GaryOPA: Hitachi-LG Xtreme FW with Disc-Jitter WIP and Thoughts on MS Options

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GaryOPA: Hitachi-LG Xtreme FW with Disc-Jitter WIP and Thoughts on MS Check Posted by XanTium | May 9 16:30 EST | News Category: Xbox360

GaryOPA informed us that the Xtreme firmware for the Hitachi-LG ODD with added Disc-Jitter (like C4E's Toshiba-Samsung Xtreme v5.3) will be released very soon and that you can expect more HLG Xtreme FW updates in the near future. He also shared his thoughts about the Disc-Jitter 'check' and suggests Microsoft might perform this check on request of the Xbox Live servers at some specific/unexpected moments when you're trying to play online. Right now, according to member reports on our forums, it looks like all old Xtreme firmwares (for both TS and HLG) that were working on kernel 4552, seem to work fine on the 5759 kernel (Spring Update) too. So GaryOPA's theory might be right, or MS is playing the delay-ban game again and are just collecting data ... or they have even other plans with the check (if actually already implemented in the spring07 update). From GaryOPA: [QUOTE] Commodore4Eva made an Xtreme FW with Disc-Jitter for Hitachi-LG v47 (test stage). Testing is almost completed. Updates on all the versions is in process. I'm talking with Maximus in getting the Maximus 360 Firmware Toolbox(info) uptodate to handle all drive versions with this "c4e" fix, instead of "c4e" releasing the v47, then me releasing a v40 thru v59 package, and Maximus releasing a v78/v79 package. I think it would be better to have one solid program, to handle all the future Hitachi releases, as there is going to be a number of them shortly, but the "Jitter" one way or the other will be out within 24 hours or less. It would have been done earlier but I had a major hard drive crash, and have been working with older backups, and complete lost of all my emails. Another personal thought regarding the "Spring Update": Was thinking about the update, for it to work 100% they might need to shut-down the Live service for a few hours on their end later and update the server side also, as this type of checking should be done only when playing a game on XBOX Live and should be a request from the XBOX Live service to RE-TEST or CHECK the disc and can be done anytime during disc spinning (yes / no?). Maybe also MS is waiting for the Bungie Halo3 beta startdate to start using this new feature, as getting everyone with a copy of CRACKDOWN on using HALO 3 beta would be the key to the puzzle and good press! [/QUOTE]

[ILLusions0fGrander]

Maybe also MS is waiting for the Bungie Halo3 beta startdate to start using this new feature, as getting everyone with a copy of CRACKDOWN on using HALO 3 beta would be the key to the puzzle and good press!

heh.. the first time i got banned was the first time i put in halo 2 the night it was released.

[jacksprat1990]

Cool. Haven't seen a Hitachi update for a while Keep up the sexy work.

[bigbubba7373]

a big thanks to GaryOPA and everyone else who has worked on this.now i wont have to swap out my 78fk with a sammy ms25

[Davivascaino]

I am waiting !!!!

[Midnight Tboy]

awesome

even if this jitter scare proves unfounded at least its gave a push forward for our hitachis.

I wonder if this new release will have more features in it other than the jitter check....heres hoping

thanks to the guys doing all the hard work on it

[fanle]

so just to ask because i dont fully get it
does he think that the disk-jitter will stop M$ from detecting the backup or is that unknown at this point

[DeMoN_DARREN]

Good luck to GaryOPA and others who are out there working for us for free, thanks a million!!

Funny with the whole Beta thing too, the first ban i got was putting in my shiney new Halo 2 disk (orginal and proper ofcourse) only to remember i left the modchip on.... DOH!

Ah well

[amexie]

not going to get my hopes up but garyopa been saying for ages about releing new firmware butnever does
lon gtime ago when stelth media was out he said he done itfor the 47 and was testing and said wasz going to release ssoon but never did

This post has been edited by amexie: May 9 2007, 09:13 PM

[brywalker]

Very cool. But what about Steath Media? Something that the Hitachis have been waiting for. For a loooooong time now.

[bullwizz]

Maximus releasing a v78/v79 package.

Firmware for the Hitachi 79? If so, I can not wait till i get my elite modded!!!!!

[Skywalker]

for now if i make the upgrade with my mod firmware garyopa 2.2 and i do not go on live for play, my console will work or not? this is not clear form me

[tomgreen99200]

Thanks alot Gary ! Working for free isent easy. i did the upgrade with my Hitachi and everything works great, lets hope it stays that way

[Dr-B]

Firmware for the Hitachi 79? If so, I can not wait till i get my elite modded!!!!!

Well, firmware was never the problem. The problem is getting the drive flashed as it can't be done through software atm.

[Nicroma]

Thanks, I have a samsung and a hitachi 0078. I am very glad to hear this news.