Dumping A Red Lighter? Options

[manpee]

whatever... i just skipped past all the "randomness"... but i guess i was to busy reading the very first post where you said you could flash anymore...
but i guess its your own fault for not knowing how to post because i obviously misread so suck my balls

[thwack]

i've been looking on how to do this but i can't find the diagram.. i have seen it before (you just have to google your ass off) but there is a diagram out there that show you how to wire directly to the chip and then you have to supply your own 3.3v...

i have this same problem.
AND FOR ALL YOU WHO THINK YOU KNOW..... YOU REALLY DON'T SO STFU!! unless you have personally had this problem quit trying to boost your posts with random nonsense..

The psu red light is cause by the video chip..try doing a reflow.. it might work.. i had a e74 and a reflow NEVER work... i even put that bitch in the oven.. then finally one day i used the heat gun and left it pointed at the board a little too long..<---after i did that the xbox NEVER turned on and gave me a red psu light every time..

The red light on the PSU is caused by shorting on the motherboard, or too much voltage/wattage demand on the PSU (ie putting a 150w psu into a 203w 360). In your case, you shorted out by heatgunning under the GPU (and poss other components as well).
I'm not trying to boost my post count by posting, but offering free help.

Dude no offence but WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT!
Your problem has absolutely nothing to do with mine.
READ THE ENTIRE THREAD OH AND STOP SHOUTING!
Sorry everyone,please carry on,you ARE being helpful.
Oh yeah and the PSU red light has gone now but im getting another red lighter in today which isnt doomed as its only 0102 but more importantly its got a 203w PSU YAY!

Hope you get the dumps going Reckon it was the PSU not providing enough standby power.....

whatever... i just skipped past all the "randomness"... but i guess i was to busy reading the very first post where you said you could flash anymore...
but i guess its your own fault for not knowing how to post because i obviously misread so suck my balls

I'd rather not.

[ddsdavey]

whatever... i just skipped past all the "randomness"... but i guess i was to busy reading the very first post where you said you could flash anymore...
but i guess its your own fault for not knowing how to post because i obviously misread so suck my balls

Id rather slap you in the face if thats a possible alternative
Listen ,what cant you understand,? Yeah sorry perhaps i should have written the words Jtag and Nand dump in bigger,bold,block caps for ignorant pricks like you!
It seems its YOU who dosnt know thus should STFU!
Ok guys back to the plot,i tossed the threaded LPT and did it PROPERLY,DB25,30awg,15cm and now i get the controller aknowledged but its just error,error,error all the way,wrong flashconfig (9999c993) but im just glad i managed to get it done!
I assume the resistors going into the DB25 should NOT touch each other?
Cut the to ends of the resistors as short as poss?
In AND out of the metal case
I have no exposed bare wire so nothing left to insulate
I have got quite a few electrical items around the PC/360 area and its plugged into a four-way plug adapter thingy along with the Pc,Monitor etc,could that be an issue as ive heard they can be that fickle (dont send texts near the 360 etc wtf!)
Anything else?
Do you get all these configuration problems and errors using the USB/LPT device?

This post has been edited by ddsdavey: Jan 25 2010, 03:25 AM

[ruley]

Well at least the nand is being dectected now, if I were you I would ditch the premade cable and buy just the male LPT connector. Atleast that way you know what is connected to what.
Good luck getting this console dumped.

[StrictPuppet]

manpee is going to sit in the corner for a couple days, everyone else resume their business.

[ddsdavey]

Well at least the nand is being dectected now, if I were you I would ditch the premade cable and buy just the male LPT connector. Atleast that way you know what is connected to what.
Good luck getting this console dumped.

Yeah lol thats exactly why i am NOW getting detected because i nipped to Maplins and grabbed some proper Db25s which has got me detected but like i said earlier im now just getting errors.My soldering is immaculate,not being arrogant but Jesus,ive had that much bloody practice doing this lately that i should be a bloody expert by now lol.
So,the saga continues.
I am now....
Using 30awg
Proper DB25 plugs
wired perfectly at 14.5cm in length
Diode right way on 11
Resistors snipped and tucked,soldered tight into appropriate pins
everything shielded,no exposed wire leading out of joint etc.
GND to copper coil
Incidentally the gnd wire is a bit longer than the rest so as to reach the coil,surely thats not an issue,is it?
I did have gnd soldered to a point but this attempt i went for least soldering possible just incase THAT was the error of my ways!
See i am trying guys lol!
P.s. Thanx mods!

This post has been edited by ddsdavey: Jan 25 2010, 07:13 AM

[dharrison]

Id rather slap you in the face if thats a possible alternative
Listen ,what cant you understand,? Yeah sorry perhaps i should have written the words Jtag and Nand dump in bigger,bold,block caps for ignorant pricks like you!
It seems its YOU who dosnt know thus should STFU!
Ok guys back to the plot,i tossed the threaded LPT and did it PROPERLY,DB25,30awg,15cm and now i get the controller aknowledged but its just error,error,error all the way,wrong flashconfig (9999c993) but im just glad i managed to get it done!
I assume the resistors going into the DB25 should NOT touch each other?
Cut the to ends of the resistors as short as poss?
In AND out of the metal case
I have no exposed bare wire so nothing left to insulate
I have got quite a few electrical items around the PC/360 area and its plugged into a four-way plug adapter thingy along with the Pc,Monitor etc,could that be an issue as ive heard they can be that fickle (dont send texts near the 360 etc wtf!)
Anything else?
Do you get all these configuration problems and errors using the USB/LPT device?

If you are receiving the wrong FlashConfig, you should probably try it without the resistors on the LPT cable. Chances are you might have a 3.3V connection to the PC and don't need to drop it. Also, with testing in the last few months, I have noticed that using a power source that is occupied with other components that are running, could lead to bad reads. Even having just the XBOX 360 and a soldering iron plugged into the same source caused me to have bad reads. So, it is advised to let your console be the only component plugged into the outlet it is on.

Make sure you are also using the switching diode on your LPT connector. This can also cause a bad FlashConfig. The ends of your resistors do not necessarily need to be as short as possible, either. I snip mine off with about a 1/4 of an inch on each side, so that I have a little room to bend them, if necessary. Just make sure you are not touching them together, otherwise you will cause a short.

If you are getting the PC to recognize the controller, then your wiring to the board shouldn't be a problem at all. So, just check the few items mentioned above and you should get it working soon.

[StrictPuppet]

..........Make sure you are also using the switching diode on your LPT connector. ..............

This^

Not just any diode will do, so be sure you have a proper one, infact try just removing the diode and see if the config id number changes.

[ddsdavey]

Ok.
Been at this a WHILE now,correct flashconfig and so far a good read with only error 250 on 9a found so far.I cut down the resistors more and straightened them out amongst themselves,prior to thats "Error,error etc" and now its running smoothly.
Also now it seems i have a near perfect LPT cable (1 complete dump now confirmed,only 1 "250" error!) is it possible for me to just coat the recptors,wires etc with my craft hot glue gun to make it hardy enough for further use or is this a problem?

This post has been edited by ddsdavey: Jan 25 2010, 08:46 AM

[thwack]

Ok.
Been at this a WHILE now,correct flashconfig and so far a good read with only error 250 on 9a found so far.I cut down the resistors more and straightened them out amongst themselves,prior to thats "Error,error etc" and now its running smoothly.
Also now it seems i have a near perfect LPT cable (1 complete dump now confirmed,only 1 "250" error!) is it possible for me to just coat the recptors,wires etc with my craft hot glue gun to make it hardy enough for further use or is this a problem?

You can do, although if anything borks up you'll have a hell of a job getting the glue back off. As they're already in place, use some electrical tape to secure the wires/shield them

[ddsdavey]

Ok 2 Nand dumps later and i have 10 differences between them with only 2 identical block reading errors:
Error 250 on 9a
Error 250 on...cant remember lol!
Ive now done a third which errored all over but i was out when it was happening so maybe its a poltergeist!
Ive now started a third and again 250 on 9a is back.Is there any issue relating to this reoccurring error.
So ois this enough to move to the next stage or should i try reducing it more.
What i dont get is if all we need is KV etc then why does the entire dump have to be immaculate,why not just the KV part we need to extract?
Ive also heard that error 250 is not really a proper error as such???

[thwack]

You could try (can't remember if I'd suggested it before) running a wire from the metal chassis of the DB-25 LPT connector to the metal chassis of the 360 (or one of the copper grounding pads around the screw mounts on the motherboard). This has helped quite a few people with the random errors whilst dumping.

[ddsdavey]

Also (sorry,missed the edit timeout!) ive started dumping a different 360 (ive got like 5 in the cupboard from time ago lol!) and again im getting a good clean read apart from error 250 on 9a,i suppose its self explanitory that it relates to a connection on my DB25 i just wondered if by an off chance it wasnt that so thought best to mention it.

[ddsdavey]

Thing is Thwack buddy,they aint random.Ive now done 4 dumps 2x2 consoles and on each dump i get
error 250 on 9a and
error 250 on 38e
(ill note it down next time lol!).
Obviously its very unlikely its the board soldering as ive done it on 2 seperate 360s so it must be the lpt connections which i have resoldered twice now yet still exactly the same errors?
Comparisons in Total Commander find 10 differences apart from 1 dump with 11.
Im not disheartened as im sure i have something good here and that said errors are nothing to worry about (from what i have read???) in small amounts.
Do we really need 2 IDENTICAL dumps???
Is there no way i can just do a few dumps and compare the KV results and if they dont have differences then just flash,no?

This post has been edited by ddsdavey: Jan 25 2010, 05:43 PM