Hacking Stuck trying to RGH a Corona 360

Anakin1138 · Aug 24, 2020

I inherited an extra Corona 360, so I thought I'd challenge myself and see if I could hack the thing. I was able to install the Nand reader and read the nand, and create and write the ECC file. I then hooked up the x360ace v5. As best as I can tell, I got the soldering done without bridging anything, but when I attempted to turn things on, I'm getting no response or loading screen.

From what I understood about v5, it came preloaded, so I didn't think there was anything I needed to do after hooking up the v5. Did I miss a step after I installed the glitch chip? Is there anything I can to check if I did the soldering right, or if the chip is working?

Thanks for any advice. I figured there was a risk I might sacrifice this box to improving my soldering skills, but I don't want to give up quite yet!

brickmii82 · Aug 24, 2020

Pics of install please, let’s see what the points look like.

Anakin1138 · Aug 25, 2020

First time having my soldering job critiqued since college. Be gentle!
The second picture shows the front side if you keep scrolling.

DinohScene · Aug 27, 2020

Soldering job looks fine.

You sure it came pre-configured for your Corona board?
Only thing I can think of it trying different timing files and making sure wires aren't near any sources of interference like coils and MOSFETs

godreborn · Aug 27, 2020

soldering looks good. my skills are modest, but my dad's are top notch (builds guitars). I don't know much about an rgh though as I have 2 jtags. one with regular smc; the other with aud clamp.

Anakin1138 · Aug 27, 2020

Thanks for the feedback (and the vote of confidence in the soldering!). With the all the fiddling around, I wound up taking off the NAND reader to get the ace on. I'll reattach it this weekend and try configuring the ace as if it wasn't pre-configured (they said it was, but it's certainly possible it's not). At least that should tell me if the ace is connected, so I might have a better idea if the issue is soldering, or either software or board.

Thanks!

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