Post by: ldotsfan on September 03, 2012, 07:42:00 AM
QUOTE
those in the list using the flag -dusbjmicron for smartmontools.
Post by: ldotsfan on September 06, 2012, 07:40:00 AM
QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Sep 3 2012, 09:42 PM) 
Only JMicron chipset is supported. Is Oxford chip mentioned? You did see this part of the post right
Turned out I'm wrong
I just locked a Western Digital Elements external hdd over usb with hdparm and this is straight from the smartmontools list under -dsat which means SCSI-ATA Translation. In a nutshell the list of supported chipsets now expands to all those listed under -dsat. The odds of the Oxford chip working increases accordingly.
Post by: aliaric on September 08, 2012, 09:26:00 AM
Post by: ldotsfan on September 09, 2012, 06:35:00 AM
CODE
smartmontools-5.43 # ./smartctl --get=security /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security is: Disabled, NOT FROZEN [SEC1]
smartmontools-5.43 # ./smartctl --set=security-setpass,XBOXSCENE /dev/sdc
PASSWORD XBOXSCENE
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security setpass
smartmontools-5.43 # ./smartctl --get=security /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security is: ENABLED, PW level MAX, not locked, not frozen [SEC5]
smartmontools-5.43 # ./smartctl --set=security-disable,XBOXSCENE /dev/sdc
PASSWORD XBOXSCENE
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security disabled
smartmontools-5.43 # ./smartctl --get=security /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security is: Disabled, NOT FROZEN [SEC1]
What this means is that all usb chipsets supported by smartmontools: sat, cypress, sunplus, jmicron are now available. It is also supported on various OS/platforms:
QUOTE
It should run on any modern Darwin (Mac OS X), Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, OS/2, Cygwin, QNX, eComStation or Windows system.
Windows and OS X are especially interesting. I will try to patch eeprom support before releasing the changes. I will try to release a Windows executable at a later stage.
This post has been edited by ldotsfan: Sep 9 2012, 01:37 PM
Post by: shambles1980 on September 09, 2012, 09:49:00 AM
Post by: ldotsfan on September 11, 2012, 09:11:00 AM
CODE
D:\>smartctl.exe --set=security-eeprom-setpass,eeprom.bin /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-win7-sp1] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security setpass
D:\>smartctl.exe --get=security /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-win7-sp1] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security is: ENABLED, PW level MAX, not locked, not frozen [SEC5]
D:\>smartctl.exe --set=security-eeprom-disable,eeprom.bin /dev/sdc
smartctl 5.43 2012-06-30 r3573 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-win7-sp1] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
ATA Security disable
I'll be creating the 32bit version as well.
Post by: ldotsfan on September 12, 2012, 09:12:00 AM
2. Linux version with eeprom support compiled.
An empty 8Gb stock FATX image compressed with 7zip is only 1.2MB. Combined with a disk cloning program of your choice(Acronis or HDD Raw Copy Tool etc) this opens up the possibility of formatting a xbox hdd entirely from Windows - provided you have a compatible USB/ATA adapter but now the list of supported models is much larger. You'll still need xplorer360 to copy files over though.
This post has been edited by ldotsfan: Sep 12 2012, 04:13 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on September 13, 2012, 07:42:00 AM
You'll need a compatible usb/ata adapter, see list at smartmontools
Basic instructions:
1. Unzip files with 7-zip to a given folder, for example hdd folder. Copy eeprom.bin to this folder.
2. Restore 8gb.bin (empty 8GB FATX hdd image created by xboxdumper) to target hdd connected via usb adapter. Use raw mode or bit-level restore. Example of such a tool: HDD Raw Copy Tool. EDIT: Alternative method in the next post.
3. Copy desired files to target hdd with xplorer360.
4. Lock target hdd with these instructions by running the command below in Command Prompt with Administrative Rights. You can do a search for Command Prompt in Windows and right-click on the item for the "Run As Administrator" option.
a.
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smartctl -i /dev/sdX
where sdX is target hdd. Make sure the output matches your expectations of the target hdd in terms of size and model.
Possible values of sdX: sda, sdb, sdc and so on. If you are using Windows 32 bit, use smartctl-w32 instead.
b. Then lock once identity is confirmed
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smartctl --set=security-eeprom-setpass,eeprom.bin /dev/sdX
where sdX could be sda or sdb and so on, matching the value in part a.
c. Confirm hdd is locked
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smartctl --get=security /dev/sdX
where sdX could be sda or sdb and so on, matching the value in part a.
This post has been edited by ldotsfan: Sep 17 2012, 02:01 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on September 17, 2012, 07:11:00 AM
Option:
1. Shell Script: See this thread
2. Create.c. A Linux/Windows program that does the same thing. But you'll need smartctl to identify the right hdd on Windows:
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smartctl -i /dev/pd#
where # is 0,1,2,3 and so on. Identifying the target hdd to be partitioned/formatted with FATX.
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create #
# has to be the same number used in smartctl.
This post has been edited by ldotsfan: Sep 17 2012, 03:20 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on October 06, 2012, 12:50:00 AM
I will upload Windows and Linux versions once I've rebuilt them. Uploaded version 1.1 to here.
This post has been edited by ldotsfan: Oct 6 2012, 04:59 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on October 22, 2012, 08:17:00 AM
Post by: ldotsfan on October 31, 2013, 06:25:00 AM
Post by: kezrwaw on November 02, 2013, 12:30:00 PM
Post by: Riggity Ryan on August 10, 2015, 04:42:00 PM
Pretty sad... it's 2015 and I go ahead and resurrect this topic. Haha.
Post by: T2Steve on August 11, 2015, 01:27:00 AM
what kind of hard drive are you using? I'd be inclined to use xboxhdm to manually lock it. Does your box have a chip in it?
Post by: ldotsfan on April 15, 2011, 09:26:00 AM
p-eak's comment on honzaf's patch to hdparm revealed he did a security erase which is indicative of use of the ATA security features. I did some work on incorporating hdparm stuff into hdtool - I am hoping I can recall enough of that stuff and use honzaf's patch in hdtool.
This requires further investigation. It will open up another avenue of doing hdd upgrades if successful as hdtool is the key component in xboxhdm2.X hdd lock/unlocking.
Post by: spliff721 on April 15, 2011, 10:08:00 AM
Post by: ldotsfan on April 15, 2011, 10:21:00 PM
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# ./hdparm --security-set-pass password /dev/sdc
# ./hdparm -I /dev/sdc
/dev/sdc:
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: Hitachi XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Serial Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware Revision: V54OA7EA
Standards:
Used: ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 1
Supported: 7 6 5 4 & some of 8
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
--
CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455
LBA48 user addressable sectors: 625142448
Logical/Physical Sector size: 512 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 305245 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 320072 MBytes (320 GB)
cache/buffer size = 15315 KBytes (type=DualPortCache)
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
Queue depth: 32
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 0
Advanced power management level: disabled
Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 128
DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 *udma4 udma5 udma6
Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
SMART feature set
* Security Mode feature set
* Power Management feature set
* Write cache
* Look-ahead
* Host Protected Area feature set
* WRITE_BUFFER command
* READ_BUFFER command
* DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
Advanced Power Management feature set
Power-Up In Standby feature set
SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up
Address Offset Reserved Area Boot
SET_MAX security extension
* Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
* 48-bit Address feature set
* Device Configuration Overlay feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
* FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
* SMART error logging
* SMART self-test
Media Card Pass-Through
* General Purpose Logging feature set
* WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT
* 64-bit World wide name
* URG for READ_STREAM[_DMA]_EXT
* URG for WRITE_STREAM[_DMA]_EXT
* Segmented DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
* Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
* Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s)
* Native Command Queueing (NCQ)
* Host-initiated interface power management
* Phy event counters
Non-Zero buffer offsets in DMA Setup FIS
DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization
Device-initiated interface power management
In-order data delivery
* Software settings preservation
* SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set
* SCT Long Sector Access (AC1)
* SCT LBA Segment Access (AC2)
* SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3)
* SCT Features Control (AC4)
* SCT Data Tables (AC5)
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
enabled
locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
Security level high
128min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
NAA : 5
IEEE OUI : 000cca
Unique ID : XXXXXXXXXX
Integrity word not set (found 0x0000, expected 0xf9a5)
The next step is to see if this locking logic can go inside hdtool.
QUOTE(spliff721 @ Apr 16 2011, 12:08 AM)
Appreciate your efforts. Let me know if you need any help testing.
Thanks. As I have a JMicron adapter, I'll be able to test. Are you familiar with Linux?
Post by: ldotsfan on April 16, 2011, 12:52:00 AM
An interim measure for using hex passwords with hdparm:
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./hdparm --security-set-pass `echo -e "\xA\xB"` /dev/sdX
Where A is the hex value of password, B is second hex value and so on. X will be device location of hdd.
Post by: obcd on April 16, 2011, 02:26:00 AM
Do you think it would be possible to use the alternative method for unlocking
(reading the system area of the disk) as well?
I am suprised no one already cleaned up that stuff yet with the proper area for the xbox 8Gig and 10Gig stock harddisks.
It would mean you could take the harddisk out of the xbox and connect it to the usb adapter.
You could then unlock it, mod it and lock it again. No more dangerous and unreliable hotswap.
As Hannibal Smith (A team) would say: "I love it when a plan comes together."
regards.
Post by: ldotsfan on April 16, 2011, 03:32:00 AM
QUOTE(obcd @ Apr 16 2011, 04:26 PM)
Good to hear there finally is a way.
For some strange reason, I wasn't able to get hdtool to work. Instead I patched hdtool's eeprom functions into hdparm instead
Here's the patched hdparm. This worked under Ubuntu Maverick for me.
QUOTE(obcd @ Apr 16 2011, 04:26 PM)
Do you think it would be possible to use the alternative method for unlocking
(reading the system area of the disk) as well?
I am suprised no one already cleaned up that stuff yet with the proper area for the xbox 8Gig and 10Gig stock harddisks.
It would mean you could take the harddisk out of the xbox and connect it to the usb adapter.
You could then unlock it, mod it and lock it again. No more dangerous and unreliable hotswap.
That's beyond my capability at the moment. Somebody else could try it
I am only aware of the MHDD 4.5 method for WDC hdd - is there a publicly known method for Seagate hdd? And I barely understand the method - let along code it in Linux.
But I will give it some thought in the future.
Post by: obcd on April 16, 2011, 05:03:00 AM
It's a zone of the disk that is no part of the normal disk area used to store data.
The ata command set also has commands to read and modify data in that zone.
Most harddisks seem to have the locking password somewhere in that zone as well.
So basically, you could lock a disk with a known password, and read that zone. Afterwards, you can change the password and read that zone again. By comparing the 2 reads, you might be able to find the location of the hdd password. (I bet it will be encrypted.) If you would change that area to a known password, you could unlock the harddisk afterwards, since you know the password.
This is all very nice in theory, but it is very well possible that the password isn't saved as a continue chain of bytes to improve protection. There probably is a byte to enable / disable password protection as well, but that will be hard to find as well. If you mess with the wrong bytes in that zone, you will probably brick your harddisk with no way of recovery.
It looked like an interesting way of doing things, specially if you know that there are only 2 models of stock harddisks in the xbox 1.
I downloaded the links to give it a try some day, but time is working against me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
regards.
Post by: ldotsfan on April 17, 2011, 01:42:00 AM
QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Apr 16 2011, 05:32 PM)
The earlier version will boot to error 6 in xbox. This version corrects that and does a swapping of bytes for the model and serial no.
Some basic documentation:
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./hdparm --security-help
ATA Security Commands:
Most of these are VERY DANGEROUS and can destroy all of your data!
Due to bugs in older Linux kernels, use of these commands may even
trigger kernel segfaults or worse. EXPERIMENT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
--security-freeze Freeze security settings until reset.
--security-set-pass PASSWD Lock drive, using password PASSWD:
Use 'NULL' to set empty password.
Drive gets locked if user-passwd is selected.
--security-unlock PASSWD Unlock drive.
--security-disable PASSWD Disable drive locking.
--security-eeprom-lock eepromfilename Lock drive, using password generated from eeprom file:
Use 'NULL' to set empty password.
Drive gets locked if user-passwd is selected.
--security-eeprom-unlock eepromfile Unlock drive.
--security-eeprom-disable eepromfile Disable drive locking.
--security-erase PASSWD Erase a (locked) drive.
--security-erase-enhanced PASSWD Enhanced-erase a (locked) drive.
The above four commands may optionally be preceeded by these options:
--security-mode LEVEL Use LEVEL to select security level:
h high security (default).
m maximum security.
--user-master WHICH Use WHICH to choose password type:
u user-password (default).
m master-password
1. To lock, issue security-eeprom-lock.
2. To unlock,issue security-eeprom-unlock followed by security-eeprom-disable.
3. hdparm -I to check status. hdparm -i doesn't work for usb/(s)ata adapter.
Post by: ldotsfan on April 18, 2011, 07:33:00 AM
Tools needed:
1. Ubuntu installed to pc hdd. Ubuntu Maverick is the tested version.
2. xboxhdm2.3 pack. This packaged the xboxhdm 1.9 kernel, initrd, hdparm executable and the empty C and E folders in a particular folder structure along with fatx folder which xboxhdm1.9 expects. Grab the file from here.
3. qemu. We will install via Ubuntu Software Center or apt command later.
4. eeprom.bin. Place this file in the same folder as the hdm2.3 pack.
5. JMicron based usb/(s)ata adapter. Any of these models should work:
a.JMicron JM20329 (USB->SATA)
b.JMicron JM20336 (USB+SATA->SATA, USB->2xSATA)
c.JMicron JM20337/8 (USB->SATA+PATA, USB+SATA->PATA)
d. JMicron JM20339 (USB->SATA)
Cypress may work as well since Ubuntu Maverick uses the cypress_atacb kernel module. But it is untested.
Steps:
1. Install qemu. Do this from Ubuntu Software Center or use this command
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sudo su
apt-get install qemu
2. Unpack the xboxhdm2.3 pack into a folder. eeprom.bin to be copied here too.
3. Copy C files into hdm/C folder. Select all files/folder in C folder , right click and compress to tar.gz format. We do this step to avoid truncation of filenames later when qemu uses virtual fat to mount the hdm folder. Let's rename/call the file c.tgz
4. Start a terminal at the folder.
5. Type this command to invoke qemu to run xboxhdm1.9 under Ubuntu.
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sudo su
qemu -kernel hdmboot/fatxImage -initrd hdmboot/initrd.gz -append 'load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 ramdisk_size=24000 rw root=/dev/ram pci=biosirq' -hda /dev/sdc -hdc fat:hdm/
You need to ensure that xbox hdd is really at sdc. Double check before executing this line. We ask qemu to use virtual fat to see the hdm folder as hdc. You can check with the output from
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./hdparm -I /dev/sdc
Otherwise amend sdc accordingly to sdb or sdd and so on.
6. Once xboxhdm1.9 boots, type this command at the prompt.
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mount -o bind /xbox /xboxhdm
This is to allow xboxhd script to see the contents of hdc as a cdrom drive.
7. Run xboxhd. You use steps 1 to 5 to prepare the hdd.
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xboxhd
8. Quit from xboxhd, and run xbrowser
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xbrowser
9. Navigate to PriMas/C folder. Type this command.
CODE
tar zxf c.tgz
This extract the contents of C folder which we compressed in step 3
10.Exit from xbrowser.
11. Type
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poweroff
12. Back in ubuntu terminal, type this command to lock the hdd.
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chmod a+x hdparm
./hdparm --security-eeprom-lock eeprom.bin /dev/sdc
13. Check that hdd is locked
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./hdparm -I /dev/sdc
EDIT:
1. Testing by xboxmods2977 confirmed that Ubuntu installed to hdd is required and execute permission to be granted to hdparm executable.
This post has been edited by ldotsfan: May 15 2011, 11:23 AM
Post by: xboxmods2977 on April 18, 2011, 12:45:00 PM
QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Apr 18 2011, 03:33 PM)
sudo su
qemu -kernel hdmboot/fatxImage -initrd hdmboot/initrd.gz -append 'load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 ramdisk_size=24000 rw root=/dev/ram pci=biosirq' -hda /dev/sdc -hdc fat:hdm/
I'm getting a framebuffer error:
(!) DirectFB/FBDev Error opening framebuffer device!
(!) DirectFB/FBDev Use 'fbdev' option or set FRAMEBUFFER environment variable.
Post by: xboxmods2977 on April 18, 2011, 04:02:00 PM
hdparm is killed as a buffer overflow tho when I try to run it. I guess I will try it in a live cd environment of 10.10
Post by: ldotsfan on April 21, 2011, 09:01:00 AM
QUOTE(xboxmods2977 @ Apr 19 2011, 06:02 AM)
Nevermind. I got it to start. Intrepid Ibex (backtrack 4).
hdparm is killed as a buffer overflow tho when I try to run it. I guess I will try it in a live cd environment of 10.10
Looking forward to hearing from you.
QUOTE(ldotsfan @ Apr 18 2011, 09:33 PM)
5. JMicron based usb/(s)ata adapter. Any of these models should work:
a.JMicron JM20329 (USB->SATA)
b.JMicron JM20336 (USB+SATA->SATA, USB->2xSATA)
c.JMicron JM20337/8 (USB->SATA+PATA, USB+SATA->PATA)
d. JMicron JM20339 (USB->SATA)
Cypress may work as well since Ubuntu Maverick uses the cypress_atacb kernel module. But it is untested.
This is optional. If somebody just want to use a lean version of xboxhdm2.X usb without the SLAX dependency from their favorite linux distro and connect the hdd to the motherboard IDE connection, the addon with hdparm included and qemu is good to go too.
Post by: ldotsfan on April 28, 2011, 08:09:00 AM
QUOTE(obcd @ Apr 16 2011, 07:03 PM)
It looked like an interesting way of doing things, specially if you know that there are only 2 models of stock harddisks in the xbox 1.
I'm starting to understand this.
From hdparm's sgio.h:
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struct taskfile_regs {
__u8 data;
__u8 feat; //0x57
__u8 nsect; //0x44
__u8 lbal; //0x43
__u8 lbam; // 0x00
__u8 lbah; // 0x00
__u8 dev; // 0xa0
__u8 command; //0x8a
};
This will activate the vendor command "WDC_SUPER_ON" for WDC hdd. I have a locked WDC stock hdd without the eeprom contents to experiment on.
I hope to report some progress soon.
Alternative I will use the SCT command instead if that doesn't work.
CODE
0x45 0x0b 0x00 0x44 0x57 0xa0 0x80
Post by: xboxmods2977 on April 28, 2011, 06:40:00 PM
./hdparm --security-eeprom-lock eeprom.bin /dev/sdc
It lists hdparm usage
When I run this:
./hdparm -I /dev/sdc
I get "HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) failed: Invalid exchange"
This is using an IDE xbox HD with the JMicron JM20337/8 (USB->SATA+PATA, USB+SATA->PATA) adapter.
I'm gonna try some more experimenting on a computer tho now.
This post has been edited by xboxmods2977: Apr 29 2011, 02:18 AM
Post by: ldotsfan on May 12, 2011, 08:45:00 AM
QUOTE(xboxmods2977 @ Apr 29 2011, 08:40 AM)
I get "HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) failed: Invalid exchange"
This is using an IDE xbox HD with the JMicron JM20337/8 (USB->SATA+PATA, USB+SATA->PATA) adapter.
I'm gonna try some more experimenting on a computer tho now.
A quick Google seems to suggest kernel config problem, seems like live version of 10.10 and hdd install of 10.10 use different kernel .config?
This is the lsusb output for my adapter:
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Bus 001 Device 005: ID 152d:2338 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JM20337 Hi-Speed USB to SATA & PATA Combo Bridge
Is yours the same?
Post by: xboxmods2977 on May 12, 2011, 12:24:00 PM
CODE
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 152d:2338 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JM20337 Hi-Speed USB to SATA & PATA Combo Bridge
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 152d:2338 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JM20337 Hi-Speed USB to SATA & PATA Combo Bridge
My device number is the only thing that varies.
This post has been edited by xboxmods2977: May 12 2011, 07:25 PM
Post by: xboxmods2977 on May 13, 2011, 08:08:00 AM
I bit the bullet and set up ubuntu 10.10 on my laptop dual-booting it, and backtrack 4, just to test this stuff further and even with a clean install of ubuntu maverick, I get the same error as before.
So I guess maybe this doesn't work for IDE HD's? or I am missing something. Prerequisites? Kernel modules?
Just to confirm, I used the guide you posted in this thread but since I already had a fully working xbox HD, I skipped right to steps 12 and 13. Is this ok? I get the errors noted above when I try those 2 commands.
Something else I noticed. I can't copy and paste the commands directly or I get "permission denied", even after cd'ing to the hdm2.3 dir and sudo su'ing. I have to type them this way:
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hdparm --security-eeprom-lock eeprom.bin /dev/sdb (sdb is my drive)
note that I had to leave out the "./" at the beginning.
This post has been edited by xboxmods2977: May 13 2011, 03:17 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on May 13, 2011, 09:59:00 PM
The IDE hdd should work as well. While testing, I unlocked an IDE hdd with the same adapter.
Without the ./ in the command, it may be running the resident copy of hdparm in Maverick rather than the copy in the dir. Unless your shell env already has . in its $PATH
Can you try granting permission with chmod a+x hdparm in the hdm2.3 dir and run with the ./ prefix?
Post by: xboxmods2977 on May 14, 2011, 07:32:00 PM
EDIT: Nope. No live environments. Install only.
This post has been edited by xboxmods2977: May 15 2011, 03:02 AM
Post by: ldotsfan on May 15, 2011, 04:21:00 AM
I'll update the earlier post with the chmod instruction to make things clearer.
Post by: ldotsfan on May 16, 2011, 10:33:00 PM
I executed Ubuntu Natty installed to hdd as guest OS in Virtualbox under Windows 7 host OS and was able to lock and unlock a stock seagate hdd with hdparm.
Post by: ldotsfan on May 18, 2011, 06:48:00 AM
Nevertheless hdparm should have SAT ATA pass-through as well as JMicron but lacking in Sunplus and Cypress.
I'll be interested to hear from testers with access to USB adapters using ASMedia, Initio, Oxford and other such chipsets.
Post by: sfgsgvs on August 27, 2011, 04:34:00 PM
QUOTE(ldotsfan @ May 17 2011, 06:33 AM) 
This works under virtualization as well.
I executed Ubuntu Natty installed to hdd as guest OS in Virtualbox under Windows 7 host OS and was able to lock and unlock a stock seagate hdd with hdparm.
Could you please upload a Virtualbox hard drive image like the one you used? It would be of great help for us that don't know how to install and setup Linux, and a big timesaver aswell if we all could use the same setup. Building drives works great using xboxhdm 1.9 in Virtual PC, I only need to be able to lock/unlock drives. It's kind of a hassle to dig out an old computer every time just for the locking/unlocking part (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Post by: sfgsgvs on August 29, 2011, 01:36:00 PM
CODE
The running kernel lacks CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL support for this device.
SECURITY_UNLOCK: Invalid argument
SECURITY_UNLOCK: Invalid argument
Does this mean my USB -> IDE/SATA-adapter isn't compatible, or is something else giving me this error? The chipset in my adapter is Genesys Logic GL830. ./hdparm -I /dev/sdb is working though and gives me the right model, serial number, firmware revision etc. ./hdparm -I /dev/sdb didn't work with another external USB HDD I tried, so I'm hoping something else (preferably something easy to fix) is wrong with my setup.
Post by: ldotsfan on March 16, 2012, 06:40:00 PM
QUOTE(sfgsgvs @ Aug 28 2011, 06:34 AM)
Could you please upload a Virtualbox hard drive image like the one you used?
Virtualbox images are available here: http://virtualboxes.org/images/ubuntu/
Post by: ldotsfan on August 25, 2012, 11:06:00 PM
Post by: ldotsfan on August 25, 2012, 11:31:00 PM