Xbox 1.6 Motherboards and Polymer Capacitors

[stj]

unless there is a jumper on the board or something, i dont know why you couldnt flash an Aladin

i will say though, i prefer the 1.0 - 1.5 models for this reason.

[qwerty99]

Originally Posted by stj

unless there is a jumper on the board or something, i dont know why you couldnt flash an Aladin

i will say though, i prefer the 1.0 - 1.5 models for this reason.

Recent Aladdins come with a different chip on them, so you can't flash them unless you have an external programmer.

Pain in the arse because it means it's another piece of equipment that I have to buy.

I don't usually mind buying tools, but an eeprom programmer is not something I'll ever likely use again once I've done the initial flash.

I'll probably end up buying one though because the Aladdins can be bought for less than $10. The Open Xenium chips are starting at around 40 to 50 not including shipping.

[stj]

wellllll,
i dont know how your flashing them, but there are several tools
i used to install Linux, and then from linux i ran a flasher called "raincoat" or something like that.
it recognised a hell of a lot of chips and could be updated because the chip details were in a text file i think.

[qwerty99]

Originally Posted by stj

wellllll,
i dont know how your flashing them, but there are several tools
i used to install Linux, and then from linux i ran a flasher called "raincoat" or something like that.
it recognised a hell of a lot of chips and could be updated because the chip details were in a text file i think.

I've never had to flash anything with an external programmer, so I don't have a clue about what tools and software I need.

Any tips on the best programmer to use?

[stj]

i'm talking about in the xbox - use xbox-linux
https://github.com/not404/raincoat

do you know the chip partnumber?
https://github.com/not404/raincoat/b...c/flashtypes.h

[qwerty99]

Originally Posted by stj

i'm talking about in the xbox - use xbox-linux
https://github.com/not404/raincoat

do you know the chip partnumber?
https://github.com/not404/raincoat/b...c/flashtypes.h

I think the new Aladdins contain this chip:

SST49LF002A

which, supposedly, can't be flashed without an external programmer.

I think I read it on this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbo...less_you_have/

SST49LF002A does appear in the raincoat file. So does this mean that these chips can be flashed while in the Xbox?

Thanks

[stj]

yes, if the id is in the file it can flash it

[qwerty99]

Originally Posted by stj

yes, if the id is in the file it can flash it

Interesting! I'm going to have to do some reading.