hey guys, just got another 360 and flashing it my self, hopfully :P

sam ms25

so this is how im doing with the guides. can someone help me fill in the blanks and correct me if im wrong please
main probs seem to be with what to type once in dos


using iprep and ixtreme 1.4, np there

booting pc to dos bla bla bla, np there

type mtkflash r /m /sata orig.bin (reads orignal firmware)

boot to windows,make loads of copys of firmware :P,

Copy your orig.bin into the appropriate folder
Run the "Make iXtreme firmware" batch file

then copy to usb pen.
reboot to dos

type mtkflash w /m /sata hacked.bin (asuming that will be the name? if not can i just rename?)

pc flashs 360

turn off, 360 back together, go shoot someone or something on live :P

any help thanks .

hmm just watched vid of using samread and samhack is this way better as it seems i dont need to go back into windows to make firmware?

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Well using the samhack and read method is easier imo. You are doing it manually with mtk flash. The samhack method is fully automated. Some people say doing it manually works better, but the people that I trust who know the 360 use the samhack and samread method.

I've read that using Xtreme bootmaker is safer than iPrep. Either should work fine though. Really all the info you need is in textbook's guides, they more or less cover everything. I recommend just using Xtreme Bootmaker or iPrep for ease of use. The manual method isn't necessary most times. The hacked firmware will automatically be created in dos using those two programs. What you can do before flashing is boot back into Windows and check the firmware that was created with Xtreme Bootmaker or iPrep with Maximus' Firmware Toolbox. Open the bin file containing your firmware and check the drive key. If it is a string of hexadecimal characters, then it's valid. If it's all 0's or F's, then the firmware is invalid and you will need to create the hacked firmware again before flashing with the samhack command.

It's an extra safety precaution, flashing the 360 DVD-ROM with an invalid or corrupt drive key can brick it. So it's a good idea to make sure the drive key is legit. This is also covered in Textbook's guides.

Here is Textbook's guide rewritten by Stoner:

http://hacks-4-snacks.com/stoner/pub...and%20MORE.pdf

Here is the link to download Textbook's original guide:

360Mods › Downloads › Textbook's Xbox 360 Firmware Flashing Tutorial

The guide rewritten by Stoner has cleaner, easier-to-understand grammar.

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yeah was playing with xbm but didnt seem to like my firmware, just kept saying unknown firmware, iprep updated it self so not a problem, made a bootalbe usb today just to see, seem simple and tell you to type samread/hack so will go with that

sata card be here tomorrow, so will have go in afternoon unless gt5p comes also then screw the flashing :P

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Yeah I don't envision you will have any problems, the hardest part is usually getting the 360 drive to show up as Xtreme Pri Master in XBM. That's not difficult, there is a whole section for it in textbook's guide. Read it over before flashing to avoid any aggravation.

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360 flashed
Had i bit of trouble to start with getting drive found but after a few trys in diff slots and sata cable plugged on other ports, everything went fine, now just dont wanna give it to daughter i want it all for my self :P

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Congrats Booboo! That believe it or not is the part most people get stuck on, getting iPrep/XBM to pick up the 360 drive as XTREME PRI MASTER. It's pretty easy really, the best way is to disable all IDE and SATA devices on the mobo in your bios and disconnect the power supply of and all IDE/SATA connections from all other drives in your PC. Then make sure you are using the outer SATA port if you are using PCI SATA. That's really all there is to it. Once that's done, it's cake!

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Yeah got me stumped for about an hr, it just wouldnt find the drive, went out, i had 1 pci slot left so banged it in, redone the usb, put sata cable in back slot rebooted and bingo picked it up, loving free games again dark sector is great!!! also cod4 blew me away, im not a fps whatsoever but it looks fantastic i was just playing to see the sceneary, but its got to go away soon
Wife has painted it pink, (came out red hehe) but daughter's bday isnt till mid may so has to be hidden till then so will have to play sneakaly or just get her to buy me one

Why are backups bigger now? they use to be 7.05gig but are now bigger what did i miss lol,
*sigh* best get that pc drive for ripping games out :P

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7.29GB isos are splitvid isos. You can disable the splitvid option in Xbox Backup creator under the options tab. If you flashed the BenQ with iXtreme firmware, then leave the splitvid option enabled. If you flashed it with regular Xtreme firmware, then disable it.

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