Hacking Best hardware for trinity rgh?

Slavaka · Jan 18, 2021

I have had another rgh console for years, but I have been wanting to attempt my own for some time. I had a 360 given to me which is a slim trinity and it has just been sitting on a shelf. So I am trying to find out what the current best options are for the hardware to do an rgh. The videos I have watched are somewhat outdated so im curious about current options. I am currently looking at an ace v3 and a nand x programmer/flasher. Is that the best way to go or are there better ones to use?

HollowGrams · Jan 18, 2021

Slavaka said:
I have had another rgh console for years, but I have been wanting to attempt my own for some time. I had a 360 given to me which is a slim trinity and it has just been sitting on a shelf. So I am trying to find out what the current best options are for the hardware to do an rgh. The videos I have watched are somewhat outdated so im curious about current options. I am currently looking at an ace v3 and a nand x programmer/flasher. Is that the best way to go or are there better ones to use?

Any nand reader should do - Nand X works good.

Any glitch chip that supports Trinity should do - Ace v3, Cool Runner 3/D/Any clone, Matrix etc all can be used to achieve instaboot times with right wire length, wire placement and right timing file flashed to the glitch chip. (Acev4 and Acev5 were pretty bad when I tested a few out, stay with the Acev3)

There's various glitch routes you can take - RGH2, SRGH, Muffin etc.

Slavaka · Jan 18, 2021

Hologram said:
Any nand reader should do - Nand X works good.

Any glitch chip that supports Trinity should do - Ace v3, Cool Runner 3/D/Any clone, Matrix etc all can be used to achieve instaboot times with right wire length, wire placement and right timing file flashed to the glitch chip. (Acev4 and Acev5 were pretty bad when I tested a few out, stay with the Acev3)

There's various glitch routes you can take - RGH2, SRGH, Muffin etc.

Thank you for letting me know. I had honestly assumed that boot times always varied. The one I currently have can boot within a few seconds upwards of 30 seconds. Im guessing the shorter the wires, the better the times? Im going to go ahead and purchase what I need this weekend and see how it goes. My soldering skills arent too bad, but theyre not great either. On the bright side, if I botch it its a learning experience since you can get 360s so cheap now.

HollowGrams · Jan 18, 2021

Slavaka said:
Thank you for letting me know. I had honestly assumed that boot times always varied. The one I currently have can boot within a few seconds upwards of 30 seconds. Im guessing the shorter the wires, the better the times? Im going to go ahead and purchase what I need this weekend and see how it goes. My soldering skills arent too bad, but theyre not great either. On the bright side, if I botch it its a learning experience since you can get 360s so cheap now.

Short wires is good. Timing file is really important, you will most likely have to try a couple. Glitch route matters for boot times. SRGH, Muffin boot fast when setup right. RGH2/Trinity/acev3 route you can get 5-30 second boot on most installs.

Deleted member 668561 · Jan 20, 2021

Jr programmer and matrix glitcher or x360ace, Imho, should start an rgh service, though I can only do phats and trinities using the jr programmer, I recommend using kynar wire,
https://ebay.to/3c0SpOi

HollowGrams · Jan 21, 2021

aadz93 said:
Jr programmer and matrix glitcher or x360ace, Imho, should start an rgh service, though I can only do phats and trinities using the jr programmer, I recommend using kynar wire,
https://ebay.to/3c0SpOi

You can also do all 16MB Coronas with jrp.

Slavaka · Jan 22, 2021

aadz93 said:
Jr programmer and matrix glitcher or x360ace, Imho, should start an rgh service, though I can only do phats and trinities using the jr programmer, I recommend using kynar wire,
https://ebay.to/3c0SpOi

Thanks for the info. Probably pick up some of the kynar. If it goes well, there will probably be 3-4 more in the future.

Slavaka · Jan 22, 2021

Got everything ordered today. Unfortunately what i wanted was out of stock, so i ended up going jrprogrammer and matrix and also picked up some kynar and flux. Just gotta play the waiting game now. Also ordered a few extras because I wasnt sure if i would need them or not. xclamp removal tool and fiberglass scratch pen. Any recommendations on solder?

Deleted member 668561 · Jan 23, 2021

Slavaka said:
Got everything ordered today. Unfortunately what i wanted was out of stock, so i ended up going jrprogrammer and matrix and also picked up some kynar and flux. Just gotta play the waiting game now. Also ordered a few extras because I wasnt sure if i would need them or not. xclamp removal tool and fiberglass scratch pen. Any recommendations on solder?

60/40 lead-tin rosin core solder

Deleted member 668561 · Jan 24, 2021

Btw you don't need the xclamp tool, only if you're going to repaste

Slavaka · Jan 25, 2021

aadz93 said:
Btw you don't need the xclamp tool, only if you're going to repaste

Yeah, it was originally going to be for the ace v3 because of a video i watched that used a solder point underneath the x clamp, but I figured I would get it in case I ever need it later on. Tore down my console yesterday and cleaned it up. Was a real mess inside, but looks brand new now. I didnt realize how small the points were. Highly considering getting a magnifier to assist a little bit. Doesnt look too bad though.

Slavaka · Jan 28, 2021

I got everything in today. Got it done, and it seems to be working good. Was a little worried about a few of my solder points that didnt look great on the bottom of the mobo, but seemed to hold up. Added hot glue near it to help out like i saw in a few videos. Took a few hours, but overall it wasnt too hard. I appreciate all the help! I didnt spend a lot of time on the boot times. The longest has been about 15 seconds, and ive had a few insta also.

BigOnYa · Jan 28, 2021

Glad to hear, and enjoy. Now it's time to grab all those emulators, homebrew, and prob an external HD cause it will fill up fast. Have fun.

Deleted member 668561 · Jan 28, 2021

Slavaka said:
Yeah, it was originally going to be for the ace v3 because of a video i watched that used a solder point underneath the x clamp, but I figured I would get it in case I ever need it later on. Tore down my console yesterday and cleaned it up. Was a real mess inside, but looks brand new now. I didnt realize how small the points were. Highly considering getting a magnifier to assist a little bit. Doesnt look too bad though.

Yeah the smallest points are about .05mm or .07 mm, real easy to short something or lift a pad(both can ruin the 360) usually pll_bypass and cpu_rst are the smallest

Deleted member 668561 · Jan 28, 2021

Trinity has easier points vs phat

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Slavaka · Jan 28, 2021

aadz93 said:
Trinity has easier points vs phat

Yeah, that looks worse haha

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