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This tutorial shows users how to modify or "hack" their Xbox 360's firmware using Windows 64-bit (x64) OS. This guide has been confirmed using a BenQ and a Samsung. Hitachi's and Lite-on tutorials are linked below.
Figure out what drive you have:
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NOTE: This tutorial can work on any Windows operating system but I labeled it specifically for Windows 64-bit due to the fact everyone is upgrading x64 OS and everyone is saying it's not possible. Since writing this tutorial now, JungleFlasher has added x64 support so if this tutorial doesn't work, try the new JF. I will note where you can skip if you have a 32-bit OS.
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Requirements
Open your Xbox without the 360 Opening tool:
Removing your VIA card's Drivers
You can first try to skip this part but if you can't get your computer to read your 360 drive, then come back and follow these steps.
1. Disable your VIA card using your Device Manager.
2. Go to C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers and rename "viamraid.sys" or "vsmraid.sys" to "viamraid.sys1" or "vsmraid.sys1" so your computer can't recognize them.
3. Re-enable your VIA card.
4. Shut down your PC.
Getting this all to work
Through my experiences, I've noticed I've had to do something that I would have thought didn't matter, but I proved myself wrong today. Make sure you unplug any SATA DVD drive that you may have hooked up to your PC. Even though you may have disabled it (or DosFlash disables it) in the device manager, for some reason my PC couldn't detect my 360 until I actually unplugged the SATA cable.
Getting DosFlash v2.0 drivers to work on Windows x64:
If you don't have a 64-bit OS, you can skip to the next section. If I'm reading things correctly, if you do have a 32bit OS from Win7 or higher, you may still have to do these steps. In that case, be sure to sign the portio32.sys if you are running 32-bit.
1. Open up dseo13b.exe (download in the requirements). Right-click and "Run as Administrator".
2. Keep clicking "Next" and/or "Accept" until you get to this screen:
3. Like the picture above, click "Enable Test Mode", then click next. A pop up will appear, click OK:
4. Then click "Sign a System File" and click next:
5. There is no browse button so go to the folder (outside the program) and navigate to where the dosflash folder is. Copy the directory over and then you'll have to type "\portio64.sys" at the end of it. Should look similar to this:
6. Now you'll have to restart your computer. When you reboot, you should see this in your bottom right hand corner:
If you do then you are good to go on to the next steps.
You can now shut down your computer again.
Reading your Xbox 360 Drive
If you are having a troubles with getting your computer to recognize the drive, make sure you double check the image below to see you have it in the correct slot. 1 user seems to claim that his could only work in the other slot.
1. Connect your 360 to your SATA port on your computer, or if you are using a VIA card it should be placed in this slot:
Start up the computer. Once your OS fully loads, you can turn on your 360.
2. Go to your DosFlash64 folder, right click the DosFlash64 file, run as administrator.
You will more than likely see this if you have a BenQ:
Or this if you have a Samsung:
If you have a Lite-on you will have to switch tutorials from this step forward:
How to flash a Xbox 360 LiteOn DVD Drive with DosFlash v2.0
I don't know what you will see for Hitachi. If you do, please PM me the image.
3. Once it finds the drive you should see this:
4. Click "Read Flash". Save it somewhere safe labeled as "orig.bin" (no quotes of course). I would back this up on an external, flash drive and email it to yourself. This is what you'll use if you mess this up (unlikely if you know how to read and follow this tutorial to a T). It's always good to have redundancy back ups.
Writing the Modded Firmware to your 360 Drive
(Pictures will show an earlier version of JungleFlasher, it should still be the same steps)
1. Take your downloaded modded firmware (that you got from xbins), and copy + paste it into the "...\JungleFlasher v0.1.96 Beta\firmware" folder.
2. Go to your "JungleFlasher v0.1.96 Beta" folder, right click "JungleFlasher" and "Run as Administrator".
3. Click "Open Source Firmware" and navigate to your "orig.bin" you just saved.
4. It will ask if you want to auto-load [Your drive name here]. Click "Yes". It should look similar to this:
5. You should see this now:
Make sure the top key matches the bottom key. Mine ends in BCD as you can see from the above image.
6. Click "Save to File" (bottom right). Find a place to save it. I don't change the name of the file that automatically appears.
7. Open up DosFlash64 again. Click the drop down menu and choose "Erase" and then click the button at the bottom to erase your drive.
8. Click the drop down menu and choose "Write" and click the "Write Flash" button at the bottom.
9. Navigate to where your modded firmware was saved to when you used JF, choose it and click Open.
10. It will begin writing your flash. It will go through a number of banks and you can view it on the bottom of the program.
11. A message will pop up saying you've successfully flashed your drive, click OK.
LASTLY, you can now go back into dseo13b and disable testing mode (same way you enabled it).
CONGRATS. You've just finished modding your drive using a Windows x64 OS!!!! From here, I like to shut down my computer, then turn off the 360. Disconnect your 360 from the computer, plug your 360's SATA back in, then go test it out to make sure it works before you go putting the case back together.
Other Tutorials of Interest
How to use ABGX - Used to make sure your backed up games are patched and able to go on XBL
How to Hack Gamerscore using Xbox 360 Profile Editor
How to Back up Xbox 360 games using Mac OS
How to Firmware Hack / Mod your Xbox 360's BenQ or Samsung Drives
Written by AzzidReign
Written by AzzidReign
Figure out what drive you have:
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NOTE: This tutorial can work on any Windows operating system but I labeled it specifically for Windows 64-bit due to the fact everyone is upgrading x64 OS and everyone is saying it's not possible. Since writing this tutorial now, JungleFlasher has added x64 support so if this tutorial doesn't work, try the new JF. I will note where you can skip if you have a 32-bit OS.
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Requirements
- Drives that work for this tutorial: BenQ or Samsung
- VIA Sata Card with Chipset 6421 [eBay | Amazon]
- Have a laptop? Check this link
- SATA cable - to connect your 360 drive to your VIA chip
- x360 Opening Tool - [ifixit | Amazon] Not needed but makes life much easier
- [Click here to view this link]
- [Click here to view this link]
- [Click here to view this link]
- iXtreme LT+ Firmware (get from AutoXbins):
- Please give autoxbins a few minutes to connect to the server. Once it's connect, you want to follow this directory:
/XBOX 360/firmware/hacked firmware/ - Once there, search for your drive, download the LT+ firmware (whichever is the newest version is, I believe the final is 3.0, my guide is showing 1.1 but it shouldn't matter, just follow the steps with the newer fw.)
- Please give autoxbins a few minutes to connect to the server. Once it's connect, you want to follow this directory:
- [Maybe Optional] - I saw somewhere that it was recommended to get .Net Framework
Open your Xbox with the 360 Opening tool:Open your Xbox without the 360 Opening tool:
Removing your VIA card's Drivers
You can first try to skip this part but if you can't get your computer to read your 360 drive, then come back and follow these steps.
1. Disable your VIA card using your Device Manager.
2. Go to C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers and rename "viamraid.sys" or "vsmraid.sys" to "viamraid.sys1" or "vsmraid.sys1" so your computer can't recognize them.
3. Re-enable your VIA card.
4. Shut down your PC.
Getting this all to work
Through my experiences, I've noticed I've had to do something that I would have thought didn't matter, but I proved myself wrong today. Make sure you unplug any SATA DVD drive that you may have hooked up to your PC. Even though you may have disabled it (or DosFlash disables it) in the device manager, for some reason my PC couldn't detect my 360 until I actually unplugged the SATA cable.
Getting DosFlash v2.0 drivers to work on Windows x64:
If you don't have a 64-bit OS, you can skip to the next section. If I'm reading things correctly, if you do have a 32bit OS from Win7 or higher, you may still have to do these steps. In that case, be sure to sign the portio32.sys if you are running 32-bit.
1. Open up dseo13b.exe (download in the requirements). Right-click and "Run as Administrator".
2. Keep clicking "Next" and/or "Accept" until you get to this screen:
3. Like the picture above, click "Enable Test Mode", then click next. A pop up will appear, click OK:
4. Then click "Sign a System File" and click next:
5. There is no browse button so go to the folder (outside the program) and navigate to where the dosflash folder is. Copy the directory over and then you'll have to type "\portio64.sys" at the end of it. Should look similar to this:
6. Now you'll have to restart your computer. When you reboot, you should see this in your bottom right hand corner:
If you do then you are good to go on to the next steps.
While this is showing Windows 7, the same process can be used in any Windows above it. With Windows Vista, you may have to go to Start > Run and type the command below.
Open your start menu and under All programs there is the search bar; Windows 10, click the Search bar/Cortana bar. Type in:
It's going to give you a welcome message. Click next.
Then it will ask what you want the wizard to do. Select Search and install hardware automatically.
Its going to say it found nothing. Then ask if you want to select from a list. Click next.
Click "Show all Devices". Then click next.
It's going to say select the device driver software you want to install. Click "Have Disk"
It's going to tell you to insert the disc or browse to the files. Click browse.
Navigate to the folder you downloaded portio to and select "portio32.sys" for 32-bit users, or "portio64.sys" for 64-bit users.
In the next screen it's going to take you back to the driver list. Select (depending on your Win OS bit):
Then click Next.
Now I didn't go any further because I already have the drivers installed. It is going to ask you if you are sure you want to install these drivers. Select yes, then it will ask you again. Select yes and your drivers will install properly.
Open your start menu and under All programs there is the search bar; Windows 10, click the Search bar/Cortana bar. Type in:
Code:
hdwwiz.exe
It's going to give you a welcome message. Click next.
Then it will ask what you want the wizard to do. Select Search and install hardware automatically.
Its going to say it found nothing. Then ask if you want to select from a list. Click next.
Click "Show all Devices". Then click next.
It's going to say select the device driver software you want to install. Click "Have Disk"
It's going to tell you to insert the disc or browse to the files. Click browse.
Navigate to the folder you downloaded portio to and select "portio32.sys" for 32-bit users, or "portio64.sys" for 64-bit users.
In the next screen it's going to take you back to the driver list. Select (depending on your Win OS bit):
Code:
PortIO32 - Xbox 360 Device Driver
- OR -
PortIO64 - Xbox 360 Device Driver
Now I didn't go any further because I already have the drivers installed. It is going to ask you if you are sure you want to install these drivers. Select yes, then it will ask you again. Select yes and your drivers will install properly.
You can now shut down your computer again.
Reading your Xbox 360 Drive
If you are having a troubles with getting your computer to recognize the drive, make sure you double check the image below to see you have it in the correct slot. 1 user seems to claim that his could only work in the other slot.
1. Connect your 360 to your SATA port on your computer, or if you are using a VIA card it should be placed in this slot:
Start up the computer. Once your OS fully loads, you can turn on your 360.
2. Go to your DosFlash64 folder, right click the DosFlash64 file, run as administrator.
You will more than likely see this if you have a BenQ:
Or this if you have a Samsung:
If you have a Lite-on you will have to switch tutorials from this step forward:
How to flash a Xbox 360 LiteOn DVD Drive with DosFlash v2.0
I don't know what you will see for Hitachi. If you do, please PM me the image.
3. Once it finds the drive you should see this:
4. Click "Read Flash". Save it somewhere safe labeled as "orig.bin" (no quotes of course). I would back this up on an external, flash drive and email it to yourself. This is what you'll use if you mess this up (unlikely if you know how to read and follow this tutorial to a T). It's always good to have redundancy back ups.
Writing the Modded Firmware to your 360 Drive
(Pictures will show an earlier version of JungleFlasher, it should still be the same steps)
1. Take your downloaded modded firmware (that you got from xbins), and copy + paste it into the "...\JungleFlasher v0.1.96 Beta\firmware" folder.
2. Go to your "JungleFlasher v0.1.96 Beta" folder, right click "JungleFlasher" and "Run as Administrator".
3. Click "Open Source Firmware" and navigate to your "orig.bin" you just saved.
4. It will ask if you want to auto-load [Your drive name here]. Click "Yes". It should look similar to this:
5. You should see this now:
Make sure the top key matches the bottom key. Mine ends in BCD as you can see from the above image.
6. Click "Save to File" (bottom right). Find a place to save it. I don't change the name of the file that automatically appears.
7. Open up DosFlash64 again. Click the drop down menu and choose "Erase" and then click the button at the bottom to erase your drive.
8. Click the drop down menu and choose "Write" and click the "Write Flash" button at the bottom.
9. Navigate to where your modded firmware was saved to when you used JF, choose it and click Open.
10. It will begin writing your flash. It will go through a number of banks and you can view it on the bottom of the program.
11. A message will pop up saying you've successfully flashed your drive, click OK.
LASTLY, you can now go back into dseo13b and disable testing mode (same way you enabled it).
CONGRATS. You've just finished modding your drive using a Windows x64 OS!!!! From here, I like to shut down my computer, then turn off the 360. Disconnect your 360 from the computer, plug your 360's SATA back in, then go test it out to make sure it works before you go putting the case back together.
Other Tutorials of Interest
How to use ABGX - Used to make sure your backed up games are patched and able to go on XBL
How to Hack Gamerscore using Xbox 360 Profile Editor
How to Back up Xbox 360 games using Mac OS
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