Donnie-Burger Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Bought a 10 pack from Ali and all were non flashable versions. We need a good source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMartigan Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 38 minutes ago, Donnie-Burger said: Bought a 10 pack from Ali and all were non flashable versions. We need a good source. All part of my reasoning for a pinned topic. Tons of great info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie-Burger Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) On 4/30/2022 at 4:18 PM, MadMartigan said: All part of my reasoning for a pinned topic. Tons of great info here. On the left is the flash-able version, on the right is the clone non-flashable. I tired many methods with hot swapping and its a no go. Edited May 21, 2022 by Donnie-Burger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankyToot Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Anyone else getting caught out with knockoff Aladdin's, if your SST chip is laser etched its most likely fake. Only genuine ones I've seen had printed text. What I gather from this thread is the problem stems from the provided laser etched 49LF020A actually being a 49LF002A which has a different write protocol, making the (probably also cloned) Lattice on the Aladdin incapable of writing to it. But, You can still program it with an external programmer... if you have one. What I managed to do was buy a new 49LF020 from Australia's favorite electronics store, Jaycar. I then booted to the clone and hot swapped (remove the Aladdin while system was booted, swapped the SST chip and reinstalled the Aladdin), then proceeded with the flash. Attached are how I setup the xbox for the hotswap, the clone chip details and then my aladdin with the genuine chip installed and the clone next to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie-Burger Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, SpankyToot said: Anyone else getting caught out with knockoff Aladdin's, if your SST chip is laser etched its most likely fake. Only genuine ones I've seen had printed text. What I gather from this thread is the problem stems from the provided laser etched 49LF020A actually being a 49LF002A which has a different write protocol, making the (probably also cloned) Lattice on the Aladdin incapable of writing to it. But, You can still program it with an external programmer... if you have one. What I managed to do was buy a new 49LF020 from Australia's favorite electronics store, Jaycar. I then booted to the clone and hot swapped (remove the Aladdin while system was booted, swapped the SST chip and reinstalled the Aladdin), then proceeded with the flash. Attached are how I setup the xbox for the hotswap, the clone chip details and then my aladdin with the genuine chip installed and the clone next to it. Nano USB Programmer is all you need and are on ebay. Alleviates the headache when odering aladdins and alike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankyToot Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 4:07 PM, Donnie-Burger said: Nano USB Programmer is all you need and are on ebay. Alleviates the headache when odering aladdins and alike. Thank you! I'll be ordering one of those soon just to have on hand. Couldn't find any in Aus for less than stupid prices sadly, so any time sensitive installs will be a quick trip to Jaycar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie-Burger Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Just got a 10 pack of Aladdins delivered from China. Un-flashable and socket is reversed for some reason. Externally flashable just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, Donnie-Burger said: Just got a 10 pack of Aladdins delivered from China. Un-flashable and socket is reversed for some reason. Externally flashable just fine. Do you have one of the older, maybe even an original, Aladdin XT plus 2 modchip? Have you tried to install a relabeled SST49LF020A - actually an SST49LF002A/B - flash chip in it and see if Evoxdash or XBlast OS can flash it? Edit: I'm thinking that somewhere along the way of cloning the modchip, the CPLD code developed for them dropped support for FirmWare Hub (FWH) flash memory chips, only supports LPC flash devices, since Evoxdash has code in it to recognize FWH (SST49LF002B) flash devices to write a BIOS to them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie-Burger Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, KaosEngineer said: Do you have one of the older flashable Aladdin XT plus 2 modchips? Have you tried to install a relabeled SST49LF020A - actually an SST49LF002A/B - flash chip in it and see if Evoxdash or XBlast OS can flash it? Yeah non flashable - These are same ics just reversed socket. I have the Nano and that worked as it should. The ics have the exact same #ing as the last unflashable batch I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 One that looks like this one: instead of like this one: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie-Burger Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 8:11 PM, KaosEngineer said: One that looks like this one: instead of like this one: They arent flashable like you are asking. You can swap ics either way after flashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredoias Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 So, is there anyone in the US who can flash the clone chip? I can't seem to find the programmer in stock. I would pay to just have it flashed with a good bios that will allow me to use more than 137gb of my 1tb drive. Thanks in advance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie-Burger Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, Fredoias said: So, is there anyone in the US who can flash the clone chip? I can't seem to find the programmer in stock. I would pay to just have it flashed with a good bios that will allow me to use more than 137gb of my 1tb drive. Thanks in advance. I can flash it for you free just pay shipping - Can flash multiples if wanted. Same offer goes out to anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredoias Posted July 20, 2022 Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 Thanks. I may buy a couple more clones and have you do 2 or 3 to have a backup on hand . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 I found another option to the Nano USB programmer. I've heard that the device driver for it is not signed making it a pain to get running on Windows 10 or 11. There are workarounds but implementing them can be a bit complex to get the Nano USB working. Disable Windows 10 or 11's requirement to only use signed device drivers. (Note: I do not own a Nano USB programmer to know for certain.) BAD NEWS: I just read through PJRC's store web page for the status of stock of the Teensy 3.2 modules: Chips for Teensy 3.2 have been delayed until March 2023 for limited supply and June 2023 for larger quantities. So, no stock for a long time. What's up with this global chip shortage? DIY LPC Flash Programmer Solution Teensy 3.1 SPI + LPC/FWH Flasher Hardware: It uses a Teensy 3.1 USB-based microcontroller development system and a PLCC32 shield. ( I don't see a listing for the 3.1 rev of the Teensy anymore. However, it should work with a Teensy 3.2. Currently out of stock for Teensy 3.2 rev modules.) Software: flashrom serprog Github repository for the design: https://github.com/urjaman/frser-teensyflash Edit: This project was started 8 years ago and the last updates done 7 years ago. Nothing wrong with that. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserFriendly Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 Just for clarity on this since I am not at all familiar with reprogramming chips. All I need is one of those Nano USB Programmer's from ebay and I will be able to reprogram the wrong chips that get sent with the fake Aladdins off Aliexpress to be able to write new bios to the chip? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie-Burger Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, UserFriendly said: Just for clarity on this since I am not at all familiar with reprogramming chips. All I need is one of those Nano USB Programmer's from ebay and I will be able to reprogram the wrong chips that get sent with the fake Aladdins off Aliexpress to be able to write new bios to the chip? Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amak79 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 I have Aladdin Advance with a genuine SST49LF020 that I replaced with a XeniumICE. The Aladdin was soldered directly to the pin header and unfortunately I lifted one of the pads on the mod chip PCB while desoldering it. I had no intention of using the mod chip again since it has no header socket and can only be installed by soldering it directly to the pin header. However I was wondering if the SST49LF020 chip would work If I put it into one of the non-flashable Aladdin's and could it then be flashed with standard Xbox apps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 14 hours ago, amak79 said: I have Aladdin Advance with a genuine SST49LF020 that I replaced with a XeniumICE. The Aladdin was soldered directly to the pin header and unfortunately I lifted one of the pads on the mod chip PCB while desoldering it. I had no intention of using the mod chip again since it has no header socket and can only be installed by soldering it directly to the pin header. However I was wondering if the SST49LF020 chip would work If I put it into one of the non-flashable Aladdin's and could it then be flashed with standard Xbox apps? Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtykash Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 Does anyone know what pins are connected to these points on the SST49LF020 when SPI programming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaosEngineer Posted May 14, 2023 Report Share Posted May 14, 2023 3 hours ago, dirtykash said: Does anyone know what pins are connected to these points on the SST49LF020 when SPI programming? There is not SPI interface on an SST49LF020 flash memory chip. It can only be accessed via low-pin count (LPC) or parallel programming mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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