I see a lot of people starting new threads about this lately, so I figured it would be a good idea to make a thread where everybody could post their tested working setups and results. This way it can be confined to a single, easy to understand thread instead of having it scattered all over the place.

So, moving on... please post the following information:

a.) Is your controller onboard or PCI?
b.) What chipset?
c.) Mode-B with SLAX or did you have to cross wires?
d.) Any additional notes that you feel are relevant.

If enough information is posted in this thread, I'll probably put a chart together and attach it to this post to make things even easier for everyone (and give you a place to point the noobs to).

Have fun...
-Vandalist Hero-

My setup,
Motherboard=Asus p5gpl-x,
Chipset=intel i915p,
Mode-B with slax,
Worked for me.

well, i do try and help.

MBD - Intel D915GAV
Chipset - Intel 915G
ModeB - X-wried

Tried Slax, but didn't work. Wierd as SATA is ICH5, and should be compatible!

VIA 6421L PCI card with RAID
Cross wire method
ONLY works if I start windows up first, then plug in SATA cable and do the cross wire method. Also if I want to put my drive into mode B again without restarting my computer I have to disable then enable the SATA card.

Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe
Nforce 4
Cross Wired..

I'll second that except I just have the Asus A8n-SLI.
Nforce 4
Slax did not work.
I also cross wired.

Anyone try this SATA card yet with the LG drive??? It has the VIA VT 6421L chip set. There only $15 from newegg.com.

SYBA SY-VIA-150R PCI SATA /IDE Combo RAID Controller Card

Asus A7N8X-E Sil 3112 SATARaid Controller (on motherboard)

Worked perfect flash went well and Slax put it in Modeb

Worked fine for me using slax method

Motherboard - ASUS K8N (Using Onboard Sata)

This one doesn`t work for me! Got: 6421A (work for sammy drive!!)

I tried EVERYTHING

Somebody know another card?

I have successfully flashed my Hitachi with a Plug&Play USB 2.0 To SATA Adapter Cable
like the one from this link: (click)

My setup,
Motherboard=lanparty ut nf4 sli-d
Chipset=nforce4,
Mode-B with home made adapter,
Worked for me.

and a sucesse full flash

hi all

motherboard used = asus pcdl deluxe, promise pdc20378 chipset

mode b in windows using the xecuter connectivity kit . picked up drive right away

pionerr 111d with modded firmware

dvd media = ridisc xtreme dvd+r dl & traxdata dvd+r dl

working = yes yes

HP 5100mt
a.) Is your controller onboard or PCI? Onboard
b.) What chipset? Intel 915?
c.) Works? No
d.) Any additional notes that you feel are relevant. System hangs after booting with Slax

Dell Optiplex GX280
a.) Is your controller onboard or PCI? Onboard
b.) What chipset? Intel 915G
c.) Works? No
d.) Any additional notes that you feel are relevant. Refuses to boot at all

Asus A8N-E
a.) Is your controller onboard or PCI? Onboard
b.) What chipset? nForce4 Ultra
c.) Works? No
d.) Any additional notes that you feel are relevant. Slax couldnt get it into modeb

Asus A7V600-X
a.) Is your controller onboard or PCI? Onboard
b.) What chipset? Via 8237
c.) Works? Yes!
d.) Any additional notes that you feel are relevant. Slax freezes with timeouts to the drive, but after a reset it is seen in Windows. Took a few tries to flash it, but now its working like a charm

a.) PCI card
b.) SiL 3112
c.) Mode-B with SLAX
d.) Read on the tutorial pdf that my card wasn't supported but am sat here downloading and burning and playing xbox 360 games.

Great job guys, ALWAYS loved the xbox scene!

WTF :S you flashed your drive with USB?? Why everything is telling me it will NEVER work!? (in dos with the SAMMY drives I guess then :S)

But allright I`m gonna order one of those, what`s the brand?? So I can look here in Holland for a local store! And typenumer?? And you used crosswire trick for modeB (works GREAT for me!)

And do you hook up everything BEFORE you start windows??

grtz

could anyone confirm if my sil3112act144 chipset based card will flash my hitachi drive? it does sucessfully get it into modeb =). Also could anyone tell me if it would work on a samsung? as i also have one of them spare . thx

If you can get it into mode b, and it's recognized in windows, I don't see why you would have a problem flashing.

Are you REALLY sure this one will work 100% with the Hitachi (no problems while flashing??)

Like this card:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SD-SATA150R&cat=CCD

Cause all local stores here are selling sata cards with SiL 3112 chipset

Then we FINALLY got a PCI card that will work for every hitachi-user. And what chipset does your motherboard have and the drive will be recognized in bios??

Plz report back a.s.a.p I will go to a store here inmediately

if windows recognizes my drive does that mean my sata and chipset are allright.i just cant seam to flash mine

Well I haven't tried to flash my drive yet (version 46 ), but this sata card DOES allow me to get it into modeb and I managed to sucessfully dump my firmware from it in windows hope that helps

In fact that link is the exact same card I have

Can you PLZ PLZ report back tomorrow?? Cause my 6421 sux! I hope that you flash your drive tomorrow

will the hitachi ever really work i mean so many guys say its working and some say no i have tried it all so far nothing works. what dvd will work in it it so picky , can anyone tell me will they ever be a replacement drive like in the xbox 1 so we can start copies or did bill gates get us this time , i know many here are tring but what are the results coming and will they ever be a chip so we can just use anything like xbox 1

My setup,
Motherboard=Epox Nforce4+ ultra
Chipset=nvidia nforce4+,
Mode-B with wire trick,
Worked GREAT!

what drive do you have in your 360

This is the Hitachi thread numb nuts

SATA Card: Belkin F5U198 (From CompUSA), chipset SiI3112
ModeB: Slax CD (Didn't start flashing in ModeB until after I ejected the tray on the login prompt)
Worked after second flash.

Memorex Media, RITEK D01
Booted with HDTV switch trick, Fight Night 3.

There are different revisions 47DH, DJ, etc.

SiL 3112 chipset Sata Onboard and PCI works perfect for getting into modeb, and flashing. You might have to use the 2nd slot. I have an Asus a7n8x-E Deluxe with the Sill 3112A and flashed like a charm. All my backups play perfect on my Hitachi not a single coaster.

has anybody got the asus P4S8X-MX to work? http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2...494&modelmenu=1

i have the same via 6421l pci card.
slax dont work.
with cross wire method, front LED does blink fast, but windows freezes up and ejec trick dont work.

Now do you mean that you dont power up the 360 until windows is booted ?

"start windows up first, then plug in SATA cable and do the cross wire method"
so
1 - start windows
2 - hook sata cable
3 - boot 360 with cross wire

??


thanks

Flashed using

SIIG Serial ATA PCI card (model SC-sat212)
And put in mode b with slackware CD

Backups using a Pionner 710 dvdr dl drive and verbatim dl disks

All of these should be available at your local eletronics store.

Make sure you get a long sata cord to, makes it easier to flash

have SIL3132 (SATA2 on PCIE embedded on Gigabyte 955x royal ) - slax cd dont work (tryed six times) cross wire work fine - boot in winxp from first try and backuping and reflashing at first try

on these board from ich7 dont work - bios dont detect any drive and freeze

Whatever happened to this thread? I think a Slax compatibility thread would be one of the best things we could do, why did this die? I guess I can try and resurrect it.

Mobo ABit KV8 MAX3

ModeB using Xecuter Connection Kit

Sata Chipsets VIA VT8237(Onchip)& SIL3114(Onboard)
VIA works for Hitachis & Samsungs SIL worked on a Pesky Hitachi 47DJ i had

Burner Pioneer 111D

Media Verbatim(the best) Ridisc, Traxdata all working fine with CloneCD

Slim

PCI CARD WORKING (TUT SAYS IT DOESNT)

Did a 47D Hitachi

a.) PCI card
b.) SiL 3112
c.) Mode-B with SLAX

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SD...50R&cat=CCD

works...HOWEVER

mine needed a trick !!!!,
1. boot slax
2. set mode b
3. reboot
4. Quickly unplug sata cable from Xbox360 Drive
5. When Windows loading screen comes, plug cable back in quickly
6. went into windows could flash it witouth a hitch

If you would read, you would see it says the SIL card will never work for Samsung, but are actually the recommended card for Hitachis.

P5wd2 premium
intel 955x

Slax works!

you need to set in bios ide compatible mode

a.) Via chipset, amd, not 64bit amd.
b.) Via something.
c.) Mode-B with connectivity kit.

Works !

Did not work with mine Via KT800 chipset.

And the sammy im trying to fix is not working with the two computers and not with a nforce 4. Nforce 4 Lanparty mainbord, ive got it in the sata bios but couldnt find it in windows or dos. The other two chipset did hangs in sata bios. So this will be insteresting.

I will try to update the post with the spesific details.

Hitachi 47d drive
NF4 chipset

It seems that the general consensus is that the Hitachi + NForce chipset means you canNOT use Slax to get the drive into Mode b so I didn't even attemp it.

I used the 2 wire trick to get the drive into mode b and everything worked fine.

BTW...anyone concerned about the 2 wire trick, I had a HELLUVA time trying to shove 2 thin wires into the pins (like the read me says to). I got around it by using 2 needles from a regular sewing kit, shoving them into the 2 pins, then using a paper clip to "connect" the needles for the brief period after you hit the power button. Worked like a champ.

I used pci card recommended in text book guide chipset ALI M5283
xecuter connectivity kit
GaryOPA 7 in 1
xbox drive is 47dj
only problem I had was pc wouldn't boot, I decided to disconnect the sata, boot machine and insert cable whilst in xp loading screen, worked great no problems at all
discs burned on pioneer 111d firmware 1.23 verbatums burned at 2.4 and 4x work very well,

Just unsure if this card will work with a sammy, will have to wait to find out.

That's brilliant. I already made my 2-wire setup from an old Xbox 1 power plug though.

I am going to attempt to flash mine in the next week....

Here is my system:

Mobo: Asrock 939 Dual Sata II (ULI chipset)

Method: Slax or Xbox Connectivity Kit if that doesn't work. (I will try Slax before the Connectivity kit arrives. Don't know how fast it will get here when ordered (I'm in New Hampshire, USA) -- anyone suggest a good reseller?)

Burner: NEC 3500A D/L Burner

Media: Verbatim

Xbox 360 DVD Drive: the dreaded Hitachi 46d

I will post my results of my progress--successful or not.

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum MoBo.
Nforce 3.
Onboard.
SLAX CD mode B method worked.
46d Hitachi.
GaryOPA Xtreme 7 in 1 v2.1 firmware.

A.

Card - Adaptec ASH-1205 from Bestbuy (SIL3112 chipset)
Slax - Worked
Drive - Hitachi 59DJ
Burner - Sony DRU810A (doesn't work with GaryOPA 7in1 2.1

360 with a 47DH drive
PCI sata card
VT6420
Slax works fine
Had to use sata channel 2 for some reason... the card didnt find the drive on ch1 :|

good tip, although i stuck one in my finger

ASUS M2NPV-VM Motherboard with Nvidia NForce 430 chipset

Maximux-GaryOpa 2.2 Stealth
Slax 2.0 Alpha1
Windows Vista 32 (don't try with a 64 bit OS because the 16 bit apps in the DOS window will fail)


Works, But need to eject the Hitachi DVD when flashing or you will get an error message that the disc cannot spin up.

Current FW: Maximus-Garyopa Hitachi-LG Xtreme v2.2
DVD Drive: Hitachi-LG GDR-3120L
Original FW: 59DJ
Computer: Dell Dimension 8400
Bios: Dell A09
Chipset: Intel 925XE Express Chipset (Under Intel ICH6 family) Onboard SATA
Mode B Boot: Slax Live CD

Before I flashed, I made sure I had the latest drivers and firmwares installed. I flashed in one go and no problems.

A8N-SLI Premium 1302 bios,nf4 rev 3.
Win Xp sp2/win ide drivers(not nforce ide but 6.68 amd nforce other drivers)
Maximus-Garyopa_XTRM-HITACHI_v2_2_Stealth
Original FW: 47DJ
Slax 2.0 Alpha1 mode b WORKS YA DANCER

When booting up bios saw hitachi drive but windows was no go with previous slax version but this new alpha worked a treat.Only turned on 360 when slax started booting and showed `....`.Drive open for flash.