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is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:11 am
by convict0
ok i flashed my 360 about a month ago i was just wondering on my usb stick at the time of the flash my 360 in my back up file thats on my usb stick it has 2 files in it are these my original files berfore i flashed my 360 ??
BENQ-CFW.BIN
BENQ-OFW.BIN
now if this is my original firmware these 2 files abouve that was on my 360 before i flashes it how can i flash it back to my 360 to put the origunal firmware on my 360 again thanx
Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:28 am
by MsK
convict0 wrote:ok i flashed my 360 about a month ago i was just wondering on my usb stick at the time of the flash my 360 in my back up file thats on my usb stick it has 2 files in it are these my original files berfore i flashed my 360 ??
BENQ-CFW.BIN
BENQ-OFW.BIN
now if this is my original firmware these 2 files abouve that was on my 360 before i flashes it how can i flash it back to my 360 to put the origunal firmware on my 360 again thanx
BENQ-OFW.BIN // OFW = Original FirmWare

Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:33 am
by CoFree
convict0 wrote:how can i flash it back to my 360 to put the origunal firmware on my 360 again thanx
have a look at this guide.it will go into doing a restore on your benq.
http://www.robinhoodsplayground.com/for ... =110&t=196" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:42 am
by convict0
ok all im trying to flash my 360 with the original firware
BENQ-OFW.BIN <------ this is my original firmware
BENQ-CFW.BIN
now i have these 2 folders on my usb stick from last flash when i flashed my 360 to be modded now i need to know how can i restore this firmware i read the tut its a little confusing me
http://www.robinhoodsplayground.com/for ... =110&t=196" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
i just flashed it with what was on my usb stick from last flash its the hack firmware
so how do i get the BENQ-OFW.BIN on my usb stick to flash thanx
BENQ-OFW.BIN <----change that to this--------> BENQ-ORIG.BIN
Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:00 pm
by MsK
convict0 wrote:ok all im trying to flash my 360 with the original firware
BENQ-OFW.BIN <------ this is my original firmware
BENQ-CFW.BIN
now i have these 2 folders on my usb stick from last flash when i flashed my 360 to be modded now i need to know how can i restore this firmware i read the tut its a little confusing me
http://www.robinhoodsplayground.com/for ... =110&t=196" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
i just flashed it with what was on my usb stick from last flash its the hack firmware
so how do i get the BENQ-OFW.BIN on my usb stick to flash thanx
instead of using the >
flash :
fben command
you need to use the >
restore :
rben command... followed by the serial you used
example > rben 1234567 12345
i'm curious tho.. what is the reason for flashing back??
Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:04 pm
by convict0
well to be honest i thought flashing back would not get u banned but i know u still can get banned
thanx im gona try that now
do i change this file name BENQ-OFW.BIN to BENQ-ORIG.BIN
Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:13 pm
by sadalius
Leave it named benq-ofw.bin. Thats how the program wrote it when the firmware was dumped, so thats what it will be looking for when you run the restore.
Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:19 pm
by MsK
convict0 wrote:well to be honest i thought flashing back would not get u banned but i know u still can get banned
thanx im gona try that now
if u are flashing back because you think there is an update to collect - there isnt
yesterdays downtime was due to server maintanence /preperation for the update/ if u are flashing back & waiting until the update is released then that is not expected for another 6-12weeks
which is fine if u prefer to err on the side of caution.. & i'm just letting you know

Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:33 pm
by convict0
thank u very much i got it to orig i was using the d instead of the r woo hoo so i was on the right track question is it worst to get banned from m$ with the hacked 360 or the original firmware or both wich is worst im guessing the hack ware
also yea i was reading on a sit were m$ is just getting things ready for the update
and would this be a good thing to flash back to original firmware before the m$ update
also learning how to flash back to orig is a good thing its easier than i thought
so if i wanna flash back to to flash hackware i will put dben
Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:13 pm
by sadalius
To have your console banned has no worse consequence. Whether you have hacked firmware installed or stock firmware and Microsoft gets a log that show you had a hacked firmware, those consequences are still the same. The console gets banned. Your xbox live account will still work on another console, just not the one that got banned. So either way, there is no "which is worse" when it comes to getting banned.
And yeah, if you want to go back to the hacked, just use the fben command. You already have the hacked firmware, so unless you delete it, you can just flash it back.
The commands are thus:
dben -- this command dumps the firmware and creates the hacked firmware.
fben -- flashes the hacked firmware to the drive.
rben -- restores the firmware that was dumped back to the drive.
Wow, that was easy

Re: is this my original firmware before i flashed 360
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:15 pm
by convict0
ok thanx much

lol
way easier than i thought