e79 Xenon on Xell

360backupman

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Ok so this is not my first JTAG/SMC but it's my first that's been a real pita. Read my nand out just fine with nand-x. Soldered in some diodes and flashed xell over. e79. I've tried xell, xellous, and xbr. I've injected my kv and I've left it blank. I've used jtag tool and just nandpro. I have multiple clean dumps that all match and no bad blocks. Always an e79 1033. I've tried using 330 ohm resistors instead. Used different types of jumper wires. I've even soldered the wires to the underside and to those alternative points a la the resistor and point. All continuities check out and I've confirmed that its on 7371 with an 1902(can't remember) CB. It should work but it doesn't. I can reflash my original and it works everytime. I'm clueless as to what to do. Can't even think of anything else. I know the alternative e79 kit is just a setup with the 330 ohm resistors and I can vouch that those are not working either. I'll try to produce some photos soon but I know the soldering is good. I've done it multiple times with new diodes and resistors each time, some were confirmed from another box. Any ideas on what to do now? It makes no sense to me.
 
1. Post pics of the soldering.
2. Post a screenshot of 360 Flash Dump Tool with your original 7371 NAND dump open in it. Just want to have a look at it.
 

360backupman

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My digital camera is out ATM. Might have photos soon. I'm certain my wiring is good but I'll post my screenshot soon.

There's my NAND. Again I'm fairly sure my soldering is good. I've done it at least 5 times over.
 
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srt4fun

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The only thing I can think of at the moment would be to connect your DVD drive (if it's not already) and hold the eject button until it boots xell/xellous. I've noticed that most of the time you can leave the dvd drive disconnected, power with eject button, and it'll go into xell/xellous. But a few are stubborn, lol.
 
Still, want to see the images of the soldering before telling you anything else to do.