I can't flash my 360 drive firmware. NEW ISSUE: STUCK AT 0x51!!!

[jcap]

I finally got the drive to appear on an ICH8 (or is it 7?) chipset. It's an old (3.5 yrs) Dell 8400 that I used. After I put the computer in "Combination" mode because AHCI wouldn't identify the drive in Windows or iPrep, it FINALLY showed up when I ran iPrep (but now I have to reinstall Windows because it won't boot with the change).

My drive is a Samsung and its current firmware is ms28. I followed the instructions this dude here made (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTW-eE2zwTw). Unfortunately, when I get to the point where I have to read my firmware, I type y, turn off my 360, and turn it back on, but the status stays at 0x51. When I turn off the drive, the status goes to 0xD1, so I know it is still alive, and when I turn it on the numbers flicker instantly for like 1/4 of a second to random things like 0x80 before permanently settling on 0x51. If you watch the video, it should immediately read the firmware at this point.

I have no idea what is going wrong. It would be great if I could try this on my main PC, but I don't know how to get any apps or iPrep to identify it. I have a Gigabyte EP45-UD3P motherboard, so if anyone knows how to get it working with the Samsung drive, please help.

Massive flood of rep for help. :v:

EDIT: I got my main computer to identify it by connecting it to the Gigabyte controller ports on my motherboard....BUT I get 0x51 when I attempt to read MTK Device Intro. Even after resetting the drive, it just sits there. DOSFLASH 1.8 identifies it in Windows, but when I attempt to do the MTK stuff, the same thing as iPrep happens...

PS THIS IS URGENT PLEASE HELP

[StankBacon]

It would be great if I could try this on my main PC, but I don't know how to get any apps or iPrep to identify it.

you don't know how to use xbins (http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php)?

[Cortexian]

Use JungleFlasher, it's much easier apparently. You can do everything from inside of Windows.

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

He hasn't had any luck with it, nor dosflash64, I keep telling him to use a 32bit os but.....

[jcap]

No app will identify it. It doesn't help if I read a tutorial that tells me how to perform something in Windows when I can't even get past the point of the BIOS telling Windows it exists.

The only place I see it (on my UD3P motherboard) is in the AHCI identification. If I use iPrep to boot into DOS from my flash drive, it doesn't show up in the list of drives. Everything is listed as NONE.

If I use that Dell, then it shows up in BIOS under SATA-0 and in iPrep. But, when I try to read, the thing happens that I described above:

My drive is a Samsung and its current firmware is ms28. I followed the instructions this dude here made (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTW-eE2zwTw). Unfortunately, when I get to the point where I have to read my firmware, I type y, turn off my 360, and turn it back on, but the status stays at 0x51. When I turn off the drive, the status goes to 0xD1, so I know it is still alive, and when I turn it on the numbers flicker instantly for like 1/4 of a second to random things like 0x80 before permanently settling on 0x51. If you watch the video, it should immediately read the firmware at this point.

[leorimolo]

Don't use youtube, try this tutorial

http://360mods.net/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=61

It helped me flash my drive. (this was 2 years ago but still)

[Llama Juice]

JungleFlasher 1.65 ftw. No previous version would boot for me, but this one has helped me flash a few 360s

That being said, I've only flashed two different hitachis and a BenQ

The PDF tutorial that JungleFlasher has is all you need tbh. It tells you everything there is to know about the program and how to use it with step by step pictures and such for all the drives.

http://jungleflasher.net/files/JungleFlasher.pdf

It also helps you get the drive recognized in windows.

[Cortexian]

Weird, I was able to get JungleFlasher and Windows 7 64bit to SEE my drive... I just wasn't able to get the fucking key, fuck you Lite-On.