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New ixtreme 1.5 Updates! IXTREME 1.5 RELEASED!
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jesseNL
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22. December 2008 @ 08:09 |
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i was wondering /thinkng
i already bought the blaster360 NE before the news
of c4eva came out and build in
if i solder the points from the picture above is it posibble to use the blaster that way to read out my lit-eon if i solder the points
plug in sata cable to pc and blaster360,, to read which program could i use for this if its possible?????????????
any suggestions/help please
thanx and greetz
Jesse
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Homesick2
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22. December 2008 @ 10:07 |
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holy crap, didnt is still around? man I thought you would be dead by now. :) just out of curosity, I dont think I am gonna go buy the probe or spear, I am gonna attempt to solder. but, how do you get the key if you solder it?
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22. December 2008 @ 13:30 |
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Originally posted by guessswho:
I think lets keep all the chatter about 1.5 and the liteon in here until it is actually released, and then I'll create a new thread with the first post being a summary of all the information I have.
With that being said, I will also somewhat make an attempt to summarize the whole thread here so far.
THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!!!!
1. 1.5 firmware for all drives (INCLUDING THE LITEON) is scheduled for release on December 24th. (To see what security fixes are in it, look it up. I'm not going to spoon feed everything. It's posted in this thread) (Actually it's in the very first post. So look at it there).
2. The Liteon drive is capable of being flashed. There will basically be two methods of flashing your drive. A method where you have to do some soldering, and one where you don't.
3. If you don't want to solder, you will need to purchase either the 360Xtractor WITH Spear from Maximus, OR the Xecuter Connectivity Kit version 3 WITH Probe.
4. If you are not going to buy the hardware, you will need to solder the drive. Here is a pic which will help.
HOW TO FLASH:
The purpose of either purchasing the hardware, or having to solder on the drive is to extract the drive key. The liteon has protection built into it to prevent getting the drive key in a "normal" way. Basically, we can't get it like any other drive.
So you have to use the hardware, or do the soldering method to get the drive key off of the drive.
Once you have it, then it is simple from there.
(This is not 100% fact until the firmware is officially released, but from here on out is how it has been consistently talked about on how to flash the liteon).
The liteon has been said to be detectable in windows. Once you have the key, you can probably just use firmware toolbox to insert the key into the 1.5 liteon firmware, and then be able to flash it via SATA to the drive.
That's it. The hard part is getting the key, but flashing it is supposed to be fairly straightforward like the rest of the 360 drives.
As to the hardware questions xtractor vs ckv3. Either will really work. I prefer the xtractor because I've been able to use it very easily. The apps work great with it, but I have also heard that the ckv3 is easy to use also. Up to you. Just pick one.
That's all. Hope this helps.
Video of liteon flash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1ZPnjgabAE
I just wanted to quote that first off so everyone on this page will read it.
When reading the key off of the liteon, you are going to need some "spear" device to do it. So if you don't purchase the hardware, you do have to solder the points on the drive. But then to read the key, you will have to make a device, which is essentially the spear.
Here are pics of how it could be done:
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/yaywoop/360/sch.png
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa189.../components.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/yaywoop/360/adapter.jpg
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa189/yaywoop/360/overall.jpg
Some people have made a spear kind of similar to this:
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3976/dsc02166hk7.jpg
In all honesty, I found it much easier to just purchase the gear once. It works pretty easy, and I just wanted to do it that way, so no complaints.
Hope this helped.
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22. December 2008 @ 13:38 |
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good post very informative.
I have a question that i havent seen elsewhere: Why does the drive need to be powered by the PC? how came it cannot be powered by the 360 as with the previous firmware flash methods as in 1.4 iEx samsung.
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22. December 2008 @ 14:56 |
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Originally posted by stealthdf:
good post very informative.
I have a question that i havent seen elsewhere: Why does the drive need to be powered by the PC? how came it cannot be powered by the 360 as with the previous firmware flash methods as in 1.4 iEx samsung.
The drive doesn't need to be powered by the pc. It can be powered by the 360. But if you are using the xecuter or ck3, then they power the drive so your 360 doesn't have to.
But otherwise you can power it with your 360.
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22. December 2008 @ 15:43 |
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Originally posted by guessswho:
Originally posted by stealthdf:
good post very informative.
I have a question that i havent seen elsewhere: Why does the drive need to be powered by the PC? how came it cannot be powered by the 360 as with the previous firmware flash methods as in 1.4 iEx samsung.
The drive doesn't need to be powered by the pc. It can be powered by the 360. But if you are using the xecuter or ck3, then they power the drive so your 360 doesn't have to.
But otherwise you can power it with your 360.
guesswho.. I thought you had to use the ck3/extractor because the last two pins of the power cable are occupied w/ the tx and rx??? I was under the impression that the liteon spits out the key and inquiry bin on the tx then the ck3/extractor delivers that info to your pc via the usb or serial cable? If you powered your liteon via the xbox then how would have a comm-link? via the sata?? i am not criticizing, just asking you to expand a little bit so I understand better. Thanks.
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hastheman
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22. December 2008 @ 17:42 |
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Yeah I'll just put in my two pennies' worth. I hope, like all other noobs here, that some new tutorials come out for us lot by you esteemed elders of the scene :p. Thanks to all forum members who've helped me gain a much better understanding of the whole thing though, like guessswho and mikeismad. And I apologise to anyone I might have pissed off - it was out of pure frustration. I was under the impression that, like the older generation of consoles (PS2, XBox), you could simply solder a chip on and run it. This, in the beginning, at least seemed different, but now, not much so.
Anyway, depending on you guys for a nice detailed tutorial. Hopefully if you could cover it with all techniques (solder, 360Xtractor and CK3) then it would really really be appreciated!
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vypurr
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22. December 2008 @ 18:26 |
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Here is another important read for all those noobs out there like me who are getting their games together in anticipation for the 1.5 lite-on release!
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/728558
I do agree that the whole flashing is different from every other generation. I come from the Wii Homebrew community which is amazing, but totally different.
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heraldsun
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23. December 2008 @ 00:50 |
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:) hope you are all staying sober for the new lite on flash...i have been informed less than 8 hours to go....
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Donaldo
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23. December 2008 @ 01:36 |
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ya oh well... its coming too damn close to christmas... i won't be able to mess with it for a week...
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martin280
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23. December 2008 @ 01:54 |
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Originally posted by Donaldo:
ya oh well... its coming too damn close to christmas... i won't be able to mess with it for a week...
I feel your pain! Same situation... guess I'll be able to benefit from the experience of others though.
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vypurr
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23. December 2008 @ 02:07 |
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I wish my Xecuter hardware would arrive soon! Not even a tracking number yet though. Ughhhh! The pain of looking at these games here is killing me (but of course I could just play my originals...)
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23. December 2008 @ 02:17 |
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So do I need to update to 1.5 right away or will I be fine with 1.4 for a little while? It was a pain in the ass getting my Hitachi into mode-b without resorting to the two-wire trick. And I just loaded 1.4 a few days ago.
"Objects behind Xbox 360 power brick may appear smaller than they actually are"
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Retro_rc
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23. December 2008 @ 02:50 |
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if your hitachi is flashed you can go into mode b in another way by the open thingy
or you always have the slax release
bout 60 and a cd to keep ur drive safe
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blake1234
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23. December 2008 @ 03:20 |
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Quote:
TEAM JUNGLE Presents IXtreme 1.5 firmware
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World first IXtreme fw for the unhackable Liteon drive!
Also for Benq and Samsung drives!
This has been a huge effort by everyone in Team Jungle comprising of the best talent in the world. It has been a privilege to work in the team which has enabled us to get to this point. Truly a worldwide effort and the greatest hack that i have been involved in!
The road has been a long one:
- getting the key serial output
- decapping the 1319L chip
- reading the embedded flash, very difficult!
- decrypting fw
- creating iXtreme
- creating Jungleflasher GUI+tools
Greatest teamwork eva!
Features
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Support for Liteon DG-16D2S unhackable drive
Flash from Windows with new Jungleflasher GUI
Smart Inquiry cdb for enhanced spoofing - Liteon
Enhanced c/r timing - all drives
Enhanced disc jitter - all drives
Enhanced spoofing support for Liteon - Samsung and Benq
Enhanced bad angle support - all drives
Secret Liteon MS Inquiry cdb support - Samsung and Benq
Half Open tray on powerup for Windows inquiry/flash mode - all drives
Disc lock/unlock cdb - Liteon Windows mode
Drive key+serial info cdb - Liteon Windows mode
More secure firmguard - Benq</i>
Hitachi 1.5 is set to be released shortly. Hold onto your pants Hitachi owners! =)
There is ALOT of new information to digest, in regards to this entire project, and the utilization of the LiteOn IXtreme firmware. With this release, also includes a new FirmTool (version 1.3), a beta version of JungleFlasher, which is a new GUI based all-in-one flash that includes a firmware tool, DVDKEY32, MTK flashing and Hitachi support. Please note that this software IS BETA and will not function 100%. Yes, there will be plenty of bugs :) JungleFlasher logs all errors/actions and will ask you to save a log upon exit. If you have a error please help us improve the software by emailing the log file to JungleFlasher - at - gmail - com. At this moment, we have had quirky issues in regards to VIA chipsets and flashing/reading/erasing the LiteOn drive. Please pay attention to the 2nd prompt in particular after hitting the Lite-On-Erase button. Power cycling the drive at the correct time is very important for VIA users. If the VIA polls the drive after erase, it WILL freeze/lock your computer. Tools for DOS erase/flash/key/spoof are included in this release for any users having difficulties within windows.
JungleFlasher REQUIREMENTS:
-PortIO32.exe - you MUST run this exe to install PortIO onto your system! (included in release)
-.NET 2.0 or above
Please note that at this time, IXtreme 1.5 still requires the utilization of a RS232 to TTL serial hardware, or a popular variant such as CK3 with Probe or Maximus Xtractor. This is necessary to extract the key/inquiry/identify .bin files. These files are neccessary for spoofing & gathering your key, even if you are just flashing the 1.5 IXtreme to a LiteOn drive. They contain serial information that is required for proper identification and security related issues. Note that spoofing to previous versions of IXtreme are NOT stealth, and is not supported.
If you have a CK3 please refer to this tutorial for dvdkey extraction:
<a href="http://team-xecuter.com/ck3/liteon_windows.htm">here</a>
If you have a Maximus Xtractor please refer to this tutorial for dvdkey extraction:
<a href="http://www.maximusgames.net/360xtractor.php">here</a>
We have compiled a tutorial on flashing the Liteon drive prior to the release of JungleFlasher. Tutorial is located here:<a href="http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/iriez/lite-on.dosflash32.tutorial.pdf">here</a>
Instructions on flashing a LiteOn with JungleFlasher are as follows:
1: Hookup LiteON to sata port and power drive
2: In JungleFlasher select MTK Flash 32 Tab.
3: Select correct port (see above tutorials for figuring out the correct port)
4: Hit Lite-On-Erase button. NOTE - This is done AFTER you have already successfully transferred your inquiry.bin / identify.bin / key.bin files!!! Please read the Prompts VERY carefully! It is important to power cycle the drive at the correct moment to prevent your computer from freezing with VIA cards.
5: After power cycle, drive should return status 0x72 and display Flash information. If it does not, click Device ID and power cycle as prompted. If still not successful then you did not successfully erase the drive.
6: Once Flash information is displayed, you are ready to write! Go to firmware tool 32 tab and select "Load from dump files" and select your key/inquiry/identify .bin files. Then select ix15-liteon.bin after pressing "Open Target Firmware". Press "Spoof Source To Target". Then "Save to File" and save your CFW.bin.
7: Go back to MTK Flash 32 tab and select Write. It should automatically take the liteon firmware you loaded in the Firmware 32 tab and flash to the drive. It will automatically verify flash. If verified your done :)
If write verification fails, then there is likely a issue with JungleFlasher and your sata chipset. Please use DosFlash to flash the drive with the CFW.bin with the correct spoofed information. If the drive is successfully erased, dosflash will see the flash information and will be capable of writing!
DOS Instructions:
You will need to have your key.bin/inquiry.bin/identify.bin handy using the windows applications! If this is the case, please use firmtool 1.3 or JungleFlasher to prepare your ix15-liteon.bin with the correct dvdkey and spoofed serial information(inquiry/identify). At this moment, DOS based dvdkey/inquiry/identify extraction is not fully supported by TEAM JUNGLE. There is DOS based instructions for the CK3 by xecuter in the tutorial above.
1: Run L-O-Eras.EXE with the correct port specified (see tutorial above for Lite-On-Erase.exe information)
2: Run DosFlash.exe
3: Select correct number that represents your sata port / LiteOn drive. Note that the drive has to be successfully erased in order for DosFlash to see the drive!
4: Select write, and choose your liteon firmare .bin that you have prepared with your dvdkey / correctly spoofed identify / inquiry data!
5: Write, plug in drive and play xbox :)
A new DosFlash will be released very shortly that will include LiteOn DVDKey extraction and dummy.bin capabilities. Note that firmtool uses dummy.bin to correctly spoof information from dumped key/inquiry/identify into other 1.5 firmwares. At this moment JungleFlasher and DVDKey32 support the dummy.bin feature!
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Donaldo
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23. December 2008 @ 03:35 |
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wow yes looks good to me
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heraldsun
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23. December 2008 @ 04:02 |
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Originally posted by blake1234:
Quote:
TEAM JUNGLE Presents IXtreme 1.5 firmware
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World first IXtreme fw for the unhackable Liteon drive!
Also for Benq and Samsung drives!
This has been a huge effort by everyone in Team Jungle comprising of the best talent in the world. It has been a privilege to work in the team which has enabled us to get to this point. Truly a worldwide effort and the greatest hack that i have been involved in!
The road has been a long one:
- getting the key serial output
- decapping the 1319L chip
- reading the embedded flash, very difficult!
- decrypting fw
- creating iXtreme
- creating Jungleflasher GUI+tools
Greatest teamwork eva!
Features
--------
Support for Liteon DG-16D2S unhackable drive
Flash from Windows with new Jungleflasher GUI
Smart Inquiry cdb for enhanced spoofing - Liteon
Enhanced c/r timing - all drives
Enhanced disc jitter - all drives
Enhanced spoofing support for Liteon - Samsung and Benq
Enhanced bad angle support - all drives
Secret Liteon MS Inquiry cdb support - Samsung and Benq
Half Open tray on powerup for Windows inquiry/flash mode - all drives
Disc lock/unlock cdb - Liteon Windows mode
Drive key+serial info cdb - Liteon Windows mode
More secure firmguard - Benq</i>
Hitachi 1.5 is set to be released shortly. Hold onto your pants Hitachi owners! =)
There is ALOT of new information to digest, in regards to this entire project, and the utilization of the LiteOn IXtreme firmware. With this release, also includes a new FirmTool (version 1.3), a beta version of JungleFlasher, which is a new GUI based all-in-one flash that includes a firmware tool, DVDKEY32, MTK flashing and Hitachi support. Please note that this software IS BETA and will not function 100%. Yes, there will be plenty of bugs :) JungleFlasher logs all errors/actions and will ask you to save a log upon exit. If you have a error please help us improve the software by emailing the log file to JungleFlasher - at - gmail - com. At this moment, we have had quirky issues in regards to VIA chipsets and flashing/reading/erasing the LiteOn drive. Please pay attention to the 2nd prompt in particular after hitting the Lite-On-Erase button. Power cycling the drive at the correct time is very important for VIA users. If the VIA polls the drive after erase, it WILL freeze/lock your computer. Tools for DOS erase/flash/key/spoof are included in this release for any users having difficulties within windows.
JungleFlasher REQUIREMENTS:
-PortIO32.exe - you MUST run this exe to install PortIO onto your system! (included in release)
-.NET 2.0 or above
Please note that at this time, IXtreme 1.5 still requires the utilization of a RS232 to TTL serial hardware, or a popular variant such as CK3 with Probe or Maximus Xtractor. This is necessary to extract the key/inquiry/identify .bin files. These files are neccessary for spoofing & gathering your key, even if you are just flashing the 1.5 IXtreme to a LiteOn drive. They contain serial information that is required for proper identification and security related issues. Note that spoofing to previous versions of IXtreme are NOT stealth, and is not supported.
If you have a CK3 please refer to this tutorial for dvdkey extraction:
<a href="http://team-xecuter.com/ck3/liteon_windows.htm">here</a>
If you have a Maximus Xtractor please refer to this tutorial for dvdkey extraction:
<a href="http://www.maximusgames.net/360xtractor.php">here</a>
We have compiled a tutorial on flashing the Liteon drive prior to the release of JungleFlasher. Tutorial is located here:<a href="http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/iriez/lite-on.dosflash32.tutorial.pdf">here</a>
Instructions on flashing a LiteOn with JungleFlasher are as follows:
1: Hookup LiteON to sata port and power drive
2: In JungleFlasher select MTK Flash 32 Tab.
3: Select correct port (see above tutorials for figuring out the correct port)
4: Hit Lite-On-Erase button. NOTE - This is done AFTER you have already successfully transferred your inquiry.bin / identify.bin / key.bin files!!! Please read the Prompts VERY carefully! It is important to power cycle the drive at the correct moment to prevent your computer from freezing with VIA cards.
5: After power cycle, drive should return status 0x72 and display Flash information. If it does not, click Device ID and power cycle as prompted. If still not successful then you did not successfully erase the drive.
6: Once Flash information is displayed, you are ready to write! Go to firmware tool 32 tab and select "Load from dump files" and select your key/inquiry/identify .bin files. Then select ix15-liteon.bin after pressing "Open Target Firmware". Press "Spoof Source To Target". Then "Save to File" and save your CFW.bin.
7: Go back to MTK Flash 32 tab and select Write. It should automatically take the liteon firmware you loaded in the Firmware 32 tab and flash to the drive. It will automatically verify flash. If verified your done :)
If write verification fails, then there is likely a issue with JungleFlasher and your sata chipset. Please use DosFlash to flash the drive with the CFW.bin with the correct spoofed information. If the drive is successfully erased, dosflash will see the flash information and will be capable of writing!
DOS Instructions:
You will need to have your key.bin/inquiry.bin/identify.bin handy using the windows applications! If this is the case, please use firmtool 1.3 or JungleFlasher to prepare your ix15-liteon.bin with the correct dvdkey and spoofed serial information(inquiry/identify). At this moment, DOS based dvdkey/inquiry/identify extraction is not fully supported by TEAM JUNGLE. There is DOS based instructions for the CK3 by xecuter in the tutorial above.
1: Run L-O-Eras.EXE with the correct port specified (see tutorial above for Lite-On-Erase.exe information)
2: Run DosFlash.exe
3: Select correct number that represents your sata port / LiteOn drive. Note that the drive has to be successfully erased in order for DosFlash to see the drive!
4: Select write, and choose your liteon firmare .bin that you have prepared with your dvdkey / correctly spoofed identify / inquiry data!
5: Write, plug in drive and play xbox :)
A new DosFlash will be released very shortly that will include LiteOn DVDKey extraction and dummy.bin capabilities. Note that firmtool uses dummy.bin to correctly spoof information from dumped key/inquiry/identify into other 1.5 firmwares. At this moment JungleFlasher and DVDKey32 support the dummy.bin feature!
:) you beat me...good deal mate....we all should be happy..
on a side note...guesswho you want to learn to trust my man....:)
out of respect and no no sarcasim intended but you should have a little bit of room for belief when someone tells you something ...
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paynfull
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23. December 2008 @ 04:10 |
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himwell i guess i just try to figure out how to flash my beng again. Were did i put that old usb drive.
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leerock
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23. December 2008 @ 04:24 |
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lads most of you are probably aware but 1.5 firmware is out on xbins now if you didnt know go get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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wld
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23. December 2008 @ 06:27 |
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i hope my question doesnt get too much unappreciated, but the story about the serial connector you have to solder or that other thing, does it stay like that for the final 1.5?
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88pete88
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23. December 2008 @ 08:36 |
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just flashed my lite-on drive . SUCCESS. piece of cake :D
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mokhan04
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23. December 2008 @ 09:11 |
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We need to compile a FAQ/noob proof guide. Everyone should chip in a little. Takes the weight off of one person:
Q: What are the minimum requirements I need to flash the Lite-on drive without possibly voiding the warranty?
A: A VIA chipset SATA card, a spear to extract your lite-on key.
Q: But I'm opening my Xbox, isn't that voiding your warranty.
A: Sometimes keeping the sticker can be illegal, other times it is not, this is dependent on the laws of your country.
Be nice.
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mokhan04
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23. December 2008 @ 09:15 |
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A Lite-on dedicated tutorial like those for the other drives would be nice
Q: What sort of SATA controller card do I need to flash the Lite-On?
A: One with a VIA VT6421A chipset.
Be nice.
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wld
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23. December 2008 @ 09:27 |
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Originally posted by mokhan04:
We need to compile a FAQ/noob proof guide. Everyone should chip in a little. Takes the weight off of one person:
Q: What are the minimum requirements I need to flash the Lite-on drive without possibly voiding the warranty?
A: A VIA chipset SATA card, a spear to extract your lite-on key.
Q: But I'm opening my Xbox, isn't that voiding your warranty.
A: Sometimes keeping the sticker can be illegal, other times it is not, this is dependent on the laws of your country.
a spear?
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23. December 2008 @ 09:32 |
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Originally posted by 88pete88:
just flashed my lite-on drive . SUCCESS. piece of cake :D
What method did you use to extract your key?
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