lilkuz2005 Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 hey guys, i read somewhere that its possible to flash an aladdin modchip with xblast using a nand-x, i have all the parts for this but i need a pinout for the nand-x to the aladdin to flash the CPLD, can anyone help me out with this? i tried to use my old flashcatusb but i couldn't get the chip to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 I made my Xblast test chip by flashing a Aladdin using the hot swap method I also have Xblast on a DuoX2 chip. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 minute ago, SS_Dave said: I made my Xblast test chip by flashing a Aladdin using the hot swap method I also have Xblast on a DuoX2 chip. Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. I believe they are trying to reprogram the CPLD, Lattice LC4032V, on an Aladdin XT plus 2 with new code using the JTAG pads, not flashing the XBlast OS BIOS to a new SST49LF080 (1MB) flash memory chip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilkuz2005 Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 minute ago, KaosEngineer said: I believe they are trying to reprogram the CPLD, Lattice LC4032V, on an Aladdin XT plus 2 with new code using the JTAG pads, not flashing the XBlast OS BIOS to a new SST49LF080 (1MB) flash memory chip. yes this is exactly what im trying to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted June 17, 2020 Report Share Posted June 17, 2020 I saw that post at assemblergames.com however the poster never elaborated on how to do so. I found this thread, [DIY tutorial] Matrix SPI nand flasher upgrade to CPLD (coolrunner/glitch chip) programmer @ se7ensins.com, maybe there's some info posted there that can help. Not using a NAND-X though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilkuz2005 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 okay so after talking with another xbox enthusiast, he informed me that my old flashcatusb classic would work to write the SVF file for the CPLD on the aladdin xt, i just needed to update the firmware that i wasn't aware of and correctly wire up the pins to my chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ging3rguy Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 50 minutes ago, lilkuz2005 said: okay so after talking with another xbox enthusiast, he informed me that my old flashcatusb classic would work to write the SVF file for the CPLD on the aladdin xt, i just needed to update the firmware that i wasn't aware of and correctly wire up the pins to my chip You also need to replace the sst flash chip to a set 49lf080a, more info here https://www.obscuregamers.com/threads/mod-aladdin-xblast.505/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilkuz2005 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 8 hours ago, Ging3rguy said: You also need to replace the sst flash chip to a set 49lf080a, more info here https://www.obscuregamers.com/threads/mod-aladdin-xblast.505/ yeah i know, i have purchased a few 49lf080a a few months ago, i just had an issue with flashing the CPLD, now that i have that figured out i think i should be good to go. im going to pull out my old willem programmer and get to flashing and test one of these out on a v1.4 xbox today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjd2 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 6/17/2020 at 5:42 AM, lilkuz2005 said: hey guys, i read somewhere that its possible to flash an aladdin modchip with xblast using a nand-x, i have all the parts for this but i need a pinout for the nand-x to the aladdin to flash the CPLD, can anyone help me out with this? i tried to use my old flashcatusb but i couldn't get the chip to show up. I am probably late, but you can flash CPLD with those cheap FT232R boards from aliexpress. You need to use OpenOCD or Openschemes SVF player (works only with svf files tho, no xsvf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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