ok, i recently flashed my hitachi GDR-3120L 0078FK, i droped the firmware for hitachi drives into the firmware folder, however i dont think i ever used the firmware from the folder, i have a laptop so i used a SATA to USB, it worked fine, but my drive wont read ANY discs, regualr discs that i baught, the activate ISO disc, and a backup of one of my paid discs, i HAVE port IO 32 installed, but when i open jungle flasher it doesnt let me pick port IO to use, i recorded a video of my xbox, link is bellow.

How i flashed my drive[after installing pory IO]:
1. put into mode b
2. booted up XP SP3
3. opened jungle flasher
4. went to hitachi tab
5. dumped original FW
6. clicked flash ixtreme, saved the FW from that in diffrent folder.
7. successfully flashed [thats what it said on output box]
8. closed jungle flasher
9. turned xbox off
10. plugged cable back into xbox [SATA to xbox board]
11. powered on drive WITH activate.iso disc in the drive.
THEN NOTHING WORKS!

i tried re-flashing, restored original FW, then flashed, heres output:
(i accidently forgot to select original FW the first couple times, the last try was the one with the original FW)

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~~~~~JungleFlasher 0.1.67 BetaSession Started Tue Dec 01 21:39:06 2009This is a 32

bit process running on 2 x 32 bit CPUs PortIO is installed and running.Found 6 I/O

Ports.Found 0 Com Ports.Found 9 windows drives C: D: E: F: G: H: I: J: Z:Found 5

CD/DVD drives D: F: G: I: J:Restoring Stock f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload

Method via WIN32 APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required, remove next

time...Dumping Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Restore

AbortedFlashing Hacked f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32

APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required, remove next time...Dumping

Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Loading Hitachi Dump to

Source BufferInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is rev 0078-4E10DVD

key found @ 0x4E10 key is 3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is Hitachi OSIG:

HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: iXtreme:1.51:v78-12x            Key

database updatedFixing Checksum of Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32

APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required, remove next

time...................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Calculated Checksum

0xEB675794Actual Checksum     0xEB675794Flash Stability TestFlashing Sector

9003F000Dumping Sector 9003F000:....Read back & compare completed, Flashing

Stable!Repairing Test Sector.Flashing Sector 9003F000Done !Flashing Sector

9003E000Dumping Sector 9003E000:....Read back & compare completed, Write

Verified!Flash Checksum Complete !Flashing Hacked f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram

Upload Method via WIN32 APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required, remove next

time...Dumping Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Loading

Hitachi Dump to Source BufferInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is rev

0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is 3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is

Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: iXtreme:1.51:v78-12x     

      Key database updatedFlash AbortedScanning for hardware changesFound drive C: -

Hard Drive.Found drive D: - CD/DVD.Found drive E: - Hard Drive.Found drive F: -

CD/DVD.Found drive G: - CD/DVD.Found drive H: - Hard Drive.Found drive I: - CD/DVD.

<--- Hitachi foundFound drive J: - CD/DVD.Found drive Z: - Network.Restoring Stock

f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32 APIStopping the Disk - No

disk is required, remove next time...Dumping

Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Drive is rev

0078-4E10Auto-Loading target file C:\Documents and

Settings\Nate\Desktop\JungleFlasher.0.1.67\JungleFlasher v0.1.67 Beta

(50)\firmware\orig78-4e10.binTarget File MD5 hash is: 

7446249cfbd63642632e2481e0dc7b7dInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is

rev 0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is 00000000000000000000000000000000Firmware

is Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: Stock8 Sector

Differences FoundFlash Stability TestFlashing Sector 9003F000Dumping Sector

9003F000:....Read back & compare completed, Flashing Stable!Repairing Test

Sector.Flashing Sector 9003F000Done !Flashing Sector 90006000Flashing Sector

9000A000Flashing Sector 9001C000Flashing Sector 90026000Flashing Sector

9002D000Flashing Sector 90034000Flashing Sector 90035000Flashing Sector 90003000Done

!Write verify test..Dumping Flash:................................Read back & compare

completed, Write Verified!Flash Complete !Setting Checksum!Calculated Checksum

0x6D957603Actual Checksum     0x00000000Flashing Sector 9003E000Dumping Sector

9003E000:....Read back & compare completed, Write Verified!Flash Checksum Complete

!Fixing Checksum of Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32 APIStopping the

Disk - No disk is required, remove next time...................................Drive

is rev 0078-4E10Calculated Checksum 0x6D957603Actual Checksum     0x6D957603Flash

Stability TestFlashing Sector 9003F000Dumping Sector 9003F000:....Read back & compare

completed, Flashing Stable!Repairing Test Sector.Flashing Sector 9003F000Done

!Flashing Sector 9003E000Dumping Sector 9003E000:....Read back & compare completed,

Write Verified!Flash Checksum Complete !Flashing Hacked f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by

Ram Upload Method via WIN32 APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required, remove next

time...Dumping Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Loading

Hitachi Dump to Source BufferInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is rev

0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is 3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is

Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: StockKey database

updatedFlash AbortedRestoring Stock f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via

WIN32 APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required, remove next time...Dumping

Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Drive is rev

0078-4E10Auto-Loading target file C:\Documents and

Settings\Nate\Desktop\JungleFlasher.0.1.67\JungleFlasher v0.1.67 Beta

(50)\firmware\orig78-4e10.binTarget File MD5 hash is: 

7446249cfbd63642632e2481e0dc7b7dInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is

rev 0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is 00000000000000000000000000000000Firmware

is Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: Stock0 Sector

Differences FoundFlash Stability TestFlashing Sector 9003F000Dumping Sector

9003F000:....Read back & compare completed, Flashing Stable!Repairing Test

Sector.Flashing Sector 9003F000Done !Restore Aborted !Flashing Hacked f/w to Hitachi

0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32 APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required,

remove next time...Dumping Flash:................................Drive is rev

0078-4E10Hitachi Dump file saved to C:\Documents and

Settings\Nate\Desktop\Hit-OFW.binLoading Hitachi Dump to Source BufferInquiry string

foundIdentify string foundFirmware is rev 0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is

3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM

GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: StockKey database updatedFlash AbortedLoading Source

File Z:\what i used to flash\xbox DVD drive firmware dumps\GDR-3120L\original NON

FLASHED\orig.binInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is rev 0078-4E10DVD

key found @ 0x4E10 key is 3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is Hitachi OSIG:

HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: StockLoading target file Z:\what i used

to flash\xbox DVD drive firmware dumps\GDR-3120L\flashed output FW\Hit-OFW.binTarget

File MD5 hash is:  e36b198f88d0c491036db29f15b69a89Inquiry string foundIdentify

string foundFirmware is rev 0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is

3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM

GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: iXtreme:1.51:v78-12x            Spoofing TargetDVD Keys

are already the sameInquiry strings identicalIdentify strings identicalFlashing

Hacked f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32 APIStopping the Disk -

No disk is required, remove next time...Dumping

Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Loading Hitachi Dump to

Source BufferInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is rev 0078-4E10DVD

key found @ 0x4E10 key is 3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is Hitachi OSIG:

HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: StockKey database updatedFlash

AbortedRestoring Stock f/w to Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32

APIStopping the Disk - No disk is required, remove next time...Dumping

Flash:................................Drive is rev 0078-4E10Drive is rev

0078-4E10Auto-Loading target file C:\Documents and

Settings\Nate\Desktop\JungleFlasher.0.1.67\JungleFlasher v0.1.67 Beta

(50)\firmware\orig78-4e10.binTarget File MD5 hash is: 

7446249cfbd63642632e2481e0dc7b7dInquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is

rev 0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is 00000000000000000000000000000000Firmware

is Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: Stock0 Sector

Differences FoundFlash Stability TestFlashing Sector 9003F000Dumping Sector

9003F000:....Read back & compare completed, Flashing Stable!Repairing Test

Sector.Flashing Sector 9003F000Done !Done !Write verify test..Dumping

Flash:................................Read back & compare completed, Write

Verified!Flash Complete !Setting Checksum!Calculated Checksum 0x6D957603Actual

Checksum     0x00000000Flashing Sector 9003E000Dumping Sector 9003E000:....Read back

& compare completed, Write Verified!Flash Checksum Complete !Flashing Hacked f/w to

Hitachi 0078/0079 by Ram Upload Method via WIN32 APIStopping the Disk - No disk is

required, remove next time...Dumping Flash:................................Drive is

rev 0078-4E10Loading Hitachi Dump to Source BufferInquiry string foundIdentify string

foundFirmware is rev 0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is

3BA575A2CC449E019EAA4D9300CEE851Firmware is Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM

GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: StockKey database updatedDrive is Stock, rev

0078Auto-Loading target file C:\Documents and

Settings\Nate\Desktop\JungleFlasher.0.1.67\JungleFlasher v0.1.67 Beta

(50)\firmware\ix151-78-4e10.binTarget File MD5 hash is: 

7c3c120a63e9e83c0d885e896a4d9664Inquiry string foundIdentify string foundFirmware is

rev 0078-4E10DVD key found @ 0x4E10 key is 00000000000000000000000000000000Firmware

is Hitachi OSIG: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR3120L0078Firmware type is: iXtreme:1.51:v78-12x   

         9 Sector Differences FoundFlash Stability TestFlashing Sector

9003F000Dumping Sector 9003F000:....Read back & compare completed, Flashing

Stable!Repairing Test Sector.Flashing Sector 9003F000Done !Flashing Sector

9003E000Flashing Sector 90003000Flashing Sector 90006000Flashing Sector

9000A000Flashing Sector 9001C000Flashing Sector 90026000Flashing Sector

9002D000Flashing Sector 90034000Flashing Sector 90035000Done !Write verify

test..Dumping Flash:................................Read back & compare completed,

Write Verified!Flash Complete !

heres the video[the end gets cut off, just does the same thing as the actuall game DVD]:

i would say that the flash went good . also you do not need the activate.iso with the hitachi. make sure you using vervatim dvd+dl nothing else would read in my hiatchi drive iwould say put the 1.51 on there and make sure your using the proper blanks and the layer break is set right

IIIBIONICIII wrote:i would say that the flash went good . also you do not need the activate.iso with the hitachi. make sure you using vervatim dvd+dl nothing else would read in my hiatchi drive iwould say put the 1.51 on there and make sure your using the proper blanks and the layer break is set right

alright, i was pretty sure the flash went fine, but yea im using verbatim DVD+R DL, i use ImgBurn, i set the layer breaks for DL writing manually set as: 1913760

but thats all i have configured to burn, is it normall when it wont play actuall games?

seems to me its a bad flash you sure you got the correct firmware on there. when you dled it it could of got corrupt some how during the dl. sounds like a bad flash to me

I had the same problem when I switched the drive with a new one. Everything checked out, yet it played the DVD instead of the game. I solved this by spoofing the new drive to look like the old drive, using the old drive key. The procedure for this is all in the jungle flasher user guide. BTW my old drive was the 0047DJ and the new one is a 0059DJ.

Hope it helps.

if it wont play originals its a bad flash if it wont play backups its either a bad write or bad dvd

use memorex DVD+R DL only thing that worked on my hitachi

alright to sum up the great help [cant thankyou guys enough] i have the verbatim since the memorex DVD's suck, no effense, i have a 78FK drive, my old one was a samsung drive, have an idea of what key i can try to spoof it to?? and which firmware files do i need in my firmware folder if im only going to flash a 78, do i need the 78 FW or 78 and 79?

Thanks
EDIT:
Which one(s) of the firmware files should i keep in my firmware folder
(my drive version is a 78FK)

I think the flash went bad too. The lack of com ports caught my eye. If i was you, I would go into system settings and check your com port is ok. You may want to disable any shown, reboot then enable and try again. Also, it showed the original disc as a dvd but didn't see the dvd dual layer. In my opinion its likely your laser is too weak to see it so either needs the power boosting (lower resistance on the calibration pot)or replacing. Can't remember if the laser is the same as the benq or the sammy but think its the sammy SF-HD63 (check ebay)

http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/XBOX ... y_Moda.pdf

Hope this helps and remember to follow the jungleflasher pdf word for word. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH COS YOU ARE YOUNG AND CUT CORNERS!

p.s. Arita Ritek are better than verbatim and half the price too

neildee250 wrote:I think the flash went bad too. The lack of com ports caught my eye. If i was you, I would go into system settings and check your com port is ok. You may want to disable any shown, reboot then enable and try again. Also, it showed the original disc as a dvd but didn't see the dvd dual layer. In my opinion its likely your laser is too weak to see it so either needs the power boosting (lower resistance on the calibration pot)or replacing. Can't remember if the laser is the same as the benq or the sammy but think its the sammy SF-HD63 (check ebay)

http://dwl.xbox-scene.com/tutorial/XBOX ... y_Moda.pdf

Hope this helps and remember to follow the jungleflasher pdf word for word. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH COS YOU ARE YOUNG AND CUT CORNERS!

im young but im not cutting corners, im makeing do with what i have, i literally juse replaced the drive, im pretty sure the laser is fine, im also sure that im not lacking com ports, because i had accouple open, i think its just because im using a laptop through a SATA to USB, thankfully im building a computer in accouple days, and ill just run a SATA line into the motherboard so i dont have to use the USB to SATA adapter, that will probly help and maybe fix it.