If you’re looking to flash your Xbox 360 LiteOn drive with iXtreme 1.6 firmware. I really recommend downloading the Jungle Flasher tutorial. It has a great section on flashing the LiteOn, whether you already have ixtreme 1.51, or if it’s a stock drive.
I could create a tutorial for you all, but seriously, the JungleFlasher tutorial is probably the best one out there.
iXtreme 1.6 Firmware is released and ready for immediate download.
Thanks go out to Team HyperX! The firmware has been released for Samsung, Benq and the Liteon drives. The Hitachi drive is not included in this firmware release.
Team HyperX Presents IXtreme 1.6 firmware for Benq, Samsung and Liteon drives
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IXtreme fw for Benq, Samsung and Liteon drives!
Features
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-Strict Wave 3 compliance! hybrid (modified disks) will not boot!
-Strict drive speed compliance – 12x only for game discs!
-Support for SS V2!
-Integrated 0800 for game dumping including SS v2!
-Full support for all known game exceptions! eg ddr etc!
-One shot boot mode! – allows a one off boot of gamedisc without -stealth/partition checks (will still use stealth), use activate.iso disk to activate each time!
-Support for easy drive key/version info cmd, same as liteon!
-Strict stealth/wave checking, one shot boot mode will boot wave(x)!
More Info
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Strict Wave 3 compliance means wave 3 games will only boot if they have correct PFI/DMI/SS and timestamp for wave 3
Strict drive speed compliance means games will only boot if drive is set for the initial speed of 12x, any modification of this make games fail to boot
SS v2 suports multiple timing samples for challenges type 5 and 7 , stroing them in the SS. This is a pre-requiste for SS v3 which has support for the so called AP2.5 check. Since this has never been used or may never be used by MS we will adopt a wait and see approach and continue to monitor for its usage.
With drive in Windows mode (Tray half open on powerup) 0800 mode is activated allowing easy dumping of game disc including SS v2. In this mode the drive is also able to output drive key, fw version and drive type by using a simple custom inquiry command.
Game exceptions are integrated in the fw for games that do not comply with the strict wave checks but are legitimate. These are Dance Dance Revolution Universe, Stoked, Ping 17 disk, afro samurai
One shot boot mode allows you to boot a Wave X or non stealth game by using the activate.iso disk as a flag. Just insert the activate disc and the next disc inserted will boot without any strict checks. This will still utilise full stealth if available. As soon as that disc is booted the flag is cleared, and you will have to re-insert the activate disk again to enable one shot boot. As always use with caution.
This information was taken from a comment found in another one of the post here. I feel it’s worth mentioning. Apparently, ixtreme 1.6 firmware is making some good progress. Thanks to everyone involved in it.
I’m thinking we should start a Chipin fund for them?
Update for iXtreme 1.6 Firmware
The best deal with 1.6 ixtreme is that you can back up your games directly from your xbox through your sata with the 0800 function integrated. You used to have to flash the 0800 firmware to back up your games, then flash again back to ixtreme to play them. NICE
Stay tuned for further information about the New iXtreme Experience (NiXE) !
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[19:54] ix1.6 for benq is complete and in testing,samsung/liteon soon to follow, then there?s hitachi last!
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[20:05] ix1.6 – Strict Wave 3 compliance! hybrid(modified disks) will not boot!
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[20:06] ix1.6 – Strict drive speed compliance – 12x only for game discs!
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[20:07] ix1.6 – Support for SS V2!
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[20:07] ix1.6 – Integrated 0800 for game dumping including SS v2!
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[20:09] ix1.6 – Full support for all known game exceptions! eg ddr etc!
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[20:12] ix1.6 – One shot boot mode! – allows a one off boot of gamedisc without stealth/partition checks (will still use stealth), use activate.iso disk to activate each time!
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[20:15] ix1.6 – Support for easy drive key/version info cmd, same as liteon!
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[20:18] ix1.6 has strict stealth/wave checking, one shot boot mode will boot wave(x)!
-> The new iXtreme 1.6 won?t load modified Disks with hybrid StealthSectors (e.g. Games with 1.51 modified to work on 1.5). This is because of your own security.
-> There?s an option with what you can turn of/on the StealthCheck on iXtreme, which means you can now load NON-Stealth Games. Though you have to activate this option everytime you want to play a NON-Stealth 360 Game. Activate it with the ?activate.iso? coming with iXtreme. But iXtreme is of course still Stealth.
-> You can now dump your original 360 Games through your 360 Drive with 0800 Dumping. No need for the Kreon Drive anymore!
-> The new iXtreme 1.6 will now support StealthSectors V2, which is probably safer for you. More information about this new feature will follow soon. (!)
-> Drive Speed for games is set to 12x due to less ban-risk.
-> The new iXtreme 1.6 is finished for BenQ?s and right now in testings. For Samsung?s and LiteOn?s it is almost finished and Hitachi is going to be the next.
Before we begin this tutorial, on how to flash a stock Liteon drive with iXtreme 1.51 firmware, you have to have a connectivity kit. A connectivity kit allows you to dump the firmware, which contains the key that will be used in spoofing your drive to iXtreme 1.51 firmware.
There are a couple of connectivity kits out there that you can buy, I recommend purchasing the CK3 Lite with the Probe. If you don’t purchase the probe, then you’ll have to solder a bridge on R707 on the drives pcb. So to make life easier, just fork out the extra 15 bucks, and purchase the probe.
So, first things first. You should download this tutorial, read it, to become familiar with what you’re going to be doing. Some say you need the VIA-6421 card for flashing, while it’s nice to have, it’s not necessary, so don’t waste your money on it unless your SATA chip set will not work. Most new chip sets work fine.
Now, let’s get started. First you need to remove the drive from the Xbox console, to do so, watch the following video.
Now you have the console open, continue to remove the drive. Unplug the Sata cord, and the power connection, on the back of the drive.
If you’re planning on soldering R707, look at the image below. You have to create a short between the two pads for R707. Thanks to Team-Xecuter.com for the following images. First, you need to unscrew 4 screws on the drive itself, see image below.
When you open the cover, look for R707, it’s near the bottom of the PCB.
Now, if you don’t solder that, and have a probe, we can move-on, if not, solder that connection, making sure you use a small tip on your soldering iron, and connect a piece of wire between the two pads. It’s always good to verify your connection with a Ohm Meter if you have one.
The next process is to hook everything up. As you can see in the image below, the CK3 Pro is being used. If you’re using the CK3 lite, just plug that into the RS232 Serial port, typically in the back of your PC. Then, connect the SATA cord, from your Xbox drive, to your VIA 6421 card, or built in SATA port. Last, before you connect the power cable to the CK3, make sure the switch is in the OFF position.
Now you have everything hooked up, go ahead, and turn on your pc, with the drive still turned off.
Next, make sure you install the PortIO32 drives, which is included when you download JungleFlasher. If you’re using the CK3 Pro, install the USB drivers.
Go ahead and turn the power switch on the CK3 on, and you should see a blue light. Verify everything is working, and press the eject button, to verify the drive opens. Turn the CK3 power off, then on. With the drive still fully open, push the drive in half way.
Let’s get to work!
Before you open JungleFlasher, go ahead, and copy the iXtreme 1.51 Firmware into the “firmware” folder, located inside the JungleFlasher folder.
Open up JungleFlasher, you should be presented with a screen like this.
Now, click on the Tab DVDKey 32. You need to select the correct I/O Port and Com Port. The I/O port as you scroll through them, will show the Vendor as PLDS, and Name as DG-16D2S when you select the correct port. With the Com Port, typically, if you only have 1 serial port, it’s going to be COM1.
Now go ahead, and if you’re using a probe, connect the spear to the R707 contact. Looking at the image below, touch the tip of the spear where the red circle is. If you soldered this connection, then disregard this step.
Time to get the key, click on Get Key, Create Dummby.bin Open as Source
JungleFlasher will then dump the key 6 times, verifying your key is good. You’ll be prompted to save all 4 files, the key.bin, inquiry.bin, identify.bin, and dummy.bin. You can save them anywhere you want, typically, I create a folder on the desktop, name it Liteon, and save the files there.
After you save all the files, JungleFlasher will prompt you to auto-load the iXtreme firmware. Select yes, as long as you copied the firmware into the firmware folder, earlier in this tutorial. I’m guessing you did, so just hit yes.
You’ll then be taken to the main FirmwareTool 32 tab. Before proceeding, it’s good to verify that the source firmware key matches the target firmware key. Look at the image below, to get an idea on what to look for.
Once everything is verified, click Save to File, as shown in the image above.
Time to erase the firmware off the drive. Now, if for some reason your PC freezes while erasing the drive, don’t worry, just take a look at the end of this tutorial.
Now, click on the MTK Flash 32 tab, and click on the Lite-on Erase button.
It will prompt you asking if you are sure, just click yes. It will then show 1 more prompt, read it carefully. Basically, you need to power the drive off, then on, at a certain step in the erasing process. When you see the following in the image below, this is when you want to power cycle your drive.
If everything was successful, you’ll see under Drive Properties, Drive in Vendor Model, and under Flash Chip Properties, the type listed with a status of ox72.
Now, if your pc froze during the erasing process, no worries, this happens to the best of us. All you have to do after you restart your pc, open JungleFlasher again, and in the the MTK Flash tab, click on the Intro / Device ID. See image below.
Also, you’ll have to click on the Firmware 32 tab, and load the original firmware, by clicking on Load Source Firmware. Just select the dummy.bin. Then, below that, click on Open Target firmware, and select ix151-liteon.bin. Then, click on the button, Spoof Source to Target, and lastly, Save to file. Click on the MTK Flash 32 tab.
Now you should be all caught up.
All left to do is just write the firmware, so click on Write, which is located under Flashing Task, on the bottom right.
Once you see Write Verified OK!, click on Outro/ATA Reset, and you’ve just flashed a stock Liteon drive.
