XBOX 360 Lite-On Firmware Hack
So I went out and bought an XBOX 360 the other day and the first think I did after opening the box of course, is, I took it apart to have a look at the guts. I purchased the Arcade version of the 360 which came with a Lite-On DVD drive, and so the search began.
Being new to the whole XBOX community I had no idea how to go about modding it so that I can play backup’s and the tutorials on the internet are not very descriptive for a new comer. So I found a few sites with some good information and found all the tools I needed after hours of searching.
So now I’d like to give back to the community and write a very simple easy to understand tutorial, as well as providing you with all of the necessary tools and show you how to flash mod the xbox 360 to play copied games. It should be noted that this is an xbox 360 liteon drive mod and wont work for any of the other DVD drives.
This mod is considered a soft mod for the XBOX 360 and will allow you to mod the xbox 360 without a mod chip. This is done by flashing the firmware of your xbox 360 dvd-drive.
Required Software:
- ixtreme_15.rar – Download this file, it has everything we need in it. Thanks to ixtreme we can save ourselves a lot of time.
Required Hardware:
- A PC with an available SATA port as well as a COM ( DB-9 / Serial ) port.
- TX Probe, Scroll down for a schematic on how to build one, or pay me $20.00 and I’ll send you one.
Prerequisites:
- Disassemble the XBOX 360 and take out the DVD Drive – Look for a tutorial on YouTube
There are 4 Steps to this tutorial, they are:
- Building The TX Probe ( approximately 30 min. depending on experience )
- Preparing Your XBOX 360 DVD Drive ( approximately 15 min. depending on experience )
- Key Dumping ( approximately 5 min. depending on experience )
- Flashing ( approximately 5 min. depending on experience )
Total Time:
- Disassemble XBOX 360 — 30 min
- Follow My Tutorial — 55 min
- Reassemble XBOX 360 — 20 min
- Playing Any Game You Want — Timeless !!
Building The TX Probe:
For your convenience I have hyperlinked all the parts back to their respective Radio Shack links.
TX Probe Schematic
Parts List:
- 1 x 10K Ohm Resistor
- 1 x 1K Ohm Resistor
- 1 x NPN Transistor (2N2222)
- 1 x Female DB-9 Connector
- 1 x Male Molex Connector
- 1 x Probe, from a multimeter would be fine.
Tools List:
Optional ( To Make It Look Nice ):
- Enclosure
- PC Board
(All of these parts should be readily available at Radio Shack)
Note: Don’t want to build one yourself ? or can’t seem to do it right ? Purchase one from me. I’m selling them for $40.00 each.
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Preparing The XBOX 360 DVD Drive:
Before we can do anything else we need to make sure that the XBOX 360′s DVD drive is half open. To do this push the eject button on the XBOX and after the drive is fully open remove the connection cable from the back of the drive and then push the tray until it is half open. DO NOT RECONNECT THE CABLE YET.
Before we reconnect the cable we need to remove pin 3. This pin controls the opening / closing of the tray. With this pin removed the XBOX will not be able to eject or close the drive tray.
Now that we have the DVD drive set the way we want we can move on to the next step.
Key Dumping:
Connect your XBOX 360′s DVD drive via the SATA cable to your computers SATA port and power on your drive. If you are powering your drive from the XBOX 360, then make sure that you removed Pin 3 from the connection cable before turning the 360 on.
Assuming that you’ve already downloaded ixtreme_1.5.rar we can move right along and open up jungleflasher.exe which you can find in the JungleFlasher .26 BETA folder within the folder that has the extracted contents of ixtreme_1.5.rar
Probing TX Point
- Go to the DVDKey32 tab and go through the I/O ports until you see the info for your liteon drive under drive properties.
- Make sure your drive is ejected and pushed in half way. Select your COM port, connect your TX Probe and probe to the Tx (R707) point while pressing the Get Key Button.
- Save all the files to a folder
Note: If you get an error saying your hardware isn’t working. check over the adapter make sure everything is correct. try testing it with a multimeter. If all else fails, you may need to buy/build a “proper” max232/max3232 adapter.
If the above step worked, dump the key another two times just to be sure you get the same key! and SAVE ALL THE BIN FILES TO A DISK OR USB STICK – THIS IS YOUR BACKUP LIFELINE.
- Go to the FirmwareTool32 tab and click Load From Dump Files.
- Select the files you saved previously, and chose where to save the dummy.bin
- Click Open Target Firmware and select ix15-liteon.bin which you extracted from ixtreme_1.5.rar. It should show YOUR KEY in the box
- Press Spoof Source to Target and save your CFW.bin
You should now have the keys dumped, and your new firmware spoofed. We can now proceed to the next and final step.
Flashing:
Now that we have everything prepared, we can flash the firmware of the DVD drive. Up until now we have not modified anything on the DVD drive. If you want you can put your XBOX 360 back together right now and it will still work.
Although its almost impossible to brick your drive with this method, there’s still that 1% chance that something can go wrong. Please know that I am not responsible for what happens to your 360. If you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself then scroll down to the bottom and read my instructions for sending me your XBOX 360 so that I can do the mod for you.
- Turn your DVD drive off and then back on, then go to the MTK Flash 32 tab. select the sata port which displays the info for your liteon.
- Press Lite-On-Erase.
- Once you see the “…” quickly turn your drive off and back on.
- When that’s finished it should display xx72 and some flash information. this means your drive is ready to be flashed!
- Click the Write button. It should flash and verify all 4 sectors. if all goes well you are done!
Hopefully just as with my other tutorials, you have enjoyed this one or at least found it useful or helpful. Well as always if I left something out or there’s something I could simplify then leave me a comment and I’d be happy to edit the tutorial.
Purchase TX Probe:
$40.00 is all it will cost you, the TX Probe is required for Flashing Lite-On DVD drives since the drives keys need to be dumped and spoofed.
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Purchase XBOX 360 Mod:
$50.00 Flat Fee To Mod ANY Version of the XBOX 360
Price Includes, MODDING of 360′s DVD Drive, CD containing your DVD Drives Orginal Firmware, Key, Identify and Inquiry .bin files, and one (1) backup game of your choice!
NOTE: Your Xbox360 will have to be opened to apply the hack which WILL VOID your Warranty if you have one, or you can take the Warranty sticker off under the faceplate (some are small and silver, others are a big white/green square)
I offer no compensation or guarantee for you voiding your warranty while trying to take it off, by getting me to mod your console you accept that your warranty(If still valid and not removed) WILL BE VOIDED!
How To Order:
Leave me a comment with your e-mail address and I’ll send you a payment link with a ship to address and instructions.
XBOX 360 Modding FAQ:
Q: Can my 360 be flashed back to its original unmodded state?
A: YES! When you get your 360 flashed by me, I will give you a CD which contains the DVD drives original Firmware for that very reason! Please keep the CD safe and don’t lose it.
Q: Do you offer a guarantee or replace my 360 if you break it?
A: No I offer no guarantee, but if your 360 gets messed up while flashing, I will replace it free of charge.
Q: Once my xbox 360 is modded, is there any way I can accidentally brick, break or ruin my xbox 360 or the MOD(or hack) will mess up or ruin my xbox 360?
A: NO. The MOD (or hack) is applied to the DVD drive itself, nothing inside the 360(Mainboard, CPU, GPU, etc) is touched. The MOD is a “Firmware” hack and its physically impossible for it to ruin/brick/mess up your Xbox 360.
Q: Can I play on Xbox LIVE without getting banned?
A: YES! The latest hacked firmware (iXtreme 1.51) offers excellent protection from getting banned from Xbox LIVE. There is always a risk of getting banned, but the chances are very low. You can safely play Wave 3 games now without worry of being banned! There is always a risk of getting banned, but the chances are very low. You can only be banned from playing an improperly burned game or someone who is inexperienced and flashed your xbox wrong.
Q: Do you offer compensation if I get banned from Xbox LIVE?
A: NO. I offer no guarantee/compensation of ANY kind if you get banned from XB LIVE.
Q: Is this LEGAL?
A: YES. Having backups of games is LEGAL if you own the original copy. See legal Disclaimer below…
Legal Disclaimer-
Copying or downloading games that you have not legally purchased or own is illegal in all countries. This violates not only laws in your own country, but international copyright laws as well. The purpose of the firmware hack is for making backup copies of games that you legally own. Software piracy is illegal carries a huge penalty if convicted, is ethically wrong, and hurts the game companies. Support the game developers by purchasing the games you play. You wouldn’t work for free would you? I am offering a SERVICE to those who cannot make backups of the games they legally own. I am not charging money for the game, but for materials, wear and tear on our dvd burners and for making the backup. Chris Fletcher is not affiliated with ANY of the companies, Microsoft, Xbox 360 or any others.
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whats the port032 thing that comes with jungleflasher?
Ok after installing framework 2.0 jungle flasher works on her computer and found the drive. Now to figure the schematic out.
Can you shoot a picture of a completed one to my email scgt1@hotmail.com please
I can send you the picture, but it’s not gonna help very much because it won’t show you how the components are connected. Is there anything specifically that you don’t understand ? I’d be happy to try and explain.
HELL nevermind her computer doesn’t have a serial port heck come to think of it none of them do. The game rig and my server run identical boards and they don’t have one either. Guess I’m ordering that usb probe. Thanks for the help Chris at least I got a computer to find the drive. Sigh now I just have to wait forever for the probe to come in.
Hey Chris,
Just wondering, is the .rar file you have up there the latest version or the 1.5 as labeled because i read in the comments that you updated it but it still says 1.5.
It’s not the latest, I still have to update it, I keep forgetting to do it, I’ll have the new version up tomorrow sometime and make a note in the post
Hey Chris how ’bout that update?
Serial data bad is what I’m getting using the usb xtractor on port 707 with the blue light being solid. Arg whats wrong now
Drive half open and everything.
hey can you send me a picture of how everything is connected, i mean the tx probe!!
A picture wouldn’t help you much, since I build the TX Probe on a PC Board, you would be better off reading the schematic. If there is something you don’t understand let me know and I’ll be glad to answer any questions.
Hey Chris. care to give some credit to your references?
I see that you just copied and pasted the pinout and board images straight from my tutorial.
i recognise that board.. cos i took the photo
Hey, thanks a lot for the post.
I built a home-made probe as per the circuit diagram and it worked well.
And thanks for the Pin diagram of the Liteon drive’s power connection, that was really helpful.
Cheers!
Hello,
I recently bought your TX probe, but decided to try to do it myself. I hope you haven’t sent it yet, as I would like a refund. Thanks!
Hello, I ordered a probe from you yesterday and also emailed you some questions, would appreciate a reponse to the email or this post… just so i feel assured that im not getting scammed, thank you, also my question was about removing pin 3…. but i read another tutorial (that appeared to also be written by you) that had a picture of it…. so nevermind that question in your response. thank you
Joe, I have issued a refund. Thanks
yaywoop, I apologize, I wrote this article when I first started blogging and didn’t know all the rules. Either way I’ll add a note to the end of the article stating that the original guide and images can be found on xboxexperts.com and add a link to your post.
Josh, I apologize, I’ll be issuing you a refund, I can’t sell these for $20.00 any more, with shipping, parts, and labor, its just not worth it. Sorry to have wasted your time.
Hello Chris, I apologize for the accusation, Patience is a virtue that i apparently do not posses, obviously from the email i sent through paypal you could see where i was coming from… the thing that really made me wonder was that my post didnt show up when i used my home computer…. and due to being scammed in the past i knew i had to act fast or the $$ was gone… You are truly a class act, the way you handled the dispute i brought against you was superb, its too bad about the mis communication cause i was really hoping to get that probe hehe, I started pricing building my own and i noticed the the price of the parts almost added up to $20 (see what happened when you try to be nice on the internet by charging just slightly over cost) and i had to jump on the almost free labor and shipping. I assume that you are no longer out of town, if you are still providing your services could you please shoot me an email, i would like to get my XBOX modified, and i have a few questions, and was also wondering if you could enlighten me on how to backup games, cause i have about a dozen of my own, and my friend has a bunch too (but he doesnt have an xbox, he bought them to play on his old room mates xbox) I hope theres no hard feelings… like i said, you are truly a class act, i felt good about randomly sending you $20 just based on the quality of this page alone… but then the lack of repsonse mademe nervouse :- / please email if you are still interested in my business
Josh,
Sorry about all that, I guess I could have made a note on my blog letting everyone know that I’m going on vacation. In either case, no hard feelings, I understand. So about the 360 mod, It’s $50.00 all you do is ship me the drive or the 360 if you don’t want to take the drive out yourself. If you want to go ahead with that, I’ll send you an email with instructions.
What kind of computer are you using ? A Mac or a PC ? The easiest thing to do is to just download the games from the internet rather then backing up originals.
Thanks,
Chris
How do i contact you about flashing my lite-on drive? I’m Interested
Terrell,
Sent you a message with instructions to your yahoo email address.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Chris
I’d like to go about paying you to do the mod for $50, please email me.
Im running a pc, I used to use DVD decrypterfor backups of my ps2 games…. will that still work? please include any details of a good program or method in your instruction email please. I will probably just mail you the drive since i already took it all apart,and it will also save you $$$ on the return shipping, please send me emaill grashopa00@yahoo.com
I would like you to mod mine if possible. Please send me info on where to ship….
Thanks in advance,
Justin
Justin, sent you an email
Thanks,
Chris
Hey I was wondering how long it would take for shipping of a drive for modding. I sadly live in Iowa and have nothing better to do with my time than play Xbox and surf the net. If you could please email me and let me know. Thanks in advance.
It typically takes 2 to 3 days for you to send it to me and then I usually ship the drive back to you the same day I get it or at the latest the day after. So I would plan on being without your XBOX for about a week.
hi can you send me an email so i can get you to mod it??? my email emblazon12000@live.com
so there isnt any way to flash liteon with out using probe ? like banq or samsung ? Thanks
Hey Chris,
Thanks for the conciseness of the info regarding the probe for the liteon drive. I’m interested in your offer of flashing for $50, would you send me an email with some more info?
Thanks
Unfortunately not, but you only have to use it the first time, once your drive is flashed you don’t need the probe for future firmware updates.
Adam,
E-Mail’s been sent.
Thanks, Chris
I kinda dont get the schematic when i clicked on the radio shack link it gave me a power y cable 1male and 2 female sides which one goes into the circuit. or can you send me a picture of that being connected to the circuit. emblazon12000@live.com Your a big help!!!!!!!
Richard, you only need the male connector from the y cable, just cut it off and connect the cables as shown on the schematic to the circuit and then plug the male end into an available power connector from your computers power supply
Hope that helps
Chris
MUah ha ha ha!!!! finally i got it made lol it took a long time to make it look this nice. Behold the fruits of my labor!!!!!! Checkout my link to see it for yourself…=====>
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Hey Chris i was wondering i have another xbox 360 that has an toshiba TS-H943 dvd drive can i use the tx probe on that. If not where is a good link to do the same thing
Hi Chris. Last year my lite-on drive was flashed to 1.41 by someone who used the connectivity kit.
I have the original firmware/key on a CD.
My question is, can i just do the latter part of the tutorial to update my liteon, ie. don’t need to use any probe.
Thanks.
Alex,
You should be able to do it yourself without a probe, you will need to connect the drive via SATA to your computer and you can power it from your XBOX 360
Use jungleflasher, to get your key click go to the DVDKey tab and click on Load from ixTreme, this will load your key, then you can follow the rest of the tutorial from there.
Hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions.
Richard,
The procedure for flashing a Toshiba drive is a bit different and I don’t think you need a probe for it either. When I have some time, maybe this weekend, I’ll write up a tutorial for the Toshiba and Samsung drives.
Chris, I’m interested in you moding my 360, it has the lite-on drive in it. Me and a friend tried To do it ourselfs here at work but our probe didn’t work. We made a generic one with an old breadboard I still had from my old electronics school. We kept getting hardware error when probing. Thanks.
Chuck,
Sent you an email with all of the instructions.
Thanks, Chris
Interested in the lite-on mod for $50. Thanks
Hi Chris,
Can you send me the info I need to have you flash my Lite-On for $50?
Thanks,
Marcos
Marcos, sent you an email
hi chris. im interested in having you mod my fw for me. i have been reading alot and it seems slightly out of my skill range not to mention the new sata card i would need to buy. any how thanks also is there any way i could work out a price discount. ima broke joker and it would be nice if i didnt have to drop my brew money for the month haha
my xbox 360 took a dump on me the other day i got the three rings of death which i was able to get rid of but now i have the no audio/video eject solid green light error will flashing help w/ that issue i heard it may or may not if i use your technique will or is there another way i could use? email me @ donjffrs24@yahoo.com
don,
Unless someone here knows something that I don’t, you will probably have to end up shipping to Microsoft, the issue you are having doesn’t have anything to do with the DVD firmware. Have you double checked the motherboard to make sure there aren’t any random solder droppings or thermal compound somewhere from whatever you did to get rid of the red rings of death ?
Chris
Hey Chris,
I’m interested in sending you my Xbox 360 for modding. Here’s my e-mail: josemaciaz@gmail.com
Thanks
Jose,
Sent you an email with instructions.
Thanks,
Chris
wow that was fast! lol, thanks