Archive for the ‘DosFlash’ Category
From the Xbox-Scene Forum:
A new release of DosFlash(info) - A MTK based flashing utility…
Whats New:
- now supports LiteOn PLDS DG-16D2S 74850C and Geremia’s LiteOn Erase and DvdKey method
Also included in the release are steps on using the software to dump (key/inquiry/identify), erase, and flash the LiteOn in both DOS and Windows! Read the full readme here for instructions
Official Site: N/A (by Schtrom)
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News-Source: xbins.org
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A new version of DosFlash(info), a flashing utility for VAD6038 Benq Drives
DosFlash and DosFlash32 V1.5 Beta
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- now supports serial flash chip MT1309E with mediatek status 0×72 like the SH-D163B, SH-D162D,
Asus DVD-E616A3, Asus DVD-E818A3, Sony Optiarc DDU1671S
- SST25LF020A and SST25LF040A chip support added
- DosFlash32.exe ported from MFC to plain Windows API, exe size is now 22 KB
- new port i/o driver, because giveio.sys can’t be compiled for 64 Bit Windows
- DosFlash16 changed slighly in manual mode, one parameter is added to support SST25LF020A and SST25LF040A
- two new methods of BenQ soft unlock are now possible on all motherboards with only one power supply unit
- 1st method is powered by Geremia’s unlock core, thanks for the complete idea, concept and source to Geremia
- 2nd method is the Magic28 key send, this only works on BenQ VAD6038 firmware, thanks to c4eva and podger for the initial idea
- the two unlock methods are send one after the other if the drive is a possible unlock candidate, first the Magic28 command, then Geremia’s unlock commands and after that the already known power brute unlock is send to the drive, you can cancel any of these methods before they are send to the target, this only applies to BenQ drives with a locked flash
- DosFlash.typ updated
- other minor improvements
- DosFlash32 is now ready for
- Windows 2000,Windows XP 32 Bit,Windows XP 64 Bit,Windows Server 2003 32 Bit,Windows Server 2003 64 Bit,Windows Vista 32 Bit,Windows Vista 64 Bit
- Warning: Drivers for Windows Vista 64 Bit need to be signed, because we can’t afford the
money to let portio64.sys sign you need to do the following:
1) Log on as Administrator
2) Enter the following command in a Dos-Box:
“bcdedit -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS”
(we made sure there are no typos in the line above) Smiley
3) Press enter and reboot your PC
4) Press F8 key upon initial system boot up
5) Choose to disable forced driver signing enforcement for that boot session
DosFlash and DosFlash32 V1.6 Beta
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- fixed power brute unlock bug for VIA cards, this can stop your VIA from working with the power brute unlocking in Version 1.5
- for DosFlash16 in auto mode on DOS my VIA card works best if I do a cold boot and power up the drive short before or with the PC
- for DosFlash32 on Windows my VIA card works best if I power up the drive short before starting DosFlash32
- for me the VIA works with internal and external connectors on DOS and Windows
Official Site: n/a (by Schtrom)
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>> Schtrom released a new version of DosFlash(info) - a tool that allows you to read/write/erase the flash chips of many CD/DVD-ROM drives, including the Xbox360 BenQ drive (without HW modification).
What’s new/fixed:
* DROM6316 flashing support
* a flash erase is now always done with a chip erase and not a sector erase command, because the sector erase gives problems for some Winbond flash chips including the DROM6316
* DosFlash.typ corrected and updated
* for a detailed explanation on the soft unlock look at the included file SoftUnlockByIriez.txt, it contains a very good explanation by Iriez from XBS, thanks for that one!
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>> As of right now, only nforce and VIA chipsets are supported in 100% software read/write of the BenQ drive with DosFlash(info). Success varies dependent upon which motherboard you have (intel (ICH) seems to be problematic combined with VIA)
- BenQ optimization in unlocking the flash chip, it should now be possible to read/write/erase the flash without any soldering or wire tricks, the drive is polled for the correct mtk unlocking status after power on, this only works for VIA cards and NForce boards atm
- DosFlash32 has one additional parameter, if you start it with the parameter “EnableDrives” all the DVD-ROMs are enabled in device manager after flashing, this could give BSOD on some systems, therefor you need to create a DosFlash32 link and add that parameter manual to use it
- DosFlash16 has one additional parameter “Send ATAPI Device Reset” in manual mode, this could give better chances for soft flashing on some VIA - motherboard combinations
- better support of Intel chipsets, drives can now be flashed if the controller is not set to native mode in the BIOS
- the following controller list includes vendor and device IDs that are hardcoded to identify the controller type (IDE or SATA), this is needed if the BIOS uses IDE ports like 0×01F0 or 0×0170 as SATA and not as IDE channels, this list is NOT related to soft flashing
NOTE: This is a *BETA*. It is being released to help fix any problems within the program, and to hopefully increase compatibility. Your *constructive* feedback is wanted! So please post in either the XBH or the X-S threads below with your success/failure and specific steps. Use at your own risk!!!
Also, there is NO ‘xtreme’ firmwares for this drive yet, so as of right now this tool is only useful for getting your key, and using a different drive as a replacement. ixtreme for benq is nearly complete, and in testing stages. No ETA given for release.
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