TUTORIAL:Hitachi Flash/backup/burn

For posterity, here is the 2.3 firmware changelog. It explains a LOT of stuff that you may have been wondering...


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Maximus-Garyopa_XTRM-HITACHI_v2_3_Stealth Revision 2
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*** MOST OF THE WORK IS FROM garyOPA, even most of this Readme File ***

WHAT IS NEW:
Version 2.3 Rev 2: Fixed some bugs on 36,40 and 58 drives.
(Thanks to Flash78 and Garyopa for pointing them)
Version 2.3 : Change booting order to counter-attack the fake ss that
appears to be on some EA games.


If you have 2.3 on your drive and dont have a 36,40 or 58 drive DO NOT
NEED TO FLASH THIS RELEASE.

Always recommended: If your drive is flashed USE A RESTORE FIRST
(Use the restore included on this package)


FEATURES (my contribution on this release):

* Removed old media detection and replaced with better media detection
(media detection ver 2) from Geremia.
* Incorporates Maximus Firmware Stealth (Full Firmware Stealth)
* Added support for 59b firmware (what a stupid fw)
* Not yet Media Stealth... I have not heard news on this topic


Three Commands (for flashing use only one: Flash16s or Flash23s, no both):

FLASH23S.BAT: Flashes your drive with 2.3 Fw Stealth (Media Detect 2,
F900 core and Firwmare Stealth

FLASH16S.BAT: Flashes your drive with 1.5 Fw Stealth (Media Detect 2,
and Firwmare Stealth, (NO F900 Core)

RESTORE.BAT: Return your drive to original State, even if you have
firmware stealth in your drive


*RECOMENDATION: If you have flashed your drive in the past use RESTORE
first. If it is a brand new drive use directly the Flash command you
like. If you dont plan to use your drive to dump games use the
flash16s.bat


* ALL NEW XTREME V2.3 FIRMWARE FOR ALL BUILDS OF THE HITACHI DRIVES!

- Now includes "Security Sector Extraction" for all Hitachi Drives

- Included media detection 2 from Geremia and Maximus Firmware
Stealth, this release just supports SS Extraction within Windows
without the need to re-flash your drive back and forth between
PLAY & RIP!



Flashing your drive
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FLASH23S.BAT automatically makes a complete backup of your firmware system

* To FLASH a drive, it must be in "Mode B" and have "Drive Letter"
* Then just run FLASH21 from "Command Prompt" while inside windows
* Prompt must be at the same directory with the rest of the files!

* FLASH23S needs two variables, the assigned "Drive Letter", and any 4
numbers for the BACKUP directory, use a new unique number like 1672

- This is used to make your BACKUP directory!

- For Example: FLASH23S.BAT H 1672

- Will cause the FLASH after running to have, a BACKUP directory
"X23-1672" and the program will store FIVE firmware files:

---- key.bin ---- DRIVE KEY /// DRIVE KEY
---- was.bin ---- Your drive before FLASH
---- gdrXX.bin ---- The untouch original fw
---- XX_23.bin ---- The patched Xtreme23 fw
---- now.bin ---- Your drive after FLASH!

- Where the XX in the above names will be the version of your Hitachi

* Program will not start unless a BACKUP is correctly made and stored!

* Flash will auto-detect your firmware build of your Hitachi drive.

* You can flash any drive, even "v1.1" or "f900" or your own hacks.

* System will check flashed firmware, and redo until 100% completed.

* Once you get the PASS / DONE line, you can shut-down the system.


FLASH16S.BAT is the same as above but, without F900 core, use this
if you dont want to extract SS with your drive.



Restoring your drive
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RESTORE.BAT automatically restores your drive back to original state

* To RESTORE a drive, it must be in "Mode B" and have "Drive Letter"
* Then just run RESTORE from "Command Prompt" while running windows.

* The new RESTORE does not need any backup, it will 100% restore your
drive back to "ORIGINAL" state as long as it is visible in Windows!

* Program will not start unless it detects the version of your Hitachi!

* You can restore any drive, even "v1.1" or "f900" or your own hacks.

* System will check flashed firmware, and redo until 100% completed.

* Once you get the PASS / DONE line, you can shut-down the system.


Features
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Here it is, the long awaited World's first Xbox 360 backup firmware
modification to boot game backups on Hitachi GDR-3120-L DVD drives!

But, now complete with "Security Sector" Extraction to make your
own backup of original Xbox 360 and XBOX 1 games on your system.

Boots all Xtreme Xbox 360 backups
Boots all Xtreme Xbox 1 backups supported by emulator
Boots all Xbox 360 originals
Boots all Xbox 1 originals supported by emulator

Use on Xbox Live at your own risk


Technical details
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Security sectors are read in this order:

Reads Xbox 360 security sector from PSN 04FB1F (Layer 0)
Reads Xbox 1 security sector from PSN 605FF (Layer 0)
Reads Xbox 360 security sector from PSN FD021E (Layer 1)

Flashes sector 90003000 (Xtreme Custom Code)
Flashes sector 9003e000 (Master Checksum)
Flashes sector 90035000 (Security Sector Read)
Flashes sector 90034000 (Media Detect)
Flashes sector 90027000 (Challenge Response 2/2)
Flashes sector 90026000 (Challenge Response 1/2)
Flashes sector 90025000 (Mode B to A 2/2)
Flashes sector 90024000 (Mode B to A 1/2)
Flashes sector 9001d000 (Game Unlock)
Flashes sector 9001c000 (Drive Response Table Decrypt)
Flashes sector 9000a000 (UNDO Tray Tweak)
Flashes sector 90006000 (Mode B Tweak)


Extracting Security Sector
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* Drive first be FLASHed with our Xtreme v2.3 firmware.

* Ensure SATA cable is plugged from Hitachi drive to PC.

* Ensure XBOX video cable is pluggd into back of console.

* Power on the Xbox 360 console.

* Open the drive Tray, by pressing the EJECT button.

* Pull the power plug on xbox 360 from back of console.

* This will force the console to leave the tray in the OPEN position.

* Plug the power brick back into the Xbox 360.

* Power on Xbox 360 using the "power" button.

* Drive is now in Mode B.

* Turn on your PC and wait for Windows to boot.

* Insert original game disk into drive.

* And wait for windows to detect disk change.

* Run the included "GETSS.EXE" program from a "command prompt" like so:

- GETSS H SS.BIN

- Replace the "H" used in the above example
with the correct assigned "Drive Letter"!


Creating a game backup
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* Full info above to make the "SS.BIN" file first.

* Extract the included "ISOBUILD.RAR" package.

* Insert original game disk into drive.

* And wait for windows to detect disk change.

* Run Isobuster

- Right click on DVD and select Extract From-To

- Click Length and enter number of LBAs as follows:

- Xbox 1 Original Number of LBA to read 3431264 decimal

or

- Xbox 360 Original Number of LBA to read 3567872 decimal

- Select User Data (2048 bytes/block)

- Click Start Extraction

- Enter filename as game.iso and click Save

- Upon read error dialogue box choose fill with blank zeros
for sector and select use this selection for all errors

* Copy game.iso and ss.bin to the relevent isobuilder directory
(Depending on Xbox 360 or Xbox 1 game)

* Run build360.bat (Xbox 360 game) or build.bat (xbox 1 game)

* Ensure your burner will set the booktype of DVD+R DL to DVDRom

* Burn with CloneCd and choose the image.dvd file

 

When did "Maximus-Garyopa_XTRM-HITACHI_v2_3_Stealth Revision 2" get released?

 

not sure, but its the latest.

 

do I need these specific drives? I have a Sony Vaio and it has decent drives, and I don't really want to replace them.

Also, does this make the 360 capable of playing the original game?

 

nope....

 

All of my games are on Memorex I always use them. I also have the Hitachi drive, with a Pioneer 111D never had a problem. I tried Matrix which is really cheap but those did not work at all for me. So i stick to the Memorex.

 

hi,
I havent been following the XBOX 360 mods, and i have some questions

1. pros and cons between chip and flashing the drive
2. Does it work on all hitachi
3. Is there any chance of a new 360 from a store going to be flash compabiblity.
4. Is there any thing for samsung and other drives.
thanks

 

Can i use this Card for flashing my hitachi drive?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815124022

 

I use memorex also, they work well. In all reality, you can use most SATA controllers to put your drive into modeB, it seems that SLAX supports a good majority of them.

 

I have xbox 360 hitachi driver vers 0047
I used the Slax process to put it in MOD B
with this SATA card
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=200612&cat=CCD
I used the OPA firmware..

MY problem was.. when I was in the middle of the process..flashing my firmware..
the XBOX360 auto-SHUT off....I am using the card wih RAID controller
I had to restore my firmware
AND Re-do everything again
I flashed my xbox..
I figured out that in mod B... my XBOX shuts off after 5 Minutes(- or +)
So I had to do all the process in this time window. Took me almost 4 min 30 sec to do everything... I almost could not do this..

WHY is the XBOX auto shuting off?
can somebody help me???
Thanks RJ....

 

Hey, anybody know if I can burn XBOX360 games using this driver? (PHILIPS DVD+ - RW DVD 8631)

I have read lost of forums and most of those Burn the games using PIONEER DVR-111D.
Is there a reason for this?
I will open my xbox360 this weekend and I will flash the firmware.

 

try googling your drive + booktype

 

Make sure your AV cable is plugged into the back of the 360, whether or not you have it plugged to a TV or not.

 

my ? is since this tutorial was written back in nov. of 06 is the a new or easier way on flashing my Hitachi drive

 

Hey PS2Menace
thanks for the msg...
do u have any idea why this happened?
after around 5 minutes the xbox auto shutdown.....



So if i plug my av on the back the xbox will not shutdown?
thanks

 

Hello all,

I tried getting one of my friends hitachi into mode b using the slax cd method,
but it jsut wasnt happening
it'd go through everything it needed to and get to the login screen,
but then when id try eject itd eject first time.

I went into my computers bios
Went under ADVANCED SETTINGS
Choose CHIPSET
Then selected "sumthing sumthing sumthing VIA VT 8251 etc etc"
The first line had RAID selected and i remeber reading somewhere that this causes the slax cd not to work. I changed it so now instead it was on IDE

Now if i try to put the hitachi drive into mode b will it work?

-Josh

 

Hello all,

I tried getting one of my friends hitachi into mode b using the slax cd method,
but it jsut wasnt happening
it'd go through everything it needed to and get to the login screen,
but then when id try eject itd eject first time.

I went into my computers bios
Went under ADVANCED SETTINGS
Choose CHIPSET
Then selected "sumthing sumthing sumthing VIA VT 8251 etc etc"
The first line had RAID selected and i remeber reading somewhere that this causes the slax cd not to work. I changed it so now instead it was on IDE

Now if i try to put the hitachi drive into mode b will it work?

-Josh



Hey Josh...
I am not the expert here but I just flashed my Hitachi V 0047.
Before I did not know that I have to buy I SATA card NON RAID.... But i bought one that only works with RAID... and I decided to give it a try.. the one I bouhght was
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=200612&cat=CCD
and I used the SLAX cd.

first ...
problably u know change the bios in your pc to BOOT 1st using the cd.
Put the slax cd, connect the xbox in your pc, use the internal SATA port in the card.
PS dont forget the plug the AV (video) cable in your xbox, i didnt do this last time and this gave to me a big HEADACHE.

Turn on the PC... when you see the 1st line (command) of the slax cd...TURN ON your xbox...

problably in show in your screen
spining drive.....

when u see this msg push eject on your xbox....

IF the tray goes back by itself problably u are in mod B
u can also check that
If u have to push eject 2times to open the tray it is in mod bee


u have to log in using the slax cd
I think the log is root
password toor
or something like that..it shows on your screen
after this type
REBOOT

the slax cd will be eject from your pc..
let the windows start
go to
my computer
click if mouse's right bottom
go to manage
click in system tools
and than
device manager
click DVD/cd-rom
your HITACHI has to be in the list

I used the OPA
to flash my xbox...
was good
Now I am just waiting to get my DVD +R DL


Hope this can help u

 

Hey,

I burnt Ghost Recon 2, to a verbatim disk
It played in my Samsung Xbox 360,
But when i put it in my Hitachi Xbox 360 it went to the dashboard and said unplayable disk
The hitachi is a 0.47

Any ideas on why it isnt working?

-Josh

 

i have the first xbox 360 system and i have the chip on it i burn the game and i put it on my system nothing happen, keep saying the disk is damage

 

Did you install a chip or a firmware update to the Drive?