Help Needed A Step At A Time Please

[gooty]

step 1 of taking 360 (samsung m25) apart achieved.

step 2 of putting via6421a SATA card in PC and loading drivers achieved.

step 3 of putting white cable from 360DVD drive (that went into the main board of 360) into connectivity kit PCB achieved.

step 4 of editing MTKFlash to recognise the via6421a SATA card.....OUTSTANDING!!!!

I'm stuck at step 4 because I think there are 2 ways to do it and both confuse me...
a) use "Xtreme Boot Maker" software to make the edited flash for me, but it looks like I need a file called "Xtreme firmware" to use it. Does anyone have a known working copy of this for a samsung m25 that I can have? (kids xmas present and time is running out, but i cant risk ruining it).

b) injecting chipset hex values into MTKFlash using Hex Workshop software. This all goes way over my head-lol

[The Phone Guy]

The info is on here and on xbox-scene...

Just read and you will get there..... I had to and so did everybody else...

Its not having a go or anything but just READ! :)

Youre on the right track..... so use the search button!

[gooty]

cheers. I've read so much that its all becoming a blur, thats why I'm trying to do it one step at a time (someone said on one post that its so easy, a monkey could do it-lol)

anyway, i got as far as opening "MSInfo32.exe", and looking for 8 bytes for MTKFlash to recognise my chipset. It didnt open with the suggested heading name of "Serial ATA" heading, but "VIA VT6421 RAID Controller" instead.

Name VIA VT6421 RAID Controller
Manufacturer VIA Technologies, Inc.
Status OK
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3249&SUBSYS_32491106&REV_50\2&EBB567F&0&53
I/O Port 0x00009800-0x0000980F
I/O Port 0x00009400-0x0000940F
I/O Port 0x00009000-0x0000900F
I/O Port 0x00008800-0x0000880F
I/O Port 0x00008400-0x0000841F
I/O Port 0x00008000-0x000080FF
IRQ Channel IRQ 5

anyway, I can understand how to get the first 4 bytes and have made that "06114932"

the second 4 are more tricky. I've read that you take the 1st and 3rd IO port lines, but they must have a difference of 7.

I made this "00980090", but I cant understand hex, so dont know if its a difference of 7 or not?

[The Phone Guy]

You dont need to do that!!

Just use extreme boot maker it will edit it for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gooty]

thank god for that, no wonder it was all getting a blurr!!!!

so if i use extreme bootmaker, does anyone have a link to a known working copy they use and the "Xtreme firmware" thats needed to go with it? (I wanna be sure that if it doesnt work, its my fault and not the software)

[The Phone Guy]

This is my last tip lol...

Use Xbins! All the files you need will be on there....

If you dont know what i mean then do a search!

[gooty]

thought i was gonna have to learn about efnet and mirc then-lol

just found the http site with downloads.

many thanx TPG. Norwich eh???? should have taken a daytrip to hemsby and let u do it on the way-lol

[gooty]

got bootmaker, but the site only has 3 files. Looks like I'm gonna have to be learn efnet to get Xtreme firmware

[burpy]

xtreme firmware is everywhere!

[Wayguns]

This is my last tip lol...

Use Xbins! All the files you need will be on there....

If you dont know what i mean then do a search!

So why is it you can ask questions for advice etc and if anyone else asks they gotta search :confused:

[The Phone Guy]

Im talking about the basics which is freely availible not the odd obscure problem.

[Wayguns]

Im talking about the basics which is freely availible not the odd obscure problem.

We all gotta start somewhere m8 and alot people on here haven't got the knowledge you have about flashing 360's, myself included, or even know what other websites are out there to look for tutorials so they come here for help

[gooty]

right still looking for the "Xtreme firmware" after ages on google looking at discusssion NOT downloads.

is there a tried and tested version thats best to look for as there seem quite a few being talked about?

[mp3boy]

irc is very easy to use

www.mirc.com (http://www.mirc.com) - download, install, run
it'll come up with a box to connect to server. connect to efnet.
type /join #xbins
when you're in, type /msg xbins !list
it'll send you ftp login details, use flashfxp or another ftp client to access the server

xtreme42.rar is the current release for samsungs

[gooty]

YAHOOO! thanx mp3boy and TPG, I'm in and looking at stuff on their server.

FOUND IT!!!!!!! u guys rock ;-)


if xtreme42 is the current, what ones are u guys using (worried that most recent might not be bug free and tried an tested)?

[mp3boy]

I've been using xtreme42 (a) since its release months ago, no problems