Got a couple of issues with CoolRunner.
1) Stupid mistake on my part. I dumped the nand 4 times, and compared with nandhealer (all matching). Nand-x was used w/ V3 (came already upgraded from dealer). Created ECC file and rewrote to Nand with nand-x. All successful no issues.
Upon removing my white connector cable from QSB/Nand-x, I stupidly yanked the white connector cable from SLIM QSB instead of holding the board down and removing the cable. Consequently the torque applied was enough to remove the 3 solder points on the lower portion of the QSB. I resoldered those 3 points and tested with multimeter, and redumped the nand. Only to realize after it was too late that i didn't change the names of the bin files when running the commands. Consequently all the original nands were overwritten with nand w/ ecc flashed. I know, rookie mistake.
So my first question is, what can be done about this (I have no CPU key nor drive Key). I know i can rebuild an original Trinity nand if I can boot into Xell and grab the necessary keys. Which comes to problem # 2
2) Before installing Coolrunner, I flashed it with Nand-x and Trinity timing files w/ the tool that Coolshrimp had made. I first programmed it while in Slim/PRG mode (keep reading).
I did not pay attention to CR during initial programming. However, I seem to only notice the RED LED only and no GREEN LED. And did not notice either if the green LED had turned off after first programming CR (if the green LED indeed turned on).
Installed Coolrunner w/ slim QSB. I tested continuity with all points except C,D. BTW, on which other points on the Motherboard can we test for continuity from Coolrunner to X to test to see if points C,D were soldered properly?
Put back the necessary parts and booted up (power button and tried eject as well).
Only red pwer light. No Green flashing (at all). And a blank screen. No boot into Xell.
I noticed that as soon as I plug in xbox power, the fan spins up and seemingly the Xbox turns "on", but no image on the screen and no green light on cool runner, i can also hear the DVD drive heads move during inititiation. After a certain amount of time, the xbox shuts off. If I repower it on with power or eject, still no green light, just red, and a blank screen.
I did some reading, and noticed that the coolrunner initial programming must be set to normal (carolinagamer's CR install video shows him setting to PRG, so I followed that). When I first programmed it it was in PRG mode, but it flashed successfully. Then after reading a few threads, i reconnected nand-x and reprogrammed CR with Trinity Timing files, CoolShrimp app, and this time with CR in NOR mode. BTW, XBOX was not plugged in, I used nand-x for powering CR. So again, successful flash of CR, at least no errors appeard.
Put back xbox together and powered up. Still same issue, no green light, only RED led, and blank screen, no Xell.
Now i'm at a lost. I'm afraid i might have an expensive paper weight on my hands.
I will post pictures when i get home from work.
in the mean time, any suggestions, and answers to my questions?
Any help at all will be greatly appreciated. Kind of long winded I know, but the more details the better at troubleshooting.
thanks.
1) Stupid mistake on my part. I dumped the nand 4 times, and compared with nandhealer (all matching). Nand-x was used w/ V3 (came already upgraded from dealer). Created ECC file and rewrote to Nand with nand-x. All successful no issues.
Upon removing my white connector cable from QSB/Nand-x, I stupidly yanked the white connector cable from SLIM QSB instead of holding the board down and removing the cable. Consequently the torque applied was enough to remove the 3 solder points on the lower portion of the QSB. I resoldered those 3 points and tested with multimeter, and redumped the nand. Only to realize after it was too late that i didn't change the names of the bin files when running the commands. Consequently all the original nands were overwritten with nand w/ ecc flashed. I know, rookie mistake.
So my first question is, what can be done about this (I have no CPU key nor drive Key). I know i can rebuild an original Trinity nand if I can boot into Xell and grab the necessary keys. Which comes to problem # 2
2) Before installing Coolrunner, I flashed it with Nand-x and Trinity timing files w/ the tool that Coolshrimp had made. I first programmed it while in Slim/PRG mode (keep reading).
I did not pay attention to CR during initial programming. However, I seem to only notice the RED LED only and no GREEN LED. And did not notice either if the green LED had turned off after first programming CR (if the green LED indeed turned on).
Installed Coolrunner w/ slim QSB. I tested continuity with all points except C,D. BTW, on which other points on the Motherboard can we test for continuity from Coolrunner to X to test to see if points C,D were soldered properly?
Put back the necessary parts and booted up (power button and tried eject as well).
Only red pwer light. No Green flashing (at all). And a blank screen. No boot into Xell.
I noticed that as soon as I plug in xbox power, the fan spins up and seemingly the Xbox turns "on", but no image on the screen and no green light on cool runner, i can also hear the DVD drive heads move during inititiation. After a certain amount of time, the xbox shuts off. If I repower it on with power or eject, still no green light, just red, and a blank screen.
I did some reading, and noticed that the coolrunner initial programming must be set to normal (carolinagamer's CR install video shows him setting to PRG, so I followed that). When I first programmed it it was in PRG mode, but it flashed successfully. Then after reading a few threads, i reconnected nand-x and reprogrammed CR with Trinity Timing files, CoolShrimp app, and this time with CR in NOR mode. BTW, XBOX was not plugged in, I used nand-x for powering CR. So again, successful flash of CR, at least no errors appeard.
Put back xbox together and powered up. Still same issue, no green light, only RED led, and blank screen, no Xell.
Now i'm at a lost. I'm afraid i might have an expensive paper weight on my hands.
I will post pictures when i get home from work.
in the mean time, any suggestions, and answers to my questions?
Any help at all will be greatly appreciated. Kind of long winded I know, but the more details the better at troubleshooting.
thanks.
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Anyhow, i had to improvise, as those QSB's are 5 $ a pop!