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[maximilian0017]

Although I did have to add the /r switch to your direction.  It kept giving me a No CD/DVD message without it.

I tried the /r too,but if it isn't needed for normal reflash why use it.

Didin't know that you had a dud drive, otherwise /r would have come up at some time.

But its a nice thing to know, what went wrong with your flash?

[Epic007]

Not sure what happened to the flash. It was working good off and on, then it stop recongnizing DVDs. It would only recongnize CD. With a DVD it would just say No Disc.

[Tiros]

The XBINS flasher is bogus, don't use it!

After I patched the DLD, pins 49 and 50 magically sprang to life!
All signals now behave EXACTLY like TrueBB photo's. (I have a scope)
Still testing. More info later.

Can anyone say if the "REAL" 8050 can read CDR?

[truBB]

excellent work tiros. So we're on the right track.

[Tiros]

@true
Does your stock 8050 read CDR?

[sness54]

Tiros, can you send me the patched DLD?

Thanks.

[slipknots]

Indeed. What we really need is three flasher programs (or at least three functions -- maybe two or more functions could be integrated into one program)
a) flash an unmodified 8163B with the RIGHT 8050L firmware
reflash an 8163B modified with (any) 8050L firmware back to the 8163B firmware
c) reflash an 8163B that was modified with the wrong 8050L to give it the correct firmware

This is where i get lost. I have a unmodified 8163B PC drive .What do i need to do ? do i flash it with the correct flash (where do i get the correct one or should i say which one is correct?I have the one from DB on my PC I just havent used it yet) and then solder the wires to the correct points. Or do i need to flash it 3 times like the post is begining to lean towards. Can someone involved try and give a short post on exactly where we stand at this point. Look at it from a newbe point of view. If you sit and read the entire post we jump back and forth a few times and there was no real clearification on the correct and incorrect path to go. What is needed is one post to tie everything that has been done so far together and then proceed from there.

[bourke]

The XBINS flasher is bogus, don't use it!

After I patched the DLD, pins 49 and 50 magically sprang to life!
All signals now behave EXACTLY like TrueBB photo's. (I have a scope)
Still testing. More info later.

Can anyone say if the "REAL" 8050 can read CDR?

Where might one find a working flasher exe?

[truBB]

@trubb
Does your stock 8050 read CDR?

@Tiros
I just tried reading about 28cd-Rs, and only 2 worked. The two that worked are of the same media, Samsung 650MB/74min 12x guaranteed. Other samsungs of the same brand didn't work, so it seemed inconsistent. So I'd say: NO.




Current status of this project: -plz correct me if I'm wrong.
1. Semi-working 8163B. It works for some ppl if you solder per the french tutorial, aka plagued's post.
Issues:
Flashing it using the firmware GDR-8050L0012.EXE allows you to read original xbox games.
Also eVox displays "Init" when actually opening & when open. Seems to work fine for most ppl.
Solder points, HFM & Tray_in & Tray_out are not exact duplicates of the 8050B xdrive.
I just noticed that plague's post doesn't use the Tray_in & Tray_out signals that I'm using. uC pin 65 (aka TP055) is Tray_in for me. I tested this point, and it behaves the same as a 8050L xdrive, after flashing.
So basically, if you flash it with the above firmware, you'll get Tray_in, serial working, but thats it.




2. Fully working 8163B. Tiros & wenid both have fully working drives, using exact copies of the firmware or at least firmwares binaries that are the same.
The points used are the same from 8050L which are:

CODE

8163B                              End of Cable      Description
Eject  ============================= pin4            Eject
TP126  ====1k resistor ============= pin6            Ready (uC pin50)
TP055  ====1k resistor ============= pin7            Tray_in (uC pin65)
TP128  ====1k resistor ============= pin5            Tray_out (uC pin49)

End of Cable:

Issues:
Getting an original copy of the firmware onto the 8163B drive.

3. Restoring your now modified 8163B back to the original config so you can do it right. Read maximilian0017 post.



In the meantime...
ppl with a drive and are patient: Wait a few more days... there is a bright light at the end of this tunnel. Read issues item 2 above.
ppl with a drive and can't wait. You can flash it with the file from xbins, and follow plagues post. It may work for you & with the issues I outlined above.
ppl who have already flashed their drives. See item 3 above. Then wait till someone packages the right firmware.

[Jetset Willy]

If i don´t care for the 8163B to read original games, can i then forget about the firmware flashing and just do the soldering? And will it then also be able to read cdr´s?

[sorcer1]

Me too!

I don't care about read the originals, i prefer to read the CD-R!

What is the best solution? (same from 8050L, plaqued's post, ...)

Thank you.

[truBB]

If i don´t care for the 8163B to read original games, can i then forget about the firmware flashing and just do the soldering? And will it then also be able to read cdr´s?

Me too! I don't care about read the originals, i prefer to read the CD-R!
What is the best solution? (same from 8050L, plaqued's post, ...) Thank you.

Both of you need to read the tutorials section.
tut1
tut2
The firmware does more than just read originals. It allows the drive to behave the same as an orig xdrive; therefore, the status info from various dashboards will work. What I mean by this is that you can actually eject the drive, put in a disk and eVox will recognize it. Go ahead and use plagued post, see what happens...

[sorcer1]

The firmware does more than just read originals. It allows the drive to behave the same as an orig xdrive; therefore, the status info from various dashboards will work.  What I mean by this is that you can actually eject the drive, put in a disk and eVox will recognize it.  Go ahead and use plagued post, see what happens...

But i prefer to read the CD-Rs than the originals games, and i want to keep goods infos in my dashboard when i insert a cd/dvd or i eject a cd/dvd!

[slipknots]

If you do not flash but do the wireing mod to the pc dvd to make it work in the xbox . I understand It will not play originals but will it let you FTP with PC to be able to back up original? What i mean is when you go to rip the files to make an ISO will it see the files or not?

[XBoXMan]

If it can't read original, you can't.