How to RGH3 a Xbox 360 Slim (Trinity) - Chipless RGH 3.0 Tutorial!

Hardmodding methods for the Xbox 360 come back once again with one of the coolest implementations I've seen to date in the form of RGH 3.0 from 15432! While previous RGH methods required a glitch chip, different timing files, playing around with different wire routing methods, RGH3 eliminates a lot of that by completely omitting the need for a glitch chip! Why use a glitch chip when we can use the console to glitch itself?! Aside from the NAND wiring, the only other installation in the console is simplified down to two wires and a resistor. That's it!
This video will walk through the process of discussing RGH3, discussing prerequisites, and stepping through a full Xbox 360 S disassembly to get RGH3 installed. The installation itself will cover preparing the required resistor, exposing an incredibly small point to solder to, wiring everything up to the console, and building ourselves a custom NAND for some homebrew goodness.
#RGH3 #Xbox360 #Xbox360Modding
This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.
--------------------
Timestamps!
0:00 - What is RGH3?
1:42 - NAND Programmer Options
4:50 - Hardware Prerequisites
10:11 - Xbox 360 S Disassembly
17:40 - X-Clamp & Thermal Paste Removal
19:35 - Wire & Resistor Prep
22:57 - Preparing Points
24:32 - Exposing PLL_BYPASS
27:48 - Soldering RGH3 Wires
31:20 - Soldering NAND Wires
34:41 - Partially Rebuilding the Console
37:52 - J-Runner with Extras Setup
38:57 - xFlasher 360 Programmer Setup
39:50 - PicoFlasher Programmer Setup
41:39 - Obtaining CPU Key
44:51 - Building a RGH3 NAND
47:07 - Making a NAND Backup
48:46 - Teardown/Outro
--------------------
Product Affiliate Links:
Xbox 360 Console:
Amazon - geni.us/6T16Nnd
eBay - ebay.us/4aan93
Xbox 360 Hard Drive:
AliExpress - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9vJZ89
Amazon - geni.us/Xbox360HDD
eBay - ebay.us/hm0jO6
10K Ohm Resistor:
AliExpress - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AKGpML
Amazon - geni.us/d06t
eBay - ebay.us/ydMevs
Raspberry Pi Pico:
AliExpress - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A0bqZv
Amazon - geni.us/XUS5Szr
eBay - ebay.us/V6fH6n
T8/T10 Screwdrivers:
AliExpress - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AVAmv1
Amazon - geni.us/yzIe5Vn
eBay - ebay.us/zwb5fy
X-Clamp Removal Tool:
AliExpress - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A5Mx3I
Amazon - geni.us/NhM4i
eBay - ebay.us/5Qfha8
X-Acto Knife:
Amazon - geni.us/q1q5J2b
eBay - ebay.us/9tekbD
30 AWG Kynar Wire:
AliExpress - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AtyWUN
Amazon - geni.us/DXP0j
eBay - ebay.us/z1VaZF
Heatshrink Tubing:
AliExpress - s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AmQjzV
Amazon - geni.us/ATn3
eBay - ebay.us/jHNsho
Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste:
Amazon - geni.us/KwqeHy
eBay - ebay.us/VPcPrf
ArctiClean Thermal Paste Remover:
Amazon - geni.us/jMAOD
eBay - ebay.us/9qm6oH
Soldering Tools & Products:
US - www.amazon.com/shop/mrmario2011
UK - www.amazon.co.uk/shop/mrmario...
--------------------
Downloads & Links!
Octal's Console Shop with J-Runner Download:
octalsconsoleshop.com/
RGH3 Written Guide:
xbox360hub.com/guides/rgh-3-g...
xFlasher 360:
themodshop.co/shop/xflasher
PicoFlasher:
github.com/X360Tools/PicoFlasher
Aurora, Dashlaunch, and XeXMenu Setup:
• Setting Up Aurora Dash...
--------------------
Social Media & More!
Discord: Discord.Me/MrMario2011
Patreon: / mrmario2011
Second Channel: / ipsychozoa
Twitter: / mrmario2011
Facebook: / mrmario2011
Instagram: / mrmario2011
Twitch: / mrmario2011
--------------------
Song Information
Artist: pyama
Song: i was bored.
Soundcloud: literalbagoftrash
Link: / literalbagoftrash
--------------------
Any links specifically listed as affiliate links give me a small monetary kickback at no extra cost to you and no influence on the content.

[@kumquat19138]

I took the plunge, bought the necessary supplies, and gave it a shot. Despite having 0 soldering experience everything worked out great thanks to this thorough tutorial

[@MrMario2011]

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@opticwater3414]

LOL DID THE SAMEEEEEEE THING

[@arxs8]

​@opticwater3414 how hard is this? Like on a level of 1-10 one being Lego set skill level and 10 being put an engine together from the block up

[@user-zq9yd3sp7h]

​@@arxs811,5 Jak 5-6

[@ThePinkSprinkle]

@@arxs8like a 6 or 7. There’s just a lot of places u can screw up, and u could do everything correctly but depending on ur model it might not even work. Slims boot more reliably tho

[@questconsoles2941]

I think it's really great that you take the time to credit those who developed this method. It really shows your integrity and I think it's just all around a great thing to do. This was a really exciting development and I'm so happy you made such an easy to follow tutorial. Thanks again MrMario2011!

[@MrMario2011]

All thanks to those awesome people, I'm just a talking head hah. Thanks for hanging out!

[@yngproduct6617]

@@MrMario2011 I just tried this and now my Xbox doesn’t boot up at all just a green light for like 1-2 seconds then red light the fan shuts down and the system doesn’t boot… pretty sure I bricked it😂 anyways any idea where I went wrong? What to check? What to do? I followed the video step by step and got all the way to the point where you unplug the xflasher from the console to get the cpu key from xell… Xell never popped up and I never was able to get the cpu key so what do I do now? I’m not about to give up when I’ve come this far…

[@OrdinarySimonTheJoe]

@@MrMario2011 I got so lucky! I accidentally bridged like 4 of the points from post and was able to unbridge them, I wrote the ECC and next thing I know, Xell was on screen. Although I did accidentally plug the cooling fan into where the dvd drive goes to, I cooked the fan but did I do anything to the motherboard?

[@1257Plays]

​@@yngproduct6617late, but xell may not have been flashed properly since the Xbox will start giving red light if the cables are soldered but it's running stock firmware

[@drewconley6444]

Your tutorials are a life saver. There's not a lot of hand holding in the 360 modding community. Its kept me out of the game for quite some time, but your videos have always been there to try and bridge the gap.

[@MrMario2011]

Hope that helped! Still making Xbox 360 content, love the system, got a new one coming up today 😄

[@JLNVA]

I followed most of your tutorial and I just wanted to say thank you! This modification works like a charm on my 360. Keep up the good work!

[@MrMario2011]

Great to hear!

[@soErnsthaft]

Superb tutorial, many thanks. Flashing using pi pico worked. In JRunner some buttons have been renamed. For example: Create ECC -> Create XeLL or Write ECC -> Write XeLL. But the button placement is still the same.

[@witchway8927]

OMFG thank you!!! This comment was helpful!

[@NotGeoWild_]

Award winning comment

[@soErnsthaft]

@@witchway8927 Happy to help.

[@soErnsthaft]

@@NotGeoWild_ Seems like your mod is working?

[@paranoiadev]

Just wanted to comment and say thanks for a superb tutorial. FYI to anyone that cares, it is possibly to scrape the PLL_Bypass without a microscope or magnifying glass. I did it! But that might be dumb luck, it is incredibly small in person. Patience and careful movement help. A few notes for anyone else who might hit some of the same stumbling blocks as I did: - the COM port thing with the PicoFlasher isn’t terribly reliable (at least on Windows 11) but rebooting and opening J-Runner as admin seems to get it to function every time - You don’t need to desolder the Pi when you boot Xell for the first time, just make sure it’s disconnected from your computer (again, might need to reboot the PC afterwards when you flash the NAND) - I started with a 3k resistor and that wasn’t doing it for me and I had to switch it out for a 10k which works flawlessly. Might have been my bad soldering, maybe the resistance does matter. Either way, something worth troubleshooting

[@andrewjones1512]

You don't know me but your advice on the COM Port thing saved me from despair! after resoldering 3 times (both ends) and convincing myself that I had somehow bricked it, I found your comment and and now we're working! Thank you so much!

[@LixTheYT]

bro same

[@SebastianGarcia-go4tx]

Great video dude ! Channels like yours really help out the modding and homebrew community 🔥🔥🔥

[@kingplayseverything2057]

Done! Thanks, turns out I enjoyed the learning experience so much more than I thought I would. That C5R35 nod had me scared but once you get it...instant gratification.

[@carlosgrbic]

A quick thank you again, in scenes with so many different spurces of information your videos have been an excellent resource. Great quality guides that are easy to follow and aren't overwhelming yet still pack a lot of information. You are doing great work for the console modding scenes.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped 😁

[@dakotart1984]

RGH3 is crazy, I did it the week it was released and its just incredible the progress made.

[@MrMario2011]

Booting like retail!

[@chasefournier]

I wish we had this 7 years ago!!! Lol Thanks for showing it off, & your camera and videos are flawless.

[@MrMario2011]

I appreciate that! And wouldn't we all have preferred this long ago?

[@nyff83]

Thank you very much! This was my first hardmod (corona 16mb) I ever did. This video helped me immense!

[@MrMario2011]

Woo!

[@karlmee1234]

Thanks for the video, I was wondering when you would be getting around to this. I have a trinity sitting here waiting for me to do this mod, I wnated to watch a few more videos from different people before tackling it. This is probably the best and most indepth guide I've seen on RGH3

[@MrMario2011]

Thanks for the kind words 😊

[@kenjlee]

Bro thanks so much to put everything together. I did this back in the day but now it broke and I completely out of clue of what I did or how I did it. It was fun I spent more time hacking the system than actually playing the games. It was the toughest system I have modded so far.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad to help!

[@carlosgrbic]

Worked perfectly by the way! Flabbergasted by how this was developed and pulled off, the southbridge chip repurposed as a glitch chip!

[@miserablepile]

Thank you for making this! Hell yeah! Good job labeling the soldering points too, those are legit!

[@MrMario2011]

Thank you for the feedback 😁

[@masterchef2408]

If you are getting “Header is Wrong” using the PicoFlasher and maybe other flashers… it’s because your wires from the flasher to the Xbox are to LONG. I made this mistake, my wires were around 20inches long and I was get this error. They are now around 6-9 inches long and it works perfectly fine now. Please pass this along, that the NAND wires need to be short…. Maybe at most 10 inches long. P.S. Thank you for sharing this video with us all.

[@r3v0lv3rz]

Nice work. Great to see your skill in action. Not a mod I’d attempt myself. Thanks for the video.

[@MrMario2011]

Thank you!

[@johnmurcott1273]

come on man, why not?

[@biohazarddream710]

Hey mario glad to see you still around haha... I see everyone from the old modding scene trying the rgh3 method even after years. Glad the scene hasnt died completely. I been following mr mondello for awhile on fb and seen when he first tried and and was mind blown. I still got some gems in my 360 collection not sure if ill ever let them go.

[@MrMario2011]

Still a fantastic console!

[@wettuga2762]

Awesome tutorial, I'm going to use it on my Trinity! Just a few suggestions to improve your disassembly tutorial: at 10:50 don't force the tabs, just grab a very thin/pointy screwdriver and carefully disengage the tabs, it takes a little patience but it works great, I used a magnifying glass to take a peak at the tabs and figure out the best angle. At 14:05, just press the empty space above the XBOX 360 seal that's joining both covers, it will push the tab away and release the cover, no poking hole needed. I didn't go any further because I just wanted to check if I had a Trinity board, which I do because both J2C1 and J2C3 headers are parallel to each other.

[@razmann4k]

I have another suggestion. If your console is currently RGH2 (or 1.2) and still boots (and you haven't already removed your glitch chip), then you can convert it to RGH3 it without soldering in a NAND Flasher again! Here's how... 1. If you still have still have your old NAND dumps from when you RGH2'ed it, then you can skip 1.1 and 1.2. 1.1 If you need NAND dumps, you can boot up your 360 and get Simple 360 NAND Flasher 1.4b and you can use it to dump your NAND. 1.2 Then you can copy your dumps to a flash drive from Aurora/XEXMenu/FSD. 2. Load up you NAND dumps (either the ones you still kept from when you RGH2'ed or the ones you just dumped) into J-Runner. 3. Then you can select RGH3 and Create XeBuild Image. 4. Then rather than soldering the NAND Flasher (which is time consuming and finnicky), you can rename your newly-created XeBuild image to updflash.bin and copy it to your flash drive. 5. Then turn your console off and plug the flash drive in. Then press the eject button to boot into Xell and wait. 6. It should automatically start flashing the RGH3 updflash.bin, and once it's done you can turn your 360 off. 7. Do *NOT* turn it back on until you've soldered the 2 wires (POST & PLL) and have completely desoldered and removed your old (and now unnecessary) glitch chip. *Now that that's done you can turn it on and it should boot instantly every time!*

[@razmann4k]

For those who are RGH'ing for the first time, after flashing ECC, you don't have to use the NAND flasher to flash the Xebuild image! Here's how: * Flash ECC, boot into Xell and grab the CPU Key, then you can create your RGH3 Xebuild image. * Then find it and rename it to updflash.bin, and copy it to the root of your flash drive (must be FAT32 if I remember correctly) * Then turn your console off, plug the flash drive in and boot Xell again and wait. * It should automatically start flashing the NAND with the new RGH3 updflash.bin. Once it's done you can turn off you console, unplug the flash drive and boot it and your RGH3 should be a success! Why would you wanna do it this way rather than flashing all 16/64/256MB using the NAND flasher? * Well Xell is very small (50 blocks), so when you flashed ECC it didn't take long, however depending on your NAND size and speed of your flasher, writing the XeBuild image will take from 4 - 20 minutes. Writing it inside Xell however should take less than a minute. * Also, if you aren't 100% confident in your soldering, then doing it this way means you don't have to worry about a wire coming loose during that 4-20 minute period and corrupting your NAND. * The nice part is that you can always do this, even while the console is put back together. So if there's a new dashboard or RGH method that requires you to flash your NAND again, you don't have to worry about soldering in that NAND flasher again.

[@wettuga2762]

@@razmann4k Thanks for all that info, unfortunately I still haven't hack it, I bought it last year but couldn't find enough free time and/or patience to search for the easiest method to jailbreak it, until I stumbled upon your tutorial!

[@razmann4k]

@@wettuga2762 Sure, the thing is my comment assumes you've already watched this video

[@wettuga2762]

@@razmann4k Well I did say "I didn't go any further because I just wanted to check if I had a Trinity board" which means I didn't watch the rest of the video, just the hardware requirements part and the disassembly part. I bought a Pico to use with the GameCube, but I'll use it with the Trinity first, then it will find permanent residence inside the GameCube :)

[@FSSHetPDGE]

Thanks so much for this! Was my first time ever modding any console. After a couple small issues with my soldering not being too great on the headers, I managed to get it working! Now to backup all my games to my HDD. Cheers Mr Mario :-)

[@MrMario2011]

Perfection! How difficult was the PLL point for you as a newcomer? I'm not sure what your soldering experience so far is.

[@FSSHetPDGE]

@@MrMario2011 To be honest it wasn't too bad. I've just started soldering in the past month or so and seen this vid and thought I'd give it a go. I had some magnifying glasses on so that definitely helped a tonne too!

[@lain328]

Always loved using my modded PS3 but never played my 360 much, will be sure to give this a go once I have the parts.

[@jk-474]

I got my PS3 40GB in August of 08 from Blockbuster on a promotion they were running. The experience back then was SO bad in the early years that I leaped for an Xbox 360 Elite in March of 2010 and never looked back. MODIFIED though, with a 60GB model with PS2 backwards compatibility chips on board, CFW and a 1TB SSD, custom fan controls, EASILY one of the best systems I’ve owned! Just looking into 360 mods now, always knew it was harder and required soldering but seems equally as worth it!

[@Moonwalk07388]

You put a lot of time into this and want to thank you for your hard work on youtube!

[@MrMario2011]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@SteveWellsNZ]

Fantastic guide, thank you. The header wires were much more painful than the 2 back wires. :)

[@bainzeys]

Managed to do this successfully on my trinity a few days ago as a first timer. I found the PLL_BYPASS surprisingly okay, I was slow and careful, constantly cleaning it and seeing progress. A magnifying glass or a good close-up camera is really helpful to see what you’re doing. I found the NAND soldering the most challenging because the ends of the Dupont wires I used with my Raspberry Pico were clunky and awkward to solder to the motherboard. I had to re-solder the connections a few times in order for J-Runner to detect the console.

[@MrMario2011]

Congrats!

[@kameronwes170]

If you planned on doing a second console, I would recommend some breadboard jumper wires. I did this and it was super simple. You can get male to male so each end is a solid metal peg you can easily solder, or you have male on one end for the console and cut and solder the end for the pi. Congrats on your success!

[@cerbgaming3785]

@@MrMario2011 i just wanna ask if there is performance difference between this rgh 3.0 no chip vs using a modchip rgh like ace modchip.. if there is i just wanna know, something like booting time? or is there any game freezing experiences? im really choosing whats best between before deciding what mod i can use for my slim.. thanks a lot!!!

[@soErnsthaft]

I used a standard pin header to which I soldered small long wires (about 15cm). I had my pi pico plugged in a breadboard. The pin header was then also plugged into the breadboard. No additional jumper wires are needed. The bare wires now need to be soldered to the NAND and the flashing can start. This way the header can be reused by desoldering the wires from the NAND when everything is finished.

[@carcas3816]

Fantastic. Thank you. It worked well for me. The only issue I had was that when using the Pico, instead of "Create ECC" (and write ECC) I got buttons that said Create and Write Xell. It really bugged me. This was using version 3.2.0 on August 2022. Luckily the buttons actually worked the same as ECC. All went well after that scare.

[@MrMario2011]

Yep, Octal made that change, it's the same thing in regards to the result the end-user gets.

[@chriscole9621]

Thanks for this comment this was throwing me off

[@Gilx03]

I've been watching your channel for awhile now since I always wanted to do soldering but I was intimidated with it but now this is first time that I managed to do a hardmod after getting a soldering iron and sacrificing two 360 motherbords, thanks MrMario!

[@MrMario2011]

BOOM, that's how it goes! I'm excited for you, because I was in the exact same spot years ago before delving in. Had to destroy a few things in the process, but I got there. I understand the feeling 🙂

[@brandonchisholm1812]

After a bit of a hiccup with J-runner I was able to successfully finish the mod thanks to your video! First hard mod I've done too.

[@MrMario2011]

Nice work!

[@androxilogin]

Everything I've read a 3k-5k resistor was the recommended. I use a 3.3k myself on a few different Trinitys and they worked out great. 22k for Falcon/Jasper (plus a diode) and 1k for Coronas.

[@ramdomvideos1861]

Has tenido algun inconveniente con la consola? (porque estoy dudando en ponerle los 3.3k por si se funde la consola como algunos dicen)

[@androxilogin]

@@ramdomvideos1861 He usado 3.3k ohmios en un montón de Trinities diferentes sin ningún problema. Siempre instaboot y funciona bien.

[@ramdomvideos1861]

@@androxilogin orale, gracias por la info, estaba en dudas de que algunos le ponian el transistor xd

[@ericpereza9391]

@@androxilogin las corona usan cual resistencia ?

[@androxilogin]

@@ericpereza9391 ALL Phats: 1x 22k Resistor: (Brown, Black, Orange, Yellow) Trinity: 1x 3k-10k Resistor: (Brown, Black, Orange, Gold) Corona: 1x 1k Resistor: (Brown, Black, Red, Gold)

[@OtroRedheadMas]

The release of RGH3 motivated me to finally dust off my old Resident Evil 5 Jasper and get it modded. I haven't had so much fun with my 360 in a while! It gave a second life to a console with a temperamental disc drive that pretty much was useless. Boot times are often less than 10 seconds so I'm happy.

[@MrMario2011]

Awesome! I've performed it only on one phat that I have, didn't have much value assigned to it so it was a good guinea pig to try RGH3 on. Pleasantly surprised with it, Falcon board working well and boot times average about 7 or 8 seconds.

[@petjdm]

Thanks for these guides! successfully modded my X360S Trinity. first attempt had some few issues like the resistance on the 10k resistor. but i fixed it. ur guide is very helpful. btw im using the Pico flasher method and it works!

[@ShaneJosephh]

was only thinking when you'd make a video on this!! well done man!

[@MrMario2011]

Thanks!

[@toastyyy2458]

Now this is something I can do! I’ve always wanted a modded Xbox 360 but never had the money, but this is maybe the cheapest and easiest (I think) hard mod I’ve ever seen!

[@MrMario2011]

Definitely affordable, but also not the easiest. Be sure to look at how small the points are if you attempt this yourself!

[@toastyyy2458]

@@MrMario2011 yea, I just checked on my corona, and the points look way bigger on camera, but I think I can still do this :)

[@squadleader420]

rgh cost like 100 bucks now lmao your that poor?

[@ultratechgaming199]

For the PLL point I just used some tweezers to scrape the board. Worked great. I had a spare 4.7K Ohm resistor and it instaboots every time!

[@wendigoeater5111]

Thank you for the video 🖤 Have a spare trinity, a nand-x sitting in a drawer at work that I use to discover master key for unlocking parental controlls(repair tech at video game store), also found a 10k resistor on a junk crt scan board in my parts heap, the modding spirits have smiled upon me this day 🖤

[@MrMario2011]

PERFECT.

[@wendigoeater5111]

@@MrMario2011 Yay I was noticed😃also thank you for the step-by-step, I come here for rundowns on all my modding projects before I start touching things, its an awesome channel, my friend🖤

[@Nobe_Oddy]

this was awesome! I have an older 360 I pick3ed up just for this I just haven't picked up the nand flasher and that tool for the pressure clamp..... I WAS gonna get the old one you showed but this seems easy enough... I just have to get around to it (kinda busy with my ps4 pro JB and rasp pi zero doing all the work lol)

[@yodings]

What a ride, ive owned these for years but did one myself following this, what a joy to see it instaboot!!

[@MrMario2011]

Woo!

[@msukry2925]

I ripped one of the trace during soldering, but glad that it can be fixed using a jumper wire. Btw, Im glad with the end result, as a first timer doing this mod

[@someBODY1s2ldMe]

Great tutorial, although I have some concerns? When you say disconnect the Nand programmer when booting xell, you mean you really need to desoldering the wires from the console itself? Will it be okay if you just disconnect it from your computer or does it still work even if it's not connected to the computer?

[@scouse1967]

Outstanding video tuturial. Just followed this to RGH 3 a Trinity board and it works a charm. Thank you kind sir :)

[@MrMario2011]

Woo! Thanks for confirming!

[@hazu987]

Was it your first mod?

[@joepwns599]

Thank you so much for making your videos! You've helped me learn so much about moding I really don't think I'd be as far as I am without your videos. I just did my first ever successful rgh on my trinity. Please keep making these videos! If I may make a suggestion, I'd like to see a video on how to make the consol have custom start up sounds using a jq6500 mp3 controller. It would be a big help!

[@GhostlyHax]

So excited to go and do this myself. Thank you so much for the awesome video!

[@MrMario2011]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@wendigoeater5111]

I find that a small pair of diagonal cutters works great to grip the x-clamp right at that narrow points where it bends down at the ends 🖤

[@sapphirenoctua]

THANK YOU! You helped me! :D

[@simondomusther2655]

Big thank you to Mr Mario!!! Easy to follow tutorial, i used to jtag years ago and thought id give the rgh3 a go , cant wait to get it loaded up , thank you once again!

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@hilairaanimations2080]

I really appreciate these videos man... Thanks to you I was able to do this to both my Jasper and my cousin's Trinity systems. If not for your high depth tutorials, I would have never been able to pull this off.

[@MrMario2011]

All you, dawg.

[@TomatePasFraiche]

Awesome work, I'm getting my X360 E delivered soon and I have a couple pico on hands, I'll try this right away. Small question just for being 100% sure: at 43:03 (get cpu key) you say "disconnect the programmer from the console" does that mean for the pico I'll desolder it and then resolder it later once again to reflash the modified nand ?

[@alynicholls3230]

unless things have changed you cant rgh the e models, you want an un opened trinity or corona.

[@victorcastro9942]

thank you for the video, always enjoy your easy to follow step by step.

[@cleverlee2]

Great Video. I used two 1.6k in series and it worked with instant boot. Thanks.

[@PrinceXTC86]

There's a small, but very important mistake in this tutorial, but everyone with a decent brain will probably notice: @43:07 you tell the viewer to disconnect the nand programmer (in my case it was the Pi Pico) from "the console itself", which will end up not working. I'm sure you were trying to say, "Disconnect it from the pc.", which is what I did and it did indeed work and boot into Xell. If you disconnect (or in my case would've had to unsolder) it from the console, it probably will end up not booting at all. It's also a better idea to reattach the cpu cooler before soldering the nand programmer wires onto the console, so that you don't risk for them to fall off in the process. Other than that this is an excellent tutorial, thank you very much for that!

[@vlad7838]

Amazing in-depth tutorial you have here Mr. Mario, but would this configuration work on a jasper v2 kronos? I've only found RGH3 tutorials for falcon and trinity consoles, so I'm wondering if there's not enough compatibility for other consoles yet.

[@MrMario2011]

This EXACT tutorial is only for Trinity motherboards, but RGH3 is for Phat consoles (Falcon/Jasper), however be warned it is still in BETA and is unstable.

[@papp1001]

Massive thanks for this tutorial. Gave it a try as my first soldering project and it went without a hitch. Only problem I ran into was I didn't know that I needed to plug the power into the xbox console before plugging in my pico flasher to usb. Otherwise it would not see the console.

[@MrMario2011]

That'll throw anyone off!

[@jeffcarbello9115]

What recommended solder tip size and shape do you recommend? I believe I have heard the Conical Tip R0.20mm is good but must use flux with it.

[@wendigoeater5111]

I'm so glad you made this vid, my application is simply to verify readabilty of discs since a pc dvd drive can't see the 2nd track on an xbox/360 disc. I have no interest in piracy, I'm not dumping discs to play the backups, I just need to verify that every bit on the disc is readable 🖤

[@MrMario2011]

That's cool, although you can do that with a standard retail console as well? And if you're looking to dump EVERY bit, it's best to rip using Xbox Backup Creator and a 0800 flashed DVD drive.

[@tdreaders505]

Thanks! Completed my first RGH3!

[@brutal2417]

Thank you. Your tutorial helped me mod my 360 and now I'm having fun with it.

[@MrMario2011]

Have fun!

[@rene7071]

Dude, what a ride! Thanks for your video, you can not imagine how I sweated and shook with my Xbox while following along. The PLL soldering point was wild and of all things the yellow wire from the NAND would not hold with me at all. I was in sheer despair until I found out that yellow is only ground and I can solder it literally anywhere else. And despite all that, miracles happened, the Picoflasher and J-Runner kicked in and I still can't believe it, I have a RGH-Xbox! Hopefully I don't ruin it while desoldering and assembling! Haha. Thanks for your great video, it really helped me extremely!

[@MrMario2011]

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing!

[@550sng8]

bro I have literally been fighting with that f_____ng wire since 830 pm its currently 1:20 in the morning, I had called it quits and gave up until I just read your comment CAN YOU PLEASE tell me where you soldered it ? dude I was literally about to be done its my last wire LOL! thank you.

[@rene7071]

@@550sng8 You could solder the wire to the shielding of the usb ports or the AV port for example. That's what I did. Good luck and don't give up, you're almost there buddy!

[@jeremycassell7627]

This video is just what I was looking for! I've always wanted to mod the 360, even back when i was in school and it was new but I never got around to it. Well I just got my new xflasher in the mail, going to watch this video a few times and give it a go!

[@MrMario2011]

Good luck!

[@mohdjameelbh]

thanks for the tutorial I was patiently waiting for you to make it. my question for you is if I want to make my rgh3 console to have Dual Nand what is my options at the moment or should I wait for Viper Dual NAND V3 ?

[@MrMario2011]

You will have to wait for the Viper V3, currently (April 24, 2022) RGH3 is only available for single-NAND solutions.

[@SuperDuperFucker]

Went very smooth. Thanks for the video!

[@MrMario2011]

Woo!

[@buzzulinifrancesco]

I always love your tutorials

[@MrMario2011]

Glad you like them!

[@SkullatorNZ]

Nice video. Been meaning to install this on my 360 slim, which also happens to be a Trinity model. Very fitting hah.

[@MrMario2011]

Thanks, dude! If you decide to tackle this, let me know how it goes! Hope you've been well, man.

[@bsem68]

Great tutorial... I have done two Trinity RGH3 based on this. I have lots of experience with OG Xbox (Xtender from leaked code done very first evening actually was my first). However, this RGH3 requires some intermediate to advanced soldering skills. I purchased an inexpensive digital Microscope in order to do things like this, and I cannot imagine how it could be done without one (maybe with magnifier glasses) - wow I wish I would have had this technology 20+ years ago!!! The footage in video makes it appear much larger and easier to do than it is in real life, and I just don't see how someone can go in with a cheap soldering iron and perform the mod without a magnifier - especially PLL_BYPASS. Maybe it is my old eyes, but even with reading glasses I would not do. For those who managed to do this mod with naked eye, I applaud them!

[@MrMario2011]

You know? I was talking to someone about this just yesterday who did tons of PS2 chip installs. He could do those with no magnification, but age hit him and he can't see those points very well anymore with the naked eye. We talked about how it would have been so awesome to have digital microscopes back then.

[@knerlington6904]

Thanks for this and the corona board equivalent video! Truly great resources. I've serviced a corona and a trinity now with this method and the former basically boots instantly. My trinity board is a little slower so I'm wondering if the resistor makes a difference here? Used a 1K on the corona board and a 10K on the trinity. Would it be faster to not use one at all on corona boards? Lastly; In the RGH3 guide when scraping away the PLL_BYPASS point they show a point both between the R and 3 as well as between the 3 and 5. So I'm guessing they are connected and you can use either one? Regardless of the board model?

[@MrMario2011]

Different resistor values could change boot times and reliability. The PLL point is shown where I showed it in each video, the silkscreen with the numbers won't always be in the same spot.

[@charlybrown9024]

Another quality tutorial from Mr. Mario.

[@MrMario2011]

Thanks!

[@retropcs88]

Hey everyone - just fyi a better way to shrink the heatshrink tubing is a hot air rework station/hot air gun/hairdryer as the open flame can desolder the wires (as MrMario said) or burn the heat shrink. Either way awesome tutorial, thx and peace ✌️

[@aarong5727]

Thank you again for a great detailed tutorial. Will any colored resistor 10K work or is there a certain color code has to be pacific for this to work.. Even for the other Xbox 360 Rgh3 2 wire install there is many different resistors with wattage and colors

[@MrMario2011]

Only resistance matters, color and wattage does not.

[@cztech2631]

Really makes me want get an Xbox 360. I had a PS3 that generation and a Wii, but never got around to getting an Xbox 360. Very cool mod that is just a couple of wires. Great video as always.

[@MrMario2011]

I'd recommend it, but I'm also biased as I have a lot of love for the console hah

[@devan_danger]

I was in the same boat but getting a modded 360 well into the Xbox one generation was a big deal. There's tons of good stuff on the 360 and given you don't need an extra install it saves space storing the games on the console

[@theo5675]

Get it I just got one and I love it and this is coming from someone who has the new consoles like PS5 and series x and I use my old consoles more lol

[@lukemucky]

Just wanted to thank you for this tutorial. I succeeded on my 3rd try luckily the consoles are only about £25 at the moment, and i think my 2nd attempt will be fine when i do the soldering again.

[@oktoberfesttheenthusiast]

Hello! Great Video! I need to ask this, but what type of AWG wires did you use for your RGH3 guide, thank you!

[@MrMario2011]

30 awg

[@OzVball]

@MrMario got another 360 trinity board, tried soldering fresh and now I got a flashing green light with no picture. I have a postfix adapter v2 arriving soon and am gonna try using that. For using the plastic adapter, do you have a tutorial for that and the trinity motherboard? I looked at the corona one but I was getting a bit confused on it since it primarily talks about Corona.

[@bosslydon]

side note mr mario, the xclamp removal tool is perfect for lifting those tabs on the side panels without removing that black piece under the grates... the sharp end just goes into those holes to lift those tabs

[@MrMario2011]

Good idea, thanks!

[@chasesmay7237]

Great video as always

[@MrMario2011]

Thank you!

[@OzVball]

Awesome tutorial! I am prepping for this and getting the materials. I was wondering for wiring the resistor, does it have to be 30 gauge solid core or can it be done with 24 gauge?

[@MrMario2011]

I would not recommend anything bigger than 30awg, the points are small and brittle.

[@OzVball]

Sorry to report but I tried the pico flasher and following the steps but no luck. My Xbox just keeps flashing the green light but nothing comes up. No picture of anything. Any advice?

[@car1ni]

what did you add to the end of those nand connection wires that ends up making them sturdy long pin black cables at the end? i’m getting into rgh modding and that seems to be the best for long term modding just wondering what you used there to the regular nand color wires 34:26

[@MrMario2011]

Sewing needles secured with heatshrink tubing.

[@car1ni]

@@MrMario2011 thank you!!!!!!

[@sethu5777]

After doing the ace v3 2/3 years ago to this. Holy crap this is a lot easier than I thought it would be

[@androidandpctechtips7525]

Hey man, i am about to do this mod but with a pico flasher, i have a question. When i have to turn it on to get the cpu key, do i have to unsolder it or can i just unplig it from the pc?

[@gehx]

Thanks for this great vid! When in Xell, if your console got an IP address via DHCP click on Scan IP in J-Runner ....it'll find the console and pull in the CPU Key automatically.

[@MrMario2011]

Hey, that's cool! Thanks!

[@sameerswagin2953]

I have a question. Does the dashboard version affect the mod in any way or does it work regardless of whichever version of the dashboard is installed? Great videos as always, i've been watching your mod videos for years now. Keep up the great work!

[@MrMario2011]

Dashboard version shouldn't matter.

[@sameerswagin2953]

@@MrMario2011 Thanks for the answer. I'll be sure to check this mod then.

[@techadmirer6475]

this vid has been very informative, thanks for showing.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hallsofvallhalla]

Just did this and WOW had some issues but got it all working! Woot Woot! Thanks so much for this video!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@hallsofvallhalla]

@MrMario2011 we also did your Aurora tutorial and got it loaded. Thanks again!

[@rowen898]

Excellent tutorial! I have successfully rgh my system. For others who want to try the solder points are super tiny. Get a magnifying glass and use the tape to hold your wires in place before you put the iron to the points. I didnt use the magnifying glass but i wish i had one. Taping down the wire help a lot!

[@MrMario2011]

Good tips!

[@SilentGProductions2016]

When you mention disconnecting the flasher around the 43min mark (ish), for those using Pico, would this mean fully unsoldering the board, or is there a simpler way?

[@MrMario2011]

Desoldering it, although that's more a recommendation and not a requirement.

[@ebutuoytm7560]

Thank you so much for making this tutorial, it worked perfectly first time.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it helped!

[@thailad_]

Best video I've seen on RGH3. Looking forward to "How to RGH3 a Xbox 360 Slim (C-word)"

[@arczit19]

Thanks for tutorial Mr Mario, is this much faster than old cool runner with white pcb?(sometimes i have very long boot) And in that case i need program it like stock one?

[@MrMario2011]

So far in my experience it's been better than a glitch chip.

[@doge5603]

LOVED your video and subbed. I have the trinity version as well but it has the 4GB emmc thingy, which step should I take differently? And if you're going to make a video with a corona (+ postfix board and stuff), can you use the pico flasher? cuz most of the newbies like me would prefer that.❤

[@MrMario2011]

Trinity is the same with or without 4 GB.

[@doge5603]

@@MrMario2011 Thanks for answering, will give it a go this week.

[@cristianoribeiro8566]

Thank you very much!!! Great tuturial for Pico Flasher!!!

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pvoid942]

i found a alternative to soldering to a via below the APU if you prefer DB5R4 is the Reference Its the Through hole Point With the big trace next to the Diode Trinity

[@crota8652]

soldering went well and the flash worked but when i went to plug it in after removing the flash wires i got the rrod. if I happened to mess up the soldering, would it still have flashed?

[@arsenalfanatic0971]

thank you so much for this video, everything else was so out of date! i appreciate the mention of the pi pico-flash. How do you figure out if you have trinity xbox or corna? I think mine is trinity because it says 10.83Amps on the back info, but it was manufactured after coron started in august 2011. I'm guessing they made mine with leftover motherboards from the earlier run, but I'm not sure. It's a 4GB slim that came with Kinect.

[@MrMario2011]

Sounds like you have a Trinity, although if you want to know for sure you'll have to open up your console and look at the orientation of the NAND headers.

[@TrumanProductions]

Thank you soooooooooo much for this tutorial!!! I followed it to a T, and managed to get it running on my trinity. I will say this though, that PL bypass had me stuck for unbelievably long 😅 I was in the process of quitting 4 separate times but kept persevering. (the solder and wire would just not stick to that point and kept on bridging with another connection) I honestly dont know how I got it to glitch, but I did. And I am not complaining that it worked XD. So for everyone our there, keep trying and dont give up! I learned my lesson today haha. Thanks again MrMario

[@MrMario2011]

Glad it worked for you!

[@kevrosbane]

Would you be willing to do a video in the future showing pico flasher and ISD12xx Audible for custom sounds, would love to see how this works, pico says it can but i have not found anything on doing it.

[@tylerbrown8357]

I can’t wait to do this! Where do you get those wires that you connected the raspberry pi pico to? Those seem like an easy way to connect and disconnect the board.

[@MrMario2011]

They were just standard 30 awg wires I had.

[@FuNnY71818]

Thanks Mario just got this done, video was a big help.

[@MrMario2011]

Glad this helped!

[@stevestolle3116]

Great vid Mr. M is this the same process for a 360 E console and I’m guessing there is no online with RGH mod?

[@MrMario2011]

Corona is a bit different. There's no SAFE online for RGH meaning you will eventually get banned.

[@tysonh3337]

I've been watching you and the weekend modder. I ordered the RGH3 QSB from him. He connects PLL point to the GB2G3 on the top side and running it through the south side bridge hole. Can I just use your method and connect it to FT2V1? Instead of running a wire all the way around to the top?

[@MrMario2011]

Either wiring method is fine, all depends on preference. I prefer to keep all my wiring on the bottom of the board for RGH3.

[@Sapu5m]

What’s the symptoms of accidentally cutting the trace? I don’t think I did but then I try to boot xell, the console turns off after 1 second of have the green dot on. Thanks

[@nevinmc3880]

Just one thing to note from when I RGH my console using this tutorial if you have a Pico programmer or raspberry Pi with Topeka programmer installed you can turn the console on when that's fully connected I've done it it still works had no issues with it

[@Gomiie]

@MrMario2011 I noticed for the PLL bypass you put the point between the R and the 3 but I was looking at the link you provided on xbox360 hub they show pictures that have the point on the 3 and the 5 so I'm just confused a bit which one is the correct or specific point ! before I mess up a console

[@MrMario2011]

The silkscreen isn't perfect. Look at where the via per console.

[@user-dj7ni7gw9m]

My girlfriend got me a trinity and xflasher for Christmas just so I could try this. I stayed up all night soldering and flashing and it WORKS!!! 😁😁😁 you're the king Mr.Mario! Thanks for this awesome video 👍

[@MrMario2011]

Now that's an awesome girlfriend! Good job on getting her and getting the work done 🙂

[@Mozzy616]

Awesome video bro,Keep up the good work.

[@MrMario2011]

Been a minute, huh? I hope all is well, man! 🤘

[@Mozzy616]

@@MrMario2011 Alls great brother I'm always keeping up with your vids, You make amazing content. It's good to see you thrive man, keep doing what you do. 🤘❤️