Samsung reads backups not originals

[jcue]

I ran into an odd situation today. I bought an xbox 360 today and after flashing I noted that it will only read backup games and not originals. I'm not sure what I have done wrong.

It's a samsung MS25 flashed w/ 1.61

I'm trying to flash it back to stock but I can't get it into vendor mode. I've tried the activate.iso, power-cycle (CK3) but w/ no success.

The drive is crappy anyways...it sometime doesn't open, and it opens by itself aswell (go figure)

Since the xbox can read back-up games does this mean I can buy another drive and spoof it?

[CoFree]

you dont need to spoof any drive right now

if the drive reads backup then there is no reason it will not read orig games
try a different game
there is something odd going on
the key has to be right or it would not play any game

[jcue]

The other issue is that the drive does not want to open. Then I have to open the 360 up and manually open it. The only way it does not get stuck is if there is a game in it at all time.

[CoFree]

yea
all you have to do
is tap the front of the dvd drive quickly after hitting the eject button

[jcue]

Thanks for the input but i think the drive is fried...i put a game in today and it sounded like a jet was about to take off

[moonknight]

To fix the drive stuck issue, you can replace the rubber belt at the front of the drive (you can see it when the tray is ejected). I use rubber bands. You can get a pack of the ones that girls use for their braids, they work excellent. The rubber bands look smaller than the belt you are replacing, but stretch to fit.

[moonknight]

To fix the drive read error, you can try adjusting the laser strength. There are two small adjustment screws on the side of the laser, find a tutorial that shows you how to measure and make adjustment. I just fixed a benq laser like that last week. The other option is to replace the laser, you can find them for about $5.00. The reason the drive sounds so loud is that it is spinning up trying to get a good read of the data on the disc.

[CoFree]

here is a guide for tweaking the laser
Here

[jcue]

Thanks for the link...i'll try that out. Hopefully i can save a few bucks doing it that way