Xbox softmodding games

Load SplinterCell. NTSC and load the linux save file. Bsod does not come up. It takes me to a black screen saying contact microsoft with green words Reply 4 years ago. Just thought I'd add a comment as I softmodded my original xbox last night and used this guide as a basis. Obviously things have changed a little since it was posted but overall this was a good guide. Firstly, I struggled to find a flash drive that would be recognised by the Xbox.

I think everything I tried was probably too new USB 3. I found an ancient mb flash drive that was detected ok but that was too small for the exploit to copy on to. In the end I used an old mb memory card plugged into a USB Card reader and that was detected and erased by the Xbox fine. Secondly, the download link for the softmod installer was no good for me, I think it only has part of what you need. I googled for "Splinter Cell soft mod NTSC" and eventually found this site that had the files I needed and a little more detail on which ones to copy onto the flash drive.

Otherwise everything else is much the same, use Xplorer to "inject" the files onto the flash drive, copy them over to the xbox hard drive and then load up Splinter Cell or whichever game you're using and load the same game from the hard drive.

Reply 5 years ago. Thanks for the update.. Is Splinter Cell absolutely required? Would any of those work? I was able to pickup a boxed copy of Splinter Cell for five bucks from a store near me recently and I think it's the easiest one to find out of the three.

How do I install the emulators and roms? Reply 6 years ago on Introduction. Try this with modding xbox software very simple steps www. Which Usb drives plus does it have to plug into the memory slot or can it just plug directly into the xbox. Idk if this is what I was looking for but I had this guy do something to my Xbox and he put tons of classic games. I right click on xplorer and select run as administrator I select open hdd and get a message can't find fatx drive.

I'm using windows 7. By daiatlus79 Follow. This video is not the exact version of the save but it's better than nothing. Reply 11 years ago on Introduction. Will this work on NXE? Also, will my UI change? Please tell me because I don't want to mess up my , dude.

Reply 12 years ago on Introduction. Important you can cause your Xbox to not respond if the steps described aren't followed carefully. It worked for me and countless others, proceed with caution and make sure you fully understand the process before attempting it.

What will installing UXE do for my Xbox? Did you make this project? Share it with us! I Made It! Reply Upvote. ImperialRemains surffinn Reply 1 year ago. Tonystarak 7 years ago on Introduction. Then you need to rip at least 1 song to the Xbox HDD.

Then you need to find out what version dashboard and kernel you have. The above dash is , this is the newest dashboard, you should make sure yours is up to date. I haven't seen one since I started modding again that wasn't. I've heard you can simply play any new game or log on to Xbox Live to update the dash.

The kernel above is , there's a good chance yours is different. The kernel is based on when the Xbox was made, and won't change for any one Xbox. You'll need to know what kernel you have later so write it down.

You'll need Ndure 3. Auto Xbins is a good tool to use to find Xbox software. Ndure is the actual softmod, and xboxhdm is a general program for Xbox stuff. You'll use xboxhdm to run Ndure. First start up the Ndure program and select your options.

For the most part the defaults are fine, however, there are two key changes. After you do this finish the steps to build your Ndure files. See my screenshot for clarification.

Now you go to the base xboxhdm folder and run the file "make-iso-win. This will create a file called linux. Burn this iso and you'll be ready to open your Xbox. The Xbox is fairly easy to open, once you know where the screws are. There are 6 long T screws holding the case on. They are all on the bottom under the feet and stickers. You'll have to pry the 4 feet off I use a small flat screw driver, they can be quite hard to remove. You can feel around for the holes under the stickers for the other two screws.

Once you find them punch a hole through with your screwdriver and remove them. See my picture for locations. Remove the case lid. Inside you will find a bounty of candy and happiness. After you finish the candy you will see the gray ribbon cable, hidding underneath it is a single gold T screw, remove it.

They sometimes are quite hard to remove, wiggling may be necessary. Then you can lift the whole black plastic HDD tray out. The HDD power cable is routed through it to make your life harder. All Xbox HDDs must be locked in order for the system to boot. When the system is first powered on the HDD asks it for a a key. If the system provides the correct key then the HDD is unlocked.

It will remain unlocked for as long as it's powered, and will return to a locked state as soon as it loses power. It's important to note that any loss of power will cause the HDD to relock, the system doesn't have to tell it to or anything. Luckily relocking isn't really a big deal, since the Xbox has the key to unlock it again. If something goes wrong during the hotswap for instance the CD times out before you complete the hotswap you can simply turn everything off and start over.

Leave only your CD drive as the secondary master. However, you will plug the IDE cable from the Xbox into it. This will require the Xbox and PC to be quite close. You'll want to practice the motion you'll have to do a few times with the power off. Keep in mind you'll be doing this while everything is powered up and running, so there is a good chance you'll die. Also the HDD spins very fast while on, and in general doesn't take kindly to violent shakes, so try to remove the IDE cable gently.

You'll want to set up your PC to boot from CD. Also a quick note. Now that you are all practiced and ready it's show time. When you're ready you'll power on the PC, wait a second or two and then power on the Xbox. As soon as the Microsoft dash is loaded go into your soundtracks and play a song, as soon as it starts playing you can be sure the HDD is unlocked, so you can pause it.

Now your PC should be at the xboxhdm main menu, waiting for your choice. If the hotswap went well xboxhdm should load. If not it's a sign you've angered the mighty warlord Odin. Determine what you did wrong and fix it, least he unleash his wolves Geri and Freki upon you. When you are prompted you will enter "xbrowser", which will load the xbrowser. This will let you navigate to your Ndure folder, and run your Ndure script ndure. This will launch Ndure, where you will want to choose option 1 "Install Ndure [Install only ndure files]".

Ndure will then mod your Xbox. There are 3 steps and it takes roughly 10 minutes. Often time errors will show up, I've had success with the "ignore it and hope it goes away" policy. The Xbox should be modded now. Congratulations you've brought glory to Odin's name. I'll take this opportunity to go over some Xbox basics so you can follow along. First up there are 5 partitions on the HDD.