Birdy Hitachi-LG friendly Flasher v2.2 7in1 Xtreme v1.3 and v2.0 new options Posted by XanTium | July 26 10:37 EST

Birdy released v2.2 of his Hitachi-LG friendly GUI Flasher firmware package with several new features like customizable firmware, repatch, restore without original and more... It comes with Xtreme v1.3 FW for all versions and for FW 46 you also get Xtreme FW v2.0 (which is Xtreme v1.3 merged with F900 (to extract security sectors) in 1 FW): [QUOTE] Birdy Hitachi friendly Flasher with Xtreme v1.3 (All versions) - v2.0 (46) RELEASE INFO: Friendly Flasher (Windows application) for Hitachi drives Includes Xtreme hack v1.3 for All versions and v2.0 for 46 versions NEW FEATURES: - Support all firmware version - Geremia tweak -> version 1.3 - Greeting windows, you know what version of firmware your flashing - Upgrade a firmware over an existing xtreme - Reverse patch without original.bin - Customizable firmware: you can select the tweak you need: tray tweak, f900, geremia, etc... (see screenshot) - New functions in SCP. - You can repatch a allready patched firmware (if you change a option) - Extra tool include: scpcreator. !!This tool is for hacker only!!, it help to create a new scp file for new firmware revision. You select an original firmware, your modified firmware and than it generate a SCP file auto. No need to use scpcreator to flash your drive!! FEATURES: - Auto-Detect Hitachi Drive connected to Windows and its firmware version - Can restore / flash with user friendly interface - Auto Retry if flashing or restoring fails - Auto Verify if Flash / Restore went sucessfully - Xtreme Hack 1.3 contains all the goodies mentioned on previous releases (see releases from birdy , geremia and garyopa) [/QUOTE] Download: n/a (could be illegal under DMCA/EUCD) News-Source: xboxhacker.net

WOW even more FW to chose from!!!! am i the only one going crazy abaut wich on to use?

WOW. LOOKS AMAZING.

gets better and better by the day.

just ordered my connectivity kit. gona try it soon.

Sweet indeed. Thanks for the good work guys. Now everything seems so easy with this package. A few more months we be seeing more homebrew programs just like first xbox.

What a guy !!

Your efforts are appreciated by all.. (except maybe M$)

Just reflashed and WOW what a difference. My Hitachi drive perfoms just like my Samsung.
Hitachi should change their slogan to: Hitachi, we arn't shit anymore!

Sig-worthy quote!

So is the Geremia tweak applied on all versions of Hitachi firmware?

That's funny.

But anyway, I reflashed my XTREME v1.2 from garyopa to the new v1.3 he released because it's supposed to work like a Samsung then, anyway. I did and it flashed 100% on everything and my originals and Live still work fine as can be but I still can't get backups going. My burner keeps the volume DVD-ROM on the booktype, and I use Verbatim media and burn at 2-2.4x in CloneCD, but my 360 still says it doesn't recognize the disc after it goes to a black screen and tries to boot it. I've tried 2 backups now and they both do that.

The only thing I can figure is that for all backups, even those found online, I still need to inject my SS into them since my Hitachi is v47... That's my guess, anyway. At least it's not bricked.

I dont know what burner you are using, but some aren't 100% compatible with clonecd. My Plextor 750A wasn't, and the 2 burns i did on that wouldn't work, but the same images burnt on the pioneer 111d worked fine.

Also i'd actually say that the backup's now load quicker than the originals did, i think its because the media check's are skipped altogether.

I'm still waiting confirmation that backups burned with a NEC burner will now work. I've heard vague rumors but nothing that sounds concrete.

When i try openeing flasher.exe i get this

violation d'acces a l'adresse 00479501 dans le module 'flasher.exe'. Lecture de l'adresse 000002F8.

Then when I click ok flasher opens but It sees my drive and i can change the dropdown to flash to xtreme1.3 but the go button is greyed out. Any idea why?

the DVDs that didnt work before upgrading my burners f/w(which finally made them work) still do not work

the ones that did work read much faster... yay!

great job to everyone involved!

Well i still get that error but i restored my firmware to origional using a previous version of birdy flasher, then the new version would let me flash my 47 to 1.3 (i couldn't use garyopa becuase it doesn't support x64)

My nec 3550a burning verbatims still does not work even with xtrm 1.3 firmware on my v47 hitachi. My pioneer 111d should be here in a few days.

Have you been able to test those discs in a samsung drive yet to verify they work?

I just bricked my first Hitachi Drive ever and it wasnt even mine. IT was a version 59DJ and its dead as a doornail. I'm sure I know what I was doing since it said done. Dropped it in the customers 360 and got the hardware light (bottom right LED). I have to now give this customer my samsung xbox and figure out what the key was for this drive from the backup file.

is there a guide to usign this?

thanks

I did this last night with garyopas 1.3 exactly the same problem. I have been searching all day and the only solution I haVE FOUND IS TO GET A NEW DRIVE.AAAAAAAAARRRRGGHHH!! Now the firmware is up and running as it should be I think the Devs/mods should start working on somthing to recover our badly flashed Hitachi's. Like the samsungs have. In my opinion this is more important on the Hitachi drives than trying to get a quicker boot. This should be top of the list now as I found out today 1 bad flash and your F**KED!!!.

Is this safe to use in a hitachi 47d drive ? or is there still problems with autopatchers ?

If i were you mate I would go for birdy's latest release as this seams to have made more bricks than houses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mine included even if i am semi detached lol...

Isn't this his latest release ?

can this get any easier???

I am confused now lol.. is this release stable ? and should I use it or go with the garyopa one ?

if somehow you end up with a bricked drive,
drop us a PM, we can unbrick it if you need that service done.

i even had to unbrick my Hitachi Unit, wasn't paying attention, it happens.

is there any way to get birdys releases to work using the hotswap method? It wont detect the hitachi coz windows still thinks its a samsung.

I will send you my drive if I do brick it but I am not planning on to.. Has anyone flashed there drive with this and got it working ?

Yes, I flashed my v47 drive and it works perfect.

why dont you just tell us your method of unbrinking if you are so sure. If not then Quit being a money-sniffing prick and contribut to the forum by helpping rather than advertiseing.

2 in a row....just today, bricked, done.....both gave me 100% done complete error free friendly messages. Both are toast....I get the same single red light. To say that Im dissappointed it an understatement. Hey guy who reflashes chips, can I get a discount if I send in several?

dont fall for that guys scam, read teh guide(latest) it tells you how to unbrick it.

It looks like I will be going with garyopa's release.. Now I just need to wait for foundmy to ship my connectivity kit.

im thinking about replacing my firmware but 400$ is a little scarry to be messing around with

if you do it correctly is there ANY chance that it fucks up ur 360 to not work anymore ?

yes, its turning your $400 360 into an $400 paperweight thats cool"

I been able to sucessfully flash my drive with serveral different hacked firmwares and boot orignals with no problem. However I have not been able to test booting a back up copy yet. I have a v46d firmware, and untill now I have not been able to get the SS from my games, to make a back up copy. I have everything else needed, I have an old DVD-ROM that rips raw images with no errors using the hot swap method. I also have a pioneer 111d DL burner, with Verbatim disc. After using the Birdy 2.2 flasher I was able to get a ss.bin file from getss.exe. I was going to merge the image and ss.bin file with Xbox360 SS merger v1.6...but when it verifies the SS.bin, it comes up invalid. Has anyone been able to sucessfully rip a valid SS using a 46d drive, with this new flasher? I haven't tryed burning any of the images yet, I don't wants to make any coasters!

PS: New egg has 2 day sale on Verbatim disc. 10 pack 20.99 + free shipping:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817131163

Hi,

This is the bug fix of 'violation d'access' :

http://rapidshare.de/files/27183370/flasher.exe.html

This link is the legal version of flasher, it containt no .scp file (scp file contain the firm patch).
You can not flash you drive without .scp.
Just replace the flasher.exe on your complet pack.

Birdy

Flashed successfully with Birdy 2.2 on my 47DJ.

Tested with some dvd's I burned for fun with my Nec 2500@2510.
Media is Mediarange and Philips. Still not working, but now I get a
"dirty disk" error on the philips and the media player on the MediaRange.
Just loaded into dashboard before.

Still waiting for my Pioneer and Verbatim media.

I dunno if im the only one but the backups i've made on dynex, fujifilm, verbatim all worked both dynex and fuji requiring the eject trick. Verbatims always worked with all firmware. However, since the 1.3, i could never get my dynex or fuji's to load but did notice that verbatim boots that much quicker. I dunno if i should keep or rollback to 1.2 Anyone else with similar experiences?

I have version 1.2r on my Hitachi dj at the mo, can I flash straight over it with this?

The readme confuses me;

Features;
Upgrade a firmware over an existing xtreme

* Make sure you are flashing over an ORIGINAL image on your drive, if needed first
do a RESTORE. Undesired results can be achieved if you flash over a previously
flashed image.

??

Why fix something thats not broken? All I gotta do is walk up to my 360, do the hdtv trick and voila.. I'll wait for more features

well.. my existing laser has failed after only 10 hours or so or use! I put this down to the drives having a weak laser and being over worked trying to read the copied discs.

This new firmware obviously creates less stress on the laser.

My new laser is on its way to me, would like to put it in with the new firmware and hopefully it will last!

Just choose restore first, no original.bin seem to be necessary. then restart and choose to flash
with new fw.

OUCH!!!!!

I've had good luck w/ Ritek's Ridata +r DL on the HL. Burned w/ Pioneer of course. Verbatim and Memorex also work good.

THIS IS A FIX TO:





THIS?






thanks

It has just bricked my drive too
rev 0046

All reported ok, but when i came to testing it, its f$cked.
To me it looks like birdys release is no where near 100% safe, id stay clear until there is a responce from him, with an explanation of why the failure rate is so high, when he states its supposed to be near 100% safe .

^^^^^^ is this true?

There was a bug in the last release of Birdy flasher when flashing v46 drives
without the "f900" option.

If you can get the visible in windows again, reflashing with the latest Birdy flasher
or my package it should fix the problem.

how bricked is yours?

mine seems to boot up, but wont boot a game, dont have any copies to try it with so trying
with an original

Sucks for you dude yikes... Anyway I have a _NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG is this compatible to burn 360 games for Hitachi?

So basically you're saying, if you have a 46D ***ONLY*** use the v2.0 (f900 merged) firmware on it? And ***DO NOT*** flash any other "v46" firmwares when using birdy 2.2.

Is that CORRECT??

was not working

had to take it apart again and broke a clip on the side air vents

re-flashed it with garyopa v.1.3 firmware

now loads up my original!

thanks gary!!

any explanations as to what was wrong with birdys?

not griping, you lot are making a great effort

cant believe how hot the componants get when the system is on!! dont rally notice it until you got it running without the outer cover!!