Quick Tutorial: Iprep 101 / Xtreme Boot Maker 5.3 & 3.6, (FOR USE WITH MTKFLASH METHOD) Options

[sosotiit]

This is a quick tutorial to help you prepare your USB Key with XBM in order to flash using the MTKFLASH command. You will find the MS25/28 Flashing Tutorial and the Step By Step Tutorial On How To Flash Ms25&ms28 by MyFranco both using that method.
It is therefore not meant for those who use the .BAT files samread/flash (XBM 3.6), xread/xflash (XBM 5.3), iDump/iFlash (iPrep101).

You can find these software at iPrep 101, Xtreme Boot Maker v0.5.3 and Xtreme Boot Maker v0.3.6. When used with a mtkflash method then all versions will do just as good since you are not using the .BAT files.


Using iPrep 101

1. Obtain iXtreme10.rar and extract xtrem10a.bin to a directory (note if you use iXtreme12 see note 2 below)
2. Download, install, and run iPrep 101
3. Select Load your iXtreme firmware file and select the firmware file xtrem10a.bin
4. Select Custom SerialATA
5. Click List SCSI Controllers ( or List IDE Controllers for some on-board Sata )
6. In the scroll down select your controller:
   • Via VT6421
   • Via 8237
   • Some 8237 will sometime appear as DUAL Standard IDE controller
7. Leave the Hitachi sections unchanged since we will not be using the firmware generated by XBM.
8. Select the Format / Make Drive Bootable and in Destination Drive the letter associated to your USB (or floppy)
9. Click Do It!
10. On the USB I suggest you erase the iflash , iDump, Samtool, Xtremefw.bin files.

Note: Since you not using the firmware included by XBM, any samsung firmware file will work to genereate the USB key.

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Using XBM 5.3 (see Note 1 Below)

1. Obtain any samsung firmware package xxxx.rar ( If you get IMPORT FAILED, see below)
2. Download, install, and run XBM5.3
3. Go to tab General Options / open firmware and select the firmware file xxxx.rar
4. Only if you have a MS28 select Apply Bokes Patch
5. Select Use Custom Controller
6. Click List SCSI Controllers ( or List IDE Controllers for some on-board Sata )
7. In the scroll down select your controller:
   • Via VT6421
   • Via 8237
   • Some 8237 will sometime appear as DUAL Standard IDE controller
8. Go to tab Create Basic disk
9. Deselect I want to Flash multiple Drives and enter any number like 1234567 12345
10. Leave the Xtreme firmware and Hitachi-LG sections unchanged since we will not be using the firmware generated by XBM.
11. Select the Format / Make Drive Bootable and in Destination Drive the letter associated to your USB (or floppy)
12. Click Create Disk
13. On the USB I suggest you erase the Xflash , Xread, Samtool, Xtremefw.bin files.

Note: Since you not using the firmware included by XBM, any samsung firmware file will work to genereate the USB key.

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Using XBM 3.6

1. Follow the steps in the Textbook Tutorial
2. You can disregard the error when opening the firmware since we are not keeping the firmware anyway.
3. No need to copy the X360SAM v0.6 since it will not be used
4. On the USB I suggest you erase the files Samflash , Samread, Samhack, and Xtreme.bin
   (under the directory Samsung).

You now have a USB key that can be use to
-read your orig.bin firmware using the mtkflash r /m /sata orig.bin command
-You can transfer the key to a hacked.bin firmware using FW toolbox 3.0 under windows
-Flash your hacked.bin firmware using the mtkflash w /m /sata hacked.bin command
This is all presented in MS25/28 Flashing Tutorial and the Step By Step Tutorial On How To Flash Ms25&ms28.

Some specific posting rules for this thread:
-Do not ask about how to use this with Samflash, xflash..., it is not meant for it, you need to find another tutorial.
-The scope of this thread stops the moment the USB key is generated, do not ask about your flashing problems, or the drive not being seen...
For all these, plse plse post in Newbie Chat under the appropriate thread.

rgds, soso

Note 1: **For XBM 5.3 only**** IMPORT FAILED
You need to update a file in XBM 5.3 in order to open the latest xtreme in step 1 ( redownload XBM 5.3 or for iXtreme the update for ixtreme ).
Just FYI because it is not needed for this method since we insert hacked firmware manually later. (this method does not use the firmware file inserted by XBM at preparation time, only the booting portion of the USB key generated so you can use Xtreme52.rar and it will work just as good )
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Note 2: **For iPrep 101 only****
You need to update a file in iPrep in order to open the latest iXtreme1.2 in step 1, you can have it at iprep definitions v5
Just FYI because it is not needed for this method since we insert hacked firmware manually later. (this method does not use the firmware file inserted by iPrep at preparation time, only the booting portion of the USB key generated so you can use iXtreme1.0 and it will work just as good )

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This post has been edited by sosotiit: Jul 21 2007, 02:10 AM