Man, I used to watch this video a long time ago, dreaming that I could eventually get an original Xbox. Things have changed a lot since then. (Yes, I did get my Xbox about a year ago)
thanks for the video its been a few years since i did a soft mod to an Xbox my friend wanted one an i needed a refresher course your video helped a lot because i forgot some steps lol thanks again Gradinkov
It doesn't seem to matter what appears of video's like this, whatever the subject, you'll always get some moaner wanting to do it down, 'it's old hat' etc, why bother? Well there many late to the game and many other tutorials are difficult to follow for one reason or another, or simply too annoying. So, shut up with the negative vibes, these are brilliantly displayed, simple to follow videos, with actual links that work. So personally, many thanks for all your efforts, I see there are comments relatively recently, hence why I have added mine, great stuff (especially when the camera was stabilized) just joking, but I found them really helpful and I'll set about working on the 3 or 4 consoles I picked up on ebay for peanuts - good work my friend and good luck
Thanks for the tutorial! Still worked well in 2018 and i got it running at the first try! I was also lucky twice, the Xbox i got was already on dashboard 5960 and the first USB stick i tried that i already had lying around worked for me so i ordered 3 more USB sticks on Amazon for no reason lol. Next step for me will be to get a bigger HDD working so i have enough room for games. Thanks again and have fun playing around everyone ;)
Great video, you made it very clear how to do the softmod. I thought I should mention though that you should never place a disc down with the label side down unless you have applied a protector to your disc Once the label is scratched the whole disc becomes useless, but if you place it shiny side down and scratch it you can almost always have the scratch polished out and restore the disc. Thanks for the video, 5 stars
Tony Waldron CD had this problem beacause the data was just pressed from the top onto the bottom layer of the disc so the only protection for the data was the top label, DVD was different it's data was sandwiched between a top and bottom layer of the disc, Xbox and PS2 used the DVD format not CD so didn't really matter if the top layer got scratched, the data was still protected in the middle.
Lol I miss my Xbox. My dad bought it for me for my 7th birthday... About 11 years ago. I loved that thing. When I was about 13, sometime around 2010-11, I softmodded my Xbox and even upgraded to a 40GB HDD. However, for some reason, the Ethernet port got damaged and the orange LED would stay on even though there was no cable plugged in. I couldn't load games through FTP since i couldn't connect it to my network. I ultimately just left it there to collect dust, and got rid of it about 2 years ago. I kind of regret doing that, but it didn't really work anymore. I also remember about the HDD and Motherboard key. Oh, how I hated that thing. We spent an entire Summer trying to build an EEPROM reader and getting the correct dash files.
+Jose Javier Flores I still have a hulk acrylic version and normal black version sitting in my cupboard.. only issue with the hulk one is with the AC adapter it makes lovely pop sounds if moved around
Hi, great video Gradinkov. I have a problem though. The XBOX doesn't detect the Softmod installer and Splinter Cell files. It does see the USB though. I tried everything, even another XBOX, but nothing works. Help is appreciated :)
Hello can you tell me if that process is reversible ? After the softmod made can i erase it and return to the original state (interface and settings) ?
Got a NEAR MINT, barely used Xbox with owner's manuals and 4 controllers on craigslist for $50 today! I'm probably going to do this, looks fun, thanks for the vid! Something recent :)
@Dylan Douglas for whatever reason I can't reply to your comment directly. So if you mean the part from the 8th minute, I used a screen recorder software called OBS (obsproject dot com), it's free :)
Gtacod 114 Modifying you xbox illegally to add homebrew (not from xbox) apps without the use of hardware modification. You're using software to hack. If you don't know the difference between hardware and software well then I can't help you.
when I have my Xbox plugged into a HD TV the picture is very blurry, maybe my softmod is bad version, however I am just wanting to know how you got such clear picture on what looks like a HD TV.
What I need to know, and cannot find info about is, can a system that is only software modified, (not modchipped), have the Ram Chips upgraded and or CPU upgraded, and how I can go about doing it. Some say yes, and say I need a specific BIOS, but they never tell me where to find it, or how to go about installing it. I would also like to know if any kind of Ram or CPU upgraded can be done to the Xbox 1.6's with the Xcalibur chip, or is the RAM/CPU upgrades only made to work on the 1.0-1.5 systems due to the change in the motherboard on the 1.6 Xbox consoles. Thanks!
no in order to up grade ram and cpu you need a linux bios, it will never play xbox games or run dashboard again it will be just a pentium linux pc with 128 megs of ram, also the guys who did this wrecked loads of motherboards doing it, even electrical engineers its not easy and it wont ever run xbox stuff, someone about ten years ago claimed he had upgraded to 1.4 pentium and 256 megs of ram, and also claimed it played xbox games, but all others who modded them said that was total fiction, and when pushed for proof the user deleted his account, dont bother its a waste of time.
It's really easy to softmod the xbox. There are tons of tutorials out there. The trickiest part is finding a compatible USB stick. Had to buy a San Disk Cruzer Blade, because all of my USB sticks weren't compatible.
A little tip for those having problems finding a compatible usb: try getting a hold of a microsd memory stick, and connect it to the dongle via a microsd to usb adaptor. It will be a lot cheaper and easier to get a hold of the adapter and an old microsd than an older usb flash drive (as probably mentioned, newer flash drives don't seem very xbox friendly). I'll reply to this comment if something comes up.
I did everything on this video up the very end and the screen went black. now, it's stuck on xbox live screen and i can't do anything. When i put Splinter Cell back in, it starts opening screen but I get an orange light around eject button. is there anyway to fix this?
hey guys. i'm having a problem when trying to re- exploit my xbox. I had my box softmodded before, but I accidentally installed an xbox live update for one of the games I had. so now when I try to load my splinter cell exploit save, it shows a white screen, then just resets the game. it can't even get to the softmod installer menu. if ANYONE has an idea of what might be going on, please let me know. ( It's an xbox V1.1, if that's any help)
Thanks for the guide, subscribed and liked. How have you managed to get such a nice vibrant picture on your Xbox. I have the same TV as you, are you going through component, scart of some kind of upscaler such as the xrgb mini?
I have a sandisk Cruzer Glide 4gb and its not reconizing after i format it on the xbox then plug it into the computer after opening xplorer 360 it doesn't find anything so where can i find a flash drive that will work
I found my old Xbox the other day, and I found this video (among others) online on how to softmod the unit. I followed all the steps to obtain the files (from the link on this video), I put the files on a thumb drive, and was able to successfully copy the files onto the hard drive of the Xbox. From there, I inserted a copy of Splinter Cell (the original, not the platinum). I get to the start screen, I select "Start Game" and then I select the "Linux" Profile. Now here's where the process stops working - I then select "Check Points" and upon doing so, the screen goes black (no sound, no picture) and the light on my Xbox turns from Green to Orange. I have tried this process over and over several times (deleting the files from the Hard Drive before attempting it), and I get the same result each time. Can anyone please tell me how to solve this problem, or let me know what I may be doing wrong? I would really like to softmod my Xbox and run XBMC on it. ThanksNOTE: I used the SID 5.11.Installer.USB file and the SID 5.11.Installer file on separate occasions to see if I got a different result, and both give me the same result every time.
my flash drive isnt showing up in xlporer360. i have already formated it with the xbox but when i plug the flash drive into my computer it buffers and then dosnt ask to reformate and dosnt show up anywhere
So the part where in Xplorer360 I select Drive and then Harddrive or Memcard I get the message "Could not find a FATX drive to open!" Any advice on how to resolve this?
For me it freezes after checkpoints. Gives me a black screen and the led light is flashing between orange, red and green. Tried two usb drives, both are recognized by xbox.
I'm having issues. Everything was going fine, I injected the files into the USB and when I plugged it into my Xbox it showed no memory of the files. No SID or Splinter Cell. I think it might be the thumb drive but then again it could be something else? I followed everything step by step, the 360 drive app shows that the memory card has all the files yet nothing shows up. Help?
When hitting the "harddrive or memcard" I get a message saying " could not find a FATX drive to open",,,,,, I ran it as administrator but that didn't help so what should I do?
My Xbox was softmodded , i even change the HDD , with bigger , with emulators and games . I give it to my friend to play some games , but he try to play Splinter Cell from the original disk. After that.. i dont know what he do but.. the console come back to original dashboard and version and now... i can't soft-mod again.. I do all steps for softodding with Splinter Cell , what i do it before .... but.. after pressing " GAMES START > LINUX >CHECK POINTS " nothing happen ..just the game boot again ..... any ideas ?
Great tutorial's pt1 to pt4, thanks. Two quick questions, is the installation of xbmc the same process as shown in this video and can you still use the dual boot method with xbmc. Also when you choose the high def option, do you need an hd composite cable or will it still work with a standard av cable? Thanks!
Hello Lee, 1. Yes, the installation is pretty much identical if you go with XBMC. If you haven't softmodded your Xbox already, then you're all set, you can go and install the XBMC version (SID511.Installer.USB.zip), BUT if you have already applied the non-XBMC installer (SID511.Installer.zip), you need to remove it first via the Softmod Installer Deluxe menu "Remove Softmod", and only THEN use the XBMC installer, otherwise you'll brick your Xbox! I learned this the hard way :D 2. No, HD won't work with a standard AC able, sorry.
Thanks for your comments, they helped me a lot. I think a good suggestion for a follow up xbox tutorial, would be to show how to uninstall the Unleash X softmod and then install the xbmc usb softmod in it's place. This would be useful for people who want to clone the orginal HDD and replace the HDD with an increased capacity. Thanks again!
this is the problem im having.. the xbox sees the usb formats and erases it.. i am now able to put saves on the drive from the xbox.. i put the files on the usb using 360 xplorer.. but the xbox doesn't see the files... but it sees the usb .. lt lets me customize the usb.. but no files
hi there do i need fifa 2005 to update my dashboard its k.1.00.4817.03 also the second dashboard number is k 1.005959.03 can it soft modded it that made sence help would be great cheers
Hi your tutorials are very good and have inspired me to softmod my Xbox I don't like the unleashed dashboard you installed and prefer XBMC How do I get this and get he Xbox to boot straight to it please?
Hi Gradinkov, great video very well done. I followed your steps perfectly and softmodded my crystal xbox successfully. I have come across a problem where I am stuck on a screen where all is displayed is a 3d red X in a blue cube. The xbox boots into the original dash perfectly but when I boot the mod it goes to this screen. Has anyone had this problem before, is this bricked? I feel really hard done by as I was soo close to emulation... Any help would be great, cheers!
I got to the stage were it asks for the reboot. I removed the disk and closed the tray. Now all I get is a black screen, the xbox is powered on. I decided to choose the XBMC option because I wanted to play movies on it. What do I do now? Is my XBOX BRICKED? Need help ASAP.
Stephen Donnelly He Said If You Didn't Get The Disk Out Fast Enough To Just Re Start And It Would Finish Installing??I Didn't Get That Problem But I Hope Its Working For You,I Had A Hell Of A Time But Mine All Good Now.Make Sure Alls Plugged In And Reboot,I Hope It Works For You!!
Ok i have like 6 USB sticks here an none of them works. Where can i get a compatible USB stick from in 2015??? As all the ones ive looked at on the compatibility list for this mod are like 32MB or 256MB.....you just cant get this USB sticks anymore??
BlockABoots They are VERY hard to find. I had to buy a memory card with the hack already on it. If I was at home I'd send it to you for a nominal fee. I paid $30 for mine on ebay because I was very impatient. The key is to look for a FAT32 stick no more than 2 GB. Here's a list from users that is known to work. www.biline.ca/xbox_flash_list.htm
jrgs906 I actually had success with a SanDisk 4GB micro SD card and used a micro SD card USB reader!!. Apparently micro SD cards and USB reader combos are the way to go
hey guys please help i baught an original xbox with a xenium mod chip that seems installed fine and booted the hard disk once but it made horrible noise and i presume the HDD is burnt out/unuseable. can someone tell me where to find stock software or how to format a hdd with a pc for the xbox?? I don't think i can install or boot any bios if I don't get a drive formated for xenium. PLEASE anyone let me know!
Has anyone had any issues after putting the files on the usb not showing up on the xbox. The Xbox still sees the drive but when i go to copy the files there is nothing there.
I can confirm, that this still works in 2017. There are some small issues with Xplorer360 on Windows 10, but it's easy to solve by downloading and copying msvcr71.dll into Xplorer360 folder/location
hi guys im ady from the UK. i've just watched your video on you tube, looks good! but was wondering if you could help me out? ill try give as much info as i can. right i've got an original xbox that has been modded (not be me) it has XBMC installed and also coinops 7 with all the games etc on a 320g hard drive. now i was wondering if i can make a direct copy of that hard drive? i've got a 160g ide pata seagate drive completely blank no OS installed on it. could i get all the data transferd to my spare drive? i would like one as a back up just in case. also my mate have given me his old original xbox as he was no longer using it, this is completely factory standard and never been opened. if i opened it up and removed the drive would i be able just to put my spare hdd in and transfer all the info that way? and does the hard drive need to be formatted or modded any way before? is there any good programs out there i could download? ive never attempted anything like this before so complete novice! altho i know how to use a computer, download stuff etc, i have all the tools, power supply for HDD etc. if you could spare a few minutes could you offer some advice or help? id really like to learn how to do this, there's so many videos out there to watch each doing and using different programs and ways etc. just want the best way possible. it would be greatly appreciated. thanks very much for reading this, hopefully you can help me out. where would i download the program what your using on here? any links? thanks ady
in the old days i would have said yes, knock your self out all the stuff you need is here, but the servers are gone, you cant swap drives in xboxes due to drive being locked with a key, there was ways of doing it but the software is gone now. enjoy your xbox, softmod the new one and enjoy that dont try mixing and matching the drives you will bork both boxes.
I followed your process and everything when fine until time to remove disc. I ejected disc and closed tray but screen stayed black after XBOX splash screen. waited a couple minutes then powered off and on again. stays black after splash. turned off then on with eject button. black after splash. put in splinter cell and it loads but when I select Linux and checkpoint it just restarts the game to the UniSoft logo. HELP!
please help... i soft moded to xbmc and deleted files by mistake now the i turn on my xbox it wont load the menu and i cant reboot. or re-soft mod again... please help
In this video it's the standard AV (composite) cable and the actual resolution is not 720p but 576i (PAL). In part 2 of this series I replaced it with an HD cable.
CommanderJihad Have a look my recent comment on the video, try to run as administrator but in my experience that will mean the xbox can't read the data injected.
Man, I used to watch this video a long time ago, dreaming that I could eventually get an original Xbox. Things have changed a lot since then.
(Yes, I did get my Xbox about a year ago)
Aww, good memories. Especially that awesome boot up animation. Way better than today's for sure.
It's nice, but that classic PS1 bootup, tho.
Duh, I hate you now. Just listened to it, and just... duh, I miss those times. ua-cam.com/video/DIxUScfOQwg/v-deo.html
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probably just nostaligia but in ways yah
ThePreciseClimber ps2 tho
Xbox original is just so magical, so mysterious.
Sexiest dashboard ever done in history.
Lorenzo Rozelnox I would buy an Xbox one if they brought back this dashboard. Dead fucking serious.
Lorenzo Rzlnx ii
I really like your tutorials! Nice work and thank you for taking your time to do these videos.
Whoa, I just checked out the automatic captions, it's hilarious :D
True, it makes no sense. It makes a funny video funnier.
noobient hi i have a xbox and need a cd room to hd to palyer my x box rackr
noobient it works with midnight club dub edition remix right?
yours are the best tutorials i've found out so far! I'll bother you with some questions of course! thanks...greetings from Italy! ;)
13:05 "spoon yourself DVD" LOL
That is a NICE TV!
thanks for the video its been a few years since i did a soft mod to an Xbox my friend wanted one an i needed a refresher course your video helped a lot because i forgot some steps lol thanks again Gradinkov
It doesn't seem to matter what appears of video's like this, whatever the subject, you'll always get some moaner wanting to do it down, 'it's old hat' etc, why bother? Well there many late to the game and many other tutorials are difficult to follow for one reason or another, or simply too annoying. So, shut up with the negative vibes, these are brilliantly displayed, simple to follow videos, with actual links that work. So personally, many thanks for all your efforts, I see there are comments relatively recently, hence why I have added mine, great stuff (especially when the camera was stabilized) just joking, but I found them really helpful and I'll set about working on the 3 or 4 consoles I picked up on ebay for peanuts - good work my friend and good luck
Thanks for the tutorial! Still worked well in 2018 and i got it running at the first try! I was also lucky twice, the Xbox i got was already on dashboard 5960 and the first USB stick i tried that i already had lying around worked for me so i ordered 3 more USB sticks on Amazon for no reason lol.
Next step for me will be to get a bigger HDD working so i have enough room for games. Thanks again and have fun playing around everyone ;)
Great guide, helped me out loads. Huge thanks 👍
BEST INSTRUCTION YET :) will try this tomorrow
Can you directly softmod to the hardrive with usb adaptor to pc..... my disc drive doesnt work so is this possible?
Best tutorial of this process online for sure. Worked for me.
Great video, you made it very clear how to do the softmod.
I thought I should mention though that you should never place a disc down with the label side down unless you have applied a protector to your disc Once the label is scratched the whole disc becomes useless, but if you place it shiny side down and scratch it you can almost always have the scratch polished out and restore the disc.
Thanks for the video, 5 stars
Tony Waldron how to use net in this xbox
Tony Waldron CD had this problem beacause the data was just pressed from the top onto the bottom layer of the disc so the only protection for the data was the top label, DVD was different it's data was sandwiched between a top and bottom layer of the disc, Xbox and PS2 used the DVD format not CD so didn't really matter if the top layer got scratched, the data was still protected in the middle.
Nice dude I love OG Xbox videos. Regret selling mine but I love my 360 playing games like JSRF cannot be beaten.
Lol I miss my Xbox. My dad bought it for me for my 7th birthday... About 11 years ago.
I loved that thing.
When I was about 13, sometime around 2010-11, I softmodded my Xbox and even upgraded to a 40GB HDD. However, for some reason, the Ethernet port got damaged and the orange LED would stay on even though there was no cable plugged in. I couldn't load games through FTP since i couldn't connect it to my network.
I ultimately just left it there to collect dust, and got rid of it about 2 years ago. I kind of regret doing that, but it didn't really work anymore.
I also remember about the HDD and Motherboard key. Oh, how I hated that thing. We spent an entire Summer trying to build an EEPROM reader and getting the correct dash files.
sorry to hear that
+Jose Javier Flores You could've hot swapped it and transferred files via xplorer360. Risky, but possible.
+Jose Javier Flores I still have a hulk acrylic version and normal black version sitting in my cupboard.. only issue with the hulk one is with the AC adapter it makes lovely pop sounds if moved around
Hi, great video Gradinkov. I have a problem though.
The XBOX doesn't detect the Softmod installer and Splinter Cell files. It does see the USB though. I tried everything, even another XBOX, but nothing works. Help is appreciated :)
back when there were cool boot screens, and no RROD
WOW that looks beautiful .. is that the component mode ? Do you have to play with any hidden buttons to use full detail full res ?
Hello can you tell me if that process is reversible ? After the softmod made can i erase it and return to the original state (interface and settings) ?
Thanks Your Tutor Is Very Clear & I'll Try Soon
Got a NEAR MINT, barely used Xbox with owner's manuals and 4 controllers on craigslist for $50 today! I'm probably going to do this, looks fun, thanks for the vid! Something recent :)
Good luck mate, let me know if it succeeded or not!
DailyNytemare Man its been 3 years, did you succeed?
@Dylan Douglas for whatever reason I can't reply to your comment directly. So if you mean the part from the 8th minute, I used a screen recorder software called OBS (obsproject dot com), it's free :)
Whats softmodding????
Gtacod 114 Modifying you xbox illegally to add homebrew (not from xbox) apps without the use of hardware modification. You're using software to hack. If you don't know the difference between hardware and software well then I can't help you.
ok thanks bro
Gtacod 114 No prob let me know if u got more questions I'm usually quick to reply. Good luck and have fun if you're gonna mod!
+jrgs906 softmodding isn't illegal
2016 and just modded using your videos. super easy if you follow what you see to the letter! Thanks!!
Thanks Gradinkov you got my xbox softmodded nice and easily
when I have my Xbox plugged into a HD TV the picture is very blurry, maybe my softmod is bad version, however I am just wanting to know how you got such clear picture on what looks like a HD TV.
The platinum Hits version of splinter cell works for Softmodding your original Xbox
What I need to know, and cannot find info about is, can a system that is only software modified, (not modchipped), have the Ram Chips upgraded and or CPU upgraded, and how I can go about doing it. Some say yes, and say I need a specific BIOS, but they never tell me where to find it, or how to go about installing it.
I would also like to know if any kind of Ram or CPU upgraded can be done to the Xbox 1.6's with the Xcalibur chip, or is the RAM/CPU upgrades only made to work on the 1.0-1.5 systems due to the change in the motherboard on the 1.6 Xbox consoles. Thanks!
no in order to up grade ram and cpu you need a linux bios, it will never play xbox games or run dashboard again it will be just a pentium linux pc with 128 megs of ram, also the guys who did this wrecked loads of motherboards doing it, even electrical engineers its not easy and it wont ever run xbox stuff, someone about ten years ago claimed he had upgraded to 1.4 pentium and 256 megs of ram, and also claimed it played xbox games, but all others who modded them said that was total fiction, and when pushed for proof the user deleted his account, dont bother its a waste of time.
Hello. I would like to know how you made your xbox picture on the entire screen of your tv. Thanks:)
Hi,I'm trying to help a friend with a softmodded xbox. Do you know how they can a regular game? Do they just insert a game and select launch dvd?
yes, that is what you do, pressing launch game will start the game in the disc drive (sorry, im 8 months late lol)
It's really easy to softmod the xbox. There are tons of tutorials out there.
The trickiest part is finding a compatible USB stick. Had to buy a San Disk Cruzer Blade, because all of my USB sticks weren't compatible.
Question does Softmod installer deluxe 5.12? fix the clock loop problem
A little tip for those having problems finding a compatible usb: try getting a hold of a microsd memory stick, and connect it to the dongle via a microsd to usb adaptor. It will be a lot cheaper and easier to get a hold of the adapter and an old microsd than an older usb flash drive (as probably mentioned, newer flash drives don't seem very xbox friendly). I'll reply to this comment if something comes up.
hey. if i understood correctly the eject button is for the Custom dashboard and the Power is for the Stock MS Dashboard ?
I don't have the ms back up option only the eppron back up..I bout a memory card from eBay whith splinter cell and Linux files does it matter?
I did everything on this video up the very end and the screen went black. now, it's stuck on xbox live screen and i can't do anything. When i put Splinter Cell back in, it starts opening screen but I get an orange light around eject button. is there anyway to fix this?
red ring of death equivalent
hey guys. i'm having a problem when trying to re- exploit my xbox. I had my box softmodded before, but I accidentally installed an xbox live update for one of the games I had. so now when I try to load my splinter cell exploit save, it shows a white screen, then just resets the game. it can't even get to the softmod installer menu. if ANYONE has an idea of what might be going on, please let me know. ( It's an xbox V1.1, if that's any help)
can you back up any game saves to use after the softmod? there are a few I do not want to lose
Thanks for the guide, subscribed and liked. How have you managed to get such a nice vibrant picture on your Xbox. I have the same TV as you, are you going through component, scart of some kind of upscaler such as the xrgb mini?
Mate, I didn't use anything fancy in this video, just standard component :)
I have a sandisk Cruzer Glide 4gb and its not reconizing after i format it on the xbox then plug it into the computer after opening xplorer 360 it doesn't find anything so where can i find a flash drive that will work
I have the Sony Micro Vault Click 8GB. It seems to be an older flash drive but it am concerned about the space being too high.
I found my old Xbox the other day, and I found this video (among others) online on how to softmod the unit. I followed all the steps to obtain the files (from the link on this video), I put the files on a thumb drive, and was able to successfully copy the files onto the hard drive of the Xbox. From there, I inserted a copy of Splinter Cell (the original, not the platinum). I get to the start screen, I select "Start Game" and then I select the "Linux" Profile. Now here's where the process stops working - I then select "Check Points" and upon doing so, the screen goes black (no sound, no picture) and the light on my Xbox turns from Green to Orange. I have tried this process over and over several times (deleting the files from the Hard Drive before attempting it), and I get the same result each time. Can anyone please tell me how to solve this problem, or let me know what I may be doing wrong? I would really like to softmod my Xbox and run XBMC on it. ThanksNOTE: I used the SID 5.11.Installer.USB file and the SID 5.11.Installer file on separate occasions to see if I got a different result, and both give me the same result every time.
my flash drive isnt showing up in xlporer360. i have already formated it with the xbox but when i plug the flash drive into my computer it buffers and then dosnt ask to reformate and dosnt show up anywhere
Is it necessary to delete all saves on the hard drive to do this? Asking because I would have to restart everything from scratch.
So the part where in Xplorer360 I select Drive and then Harddrive or Memcard I get the message "Could not find a FATX drive to open!" Any advice on how to resolve this?
never knew it was that easy, I bought a modded og xbox like 5 yrs ago for $80, could have saved myself a ton.
Anyway to upgrade the console if under settings K: is 1.00.4 something...? I know how to upgrade D: but not K: and it won't allow to copy.
For me it freezes after checkpoints. Gives me a black screen and the led light is flashing between orange, red and green. Tried two usb drives, both are recognized by xbox.
should i back up my saves before deleting, so that i can put them back onto the hard drive after i softmod?
Are you using component cables on your pal Xbox?
I want to play my games in progressive scan, is this possible?
Thankyou in advance
Freddy's Jeugdsentiment PAL Xboxs don't support 480p to my knowledge. You'll have luck with a NTSC-U Xbox.
*you can buy component cables in Hong Kong or Japan on your next holiday dude as they DON'T sell them in Europe*
I'm having issues. Everything was going fine, I injected the files into the USB and when I plugged it into my Xbox it showed no memory of the files. No SID or Splinter Cell. I think it might be the thumb drive but then again it could be something else? I followed everything step by step, the 360 drive app shows that the memory card has all the files yet nothing shows up. Help?
werry easy and werry good tutorial thank you.
When hitting the "harddrive or memcard" I get a message saying " could not find a FATX drive to open",,,,,, I ran it as administrator but that didn't help so what should I do?
When updating the Dashboard, do you HAVE to be connected through ethernet? Or can I have it unplugged because I do not have internet lol
Can you copy saves on the Usb stick before deleting them?
My Xbox was softmodded , i even change the HDD , with bigger , with emulators and games . I give it to my friend to play some games , but he try to play Splinter Cell from the original disk. After that.. i dont know what he do but.. the console come back to original dashboard and version and now... i can't soft-mod again.. I do all steps for softodding with Splinter Cell , what i do it before .... but.. after pressing " GAMES START > LINUX >CHECK POINTS " nothing happen ..just the game boot again ..... any ideas ?
is it possible to take the raw softmod files and put them on the internal hard drive using xplorer360? (with correct dash)
Yes, but only if you have the eeprom to unlock the hard drive.
Great tutorial's pt1 to pt4, thanks. Two quick questions, is the installation of xbmc the same process as shown in this video and can you still use the dual boot method with xbmc. Also when you choose the high def option, do you need an hd composite cable or will it still work with a standard av cable? Thanks!
Hello Lee,
1. Yes, the installation is pretty much identical if you go with XBMC. If you haven't softmodded your Xbox already, then you're all set, you can go and install the XBMC version (SID511.Installer.USB.zip), BUT if you have already applied the non-XBMC installer (SID511.Installer.zip), you need to remove it first via the Softmod Installer Deluxe menu "Remove Softmod", and only THEN use the XBMC installer, otherwise you'll brick your Xbox! I learned this the hard way :D
2. No, HD won't work with a standard AC able, sorry.
Thanks for your comments, they helped me a lot.
I think a good suggestion for a follow up xbox tutorial, would be to show how to uninstall the Unleash X softmod and then install the xbmc usb softmod in it's place. This would be useful for people who want to clone the orginal HDD and replace the HDD with an increased capacity. Thanks again!
Lee Ashcroft thanks, I've been planning such a video for quite some time, but man, I'm just so busy these days :D
No worries, I've subscribed to your channel so I will keep an eye out for it at some point in the future. Thanks for your replies!
Thanks for video! I'm soon gonna buy an Orginal xbox on ebay and the parts for softmoding :)!
Good luck, mate!
Thx bro!
annnnd i still havent bought one xD
i finally bought one now xD
What button should I press at the "Welcome to Xbox Live" screen? A or B?
Niall Ward most possibly A
When i installed on a second Xbox, I got a triple image on my dash and in games. I can't pin it down.
I have Mechassault. Will I follow the same exact procedure if i use it, instead of SplinterCell?
dentedowl
Thanks man
Do i HAVE to delete all my memory? is it storage space the problem or is it the softmodding formatting thing?
this is the problem im having..
the xbox sees the usb formats and erases it..
i am now able to put saves on the drive from the xbox..
i put the files on the usb using 360 xplorer..
but the xbox doesn't see the files...
but it sees the usb .. lt lets me customize the usb.. but no files
hi there do i need fifa 2005 to update my dashboard its k.1.00.4817.03 also the second dashboard number is k 1.005959.03 can it soft modded it that made sence help would be great cheers
is it possible to play burned games when you have softmoded your xbox console or can you just play games you have safed on your hard drive?
check your twitter dude!
The files inside the usb dont show up on the xbox after following the instructions. Did I miss something?
is it normal/typical for the XBOX to register the flash drive initially, then not accept it after the files are installed?
Hi your tutorials are very good and have inspired me to softmod my Xbox
I don't like the unleashed dashboard you installed and prefer XBMC
How do I get this and get he Xbox to boot straight to it please?
Nice video,which cable uses to see in HD?
Check out part 3 for that, you need an "HD cable for the Xbox" for 720p to work.
nice work (y)
Thanks!
Hi Gradinkov, great video very well done. I followed your steps perfectly and softmodded my crystal xbox successfully. I have come across a problem where I am stuck on a screen where all is displayed is a 3d red X in a blue cube. The xbox boots into the original dash perfectly but when I boot the mod it goes to this screen. Has anyone had this problem before, is this bricked? I feel really hard done by as I was soo close to emulation... Any help would be great, cheers!
So is the firmware number 5960 the highest out there?
I saw on another video you have to have windows XP for explorer360. Is that true? It looks like you are doing this on a more updated windows.
I try my old ipod shuffle 4gen 4gb (the one with no buttons) and the usb start rigth away :D
yes 4 gb ipod nanos up to gen 3 work too, but you have to know how to rebuild the ipod software if you want to use it as an ipod again.
Hi,i installed the XBMC version but i want to remove it to install the UnleashX.How do i remove XBMC?Thanks
I got to the stage were it asks for the reboot. I removed the disk and closed the tray. Now all I get is a black screen, the xbox is powered on. I decided to choose the XBMC option because I wanted to play movies on it. What do I do now? Is my XBOX BRICKED? Need help ASAP.
Stephen Donnelly He Said If You Didn't Get The Disk Out Fast Enough To Just Re Start And It Would Finish Installing??I Didn't Get That Problem But I Hope Its Working For You,I Had A Hell Of A Time But Mine All Good Now.Make Sure Alls Plugged In And Reboot,I Hope It Works For You!!
Ok i have like 6 USB sticks here an none of them works. Where can i get a compatible USB stick from in 2015??? As all the ones ive looked at on the compatibility list for this mod are like 32MB or 256MB.....you just cant get this USB sticks anymore??
BlockABoots They are VERY hard to find. I had to buy a memory card with the hack already on it. If I was at home I'd send it to you for a nominal fee. I paid $30 for mine on ebay because I was very impatient. The key is to look for a FAT32 stick no more than 2 GB. Here's a list from users that is known to work. www.biline.ca/xbox_flash_list.htm
jrgs906 I actually had success with a SanDisk 4GB micro SD card and used a micro SD card USB reader!!. Apparently micro SD cards and USB reader combos are the way to go
does a SanDisk 8gb cruzer slide thumb drive work?
hey guys please help i baught an original xbox with a xenium mod chip that seems installed fine and booted the hard disk once but it made horrible noise and i presume the HDD is burnt out/unuseable. can someone tell me where to find stock software or how to format a hdd with a pc for the xbox?? I don't think i can install or boot any bios if I don't get a drive formated for xenium.
PLEASE anyone let me know!
i believe you can jsut replace the hd with another ide hd for teh xbox
And when i open xplorer360 and clicked on drrive, open, memcard. I got a message saying "Could not find a FATX drive to open" what do I do?!??
Has anyone had any issues after putting the files on the usb not showing up on the xbox. The Xbox still sees the drive but when i go to copy the files there is nothing there.
Getting error can't find cluster when I try to copy udata files to partition 0 any suggestions ? Thanks
I can confirm, that this still works in 2017. There are some small issues with Xplorer360 on Windows 10, but it's easy to solve by downloading and copying msvcr71.dll into Xplorer360 folder/location
Just google "msvcr71.dll download" and you will find it.
what flash drive did you use
hi guys
im ady from the UK. i've just watched your video on you tube, looks good! but was wondering if you could help me out? ill try give as much info as i can. right i've got an original xbox that has been modded (not be me) it has XBMC installed and also coinops 7 with all the games etc on a 320g hard drive. now i was wondering if i can make a direct copy of that hard drive? i've got a 160g ide pata seagate drive completely blank no OS installed on it. could i get all the data transferd to my spare drive? i would like one as a back up just in case.
also my mate have given me his old original xbox as he was no longer using it, this is completely factory standard and never been opened. if i opened it up and removed the drive would i be able just to put my spare hdd in and transfer all the info that way? and does the hard drive need to be formatted or modded any way before? is there any good programs out there i could download?
ive never attempted anything like this before so complete novice! altho i know how to use a computer, download stuff etc, i have all the tools, power supply for HDD etc.
if you could spare a few minutes could you offer some advice or help? id really like to learn how to do this, there's so many videos out there to watch each doing and using different programs and ways etc. just want the best way possible. it would be greatly appreciated. thanks very much for reading this, hopefully you can help me out.
where would i download the program what your using on here? any links?
thanks
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in the old days i would have said yes, knock your self out all the stuff you need is here, but the servers are gone, you cant swap drives in xboxes due to drive being locked with a key, there was ways of doing it but the software is gone now.
enjoy your xbox, softmod the new one and enjoy that dont try mixing and matching the drives you will bork both boxes.
I did everything you did but the files won't show up on the Xbox
I would suggest to use XBMC dashboard over UnleashX/EvolutionX
My xbox turns itselfs automaticaly on when connected to power. Also shutdown not working because it restarts itself
I followed your process and everything when fine until time to remove disc. I ejected disc and closed tray but screen stayed black after XBOX splash screen. waited a couple minutes then powered off and on again. stays black after splash. turned off then on with eject button. black after splash. put in splinter cell and it loads but when I select Linux and checkpoint it just restarts the game to the UniSoft logo. HELP!
your harddrive may be faulty.
if change the hard drive 20gb fix this problem error 16
i have another hard drive 80gb
please help... i soft moded to xbmc and deleted files by mistake now the i turn on my xbox it wont load the menu and i cant reboot. or re-soft mod again... please help
What did you use to connect your Xbox to your HD TV for a 720p/1080p display?
In this video it's the standard AV (composite) cable and the actual resolution is not 720p but 576i (PAL). In part 2 of this series I replaced it with an HD cable.
can you soft mod a xbox if you don´t have a dvd drive? i got one whit lasor problem..
That doesn't matter.The games go on harddrive.As long you have the program ready to go in the xbox dont know why it should not work
sd card 1gb work only can copy Splinter cell , installer - copy filed ??
I got a FATX error when trying to load the flash drive into xplorer 360, help?
CommanderJihad Have a look my recent comment on the video, try to run as administrator but in my experience that will mean the xbox can't read the data injected.
Which pendrives with 4 GB work?