PicoFlasher 4gb Update and new 4gb QSB - plus a tease!

[@Merlin_Shaw]

Thank you for the shout out!! I have a lot more crazy ideas in the works. The PicoFlasher is a huge landmark in helping modding become more available for everyone.

[@shanez1215]

Hey just reaching out to apologize about how long it's taking me to test it. Been spending more time with my GF and was on vacation to Utah all of last week. Also trying to get this damn OG Xbox to work.

[@robertlatham8657]

Thankyou for all the work you have done and your continuing endeavours in 360 modding. I've yet to mod my 360's but your solutions have given me the confidence to attempt a mod. I just need to have enough confidence to solder etc but I'm going to go for it.

[@masterchef2408]

Thank You

[@nice8D]

I'm impressed in the simplicity and versatility of the piko flasher software. It would be nice to start having RGH 3 systems with these perminantly installed to the nand headers in case the end users brick the system, they could then fix it. Since a glitch chip is no longer needed it would still be a low cost operation.

[@JrManPT]

That qsb for the DVD drive looks awesome!

[@ev6910]

Working up the courage to undertake this. Your videos are very encouraging. Thank you.

[@TheWeekendModder]

You can do it!

[@BigBankBailey]

I should have got this instead of the SD tool I like the plug and play after so I can keep the band wires on it forever just buy more wire and another end and make another one. Thanks for the tutorials I love learning more.

[@Colin_Ames]

The combination of the PicoFlasher and Merlin’s QSB looks like a winner! Thanks for the video.

[@Jodasmp3]

THE CONNECTION YOU MAKE TO THE PICOFLASHER DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE DIAGRAM CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT?

[@youcantstopme5136]

Omh love it I'm thinking about buying them all

[@erfanshahim1298]

Please do a Audible Feedback IC programming tutorial.

[@leviamburgy4313]

Yes please sell these I find them really useful thank you!

[@TheWeekendModder]

weekendmodder.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=273

[@leviamburgy4313]

@@TheWeekendModder I just checked your store and realized it’s there before you even replied 😅 thanks so much for your dedication to the Xbox 360 scene!

[@leviamburgy4313]

@@TheWeekendModder I’ll be putting an order in soon 🤘🏻

[@scouse1967]

If i'm not using the 4gb QSB board (which i don't really wish to purchase to be honest) can the green wire that goes from the Pico's "GP21" pinheader go straight to the Corona boards "Crystal Osculator" solder point please ? The reason i don't want to buy/purchase the 4gb QSB board is because i get a few customers Corona boards to RGH and don't want to pay out on the QSB addon.

[@twh_trux]

u dont need to ground the crystal when using picoflasher...

[@lind3905]

So Awaited** 👍💯

[@muratrisvan]

King of the master ♥️🌹

[@triggeredpanda2939]

Sorry im late to this man but i wanted to as can i just solder the wires to the pads on the pico and to the xbox motherboard? Would it still read and write or do i need a dupont/jumper?

[@kickbut101]

I feel like I'm going crazy, is the diagram backwards or did I just read it backwards? Your pins are on the opposite side of the diagram/they are mirred no?

[@Jodasmp3]

I HAVE THE SAME DOUBT, THE CONNECTION DOES NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE DIAGRAM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS?

[@RastaJediX]

I'd love a QSB or a few of em but just at least one for now to try! And I'd totally be down to purchase a resin case too!

[@StelthSRB]

After successfull reading nand on 4gb corona and after disconnecting pico from console, it turns on but it's not giving picture, just black

[@NoCodeFilmmaker]

Hey bro, I noticed you connected your wiring on your Pico reverse of how it shows in the diagram. I'm having trouble reading the NAND with my Pico. Wiring is perfect and I double checked my wiring and solder work. Perhaps I wired everything backwards? Because mine are opposite of how you did it. I wired it the same as the diagram.

[@prolypro]

Do you solve it , because i hag issues on reading

[@NoCodeFilmmaker]

@@prolypro If you want, I can post a video this week and show how I did it. To be honest, it's a thousand times simpler than the Pico. However, the Pico is great for flashing the Gamecube to play games off sd without having to use the bootloader disk.

[@prolypro]

@@NoCodeFilmmaker thank you for responding, ok i will waiting your video👍🏻

[@prolypro]

@@NoCodeFilmmaker thank you, I solve the problem , i just make the wires as same length

[@NoCodeFilmmaker]

@@prolypro Awesome to hear bro 💪

[@LokiDeth]

Any news on if you will offer a few QSB's on your shop? About to make an order over the next few days and would like to add one if possible.

[@TheWeekendModder]

I do have some more 4gb qsbs, I'll try to get them out up tonight!

[@LokiDeth]

@@TheWeekendModder Thanks man, that's super awesome of you :)

[@nathane2243]

Do you have a tutorial on drivers for windows 7? I followed your tutorial but it doesn't read, so it looks like i'm missing something

[@davidb8826]

Every time I connect the raspberry pico I have to copy the .uf2 file,what could be the reason for that ?

[@Misterdoblina]

By chance do you send any ordered items to NZ?

[@andrewbailey6382]

Hi does the Raspberry pi pico need a driver for windows, only when in jrunner if I press the console? I get 0xFFFFFFFF console not found. Alot of people are reporting the same issue when using the Raspberry pi pico, and to be honest not many answers to this problem. I am a qualified electronics engineer, and have checked soldered connections, I have tried windows 10 and windows 7, and different versions of j-runner, but same message. I've checked continuity from the Corona 16mb motherboard to the pico, and all connections are fine, which says to me that the only thing between the computer and the console, is the Pico itself. When I press the console? The green light comes on, but same result 0xFFFFFFFF console not found. I did find someone else who had the same problem, but he also had a jr programmer, and after being told numerous times by the modding community, it was his soldering, he exchanged the Pico for the JR programmer and it read the nand without any issues. Alot of the modding community say the picoflasher is very hit and miss, and dont recommend. I've actually purchased 2 Raspberry pi pico boards, with exactly the same outcome, making it not a cheap solution at all. I have now removed all wiring and reassembled my xbox until I can get the xflasher.

[@lildude6906]

Did you ever find a fix for this? I have also tried with 3 picos and still get the same error. I also tried with two different coronas. Both are 4gb

[@goodintentions5189]

Hello Weekend modder, hope you had a wonderful public holiday. Could you throw some light on how to mode with X360run glitch chips, the videos on youtube about them are not in English. I have so far swapped two x360runs which had stopped working with matrix chips and used your muffin formula, i kinda feel like x360run chips die alot.

[@TheWeekendModder]

I think I have precisely 1 run chip still in the package. Maybe once I'm done with Rgh3 videos I can revisit them.

[@goodintentions5189]

@@TheWeekendModder That would be really nice. Modders in my region mostly use x360run. Din't really understand why since I am new to the modding scene

[@aarong5727]

What about write Nand.. Create X build Flash with the pi pico a video.. installing xex menu..

[@TH3NUKE2025]

Must i disconnect the Pico Flasher from the 4GB Pins to start the xbox or can i leave the Cables connected to the Xbox?

[@vamdolly]

do the coronas still need postfix adapters? when modding with out a rgh board and just flashing with the pico.

[@TheWeekendModder]

Yes

[@vamdolly]

@@TheWeekendModder Thanks for the reply

[@RetroMyBits]

Love the videos, any updates on 4gb QSB coming back in stock ?

[@TheWeekendModder]

I'm working on getting another run made, probably 3-4 weeks out from having them ready for shipping

[@jinxnatorx]

Cool video bro thank you

[@nickadamso1]

I have 1 stubborn corona 4gb that my Pico refuses to read. I did a handful of 4gb Coronas this week with no issues. But this one console I see no reason as to why it refused to dump

[@MrBlingBlingNr1]

Me too, did already a 4gb corona, but this one i have now always gets the message "console not found"

[@deadcow59]

@@MrBlingBlingNr1mine will read just fine but when I go to write xell it says pico stop responding. Do you think you can help?

[@michaelbarsoom]

Still cannot get it to work, all I get is "console not found". I have tried different PC, cables, and PICOs any idea how to get it working?

[@TheWeekendModder]

Shorten your wires, double check your soldering. It does seem to be sensitive to wire length like other 4gb tools.

[@michaelbarsoom]

@@TheWeekendModder thanks I’ll try that, did you find a wire type, solid vs stranded, or gauge that works better

[@TheWeekendModder]

I like the Kynar wire here: amzn.to/2ljV7Bg

[@risting-pc-service5150]

Can i flash read nand with pico flasher without qsb corona v2 ?

[@مغربيضدالإلحاد]

Working on XBOX 360 E SLIM SAMSUNG RAM ?

[@Isomodsfordays]

Random question as I’ve been following your modding shit for like 7-8 years. What is your career? Do you have a career in tech that makes solid money?

[@TheWeekendModder]

Yea, my job title at my last 2 jobs have been Site Reliability Engineer and DevOps Engineer. I work on corporate IT stuff, with an emphasis on automation and cloud.

[@Isomodsfordays]

@@TheWeekendModder sweet man, good stuff. Gunna be honest you’re one of the reasons I got into computer engineering. Going to graduate in a month and a half with my degree!

[@bryanfrye8770]

Is your version of Pico flasher going to be a standalone, like the Maximus Lizard?

[@TheWeekendModder]

No, it will still require Jrunner and a PC.

[@bryanfrye8770]

@@TheWeekendModder Ah, it was wishful thinking

[@davidb8826]

The pin blue and orange are reversed in the diagram

[@TheWeekendModder]

They were in a first iteration, but it's been updated on my site for some time.

[@Mbarez94]

so last thing it can't do is writing chips timing files right?

[@TheWeekendModder]

Correct, it cannot program glitch chips.

[@Sirusdark]

Thanks for sharing! I modded my first ever console and was successful on the first try thanks to your tutorials! Cheers!

[@drewmorama]

Where is the case for pico?

[@TheWeekendModder]

weekendmodder.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=270

[@vantuzproper]

While 4gb support on PicoFlasher is great, QSBs are a waste of money IMO. You can just use plain old wires

[@juggalodeboify]

Went and followed "G.I.G"

[@androxilogin]

I don't understand- no RGH chip but it's RGH?

[@TheWeekendModder]

Rgh3 baby!

[@androxilogin]

@@TheWeekendModder Suppose I'm out of the loop.

[@Robstone03]

When is the picoflasher going on sale?

[@TheWeekendModder]

You can buy a raspberry pi pico right now, download the firmware, and bam: PicoFlasher. I am not sure if I will resell Pico's... no real reason at this point. You can get them all over.

[@gehx]

Please have some 4gb qsb's for sale :)

[@TheWeekendModder]

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[@heizer325]

Does that work on a 250gb version too?

[@TheWeekendModder]

There are no 250gb nands... There are Xbox 360 consoles that came with 250gb HDD's, however that has little bearing on what nand type they have. But the picoflasher can read both types now: It can read SPI nands from 16mb,256mb, or 512mb nand consoles and it can read EMMC 4gb nand consoles.

[@heizer325]

@@TheWeekendModder Sorry, I Miss described my question, I was asking if that R&W would work on a 16mb "version" too^^.. Thank you for your answer! Great job as allways :)

[@drewmorama]

What's wrong wit yo chromakey?))

[@TheWeekendModder]

It's just an OBS plugin on a cheap webcam.