Guide to converting an already RGH'd console to RGH3!

Required supplies:

- A USB stick to use for dumping / flashing your nand (via software, not a hardware programmer)

- A safety resistor (1k=Corona, 3K=Trinity, 22K=Falcon/Jasper) (For Slims Consider the RGH3 QSB which comes with the resistor)

- Some 28 or 30 gauge AWG wire (I like this ribbon cable made of 28AWG wire that can be separated and cut to length)

- T8 and a T10 Torx screwdriver for all the screws in the console.

- Standard Soldering supplies: A variable temperature soldering iron, some solder (I like 60/40 rosin core Kester), fiberglass scratch pen, and flux paste. If you're doing a Slim you'll need a very sharp set of tweezers or an exacto knife too.

Optional Supplies:

- You might want an X-Clamp removal tool to make opening the console easier.
It's been suggested to me that the X-clamp remover should be in the "required" supplies. For sure the X-Clamp can be removed without them, but the risk of damaging your board is very high if you're not very careful. You might want to check out this video clip of using the X-Clamp removal tool properly to see what you are up against.

- Strongly reccommend replacing the thermal paste with good stuff. Beware fake/low quality thermal paste!

No need for a repack any longer. Just get the latest Jrunner build as it supports RGH3 just fine.

My go-to Jrunner source is Josh's build which he kindly hosts at Octals Console Shop:

Jrunner with Extras

But there is an alternative branch that sometimes gets out of sync feature-wise and is on Github under X360Tools like PicoFlasher:

Jrunner Pro

High level conversion process:

1. Have or obtain a copy of your current or original nand.

If you've got a backup of your nanddump.bin from when the console was originally modded, then great. If not, you can use software tools like Simple Nand Flasher to dump the current nand onto a USB stick. Either method works.

2. Create an RGH3 image for your console

Load up your original/dumped nand into Jrunner and build a RGH3 image.

3. Write the RGH3 image to your console (before you remove any RGH2 wiring!)

Using software tool like Simple Nand Flasher, write the created RGH3 image to your console.

I'm re-hosting a copy of Simple Nand Flasher 1.4 beta here

NOTE: There are a number of software based solutions for flashing your nand. Xell itself, Nand Flasher 360, and probably others. As best I know you can use whatever your method have or are comforatable with.

4. Change the wiring to RGH3 wiring

Now you can remove the previous RGH wiring, and install the appropriate RGH3 wiring for your motherboard.

See my motherboard specific RGH3 guides for how to do the wiring depending on your motherboard.

5. Boot it up!

That's it! You're done! All without needing a hardware programmer thanks to your console already being RGH'd to start.

Video of converting a 4gb Corona from RGH2 to RGH3