Hello. I have the same problem as you, after hardmod see an error message and no disk recognision. Could you help me, how you solved your problem?
bootrom 8046 - 00f800fe 00000000 00000000 00000200 0040000
There was a time where we were able to bypass the school's network using a VPN that wasn't blocked on the radar. Can't exactly remember the name, but I was able to watch YouTube.