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[xvlvx]

guys

do we need the bull ck3 probe and pro kit with this to flash liteon?

please posty

[sbyrn4]

Hi, hope someone can help me out a little here. i'm trying to flash a stock liteon with a ck3 kit and probe. The problem I have is when I boot from USB, I input my VIA port (B800), then my comm port (1) and then tell it I am working with a Liteon. All goes well up till this point when it says it cant write to dos partition do I want to Abort, Fail, Ignore, Retry.......none of which do anything if i choose them. I then have to ctrl_alt_del to get out of the app.

Its as though the stick is somehow write protected :S

Any ideas would be great, Thanks in advance

[wulfie]

QUOTE(xvlvx @ May 24 2009, 08:04 AM)

guys

do we need the bull ck3 probe and pro kit with this to flash liteon?

please posty

Yes, you'll need at least a usbextractor to get the key from your liteon, but since you mentioned ck3, you'd need a ck3 pro which comes with the probe

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(BigIg91 @ May 24 2009, 12:47 AM)

Awesome tool. I'm going to have to use it when I finally upgrade my 360's DVD drive. (Still running iX 1.0  )

Hmm... FrostyTheSnowMan... didn't you used to hang out at ngemu a long while back?

LOL, yeah, I was a HUGE emulation fan back in the day, I was on that site daily (I was even around before it became NGEMU, back when it was called PSXEMU.com), I was totally addicted to ePSXe for the longest time.

QUOTE(snk64 @ May 24 2009, 12:56 AM)

I tried this , and it does load MS-DOS, although it gives me an error message about HIMEM.SYS and something about line 1 in COMMAND.COM, but after that it loads.

However, another problem appears: when it prompts me to press any key to continue on the "Before we can begin, we will need some information for your PC...", i press a key and it quickly skips over the part where i have to enter my sata port, and the same happens with the com port screen...

Ah yes, that means you probably got your MS-DOS system files from a Windows ME or 98 distribution, which doesn't like the older HIMEM.SYS file...

I'm on vacation until next Sunday, but I will most likely release an official 'MS-DOS' based version of '360 Modification USB Drive' if FreeDOS does indeed cause issues for some users (which seems to be the case so far).

I would expect the MS-DOS version out next Monday (not tomorrow, but the next).

NOTE: If '360 Modification USB Drive v1.6 is currently working for you, don't worry about getting the updated one, it's only a compatibility fix for some users that have issues with FreeDOS on their PC.

QUOTE(thedeadlyone @ May 24 2009, 03:24 AM)

Someone..please please help..i'm going crazy over this...
here's the situation - I have an NForce3 board...which works perfectly with the Benq on my 360...( i modded the drive to 1.41 using this board)
So basically what i have is a BENQ with ixtreme 1.41 running on it...
I also have a via 6421 card, but the main port (internal) is broken....

Now i'm desperately trying to flash my 360 with the "360 Modification USB Drive v1.6" but have been totally and utterly unsuccessful till now....

Whatever method i try..i get the "mtk vendor intro failed" error...
(btw i have my component cable connected to the xbox)
Am i entering the port info incorrectly...coz i wont say i've tried all the permutations, but ive certainly tried a lot of them...

Could someone please guide me through this....
Would really appreciate any help....
______________
There will be BUGS

The 'MTK Vendor Intro Failed' part is normal, and is supposed to happen.

This is how it should go:

Connect your drive
press ENTER
MTK vendor will fail
press Y
press ENTER
disconnect the power to your 360 dvd drive
re-connect the power to your 360 dvd drive
dumping should start

Please note that the MTK vendor intro failure is normal for my USB drive, and is a big part of the process. Follow the above instructions (just like it says in the actual software too) and you will be fine.

QUOTE(darkcrudus @ May 23 2009, 10:57 AM)

i need some help. i got the usb loaded with the files, and plug it into my computer, i load it and i follow the steps, cept when it tells me to remove the power for 5seconds, then plug it back in, when it gets to that point at the end it asks if the dump was successful y/n i cant type in anything and end up having to reboot my computer

That is a known bug, at first I thought it was related to legacy keyboards, but now it seems to be a bug in Microsoft's CHOICE.COM support application which my disc relies on for firmware checkpoints...

However, I am releasing a new version not this week but next week (Monday, the 1st of June) that will fix this issue, as I will be dropping the 'firmware dump checkpoint' and replacing it with scripting that will automatically validate if the dump was successful. So this bug will be corrected in the next version.

QUOTE(dcjoedog @ May 23 2009, 03:25 PM)

I hope the CD based version isn't going to die as not everyone can boot a usb stick. Like me.

I love your discs and hope they stick around.

Hmm, yeah I have actually received many PMs regarding this, it seems to me that many people do indeed want the disc-based version to stick around. Perhaps I will update both for each release in the future, so that people have both options available.

So, when I release '360 Modification USB Drive v1.7' (whenever iXtreme v1.7 is released) i will also release '360 Modification Disc v1.7 too.

[thedeadlyone]

QUOTE

The 'MTK Vendor Intro Failed' part is normal, and is supposed to happen.

This is how it should go:

Connect your drive
press ENTER
MTK vendor will fail
press Y
press ENTER
disconnect the power to your 360 dvd drive
re-connect the power to your 360 dvd drive
dumping should start

Please note that the MTK vendor intro failure is normal for my USB drive, and is a big part of the process. Follow the above instructions (just like it says in the actual software too) and you will be fine.

Thanks for your reply...
I already tried this, but it does not seeming to be moving forward. Everytime it shows a different code...but it does not read the drive. Could it be because i did not "disconnect" the power but used the power button to switch the 360 off and ON.

Also, when i go check the properties for my on board SATA, i get multiple device ID's. Do i need to use a particular ID or any of those would do?

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(thedeadlyone @ May 24 2009, 09:36 AM)

Thanks for your reply...
I already tried this, but it does not seeming to be moving forward. Everytime it shows a different code...but it does not read the drive. Could it be because i did not "disconnect" the power but used the power button to switch the 360 off and ON.

Also, when i go check the properties for my on board SATA, i get multiple device ID's. Do i need to use a particular ID or any of those would do?

The problem is that you are using your onboard SATA. As stated in the readme and also on the menus in the disc, you need to use either a VIA PCI VT6421 SATA card or an NForce3 chipset. Nothing else will work, AFAIK.

Without the VIA VT6421 card you might not be able to use my disc at all. Some onboard SATA chipsets work with some drives, but the VT6421 is the one that does work guaranteed.

Aside from that though, if you insist on trying to use your onboard SATA, just use the first ID that shows up, like it shows you in the VT6421 tutorial.

Also, if the drive keeps showing a different status and won't let you continue, just unplug/reconnect (or in your case switch your CK3 on/off) until it continues.

For example:

1. Connect your drive
2. press ENTER
3. MTK vendor will fail
4. press Y
5. press ENTER
6. disconnect the power to your 360 dvd drive
7. re-connect the power to your 360 dvd drive
8. dumping should start, it doesn't, go back to step 6. (do this until it does start dumping your drive)

This applies to any screen that shows the MTK vendor failed error. It's normal for the VT6421 too, but the on/off trick might not work with your onboard SATA the way it does with a VT6421 card.

If you continue to have trouble I recommend simply buying a VT6421 PCI SATA card. (they are really cheap, only like $10 on Newegg)

[BigIg91]

QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ May 24 2009, 11:46 AM)

If you continue to have trouble I recommend simply buying a VT6421 PCI SATA card. (they are really cheap, only like $10 on Newegg)

Yeah they're pretty cheap, but I just looked on newegg and the cheapest I found was $24. They got them for $12 here. It's where I got mine... the shipping wasn't the fastest but it was cheap so meh. http://tekgems.com/Products/la-pci22-vt6421a.htm

[thedeadlyone]

QUOTE

here's the situation - I have an NForce3 board...which works perfectly with the Benq on my 360...( i modded the drive to 1.41 using this board)
So basically what i have is a BENQ with ixtreme 1.41 running on it...
I also have a via 6421 card, but the main port (internal) is broken..

As mentioned in my first post...i'm trying on an nForce3 chipset...and i also happen to have a 6421 card, but the primary port on that (the one near the front of the machine) is broken...and i assume that is the only one that works..?
But i'll surely try your method .. and hope that works...Thanks

@BigIG91 --yea they're super cheap..got mine for around 9$ on ebay ...just dont feel like buying another one since i have an nForce3...
but i guess i'll have to buy another one if this doesn't work

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(thedeadlyone @ May 24 2009, 11:03 AM)

As mentioned in my first post...i'm trying on an nForce3 chipset...and i also happen to have a 6421 card, but the primary port on that (the one near the front of the machine) is broken...and i assume that is the only one that works..?
But i'll surely try your method .. and hope that works...Thanks

@BigIG91 --yea they're super cheap..got mine for around 9$ on ebay ...just dont feel like buying another one since i have an nForce3...
but i guess i'll have to buy another one if this doesn't work

Ah, I must have missed your earlier post, you should be ok with an NForce3 chipset.

Try the multiple on/off method described in my last post and it should work fine for you.

Also make sure that all your other SATA drives (including CD/DVD-ROM drives and HDDs) are disconnected from your onboard NForce3 SATA chipset when you are using '360 Modification USB Drive' to modify any 360 DVD drive.

NOTE: You can try using the 'good' port on your VT6421, just try using a different port number (from the windows device manager) for your VT6421 when using it with '360 Modification USB Drive'.

[dcjoedog]

QUOTE(FrostyTheSnowman @ May 24 2009, 11:17 AM)

Hmm, yeah I have actually received many PMs regarding this, it seems to me that many people do indeed want the disc-based version to stick around. Perhaps I will update both for each release in the future, so that people have both options available.

So, when I release '360 Modification USB Drive v1.7' (whenever iXtreme v1.7 is released) i will also release '360 Modification Disc v1.7 too.

Thank you VERY much, I know I appreciate your discs and I am sure many others do as well. We wouldn't bother asking for a certain version of your work unless it worked so splendidly, so once again, thank you for keeping the CD version alive and kicking.

[gnutellafan]

FrostyTheSnowman, can you address this? I don't know what the pros and cons of one vs the other are. Thanks!

QUOTE(gnutellafan @ May 24 2009, 01:26 AM)

can anyone detail the 360 Mod Drive vs Jungleflasher - or why use one or the other. Thanks.

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(gnutellafan @ May 24 2009, 04:38 PM)

FrostyTheSnowman, can you address this? I don't know what the pros and cons of one vs the other are. Thanks!

Hmm, ok, im sure someone on this forum is going to blast my logic to hell on this one, but here goes:




JungleFlasher PROS:

1. Supports every known drive for the XBOX 360 game console
2. Very technically capable, many options for complicated modification operations (like spoofing)
3. Has direct access to the hardware in each XBOX 360 DVD drive (through the PortIO driver)
4. All-in-one solution (if you have the required firmware files for each drive type beforehand)
5. Supports USB and Serial cables for Lite-On drives
6. Very well designed GUI
7. Compatible with most SATA chipsets

JungleFlasher CONS:

1. Needs to be installed before use
2. Only works with 32-bit Windows operating systems, no other operating system type is supported at all
3. Not 64-bit compatible
4. Designed for professionals, not for people new to modding
5. Requires the PortIO driver to be installed in order to function at all
6. Suffers from freezing issues related to the Windows HAL and driver incompatibilities




360 Modification Disc/USB Drive PROS:

1. Automatic, easy to follow modification process for Samsung/BenQ/Lite-On XBOX 360 DVD drives
2. Does not require an operating system of any kind to be installed on the PC
3. Easily moved/used on different PCs without any prior preparation of the PC
4. Has built-in menus that guide you through every step of the process
5. Firmware files are included, no prior firmware file preparation necessary
6. Runs in DOS, which is MUCH more reliable for hardware flashing operations (DOS is still used to this day for BIOS upgrades by many motherboard manufacturers)

360 Modification Disc/USB Drive CONS:

1. Not intended for complicated modification operations (like spoofing) unless the drive has already been spoofed beforehand
2. Does not support Hitachi-LG XBOX 360 DVD drives at all
3. Text-based menus (no shiny/pretty GUIs)
4. Requires the user to figure out their port for their SATA card beforehand
5. Does not support USB-based dumping cables for Lite-On drives (MS-DOS limitation)
6. Requires either a VT6421 PCI SATA card or an NForce3 chipset (although other chipsets do work)



I'm sure these facts could be easily fought on both sides all day long by fanboys, but the simple facts are that both solutions are great. iPrep is also a good solution. It all comes down to what the end user wants to do, and how easy they want to accomplish it.

P.S. On a side-note, this is post 1337 for me, how ironic...

[FrostyTheSnowman]

* DOUBLE POST *

Ok, just to confirm to the modding community, I am going to continue development with both 360 Modification Disc and 360 Modification USB Drive as joint-releases in the future.

In fact, a 'bugfix' version of both will be released on June 1st with the following fixes for both:

 - Replacing FreeDOS with MS-DOS due to booting issues on some PCs
 - Adding 'validation scripting' to confirm that the firmware backup is correct instead of using the [Y/N] confirmation prompt that is causing keyboard lockups on some PCs
 - Cleaning up and revising the instructions/steps for the modding process on each drive to make each step as clear and easy as possible to follow
 - An 'official' tutorial will be included that will outline each possible step in the modding process in great detail

So in response to those concerned about the future of the 360 Modification Disc, don't worry, I will continue to update and joint-release both the 360 Modification Disc and 360 Modification USB Drive in the future.

Release of the revised 'bugfix' versions of both is slated for June 1st.

[Vejita]

FrostyTheSnowman,

First time I will be using your app. I just want to know one thing. I have 3 360's here that have BenQ drives and all have iXtreme 1.4.1 on them.

All I do is run your app and it will install the latest iXtreme 1.6 on them with no fiddling about with using the original firmware to create the ixtreme firmware with correct keys? Do I need to place the original firmware dumped from the drive anywhere on the USB drive?

[FrostyTheSnowman]

QUOTE(Maychol @ May 24 2009, 08:30 PM)

Hello, FrostyTheSnowman,

I did everything according to the tutorial, but I had some problems. I was suppossed to:

* Indicate the SATA port (I managed to do this)
* Indicate either COM 1-2-3 or 4 port (I managed to do this too)

Then I was supposed to choose a location for the Liteon backup. I chose C:/.
When the backup started, I immediately got a message that said: "Unable to...... part1.bat"

Did I do something wrong?
If it's not asking too much, would it be possible for you to go step by step all the way until the end for newbies like me?

Thanks a lot!

Easy fix.

When it asks you for the location folder, just put in the name you want only, no C:\ is necessary.

Neither my disc nor usb drive support custom paths for the firmware files, you just simply put in a name for the folder and they are dumped to the location the disc tells you.

So instead of putting 'C:\' like you did, just put in any name you want for the folder (which is created automatically by the disc/usb drive) and you should be fine.

Oh, and yes, I will be creating an exact, step-by-step tutorial for my disc/usb drive in my next release which will be released next Monday, June 1st.

QUOTE(Vejita @ May 24 2009, 09:54 PM)

FrostyTheSnowman,

First time I will be using your app. I just want to know one thing. I have 3 360's here that have BenQ drives and all have iXtreme 1.4.1 on them.

All I do is run your app and it will install the latest iXtreme 1.6 on them with no fiddling about with using the original firmware to create the ixtreme firmware with correct keys? Do I need to place the original firmware dumped from the drive anywhere on the USB drive?

Yep, both my disc and my usb drive will automatically dump your current firmware, convert it to the newest iXtreme v1.6 (with your correct keys) and flash it back to the drive.

The original firmware files are not needed to use my disc.