but every of this kind of tools makes the same, because every tool like this uses dosflash and firmtool for the flashing/reading/spoofing action.
To make an .bat that uses firmtool and dosflash isn´t the same non_big_move like our tool did/is but it is for a lot of noobs easy and that is that we want! smile.gif wink.gif

I hope everything is fine.

Best regards

hitman43
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: Klutsh on January 19, 2009, 03:23:00 AM
I'm not fussed  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Take what you can from it.

I was refering to "mkubt.exe", it was originally "HPUSBF.EXE" before I renamed it.
It came with the HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool Version 2.0.6, so although not my work, it was taken from iPrep.

This post has been edited by Klutsh: Jan 19 2009, 11:28 AM
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: ToBbErT on January 19, 2009, 03:52:00 AM
Im gonna try this when i finally get my ck3.Looks really easy to use for a nub like me smile.gif
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: -markie- on January 19, 2009, 07:47:00 AM
sweet, does this do all drives? Hitachi up to 78k (guess not 79 drives?) samsung, benq? with ix1.5?

also could be handy as i have 64bit computer and programs didnt run on there i.e iprep
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: Iriez on January 19, 2009, 09:09:00 AM
QUOTE(hitman43 @ Jan 19 2009, 04:54 AM) View Post

Hi, yeah, but this you can also read inside the fullreadme.txt file and of course, we never say, that we made a tool that comes with a new programm/routine.
Sure, the also uses DosFlash and FirmTool, because it is the best choice. We only made an exe for DOS to let users use dosflash and firmtool easier.
Hi Klutsh, we didn´t want and of course didn´t rip of your work on iPrep, our idea behind this little tool was to make the read/flash/spoof procedure a little bit easier of course also with other languagesupport, because a lot of german and french people have problems to understand english.
Also some people with a selfmade RS232 converter have problems to get the correct key, so we added the option to read the key serveral times.
Sure, it make a lot of things that your tool also can do, but every of this kind of tools makes the same, because every tool like this uses dosflash and firmtool for the flashing/reading/spoofing action.
To make an .bat that uses firmtool and dosflash isn´t the same non_big_move like our tool did/is but it is for a lot of noobs easy and that is that we want! smile.gif wink.gif

I hope everything is fine.

Best regards

hitman43


One thing xflasher does not allow, is for abit of customization. The process is TOO automated. I had someone that needed to just flash (erased fine in windows, couldnt get drive to identify) so I told him to try out xflasher in dos. Xflasher automatically starts trying to dump keys, instead of prompting you for a action. Add options to specify what actions you would like to do.


Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: trancy on January 19, 2009, 10:43:00 AM
There is this option already. If you put the necessary files (hack-lit.bin, key.bin, dummy.bin, inquiry.bin and identify.bin) for lite-on drive in this folder:  BACKUPS/1234567/12345 (must contain your serial no.). Start XFlasher 360 and type your serial no. In the main menu you have an extra option to flash your lite-on directly (without reading the dvd-key or spoofing again).
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: HotKnife420 on January 19, 2009, 12:52:00 PM
I'm finding that most of the tools released just make things harder... and I could have sworn I've flashed a hitachi in dos before, but perhaps I'm mistaken.

 As far as BenQ & Samsung go, dosflash is about as easy as it needs to be; any more auto-simplify will only lead to bad things (hopefully not writing when you want to read).

This post has been edited by HotKnife420: Jan 19 2009, 08:53 PM
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: spavia on January 19, 2009, 02:25:00 PM
Im having a problem, after i select the Language an error comes saying it did not find the ix15Sam.bin in the firmware folder.

Can anyone help me i tryied to put the file ix15-sam i have there did not work , I renamed it nothing again any one can tell me please?


Thanks
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: ph7ryan on January 19, 2009, 02:34:00 PM
This is great... except for one thing....MY MOBO DOES'T SUPPORT USB BOOTING...and when the whole batch file is centered around first formating the USB drive with a copy of Startup dos, and then moves on from there, there is an issue there...

Oh well...I am going to try to format a flash drive with it, and then copy over every other file to a floppy....

I think that should work....

I may post back and tell you if it does...if I remember...which is probably not
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: drtiki on January 19, 2009, 03:59:00 PM
Does anyone know if the ck3 pro usb com port is compatible with this? Cause I get en error trying to read the drive... something about finding sector size?

Anyone help?

Thanks
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: ph7ryan on January 19, 2009, 04:38:00 PM
ok, so I got this to boot in floppy form....(deleted other languages, and made fake bin files [1kb] for the drives that are not mine...)

and it has plenty of room to copy the backup files...the problem is when it gets to the firware tool part (spoofing part), it complains that my hack-ben is not 256kb...I wne into windows to check this and sure enough, 128kb...the odd thing is that my orig.bin is 256kb...any help would be greatly appreciated....


thanks
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: gfxdreams on January 19, 2009, 06:36:00 PM
Looks awesome...I just did my 1st liteon drive about 4 days ago and had a little bit of trouble and than figured it out smile.gif

This tool would of been awesome than and I can imagine it's only going to get better! Anything that makes it more effortless people will enjoy the entire process more!

~gfxdreams smile.gif  biggrin.gif
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: s1k3sT on January 19, 2009, 08:23:00 PM
QUOTE(hitman43 @ Jan 19 2009, 04:54 AM) View Post

Also some people with a selfmade RS232 converter have problems to get the correct key, so we added the option to read the key serveral times.


I've been having no luck using jungleflash with a rs232 to usb converter, do you think this would solve my problems?
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: hitman43 on January 20, 2009, 12:39:00 AM
It isn´t possible to us an RS232 to USB Converter under DOS.
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: spavia on January 20, 2009, 01:38:00 AM
QUOTE(spavia @ Jan 20 2009, 12:01 AM) *

Im having a problem, after i select the Language an error comes saying it did not find the ix15Sam.bin in the firmware folder.

Can anyone help me i tryied to put the file ix15-sam i have there did not work , I renamed it nothing again any one can tell me please?
Thanks



Help please
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: warbeast on January 20, 2009, 09:45:00 AM
QUOTE(spavia @ Jan 19 2009, 11:01 PM) View Post

Im having a problem, after i select the Language an error comes saying it did not find the ix15Sam.bin in the firmware folder.

Can anyone help me i tryied to put the file ix15-sam i have there did not work , I renamed it nothing again any one can tell me please?
Thanks



QUOTE(spavia @ Jan 20 2009, 09:38 AM) View Post

Help please


1st make sure its in the right folder  also if you have renamed it dont add the .bin it should already be a bin file if you add .bin it would then become ix15sam.bin.bin
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: AngelBallz69 on January 20, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
i juust finished buying the drive spear for my Liteon dvd drive, would i still need it with this new program? because it doesnt mention it needed anywhere
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: hitman43 on January 20, 2009, 02:53:00 PM
Yes, you need it, we will add this part in the how2 from the next version (we forgot it, sorry for the delay).
For reading the lite-on drivekey you need an selfmade RS232 Adapter, or a Maximus Xtracor or a Xecuter Connectivity Kit v3 Pro/Lite.
When you didn´t want to solder the bridge on the dvd-rom pcb of course you will need an Spear (Maximus Xtractor) or Probe Addon (Xecuter CKV3) to read and save the drivekey. wink.gif

Hope my english is good enough and understandable.

Best reagards

hitman43
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: AngelBallz69 on January 20, 2009, 04:47:00 PM
awesome , your English is good, i cant wait for an updated tutorial with the spear add on DIY,  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pop.gif)
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: RoboChicken on January 20, 2009, 09:30:00 PM
QUOTE(Wateva @ Jan 18 2009, 10:07 PM) View Post

you can always create a batch file with all the necessary steps...


That's what I did- made my own. It erases previous bins, reads, verifies that files are present, erases, then flashes, pausing between each action with dumb messages to myself  biggrin.gif

I just spacebar through the whole thing, it's great.

I left the backup commands out and do those manually since sometimes people have long a$$ names that don't comply to 8/3 naming.
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: tapanet on January 21, 2009, 04:59:00 PM
Fail to flash BENQ drive, i tried in two benqs (VIA), read and spoof ok, but after flash xflasher show error.

I erased the flash old way, and flashed again. everthing is ok now.

I never saw Xlflasher erased the flash.

Nice menu, i will try next version
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: trancy on January 22, 2009, 09:33:00 AM
@tapanet:

Thanks for testing wink.gif

This will be fixed in the next version soon.
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: DMT on January 25, 2009, 06:06:00 PM
QUOTE(tapanet @ Jan 22 2009, 02:35 AM) *

Fail to flash BENQ drive, i tried in two benqs (VIA), read and spoof ok, but after flash xflasher show error.

I erased the flash old way, and flashed again. everthing is ok now.

I never saw Xlflasher erased the flash.

Nice menu, i will try next version



Here too... I've used Xflash and my drive was f**up.  Because of the writing errors. Xflasher said everything went OK.
Iprep does a erase before the write...
Flashed with Iprep 8.8 and drive worked again.
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: Kiton on January 26, 2009, 10:16:00 AM
I´m getting after searching for the the sata port followin message on my Lite-on

MTK vendor intro failed

Anyone know what it is, and how I can fix it. I´m using a Xecuter Lite v3 and CK3 probe?
Title: Xflasher 360 v0.75
Post by: trancy on February 06, 2009, 12:24:00 PM
New Update!

ver 0.77
- Bug fixing
- Fix for read DVD-Key
- Fix for erase BenQ and Samsung DVD-Rom
- Updated english, french and german How 2

http://www.modcontro...hp?postid=78066