Lost Backup (harddisk Crash And Lost Cd :( ) Of Mostly Working Hitachi Options

[donpasquale]

Hi,

I lost my 2! backups in 2 weeks and the problem is that i got a few copies that wont work on my xbox360. So I wanted to update the firmware but am not sure if that is possible if I just got a flashed Drive with the very first commodore4eva firmware (sorry, i dont remember the exact version).

So my question is: Is the key being patched on the fly by the patch scripts (mktflash batch thingy) or doesnt the commodore4eva firmware need to contain my key? The drive is working fine with most of my backups and of ycourse with the originals.

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thanks

passi

[jameswalter]

I'm kinda lost one what your exact question is....but if your drive is working with any games it is fine.

[donpasquale]

Sorry, my english is not that good at almost 6 o clock am

Here i try it again.

Does the Commodore4eva image run on my xbox without the key being inserted by me (at least not with a hexeditor)?

If the key is in the drive somehow (for example some batchscript inserted it), can i extract it and insert it into another firmware that i would like to try out on the xbox?

Thanks for the help,

passi

[trioptimumonline]

I think he is saying he has a drive flashed with an old commodore4eva firmware, and he wants to put new firmware on the drive so it will read backups better. The problem seems to be that he lost the backup of his original drive firmware, and he's wondering if it's ok to flash over the old commodore4eva firmware (since he lost his backup and can't re flash the original first), correct?

Anyway, if that's indeed what you're asking, I believe most of the newer firmwares will allow you to upgrade - that is, flash over the old modified firmware instead of only the original - because they extract the key from the whatever firmware is on the drive and patch it on to the new firmware being flashed. But, I wouldn't try it until someone confirms this - you don't want to risk bricking your drive. Also, backup your existing commodre4eva firmware before you touch it, since it has your key (you can always pull it out manually by hex later if you need to) or else you could brick your 360.

[donpasquale]

Thanks trioptimusmonline,

thats exactly what i tried to tell

Ceers,

Pascal

[trick91]

I think he is saying he has a drive flashed with an old commodore4eva firmware, and he wants to put new firmware on the drive so it will read backups better. The problem seems to be that he lost the backup of his original drive firmware, and he's wondering if it's ok to flash over the old commodore4eva firmware (since he lost his backup and can't re flash the original first), correct?

Anyway, if that's indeed what you're asking, I believe most of the newer firmwares will allow you to upgrade - that is, flash over the old modified firmware instead of only the original - because they extract the key from the whatever firmware is on the drive and patch it on to the new firmware being flashed. But, I wouldn't try it until someone confirms this - you don't want to risk bricking your drive. Also, backup your existing commodre4eva firmware before you touch it, since it has your key (you can always pull it out manually by hex later if you need to) or else you could brick your 360.

the new gary firmware can be flashed overtop of any previous one. i wouldnt recommend the birdy though