"All drives should be updated to Lite Touch + (LT+) firmware if playing on XBOX live. Samsung drives and pre-78/79 Hitachi drives do not utilize AP 2.5. All other drives are considered to be detectable by Microsoft (YMMV). Make sure all rips are ABGX verified, contain SSv2, and patched AP2.5 (where needed). XGD3 must currently be burned on new drive with PC Burner Max firmware for 100% rip. All modded consoles can be potentially unsafe for use on XBOX live."
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Yeah its true, I have read up on it though, and unfortunatly compleat and released are two very differant things when it comes to ixtreme. On the plus side no having to reflash my drive today.
Also included in the Team Jungle announcement on Twitter is a REALLY interesting thread on flashing Lite-On drives without having to resolder!! or using the MRA method to reflash the drives. The project is also currently in the works.
The basic premise is that it is possible to re-flash any Lite-On drive if you have previously dumped the key with your computer. Using the key database Jungle Flasher stores on your computer, it simply tries all the keys from the database until one matches the drive.
THAT, is even a more interesting development to me than the Samsung LT news. It opens up another can of worms entirely.
"All drives should be updated to Lite Touch + (LT+) firmware if playing on XBOX live. Samsung drives and pre-78/79 Hitachi drives do not utilize AP 2.5. All other drives are considered to be detectable by Microsoft (YMMV). Make sure all rips are ABGX verified, contain SSv2, and patched AP2.5 (where needed). XGD3 must currently be burned on new drive with PC Burner Max firmware for 100% rip. All modded consoles can be potentially unsafe for use on XBOX live."
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Originally posted by MrGreaser: The basic premise is that it is possible to re-flash any Lite-On drive if you have previously dumped the key with your computer. Using the key database Jungle Flasher stores on your computer, it simply tries all the keys from the database until one matches the drive.
THAT, is even a more interesting development to me than the Samsung LT news. It opens up another can of worms entirely.
Why, all it will do is store your key on a remote hard drive, not make a database that can auto flash without need for reading your drive or am I mistaken? Is it just a tool for the unorganized.
From what the thread describes, the important part is you will not have to recut traces, and resolder traces if you have to flash any drive that you have already peformed the MRA method on.
"All drives should be updated to Lite Touch + (LT+) firmware if playing on XBOX live. Samsung drives and pre-78/79 Hitachi drives do not utilize AP 2.5. All other drives are considered to be detectable by Microsoft (YMMV). Make sure all rips are ABGX verified, contain SSv2, and patched AP2.5 (where needed). XGD3 must currently be burned on new drive with PC Burner Max firmware for 100% rip. All modded consoles can be potentially unsafe for use on XBOX live."
Originally posted by MrGreaser: From what the thread describes, the important part is you will not have to recut traces, and resolder traces if you have to flash any drive that you have already peformed the MRA method on.
Yeah, can't see why that's a big deal. I dump mine and back them up. Everyone should be doing that. On a side note, not sure if I would want my keys put on anyone elses server anyway. I would assume, this is an option?
Oh, the keys are not pubicly shared...you know how jungleflasher saves a database of all they keys you've dumped on your system every time it closes down? Well, what it will do is anytime you have to update the drive you've already dumped, you will not have to re-open the drive to cut traces, dump, and resolder everything. It will just keep trying all the keys in the database until one of them matches the drive and write the correct key with the chosen firmware update. It means not having to do all the steps to redump the drive. It's a huge time saver!
This is one of those things that is a bit tough to wrap your head around at first. Apparently, all of this can take place in seconds. As simple as plugging in the drive and flashing away.
