Kreon Alternative FW for Samsung SH-D163A/TS-H353A v0.80 Options

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Kreon Alternative FW for Samsung SH-D163A/TS-H353A v0.80 Posted by XanTium | October 18 00:50 EST

Kreon released a port of his popular firmware for the Samsung SH-D162C PC DVD-drive to the Toshiba-Samsung SH-D163A/TS-H353A PC DVD-drive. This modified firmware allows you to dump original Xbox and Xbox 360 discs (including extracting the Security Sectors (SS)) with this cheap PC DVD-drive (so no Xbox(360)-drive or disc hot-swap required): [QUOTE] XBOX 360 enabled alternative FW for the Samsung SH-D163A/TS-H353A drive - V0.80 Yes, you've seen it all before, but this time it's for the Samsung SH-D163A SATA DVD-ROM drive. This is a direct port of the code used in SH-D162C, so the features of the drive and how to use it in general should come as no surprise. While this drive can be rather difficult to pick up at the moment, it is expected to replace the SH-D162C. Hopefully the 163A will reach all markets (unlike the 162C), but it's still to early to say. Another drive from another manufacturer will be targeted next, which should once and for all make cheap drives available to everyone Smiley This is what you get.. * Full challenge/response functionality. * Two types of unlock for XBOX 360 game discs. One for making xtreme style images and one for making wxripper style images. Both types of iso can be made using isobuster. Ripping using wxripper isn't supported for the time being * A 'lock' function that will cancel any enabled unlock state. This can be very useful for custom applications. * 'Error skipping' which basically speeds up the error handling of the drive. A complete wxripper style image (including video) can be obtained in 15-16 minutes, when error skipping is enabled. Getting through the critical area of LBA 19408-20479 will take you more than 20 minutes alone, if error skipping is disabled Sad * A much more streamlined command interface which is good news if you intend to write an application that makes use of the drives extra features. * The drive will default to unlock state 2 and error skip enabled when a 360 media is inserted. You can in other words use isobuster to obtain a wxripper style image without issuing any commands to the drive Smiley * RPC1 support (RPC-2 actually but with automatic change of drive region and RCE support) This is what you'll have to wait for.. * Hardware correct timing for response types 5 & 7. [/QUOTE] Official Site: n/a (by Kreon on xboxhacker.net) Download: n/a (could be illegal under DMCA/EUCD)

[XanTium]

More from the readme/nfo:

Creating a backup ..
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This release of the firmware has been optimized for use with applications like Xbox Backup Creator and Schtrom 360 extract in mind. The latest fixes/additions are based on hours of testing using the latest beta builds of those applications, so the traditional isobuster ripping method is no longer recommended. Both applications reduces the backup process to something as simple as pressing a button and then burning the image that was created. CloneCD is no longer recommended for burning, as some issues have been reported, that can cause a game to fail from booting.
As an alternative ImgBurn is a free and simple to use application that does the job every time.


You will probably notice that the the drive reports as being RPC-2, if you use a program like DVDinfo - this is not a bug! The drive changes it's region setting according to the media inserted. The region code listed in DVDinfo (and other software like it) is the current region setting of the drive and it should match the region of the inserted media. If the media allows playback in more than one region, the drive region will be set to the region with the lowest number. An example could be a disc allowing playback in region 2 and 4 players, which would make the drive change it's region to region 2. Media with no region restrictions or with RCE protection will make the drive default to region 1.

[xboxexpert]

Woot!

[waxinca]

awesome news!!!

[ILLusions0fGrander]

heh... a quick google search and not much pops up, nothing in the US from what i saw... seems hard to get, but im sure some spots will pop up selling them.

[seedyrom2003]

First thing tomorrow im going to my local distro and seeing if they have any of these on order, I was able to get 30 NOS 162's for $19 a pop, mebbe ill get lucky again.

[Marcian]

First of all: Kudos to Kreon for his awesome work. Keep it up. It's very pleasant to see your stuff coming to the new drive, as the old one seems to be not in production any more.

Does this Software have the same functions as the Kreon FW 0.81 for the Samsung ATAPI-Drive?
I have some problems with my two ATAPI-ODDs to accept each other. Would be good to finally switch over to S-ATA.


However it may come out. I just decided to order one of these drives as they are apparently very cheap to get (like 15 €; ~20 $). I am gonna give it a try. It

The ATAPI-Stuff on the 162-Drive works like a charm for me (when i get around the problem with my ATAPI-drives disliking each other).

P.S.: Sorry for my bad english. I'm not a native speaker.

Marcian

[Redline99]

Xbox Backup Creator v2.3 Build 185

Sorry the the quick updates!
This is just a minor update, chalk one up for me having poor planning. Smiley

Changes from v2.2
Added - Support for SH-D163A using Kreon's firmware
Changed - Get Security Sector precedure to retry upto 5 times on failure
Changed - Stealth Check to include Security Sector
It also will do an additional check for Xbox One 0x0200 - 0x02CF

[Heet]

KREON!!! You are so friggin cool for doin that! Now people wont get buttraped for C's.



Love mine. Glad I bought when I saw your first news post. I remember people saying "ya challenge/response, good luck pffff" I believed


But you did it! Thanks!


Btw, what is this * Hardware correct timing for response types 5 & 7.


Anyone know?

This post has been edited by Heet: Oct 18 2006, 06:46 AM

[mrjkwik]

If this drive is going to be the replacement drive for the 162c, then it will be good news in deed. Even better if he comes through on a more available drive by a different manufacture as he says hes working on.

I dont think the problem with the 162c is that it wasnt distributed here. At one time it was around in good abundance. Then it was fazed out. When I got mine, back in Dec 05, there were plenty by different online companies. Mine came from Newegg. But before I order something, I always search around to make sure I'm getting a fair price, and it gets decent enough reviews.

So here's for hoping it gets shipped out.

[Marcian]

Sorry the the quick updates!
This is just a minor update, chalk one up for me having poor planning. Smiley

Hey, we're (well: i am) glad you put your effort into this. Thanks a lot!

Btw.: Is there any possibility to change the defaults like SPTI/ASPI or the drive selection, so that they stay like i need them?

[KevlarSnake]

Aaaahhhaa this is just my luck when this whole 162c thing started i ordered 3 drives online from a company my dad goes through for his work and they told me they were sending me 3 162C drives and when i got them they were TS-H352A drives i was pissed...called them and they say ohh these are a exact replacment we could not find the 162c bu these will work just fine!!!! (i told them by the way it had to be a 162c)...

anyways i kept them cause they were going to charge me restocking fee plus return shipping....and now i see there is a firm....for TS-H353A,,,,hahaha i guess now im getting closer with these drive just one number off...................... so maybe if i hang on to them they could get some love in the end...but a little to late being i have 5 162C drives now.......

Payce.,..

[JoBlo69]

good work!

but im still waiting for the firmware for my dvd-rw version of the same drive

Can u flash this firmware to the dvd-rw version? i could care less about the burning if i could have full use of the firmware features....

[Yamthief]

??? this is old news? i've had kreon v0.81 for nearly a week??

[ihavesoldout]

??? this is old news? i've had kreon v0.81 for nearly a week??

v0.81 for the 162c maybe. This is for the 163A