iPrep 101 v005 *updated* Options

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iPrep 101 v005 *updated* Posted by XanTium | November 20 10:41 EST | News Category: Xbox360

Klutsh released a new version of iPrep 101(info) a .NET application and collection of MSDOS scripts/applications for use in flashing a Samsung TS-H943A or BenQ DVD drives. What's new/fixed: * Added BenQ drive support. * Streamlined SATA IO detection. * Single or Dual format build process. *Update* Fixed version released with fixed BenQ batchfiles. Official Site: x-projects.org Download (*updated* version): here

[Drexon]

Swwet! Finally. Gonna mod so many 360s using this....... not! The dosflash commands work fine.

[nubianking]

Excellent news...

I like using iprep so will be trying this out as soon as a Benq comes my way.

Thanks a lot. Much appreciated.

[nu1mlock]

Well, I just found a bug in the app. It's nothing big - anyone can change it.

The dBen.bat does this

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copy CFW\Ben-CFW.BIN BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN > null

But iPrep can't find the firmware as the app created BenQ-CFW.BIN when preparing.

For you that can't figure out what's wrong, just edit the correct line in dBen.bat or change the name of the file.
You will also need to edit fBen.bat in order to get it all to work correctly.

nu1mlock

This post has been edited by nu1mlock: Nov 20 2007, 06:00 PM

[Klutsh]

Well, I just found a bug in the app. It's nothing big - anyone can change it.

The dBen.bat does this

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copy CFW\Ben-CFW.BIN BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN > null

But iPrep can't find the firmware as the app created BenQ-CFW.BIN when preparing.

For you that can't figure out what's wrong, just edit the correct line in dBen.bat or change the name of the file.
You will also need to edit fBen.bat in order to get it all to work correctly.

nu1mlock

First bug report

Time to fix stuff

Just uploaded a fixed version, will email staff to update the xs download file

This post has been edited by Klutsh: Nov 20 2007, 06:15 PM

[VanydotK]

awesome.. this just made flashing the benq a little bit easier

[nu1mlock]

First bug report

Time to fix stuff

Just uploaded a fixed version, will email staff to update the xs download file

Well, there's another thing, but it's probably not iPrep's fault.

Dumping works fine (when the files have been edited), but flashing doesn't. Well, erasing doesn't work at all, so flashing doesn't either. The error that occurs is "wrong flash status".

Since iPrep is using dosflash 1.4, erasing doesn't work. Switching back to dosflash 1.3 (replacing the files in /tools) works just fine.

As I said, it's probably not iPrep's fault that erasing doesn't work. For those of you that have this problem, just replace the dosflash.exe and dosflash.typ in the /tools folder with dosflash 1.3 instead, then do fBen.

nu1mlock

[Klutsh]

Well, there's another thing, but it's probably not iPrep's fault.

Dumping works fine (when the files have been edited), but flashing doesn't. Well, erasing doesn't work at all, so flashing doesn't either. The error that occurs is "wrong flash status".

Since iPrep is using dosflash 1.4, erasing doesn't work. Switching back to dosflash 1.3 (replacing the files in /tools) works just fine.

As I said, it's probably not iPrep's fault that erasing doesn't work. For those of you that have this problem, just replace the dosflash.exe and dosflash.typ in the /tools folder with dosflash 1.3 instead, then do fBen.

nu1mlock

Thanks,
I'll update again, and you can choose the version of DosFlash you want to use.
That's tomorrow though

Edit: I'll just package DosFlash 1.3

Edit2: Done that, new package uploaded to xbins and www.x-projects.org

This post has been edited by Klutsh: Nov 20 2007, 07:02 PM

[nu1mlock]

Thanks,
I'll update again, and you can choose the version of DosFlash you want to use.
That's tomorrow though

Edit: I'll just package DosFlash 1.3

Edit2: Done that, new package uploaded to xbins and www.x-projects.org

Great, although I find this line confusing:

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if exist BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN del BACKUPS\%1\%2\BenQ-CFW.BIN

If Ben-CFW.BIN exist, why delete BenQ-CFW.BIN?

Anyway, the package seem to work now. I haven't tried it on a console yet, but according to the code, there shouldn't be anything that would error-out.

I'll just flash another console to find out.

nu1mlock

[Klutsh]

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if exist BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN del BACKUPS\%1\%2\BenQ-CFW.BIN

If Ben-CFW.BIN exist, why delete BenQ-CFW.BIN?

It's so this

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copy CFW\Ben-CFW.BIN BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN > null
Tools\FIRMTOOL BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-OFW.BIN BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN

does not error out, also incase your original dump got corrupt.

As your re-dumping your firmware it's safer to start again with all clean files.

As you may have seen it also includes the last typo:
Shoud read

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if exist BACKUPS\%1\%2\BenQ-CFW.BIN del BACKUPS\%1\%2\BenQ-CFW.BIN

although that typo will not stop the script from doing what it should.

This post has been edited by Klutsh: Nov 20 2007, 09:56 PM

[nu1mlock]

It's so this

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copy CFW\Ben-CFW.BIN BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN > null
Tools\FIRMTOOL BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-OFW.BIN BACKUPS\%1\%2\Ben-CFW.BIN

does not error out, also incase your original dump got corrupt.

As your re-dumping your firmware it's safer to start again with all clean files.

As you may have seen it also includes the last typo:
Shoud read

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if exist BACKUPS\%1\%2\BenQ-CFW.BIN del BACKUPS\%1\%2\BenQ-CFW.BIN

although that typo will not stop the script from doing what it should.

Yeah, i just meant to report that typo. I knew what it should have read, I was just playing around a bit, which abviously didn't work.

Anyway, using the updated file from X-S still had a bad Dosflash, as it still wouldn't erase. I still had to replace it with an old Dosflash. I'm not sure if it's been updated now, though.

[ydgmms]

No Hitachi spoofing in this one?

[Klutsh]

No Hitachi spoofing in this one?

No, I don't fully understand the key structure of the BenQ firmware.

[isoman]

so with this version of iprep, if you are flashing the benq drive, do you still have to cut the traces and use the switch?

[nu1mlock]

so with this version of iprep, if you are flashing the benq drive, do you still have to cut the traces and use the switch?

Eh, no, you don't. Where have you been the last couple of weeks? It's possible to flash BenQ's by software, without soldering or anything like that.

nu1mlock