Post by: Xbox-Scene on January 31, 2009, 12:06:00 PM
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Post by: montrealdude on January 31, 2009, 01:12:00 PM
Post by: sheeks on January 31, 2009, 02:09:00 PM
Post by: matt77303 on January 31, 2009, 02:12:00 PM
Matt
Post by: sensi420 on January 31, 2009, 02:22:00 PM
Post by: lilmighty on January 31, 2009, 02:29:00 PM
same question
Post by: matt77303 on January 31, 2009, 01:54:00 PM
QUOTE(sensi420 @ Jan 31 2009, 11:22 PM) 
does this make lite-on flashing easier or do we still ned ck3 and probe?
Hi
you will still need a ck3 and a probe, or an alternative.
Matt
Post by: ade_dnb on January 31, 2009, 02:34:00 PM
This post has been edited by ade_dnb: Jan 31 2009, 10:35 PM
Post by: dardenick on January 31, 2009, 02:51:00 PM
Post by: fuzzyfuk on January 31, 2009, 03:08:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on January 31, 2009, 03:09:00 PM
It's a collection of all the tools necessary to mod all three drives, scripted in a way that makes the whole process automated and requires no disc/firmware preparation by the user.
Basically, it's a bootable auto-modding disc. No DOS knowledge necessary, and it even walks you through the detailed hardware steps to perform the modifications.
The 'easy' way to mod Samsung, BenQ, and Lite-On drives, just boot the disc, and follow the instructions. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)
This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Jan 31 2009, 11:17 PM
Post by: pinkerton on January 31, 2009, 03:27:00 PM
Post by: pezjono1986 on January 31, 2009, 03:34:00 PM
QUOTE(pinkerton @ Jan 31 2009, 03:27 PM) 
Being on a CDR, how does it go about backing up the original firmware before a flash?
Says in the first "NOTE" requires an NTFS drive. I am assuming this is for backing up purposes.
Post by: tomgreen99200 on January 31, 2009, 03:40:00 PM
This post has been edited by tomgreen99200: Jan 31 2009, 11:45 PM
Post by: soulwarrior on January 31, 2009, 03:08:00 PM
QUOTE(tomgreen99200 @ Jan 31 2009, 05:40 PM)
this looks like it might come in handy if it works well. I also want to know how it backs up the original firmware.
it saves the files in a folder on the c drive
Post by: montrealdude on January 31, 2009, 03:10:00 PM
Post by: hyfall381 on January 31, 2009, 05:07:00 PM
Post by: Klutsh on January 31, 2009, 03:51:00 PM
A good idea would be to load the Firmware from HDD, instead of having to write a new CD every time a release comes out.
This post has been edited by Klutsh: Jan 31 2009, 11:52 PM
Post by: matt77303 on January 31, 2009, 05:03:00 PM
QUOTE(montrealdude @ Feb 1 2009, 12:46 AM)
Sounds a bit similar to SlaYer's EvoX Auto-Installer... mmm.. just like the good ol' days!
WTF?
Post by: stewii griffin on January 31, 2009, 06:08:00 PM
QUOTE(montrealdude @ Jan 31 2009, 04:46 PM)
Sounds a bit similar to SlaYer's EvoX Auto-Installer... mmm.. just like the good ol' days! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
Good times with Evo! I might have to get out the good old xbox and play it just to reminisce. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Can you put boot this on a flash drive and still have it write to the c drive??
MAtt. How do you have an original xbox and not know what Slayer's auto installer is?
This post has been edited by stewii griffin: Feb 1 2009, 02:10 AM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on January 31, 2009, 05:34:00 PM
QUOTE(Klutsh @ Jan 31 2009, 06:35 PM)
Nice job, just make sure your system RAM is good, it uses a RAM disk to dump the files to first.
Just to clarify, the Lite-On modification process on my disc uses a RAMDISK, but the Samsung/BenQ modification process does not.
Although the good ram comment still applies.
P.S. The Lite-On firmware files are only stored on the RAMDISK for a moment, after the dump they are immediately transferred to the specified folder on the HDD.
QUOTE(Klutsh @ Jan 31 2009, 06:35 PM)
A good idea would be to load the Firmware from HDD, instead of having to write a new CD every time a release comes out.
Yes, that would be a cool feature, but the general idea of this disc is that it requires no user action before use. If the user had to place the iXtreme firmwares in specific folders for each drive before each use of the disc, it would defeat the convenience this disc is really meant for. Also, what if the user placed the incorrect firmwares in the incorrect folders and then flashed the drive? We would have users flashing Lite-On drives with BenQ firmware or Samsung firmware or vice-versa, which would be very, very bad...
It would leave too much room for human error... the way the disc is currently programmed makes it 'newbie-friendly'.
QUOTE(stewii griffin @ Jan 31 2009, 07:08 PM)
Good times with Evo! I might have to get out the good old xbox and play it just to reminisce.
Can you put boot this on a flash drive and still have it write to the c drive??Theoretically yes, that would work fine.
Post by: dardenick on January 31, 2009, 06:17:00 PM
Post by: proger on January 31, 2009, 06:02:00 PM
QUOTE(dardenick @ Jan 31 2009, 08:17 PM)
ok, sounds good for me, but where is the disc???? or Iso???, where can find it ???
Xbins probably.
Post by: rigger66 on January 31, 2009, 06:56:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Jan 31 2009, 10:09 PM)
It's more than just a collection of tools.
It's a collection of all the tools necessary to mod all three drives, scripted in a way that makes the whole process automated and requires no disc/firmware preparation by the user.
Basically, it's a bootable auto-modding disc. No DOS knowledge necessary, and it even walks you through the detailed hardware steps to perform the modifications.
The 'easy' way to mod Samsung, BenQ, and Lite-On drives, just boot the disc, and follow the instructions.
No one Seems to Have asked this question ,So I will
as I think it is very important.Say I was to use this disk in conjunction with a liteon , Shoul I be worried about the liteon serial info ?
Will this copy all the relevant info from the liteon especially the CORRECT SERIAL INFO .
Thank you for your time and this application .
Regards
Post by: Digital_sin on January 31, 2009, 08:04:00 PM
QUOTE
This disc *might* work with other types of SATA chipsets/cards, but it is recommended that you use a VIA VT6421 SATA card.
I'd really like to try it out, but I don't have a VIA card. Is there a more specific way to determine compatibility with other cards? *might* work doesn't sound comforting.
Post by: DMAddict on January 31, 2009, 08:11:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on January 31, 2009, 07:40:00 PM
QUOTE(rigger66 @ Jan 31 2009, 08:32 PM)
No one Seems to Have asked this question ,So I will
as I think it is very important.Say I was to use this disk in conjunction with a liteon , Shoul I be worried about the liteon serial info ?
Will this copy all the relevant info from the liteon especially the CORRECT SERIAL INFO .
Thank you for your time and this application .
Regards
Well, I have personally modded over 30 Lite-On drives using my modification disc, and they have all worked perfectly.
This disc uses the newest version of DosFlash to dump the key/serial/identify/inquiry information. AFAIK the newest version of DosFlash does dump this information correctly.
All three drive types have been extensively tested using this disc to ensure correct operation.
QUOTE(Digital_sin @ Jan 31 2009, 09:04 PM)
I'd really like to try it out, but I don't have a VIA card. Is there a more specific way to determine compatibility with other cards? *might* work doesn't sound comforting.
I have tested my disc with my nForce3 chipset and also my ICH8 chipset and I have had mixed results.
Samsung seems to be the only drive that really cares about using the VT6421 card, but BenQ has also been known to be picky. You can try using another chipset, but you would be doing so at your own risk.
The VIA VT6421 PCI SATA card does work 100% with all drives using this disc though, and you can usually get one for less than $10. I would recommend picking one up if you don't already have one.
Even if you only need to mod your personal drive once, you would only be investing $10 to do so, which is totally worth the price to do it correctly.
Post by: rigger66 on January 31, 2009, 08:26:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 1 2009, 03:16 AM)
Well, I have personally modded over 30 Lite-On drives using my modification disc, and they have all worked perfectly.
This disc uses the newest version of DosFlash to dump the key/serial/identify/inquiry information. AFAIK the newest version of DosFlash does dump this information correctly.
Thank you for your swift reply Sir.
Once we flash the liteon with this disk (looks like a great job m8 ty) would we be able to look at the saved logs on the drive , to confirm correct serial data has been extracted ? Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question after you have stated you used the lastest Dos flash, but I do get Paranoid tendancies. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
Thank you again .
Best Regards.
This post has been edited by rigger66: Feb 1 2009, 04:28 AM
Post by: pricemeista33 on January 31, 2009, 09:07:00 PM
Post by: Jah Taz on January 31, 2009, 08:39:00 PM
QUOTE
'FrostyTheSnowman'
Well, I have personally modded over 30 Lite-On drives using my modification disc, and they have all worked perfectly.
Well, I have personally modded over 30 Lite-On drives using my modification disc, and they have all worked perfectly.
noob here....
question, for the lite-on drives do I still need to bridge r707 and use the ck3 (i have the ck3 lite) to use this disc
and for the samsung do i still need iprep thanks in advanced....
Post by: PrTv on January 31, 2009, 09:39:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 1 2009, 04:16 AM)
Samsung seems to be the only drive that really cares about using the VT6421 card, but BenQ has also been known to be picky. You can try using another chipset, but you would be doing so at your own risk.
The VIA VT6421 PCI SATA card does work 100% with all drives using this disc though, and you can usually get one for less than $10. I would recommend picking one up if you don't already have one.
How about Lite-On ?
I'm using a Mobo with VIA VT8237S chipset. Have you had any experience with this one? I don't know if it'll work perfectly with the Lite-On.
In case they don't go along nicely, could you tell me what will happen?
Will my system freeze or reboot midway or something, rendering the drive unusable?
In such case, is there any way to fix the problem?
I asked as I cannot find the said SATA card in my country, so using on-board SATA controller is my only option.
FYI, I have 3 comps right now with the following chipsets:
- VIA VT8237S
- VIA VT8237R
- ATI SB600
In your opinion, which one is the best for this task?
Thanks for your reply.
Post by: kyllaz on January 31, 2009, 09:05:00 PM
I´ve a Liteon drive and i´m going to mod it.
Just a few questions before doing it:
1- With this .iso do i still need the ck probe and the connectivity kit?
2- If so, can i use the lite connectivity kit? the one via serial cable.
3-This .iso, when starts does it says when to connect all the things, when to open the tray, when to reboot the CK, etc?
4- In the PC we only have one hard disk formated in ntfs and boot from the cd?
Thanks for everything, and keep up on doing this wonderfull work!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
This post has been edited by kyllaz: Feb 1 2009, 05:06 AM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on January 31, 2009, 09:34:00 PM
@rigger66 - Yes, the key.bin, inquiry.bin, identify.bin, and the final ixtreme.bin files for the Lite-On drives are all backed up to the folder of your choice on the 'C' drive of your PC during the modification process, so you could easily check the dump information in that folder.
@PrTv - The Lite-On drives are fairly compatible with different SATA chipsets, it might work fine on your onboard VIA chipset. (VIA chipsets are really compatible, so it might work just fine) If it didn't work though, it would most likely fail when flashing the drive. Just MAKE SURE that the dumping process of the key.bin/inquiry.bin/identify.bin files goes smoothly and is successful before continuing with a different chipset. But as I have said before, using any other chipset is at your own risk.
@Jah Taz - Yes, you will still need to bridge the R707 resisitor if you are using a CK3 lite. The normal CK3 will not work AFAIK because it is USB based. Only serial based dumping cables will work properly with this disc, you can find a diagram for a simple serial cable you can build to do the job located on the disc. (you can build this cable for about $5 in parts)
@kyllaz - The disc's menus will walk you through each step of the entire modification process. You will still need a serial cable though, I would recommend using the CK3 lite (because it is serial based, my disc is not compatible with USB versions) and the probe. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)
This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Feb 1 2009, 05:36 AM
Post by: jbluford on January 31, 2009, 10:13:00 PM
I currently have the via vt6421 pci to sata card.
Is it possible to flash a lite on drive (or any of the others for that matter) with this disc using the maximus 360 xtractor and spear?
If not, what else would I need to be able to flash the drives with this disc?
Post by: vb_encryption_vb on January 31, 2009, 10:53:00 PM
on a side note, props to frosty, I've only used one other tool u made and that was the xbox rescue disc it's saved my ass on more than one occasion.
Post by: MrFish on January 31, 2009, 11:54:00 PM
1) Why NTFS? Do you need permissions, giant files, tiny file inlining or something?
2) How NTFS? DOS totally doesn't do NTFS out of the box; it only supports FAT.
3) Why a disk? Why not a USB key so's it doesn't need a hard disk at all? BIOS issues, I suppose, but then you're depending on the BIOS to get DOS booted off a CD as well.
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 01, 2009, 12:48:00 AM
QUOTE(MrFish @ Feb 1 2009, 01:30 AM)
Just OOI
1) Why NTFS? Do you need permissions, giant files, tiny file inlining or something?
2) How NTFS? DOS totally doesn't do NTFS out of the box; it only supports FAT.
3) Why a disk? Why not a USB key so's it doesn't need a hard disk at all? BIOS issues, I suppose, but then you're depending on the BIOS to get DOS booted off a CD as well.
1. Everyone uses NTFS (Windows 2000/XP/Vista), unless you are using Windows 98, Millenium (god forbid), or Linux. File accessing and permissions are less important, NTFS just seemed to be the logical choice for compatibility. Although, this disc does still support FAT & FAT32 filesystems too.
2. NTFS4DOS, a resident memory driver that allows read/write access to NTFS partitions within DOS.
3. CD-Rs are easily burnable, most newbies are not knowledgeable on the creation of bootable flash drives. Also, if your BIOS doesn't allow DOS booting off a CD-R, your machine is probably not capable of modding anyway.
This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Feb 1 2009, 08:50 AM
Post by: eddy56 on February 01, 2009, 04:38:00 AM
Post by: caster420 on February 01, 2009, 05:27:00 AM
QUOTE(rigger66 @ Jan 31 2009, 10:32 PM)
No one Seems to Have asked this question ,So I will
as I think it is very important.Say I was to use this disk in conjunction with a liteon , Shoul I be worried about the liteon serial info ?
Will this copy all the relevant info from the liteon especially the CORRECT SERIAL INFO .
It uses firmtool and dosflash, so yes, it does copy all of the relevant serial information. This disc is simply another Xtreme Boot Maker/Iprep/Exobex batch files, etc... to allow for ease of flashing. The applications doing all of the work are the same.
Caster.
Post by: cwhistler on February 01, 2009, 05:30:00 AM
Post by: durtbox on February 01, 2009, 05:55:00 AM
Post by: cwhistler on February 01, 2009, 06:13:00 AM
Post by: venom21 on February 01, 2009, 06:24:00 AM
QUOTE(cwhistler @ Feb 1 2009, 02:06 PM)
Frosty awsome job!! thank you very much ive been waiting for someone to release somthing like this. just 1 question though you say you recomend using the ck3 lite because of the serial connection but i have a ck3 pro and i thought this also had a serial connection aswell as usb, is this ok to use or will the serial connection not work with the pro??
i would also like to know this please, seeing that i also have the ck3 pro
Post by: antz1970 on February 01, 2009, 06:36:00 AM
QUOTE(jelle250386 @ Feb 1 2009, 01:58 PM)
you'll never know what this guy coded on to this disc, perhaps he rushed this release coz he's so anxious to become like C4E or something crazy like that, and now it won't work properly perhaps?
stick to dosflash, or iprep for that matter.
well pardon my french but you come across like a total "asshole" ,correct me if im wrong but isnt iprep of the same ilk as frostys app? if you dont wanna use it , then dont , just dont come in here slagging off someone who has been a part of the scene since probably b4 you were born
thanks for the tool frosty , cant wait to try it out
Post by: Chancer on February 01, 2009, 06:59:00 AM
QUOTE(jelle250386 @ Feb 1 2009, 11:58 AM)
and this disc has been beta-ed by loads of people? is this bulletproof? or will it have bugs? how long has it been tested before public release?
because i am not trusting all these automated dump/flash tools, as they usually suck, and you're better off to using the usual tools manually.
you'll never know what this guy coded on to this disc, perhaps he rushed this release coz he's so anxious to become like C4E or something crazy like that, and now it won't work properly perhaps?
stick to dosflash, or iprep for that matter.
Use your own methods then. Before you start slagging someone off check on what they have done previously. the guy does not have to prove anything to you.
QUOTE(dardenick @ Jan 31 2009, 09:51 PM)
where can I download the ISO ?
Nobody is giving that info here. use your powers of deduction.
Anyone else asking for the ISO will have their post removed. Don't fill up Frosty's Pm box either. If he reports people hounding him then those people will also be in trouble.
This should work fine. Frosty did a rescue disc for the old Xbox which was great.
Thanks Frosty
Post by: sonnyb123 on February 01, 2009, 09:31:00 AM
Basically I modded my XBox 360 about a year and a half ago by flashing it ect...
I just wondered how much further this has got? becuase I'm thinking of modding my elite xbox but not sure where to start. Is this disk a complete resource or do I need other things?
Thank You,
Sonnyb123
Post by: cubgrant23 on February 01, 2009, 09:52:00 AM
Post by: rigger66 on February 01, 2009, 10:11:00 AM
QUOTE(Chancer @ Feb 1 2009, 02:35 PM)
Use your own methods then. Before you start slagging someone off check on what they have done previously. the guy does not have to prove anything to you.
Well said m8 , I could not have put it better myself.
I think this app will come in very handy for a lot of guy`s who are unsure or worried about flashing
there drive`s and this should make there tasks all but bulletproof.
Thank you again Frosty & all the people involved in the creation of this fine app.
Regards
Post by: cwhistler on February 01, 2009, 10:12:00 AM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 01, 2009, 10:27:00 AM
QUOTE(cwhistler @ Feb 1 2009, 07:06 AM)
Frosty awsome job!! thank you very much ive been waiting for someone to release somthing like this. just 1 question though you say you recomend using the ck3 lite because of the serial connection but i have a ck3 pro and i thought this also had a serial connection aswell as usb, is this ok to use or will the serial connection not work with the pro??
If the CK3 Pro offers both Serial and USB, then yes, it should work fine. Just be sure to use the serial side with my disc.
Post by: warbeast on February 01, 2009, 11:46:00 AM
Post by: brodzowski on February 01, 2009, 11:58:00 AM
SO, the point is, while I didn't get it to work on my pc, I'm sure it will work fine for others and it's a great little easy to use compilation. Congrats to you and thank you for your work! I appreciate when people take the time to make things easier.
Post by: sonnyb123 on February 01, 2009, 12:42:00 PM
Post by: darkovo on February 01, 2009, 12:46:00 PM
I've seen this quite a few times with other Tools running from boot CD, eg Hirens BootCD etc.
I might try modifying the files to run from USB Stick, shouldn't be too hard, you've included everything I need
I have a crazy Dell by the way!!
Post by: MrCoke on February 01, 2009, 01:23:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 1 2009, 01:48 AM)
1. Everyone uses NTFS (Windows 2000/XP/Vista), unless you are using Windows 98, Millenium (god forbid), or Linux. File accessing and permissions are less important, NTFS just seemed to be the logical choice for compatibility. Although, this disc does still support FAT & FAT32 filesystems too.
2. NTFS4DOS, a resident memory driver that allows read/write access to NTFS partitions within DOS.
3. CD-Rs are easily burnable, most newbies are not knowledgeable on the creation of bootable flash drives. Also, if your BIOS doesn't allow DOS booting off a CD-R, your machine is probably not capable of modding anyway.
great job on the disk, definitely the slickest way so far to do this
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 01, 2009, 01:33:00 PM
QUOTE(sonnyb123 @ Feb 1 2009, 02:18 PM)
Why do i get the error "Can't open file for binary reading!" with my BenQ drive?
Probably your directory name for saving the files is too long.
When my disc prompts you to enter a name for the directory, make sure it is only 8 characters long. (this is an MS-DOS restriction)
This is a note I forgot to add into the menus on my disc, it will be added into the next release.
Post by: sonnyb123 on February 01, 2009, 02:19:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 1 2009, 11:09 PM)
Probably your directory name for saving the files is too long.
When my disc prompts you to enter a name for the directory, make sure it is only 8 characters long. (this is an MS-DOS restriction)
This is a note I forgot to add into the menus on my disc, it will be added into the next release.
I just entered benq and it still does not work. I think my drive is bricked now as it just flashs and i get error 65
Post by: nic350z on February 01, 2009, 02:56:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 01, 2009, 03:45:00 PM
Are you sure you typed 'yes' at the NTFS4DOS screen?
Do you have a 'BENFILES' folder on your C: drive?
There should be a folder within that folder with your original firmware...
I have pulled my disc off the XBINS site temporarily until I can confirm BenQ does work. It will be back up within 45 minutes.
This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Feb 1 2009, 11:54 PM
Post by: sonnyb123 on February 01, 2009, 03:19:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 2 2009, 12:45 AM)
If the dump fails to complete DO NOT CONTINUE, the next step erases the drive... there is no error scripting for a non-existent ORIG.BIN file, the script WILL erase your drive if you continue after a failed dump...
Are you sure you typed 'yes' at the NTFS4DOS screen?
Do you have a 'BENFILES' folder on your C: drive?
There should be a folder within that folder with your original firmware...
I typed 'y'. I will look on my main PC now to see if the file is there. If it is what shall I do? put the original back on or try again with the xtreme?
Post by: nic350z on February 01, 2009, 03:21:00 PM
Post by: matt77303 on February 01, 2009, 04:11:00 PM
QUOTE(stewii griffin @ Feb 1 2009, 03:08 AM)
Good times with Evo! I might have to get out the good old xbox and play it just to reminisce.
Can you put boot this on a flash drive and still have it write to the c drive??MAtt. How do you have an original xbox and not know what Slayer's auto installer is?
because some of us have the intelligence to do it ourselfs without an auto installer disk.
Thanks
Matt
Post by: Skunkfoo on February 01, 2009, 04:24:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 01, 2009, 05:06:00 PM
The problem seems to be that some users are typing 'y' instead of 'yes' at the NTFS4DOS prompt, this will result in the 'C:' drive being unavailable to the disc. Make sure you are typing 'yes' at the NTFS4DOS prompt.
Just to be safe though, I am adding more 'error code' into my disc and an updated release will be out within the hour to prevent these mistakes from being made in the future.
This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Feb 2 2009, 01:07 AM
Post by: sonnyb123 on February 01, 2009, 05:15:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 2 2009, 02:42 AM)
I have personally tested all 3 drives using my disc just now, and I can confirm that the disc is working properly.
The problem seems to be that some users are typing 'y' instead of 'yes' at the NTFS4DOS prompt, this will result in the 'C:' drive being unavailable to the disc. Make sure you are typing 'yes' at the NTFS4DOS prompt.
Just to be safe though, I am adding more 'error code' into my disc and an updated release will be out within the hour to prevent these mistakes from being made in the future.
Thanks for the help mate. I will check this 'yes' thing out tomorrow and see if it works. Although, if it has not saved and the firmware has gone from my drive will it not be possable?
Just checked and the folder BENFILES and a subfolder called BENQ was created on my C drive but they are both empty.
Post by: redmercury2006 on February 01, 2009, 05:18:00 PM
i hope you'll be able to get the latest seems-like-a-bug fixed so you can put the disc back on xbins. will wait so long and anyway, i'm just thankful
Post by: Klutsh on February 01, 2009, 05:35:00 PM
Not had chance to test it yet, thought you might want to take a look.
Post by: stewii griffin on February 01, 2009, 07:48:00 PM
QUOTE(matt77303 @ Feb 1 2009, 05:47 PM)
because some of us have the intelligence to do it ourselfs without an auto installer disk.
Thanks
Matt
Anyway good job Frosty Please let us know when this is back up for download. I want to try the new version.
Post by: Meethatguy on February 01, 2009, 07:49:00 PM
The good old days when all we had to do was get files onto a memory card and run an exploit.
Ive been trying so hard to keep up on all the firmware stuff that my brain hurts. My 360 is out of warrenty in march so I guess I;lls start trying to screw with it then.
But its a BEn-Q and I hear so many problems with it.
Thanks for this though.
This disc extracted helps me to see what all goes into the flashing process so I cna understand it to use it correctly.
Post by: stewii griffin on February 01, 2009, 08:09:00 PM
QUOTE(Meethatguy @ Feb 1 2009, 09:25 PM) 
Ahhhh.
The good old days when all we had to do was get files onto a memory card and run an exploit.
Ive been trying so hard to keep up on all the firmware stuff that my brain hurts. My 360 is out of warrenty in march so I guess I;lls start trying to screw with it then.
But its a BEn-Q and I hear so many problems with it.
Thanks for this though.
This disc extracted helps me to see what all goes into the flashing process so I cna understand it to use it correctly.
Until Frosty confirms this working without errors on the Benq, Iwould stick with iprep. Iprep is very easy to use. I would just google iprep tutorial and I'm sure you will find a good one.
Post by: montrealdude on February 01, 2009, 09:10:00 PM
My date might show that this nick joined in 2007, however that does not mean that I have not been around since long before that. Proposing that Slayer's Autoinstaller's users lack intelligence is quite ridiculous as well. Thus, now that we use such disc as Frosty's means we are retards?
Geez, get a grip.
Whatever makes our life easier is more than welcome...
Post by: rigger66 on February 01, 2009, 09:26:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 2 2009, 12:42 AM)
I have personally tested all 3 drives using my disc just now, and I can confirm that the disc is working properly.
QUOTE(stewii griffin @ Feb 2 2009, 03:45 AM)
Until Frosty confirms this working without errors on the Benq, Iwould stick with iprep. Iprep is very easy to use. I would just google iprep tutorial and I'm sure you will find a good one.
Well what more can I say
Post by: MrFish on February 01, 2009, 10:21:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 1 2009, 07:48 AM)
1. Everyone uses NTFS (Windows 2000/XP/Vista), unless you are using Windows 98, Millenium (god forbid), or Linux. File accessing and permissions are less important, NTFS just seemed to be the logical choice for compatibility. Although, this disc does still support FAT & FAT32 filesystems too.
FWIW, most OEM machines come with XP Home on FAT32. I know it's retarded, but they do. I've even seen machines that come with several FAT32 partitions, because the filesystem doesn't scale to the capacity of the hard disk. Dunno about Vista, though. Vista might have finally embraced the 21st century.
If it supports, but doesn't require, NTFS, it might be better to market it as 'requires a hard disk attached'. (Though see page 5 of this thread for a DOS USB driver; though perhaps not up to everyday operation, usbdisk.sys seems adequate for dumping a key and firmware to)
Post by: djgook on February 01, 2009, 10:41:00 PM
Post by: straps on February 01, 2009, 11:07:00 PM
Post by: jbluford on February 01, 2009, 10:03:00 PM
QUOTE(jbluford @ Feb 1 2009, 06:49 AM)
I have a quick question.
I currently have the via vt6421 pci to sata card.
Is it possible to flash a lite on drive (or any of the others for that matter) with this disc using the maximus 360 xtractor and spear?
If not, what else would I need to be able to flash the drives with this disc?
Does anyone know the answer to this question?
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 01, 2009, 11:41:00 PM
The only changes made to it was an added warning note about properly loading NTFS4DOS at the beginning of the disc by properly typing in the full word 'yes' at the prompt. This is a requirement of the NTFS4DOS application, it unfortunately cannot be changed.
Just to ease everyone's mind, I can confirm that this disc is working properly with all three drives. (Samsung/BenQ/Lite-On all work perfectly)
Some side notes:
If you are getting a 'bad command' after loading NTFS4DOS, this most likely means that the DOS CD-ROM driver did not support your PC CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, which would cause this error. A good sign of this being the case is that after NTFS4DOS loads you should be sitting at an 'X:\>' prompt. If this prompt is anything different, then your PC CD-ROM/DVD-ROM is most likely not supported by my disc. This most likely would happen if you are using a SATA CD/DVD-ROM drive in a non-IDE compatible mode. (AHCI) If you can change this setting in your BIOS to be IDE compatible it will work.
Also, to those wondering, yes, this disc includes everything necessary to mod all three drives, with the exception of the needed 'serial cable' for the Lite-On drives.
So, in short, PLEASE PLEASE read every line of the instructions on the disc before continuing to the next screen. I.E. 'y' is not the same as 'yes' to the NTFS4DOS application, the full word 'yes' is all it will accept.
Disc is back up and available for download, have fun!
Post by: sonnyb123 on February 02, 2009, 02:13:00 AM
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 02, 2009, 03:22:00 AM
QUOTE(montrealdude @ Feb 2 2009, 04:46 AM)
/offtopic
My date might show that this nick joined in 2007, however that does not mean that I have not been around since long before that. Proposing that Slayer's Autoinstaller's users lack intelligence is quite ridiculous as well. Thus, now that we use such disc as Frosty's means we are retards?
Geez, get a grip.
Whatever makes our life easier is more than welcome...
I think he was indicating that he didn't need to rely on an auto-installer disk. To be perfectly honest, you really shouldn't need to use one for 360 drives. There are tutorials left right and centre and for first time flashers I would be far happy if they took the time to read up on the process involved before embarking on it. The same goes for any auto installer disc - including Slayers.
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 02, 2009, 07:16:00 AM
The only questions I guess I have is:
I heard dvdkey16 isn't stable at dumping the proper Lite-On key. Obviously your program will be using dvdkey16 instead of 32. Was just wondering if this is still an issue.
Second, does it matter if the C: (the NTFS hard drive) is SATA? Is it better for it to be IDE? I ask because I wouldn't have the SATA hard drive on the VIA chipset port (I use that $15 Syba card for my 360 modding) so I'd assume your program would not detect an SATA hard drive. Just want to be sure. Thanks!
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 02, 2009, 07:38:00 AM
QUOTE(DaddyLongLegs @ Feb 2 2009, 08:52 AM)
Second, does it matter if the C: (the NTFS hard drive) is SATA? Is it better for it to be IDE? I ask because I wouldn't have the SATA hard drive on the VIA chipset port (I use that $15 Syba card for my 360 modding) so I'd assume your program would not detect an SATA hard drive. Just want to be sure. Thanks!
Both SATA and IDE hard drives work fine, you might need to tweak the settings in your BIOS to make your SATA HDD IDE compatible though if it does not detect the first time.
Also, your SATA/IDE HDD should be connected to your motherboard preferably, not the VT6421 card. I use the Syba VT6421 card too (the $15 one you can buy on Newegg.com) and it works great for me.
P.S. I know how ya feel man, I became 'that guy' like 5 years ago with the original XBOX, and I became 'that guy' for the 360 about 2 years ago... it's a huge pain in the ass isn't it? I even used to offer RRoD repairs to people for $40 here locally here in Utah until it literally drove me insane, especially when I would have to repair the same damn 360 more than once... (damn unreliable 360s... grumble, grumble) that's why I made this disc, to make the process easier on guys like you and me and also to make it easier for first-timers too.
QUOTE(DaddyLongLegs @ Feb 2 2009, 08:52 AM)
I heard dvdkey16 isn't stable at dumping the proper Lite-On key. Obviously your program will be using dvdkey16 instead of 32. Was just wondering if this is still an issue.
My disc does not use DvdKey16, it uses DosFlash16 to dump the key, which AFAIK works correctly.
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 02, 2009, 09:11:00 AM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 2 2009, 04:14 PM)
Both SATA and IDE hard drives work fine, you might need to tweak the settings in your BIOS to make your SATA HDD IDE compatible though if it does not detect the first time.
Ah, very cool. I didn't know all it took was for my BIOS to see it. I thought maybe your CD loaded the drivers or something. You know how on older Windows XP CDs it won't detect a SATA drive during setup? I thought that would have been a problem with your CD.
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 2 2009, 04:14 PM)
P.S. I know how ya feel man, I became 'that guy' like 5 years ago with the original XBOX, and I became 'that guy' for the 360 about 2 years ago... it's a huge pain in the ass isn't it? I even used to offer RRoD repairs to people for $40 here locally here in Utah until it literally drove me insane, especially when I would have to repair the same damn 360 more than once... (damn unreliable 360s... grumble, grumble) that's why I made this disc, to make the process easier on guys like you and me and also to make it easier for first-timers too.
Yeah man it's nuts. The worst is when you do it for a friend and you break the system. Not only did you spend your free time on them but now you OWE them money. Sucks ass but when it comes time to get my car repaired or my house painted it's all good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Post by: Mike4 on February 02, 2009, 03:27:00 PM
QUOTE(matt77303 @ Feb 1 2009, 05:47 PM)
...the intelligence to do it ourselfs...
Thank you so much for that.
Post by: Jbrizzel on February 02, 2009, 07:12:00 PM
Post by: brodkil on February 02, 2009, 09:08:00 PM
QUOTE(Jbrizzel @ Feb 3 2009, 02:48 AM)
I'm sorry Frosty but your program sucks. It erased my orig f/w somehow before I even got to back the orig f/w up. Thanks for nuthing.
Dude, not cool. Post some details!
Post by: Chancer on February 03, 2009, 03:53:00 AM
QUOTE(Jbrizzel @ Feb 3 2009, 02:48 AM)
I'm sorry Frosty but your program sucks. It erased my orig f/w somehow before I even got to back the orig f/w up. Thanks for nuthing.
The cause is more likely your own inability to use the disc or follow the instructions.
Don't blame the disc without giving full facts.
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 03, 2009, 04:18:00 AM
QUOTE(Jbrizzel @ Feb 3 2009, 03:48 AM)
I'm sorry Frosty but your program sucks. It erased my orig f/w somehow before I even got to back the orig f/w up. Thanks for nuthing.
Yeah can you elaborate a bit before others go using it too or something?
Post by: Legacy22X on February 03, 2009, 06:16:00 AM
Post by: matt77303 on February 03, 2009, 12:19:00 PM
QUOTE(montrealdude @ Feb 2 2009, 06:46 AM)
/offtopic
My date might show that this nick joined in 2007, however that does not mean that I have not been around since long before that. Proposing that Slayer's Autoinstaller's users lack intelligence is quite ridiculous as well. Thus, now that we use such disc as Frosty's means we are retards?
Geez, get a grip.
Whatever makes our life easier is more than welcome...
Bollocks,
i didnt say slayers users lack intellegence, what i said was i had the intellegnce to want to LEARN how somthing works, how can you fix somthing when it goes wrong if all you no is how to burn and boot a slayers disk. In the good old days of the original xbox there was hardly a day that went by with out a new app or media player/center being updated. this making the oh so clever slayers disk that you downloaded, useless. surely making a Evox boot disk and learning how to install and keep up to date all you new programs and emulators would be better.
Also i dont actually see what relevence this disk has to slayers, its a completly differnet thing all together.
Back on subject...
I know how to flash drives manually, but i do use these disks for ease of use and speed, so good work frosty and Thanks
Matt
Post by: SNAAAKE on February 03, 2009, 12:39:00 PM
Post by: Doubledown03 on February 03, 2009, 01:36:00 PM
Post by: SNAAAKE on February 03, 2009, 02:03:00 PM
QUOTE(Doubledown03 @ Feb 3 2009, 04:12 PM)
Thanks frosty for the disk. Can some make a video using this disk? I have a samsung ms28. I've been trying to mod my xbox and have had no luck. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I do have the vt6421 sata card in my computer. Thanks
u know the 10 seconds trick..make that 15 seconds and it might just work
Post by: Doubledown03 on February 03, 2009, 02:10:00 PM
QUOTE(SNAAAKE @ Feb 3 2009, 02:39 PM)
u know the 10 seconds trick..make that 15 seconds and it might just work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pop.gif)
thanks SNAAAKE, But that didn't work either. I've modded the original xbox and I do other mods but for some reason I can't mod my xbox 360. I'm about to take it to someone to have it done. I rather not though. I'd like to learn it myself
Post by: matt77303 on February 03, 2009, 02:14:00 PM
QUOTE(Doubledown03 @ Feb 3 2009, 11:46 PM)
I'm about to take it to someone to have it done. I rather not though. I'd like to learn it myself
quite right, what stage have you got to? what sata controller you got etc.....
Matt
Post by: Doubledown03 on February 03, 2009, 02:37:00 PM
Post by: strut360 on February 03, 2009, 05:19:00 PM
This disk by far seems like the easiest solution for modding, although I'm not sure what you have to do to set up for this mod hardware-wise. After reading some older methods, I have become vaguely familiar with the flashing process. Can you connect your drive straight to your comp with this disk, or do you need a CK or some other disk to boot the drive in "B" mode.
I am looking to flash either a BenQ or a Samsung, and am leaning towards the Samsung.
Thanks in advance for putting up with someone trying to learn this stuff.
Post by: fffttt on February 04, 2009, 01:32:00 AM
questions:1. Can I burn this iso into a dvd5 disk? since I don't have cd disks.
2. Should I put the cd in the dvd driver that is going to be modded, or I need another dvd driver to run the cd?
3. My xbox360 has a samsung driver. Does this driver need to be turned off then back on during modding using this cd?
Post by: ReturnOfSanta on February 04, 2009, 05:23:00 AM
I have a benQ, ill be sure to post the results
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 04, 2009, 05:50:00 AM
QUOTE(ReturnOfSanta @ Feb 4 2009, 01:59 PM)
I'm gonna be giving this a shot today using my onboard sata thingy(Asus P5b)
I have a benQ, ill be sure to post the results
Thanks! I'd like to see how it goes before I venture onto this.
Somewhat on topic, I am going to build a new computer, and I might as well: if I buy it with the proper VIA chipset for the SATA ports I can mod 360s without using that stupid card?
Post by: tapanet on February 04, 2009, 02:07:00 PM
This way anyone will have the last and correct version of yours disc.
Post by: tommix on February 04, 2009, 02:13:00 PM
Post by: ampedXR on February 04, 2009, 05:37:00 PM
Quick question though, it appears as if this program doesn't support the Hitachi drives right? I have a hitachi79 in one xbox that I plan to spoof onto a MS25. Does anyone know if this disc can spoof firmwares or will I still have to use different tools for that?
Thanks folks!
Post by: neon74 on February 04, 2009, 06:53:00 PM
i got this files
Ben Q
ixterme.bin
LITEON
lite-On Rs232-tll
readme
Samsung
themedata
vt621 Tutorial
Dsflash.typ
dosflash
dirmtool
flash
part1
part2
dummygen
mtkflash.typ
mtkflash
colorschermemapping
filelist
image001
image002
image003
image005
so what do i do!<thank you
Post by: leemiguel on February 04, 2009, 09:20:00 PM
Where should i connect the cord of the GROUND? in the diagram that they made?
Post by: kingjamez007 on February 05, 2009, 05:18:00 AM
It seemed to dump the key correctly but my attempt to use the disc appears to hang on the caster firmtool screen. There is a "Success" in green text and it says your firmware is ready to be flashed. The cursor continues to blink. Is this normal or do I need to input something?
Thank you.
Post by: nwolf22 on February 05, 2009, 06:03:00 AM
Post by: magnet on February 05, 2009, 04:54:00 PM
Getting \cant get inquiry data\ when trying to read the liteon,any ide?
Post by: kingofleon360 on February 06, 2009, 03:42:00 AM
when i boot the disk, it starts and it says press any key to continue..., but then nothing happens
whats the problem??
Post by: nwolf22 on February 06, 2009, 05:22:00 AM
Post by: neon74 on February 06, 2009, 07:28:00 AM
i got this files
Ben Q
ixterme.bin
LITEON
lite-On Rs232-tll
readme
Samsung
themedata
vt621 Tutorial
Dsflash.typ
dosflash
dirmtool
flash
part1
part2
dummygen
mtkflash.typ
mtkflash
colorschermemapping
filelist
image001
image002
image003
image005
so what do i do!<thank you
Post by: kingofleon360 on February 06, 2009, 07:56:00 AM
you should have one single iso file after downloading
This post has been edited by kingofleon360: Feb 6 2009, 04:05 PM
Post by: neon74 on February 06, 2009, 09:55:00 AM
thank you i will try to search it again! hope to find it
Post by: chorizo1 on February 06, 2009, 10:53:00 AM
Post by: Chancer on February 06, 2009, 11:19:00 AM
Fire up your burning program and select it anyway and it will burn the ISO
Post by: phazein on February 06, 2009, 02:01:00 PM
I clicked on the benq batchfile and it created a folder on drive c. Next do I click firmware >benq? I really am lost here and have read everything I could find. If there is a tutorial or if someone can help me out. TIA Also with this setup do I need to disconnect my dvd drives from my pc? I read somewhere about a resister that goes in between the ck3 lite?
This post has been edited by phazein: Feb 6 2009, 10:06 PM
Post by: kingofleon360 on February 06, 2009, 02:37:00 PM
you don't need a ck3 to flash a benq, ck3 is just for liteon
start your computer, press f10 or f11 (depends on mainboard) while startup to get into the boot-menu and boot your dvd-drive with the modification disk, then follow the instruction of the disk
but whats with my problem??
QUOTE(kingofleon360 @ Feb 6 2009, 12:18 PM)
hi, can anyone help me?
when i boot the disk, it starts and it says press any key to continue..., but then nothing happens
whats the problem??
CAN REALLY NOONE HELP ME???
This post has been edited by kingofleon360: Feb 6 2009, 10:39 PM
Post by: phazein on February 06, 2009, 02:45:00 PM
QUOTE(kingofleon360 @ Feb 6 2009, 02:13 PM)
@phazein
you don't need a ck3 to flash a benq, ck3 is just for liteon
start your computer, press f10 or f11 (depends on mainboard) while startup to get into the boot-menu and boot your dvd-drive with the modification disk, then follow the instruction of the disk
but whats with my problem??
CAN REALLY NOONE HELP ME???
Aw I meant I have a liteon.
Post by: leemiguel on February 06, 2009, 03:08:00 PM
Post by: Dazz on February 07, 2009, 02:52:00 AM
I must say that this disc is a nifty little tool. Excellent job and thank you for taking your time to create such a tool.
I've read the thread a couple times, but I am a little confused regarding the USB connection on the 360 Connectivity Kit V3 Pro CK3 & Probe. From what I understand.... the USB is not supported by this disc, only Serial connection, correct? I haven't received my Kit and Probe yet so I am not sure what all it has on it... BUT What about newer computers that do NOT have a Serial port on them?
I have access to another computer, but I don't know if it has a serial port either... This computer is in my MAME cabinet out in the garage, so I really don't want to use it unless I absolutely have to.
Post by: boosh0815 on February 07, 2009, 04:54:00 AM
Thanks,
Boosh
Post by: dljnyc on February 07, 2009, 12:02:00 PM
I'm new to all of this, so please take it easy on me. I have download the ISO, burned it, opened my 360, etc. However I have a Hitachi Drive and I noticed the read me file did not mention anything about supporting the Hitachi Drive.
Is this drive supported with this 360 mod disc 1.5 or do I have to use something else? If so, what do I use?
Any help or guidance will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
DLJNYC
Post by: matt77303 on February 07, 2009, 01:47:00 PM
yeap your right, this disk does not support the hitachi drives, they cannot be flashed in dos,
look here there are tutorials down the right hand side just select which version of the drive you have.
Matt
Post by: dljnyc on February 07, 2009, 01:52:00 PM
QUOTE(matt77303 @ Feb 7 2009, 04:23 PM) 
Hi
yeap your right, this disk does not support the hitachi drives, they cannot be flashed in dos,
look here there are tutorials down the right hand side just select which version of the drive you have.
Matt
Thanks for the Info Matt. You just saved me a lot of time!
Post by: parat8t9 on February 07, 2009, 08:12:00 PM
How do you know which com port the key detector is hooked up to?
I have flashed many many many drives but never a lite on so I bought this:
http://www.diygadget...on/prod_45.html
and now I'm not sure which com port it will be assigned to.
I'm assuming COM 1 but I don't want to break my record of 0 bricked drives
Anyway I looked through the app and it looks very promising a lot better then typing all the manual commands.
I'm also going to try to throw it on a flash drive to see how that works.
Keep up the great work guys!
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 08, 2009, 03:17:00 AM
QUOTE(parat8t9 @ Feb 8 2009, 03:48 AM)
Quick question didn't see it answered.
How do you know which com port the key detector is hooked up to?
I have flashed many many many drives but never a lite on so I bought this:
http://www.diygadget...on/prod_45.html
and now I'm not sure which com port it will be assigned to.
I'm assuming COM 1 but I don't want to break my record of 0 bricked drives
Anyway I looked through the app and it looks very promising a lot better then typing all the manual commands.
I'm also going to try to throw it on a flash drive to see how that works.
Keep up the great work guys!
If you're using your onboard serial port, then check the BIOS. Unless it's been setup in some dodgy fashion it'll be COM1. Don't fret - the program won't go any further if it can't retrieve the key.
Post by: GentleZippy on February 08, 2009, 08:20:00 AM
Many thanx to Frosty for this. This is first time ive tried to flash my 360 and was very easy to do. My 1 backup ive made works perfect, but i do however have a question.
Are the files that are dumped to C erased after a succesful flash? as i cant find them any where on my machine.
Again many thanx,
Rgds Zippy
Post by: Raven2x on February 09, 2009, 12:26:00 AM
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 09, 2009, 06:01:00 AM
QUOTE(Dazz @ Feb 7 2009, 11:28 AM)
Hyia Guys,
I must say that this disc is a nifty little tool. Excellent job and thank you for taking your time to create such a tool.
I've read the thread a couple times, but I am a little confused regarding the USB connection on the 360 Connectivity Kit V3 Pro CK3 & Probe. From what I understand.... the USB is not supported by this disc, only Serial connection, correct? I haven't received my Kit and Probe yet so I am not sure what all it has on it... BUT What about newer computers that do NOT have a Serial port on them?
I have access to another computer, but I don't know if it has a serial port either... This computer is in my MAME cabinet out in the garage, so I really don't want to use it unless I absolutely have to.
Yeah you have to use the serial port. You sure you don't have one on your new PC? They're still pretty common. It kind of looks like the VGA port but reversed.
I am pretty sure with the CK3 you'll need a serial cable EXTENSION cord, because the CK3 has a female serial port and the PC always has a male serial port. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Post by: ampedXR on February 09, 2009, 06:25:00 AM
I still use iprep just because it is what I am used to it, but I had a couple extra drives around and thought I would play with this new software.
It would be nice to see some screenshots and/or videos up here though. That usually clears up some questions.
Mabye later this week I will see what I can do.
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 09, 2009, 10:02:00 AM
QUOTE(DaddyLongLegs @ Feb 9 2009, 01:37 PM)
Yeah you have to use the serial port. You sure you don't have one on your new PC? They're still pretty common. It kind of looks like the VGA port but reversed.
I am pretty sure with the CK3 you'll need a serial cable EXTENSION cord, because the CK3 has a female serial port and the PC always has a male serial port. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Serial ports *are* still common, but you won't always find them on the rear header (where the other outputs are). You'll normally find a header somewhere on the board which you'll need to use a serial port extension blanking plate to use it.
You could get away with plugging it directly into the rear of the PC, but you'd need to remove the two threaded sockets each side of the port (either on the CK3 or the serial port) and providing you have enough room to do so. Personally it's not worth risking damage to anything and using a serial extension lead as advised.
Post by: nwolf22 on February 10, 2009, 08:20:00 AM
Post by: buriza on February 10, 2009, 09:40:00 AM
QUOTE(nwolf22 @ Feb 10 2009, 03:56 PM)
is ther any chance of somebody posting a step by step video 4 noobs using this disk ive got the Ts-ms25 and i think it would help alot of peaple.ive noticed thers no videos on you tube bout this disk but many on general flashing.this help would be greatly appreciated by many.
I'd appreciate this too. I'm pretty good at following instructions and all things technical.
But i keep getting "Can't get inquiry data"
Thanks!
Post by: Swif on February 10, 2009, 10:38:00 AM
Post by: buriza on February 10, 2009, 04:07:00 PM
i got to Step 4: flashing the new firmware.
followed the on screen instructions
and it's been "Writing Bank 0..." for about 10mins now :-(
ot oh, can anyone help?
Cheers
Post by: Chickan on February 10, 2009, 04:16:00 PM
QUOTE(leemiguel @ Feb 6 2009, 11:44 PM)
please tell me where to connect my GROUND WIRE.. please
To a ground spot, like the metal case of your computer (not your xbox!).
QUOTE(nwolf22 @ Feb 10 2009, 04:56 PM)
is ther any chance of somebody posting a step by step video 4 noobs using this disk ive got the Ts-ms25 and i think it would help alot of peaple.ive noticed thers no videos on you tube bout this disk but many on general flashing.this help would be greatly appreciated by many.
There are plenty of videos on the MS25, though if you are using this disk you should really be able to just follow the text, read it closely and you'll be fine.
I'll play with the disc when I get home on an extra samsung I have to see if there is anything different, but I doubt it.
QUOTE(buriza @ Feb 11 2009, 12:43 AM)
i got to Step 4: flashing the new firmware.
followed the on screen instructions
and it's been "Writing Bank 0..." for about 10mins now :-(
What type of drive are you flashing? Did the reading of the data go ok? If the data read fine, you should be ok, try booting into windows, and opening the .bin file with xbox toolbox, make sure you have a good DVD key.
Post by: buriza on February 10, 2009, 04:20:00 PM
QUOTE(Chickan @ Feb 10 2009, 11:52 PM)
What type of drive are you flashing? Did the reading of the data go ok? If the data read fine, you should be ok, try booting into windows, and opening the .bin file with xbox toolbox, make sure you have a good DVD key.
It said the data read okay, and it showed me my key, and I ran it twice to make sure, was the same key.
Ive got the Lite-On drive.
Just booting into windows now...
Post by: Chickan on February 10, 2009, 04:35:00 PM
QUOTE(Raven2x @ Feb 9 2009, 09:02 AM)
Wait so what does it exactly take to mod my drive? Can I just simply take it out, have this disc and a VIA and flash it that easy? Or do I have to do something else before? BenQ here.
If you really have a Benq (not a Benq-Liteon), then yes, this disc and the correct via sata card will do the trick. You could also flash it in Windows with dosflash32, though then you'd have to make your own firmware with firmware toolbox, download the modded firmware from xbins, and inject your key into it. There are plenty of guides on how to do this as well.
QUOTE(kingofleon360 @ Feb 6 2009, 12:18 PM)
when i boot the disk, it starts and it says press any key to continue..., but then nothing happens
whats the problem??
Did you try rebooting your PC and trying again? Dos is prone to freezing. Are you using a USB keyboard? Mine gave dos fits, had to switch to an old PS2 keyboard. Something to try at least.
QUOTE(nwolf22 @ Feb 5 2009, 02:39 PM)
ime completley new 2 this been thinking bout it 4 a while...but do i connect the sata card to the xbox 360 first cus have got the disk and ime gonna get the sata card soon and gonna try it.but a bit scared ,do i need anything else to do the modification other then the sata card and the disk. any help would be great sorry 4 being a noob but we gotta start somewhere...lol
Depends on what type of drive you have. If you have a samsung or a benq, then yes, all you need is the correct sata card, this disc, and you can use the xbox to power the drive up. If you have a Lite-on drive, you need the c3k probe, if you have a Hitachi drive, you'll need to use windows based tools (mode-b and all that good stuff).
Try reading the regular guides, even though they don't directly apply to this, they provide great information on how to hook your xbox drive up, bios settings, etc.
QUOTE(boosh0815 @ Feb 7 2009, 01:30 PM)
Can someone please help me, I get all the way to Reading Bank 0 and it just freezes and puts colored rectangles on the screen. I’m so close please help.
Again, what type of drive? Using the correct sata card? It sounds like dos crashed though, try rebooting and trying again.
QUOTE(Doubledown03 @ Feb 3 2009, 10:12 PM)
Thanks frosty for the disk. Can some make a video using this disk? I have a samsung ms28. I've been trying to mod my xbox and have had no luck. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I do have the vt6421 sata card in my computer. Thanks
What problem are you running into? Can you read the original firmware off of the drive? Make sure to disconnect anything else not needed. If you were using the other tools, ie: booting off of a usb drive, I'd say disconnect everything but the drive itself. The 10 sec trick has always worked for me, though sometimes it takes a few times. I can pm you the steps I use if you want.
Post by: Swif on February 10, 2009, 05:31:00 PM
sighhh
Post by: GentleZippy on February 10, 2009, 07:39:00 PM
QUOTE
i mean i did check every post in this topic but i havent seen anything dealt with the power connector, im guessing its the xbox 360 power connector, but when i do remove it an plug it back in...it stays trying to send a signal or whatever...and nothing happens..., im still stuck at the reading firmware step sighhh
Hi, you disconnect and reconnect the power connector that goes into the dvd drive and not your main power supply.
Hope this helps..
QUOTE
Many thanx to Frosty for this. This is first time ive tried to flash my 360 and was very easy to do. My 1 backup ive made works perfect, but i do however have a question.
Are the files that are dumped to C erased after a succesful flash? as i cant find them any where on my machine.
Are the files that are dumped to C erased after a succesful flash? as i cant find them any where on my machine.
Any answer to above question as still havent located the firmware that was read from my drive.
Rgds Zippy
Post by: Swif on February 10, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Post by: GentleZippy on February 10, 2009, 08:01:00 PM
Nb... your xbox has to powered up while your doing this.
Post by: Chickan on February 10, 2009, 08:05:00 PM
QUOTE(Swif @ Feb 11 2009, 04:20 AM)
How long do i have to disconnect it for? Bekause after i do so..nothing seems to take place
The only time you need to disconnect the power cable is to cause the dvd tray to be half open, if I remember correctly. Though I've read you can eject the drive all the way, turn the xbox off, and push it in half, turn the xbox back on. Other than that you can just turn the xbox off to disconnect power from the drive. Hope this helps.
Post by: GentleZippy on February 10, 2009, 08:13:00 PM
QUOTE(Chickan @ Feb 11 2009, 05:41 AM)
The only time you need to disconnect the power cable is to cause the dvd tray to be half open, if I remember correctly. Though I've read you can eject the drive all the way, turn the xbox off, and push it in half, turn the xbox back on. Other than that you can just turn the xbox off to disconnect power from the drive. Hope this helps.
Huh, ok... is there different methods for different drives using this disc. As i didnt open the dvd tray at all during my flash. I left the power on to the xbox all the way through the process and disconnected/reconnected power to the drive only. I done that at each step and all went smoothly.
Although, its just occured to me that i risked electricution doing it that way!!!! lol
Rgds Zippy
Post by: Albany on February 10, 2009, 09:26:00 PM
I have a benq firmware 1.4 and would like to use this disc to get to 1.5.
Im using vista 64bit so I cannot do it in windows with jungleflasher.
Ive burned the cd and booted from it. Now the problem is after I accept the agreement in dos, the screen scrolls back up. I have no idea what I need to type to proceed. If anyone could direct me to a tut or give me infos it will be much appreciated.
Thanks
JuJu
Post by: aj23 on February 10, 2009, 09:29:00 PM
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 11, 2009, 02:18:00 AM
QUOTE(aj23 @ Feb 11 2009, 05:05 AM)
Wait, I didn't read the whole thread, but I just connect the drive to my PC, pop this in, and then I can mod it that easily? That's insane if I can, and I know quite a few people who want this done, so maybe I can do it for them.
Which is the sole reason why you shouldn't even attempt this.
It's not just this easy - you need to understand the implications of it going wrong.
Read the main tutorials even if you're not going to follow the process.
Post by: justamy on February 11, 2009, 02:38:00 AM
Post by: evilzorba on February 11, 2009, 04:32:00 AM
press enter
now select xtreme pri drive
I only get one option 1. IDE Pri Drive
Is this my hard drive !!!!
Post by: evilzorba on February 11, 2009, 07:39:00 AM
Completed steps 1 - dumped original fireware
Completed step 2 -
Step 3 - writing Ixtreme firmware hangs after.... Xtreme Pri Drive
DD00 Master/Slave A0
_ (cursor blinks)
What is wrong ?
Post by: spenwall on February 11, 2009, 03:22:00 PM
ps. The disk looks awesome frosty thanks.
Post by: Jitters333 on February 11, 2009, 11:30:00 PM
I found the sata # thingy thats in the device properties a800 is mine though theres like 5 different ones... what do I do next? I have a lite-on
Post by: Jitters333 on February 12, 2009, 12:55:00 AM
I was on the first step, did everything right (I as I believe but I guess I didn't, now)put it b mode by taking out the drive power and sliding the tray half way in and then hit enter, and then it said "Geremia' dvdkey method failed" so i hit no
then it asked to overwrite "INQUIRY.BIN" and I said yes thinking it would do whatever it just failed to do, kept giving me that so I just hit no, but It kept bringing me back to step one so I finally just pressed yes when asking if it was successful(though I guess it wasn't)
then it gave me "DUMMY.BIN" does not exist so I hit enter cuz thats all it would let me do, and I finished it erasing my drive and flashing it.. I don't know why any red flags didn't go up in my mind but I thought it was all good but now I get "please put disc in xbox" error when tryn to play a REAL copy of anything... is there a way to recover my drive or flash it to make it work or is my drive just gone now? =[[
so I have no FW backup (im assuming since it never read) and the FW is erased with the CustomFW could I dl the original FW somewhere and restart I guess is all i could do??
please help thank you!!
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 12, 2009, 02:36:00 AM
QUOTE(Jitters333 @ Feb 12 2009, 08:31 AM)
I think I messed Up BIG TIME! =[[
I was on the first step, did everything right (I as I believe but I guess I didn't, now)put it b mode by taking out the drive power and sliding the tray half way in and then hit enter, and then it said "Geremia' dvdkey method failed" so i hit no
then it asked to overwrite "INQUIRY.BIN" and I said yes thinking it would do whatever it just failed to do, kept giving me that so I just hit no, but It kept bringing me back to step one so I finally just pressed yes when asking if it was successful(though I guess it wasn't)
then it gave me "DUMMY.BIN" does not exist so I hit enter cuz thats all it would let me do, and I finished it erasing my drive and flashing it.. I don't know why any red flags didn't go up in my mind but I thought it was all good but now I get "please put disc in xbox" error when tryn to play a REAL copy of anything... is there a way to recover my drive or flash it to make it work or is my drive just gone now? =[[
so I have no FW backup (im assuming since it never read) and the FW is erased with the CustomFW could I dl the original FW somewhere and restart I guess is all i could do??
please help thank you!!
Yep, sounds like you've screwed it up. Because the original key data wasn't retrieved off the drive, you've no way of getting it back. It doesn't matter what you flash to the drive now as it won't work. This is why it's so important to ensure you have the data off the drive prior to erasing it.
You had an option when you saw there was a problem: Turn off the computer!
Even though you got errors, you still felt the need to carry on and erase the drive instead of just turning off the PC. You've turned your 360 into a XBLA console/DVD media player.
I'm sure the cost of the of the CK3 you purchased would have been more than getting someone to do it for you - let alone the cost of a new 360.
Post by: Jitters333 on February 12, 2009, 05:27:00 PM
I found this
http://cgi.ebay.com/LITE-ON-XBOX-360-DVD-DRIVE-DG-16D2S_W0QQitemZ230322480835QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Accessories?hash=item230322480835&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1205|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
BUT It Says
"brand new lite-on xbox 360 dvd drives taken out of new machines . all were once tested and once opened to get the key extracted .
you need to flash this drive to make it work on your xbox 360"
so does that mean his keys are missing too, and wont work like mine?
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 12, 2009, 06:34:00 PM
QUOTE(Jitters333 @ Feb 13 2009, 01:03 AM)
Naw I used a 12 dollar VIA VT6421 PCI SATA card thats all I bought, so there Is NO Way possible to spoof or use a different set of keys or anything... =/ anyways I think im just gonna buy a new drive, do you know where I could get one?
I found this
http://cgi.ebay.com/...:1|293:1|294:50
BUT It Says
"brand new lite-on xbox 360 dvd drives taken out of new machines . all were once tested and once opened to get the key extracted .
you need to flash this drive to make it work on your xbox 360"
so does that mean his keys are missing too, and wont work like mine?
So let me get this straight: You've tried to flash a Lite-On drive with just a SATA card? Did you at least build a probe to retrieve the key from it? Did you read ANY of the tutorials on this prior to attempting this, or just download the disc and 'go for it'?
It doesn't matter if you buy another Lite-on drive, or any drive for that matter. The fact still remains you went ahead and said YES to erasing the firmware without having a valid DVD key from it. Like I said, your 360 won't play games from DVD (unless someone hacks the encryption - don't hold your breath).
This is my biggest problem with all in one discs (no offence Frosty) - anyone can download and burn an image (as displayed here). Anyone wishing to attempt DVD firmware flashing for the first time is encouraged to read the tutorials, even if you're not going to use them.
Post by: Jitters333 on February 12, 2009, 07:45:00 PM
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 13, 2009, 02:32:00 AM
QUOTE(Jitters333 @ Feb 13 2009, 03:21 AM)
no i didn't read a tut.. =/ I saw one on youtube (though not for this exact way to flash the drive, I have most definitely learned a lesson with this) so could you point me to a tut, and do you believe that drive would work and if not do you know where to get one that would? so I can pay for stupidity if it were lol
There have already been plenty of tutorials posted for Lite-On drives.
Team-Xecuter have some for their CK3s (look down the right-hand side): http://team-xecuter.com/ck3/
Also check the pinned tutorials in the newbie forums.
As I've said, there's nothing which can fix your 360. You've erased the firmware before retrieving the key. This is why it's so important to ensure the steps are carried out correctly. If you want to play Xbox 360 Retail/backups, you WILL NEED another console. Like I said, a very expensive mistake.
Post by: DuggyUK on February 13, 2009, 05:07:00 AM
thank you frostyTSM!!
only thing I would say is the key read fails perhaps it should refuse to continue (cant remember if the next prompt defaults to no/fail), to avoid bricks?
Post by: nwolf22 on February 13, 2009, 08:26:00 AM
Post by: DuggyUK on February 13, 2009, 09:07:00 AM
QUOTE(nwolf22 @ Feb 13 2009, 04:02 PM)
this may be a silly question but ile ask it .after i type samsung in dos.the step after says please specify the name of the folder to save firmware files. what do i type hear or is it anything i desire.
anything you want, its just going to make a folder and save the firmware in there for safe keeping i suspect.
Post by: nwolf22 on February 13, 2009, 09:35:00 AM
QUOTE(DuggyUK @ Feb 13 2009, 05:43 PM)
anything you want, its just going to make a folder and save the firmware in there for safe keeping i suspect.
thanx 4 the speedy responce so it wont brick my 360 then.
Post by: fiestaxr2 on February 13, 2009, 10:33:00 AM
QUOTE(Jitters333 @ Feb 13 2009, 05:21 AM)
no i didn't read a tut.. =/ I saw one on youtube (though not for this exact way to flash the drive, I have most definitely learned a lesson with this) so could you point me to a tut, and do you believe that drive would work and if not do you know where to get one that would? so I can pay for stupidity if it were lol
Mate you've killed your xbox , it is now an expensive book end
Why do people not read and then read again and if something is there they do not understand then ask
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 13, 2009, 01:12:00 PM
QUOTE(DuggyUK @ Feb 13 2009, 01:43 PM)
had my friend do my lite on for me using this disc and max232 based serial reader. worked perfectly!
Hi. What is a max232 based serial reader mean? I have a serial port on my computer, I just don't know if it's max232 based.
Post by: 1SmashMouf on February 13, 2009, 03:56:00 PM
Post by: jeditech on February 13, 2009, 11:51:00 PM
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 14, 2009, 04:06:00 AM
QUOTE(DaddyLongLegs @ Feb 13 2009, 08:48 PM)
Hi. What is a max232 based serial reader mean? I have a serial port on my computer, I just don't know if it's max232 based.
It's not the port which has this chip, it's the TTL adaptor which you can buy.
Read the tutorials and it will be a lot clearer.
Post by: evilzorba on February 14, 2009, 04:58:00 AM
I had to put the xtreme.bin file in root dir. not in a folder, in another folder
then typed cd firmware, cd samsung, mtkflash w /m c:\ixtreme.bin from dos
360 is flashed with 1.5
Works a treat only problem the drive doesn't eject sometimes !!!
I can live with that !
Post by: Boaz_82 on February 14, 2009, 06:02:00 AM
QUOTE(jeditech @ Feb 13 2009, 09:27 PM)
hi folks , i'm trying out this disk on a samsung ms25 i get to the point where you disconnect the power cable to the drive . i press 2 for "XTREME Pri Master" then reconnect the power cable , it then shows Reading.....01% and goes no further , can anyone point me in the right direction as to what i'm doing wrong , thanks
I'm having this exact same problem. I've read several hours of forums and stuff to research this issue. As soon as I wait 10 seconds it gives me the 01% and then several multcolored rectangles pop up around the screen and it does nothing but blink those colors.
We are flashing a samsung MS28 with the Via vt624a installed on a Dell gx270 p4 2.8ghz
any help would be greatly appreciated
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 14, 2009, 03:39:00 PM
QUOTE(Martinchris23 @ Feb 14 2009, 12:42 PM)
It's not the port which has this chip, it's the TTL adaptor which you can buy.
Ah which the CK3 is I assume?
Post by: Martinchris23 on February 14, 2009, 05:46:00 PM
QUOTE(DaddyLongLegs @ Feb 14 2009, 11:15 PM)
Ah which the CK3 is I assume?
not exactly - there is one built onto the CK3 Pro (along with a serial / USB port) but if you don't have one you can buy a MAX 232 TTL adaptor for a few quid and just wire it to a probe that way (plus voltage of course for the chip itself). Failing that, you can build one for pennies without the MAX 232 IC present - instructions are included with this modification disc.
Post by: fiestaxr2 on February 14, 2009, 08:05:00 PM
QUOTE(Boaz_82 @ Feb 14 2009, 03:38 PM)
I'm having this exact same problem. I've read several hours of forums and stuff to research this issue. As soon as I wait 10 seconds it gives me the 01% and then several multcolored rectangles pop up around the screen and it does nothing but blink those colors.
We are flashing a samsung MS28 with the Via vt624a installed on a Dell gx270 p4 2.8ghz
any help would be greatly appreciated
Its all about timing , try from 3 seconds then 4 seconds etc. etc. Once you get the timing right it will work
Also try the sata card in different pci ports and also try connecting the drive into a different connection on the sata card , usually there is either 2 or 3 sata connections on the card
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 16, 2009, 07:25:00 AM
I do have one question though. If a new firmware comes out, will you release updates for this disk? Or is there a way we should do it ourselves?
Thanks again for all your hard work!
Post by: silent garb on February 16, 2009, 01:53:00 PM
I modded my Xbox 360 with the Hitachi drive a few months ago and it worked fine. Now I'm trying to mod my friends benq drive 360.
I've tried iprep, dosflash32 and this disc and I can't seem to get it working. I'm using the nvidia 4 chipset for the sata connection.
Using this disk I get to the point where you read the original BenQ file. I made it work once, but I had accidently hit tab while making the folder name of where to save the benq files and then it was over 8 characters long so it didn't end up taking it. But every other time I boot up I get this:
MTK Vendor Intro failed on port 0x09E0 If you choose to resend turn drive on off, you know the rest.
But it never finds the drive save for that one fluke.
DosFlash32 has the same problem and iprep tries to make the boot drive, but gives an error saying the disk drive isn't ready, if I continue anyways it seems to work fine, but when I boot from the USB stick, it just freezes.
Something makes me think that the SATA controller and the BenQ drive just aren't getting along, but I've heard people say they've modded their BenQ with the nvidia4 controller.
Any idea's would be great, I'll also give more info if you need it. Thanks a lot for any time spent looking into this problem.
Post by: PurdueTim21 on February 18, 2009, 12:05:00 PM
Post by: DaddyLongLegs on February 19, 2009, 05:14:00 AM
QUOTE(silent garb @ Feb 16 2009, 10:29 PM)
Hey there, nice job on the easy to use mod tool. I'm having some problems and I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction.
I modded my Xbox 360 with the Hitachi drive a few months ago and it worked fine. Now I'm trying to mod my friends benq drive 360.
I've tried iprep, dosflash32 and this disc and I can't seem to get it working. I'm using the nvidia 4 chipset for the sata connection.
Using this disk I get to the point where you read the original BenQ file. I made it work once, but I had accidently hit tab while making the folder name of where to save the benq files and then it was over 8 characters long so it didn't end up taking it. But every other time I boot up I get this:
MTK Vendor Intro failed on port 0x09E0 If you choose to resend turn drive on off, you know the rest.
But it never finds the drive save for that one fluke.
DosFlash32 has the same problem and iprep tries to make the boot drive, but gives an error saying the disk drive isn't ready, if I continue anyways it seems to work fine, but when I boot from the USB stick, it just freezes.
Something makes me think that the SATA controller and the BenQ drive just aren't getting along, but I've heard people say they've modded their BenQ with the nvidia4 controller.
Any idea's would be great, I'll also give more info if you need it. Thanks a lot for any time spent looking into this problem.
Just wanted to say I'm having this problem too, same as you, BenQ drive. The modification disc at the best gets me to Reading Bank 0.... and never finishes. It must be loading improper drivers or something?
Post by: FEAR420 on February 19, 2009, 05:37:00 PM
QUOTE(buriza @ Feb 10 2009, 06:43 PM)
hmmm
i got to Step 4: flashing the new firmware.
followed the on screen instructions
and it's been "Writing Bank 0..." for about 10mins now :-(
ot oh, can anyone help?
Cheers
This is the EXACT same thing thats happening to me.
BENQ
360 Elite
Manu. Date Jun 07
VIA 6241 - Bought Specifically for use of this disc
Currently flashed with IX1.4,which I did NOT originally do so I dont have my original FW.BIN,etc,etc...wonder if this has something to do with it
Post by: jeffandjohnx on February 19, 2009, 08:32:00 PM
Post by: FEAR420 on February 20, 2009, 01:40:00 PM
QUOTE(jeffandjohnx @ Feb 19 2009, 11:08 PM)
Seriously someone write some tut how to use this thing! I have a Benq and have no clue wtf I'm doing the read me file just point out how to get VIA VT6421 PCI SATA card's port. Once Im through that step it mentions select Com Port 1-4 but it says only for Lite-on...
Ok,I got my BENQ done last night after a good 15 tries..do this EXACTLY & it'll go NP
Follow all the prompts...Put in your SATA Port,hit enter...DISREGARD THE LITEON STUFF & COM PORT CRAP,you do NOT NEED IT. Just hit enter til dosflash pops up. When dosflash pops up, & prompts you to you type in "yes"
Follow the instructions....When it brings you the actual reading/dumping/flashing part do this.....Make sure you have the video cable plugged in,not an HDMI,but the component/composite cables that came with the xbox,plug in your power cable,make sure you dont have a disc in the drive(should be first thing you do).....power on the 360. Now it should say to hit enter,then Y,then Enter again,DC power,then reconnect it,etc,etc....
This is the part that had me stuck for about an hour,it would just hang on Reading Bank 0....so I took someone elses advice from this thread who also had a benq....dont just DC the power then immediately plug it back in....DC the power(shut off xbox),wait about 5-10 seconds,THEN power back on.....it should now take off & start doing its reading/dumping/flashing thing
Post by: twyphoon on February 20, 2009, 05:06:00 PM
Post by: twyphoon on February 20, 2009, 05:28:00 PM
QUOTE(kingjamez007 @ Feb 5 2009, 07:54 AM)
Thank you for the tool.
It seemed to dump the key correctly but my attempt to use the disc appears to hang on the caster firmtool screen. There is a "Success" in green text and it says your firmware is ready to be flashed. The cursor continues to blink. Is this normal or do I need to input something?
Thank you.
I have the same exact problem... can anyone help?
Post by: SNAAAKE on February 22, 2009, 12:49:00 PM
QUOTE(Chickan @ Feb 10 2009, 07:11 PM)
If you have a Lite-on drive, you need the c3k probe,
ok so this is it??
http://www.modchipce...-Pro-p-203.html
apologies in advance I didnt really read much about lite on yet. no noob here though I flashed all drives there is to flash except lite on. just making sure this is what I need. already have the via card.
Post by: iwillrace on February 22, 2009, 05:46:00 PM
Thanks
Post by: vb_encryption_vb on February 23, 2009, 10:50:00 PM
QUOTE(SNAAAKE @ Feb 22 2009, 03:25 PM)
ok so this is it??
http://www.modchipce...-Pro-p-203.html
apologies in advance I didnt really read much about lite on yet. no noob here though I flashed all drives there is to flash except lite on. just making sure this is what I need. already have the via card.
yes
Post by: ztbishop on February 25, 2009, 01:02:00 AM
QUOTE(SNAAAKE @ Feb 22 2009, 03:25 PM)
ok so this is it??
http://www.modchipcentral.com/store/Probe-...-Pro-p-203.html
apologies in advance I didnt really read much about lite on yet. no noob here though I flashed all drives there is to flash except lite on. just making sure this is what I need. already have the via card.
For Lite-On, if I have the VIA card, I need to buy this probe, AND the xecuter connectivity kit? (which i am having a heck of a time finding). I wish my falcons (BenQ) hadn't crapped out this month.
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 25, 2009, 12:32:00 AM
Really, the most advice I can offer to newbies on using my disc is: RTFM. (read the F'n manual)
As long as you read the prompts exactly and DO NOT SKIP STEPS, you should be fine.
NOTE: I have noticed one flaw that might have a few of you stuck with my disc... my disc seems to have a 50/50 success rate with NATIVE SATA HDDs. Meaning, if your SATA HDD is set to 'AHCI' or 'NATIVE' in your BIOS, you will most likely run into issues with NTFS4DOS not detecting your HDD. (which can result in all sorts of nasty issues with BenQ/Samsung drives specifically, Lite-On drives are unaffected for the most part since they use a RAMDISK for modding on this disc)
The easiest fix for this is to either set your SATA HDD in your BIOS to 'IDE Compatibility' mode, OR USE A REAL IDE HDD. (old style long-connector HDDs, if you are unaware of what an IDE HDD is, you should think twice about modding)
Hope this helps, be sure to RTFM, and you should be fine.
FrostyTheSnowman
P.S. I'm glad to hear that many of you have been successful with my disc! Cheers.
Post by: desmondau on February 25, 2009, 11:53:00 AM
Post by: abcxyz on February 25, 2009, 01:20:00 PM
Thanks in advance..
Post by: abcxyz on February 25, 2009, 10:18:00 PM
This post has been edited by abcxyz: Feb 26 2009, 06:19 AM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 26, 2009, 07:53:00 PM
QUOTE(abcxyz @ Feb 25 2009, 11:18 PM)
Also, Don't you need L-O-ERAS.EXE? I looked through the .ISO file, but I didn't see this. How do you erase the firmware?
The newest version of DosFlash (which is used on this disc) supports erasing Lite-On drives.
L-O-ERAS.EXE is not necessary if you are using the newest version of DosFlash.
Post by: abcxyz on February 26, 2009, 10:15:00 PM
thanks..
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 26, 2009, 10:35:00 PM
This disc does not support un-modded drive swapping/spoofing. (modding and spoofing a drive for a different machine)
Post by: wilcofalco on February 27, 2009, 01:00:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on February 27, 2009, 05:12:00 PM
QUOTE(FEAR420 @ Feb 20 2009, 03:16 PM)
Ok,I got my BENQ done last night after a good 15 tries..do this EXACTLY & it'll go NP
Follow all the prompts...Put in your SATA Port,hit enter...DISREGARD THE LITEON STUFF & COM PORT CRAP,you do NOT NEED IT. Just hit enter til dosflash pops up. When dosflash pops up, & prompts you to you type in "yes"
Follow the instructions....When it brings you the actual reading/dumping/flashing part do this.....Make sure you have the video cable plugged in,not an HDMI,but the component/composite cables that came with the xbox,plug in your power cable,make sure you dont have a disc in the drive(should be first thing you do).....power on the 360. Now it should say to hit enter,then Y,then Enter again,DC power,then reconnect it,etc,etc....
This is the part that had me stuck for about an hour,it would just hang on Reading Bank 0....so I took someone elses advice from this thread who also had a benq....dont just DC the power then immediately plug it back in....DC the power(shut off xbox),wait about 5-10 seconds,THEN power back on.....it should now take off & start doing its reading/dumping/flashing thing
To everyone having BenQ/Samsung drive reading/writing issues stopping at 01%, follow the above advice.
NOTE: THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE USING AN ACTUAL 360 FOR POWERING THE DRIVE, IF YOU ARE USING AN EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE OR A CK3, JUST FOLLOW THE PROMPTS ON THE DISC.
To simplify it though, do this:
1. Connect power supply and a STANDARD/COMPONENT video cable (not HDMI) to your 360
2. DO NOT POWER ON YOUR 360 YET, but do connect your SATA cable to your drive
3. Boot my disc on your PC
4. Follow all prompts exactly, ALSO MAKING SURE YOU TYPE 'yes' AT THE NTFS4DOS PROMPT (as said before though, you can ignore the comport stuff if you are using BenQ/Samsung)
5. Once you get to the reading portion of the disc, turn on your 360 and follow the instructions
6. Now, instead of simply pulling the power connector on the drive, just turn off your 360, count to 5 (or 10 in some cases) and turn your 360 back on, your drive should start dumping/flashing
Thanks to FEAR420 for this information.
Post by: wilcofalco on February 28, 2009, 03:37:00 AM
tryed fear420 still no luck using xbox power supply removing drive power nothing turning 360 on and off still nothing will not pass 01% should i get a connectivty kit or try my other 360 to power this drive other one also samsung but on ixtreme 1.4
Post by: abcxyz on February 28, 2009, 07:39:00 PM
I just want to thank you for making Disc. I got my DYI 360 Connectivity Kit today and it took me less then 10mins to mod my LiteOn. This was my 1st time moding an XBOX 360 ever. I read through all the forums with the different types of ways to extract/flash, but they were all too confusing and each one had their own issues, so I ended up using your disc and I am quite happy. Anyway, much appreciated it.
Oh, one quick question, I'm still a noob so please bare with me. The IEXTREME.BIN file that was generated is MY patched firmware specifically for my drive correct?
Post by: Acetaminophen on February 28, 2009, 07:41:00 PM
It seemed to dump the key correctly but my attempt to use the disc appears to hang on the caster firmtool screen. There is a "Success" in green text and it says your firmware is ready to be flashed. The cursor continues to blink. Is this normal or do I need to input something?
Thank you."
I am also having this problem. Get blinking cursor below message saying my firmware is ready to be flashed!
Is there a step I'm missing? It dumped the key fine, I just can't get past the caster firmtool screen.
Post by: 4NIC8TOR on March 01, 2009, 12:46:00 PM
Then I booted back to the disc and went through the steps and just let it read a 2nd time to another folder. Then when it said reboot pc and press button to continue I didn't reboot the pc but just shut off the 360 and pressed to continue. I pressed Enter - Y (to spoof to mS25) - and Enter. Then when it said disconnect power and then reconnect and press enter and had the four or five steps listed again (right before flashing) I just powered on the Xbox again with the Enable0800 disc in and waited 30 seconds and then pressed enter and again selected the XTREME DVD (or whatever...it was number '3' on my system after two IDE devices). It flashed all of the banks successfully and now I am updated to iXtreme1.5 and everything is working perfectly.
I could not find any tutorials for how to use this disc in this situation with older hacked firmware that required the Enable0800 disc so hopefully this post will help someone else. it took me a few trial and error tries to get it right and a couple of scary moments when the drive was not detected. Good Luck!
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 02, 2009, 01:31:00 AM
QUOTE(abcxyz @ Feb 28 2009, 09:15 PM)
Hey Frosty,
I just want to thank you for making Disc. I got my DYI 360 Connectivity Kit today and it took me less then 10mins to mod my LiteOn. This was my 1st time moding an XBOX 360 ever. I read through all the forums with the different types of ways to extract/flash, but they were all too confusing and each one had their own issues, so I ended up using your disc and I am quite happy. Anyway, much appreciated it.
Oh, one quick question, I'm still a noob so please bare with me. The IEXTREME.BIN file that was generated is MY patched firmware specifically for my drive correct?
Indeed it is, the ixtreme.bin file that gets generated by my disc is a backup copy of the modified firmware for your specific drive/360.
P.S. Glad to hear my disc worked well for ya!
QUOTE(Acetaminophen @ Feb 28 2009, 09:17 PM)
"Thank you for the tool.
It seemed to dump the key correctly but my attempt to use the disc appears to hang on the caster firmtool screen. There is a "Success" in green text and it says your firmware is ready to be flashed. The cursor continues to blink. Is this normal or do I need to input something?
Thank you."
I am also having this problem. Get blinking cursor below message saying my firmware is ready to be flashed!
Is there a step I'm missing? It dumped the key fine, I just can't get past the caster firmtool screen.
Hmm, that's a weird one... usually all you have to do after the firmtool screen is press ENTER to continue.
Is your PC freezing completely after the firmtool application runs?
Post by: abcxyz on March 02, 2009, 02:40:00 AM
I am trying to flash a BenQ drive now. I was able to generate the bin file. Now I have Orig.bin and ixtrem.bin files. After this, I get to the MKT Vendor screen where I have to type "yes/no". I'm a bit confused. Am I suppose to hit "yes"? I can't seem to get it into Status 0x73. What am I doing wrong?
This post has been edited by abcxyz: Mar 2 2009, 10:50 AM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 02, 2009, 03:14:00 AM
QUOTE(abcxyz @ Mar 2 2009, 03:40 AM)
Hi Frosty,
I am trying to flash a BenQ drive now. I was able to generate the bin file. Now I have Orig.bin and ixtrem.bin files. After this, I get to the MKT Vendor screen where I have to type "yes/no". I'm a bit confused. Am I suppose to hit "yes"? I can't seem to get it into Status 0x73. What am I doing wrong?
As the instructions on the screen should say at that part, all you need to do is type 'y' then ENTER, then unplug the power to your BenQ drive and then reconnect the power to your BenQ drive.
If you are using your XBOX 360 as your power source for your drive, then refer to post number #193 on page 13 of this topic for additional information.
Post by: abcxyz on March 02, 2009, 07:34:00 AM
That's what I did. I hit "yes". Then the STATUS starts change numbers. So I unplug the DVDR power cable and the STATUS stops at 0xD0. As soon as I plug it back, the STATUS starts to change numbers again. I do this a few times and it does the same thing over and over. I can't get it to STATUS : 0x73. I'm using the power from my PC.
Post by: suhas93 on March 02, 2009, 11:08:00 AM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Feb 1 2009, 03:39 AM)
It's more than just a collection of tools.
It's a collection of all the tools necessary to mod all three drives, scripted in a way that makes the whole process automated and requires no disc/firmware preparation by the user.
Basically, it's a bootable auto-modding disc. No DOS knowledge necessary, and it even walks you through the detailed hardware steps to perform the modifications.
The 'easy' way to mod Samsung, BenQ, and Lite-On drives, just boot the disc, and follow the instructions.
Awesome tool there
This will make things easier..
BUT I AM A TOTAL NOOB..
can you people help a noob like me?
How to connect the dvd drive to the via sata card?
I mean, i connect the sata cable to the card and where to connect the power cord?
Post by: Acetaminophen on March 02, 2009, 11:40:00 AM
I managed to dump without any issues. My problem came when attempting to erase and flash.
Using JungleFlash I managed to get an erase, and I did see the 0x72 status - but jungleflash would
freeze up after that - so no flashing was done with jungleflash.
So on to DOS I went...
To be sure, I thought I'd attempt another erase using DOSFLASH. It appeared to work (success message)
but I was never able to get status 0x72 while in DOS. Instead, I would always get 0x51 status. And by
the way, L-O-Erase.exe did absolutely nothing for me.
After trying again and again - I decided to see what would happen if I attempted to flash using DOSFLASH,
even though I was getting status 0x51 ... and to my surprise - it just worked.
In fact, I didn't even power cycle the drive when doing it.
So - to the technically inclined here ... what are your thoughts on why it worked even when getting 0x51 ?
Post by: Martinchris23 on March 02, 2009, 12:26:00 PM
QUOTE(suhas93 @ Mar 2 2009, 06:44 PM)
Awesome tool there
This will make things easier..
BUT I AM A TOTAL NOOB..
can you people help a noob like me?
How to connect the dvd drive to the via sata card?
I mean, i connect the sata cable to the card and where to connect the power cord?
This is the point where you contact someone nearby and pay them to flash your drive for you.
Trust me - it's for the best and you'll still have a working 360 at the end of it.
Post by: strut360 on March 02, 2009, 06:47:00 PM
I've finally gotten to the point where I have a compatible sata card and all the necessary hardware. The only problem is I am running Fedora and do not know how to find what sata port to use.
Any help is appreciated.
Post by: cwhistler on March 02, 2009, 10:49:00 PM
Post by: shassassin on March 03, 2009, 09:50:00 AM
i am trying to flash my samsung ms28 using your disc however it doesn't come up when i get to the drive selection stage. i am using the via VT6421A is this the correct card? and if so any ideas what the problem could be? what state should i have the xbox and the connections to the pc in when i initially boot the pc.
any help much appreciated thanks.
Post by: strut360 on March 03, 2009, 04:03:00 PM
I am getting stuck at "Reading Bank 0..."? (I have a BenQ)
I read that this was a common problem with BenQs, but I have tried a couple different drivers to no avail.
Post by: abcxyz on March 04, 2009, 09:35:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 06, 2009, 01:33:00 PM
Changes:
- Improved dumping/flashing speeds for BenQ/Samsung drives
- Added 'user firmware dump verification' prompt to prevent possible BenQ bricking
- Revised menus and more detailed drive flashing/dumping instructions
This version should also correct any 'Cant find inquiry data!' errors with Lite-On drives and improves the flashing process for BenQ/Samsung drives.
Oh, and also since my disc has had such a positive response from the modding community, I will definitely be releasing new versions in the future as new firmware becomes available.
Go and grab a copy of the new disc, and let me know how it works out for you.
Post by: ra3r0 on March 06, 2009, 03:52:00 PM
i don't have a ide hard drive to tryout, i was wondering if there is anything else i can try on these SATA hard drives. i have a spare SATA drive which i also try but i get the same results. any input had help
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 06, 2009, 04:48:00 PM
What prompt do you get after NTFS4DOS? It should be X:\> not A:\>, if you are getting an A:\> prompt that also means that my disc is not detecting your PC's DVD-ROM/CD-ROM drive either...
Here's a little secret: My new disc (Revision 2) can still mod all three drives even if you do not have an HDD available, so you can still use my disc, it just won't backup your firmware when it is done.
However, if my disc cannot detect your PC DVD-ROM either, then the disc won't work at all.
Try putting your PC SATA DVD-ROM into 'IDE Compatibility Mode' in your BIOS (or just use a normal IDE DVD-ROM/CD-ROM for my disc temporarily) and you should be able use my disc without your HDD.
So, just to catch up:
No HDD/Non-Detecting HDD = You can still use my new disc (Revision 2) to modify all three drives just fine, it just wont back up your firmware to your HDD when it is done.
Non-Detecting PC SATA DVD-ROM = My disc will not work if your PC SATA DVD-ROM drive is not detected. (if you get an A:\> prompt after NTFS4DOS your PC DVD-ROM drive did not detect properly) Either switch your PC SATA DVD-ROM to 'IDE Compatibility Mode' in your BIOS, or use a PC IDE DVD-ROM drive temporarily for my disc.
Also note that the PC SATA HDD/DVD-ROM limitations are not a fault of this disc, but a limitation of MS-DOS itself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Mar 7 2009, 12:50 AM
Post by: cwhistler on March 06, 2009, 10:33:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 06, 2009, 11:14:00 PM
However, I am updating my disc with the new firmware versions now, so you can expect a new release of my disc within the next day or so. (need to test it to ensure the new firmware works properly with my disc)
Check this forum again in about a day or so, and the new version (360 Modification Disc v1.51) will be available.
Post by: altern8545 on March 06, 2009, 11:20:00 PM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 07, 2009, 06:00:00 AM
Changes in v1.51:
- Updated all firmware to iXtreme v1.51
- 100% Support for all PC SATA & IDE DVD-ROM drives
NOTE: This disc also supports updating ALL previously flashed drives to the new iXtreme firmware. (iXtreme v1.51) So if you already used one of my previous releases to flash your drive, you can use this new release to update to the newest firmware. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Also note that all detection issues with certain PC SATA & IDE DVD-ROM drives have been corrected in this release. So, if anyone was receiving any 'invalid drive specification' or 'bad command' errors with either of my previous releases, this version will correct that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Also note that now after the NTFS4DOS prompt has loaded you will get an A:\> prompt instead of an X:\> prompt, this is totally normal for this release. Simply go ahead and type 'samsung' or 'benq' or 'liteon' to start flashing your XBOX 360 DVD-ROM drive.
QUOTE(altern8545 @ Mar 7 2009, 12:56 AM)
any future support for hitachi drives?
Not at the moment, as currently there are no DOS-based methods available for flashing Hitachi-LG drives.
This post has been edited by FrostyTheSnowman: Mar 7 2009, 02:04 PM
Post by: cwhistler on March 07, 2009, 08:07:00 AM
Post by: monkfish on March 08, 2009, 04:08:00 AM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Mar 7 2009, 02:00 PM)
NOTE: This disc also supports updating ALL previously flashed drives to the new iXtreme firmware. (iXtreme v1.51) So if you already used one of my previous releases to flash your drive, you can use this new release to update to the newest firmware.
does it work with previously flashed drives that haven't been done with one of your previous releases m8?
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 11, 2009, 04:44:00 AM
QUOTE(monkfish @ Mar 8 2009, 04:44 AM)
does it work with previously flashed drives that haven't been done with one of your previous releases m8?
Yes, it will work with any previously flashed drive, regardless of what application was used to flash the drive originally.
Post by: kehlyr on March 15, 2009, 10:19:00 AM
well dont really know what to say, disk sounds like a real good tool, but i cant get it to work, have tried 2 different consoles both with samsung drives and the drives are not recognised in dos, yet if i do them the old way with dosflash they are seen with no problems.
Post by: Swif on March 22, 2009, 05:51:00 PM
Post by: Fspiders on March 23, 2009, 10:47:00 AM
I've tried to update my benq about 10 or more times using mod 1.5.1 and always the same result.
It reads the 4 banks reports a datachecksum then hangs.
When I check the benfiles folder the orig.bin is only ever 60k.
I use the 360's ps and switch off and on at the front. I've varied it from 1sec to 20secs..doesn't make any difference.
So close yet so far LOL.
I've still got my ocf.bin and cfw.bin from the previous update and they're 256k.
Regards.
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on March 23, 2009, 02:15:00 PM
QUOTE(Fspiders @ Mar 23 2009, 11:23 AM)
This has got me stumped now...
I've tried to update my benq about 10 or more times using mod 1.5.1 and always the same result.
It reads the 4 banks reports a datachecksum then hangs.
When I check the benfiles folder the orig.bin is only ever 60k.
I use the 360's ps and switch off and on at the front. I've varied it from 1sec to 20secs..doesn't make any difference.
So close yet so far LOL.
I've still got my ocf.bin and cfw.bin from the previous update and they're 256k.
Regards.
Yes, version 1.51 has that freezing/hanging problem which is why I released a new version called '360 Modification Disc v1.52' - download the new copy and it should fix your freezing problems.
QUOTE(Swif @ Mar 22 2009, 06:27 PM)
frosty, when i try to mod a samsung drive, why doesnt the "xtreme pri master" pop up, i have no problems flashing benq drives but when it comes to samsung the xtreme pri master wont come up
Well, right now the Samsung part of my disc can only auto-detect your drive, whereas the Lite-On and BenQ side actually force the detection using the port you entered at the beginning of the disc.
I want to change it so all three are forced, but this is an issue because you cannot pass a port number to MTKFLASH on the command line, you can only do it by hex-editting...
So if it does not detect your drive it might not like your VT6421 card until I make it force the port number...
*EDIT*
Hmm... I guess I have been away from the Samsung TS-H943 scene for a while, as it seems that DosFlash can also support Samsung drives...
I will update my disc to use DosFlash now instead of MTKFlash.
Expect another update... LOL... now it will be v1.53...
Post by: Swif on March 30, 2009, 12:09:00 AM
Post by: Jedigaz on April 08, 2009, 12:32:00 PM
Error writing to drive D: DOS area : write protection violation attempted.
(A)bort (I)gnore ®etry (F)ail.
Trying to flash a benq drive from 1.4 firmware.
I get this message after typing in benq. I followed post #178 to the letter but after i press ENTER it doesnt seem to do anything for a short while then the above error comes up. Pressing any of the letters in brackets will just repeat the error message.
Any ideas as ive not seen anything simlar here.
Post by: bobbos21 on April 08, 2009, 03:40:00 PM
Post by: wulfie on April 08, 2009, 04:11:00 PM
QUOTE(bobbos21 @ Apr 8 2009, 06:16 PM)
if someone could lend me a hand that would be great, i can get all the way till where i select the drives it scans and then it stops there. It says ide sec master and slave. My cd drive is on a sata cable could this be my problem?
Disconnect all drives except C: and your xbox drive and try again
QUOTE(bobbos21 @ Apr 8 2009, 06:16 PM)
if someone could lend me a hand that would be great, i can get all the way till where i select the drives it scans and then it stops there. It says ide sec master and slave. My cd drive is on a sata cable could this be my problem?
Disconnect all drives except C: and your xbox drive and try again
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on April 08, 2009, 05:18:00 PM
QUOTE(bobbos21 @ Apr 8 2009, 04:16 PM)
if someone could lend me a hand that would be great, i can get all the way till where i select the drives it scans and then it stops there. It says ide sec master and slave. My cd drive is on a sata cable could this be my problem?
I'm assuming you are flashing a Samsung drive...
The 'detection routine' in MTKFlash (used for flashing Samsungs on my disc) is not the best, i'd say about 25% of users are not able to see their drive at that particular menu.
If you can't get it to work with v1.52 don't worry, I will be releasing '360 Modification Disc v1.53' later this week and it will resolve the Samsung detection issues.
Post by: bobbos21 on April 08, 2009, 07:07:00 PM
Post by: dkellen1 on April 10, 2009, 07:08:00 PM
QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ Apr 8 2009, 05:54 PM)
I will be releasing '360 Modification Disc v1.53' later this week and it will resolve the Samsung detection issues.
Hey frosty... I'm really looking forward to 'Modification Disc v1.53' But I was wondering if you could put in your notes for people to also check there D:\ for there backup files, as my backup files were located under D:\SAMFILES
PS: Not sure what part of utah your from but if you live in the SLC area you can get a 50 pack of MIS (AKA Singapor Verbatim DL DVD+R) for only 59$$$ at the sams club on 6500 So. State Street. Just thought i'ld let you know about a great deal.
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on April 12, 2009, 06:27:00 PM
Changes in v1.53:
- Replaced MTKFlash for DOSFlash
- Improved Samsung Detection
This version fixes all detection issues with Samsung TS-H943 drives, and also improves compatibility with more SATA chipsets.
NOTE: I have also successfully used this disc with NForce3 chipsets, so even though I still recommend the VT6421 SATA card, you can also use the NForce3 too. (maybe others as well)
Enjoy!
Post by: 2green on April 14, 2009, 05:30:00 AM
I have a quick couple of questions.
I have one of the original "connectivity kits" (v1.2). It has two buttons.
What are they for? It should work with this disk correct?
If I have a choice, what is the easiest drive to mod?
Thank you for your time,
2green
Post by: dkellen1 on April 14, 2009, 08:34:00 PM
QUOTE(2green @ Apr 14 2009, 06:06 AM)
I have a quick couple of questions.
I have one of the original "connectivity kits" (v1.2). It has two buttons.
What are they for? It should work with this disk correct?
If I have a choice, what is the easiest drive to mod?
Thank you for your time,
2green
@2green
Your connectivity kit should work just fine with this disc, and as far as the two buttons go one should be for the power & the other should be eject. If you have a choice of witch drive to mod I would go with either a benq or samsung, because if you choose to mod a liteon you will need to use a probe to extract the key. I would also recommend using the newest version of this disc witch is v1.53.....
Post by: 2green on April 16, 2009, 05:24:00 AM
I should have a choice. I will go with a sammy and 1.53
Thanks again.
2green
Post by: kenshin4himura on May 03, 2009, 08:19:00 PM
alright i got in the part it said to connect power cablo to the samsung drive then it says pres enter n disconect from dvd rom then i press 1 n it doesnt recognize anything
help me out here thanlks
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on May 03, 2009, 09:06:00 PM
QUOTE(kenshin4himura @ May 3 2009, 07:11 PM)
hey guys i have some problems with this modding disc
alright i got in the part it said to connect power cablo to the samsung drive then it says pres enter n disconect from dvd rom then i press 1 n it doesnt recognize anything
help me out here thanlks
Download the new version, called '360 Modification Disc v1.53' and it will fix your problem.
Post by: kenshin4himura on May 03, 2009, 11:16:00 PM
MTK ventor failed on port oxc000
then i reconect the ts h 943 power then nothing happen
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on May 03, 2009, 11:34:00 PM
Make sure you are following the instructions exactly, I think you are missing the Y, ENTER part...
Post by: kenshin4himura on May 03, 2009, 11:49:00 PM
n now the cd started doing something weird bc after the aske me for file name where is gonna save show alot numbers n restart the cd thats weird
Post by: kenshin4himura on May 05, 2009, 11:51:00 AM
thanks so much
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on May 05, 2009, 02:08:00 PM
QUOTE(kenshin4himura @ May 5 2009, 10:43 AM)
hey frosty i got it now i just modded my xbox
thanks so much
Cool!
Glad to hear you got the disc working.
Post by: kenshin4himura on May 07, 2009, 01:25:00 AM
Post by: FrostyTheSnowman on May 07, 2009, 09:42:00 AM
QUOTE(kenshin4himura @ May 7 2009, 12:17 AM)
does this disc work on hitachi ???
It doesn't unfortunately.
Perhaps in the future the Hitachi drives will be supported, but for now they are not.
Post by: kpkimmel on October 15, 2009, 04:58:00 PM