Warning - Don't Use The "birdy" Flasher On A Non-v46, Please no more Crackers for Polly! Options

[garyopa]

Oh'Dear -- Oh'Dear -- Bad Bad Birdy -- No Crackers for Polly!
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Been so busy working on Media Stealth,
I was not watching other people's work,
as my packages are good enough for me.

But I also run a repair business on the side,
and after getting a ton of Hitachi's in the mail,
all due to flashing with the "Birdy" flashing program,
as people were in a rush to get the new Media Detect
and were getting trigger-happy waiting for my next release.

I decided to look into the problem with the "Birdy Flasher" and "Bricked" drives.

Here is the problem:
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In the script file there is labels to point to the various sections of flashing code.

Remember each firmware build has different offsets and ram address for the hacks.

The Birdy script works great for v46 drives (as that is his model on his x360 system).

But users with v59 and other drives were reporting "bricked" drives.

Here is why:
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After detecting the version of drive by dumping the firmware, the system then
starts the flash progress with the following script:

This is taken from the (V59) area:


***********************************************************
:Flash59
// ---- Flash --

status(flashing firmware)
EnCrypt

:fl461

status(flash 9003e000 Master checksum)
Flash(9003e000,1000)

iftrue
goto(fl462)
endif

YNMessage(Error by flash 9003e000 Master checksum retry ?)

IfTrue
goto(fl461)
endif
exit

:fl592
**********************************************************


It is clear as the ink on the paper, the problem is the flashing never gets
to the (FL592) line, as the labels above are all pointing to the V46 code!

Ugh!. The problem is even worse, all the sections other than V46 all have
the same labelling error. They all point to the V46 code after the first line.

To FIX the problem if you wish to use the Birdy flasher, then just edit the
script file and change the three 46 numbers for your drive to the right ##.

If you already used the Birdy flasher, and now have a BRICKed drive.

I am very sorry, you will need to get a replacement drive or send the
drive to a repair shop which can correctly remove the flash chip and
externally reprogram it using your hopefully saved "backup" file....

That's all for now folks.... I will be releasing my own package soon with
all the latest goodies, like "Media Detect v2", "Stealth Firmware", etc..

-=(Gary at OPA)=-

[albert69]

is it this one you are talking about

Birdy_Hitachi-LG_friendly_Flasher_v2.1_with_Xtreme_v2.0_and_Geremia_Patch

[curious.green]

is it this one you are talking about

Birdy_Hitachi-LG_friendly_Flasher_v2.1_with_Xtreme_v2.0_and_Geremia_Patch

Yes taht is the one.

GaryOPA, keep up the great work. I can't wait for the next release.

[albert69]

is it ok to use on 46 and 47 drive then

[curious.green]

is it ok to use on 46 and 47 drive then

Only use it on a 46.

[infidelity]

my tray keeps ejecting on its own when i turn on the xbox. why is this happening?? please read this thread, garyopa??

I spent alot of money sending this drive out to get reflashed, and now i still can't use it.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=541755

[Iriez]

gary, geremia msg'd me his fix for this issue, its availible in the usual places as a standalone package, and I patched the current birdy flasher with it.

[garyopa]

For the v59 drives flashed by the buggy "Birdy" Windows flasher, because the
checksum was not flashed, the drive will be in RECOVERY mode, it is possible
in this mode to re-flash the drive, but a new "flashing" program needs to be
coded. Birdy is working on this using a re-written Slax kernal, etc. So in the
near future there should be hope for these drives.

For the other drives most people don't have them (the 32/36/40/58). And
the v47 should work with no problem as the front code the patchs are
loaded and the jumping to the v46 during the flash would not be a problem
on those drives.

[qzxcvbn]

Birdy flasher bricked my drive but I reflashed using OPA now working great.

Read here if intrested.

http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=540642

[asspop]

[DMAddict]

Picked up my new 360 2 weeks ago and I feel like I've been in OPA withdraws ever since. Just waitin for the new flasher. My 360 needs a flash-fix, but I think I can hold out a little longer. Lookin forward to it Gary, keep up the great work.

[theraider]

Hi GaryOpa, sorry for my english, but i'm italian!
i have flashed my Hitachi v 47DJ drive with bugged (fl462) "Birdy Hitachi-LG friendly Flasher v2.2 with Xtreme v1.3 and 2.0" + "mediachk2 only for v47" and the drive work fine...but now i would restore drive to original to patch it with your hack.
Can i restore it with bugged version (fl462)? it's safe for me? Or i must restore it with last FIXED version of Birdy?
Thanks!

[turboman29]

Man...I've used his flashers since they came out...I cant rember wich one I used ...and I'm not one of these guys who must have the newest thing out there..If it ant broke dont fix it...That sucks for all those drive bricked now...but everyone FUC$%S up now and then..I say he STILL made a GOOD flasher...he just ....well I dont know..

Rember people flash at your owne risk!!!!

[heydricas]

white glove slapping

[john007]

Hi Garyopa !

Could you says me if this is a serious problem. I explain:

Today, i have restored my drive but you restore.bat give me an error when restoring sector 8/9. I give you the whole information:

Restoring 8/9 sector 90003000 (Xtreme Custom Code)...

DeviceIOControl() failed 0
failded to execute flasher (sense: 05/26/00)

All other sector were done successfull with 3 Access is denied. Is that normal these Access is denied.???

The last messages were:
Checking RESTOREd version...

FirmCrypt v0.1 - loser 2005
done


PASS: Restore of drive to ORIGINAL is 100

DONE: You can now shut-down your system!!

Access is denied.
Access is denied.
Access is denied.

Dis you have an idea????

Thks in advance ! !

P.S: sorry for my bad english i'm belgian

This post has been edited by john007: Aug 27 2006, 03:28 PM