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.

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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

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Xbox 360 Console:

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10K Ohm Resistor:

Raspberry Pi Pico:

T8/T10 Screwdrivers:

X-Clamp Removal Tool:

X-Acto Knife:

30 AWG Kynar Wire:

Heatshrink Tubing:

Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste:

ArctiClean Thermal Paste Remover:

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Downloads & Links!

J-Runner with Extras:

RGH3 Written Guide:

xFlasher 360:

PicoFlasher:

Aurora, Dashlaunch, and XeXMenu Setup:

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[kumquat]

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

[drewconley]

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.

[PrinceXTC]

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!

[questconsoles]

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!

[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.

[MaloneDick-hh]

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 👍

[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!

[masterchef]

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.

[dakotart]

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

[chasefournier]

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

[kingplayseverything]

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.

[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

[wettuga]

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.

[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.

[ReevyTCG]

I have 0 experience soldering, I picked up 2 trinity consoles and 2 jaspers for £50, got myself all the stuff I needed, a £15 soldering iron and got straight to work, first try... successful! I put the console back together and boom... didn't boot. Took it apart and I snagged a wire when I rebuilt it. Second attempt today, resoldered all the wires, it's working perfectly!

For someone with 0 experience and just a lot of determination, I'd recommend giving this a go if you're confident enough, the feeling at the end when it's all successful is amazing!

[sylviavaughn]

bought all my supplies a few days ago and over the course of using both this tutorial and the rgh3 website i was able to get all the necessary soldering and wiring done and mod the console on my first go round, thank you for your high quality tutorials for this sort of thing

[nyff]

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

[carlosgrbic]

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

[karlmee]

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

[Maverick]

Mr Mario, I want to thank you for making this video. I am someone who has not had a lot of experience modding. In fact, some years back I tried to do one of these mods with a glitch chip and it didn't go well. I didn't have the confidence to fix the trace that I messed up. I sent the system out to get fixed and modded. I don't think I'll have to do that again. I have a little bit more experience now fixing traces so it left me feeling more confident. Of course having one of those magnifying headsets helped quite a bit. Especially with the hardest part of connecting the two wires in the back. I use a craft knife and a brand new blade and I was able to knock it out in no time. I don't have a steady hand, but I was like a surgeon. I followed everything step by step. Ironically, as soon as I opened up my bag of resistors I found the 10K resistors too. I also had the same wrapping wire you had, and shrink wrap. So it made the installation a breeze. You were a great help and thank you again.