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can a bricked drive be recovered with ease
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shand360
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18. May 2009 @ 08:49 |
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all i need to know is can i recover my bricked benq drive without hassle or without havin 2 spend more money
i still have original .bin file
an please dont tell me to buy a new drive, as i cannot afford that right now
thank you
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18. May 2009 @ 09:12 |
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You can't easily brick a Benq. Just erase and reflash in dos.
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18. May 2009 @ 11:05 |
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I wouldn't even do it in dos, I would use DosFlash32 in windows.
Xbox 360: Slim untouched with a faked 320 GB harddrive for XBL, phat with LT 3.0, played Halo early, so going on live would be an instand ban, also with a faked 320 GB harddrive
PS3: Untouched 160 GB Slim, 60 GB Fat with latest Rogero and 160 GB internal harddrive.
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: Black with a Viper chip installed. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
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18. May 2009 @ 11:27 |
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Sometimes Windows is the problem. Using dosflash in dos can help eliminate some of the extra variables which could be contributing to the problem.
Of course, we don't know what the op's problem is other than he just needs to save his Benq.
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shand360
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19. May 2009 @ 05:58 |
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right, the scrore is, i had i flashed with iXtreme 1.4, worked great for 5-6 months, reflashed to 1.5, it worked good for about a month then oneday i went to play farcry 2 and the e64 error took centre stage on my tv
i used the via6421 chip thing i got for about £7
for the 1.4 flash i used, usb and iprep 0.6
and for the 1.5 i used usb again and iprep 0.8
i cannot think of anythin else off the top of my head but if u need to know somethin else let me know,
thank u for any help u are willin to give
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19. May 2009 @ 09:44 |
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The firmware either works or it doesn't. It's not just going to works every now and then. So you've got a bigger issue going on with your drive. Have you tried reflashing the Benq?
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shand360
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19. May 2009 @ 12:32 |
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i have tied reflashing several times,
when i try to write OFW, it writes banks 0-7 not 0-4 an then says "error" then "file wrong size" or somethin like that but it is 256kb
when i try to erase it says "erase failed"
and did i mention the drive does not open or close at all
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19. May 2009 @ 12:41 |
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Which method are you using this time? Still i prep? Do you have your other pc drives disconnected?
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shand360
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19. May 2009 @ 13:41 |
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yeah still usin iprep coz i couldnt get JF to discover the drive,
an i removed the drivers a little while ago but have not tried it coz im waitin 4 the kids to go to bed,
will post wen i have tried
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shand360
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19. May 2009 @ 15:03 |
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right,
"ben-ofw.bin 360: 1234567 12345 doesnt exist" even though it is on the thumb drive, wen tryin to flash
so i tried to read, an it read the FW on the drive as 512kb,
how, is beyond me but every time i read then flash it says
"file wrong size"
any ideas, coz im stumped
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gameover9
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19. May 2009 @ 16:32 |
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why are you using a thumb drive? Copy the contents to your local drive to elimate that. IF JF is giving you issues, try the xbox 360 mod disc. JF works, just make sure you power cycle your drive to get in the vendor mode.
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shand360
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19. May 2009 @ 19:18 |
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JF seriously cannot see the drive
i dont know wot else to do
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gameover9
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19. May 2009 @ 19:34 |
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do you have the 6421 sata card?
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shand360
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19. May 2009 @ 20:01 |
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yes, i have one of those
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shand360
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19. May 2009 @ 20:36 |
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Originally posted by bhetrick:
Which method are you using this time? Still i prep? Do you have your other pc drives disconnected?
sorry i miss read, yes i disconnect ALL other drives when flashing
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20. May 2009 @ 04:58 |
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Just try DosFlash32, if that doesn't work too you might have to mess with the drivers for the sata card, but don't ask me how, I never had to.
Xbox 360: Slim untouched with a faked 320 GB harddrive for XBL, phat with LT 3.0, played Halo early, so going on live would be an instand ban, also with a faked 320 GB harddrive
PS3: Untouched 160 GB Slim, 60 GB Fat with latest Rogero and 160 GB internal harddrive.
PSVita: hardly ever play it
GameCube: Black with a Viper chip installed. With gameboy player. Trying to get a Wavebird controller.
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shand360
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20. May 2009 @ 15:56 |
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NOW gonna try dosflash, will post with end result
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shand360
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20. May 2009 @ 19:01 |
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dosflash v1.3 & v1.7, no luck
keep gettin "access is denied" on 1.3
an "could not install portio drivers" on 1.7, but i have portio drivers installed for JF
i am running vista home premium if that help
please help me, i need my xbox back
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jcalton88
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21. May 2009 @ 01:36 |
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First off, are you using 64 or 32 bit windows. If 64 you can hang up JF and I would stay away from flashing in windows altogether. Try using the 360 Mod disc, you haven't tried it from what i read, its worth a shot. Also, when you tried dosflash, were you using dosflash32 or 16? I'd use dosflash 16, which is the one thats used outside of windows, you boot into it, and try to erase with that.
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shand360
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21. May 2009 @ 05:38 |
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i have 32bit, i will try the mod disc as suggested
will post results soon
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shand360
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21. May 2009 @ 08:57 |
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the flash with mod disc 1.53 (couldnt find 1.6) did everythin successfully
but now sometimes i get e65 as well as e64
any suggestions coz im almost at the point of driving over it an reversing to make sure its fuckin dead
but i will say, thank u all 4 your help an comments, an if u have more keep 'em rollin in please
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jcalton88
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21. May 2009 @ 11:30 |
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If it flashed successfully, did you read the fw again and see what size it was, and that it had the key?
I can honestly say I've never run into this so I am kind of at a loss. Just trying to rack my brain for potential answers.
But to answer your thread title question, normally, yes they can. Thats why they are considered the easiest to flash, because they are very hard to brick.
But your particular drive, apparently not with ease. I'll keep trying to think of things
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jcalton88
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21. May 2009 @ 11:51 |
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Ok, can you send me your OFW? I'll see if I can't figure something out. You might have a bad dump to begin with and thats why its not working right.
So if you can send me your OFW dump, maybe I can get a better idea of whats going on. I'll send you a pm with my e-mail
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shand360
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25. May 2009 @ 07:29 |
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has anyone else got any ideas then coz i aint got a clue
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shand360
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25. May 2009 @ 07:34 |
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could it be the laser?
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