I created my linux boot cd using XboxHDM 1.9 and loaded a hitachi 40GB drive with my C and E drives from my Xbox. When it came time to lock the HD it was having problems doing it automatically, so I went ahead and manually entered a key with the command: lockhd -p 237cede1d381803924772f671daedd43 It said it locked it OK, and afterwards I put a floppy in to save the log file, just in case I had typed it in wrong. The log file saved as 11_23_15.TXT and had the key I had entered. Unfortunately I used the XboxHDKey instead of the HDD Key so it wouldn't work in my Xbox. Now when I try to unlock it so I can use the correct key, I can't get it to unlock. Do I need to try: unlockhd -p 237cede1d381803924772f671daedd4300000000 with 0s after it or something similar to get it to unlock my drive? I have my hddinfo.txt (with some changed numers) below if it helps. -------------------------------------------------------- Disk Serial Number : "XXXXXXX " Disk Model Number : "STXXXXXXA " HDD Key : 36:58:dc:e6:8c:cf:98:6f 56:e2:e3:c5:62:4b:58:b7 5b:b0:33:75:00:00:00:00 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00 HDDLockDisablePassword 36 58 dc e6 8c cf 98 6f 56 e2 e3 c5 62 4b 58 b7 5b b0 33 75 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 XboxHDKey 23 7c ed e1 d3 81 80 39 24 77 2f 67 1d ae dd 43
Well, instructions at Xbox-Scene don't recommend using unlockx because it has trouble with some drives, but I didn't have anything to lose and it seems to have worked. Same key I tried over and over again with the linux and dos utilities but it was able to do it and shows up correctly in atapwd. WooHoo!!
