To be honest, yours and modded warfares videos are both great. If I want to RGH 3 a 360, I use this video to pick up any information I missed whereas modded warfares video is short and straight to the point. You’re both great!
I don't know how often you get this, but I've watched your videos since about 2014. We've actually talked briefly before, funny enough. Still after all these years, you make good stuff for people to watch. Always very informative and make it very user friendly. You've always been very kind to me, and I love to see you still thriving today. Keep going strong, my friend. :))
You are the person that inspired me to do RGH on xboxes, I did couple of Trinity consoles using your guide and RGH 3 couple of Falcons. I do feel proud of myself that I was able to do it before you did the tutorial, but I am still very grateful for your work. Btw for removing old thermal paste I found naphta (lighter fluid) to be the best, it dissolves it in no time. Just remember to flush it with some isopropyl alcohol as naphta stinks a bit. Thanks again for your work man, cheers!
@@repairstudio4940what's the right reddit community? I have two old (both working, minus one disc drive) phats and just got a soldering kit. I'm finally ready to dive in, just need this nand writer
Just ordered a Jasper. Watched your whole video; I only have minor experience soldering in school years ago but I think I may give this a go. I’m pretty hands on. Great tutorial; love how in depth your tutorial was while not being patronising. Will be sure to update you on how it goes when I eventually get all the kit together ❤
last year i rgh3.0'D a trinity its super easy with no experience, but can be difficult linking wires to resistors and ground points hope your setup went well,
Tried doing rgh 1.2 but I just couldn't get it to boot consistently if at all no matter what I did. So I tried this instead and so far it's been amazing, instant boots on my jasper 16mb. Really appreciate all your videos man they have made this whole process a breeze.
Thanks for this. I took the plunge and got a soldering iron and all the tools needed with absolulutely no experience in soldering and I succesfully did this yesterday using the pico method. Works perfectly and boots fast.
I've done few 360 elite (jasper V2) rgh3 and yes, these have a bit inconsistent boot time (from instant boot to few sec, sometimes more than 10sec.) Sometimes, they won't glitch at all, but it's really rare, and you just have to turn it off and turn it on again. However, all of my 360 are at my friend's home, they are running at least once a week, and they never let us down ! I understand what you said, but with my small experience, I still recommend rgh3 on phat system if you want to enjoy good games for the cheapest price ! Keep it up !
Sounds like a good experience, which is great! Although it can differ, you'll also see others who have a small experience and sample set who have had nothing but issues with their RGH 3.0 consoles.
@@MrMario2011 I agree with you, I actually read the comments ! Just want to share my (small) experience ☺️ On the first rgh I've done (jasper V2) ,I noticed that boot times are the most inconsistent, and I think it's related to the fact that I did put too long wires. On the phat consoles that I did rgh3 more recently, I put the shortest possible wire, and it did improve boot times, or at least the consistency. (Instant boot 30% of the time, and less than 10sec boot 65% of the time. Still got more than 10sec boot once a while, but it's not a big deal) I still use my first rgh frequently (my main system), with too long wires, and it still works very well !
@@PhilThrahuile FWIW the only times I've had iffy RGH3 operation was on a 2008 Falcon that had two bad blocks of which one was in the 1xx region (the other was located at 2BD). Apparently it's a bit sensitive if it's the 0x1xx region when it comes to bad blocks...it did fix itself over time of usage, so probably just NAND rot?
I followed this guide extensively (Watched maybe 6-8 times) and so thought I would give my experience. I first tried to RGH 3 a Ebay Jasper 16mb elite, but it was too unreliable. The RGH would be working for one moment, then after turning the console off it would not, or only glitch once every 20+ tries. I re-made and re-soldered the wires probably up to 10+ times before the Xbox stopped working (During boot it gives me 1 solid green light and no video). I think the issues were due to the dodgy Xbox I received from Ebay. The external case was in pretty poor condition, the internals showed signs of liquid damage and had been opened before. One oddity I noticed while troubleshooting the RGH to try and make it reliable was that it would RROD if I brushed or touched the heatsink by a fraction - usually a sign of static electricity causing issues but I made sure I was grounded so not sure what it was. I then tried it on a Jasper 512mb from a local pawn store. It still had the warranty sticker sealed. After opening - it looked like it was never used - I could only find a very small amount of dust on the fan and that was it. With this Xbox I was successful with achieving a reliable RGH. At first it wouldn't work, until I tried 10Mhz instead of 27Mhz and it has booted successfully ever since (Boot times range from instant to 30 seconds). I have now transplanted the Jasper 512mb in my Halo 3 edition Xbox and I am a happy man. I think having an Xbox that was in much better condition got me over the line. Thank-you for the detailed video. I learned how to solder from this project. I look forward to doing more mods in the future. 👍👍👍
Here's a tip for remembering the orientation of the diode inside your shrinkwrapped wire. Just use another color of wire on that end. I used a white wire on the anode side and a black wire on the cathode side. Easy peasy to remember which end to hook up to POST1/FT6U7.
Great video! I've done the rgh3 on my 512mb jasper, with great success. Has been running for over a month now, with mostly instaboot times. I have been super lucky with my console. Fantastic instructions as always!
Does it have extended GPU heatsink or stock xenon 512mb??? Also it's a gamble long term you might end up getting zero continuity on stock resistors, caps, or diodes in area on phats later down road you may not only time will tell... like @MrMario2011 shared.
@@dasmikko true true I mean m$ didn't design the supply's to be fabricated that way a glitch to glitch itself all in one who's knows what long term resistances are or gate drains on pwm parts have effects
Huge props to your guide, now I'm a proud owner of both a Kronos RGH3 Elite unit and a custom-cobbled-together MS serviced Falcon that's RGH3'd. Kronos was done locally, the Falcon I did it myself. Bought a Pico, worked straight out of the first try with 27MHz. Shell is made out of a Elite Falcon that had a missing faceplate, and a scrapped (broke traces when removing X-Clamps >.
Congrats! Awesome to see! The Falcon I showed in here is on 27MHz, works well but it takes 7 seconds to boot. No biggie, just 2 seconds longer than an instaboot.
@@MrMario2011 I did mine on 27 too. I suspect the Kronos (which isn't my work, it was done before I got hold of a USB-C RPi Pico to use as a flasher) was done on 10 MHz, which MIGHT be spotty? It sometimes sits at a black screen, though I just power cycle it whenever that happens and it boots up right away. Also check this out, I ran DashLaunch to set up Aurora as default boot dash and the console info is just funny - board indeed shows up as Falcon, yet the flash identifies itself as Trinity 🤣👍 How does that even happen?
And we have another winner! An April 2009 datecode 16MB Jasper successfully RGH3'd. Same 27MHz setting. This one must've been a shell swap of a modded elite (or at the very least the HDD was from a modded unit) as upon RGH-ing I was instantly greeted with Freestyle instead of the standard 360 dash, for whatever reason :D Off to Aurora it'll go since it's pretty void as is.
You are definitely correct about Rgh3 fat boots times. Just had a jasper I had to refund the buyer. 27mhz would boot 50-200seconds or nothing. 10mhz just turned off on boot.
@@Mailmansson Did you have any bad blocks in the NAND? I nearly had that encounter with a Falcon that had NAND rot due to sitting unused. Cycling it a few times fixed it aside from a single bad block that was really a goner.
Great Tutorial. So I wanted to do it with one Xbox 360 Jasper but someone was there before me and the board was do messed up that the first one was a fail. The second Xbox I bought was a 360 elite Jasper. I used the Pico Flasher and faced the Problem that it would read the nand but they would not be the same,wrong header or it would automatically select RGH 2 even though it was a stock console. For those who have similar problems and soldered everything perfectly, in my case the cables which I bought were the Problem. After I change every kabel to a thicker one it started working. And so I have now a RGH 3 Xbox. In my case 10mhz works better than 27. Thank you for your step by step guide which was very helpful.
These were the first consoles I had done this mod with and I was ecstatic. And then the problems began. My biggest problem was that it would never glitch on most boots. I'd leave it sit about 30 seconds before powering off then powering back on repeatedly until it started. I keep these in my closet for the time being. EDIT: Also want to mention, I use lighter fluid for thermal paste. It works wonders. drench piece of a paper towel, set it there about 10 seconds then start wiping. Of course follow up with a bit of alcohol to remove the greasy oil residue.
@@MrMario2011 Trinities are definitely my favorite revision. I've been hoping to see someone do a Corona with the latest version of my 3d printed post fix adapter. Every time I get a new console I set up the camera and tear it all down to find it doesn't require one. Before I would get one every other day! Ah, well. Nice presentation here, as usual. All explanation and low filler. This is the way.
If it helps at all, that POST point under the XCGPU can be used in any Trinity or Corona console. Some people have to use the adapter if they screw up their POST point on the bottom of the board.
@@MrMario2011 hey, that's a thought for testing purposes. It's easy to overlook the logical sometimes. I luckily haven't messed up any post points in all of my adventures. I have done two consoles with variations of the design I guess I failed to mention, but by that time I just wanted to rush to button things up left with only the idea afterwards. And why waste the thermal paste was the attitude by that point. I'll keep that in mind!
Everything seems to have worked and I can boot into Xell with the eject button, but I don't have the glitch.ecc file to backup (every other file is there)? I'm assuming it's fine, but curious if this is the same for anyone else? Edit: I checked the logs and apparantly the glitch.ecc wrote to the nand successfully. Whatever, as long as it works!
I tried doing RGH3 to my Jasper, but it didn't work greatly, my console froze multiple times during boot and Dashboard. Anyways, nice walkthrough trough this mod :)
Followed this guide to install the the RGH3 after I had some issues with the RGH1.2 installation on my Falcon Xbox 360 (RROD 0010 error and then no HDMI output after fixing it). The only slight difference i have on my installation is rather than using a single 22K ohms resister, I am using 2x 10K ohms resisters in series (didn't have a 22K at the time). So far my console has been booting consistantly for the past week since its installation and hopefully stays like this.
Mannnn I miss the old 2010 JTAG days before RGH. Especially on MW2 with the infected quarantine patch! Crazy to think infected was created by modders & then adapted by Activision!
If you get a cheap soldering iron that comes with solder and no flux it will be almost impossible to solder anything to the Xbox without breaking it make sure you have flux or the solder your using has flux in it
Im speaking from my experience: the RGH3 doesnt worth it, i made it and despite the console booting like unhacked, some games crashes randomly, others dont but that made the xbox unreliable to play. For me the best hack is rgh1.2 for fat consoles it worth a little bit of money for a totally functional and reliable console. I followed the tutorial of this channel and its simply great tutorial.
It seems it's a hit & miss. I've done it on my Falcon 1 year ago, and played with it basically every day for like 10 months. Sometimes it couldn't boot or booted "not properly" and froze ingame. But if I was fast enough, it could be rebooted in Aurora. The boot times are okay I guess, at least for me. Recently redone the wiring, thanks to the new alternative SMC_PLL solder point, which made this wire much shorter. And it looks like the freezes are less likely to happen. But you're right, RGH1.2 is the way to go for reliability/stability. RGH3 is a gamble on phats and I recommend only doing to your own console.
@@Hudee1985thats right buddy, my fat console had more or less the same behavior, mine frozed on disc games and some games. Its like you say, its like a gambling. I highly recommend to use a matrix glitcher (i didnt have the chip programmer but i bought it pre programmed and the times its like it was never hacked)
Hudee1985's last words on their comment is the most accurate: I recommend only doing to your own console. RGH 3.0 for Phat consoles can be entirely hit or miss, which is indeed why RGH 1.2 is recommended.
First, I like to thank you for creating these great videos, they are well done and thorough. They provide a invaluable resource to the mod (and maintenance) community. My only question is with the rear case sticker which shows 12v 12.1A, and the all black U2C1(Southbridge) chip, which I had always thought was found on Jasper boards. Was this a Falcon or a Jasper?
It's most likely my goofy soldering but when I turn on the console it shuts off after a second. I'll retry my soldering tomorrow, I need some new heads because mine are starting to not even take solder.
I just attempted this and was able to write the nand but immediately after writing the nand I unplugged everything, desoldered the xflasher connector tried booting up again and got rrod or 3 flashing red lights, the eject boot to xcell doesn't work either but it did right before the nand write, not too sure if I messed something up, or if a nand corruption could cause rrod or if it's just a coincidence. Any help would be greatly appreciated, would love to know for sure if the nand can have no affect, I can attempt a reflow of the gpu if needed.
great video! I've done a few and had so many problems so i gave up, one worked perfectly then just wouldn't boot :( first didn't work with the diode at all, it only worked without the diode which i found strange, im not sure maybe it was my fault but obviously its certainly not fully stable, great tutorial and disclaimer non the less
Sick guide. Is it normal for glitching to take 6 seconds? It’s damn near instant to xell but takes 6 seconds to start the splash on retail. Is that just the nature of RGH 3 on Phat systems? Thanks
so ive been trying for a month now. i have a dump of my xbox. but then after that the xbox wouldnt boot and now it will not connect to my jr. it says console not found. what do i do?
Anytime I try to RGH3 Xbox360, After Creating ECC then try to ON the xbox, it we not boot but I later discovered once it happened like that it means the Xbox as automatically as issue of three Red Ring of Death. So I want to ask if there is anything you think am doing in the process of RGH3, that is not Proper ????
I know this is an old video but I have a couple Zephyr's that I want to mod but finding a good tutorial for Zephyrs is near impossible to find. Does anyone know where to find one? I can't find an RGH3 for one anywhere.
@@MrMario2011 Thank you for the reply! I have one more question, if that's okay. I RGH3ed a console(trinity), and now the 360 games that I had already downloaded won't play, the arcade games and indi play fine but none of my previously DLed games will launch. I have done the avatar fix and the backwards compat partition thing to no avail. Any info as to why this is happening?
I found on a Spanish speaking forum, a method where they completely ditch the transistor and resistor and use 2 AMS1117 1.2v voltage regulators, supposedly, it's safer and more stable on Fat systems
lol now im scared my RGH3 Jasper from ebay will stop glitching, had it for 4 months & it only takes like 5-10 seconds to boot 99% of the time. guess i'd better learn the art of soldering
Does the type of switching diode matter? If I order from ebay I have to wait almost a month to receive that specific diode, where as I could get a diode from takealot in more or less 7 business days.
If someone's falcon doesn't want to boot after installing xell, let them install a 10k resistor... mine didn't want to boot with a 22k resistor and with 10k it was insta boot
Thanks for the tip. Mine didn´t work first time with the 22k. Tried a 10k instead and it worked! Just for curiosity i removed later the 10k and put back the 22k resitor. Working also fine now?! wierd!
Great video 👍 I’m having a little issue. Installed j runner w extras and installed the drivers for the xflasher as well but when I open jrunner while having xflasher plugged in and set to spi mode it doesn’t show up in jrunner.
My PicoFlasher just has some 28 or 26 awg wires soldered in. For the xFlasher360 I took the standard NAND wires years ago, cut off the tips, soldered sewing needles to them, then used heatshrink tubing.
hello everyone, new guy here. i looked up the availability of resistors on amazon and have a couple of questions. which ones are better for the rgh3; 1/4, 1/2W or 1W? ...also does the direction of the resistor matter for the color stripes? thnx
@@MrMario2011Heh, as the replies go that is pretty definitive and thanx for the quick reply. i`ve been loosing sleep over your tutorials. can`t wait to get started on the og xbox and the 360.
Hi mario. I have one 512 jasper. Read and compare nands are ok. But when i write xell image, it beeps but the message "writing xell image completed" or something wont show up and it only says writing xell image and it stucks. If i turn on my console with eject button, it turns off after about 2 sec. No red lights. Just green light and turns off
Had the same issue also with a 512 jasper. glitch doesnt work, the fan is acting strange, like pulsating or so. I desolderd the wires, rewrote the stock NAND, but then the console shuts down after 1-2 seconds like yours did. So i rewrote again the stock nand and this time it worked. Tried it again, now its working.
The modification made to the bottom of the board that you made using a diode and resistor I have already seen done using a 1.2 volt voltage regulator. What would be the difference between the two methods and which would be the best option?
hey man! It’s been over a year now since making this, how’s the console holding up and can you now recommend doing this? Or would you suggest anything different? Looking to do this to my Jasper v2 360 elite!
Just ran the "Read Nand" on a Jasper and the program asked me what size Nand to dump. It gave me a choice of 64mb (system) and 512mb. I selected the 64mb option, should I redump the Nand using the 512 option instead or does it matter?
If this happened after RGH 3.0 was installed, it could be an issue with your install itself, or your console isn't compatible with RGH 3.0 and needs to be changed to 1.2
RGH3 at Falcon/Jasper is not a good option. Rather stick to RGH1.2. RGH3 is only good at Slim's. The Falcon/Jaspers with RGH3 don't do well with glitches and it's a matter of luck if the system runs well. Until now I had 1 Jasper 16mb which ran 100% with it. I won't do it again. Then better install Coolrunner.
@@MrMario2011 thank you omg! I will comeback to this video real soon with everything hope it goes well 🙏 I have soldering skills just need the flasher and the proper mats
Hello i follow all the steps right from the beginning and when try to boot after the creation of XLL the xbox open with a solid green light but no signal from hdmi What i can do? I working with raspberry pico on a falcon xbox and the same thing is doing with both ways 27hz/10hz
Had the same issue with my Falcon. Today i´ve read a comment here that someone used a 10k resitor instead of the 22k. I tried this also and it worked. After finishing the RGH i put back the 22k resitor just to look if it´s stopped working, but it´s working fine?! Don´t know exactly why, but you can try that too.
Hey man, I had a question. I'm not sure if this is stupid or silly but what if you want to remove RGH from your Xbox? Do you have a video on that by chance?
Try 10 MHz as well. Also make sure your soldering quality is good, wire routing is short, etc. If you remove the wiring and stock NAND boots, then it might be a case of your console not accepting RGH3. At that point RGH 1.2 would be recommended.
would rgh3 work on a falcon from 2011? what about a falcon from 2009? im curious because i used to have a falcon from 2009 and it was my dad's but now i have one from 2011
i've tried 2 jaspers and the rol just flashes on both i've redone the rgh wires and the nand wires but i'm still just getting the flashing light. any ideas or tips?
@@MrMario2011 thanks for replying, I removed the diode and resistor on both consoles and they work, funny thing is I did this on a falcon and used the diode and resistor and it works fine
To be honest, yours and modded warfares videos are both great. If I want to RGH 3 a 360, I use this video to pick up any information I missed whereas modded warfares video is short and straight to the point. You’re both great!
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I don't know how often you get this, but I've watched your videos since about 2014. We've actually talked briefly before, funny enough. Still after all these years, you make good stuff for people to watch. Always very informative and make it very user friendly. You've always been very kind to me, and I love to see you still thriving today.
Keep going strong, my friend. :))
Thanks for hanging out!
You are the person that inspired me to do RGH on xboxes, I did couple of Trinity consoles using your guide and RGH 3 couple of Falcons. I do feel proud of myself that I was able to do it before you did the tutorial, but I am still very grateful for your work. Btw for removing old thermal paste I found naphta (lighter fluid) to be the best, it dissolves it in no time. Just remember to flush it with some isopropyl alcohol as naphta stinks a bit. Thanks again for your work man, cheers!
@@repairstudio4940what's the right reddit community? I have two old (both working, minus one disc drive) phats and just got a soldering kit. I'm finally ready to dive in, just need this nand writer
Just ordered a Jasper. Watched your whole video; I only have minor experience soldering in school years ago but I think I may give this a go. I’m pretty hands on. Great tutorial; love how in depth your tutorial was while not being patronising. Will be sure to update you on how it goes when I eventually get all the kit together ❤
Good luck! Along with that: practice, practice, practice.
Did it work for you? where did you buy the RGH kit?
last year i rgh3.0'D a trinity its super easy with no experience, but can be difficult linking wires to resistors and ground points hope your setup went well,
Tried doing rgh 1.2 but I just couldn't get it to boot consistently if at all no matter what I did. So I tried this instead and so far it's been amazing, instant boots on my jasper 16mb. Really appreciate all your videos man they have made this whole process a breeze.
Thanks for this. I took the plunge and got a soldering iron and all the tools needed with absolulutely no experience in soldering and I succesfully did this yesterday using the pico method. Works perfectly and boots fast.
Nice work!
The explanation a the begginning of the video is perfect, cant agree more-
I messed up One Jasper for the First Time. But thank you i did It on another Jasper and a Falcon and It perfectly works
I've done few 360 elite (jasper V2) rgh3 and yes, these have a bit inconsistent boot time (from instant boot to few sec, sometimes more than 10sec.)
Sometimes, they won't glitch at all, but it's really rare, and you just have to turn it off and turn it on again.
However, all of my 360 are at my friend's home, they are running at least once a week, and they never let us down !
I understand what you said, but with my small experience, I still recommend rgh3 on phat system if you want to enjoy good games for the cheapest price !
Keep it up !
Sounds like a good experience, which is great! Although it can differ, you'll also see others who have a small experience and sample set who have had nothing but issues with their RGH 3.0 consoles.
@@MrMario2011 I agree with you, I actually read the comments ! Just want to share my (small) experience ☺️
On the first rgh I've done (jasper V2)
,I noticed that boot times are the most inconsistent, and I think it's related to the fact that I did put too long wires. On the phat consoles that I did rgh3 more recently, I put the shortest possible wire, and it did improve boot times, or at least the consistency. (Instant boot 30% of the time, and less than 10sec boot 65% of the time. Still got more than 10sec boot once a while, but it's not a big deal)
I still use my first rgh frequently (my main system), with too long wires, and it still works very well !
@@PhilThrahuile FWIW the only times I've had iffy RGH3 operation was on a 2008 Falcon that had two bad blocks of which one was in the 1xx region (the other was located at 2BD). Apparently it's a bit sensitive if it's the 0x1xx region when it comes to bad blocks...it did fix itself over time of usage, so probably just NAND rot?
I followed this guide extensively (Watched maybe 6-8 times) and so thought I would give my experience.
I first tried to RGH 3 a Ebay Jasper 16mb elite, but it was too unreliable. The RGH would be working for one moment, then after turning the console off it would not, or only glitch once every 20+ tries. I re-made and re-soldered the wires probably up to 10+ times before the Xbox stopped working (During boot it gives me 1 solid green light and no video).
I think the issues were due to the dodgy Xbox I received from Ebay. The external case was in pretty poor condition, the internals showed signs of liquid damage and had been opened before. One oddity I noticed while troubleshooting the RGH to try and make it reliable was that it would RROD if I brushed or touched the heatsink by a fraction - usually a sign of static electricity causing issues but I made sure I was grounded so not sure what it was.
I then tried it on a Jasper 512mb from a local pawn store. It still had the warranty sticker sealed. After opening - it looked like it was never used - I could only find a very small amount of dust on the fan and that was it. With this Xbox I was successful with achieving a reliable RGH. At first it wouldn't work, until I tried 10Mhz instead of 27Mhz and it has booted successfully ever since (Boot times range from instant to 30 seconds).
I have now transplanted the Jasper 512mb in my Halo 3 edition Xbox and I am a happy man.
I think having an Xbox that was in much better condition got me over the line.
Thank-you for the detailed video. I learned how to solder from this project. I look forward to doing more mods in the future.
👍👍👍
Glad this helped! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Here's a tip for remembering the orientation of the diode inside your shrinkwrapped wire. Just use another color of wire on that end. I used a white wire on the anode side and a black wire on the cathode side. Easy peasy to remember which end to hook up to POST1/FT6U7.
For sure, I thought of it afterwards for the sake of that tutorial but didn't do so in the moment as I usually just stick to one color.
Mr Mario - you are freaking awesome! I could never have done this without your expert guide
That was all you!
Went from 2+ minutes (or never) to boot (RGH2 Cool Runner C) to less than 10 seconds, Jasper console. Thanks for the video!
You're welcome! Although the move there would have been better going from RGH2 to RGH 1.2
yeah, but then I would have to program the coolrunner right? that makes it more complex (for me) because I would have to import a programmer board.
Thank you very much. Great to see Quality tutorials in 2022.
Glad it can help!
Thank you Mr. Mario for the heads-up. A big shut-out to the "Hellooooo..." Man Octo.
HEELLLOOOOOOoooo...
Great video! I've done the rgh3 on my 512mb jasper, with great success. Has been running for over a month now, with mostly instaboot times. I have been super lucky with my console.
Fantastic instructions as always!
Does it have extended GPU heatsink or stock xenon 512mb??? Also it's a gamble long term you might end up getting zero continuity on stock resistors, caps, or diodes in area on phats later down road you may not only time will tell... like @MrMario2011 shared.
@@modbox9560 i believe the stock xenon one. But yeah, only time will tell. Worst case is that i will have to covert it to a 1.2 rgh
@@dasmikko true true I mean m$ didn't design the supply's to be fabricated that way a glitch to glitch itself all in one who's knows what long term resistances are or gate drains on pwm parts have effects
Aah here we go, thanks for another tutorial. Youre an absolute legend mate.
Successfully done 2 trinity's and 1 jasper with your tutorials now, thank you!
You're welcome!
Is the rgh 3 still in beta or its better now on falcom board?
Huge props to your guide, now I'm a proud owner of both a Kronos RGH3 Elite unit and a custom-cobbled-together MS serviced Falcon that's RGH3'd. Kronos was done locally, the Falcon I did it myself.
Bought a Pico, worked straight out of the first try with 27MHz. Shell is made out of a Elite Falcon that had a missing faceplate, and a scrapped (broke traces when removing X-Clamps >.
Congrats! Awesome to see! The Falcon I showed in here is on 27MHz, works well but it takes 7 seconds to boot. No biggie, just 2 seconds longer than an instaboot.
@@MrMario2011 I did mine on 27 too.
I suspect the Kronos (which isn't my work, it was done before I got hold of a USB-C RPi Pico to use as a flasher) was done on 10 MHz, which MIGHT be spotty? It sometimes sits at a black screen, though I just power cycle it whenever that happens and it boots up right away.
Also check this out, I ran DashLaunch to set up Aurora as default boot dash and the console info is just funny - board indeed shows up as Falcon, yet the flash identifies itself as Trinity 🤣👍 How does that even happen?
And we have another winner! An April 2009 datecode 16MB Jasper successfully RGH3'd.
Same 27MHz setting. This one must've been a shell swap of a modded elite (or at the very least the HDD was from a modded unit) as upon RGH-ing I was instantly greeted with Freestyle instead of the standard 360 dash, for whatever reason :D
Off to Aurora it'll go since it's pretty void as is.
Love the tutorial, but I always giggle at some of the blacked out info. None of it is really identifying or useful to outside parties.
one of the best YT Guides ive ever seen. well done
Glad it helped!
Right now i just successfully booted my rgh3 falcon, thanks a lot for this guide!
Nice work!
Just in time! i have a falcon a pi pico and the 22 ohm resistor all i need is for the 1n4148 to arrive probably monday. thanks !
See you in a couple days!
You are definitely correct about Rgh3 fat boots times. Just had a jasper I had to refund the buyer. 27mhz would boot 50-200seconds or nothing. 10mhz just turned off on boot.
@@oOignignoktOo1 I have done like 25 fat consoles but this 16mb nand jasper didn't want anything to do with rgh3
@@Mailmansson Did you have any bad blocks in the NAND? I nearly had that encounter with a Falcon that had NAND rot due to sitting unused. Cycling it a few times fixed it aside from a single bad block that was really a goner.
Thank you, I successfully RGHed my jasper
Have fun!
@@MrMario2011 thank you, love the well explained tutorials, looking forward for more!
Does it have good boot times am thinking of rgh my jasper to with the pick
Great Tutorial. So I wanted to do it with one Xbox 360 Jasper but someone was there before me and the board was do messed up that the first one was a fail. The second Xbox I bought was a 360 elite Jasper. I used the Pico Flasher and faced the Problem that it would read the nand but they would not be the same,wrong header or it would automatically select RGH 2 even though it was a stock console. For those who have similar problems and soldered everything perfectly, in my case the cables which I bought were the Problem. After I change every kabel to a thicker one it started working. And so I have now a RGH 3 Xbox. In my case 10mhz works better than 27. Thank you for your step by step guide which was very helpful.
Glad it helped!
@@MrMario2011 it would be great if you could make a tutorial on how to flash the Xbox 360 with the custom latch that allows up to 16tb HDD over usb .
These were the first consoles I had done this mod with and I was ecstatic. And then the problems began. My biggest problem was that it would never glitch on most boots. I'd leave it sit about 30 seconds before powering off then powering back on repeatedly until it started. I keep these in my closet for the time being.
EDIT: Also want to mention, I use lighter fluid for thermal paste. It works wonders. drench piece of a paper towel, set it there about 10 seconds then start wiping. Of course follow up with a bit of alcohol to remove the greasy oil residue.
Yep, RGH 3.0 for Phats is not stable, so you might have run ins like that.
@@MrMario2011 Trinities are definitely my favorite revision. I've been hoping to see someone do a Corona with the latest version of my 3d printed post fix adapter. Every time I get a new console I set up the camera and tear it all down to find it doesn't require one. Before I would get one every other day! Ah, well. Nice presentation here, as usual. All explanation and low filler. This is the way.
If it helps at all, that POST point under the XCGPU can be used in any Trinity or Corona console. Some people have to use the adapter if they screw up their POST point on the bottom of the board.
@@MrMario2011 hey, that's a thought for testing purposes. It's easy to overlook the logical sometimes. I luckily haven't messed up any post points in all of my adventures. I have done two consoles with variations of the design I guess I failed to mention, but by that time I just wanted to rush to button things up left with only the idea afterwards. And why waste the thermal paste was the attitude by that point. I'll keep that in mind!
Don't use a diode just the wire it might work.
Does it matter if I use 30 awg kynar wire? Or can I use anything different?
Up to you
if any one has issues not booting or long load times use a 10k Ohm Resistor mine would not boot with the 22K Ohm Resistor
Awesome guide works 💯 thanks bro 😎
No problem 👍
Everything seems to have worked and I can boot into Xell with the eject button, but I don't have the glitch.ecc file to backup (every other file is there)? I'm assuming it's fine, but curious if this is the same for anyone else?
Edit: I checked the logs and apparantly the glitch.ecc wrote to the nand successfully. Whatever, as long as it works!
I tried doing RGH3 to my Jasper, but it didn't work greatly, my console froze multiple times during boot and Dashboard. Anyways, nice walkthrough trough this mod :)
RGH 1.2 is worth trying then!
Just got a falcon for free, cant wait to use this soon!
Perfect candidate!
Followed this guide to install the the RGH3 after I had some issues with the RGH1.2 installation on my Falcon Xbox 360 (RROD 0010 error and then no HDMI output after fixing it).
The only slight difference i have on my installation is rather than using a single 22K ohms resister, I am using 2x 10K ohms resisters in series (didn't have a 22K at the time). So far my console has been booting consistantly for the past week since its installation and hopefully stays like this.
Mannnn I miss the old 2010 JTAG days before RGH. Especially on MW2 with the infected quarantine patch! Crazy to think infected was created by modders & then adapted by Activision!
If you get a cheap soldering iron that comes with solder and no flux it will be almost impossible to solder anything to the Xbox without breaking it make sure you have flux or the solder your using has flux in it
Wise words.
@@MrMario2011 broke my old 360 slim a couple years ago because of this
Im speaking from my experience: the RGH3 doesnt worth it, i made it and despite the console booting like unhacked, some games crashes randomly, others dont but that made the xbox unreliable to play. For me the best hack is rgh1.2 for fat consoles it worth a little bit of money for a totally functional and reliable console. I followed the tutorial of this channel and its simply great tutorial.
It seems it's a hit & miss. I've done it on my Falcon 1 year ago, and played with it basically every day for like 10 months. Sometimes it couldn't boot or booted "not properly" and froze ingame. But if I was fast enough, it could be rebooted in Aurora. The boot times are okay I guess, at least for me. Recently redone the wiring, thanks to the new alternative SMC_PLL solder point, which made this wire much shorter. And it looks like the freezes are less likely to happen.
But you're right, RGH1.2 is the way to go for reliability/stability. RGH3 is a gamble on phats and I recommend only doing to your own console.
@@Hudee1985thats right buddy, my fat console had more or less the same behavior, mine frozed on disc games and some games. Its like you say, its like a gambling. I highly recommend to use a matrix glitcher (i didnt have the chip programmer but i bought it pre programmed and the times its like it was never hacked)
@@Hudee1985beside i heard that the wiring has something to do with the timings and the crashing. Overall best option rgh1.2
Hudee1985's last words on their comment is the most accurate: I recommend only doing to your own console.
RGH 3.0 for Phat consoles can be entirely hit or miss, which is indeed why RGH 1.2 is recommended.
@@MrMario2011i agree
I want to rgh for cheep is it good if I do this on a jasper or no go
I only got like $16
I wouldn't recommend attempting any hardmod if you're that low on funds, especially since you'll need more on hand in case you break your console.
@@MrMario2011 I have the soldering gun, flux , solder. Sorry for bugging you but can I use electric tape instead of the heat shrink stuff
Also if I break it I ain't really losing anything cuz I got a free jasper
First, I like to thank you for creating these great videos, they are well done and thorough. They provide a invaluable resource to the mod (and maintenance) community. My only question is with the rear case sticker which shows 12v 12.1A, and the all black U2C1(Southbridge) chip, which I had always thought was found on Jasper boards. Was this a Falcon or a Jasper?
I never look at the label, only look at the power plug for Phat consoles.
Another Great video !!! wish my soldering was better would love to try this.
Practice!
It's most likely my goofy soldering but when I turn on the console it shuts off after a second. I'll retry my soldering tomorrow, I need some new heads because mine are starting to not even take solder.
I just attempted this and was able to write the nand but immediately after writing the nand I unplugged everything, desoldered the xflasher connector tried booting up again and got rrod or 3 flashing red lights, the eject boot to xcell doesn't work either but it did right before the nand write, not too sure if I messed something up, or if a nand corruption could cause rrod or if it's just a coincidence. Any help would be greatly appreciated, would love to know for sure if the nand can have no affect, I can attempt a reflow of the gpu if needed.
Error code is 0020
You won't know until you undo RGH3 wiring and write stock back.
I'm gonna try this now! 😀
great video! I've done a few and had so many problems so i gave up, one worked perfectly then just wouldn't boot :( first didn't work with the diode at all, it only worked without the diode which i found strange, im not sure maybe it was my fault but obviously its certainly not fully stable, great tutorial and disclaimer non the less
Yep! Thanks for sharing your experiences, that's why the disclaimer is there and RGH 1.2 is recommended on Phat.
Sick guide. Is it normal for glitching to take 6 seconds? It’s damn near instant to xell but takes 6 seconds to start the splash on retail. Is that just the nature of RGH 3 on Phat systems? Thanks
Should I switch over to 10MHZ?
Totally stock retail takes 5 seconds, so an additional second is nothing to worry about. The Falcon used in this video takes 7 seconds to boot.
@@MrMario2011great, thanks! Never seen someone so active and willing to help in their comments.
I tired to do this a few months ago, the yellow point or point 5 for the nand flasher, I cannot get it to stick.
That point needs a little more time and heat.
so ive been trying for a month now. i have a dump of my xbox. but then after that the xbox wouldnt boot and now it will not connect to my jr. it says console not found. what do i do?
It sounds like you damaged something if it isn't booting up at all or being detected.
@@MrMario2011 it boots because i re injected the dump i had. but now it just says console not found. so i can still use it. but cant connect it to jr.
Nice job and easy to follow. 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Anytime I try to RGH3 Xbox360, After Creating ECC then try to ON the xbox, it we not boot but I later discovered once it happened like that it means the Xbox as automatically as issue of three Red Ring of Death. So I want to ask if there is anything you think am doing in the process of RGH3, that is not Proper ????
Prob screwed up a component on the bottom
Boot time with RGH3 on Falcon/Jasper may need some luck. It can not be guranteed each boot is instant.
Booting isn't guaranteed at all, noted in the beginning 😛
I know this is an old video but I have a couple Zephyr's that I want to mod but finding a good tutorial for Zephyrs is near impossible to find. Does anyone know where to find one? I can't find an RGH3 for one anywhere.
EXT_CLK
@@MrMario2011 Thank you for the reply! I have one more question, if that's okay. I RGH3ed a console(trinity), and now the 360 games that I had already downloaded won't play, the arcade games and indi play fine but none of my previously DLed games will launch. I have done the avatar fix and the backwards compat partition thing to no avail. Any info as to why this is happening?
I use the X clamp tool to take apart the whole console
I found on a Spanish speaking forum, a method where they completely ditch the transistor and resistor and use 2 AMS1117 1.2v voltage regulators, supposedly, it's safer and more stable on Fat systems
Not needed or recommended, I've spoken to Octal about this at least twice who is one of the people who worked on RGH 3.0
can I use a arduino as a nand programmer alternative? if yes can you make a video about that or tell me how?
That's all you if you're going to port code over!
Nice, Thank You
lol now im scared my RGH3 Jasper from ebay will stop glitching, had it for 4 months & it only takes like 5-10 seconds to boot 99% of the time.
guess i'd better learn the art of soldering
All you can do is hope it will continue to work, but it can't be guaranteed due to the nature of RGH 3.0 for phat.
Thanx master ♥️🇹🇷
Attempting on an opus nand read wiring the resistor and diode as we speak still mad about my "falcon" being a zephyr
Does the type of switching diode matter? If I order from ebay I have to wait almost a month to receive that specific diode, where as I could get a diode from takealot in more or less 7 business days.
As long as it matches the specification and is installed correctly.
Thank you
you helped me
did as you said and it worked😀
Glad it helped!
If someone's falcon doesn't want to boot after installing xell, let them install a 10k resistor... mine didn't want to boot with a 22k resistor and with 10k it was insta boot
Each console is different! That can happen.
I didn't have a 22K resistor, so I used 27K also insta boots.
Thanks for the tip. Mine didn´t work first time with the 22k. Tried a 10k instead and it worked! Just for curiosity i removed later the 10k and put back the 22k resitor. Working also fine now?! wierd!
I accidently ripped out the solder pad for the SMC_POST1 point, is there anything I can do?
It isn't easier, but use the alt point, good luck! consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_360:Alternate_Solder_Points#FT6U7_POST_(RGH_1,_2,_or_3)
why do xell gets stuck when the ethernet cable is plugged in?
Couldn't tell you why, although if that's happening might be best to launch XeLL without being connected to a network and enter the CPU key manually.
Great video 👍 I’m having a little issue. Installed j runner w extras and installed the drivers for the xflasher as well but when I open jrunner while having xflasher plugged in and set to spi mode it doesn’t show up in jrunner.
Use another cable or USB port.
Yea he needs a cable for data tran... there are cables that are only for charging
I tried to solder the wire to ft2p21 smc_post1 and the pad fell iff is their anyway that i can solder to another pad
I have t4148 diodes, as far as I understand it is the same as 1n4148.
I’m using a slightly different resistor to what I usually use. Will a 1w resistor work? (It is a 22k)
Wattage doesn't matter
I found that if you dont have a TV on it wont boot its looking for a HDMI signal. That might be why people think it dont work at random.
Correct, that's how the console works.
best RGH tutorial out there
Thanks!
Did you make your nand wires or did you buy them? Those seem like it would make it easier.
My PicoFlasher just has some 28 or 26 awg wires soldered in. For the xFlasher360 I took the standard NAND wires years ago, cut off the tips, soldered sewing needles to them, then used heatshrink tubing.
Chipless? Wow
hello everyone, new guy here. i looked up the availability of resistors on amazon and have a couple of questions. which ones are better for the rgh3; 1/4, 1/2W or 1W? ...also does the direction of the resistor matter for the color stripes? thnx
None of those matter for the resistor, what's important is resistance.
@@MrMario2011Heh, as the replies go that is pretty definitive and thanx for the quick reply. i`ve been loosing sleep over your tutorials. can`t wait to get started on the og xbox and the 360.
I wish I knew how to solder, I'd love to do this hack but it seems so difficult for a beginner like me (only done soft hacks up to this point).
I was like you until I learned how to solder, which also involved a lot of failure at the beginning. Practice makes perfect!
Hey man i'm planning on modding my jasper has rgh 3 been working good on your's as ive heard it is very glitchy
why the resistance soldered in different points from the other tutorial diagrams? Is there a difference in the final result ? thanks
Recommendation from the developers, most likely because that's the value that provided the highest success rate.
idk if u will see this but my cpu is reseting but it wont ever boot into xell
Could be soldering quality, wire routing, or your console won't work with RGH3
@@MrMario2011 I found out my mobo that mind you had the 14.2 amps was somehow a zephyr
Hi mario.
I have one 512 jasper.
Read and compare nands are ok.
But when i write xell image, it beeps but the message "writing xell image completed" or something wont show up and it only says writing xell image and it stucks.
If i turn on my console with eject button, it turns off after about 2 sec.
No red lights. Just green light and turns off
Had the same issue also with a 512 jasper. glitch doesnt work, the fan is acting strange, like pulsating or so. I desolderd the wires, rewrote the stock NAND, but then the console shuts down after 1-2 seconds like yours did. So i rewrote again the stock nand and this time it worked. Tried it again, now its working.
After reading the nand and doing create and write xell i got an error and my pico isn’t showing up on my computer anymore
Sounds like a bad Pico?
The modification made to the bottom of the board that you made using a diode and resistor I have already seen done using a 1.2 volt voltage regulator.
What would be the difference between the two methods and which would be the best option?
The best option would be what is shown in this video, since that's what the developers of RGH3 intended and put in their documentation.
thank you friend . I will follow your advice.
congratulations on the great work
hey man! It’s been over a year now since making this, how’s the console holding up and can you now recommend doing this? Or would you suggest anything different? Looking to do this to my Jasper v2 360 elite!
My recommendations at the beginning are the exact same.
My jasper didn't boot . After I write xell . It only yellow light on power button . But no display . How can I fix ?
I'm using 1/4 watts 22k resistor
Remember my warning at the beginning?
Just ran the "Read Nand" on a Jasper and the program asked me what size Nand to dump. It gave me a choice of 64mb (system) and 512mb. I selected the 64mb option, should I redump the Nand using the 512 option instead or does it matter?
I pick the specific NAND option.
I need help! I just got RGH 3 then i got bad e68 and i remove a hdd then without hdd just power on but it wont boot up!
If this happened after RGH 3.0 was installed, it could be an issue with your install itself, or your console isn't compatible with RGH 3.0 and needs to be changed to 1.2
Question, if you already flashed your nand with RGH2 and you remove the rgh 2, and install rgh3 do you need to flash the nand still?
Yeah. NAND had to be rebuilt to RGH3, then you have to desolder the glitch chip and solder in RGH3 wiring.
@@MrMario2011 thanks for the answer!
Great video as always
RGH3 can do that, unfortunately, as explained in the intro. Your console sounds like it needs RGH 1.2
@@MrMario2011 yeah , I want to double check haha
Thank you so much for responding 😘😘
Couldnt get xell to boot, fortunately i was able to write retail back
Great! Give RGH 1.2 a try
All my soldering is fine and ok I’ve write ecc and not booting I have a 512 mb jasper is there something else I need to do ?
Soldering issue or your console won't play well with RGH3
Thank you!
You're welcome!
RGH3 at Falcon/Jasper is not a good option. Rather stick to RGH1.2. RGH3 is only good at Slim's. The Falcon/Jaspers with RGH3 don't do well with glitches and it's a matter of luck if the system runs well. Until now I had 1 Jasper 16mb which ran 100% with it. I won't do it again. Then better install Coolrunner.
Accurate.
nice tutorial! Sadly I couldnt continue because i fucked up some wiring and now shows up rrod 3 rings :( (im new to soldering "_")
If you installed the wires + resistor + diode and haven't flashed XeLL or a modified image, then it will RRoD.
@@MrMario2011 Thank You Very Much for helping me! Ill try today
Need to try this on my banned falcon that has a flashed dvd drive, needs some real attention
Have fun!
@@MrMario2011 thank you omg! I will comeback to this video real soon with everything hope it goes well 🙏 I have soldering skills just need the flasher and the proper mats
my friend what kind of tin you use for soldering is great
I put my soldering products that I use in my Amazon shop, linked in the description! You should see the solder and flux I'm using there 🙂
Hello i follow all the steps right from the beginning and when try to boot after the creation of XLL the xbox open with a solid green light but no signal from hdmi
What i can do?
I working with raspberry pico on a falcon xbox and the same thing is doing with both ways 27hz/10hz
Try both MHz versions. Aside from that, could be an issue of solder quality, wire routing, or the console just not accepting RGH3
Had the same issue with my Falcon. Today i´ve read a comment here that someone used a 10k resitor instead of the 22k. I tried this also and it worked. After finishing the RGH i put back the 22k resitor just to look if it´s stopped working, but it´s working fine?! Don´t know exactly why, but you can try that too.
Hey man, I had a question. I'm not sure if this is stupid or silly but what if you want to remove RGH from your Xbox? Do you have a video on that by chance?
Basically get the system back in stock format so you could use Xbox live safely
Flash stock NAND and undo RGH3 wiring.
how is the state of this method on phat 1 year later?
Same
what to do if after flashing the firmware I have 3 red lights and the fan noise is strong
Try 10 MHz as well. Also make sure your soldering quality is good, wire routing is short, etc.
If you remove the wiring and stock NAND boots, then it might be a case of your console not accepting RGH3. At that point RGH 1.2 would be recommended.
would rgh3 work on a falcon from 2011? what about a falcon from 2009? im curious because i used to have a falcon from 2009 and it was my dad's but now i have one from 2011
Yes
Ihave problem wen i turn on console is not booting but wen I remove hdd is booting fast what i do 😢
Issue with your HDD.
i've tried 2 jaspers and the rol just flashes on both i've redone the rgh wires and the nand wires but i'm still just getting the flashing light. any ideas or tips?
Remember the intro?
@@MrMario2011 thanks for replying, I removed the diode and resistor on both consoles and they work, funny thing is I did this on a falcon and used the diode and resistor and it works fine
Hello.
Jasper 512mb. J-Runner offers me to read 64 or 512 nand, which one should I take? Thank you.
Thanks, I solved it. No matter which, both match.
512