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Just a friendly reminder that the latest iXtreme Firmware to download is currently iXtreme Firmware 1.6 for Liteon, 1.61 for Samsung and BenQ drives, and iXtreme 1.51 Firmware for the hitachi’s.
The new firmware, Lite Touch, is still being developed by C4eva, and ETA is unknown. So hand tite, and keep checking the blogs for any updates.
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If you’re looking to flash the Samsung MS 25 or 28 drive with iXtreme 1.6 Firmware , no worries, it’s not a complicated process at all. To start out, I recommend downloading and reading through the Jungle Flasher tutorial. In the past, with iXtreme 1.51, I always posted on here, the steps to flashing it. But seriously folks, the PDF tutorial out there is a great resource, and why should I try to re-invent the wheel.
Quick Reminder: If you have the MS25 Samsung drive, theirs not unlocking of the drive if it’s a stock drive. Both MS28 and iXtreme flashed drivers, have two methods for unlocking. Either using the Activate.iso disc, which is burnt on a dual layer disc, or using the VCC trick. Basically, selecting your drive in the MTK Flash 32 Tab through the I/O Port drop down list, then clicking on Intro/Device ID. Always try this method first, after several failed attempts of getting it into Vendor mode, then go ahead, and burn the activate.iso.
To use the activate.iso disc, simply put it in your drive while it’s connected to your pc, wait 30 seconds, then proceed. It’s all in the Jungle Flasher Tutorial.
So to get started, here’s a list of what you need to grab.
This tutorial covers both updating from iXtreme 1.5, 1.51 and flashing your drive, if it’s currently does not have ixtreme at all. In most cases, any pc that’s fairly new, and has a SATA port on the motherboard should work just fine. If you don’t have any SATA ports, you can always purchase the VIA-6421 PCI card. Usually, it’s around $15 dollars roughly, which can be found off Ebay.
If you need any help, you can always visit iXtreme.net for detailed instructions and help on flashing your Samsung drive.
Good Luck!
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As of now, the latest iXtreme Firmware out there is 1.6 for the BenQ, Samsung (ms 25/28), and the LiteOn Dvd Drives.
iXtreme 1.6 has not been released yet for the hitachi drives. The latest Firmware for the Hitachi’s is 1.51.
For help and information on flashing your Xbox 360 DVD Drive with iXtreme Firmware, head on over to for the latest downloads and tutorials.
If you’re wanting to keep a Xbox 360 Drive in your PC full time for game dumping, download the iXtreme 0800 Dumping only.
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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.
Download it here.
Details of iXtreme 1.6 Firmware
Team HyperX Presents IXtreme 1.6 firmware for Benq, Samsung and Liteon drives
——————————————————————————IXtreme fw for Benq, Samsung and Liteon drives!
Features
——–-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
———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.
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The Xbox 360 Modification Disc v1.52 for use with iXtreme 1.51 Firmware is out and ready to be downloaded. Use this if you want to an automated process of flashing your Xbox 360 Samsung, BenQ, or Lite-On drive. Support Forum if you need help..
Thanks go out to FrostyTheSnowman for this release.
Features:
- Complete Modding Solution for Samsung/BenQ/Lite-On
- iXtreme v1.51 (12x) Firmware
- Supports Samsung TS-H943
- Supports BenQ VAD6038
- Supports Lite-On DG-16D2S
- Supports Previously Modded Drives
- Supports Previously Spoofed Drives
- 100% DOS Based Dumping & Flashing
- Supports FAT32 & NTFS Filesystems (WinXP/Vista 32-Bit & 64-Bit)
- Fully Automatic Dumping & Flashing
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- Backup of all drive-related files to HDD
Changes in v1.51:
- Updated all firmware to iXtreme v1.51
- 100% Support for all PC SATA & IDE DVD-ROM drives
Changes in v1.5 Revision 2:
- Improved dumping/flashing speeds for BenQ/Samsung drives
- Added ‘user firmware dump verification’ prompt to prevent possible BenQ bricking
- Revised menus and more detailed drive flashing/dumping instructions
Changes in v1.5 (Public Release):
- Initial release
NOTE: This disc requires a VIA VT6421 PCI SATA (or compatible) card
installed, and an NTFS or FAT32 formatted HDD/partition as the
‘C:’ drive for this disc to work properly.
NOTE 2: This disc *might* work with other types of SATA chipsets/cards,
but it is recommended that you use a VIA VT6421 SATA card.
NOTE 3: USB serial adapters are NOT compatible with this disc!
- Make sure you have a VT6421 (or compatible) PCI SATA card installed in your PC
- Burn this ISO, and boot this disc in your PC
- Follow the prompts to mod any Samsung, BenQ, or Lite-On XBOX 360 DVD-ROM drive
- All firmware dumps, modified firmware, and other files related to the drive being
modified will be placed in the following directories on your ‘C’ drive:
Samsung TS-H943 – C:\SAMFILES
BenQ VAD6038 – C:\BENFILES
Lite-On DG-16D2S – C:\LONFILES
Disclaimer:
I take absolutely no responsibilty for the use of this disc by anyone. Use at your own risk!
Special Thanks & Credits:
Team Jungle – For the awesome iXtreme v1.51 firmware used by this disc
Datapol-Technologies – For their shareware NTFS4DOS software (NTFS support)
Dennis Bareis – GETRESP (used to input variables into MS-DOS batch files)
Franck Uberto – XMSDSK (used to create a RAMDISK under MS-DOS)
Geremia, Modfreakz, Podger, Redline99 and Tiros – DOSFLASH (BenQ/Lite-On)
Joseph Lin – MTKFLASH (Samsung)
Caster420 – Firmtool (Samsung/BenQ/Lite-On iXtreme firmware generating)
TJ – DVDKey & DummyGen (used to dump firmware for the Lite-On drive)
yaywoop – Original design of the included (and slightly modified) serial diagram
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