I messed up my bios flash, need help.

mrmike18

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Nov 14, 2004
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Allentown PA
I think I may have messed up my X3.

It's worked fine for a few weeks. I wanted to update the backup/flashbios (from 3.00 to 3.03). I wasn't able to find instructions anywhere on how to do that, (I just noticed the recently posted sticky, which doesn't help me at the moment), so I took a gamble and set all the switches to off (assuming if the main bank was off, the flash would map to the backup bios). Yes, I should know better, but I wanted to try since I couldn’t find a straight answer anywhere on how it’s done (at the time).

Well the flash went fine, but on reboot I got Flashbios 3.03 instead of the X3 bios (because like a dumb ass I flashed to the 2 meg main bank instead of the backup, which I understood after I finally found a list for the switch settings).

So I have Flashbios 3.00 on the backup, and Flashbios 3.03 on the main bank. Now I should be able to reflash off a CD and restore a one-meg bank to an X3 bios, but the Flashbios menu doesn’t work. I can’t select anything at all (I can see the text, but the controller won't select/highlight anything). I’m really not sure what to do at this point.

It wouldn’t be a controller issue, would it? I have two wireless controllers (Mad Katz and Logitech), and a Saturn pad (with a Lik Sang convertor), but no normal Xbox controller. It still should work… the menu doesn’t respond to anything I do on the controller (whether I use 3.00 on the backup or 3.03 on the main). If I boot to the MS Dash (to set time), the controllers work fine.

Anyone have any insight?

Thanks!

I have a 1.0 box btw...
 

Brice

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Dec 20, 2003
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Confused..and have a question about LT

ALright, currently I have a Benq Drive in my 360 that is spoofed as a liteon with Ixtreme 1.61.

My question is this:

I have a Liteon Drive 748 that is the same as my original liteon drive (has a different key on it then my OFW).

I have all my original FW (dummy.bin) etc. Can I erase the drive and spoof it with my OFW go online and get the updates? then disconnect and put the Ixtreme LT on the drive?

Would that work or would I need the original Liteon Drive I had with my system?

Any advise is appreciated.

Thanks
 

GodZilla

Console Freak
Oct 31, 2003
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Re: Confused..and have a question about LT

it would work (providing you spoof your dummy to a stock fw)- but your system may be already flagged for banning! but it is probably your best bet to try! you have nothing to lose!
 

Brice

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Dec 20, 2003
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Re: Confused..and have a question about LT

I actually havent been online since I flashed it (flashed it after the ban wave) . All backups ran through ABGX.

Do you mean that I would need to Load my dummy and spoof it to the original Liteon FW provided in the LT release?

Then go online get my updates..then go offline and spoof to the LT?

Sorry just want a little more clarification before I do this.

Oh and to Clarify the Liteon Drive I was referring to is just the same model (wasn't my original Liteon Drive) my original died. Same model however.


Thanks again.
 

GodZilla

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Oct 31, 2003
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Re: Confused..and have a question about LT

weside9878 said:
I actually havent been online since I flashed it (flashed it after the ban wave) . All backups ran through ABGX.

Do you mean that I would need to Load my dummy and spoof it to the original Liteon FW provided in the LT release?

Then go online get my updates..then go offline and spoof to the LT?

Sorry just want a little more clarification before I do this.

Oh and to Clarify the Liteon Drive I was referring to is just the same model (wasn't my original Liteon Drive) my original died. Same model however.


Thanks again.
Yes - exactly right!
 

keeper05

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Nov 11, 2009
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Re: Confused..and have a question about LT

I thought all updates after the ban wave were not real system updates and were confined only to the twitter and facebook functionality. Does that count?
 

Brice

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Dec 20, 2003
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Re: Confused..and have a question about LT

I have not received the facebook/twitter update. I'm testing this afternoon let you know my results.
 

ClamoLinn

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Dec 17, 2003
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Re: Confused..and have a question about LT

u don't have to go online with your console to get the update u can get it off Microsoft's site

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/console/systemupdates.htm
 

Brice

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Dec 20, 2003
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Re: Confused..and have a question about LT

It worked perfectly. THanks for the assistance much appreciated.

Will keep you guys informed.