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lambo · 25-11-10, 08:10 PM

I have the spi programmer cable and clip, im trying to re flash a 256 that I think was bricked (could not get the hax page), the programmer reads the modem chip and appears to flash it but I still cant get the hax page, could something else be wrong with the 256 ?

BL4K3Y · 25-11-10, 08:39 PM

Are you flashing a full 2MB image? Either that or you need to flash a bootloader and then the firmware, I would recommend flashing a full 2MB image though.

lambo · 25-11-10, 08:58 PM

yeah blakey_8 its a full 2mb flash from a working 256 with hax r39, ive also tried the one that came with the programmer but still the same.

BL4K3Y · 25-11-10, 09:08 PM

Does the chip ID correctly with the proper name for the chip? I know for a fact that MX chips with a blue dot on require some extra work. You need to bridge a certain point on the modem's PCB but I forgot which.

lambo · 25-11-10, 09:13 PM

yep it id's ok
Macronix
MX25L1605
2048 kbytes
its not the d type so I dont think I need to bridge it, it has a red dot on it.

BL4K3Y · 25-11-10, 09:40 PM

That ID looks good to me. Have you set your parallel port to ECP+EPP mode in the BIOS? I'm pretty sure I used that setting however I haven't used my SPI programmer for some time now so I cannot accurately tell you what I did.

lambo · 25-11-10, 09:54 PM

its set at ecp bidirectional I dont have the option for ecp+epp, I think its taking the flash as when I flash it with one particular version of hax all the lights continuously flash, but when I flash with the workin flash dump they dont.

BL4K3Y · 25-11-10, 10:13 PM

After I flashed, I think I had to leave the modem on a good 5 minutes before it did anything. Also, I couldn't put Haxorware11rev39 straight on there, I had to load a 2MB dump of rev38 and then upgrade to rev39 using the Haxorware GUI.

lambo · 26-11-10, 02:40 PM

all lights just keep fashing with rev38 with rev39 the power light stays solid and the ethernet light will come on when connected but still cant communicate with the modem.

lambo · 26-11-10, 04:30 PM

Finally the flash has taken, must have done it 15 or 20 times lol, but its back on with rev39.
Thanks for your help blakey_8

25-11-10, 08:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	spi flashing I have the spi programmer cable and clip, im trying to re flash a 256 that I think was bricked (could not get the hax page), the programmer reads the modem chip and appears to flash it but I still cant get the hax page, could something else be wrong with the 256 ?

25-11-10, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: spi flashing Are you flashing a full 2MB image? Either that or you need to flash a bootloader and then the firmware, I would recommend flashing a full 2MB image though.

25-11-10, 08:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: spi flashing yeah blakey_8 its a full 2mb flash from a working 256 with hax r39, ive also tried the one that came with the programmer but still the same.

25-11-10, 09:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: spi flashing Does the chip ID correctly with the proper name for the chip? I know for a fact that MX chips with a blue dot on require some extra work. You need to bridge a certain point on the modem's PCB but I forgot which.

25-11-10, 09:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: spi flashing yep it id's ok Macronix MX25L1605 2048 kbytes its not the d type so I dont think I need to bridge it, it has a red dot on it.

25-11-10, 09:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: spi flashing That ID looks good to me. Have you set your parallel port to ECP+EPP mode in the BIOS? I'm pretty sure I used that setting however I haven't used my SPI programmer for some time now so I cannot accurately tell you what I did.

25-11-10, 09:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: spi flashing its set at ecp bidirectional I dont have the option for ecp+epp, I think its taking the flash as when I flash it with one particular version of hax all the lights continuously flash, but when I flash with the workin flash dump they dont.

25-11-10, 10:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: spi flashing After I flashed, I think I had to leave the modem on a good 5 minutes before it did anything. Also, I couldn't put Haxorware11rev39 straight on there, I had to load a 2MB dump of rev38 and then upgrade to rev39 using the Haxorware GUI.

26-11-10, 02:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: spi flashing all lights just keep fashing with rev38 with rev39 the power light stays solid and the ethernet light will come on when connected but still cant communicate with the modem.

26-11-10, 04:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: spi flashing Finally the flash has taken, must have done it 15 or 20 times lol, but its back on with rev39. Thanks for your help blakey_8

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