Great video! You took me from zero knowledge to dangerously incompetent in my confidence to attempt doing this :) I just discovered thanks to YT that the XBOX would be a great gamer machine. Your video answered all the questions I had and questions I didn't know I needed to ask. Good job, ordered up the tools and now scouring Ebay for the proper candidate for this mod. :)
@@BytesNBits Hopefully someone eventually finds a loop hole. Now that the digital store is down, demand for piracy will sky rocket, especially for DLC.
I watched this from start to finish although I have no intension of doing it. it's simply because it was a great tutorial and very interesting to see the work that's gone into this project to make it posable. Top stuff.
Finally did this myself, not gonna lie it certainly is a tad challenging soldering some of those points without disturbing the surroundings. Managed to get it though and I was very surprised when it actually worked. Using this as the main unit for a racing arcade cabinet. Mostly for daytona usa but also have every racing game the steering wheel supports also.
One other thing if I may add; after completing the mod, after a short time every game I tried kept freezing! After researching why and testing for myself the solution, I had placed the resistor under the X Clamp which apparently produces a lot of noise in the wire. As annoying as it was to take it all apart again and re-routing the resistor wire away from the back of the processor, keeping it as close to the grounded areas and down to the bottom, along the edge where the copper surround is, IT FIXED THE FREEZING! YAY! 😀 Picked up another console on ebay today for £25 inc delivery, and gonna do it again! Loads of fun, so thank you again for making a great tutorial!!!!!
@@BytesNBits My pleasure sir! I know now how to use the clamp tool properly, too and without scratching the board - I must've had it done 10x quicker this time around and is such a breeze to use! Many thanks again!!!
Thanks for such a thorough guide. This is a mod I've been wanting to do for a while, and feel pretty confident to give it a go. Looking forward to any follow-up vid(s) you make that look at getting more out of a hacked 360.
@@BytesNBits Everything's up and running. 2TB SSD installed, just prepping to load it up with games. I had one scary moment where I damaged a trace removing the x-clamp. My eyesight is poor so I didn't notice the notches on the x-clamp (need to look from the side) and put the tool underneath! Fortunately I have a microscope so was able to fix my mistake, and after that soldering the wires was relatively easy.
game install is very easy, copy games to the usb drive and copy to the xbox disk, i have one with the exact Aurora and everything works great, Kinect works flawless too!
@@bongkem2723 a person sell preloaded xbox 360 hard drive in another city with games can I purchase that drive so save my time to install and is that drive work on.my xbox??
Great tutorial. So concise and clear. Every step was told in detail, but you also didn't fluff about with useless info. I wish I could like the video twice.
This is a great tutorial. You’ve taken a lot of highly detailed information and explained it in a way that an intermediate PC enthusiast can understand. I hope everyone who tries this has a great result. I will certainly give it a go when I find the time. I will probably give careful consideration to using a pre-made nand flash card or making one from a Pico. The later maybe riskier for my hardware, but you have explained it very well and I would be comfortable doing it this way. Many thanks.
Came back after following a successful guide to jailbreak my console with one more thing, special thanks for saying that we need to save backup of nand files, I had parental control turned on, and once I saw process to remove it I start panicking little bit because there is no way that Im gonna disassemble my console and solder pico again just to read my reset code... Thank you man
There's a method of obtaining the universal key from Microsoft support for your console, so it's not too big of a deal. Saving the NAND is pretty much mandatory regardless
Thank you! I just finished the mod this evening, and although I was really worried that I might have messed it up-especially after scratching the mainboard while using the tool-everything worked out in the end. If I can give some extra advice, it would be to ensure the clamp tool slots into the ends of the clamp and doesn't go fully underneath. I also put some insulation tape on the board to prevent further scratching. I bought a cheap USB microscope for £17, and it made a huge difference in accuracy. It allowed me to work the blade gently and precisely scrape away the top layer on the first connection. During the process, I accidentally desoldered the end of that closest small resistor, which was a pain to re-tin. The solder wouldn’t stick easily, and by the end of it, it looked pretty bad. At that point, I was convinced I'd ruined it, but the board turned out to be amazingly forgiving. When soldering the Pico’s wires, I encountered another issue-one pad just wouldn’t take any solder despite using flux. After properly cleaning it with isopropanol, I was able to get some fresh solder to stick. At one point, the pad turned black and looked burnt, and I thought I'd messed it up again. I ended up using a fiberglass pen to remove the black layer, and that finally worked.
1:14:01 It shows me the screen, it said Dashlaunch version does not match ! Currently running: V 3.18 Do you want to update?. What does that mean? And if I connect to the internet in this situation will my Xbox360 be blocked?
the torx you need are t6 and t8, from memory. also, if you're using a phat, save your effort and get an opener tool, which usually comes with a t6/t8 in the same form factor as an allen key.
RGH3 mod was a bit too beyond my abilities and I didnt want to brick it so I sent mine off to be modded last year and I wish i'd done it sooner, its absolutely brilliant. Mine is mainly full of japanese shmups that werent released over here. And Aurora is much nicer than that awful ad filled metro interface they switched to.
It's a great console, especially after it's modded. Hope you're enjoying it. Have a go with a second one yourself. It's not too hard. Just take it slow and check your work.
I was able to rgh3 5 consoles and I was 16 at the time "a year ago" if anything it isn't difficult it's expensive to buy good enough equipment to not kill the console with cheap garbage + no skill Tbf unless you plan on doing it on a large scale or on different consoles like gba or switch I'd recommend just buying a pre modded console
@@Mr_Sppedteach a man to fish and he’ll eat forever. It’s better to learn things for yourself instead of paying cause that’s how u can get ripped off real quick
Thanks. I'd always shied away from hard modding as the parts you needed just pushed the cost up too much. This one, especially with the Pi Pico programmer is great.
I have t say thank you for this video. Excellent work here. I have minimal experience with soldering and i managed to do this. The end wasn't pretty but it works so i am happy. I managed to do this without a magnifier which made it even harder. Any recommendation for a magnifier on the cheap side as i barely solder? Last but not least i am not sure if i missed it, but once i finished flashing the nand and i tested it and i validated the hack worked, i didnt know that the XBOX will continuously flash because the DVD drive is not connected (the xbox was partially disassembled still). Just an FYI for any newcomers that come across your video.
Thanks for your comments. Glad to hear you got it working. Thanks for the heads up on the DVD light. I hadn't noticed that! For a magnifier I use a headset (amzn.to/3S6TUyS). Great for soldering but also for general use around the house.
You will also need iso2god as some games wont work in extracted format. A 4tb or 5tb hd is large enough to store all of the games made including xbla. The multi disk games are easy to figure out how to install in correct order in order to play right
To be honest I'm not sure. Have a look at my more in depth guide to getting games running and see if that helps out. ua-cam.com/video/UtxVfuC05wk/v-deo.html
it seems like the retrohaked website got taken down. ist there any other option for the tool? i am just plannin of doing the but this tool is unavailable . :(
@@BytesNBits It is separate. I see a hadd1 folder and an hdxx folder but I don't see any HDXX in your video. My file manager looks like this: aurora, flash, Hdd1, HddX, OnBoardMU, System
@@BytesNBitshow much do u charge to hack? Can this work for the game n+? That’s really the only one I’m looking for along with add ons to games I have.
Watching this avidly, then all of a sudden a 10k resistor is added from nowhere, with no prior warning? That's not even in the list of components required above? Confused
Sorry. I guess I forgot not everyone has a supply of general electronic components on hand. They are very easy and cheap to get hold of though. You only need the one.
@@BytesNBits I have tried and thank you for responding because many do not, but I have tried and there seems to not be much copper on that spot so that may be the problem and I do not know if there is a way to fix it or not, I searched everywhere and only found one more youtuber with the same problem but at the end he was able to connect it. Also for the flux do you know any good brands I can buy but for now I already have flux but I do not know if its good or not.
Question, Did you leave those 7 jumper wires that you used to connect the pico to the motherboard soldered into the 360 or did you desolder them from the board? I'm just unsure if I missed it if you took them out before reassembly
With any kind of project like this, typically you desolder, clean up with wick, and then varnish it again. For those without the equipment, just removing the wires/solder, and cleaning up leftover residue(corrosive flux/slag) with >89% iso alcohol will do you fine.
Dear sir my xbox is stuck on aurora scanning for new title updated.every time i start it up its stuck again on the same UPDATES OR 95% TILL IT TURNS OFF FROM NOT USING THE CONSOLE .ANY ONE HELP PLEASE.THANKS IN ADVANCE
@@BytesNBits i actually ended up bricking the console, the xflasher read the xbox and i did everything i was told to do with j-runner, i had xell loaded on the console, and then i went to turn it on to get to the dashboard to be able to load the software i needed on the xbox, and it bricked, idk what i did wrong lmao. i try turning it on and it beeps like 5 times in a seconds time, but doesnt turn fully on. maybe it was its time to go. its alright ill find another xbox listing for like 20-40 bucks and try again lmaooo
Extracting the ISOs is also a saving space measure. Not all games had the same size so MS did put a lot of bloat so all of them were either XGD2 (7 Gb) or XGD3 (8 Gb)
You can mod the phat version with RGH3 but it might not always boot correctly. I think it's hard to say if it will work before you mod it. You might then need to fall back to an earlier RGH version perhaps with a glitch chip.
Could someone help me please? I‘ve got a slim with corona mainboard, 16mb flash and a post out adapter (got no traces on mainboard), did everything right with soldering, read and flashed with pico, no problems and both reads were the same. At the step when xell should boot up, the console boots like normal and i got no video, no matter if hdmi or component cables, but when i reflash the original nand file it boots normal
I had a quick look at someone had the same issue. They solved it by updating the console firmware before installing the mod... It seems firmware was the issue. I supposed it was already updated to 17559 since console was in use. But it turns out it wasn't. I updated it online and, resoldered wires back and now Xell booted fine and procedure went without any glitches.
Hey Bob, I wanted to give you my thanks for the educational content that you make, I just finished making my own handmade retropie handheld after 3 years since I started, And this journey 100% would not have been possible without your help. I am super proud of my accomplishment and all the things I learned along the way, the challenges that this project presented made me grow tremendously as a person, I've even picked up PCB design and greatly improved my 3d design skills! But no matter how far into the project I was I always found myself coming back to your videos to help whenever I got stuck. I hope you continue doing this awesome work as I assure you it has a great positive effect to many people! I can now give my girlfriend her 3 years late birthday present
Thanks very much for your comments. It's great to hear that people are finding this useful. More videos to come. I hope your partner likes the handheld.
I'll be watching! We'll see if she likes it! I wish I could put photos in youtube comments to show how it turned out. It's black and pink in the layout of a gameboy advance @@BytesNBits
I finally did this today and man are those points on the motherboard tiny, thanks to this guide I was able to do it and everything went as smoothly as it could be, I also upgraded the hard drive to a 2 TB hard drive and I'll be installing games in the next few days until is full, thanks again for the guide.👍👍
@@BytesNBits3-10K is the recommended range - 3K was the original recommended value. I've had a couple consoles not boot with 10K, so that's something to keep in mind for troubleshooting
I take it to plug the Xbox back into the wall before 1st boot to get the CPU KEY and when plugged into the back the first time before assembly don't plug the other end into the wall?
Please follow the video instructions. Mostly when we are flashing we need the console plugged into the power brick and the power brick plugged into the main electricity with the mains turned on. Just don't press the power or eject button on the console. Leave it powered down. But Again do follow the video instructions.
Hey, is there any Details I Need to know about the iso-files? Because I have a lot of old iso-files downloaded 10 years ago, which work fine. But when I download other Roms now, they are not playable. When the iso is loaded the Xbox says “to play the disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console.” I also downloaded same game which I had already, with the old iso it works, with new iso it doesn’t work. The iso files itself looks similar. Any idea what the problem could be.?
Have a look at this video - ua-cam.com/video/UtxVfuC05wk/v-deo.html. It goes into the whole process in a lot more detail. There are a couple of types of ISO file but you can reformat them to work on the console.
Everything worked wonderfully for three weeks, but now I've been having problems for a few days. For newly added games, covers are no longer being downloaded. If I try to download the covers manually, it takes a long time, and then it says 'no covers found.' Same for old games. Downloading title updates also takes a very long time. In the download directory, it first says 'invalid device,' and then it switches to \xbox360\system\Hdd1 as it used to. When I try to start the repo browser, I get the message: 'error downloading information.' What's going on?
hey you mentioned using an ssd for this and formatting it to fat32. do you have any tips on how to do that? what I keep running into is that the size of the drive is too large to format under that sile system. so it only lets me do exfat or NTFS. curious if there's a work around to have the larger drives be able to be formatted in fat32. thanks in advance!
An SSD might not be the best choice if you plan on using the console a lot. It obviously won't make a difference vs. an HDD if you use an external USB drive, and if you use an SSD as the internal drive, the 360 cannot use TRIM, so the drive life will be significantly shorter than it would be in a PC
I have a question is it possible I can play The Scarface The world is yours game on the Xbox 360 ? I have the 250 GB one and wondering what exactly I need or to do to play it on my Xbox 360?
I feel stupid asking but can we do this with a cheap laptop or do i need to buy a set ? I have no clue what im buying. Back in the day i would just use a usb and horizon to mod stats and gamescore thats as much as i can do
There are some great tutorials online on how to remove the hacks. Please have a look at these as it will depend on where you got to and what you've done.
Try using flux and solder and then wick it off with some copper braid. If that doesn't get it clean you'll have to very very carefully give it a light sanding then flux and solder it. Good luck.
i have a question, does the xbox needs wifi, or to be connected to a network to do all that process, or the wifi is needed only for the covers. because im planning to mod my 360 but when i saw that you need wifi, ive done some xbox live tests and it gave me an error when trying to connect to the network. but it says its connected to my home wifi which is really confusing. i hope you understand
I have connected all the wires to my Xbox (the ones going to the pi pico) and jrun wont read the Xbox! It says Console not found! I have reinstalled my wires twice now and it still says console not found!
There are a few things to check. These are in the order I'm thinking of them rather than any priority order :) Have you identified the console correctly and wired it in the correct layout? Check the NAND chips as well to make sure you know if you've got 4GB or 16GB. Check the wiring at the Pico end as well. Have you got the power brick attached and powered on, but the console powered off? We need background power going to the motherboard. Can Jrunner see the PicoFlasher? Look for the icon in the Jrunner screen. Check your wiring for the modification. Make sure the solder connections are good. Not sure what else to try! If you've got a second Pico try that as well. Hope you get it going!
How much can I spend on the modding equipment without spending too much? I'm on Amazon and the total is around £60 which is a bit steep seeing that buying a used Xbox 360 Slim with the accessories is another £30-£50 which adds up to around £100 total.
It depends on what you've got lying around already. You need a soldering iron, solder and flux, wire and resistor, and a Raspberry Pi Pico. You should be able to pick this up for under £25. The soldering iron will be the most expensive but a cheap one will work. The clamp tool is optional, just be very careful removing the clamp.
If you have none of the equipment to do this and you just want a console for your own use, you're better off just buying a pre-modder console from a reputable seller
Did you manage to get a backup of the original NAND? You'll need that to get it back to it's original state. Before you do that check your solder joints and wiring. It might just be a bad connection on the mod wiring. If you still want to go back to original you'll need to find a tutorial on how to do it. Basically you'll re flash your backup nand files but you'll need a tutorial to help you.
Okay I got it to work. I used very small laminated wires from the a relay. I think there was too much resistance. After I re-did with 30awg wire and it worked
followed same process and cant get the pico to find the console any advice? soldering looks clean but ive decided to tear ir apart and set the wires again. also my pico came with pins attached could that be the issue??
You're doing the right thing. Sometimes a visual inspection doesn't show up a dry solder joint or other issue. The pre soldered header pins on the Pico are fine.
hey im having problems with the Xell write, it say its writing it and give a sound effect. however it doesnt show it has completeted. idk how to fix this
Wait. I can finally download xbox 360 games like older forza from abandonware whatever the website which provide xbox 360 games iso so you can install on xbox 360 without having an physical copy?
After watching this tutorial I decide to give it a go and all went well until I tried to read the Nand, each time I tried I kept getting the error "Pico Flasher com port can't be found" J-Runner showed the Pico Flasher logo and although all my connection checked out correctly I could not get the Nand to be read, I tried it on multiple PC's, USB ports and cables I even tried Two Picos but no luck unfortunately the result is always the same. Interestingly in some videos while J-Runner is open when the Pico is connected to the PC the logo appears in J-Runner and when the Pico is disconnected from the PC the logo disappears but not in my case, I have to have the Pico connected to the PC then open J-Runner for the logo to show and when I disconnect the Pico the logo does not disappear which makes me think not all Pico's are created equal. As always a great video keep up the good work.
@@BytesNBits Thank you for your reply, yes I tried that as well but still it wont read, when I go into my Device Manager it shows a yellow symbol and when I check properties it shows this.... "The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)" "There is no driver selected for the device information set or element." "To find a driver for this device, click Update Driver" I have no idea where to get this driver or why I need it as all the videos that I have watched only show dumping the Flasher file to the Pico, I'm afraid I have run out of things to try other then get another Pico and hope third times a charm.🤞
great detailed video, so much so I've taken the plunge to do one of these boxes. got a trinity box plus controller (no power brick, i have one), from ebay, had everything else. have done all the soldering, connected to pico board, flashed it, run j-runner but is not detecting console resoldered all joints twice, have also reverted to using solder points on the underside of the board, still not recognising console any advice? ps, console was working before starting project, ty
Is j Runner talking to the Pico Flasher - does the icon appear in the j Runner app window? Have you got the power brick attached to the console and power turned on so the console has standby power? Check all your wiring and look for any places where your wires might have touched another pad or component. Especially check the connection where you had to scrape away the solder mask. If all else fails desolder the mod and try the console to make sure it's all still working as a retail machine. If that's all OK try modding again. Hope you get it going.
took your advice, stripped back to retail console and it still worked perfectly. Resoldered wires back on and it talked to xbox, Now have a hacked xbox, slowly loading games into it now, huge thanks
I'm planning to do this to one of my 360's in the next few days, but I have a question about 360 games and most of the answers I've found online are very vague, it's almost as if people don't know or don't want to take the time to answer questions for someone who is hacking a 360 for the first time, or maybe is just me. My question is, why would you choose to download games on the ISO format if/when the same games are available in the Jtag/RGH format and the file sizes are usually smaller than the same games in ISO format? I downloaded a game on both formats, the ISO file was 7.29 GB and the Jtag/RGH was 605 MB, after extracting the ISO with 360mpGui the extracted files were the same size and the same files I got with the Jtag/RGH version, also the Jtag/RGH files are already extracted once is uncompressed so you don't have to extract them with 360mpGui. I know in some cases the difference between ISO and Jtag/RGH files is not so big, but still the Jtag/RGH files are always smaller and end up being the same files you get after extracting the ISO files.
I guess RGH files are probably exactly as you've discovered. I have to admit though that I too prefer to download the iso versions to make sure I've got the original disk and do the conversion myself. I guess whatever works best for you!
@@BytesNBits I understand why you prefer ISO, I used to get untouched PS3 1 to 1 ISOs, get the encryptions keys and unencrypt them myself, even when scene versions ready to use were available. Thanks for the video and your response to my question.
On the console, you either have the extracted files from the ISO, or you have a GOD package. Having the ISO as the original file makes it easy to choose either. There are a lot of bad dumps out there, and most of the known good game files are available in ISO format. Extracting doesn't take long, and you can choose which format you want that way. Converting from GOD to extracted or vice versa is more complicated than just extracting the ISO or using ISO2GOD.
I would have re-installed the CPU before soldering those leads from the PICO. It would be safer to do that so you don't rip a Pad off the MB! FileZilla is good, but I prefer WinSCP.
Is the scan depth important? Can't you just set it to infinity or does that have any disadvantages? Because I bought an moddet xbox and everything was set to infinity there
Some of the games folders are very deep with lots of files in the lower levels. Scanning too deep just makes it work slower. It won't crash, just a few extra seconds to wait!
I have all the parts for the mod, however I am having some trouble with downloading the games. Whenever I download games from “The Vault” it comes in a 7z form. What I’m trying to get at is how do I change the 7z file to a iOS file
I used to have a JTAG X360 that I water-cooled and had some fun with but at this point I pretty much have every X360 game I would be interested in playing on Disc or Digital, so this is interesting but not something I would do today. I hope this increases the resale price of the Xbox 360 Slim though!
Sir, could you give me a hint on where to look for someone who could install the mod for me? I've had mine since release and i would hate to fry it or break it
After I wrote my xell onto my nand my system will not show an image to get my cpu key! Fan will just spin up and power light comes on. Any pointers would be appreciated. Also I cannot get jrunner to find my console either.
Is there a way to meter your connections on the bottom to check pll I do not wanna mess with that pad any more. Console will still boot into retail flash.
I got my modded 360 I didn't do it myself A friend of a friend did it for me. 75% of the complete library of games but there was some that are missing. And a couple of others didn't work properly sound but no picture.😩 I'm not good at adding games to stuff like this.... Somehow I always mess up even with step by steps. I just wanted to know is it still safe to just play the games off the disc. Only reason why I say that is cuz I tried it since I had it. We're bioshock 3 I was Playing it on the the disc but Aurora act a little funky after trying to go back to the Aurora home screen. But everything was fine afterwards but it just had me thinking is it's safe to do that? I mean by your videos I'm pretty sure I could probably do it but it's only a handful of games that I would be playing on discs anyways. Cuz I pretty much have all the games that I want on the hard drive to begin with.
@@BytesNBits I recently received a 360 as a gift. It's really complicated with the different versions. I think the ext_clk is for the Glitcher and rgh2 for the 360
wanna do this but i heard the xbox servers for 360 were deactivated will this affect it?. This seems like something I could do. just worry about the soldering but your guide is next level informative and sure I would have no problem following your guide. It's just the soldering. I would probably get a cheaper solderer. Not too cheap obviously. But um does it still works if so I will pick up an xbox and all the equipment you listed and give it a go. looks great. I just watched the whole thing nearly. Up to 1 hour 27 minutes and guessing the rest is just about copying games. Let me know if it's affected by the 360 servers being shutdown. So I heard.
Don't worry about the Xbox servers. It just means you can't download games etc. You actually block the modded console from connecting to Microsoft anyway as their servers can detect the hack and block your account. The soldering will be fine. Just make sure you take your time and are gentle, especially when scraping back the solder mask. Make sure your soldering iron has a small tip. As long as it can melt the solder and you use flux it will work fine. Good luck.
Everything worked even up until the create xell but when I turned on my Xbox the Red dot of death appeared. Sad day for my second xbox 360 that was collecting dust anyways.
Check all your wiring, especially the Pico connections if you're using the pico flasher (or any other flasher). Make sure there are no solder bridges and the solder joints are good.
Not for the Xbox 360. This is the least intrusive method with just the two wires needing to be added. I think the original Xbox can be modded with software only.
Hi, I have a broken Xbox 360 and I was wondering if hacking it could fix it. It's stuck on a black screen asking me to update (to 13146) but when I plug an USB key with the update files it doesn't update. Would hacking it help me bypass this error or it would brick further the already unusable console?
The hack might help you update the system but it will depend on what's stopping it from working at the moment. Have you tried using different usb ports and different usb sticks. Make sure they are formatted in FAT32.
@@BytesNBits I tried all the USB ports, the light on my USB key turns on yet nothing happens. It is a FAT32 4gb old key, I'll try with a newer one but I'm not sure it'll change anything. I've named the update folder $systemupdate, $SystemUpdate... no luck. I've seen old reddit and forum posts having the same issue but not a single one said how they fixed it :/
If it's a 4GB console, it might have a failing memory unit. If it's a Trinity, open it up and unplug it from the board. If it's a Corona, it's on its last legs
I got an Xbox 360 to play ultimate spider man that’s supposed to be backwards compatible with ultimate spider man but it keeps telling me that it’s not compatible
Can you still login and sync achievements? I am an achievement hunter. I modded my psvita and it still lets me earn trophies and sync them to my profile. (Legitimately, i dont support cheating achievements, just game access)
No. Part of the hack process is to block access to the Live servers. They will detect the hack and block your account. Please do not try this! If you need to get the achievements stick with the standard retail setup and buy the games as normal.
Hello sir, I bought a modded Xbox but the data management is absolutely chaotic. I would like to reset the Software and do everything again according to your instructions. What is the best way to do that? Just delete everything from the HDD?
You'll need to check what hack was used for the console. If you find a circuit board attached to your motherboard you'll need to de solder it and install the RGH 3 wires and go through the nand programming stage. If it's already an RGH3 mod make sure you can boot into Xell. If you want to wipe the hard drive make sure you first back up anything you need from it and then format the drive as shown in the video. Then follow the setup as per the video. Hope you get it going.
I honestly don't know. The wires will give the processor a reset pulse at an exact time to launch the glitch hack, so probably you'll get into some sort of reset loop or the system may just crash. I probably wouldn't try it out though!
You should have gone a bit further and recased it with better cooling solutions. Will it have problems running if you completely remove the drive bay since it useless if you're playing with digital games?
I'm not sure if there are Mac versions of the ISO extraction software. Transferring files will be fine, it's just that you need to process the game backup iso files.
literally have 3 360s lying around, one elite and one slim. thinking of doing the system and have done some light soldering on guitars and laptops before but nothing major; just wondering about how daunting it is. should i just purchase everything and get stuck in? much appreciated; ace video.
If you take it slow. Make sure to use some flux paste to help the joins. Take the scraping off the solder mask very carefully, layer by layer until you get to the copper. You'll be fine. It's not really as hard as it looks.
Some of these programs will give errors. Sometimes it's just they haven't been used by enough people to get a good reputation. It's really your choice if you want to use the file. If you do make sure you scan it properly first. If not try one of the other methods. I tend to use GoD packages to install my games.
Great video! You took me from zero knowledge to dangerously incompetent in my confidence to attempt doing this :) I just discovered thanks to YT that the XBOX would be a great gamer machine. Your video answered all the questions I had and questions I didn't know I needed to ask. Good job, ordered up the tools and now scouring Ebay for the proper candidate for this mod. :)
Great. Give it a go. Hope you have fun with your modded console.
dangerously incompetent 😂😂
The dangerously incompetent welcome you brother. Hugs. No homo.. 🙂
How’d everything work out for you?
I'm dangerously incompetent as well. Just a few step away from totally destroying something. 🙂
Insane that the 360 nearly 20 years later can’t be hacked without special physical hardware.
I guess Microsoft did a pretty good job on securing the code.
@@BytesNBits Hopefully someone eventually finds a loop hole. Now that the digital store is down, demand for piracy will sky rocket, especially for DLC.
Hacked many years ago. The disc drive needs modding.
@@kennethcress9035Explain please
@@benlogicfactsshapiro its pretty easy to get games without the online store
I watched this from start to finish although I have no intension of doing it. it's simply because it was a great tutorial and very interesting to see the work that's gone into this project to make it posable. Top stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it! Keep an eye put for a few more console mods coming soon.
Finally did this myself, not gonna lie it certainly is a tad challenging soldering some of those points without disturbing the surroundings. Managed to get it though and I was very surprised when it actually worked. Using this as the main unit for a racing arcade cabinet. Mostly for daytona usa but also have every racing game the steering wheel supports also.
Sounds like a great setup.
Thats awesome!!
One other thing if I may add; after completing the mod, after a short time every game I tried kept freezing! After researching why and testing for myself the solution, I had placed the resistor under the X Clamp which apparently produces a lot of noise in the wire. As annoying as it was to take it all apart again and re-routing the resistor wire away from the back of the processor, keeping it as close to the grounded areas and down to the bottom, along the edge where the copper surround is, IT FIXED THE FREEZING! YAY! 😀
Picked up another console on ebay today for £25 inc delivery, and gonna do it again! Loads of fun, so thank you again for making a great tutorial!!!!!
Great to hear you got it going and thanks for letting me know about the troubleshooting tips.
@@BytesNBits My pleasure sir! I know now how to use the clamp tool properly, too and without scratching the board - I must've had it done 10x quicker this time around and is such a breeze to use! Many thanks again!!!
Thanks for such a thorough guide. This is a mod I've been wanting to do for a while, and feel pretty confident to give it a go. Looking forward to any follow-up vid(s) you make that look at getting more out of a hacked 360.
Great. Definitely get yourself one. Just uploaded a more in depth game install video.
@@BytesNBits Everything's up and running. 2TB SSD installed, just prepping to load it up with games. I had one scary moment where I damaged a trace removing the x-clamp. My eyesight is poor so I didn't notice the notches on the x-clamp (need to look from the side) and put the tool underneath! Fortunately I have a microscope so was able to fix my mistake, and after that soldering the wires was relatively easy.
How you can instal games
game install is very easy, copy games to the usb drive and copy to the xbox disk, i have one with the exact Aurora and everything works great, Kinect works flawless too!
@@bongkem2723 a person sell preloaded xbox 360 hard drive in another city with games can I purchase that drive so save my time to install and is that drive work on.my xbox??
I am new to xbox and i appreciate the voice over with explaining every step.
Glad you found it useful.
Great tutorial. So concise and clear. Every step was told in detail, but you also didn't fluff about with useless info. I wish I could like the video twice.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your comments.
This is a great tutorial. You’ve taken a lot of highly detailed information and explained it in a way that an intermediate PC enthusiast can understand. I hope everyone who tries this has a great result. I will certainly give it a go when I find the time. I will probably give careful consideration to using a pre-made nand flash card or making one from a Pico. The later maybe riskier for my hardware, but you have explained it very well and I would be comfortable doing it this way. Many thanks.
You're very welcome! Hope you get a chance to make one.
Came back after following a successful guide to jailbreak my console with one more thing, special thanks for saying that we need to save backup of nand files, I had parental control turned on, and once I saw process to remove it I start panicking little bit because there is no way that Im gonna disassemble my console and solder pico again just to read my reset code... Thank you man
Glad I could help
There's a method of obtaining the universal key from Microsoft support for your console, so it's not too big of a deal. Saving the NAND is pretty much mandatory regardless
excellent video-you have a very professor-like quality. this is maybe the clearest guide I've ever seen on this site, for anything.
Glad it was helpful!
@@BytesNBits Just did it tonight and everything went smoothly :)
Thank you! I just finished the mod this evening, and although I was really worried that I might have messed it up-especially after scratching the mainboard while using the tool-everything worked out in the end. If I can give some extra advice, it would be to ensure the clamp tool slots into the ends of the clamp and doesn't go fully underneath. I also put some insulation tape on the board to prevent further scratching.
I bought a cheap USB microscope for £17, and it made a huge difference in accuracy. It allowed me to work the blade gently and precisely scrape away the top layer on the first connection. During the process, I accidentally desoldered the end of that closest small resistor, which was a pain to re-tin. The solder wouldn’t stick easily, and by the end of it, it looked pretty bad. At that point, I was convinced I'd ruined it, but the board turned out to be amazingly forgiving.
When soldering the Pico’s wires, I encountered another issue-one pad just wouldn’t take any solder despite using flux. After properly cleaning it with isopropanol, I was able to get some fresh solder to stick. At one point, the pad turned black and looked burnt, and I thought I'd messed it up again. I ended up using a fiberglass pen to remove the black layer, and that finally worked.
Glad to hear you got it working. Great tips for when it doesn't all go to plan.
1:14:01
It shows me the screen, it said
Dashlaunch version does not match !
Currently running: V 3.18
Do you want to update?.
What does that mean? And if I connect to the internet in this situation will my Xbox360 be blocked?
This won't block your console. It's not trying to connect with the Microsoft servers. If it's offering an update I'd let it run.
nice work. video and audio was well put together thanks. 👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
the torx you need are t6 and t8, from memory.
also, if you're using a phat, save your effort and get an opener tool, which usually comes with a t6/t8 in the same form factor as an allen key.
Thanks for the tips. I did actually buy an Xbox opener tool. I was wondering what to do with it.
RGH3 mod was a bit too beyond my abilities and I didnt want to brick it so I sent mine off to be modded last year and I wish i'd done it sooner, its absolutely brilliant. Mine is mainly full of japanese shmups that werent released over here. And Aurora is much nicer than that awful ad filled metro interface they switched to.
It's a great console, especially after it's modded. Hope you're enjoying it. Have a go with a second one yourself. It's not too hard. Just take it slow and check your work.
How did you find someone to mod your system?
@@Cueiljust did a google search for a service nearby. In my case, UK. There were a couple still doing them
I was able to rgh3 5 consoles and I was 16 at the time "a year ago" if anything it isn't difficult it's expensive to buy good enough equipment to not kill the console with cheap garbage + no skill
Tbf unless you plan on doing it on a large scale or on different consoles like gba or switch I'd recommend just buying a pre modded console
@@Mr_Sppedteach a man to fish and he’ll eat forever. It’s better to learn things for yourself instead of paying cause that’s how u can get ripped off real quick
U have done a great video
Been diong xboxes since rgh 2 with modchips and rgh 3 makes it more accessible to more people
Thanks. I'd always shied away from hard modding as the parts you needed just pushed the cost up too much. This one, especially with the Pi Pico programmer is great.
Fantastic tutorial mate, concise and done at a steady pace, Subscribed..
Awesome, thank you!
Fantastic tutorial, really indepth, absolutely loved it.
Glad you liked it!
I have t say thank you for this video. Excellent work here. I have minimal experience with soldering and i managed to do this. The end wasn't pretty but it works so i am happy. I managed to do this without a magnifier which made it even harder. Any recommendation for a magnifier on the cheap side as i barely solder? Last but not least i am not sure if i missed it, but once i finished flashing the nand and i tested it and i validated the hack worked, i didnt know that the XBOX will continuously flash because the DVD drive is not connected (the xbox was partially disassembled still). Just an FYI for any newcomers that come across your video.
Thanks for your comments. Glad to hear you got it working. Thanks for the heads up on the DVD light. I hadn't noticed that! For a magnifier I use a headset (amzn.to/3S6TUyS). Great for soldering but also for general use around the house.
You will also need iso2god as some games wont work in extracted format. A 4tb or 5tb hd is large enough to store all of the games made including xbla. The multi disk games are easy to figure out how to install in correct order in order to play right
Thanks for the info.
Most of all my games can't be started for some reason. How can I identify why the game can't be started? Possibly some logs are can be obtained?
To be honest I'm not sure. Have a look at my more in depth guide to getting games running and see if that helps out. ua-cam.com/video/UtxVfuC05wk/v-deo.html
it seems like the retrohaked website got taken down. ist there any other option for the tool? i am just plannin of doing the but this tool is unavailable . :(
try digiex.net/threads/xbox-360-mp-gui-download-title-update-media-id-manager-create-extract-iso.11142/
1:17:31 I have an Hddx folder under Hdd1 in which there is a compatibility folder. What is that?
That doesn't sound right. The Hddx should show as a separate drive.
@@BytesNBits It is separate. I see a hadd1 folder and an hdxx folder but I don't see any HDXX in your video. My file manager looks like this: aurora, flash, Hdd1, HddX, OnBoardMU, System
Fantastic, the most clear tutorial I have seen on youtube, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I wonder if this technique still works even after when the Xbox 360 network is shut down
The hack will work as it doesn't need the XBox live system. In fact you need to make sure your console doesn't connect to it.
@@BytesNBitshow much do u charge to hack? Can this work for the game n+? That’s really the only one I’m looking for along with add ons to games I have.
Watching this avidly, then all of a sudden a 10k resistor is added from nowhere, with no prior warning? That's not even in the list of components required above? Confused
Sorry. I guess I forgot not everyone has a supply of general electronic components on hand. They are very easy and cheap to get hold of though. You only need the one.
@@BytesNBits no worries, still a great video.
Big comprehensive guide great work sir!
Thanks. Great fun to make as well!
insanely good video slow and easy to understand(the taking apart was frustrating tho)
Thanks. Hope you got it working.
For my im having a problem connecting the yellow wire it does not want to connect no matter what I did but all the other ones connected well
Make sure you've cleaned the solder pad and use good quality flux. If there is any solder mask covering the pad the solder won't stick.
@@BytesNBits I have tried and thank you for responding because many do not, but I have tried and there seems to not be much copper on that spot so that may be the problem and I do not know if there is a way to fix it or not, I searched everywhere and only found one more youtuber with the same problem but at the end he was able to connect it. Also for the flux do you know any good brands I can buy but for now I already have flux but I do not know if its good or not.
Question, Did you leave those 7 jumper wires that you used to connect the pico to the motherboard soldered into the 360 or did you desolder them from the board? I'm just unsure if I missed it if you took them out before reassembly
I removed the wires and pico before putting it all back together again.
With any kind of project like this, typically you desolder, clean up with wick, and then varnish it again.
For those without the equipment, just removing the wires/solder, and cleaning up leftover residue(corrosive flux/slag) with >89% iso alcohol will do you fine.
Dear sir my xbox is stuck on aurora scanning for new title updated.every time i start it up its stuck again on the same UPDATES OR 95% TILL IT TURNS OFF FROM NOT USING THE CONSOLE .ANY ONE HELP PLEASE.THANKS IN ADVANCE
There seem to be a range of issues you might be having. Try searching for your problem for some advice.
You're a great Professor, great video!
Glad it was helpful!
Very comprehensive tutorial, thank you.
You're very welcome!
awesome video! other than looking up 30 different videos to do all these different things you have it all in one video! Thank you sir you are a GOD!
Glad you liked it!! Hope you got it working.
@@BytesNBits i actually ended up bricking the console, the xflasher read the xbox and i did everything i was told to do with j-runner, i had xell loaded on the console, and then i went to turn it on to get to the dashboard to be able to load the software i needed on the xbox, and it bricked, idk what i did wrong lmao. i try turning it on and it beeps like 5 times in a seconds time, but doesnt turn fully on. maybe it was its time to go. its alright ill find another xbox listing for like 20-40 bucks and try again lmaooo
Extracting the ISOs is also a saving space measure. Not all games had the same size so MS did put a lot of bloat so all of them were either XGD2 (7 Gb) or XGD3 (8 Gb)
Thanks for the tip.
So, it's not gonna work for fat version of xbox 360?
You can mod the phat version with RGH3 but it might not always boot correctly. I think it's hard to say if it will work before you mod it. You might then need to fall back to an earlier RGH version perhaps with a glitch chip.
RGH 1.2 is recommended for phats. Instant boots are consistent but it needs a glitch chip
Could someone help me please? I‘ve got a slim with corona mainboard, 16mb flash and a post out adapter (got no traces on mainboard), did everything right with soldering, read and flashed with pico, no problems and both reads were the same.
At the step when xell should boot up, the console boots like normal and i got no video, no matter if hdmi or component cables, but when i reflash the original nand file it boots normal
I had a quick look at someone had the same issue. They solved it by updating the console firmware before installing the mod...
It seems firmware was the issue. I supposed it was already updated to 17559 since console was in use. But it turns out it wasn't. I updated it online and, resoldered wires back and now Xell booted fine and procedure went without any glitches.
@@BytesNBits Got the problem today, the post out adapter wasn't seated properly, it now works fine, thanks for your suggestion and help =)
Please help, My trinity 16MB wont boot up when I plugged into TV
It turns on for a split second and the fan spins but it immediately turns off
I can't really diagnose your problem. You'll need to get some help from someone who can fix the hardware.
Could be a lot of things... It's most likely bad soldering or an improperly built/flashed NAND
5:30 the limit is no longer 2 TB. I believe it is 16 now as of last December
That's great. Thanks for the update.
Hey Bob, I wanted to give you my thanks for the educational content that you make, I just finished making my own handmade retropie handheld after 3 years since I started, And this journey 100% would not have been possible without your help. I am super proud of my accomplishment and all the things I learned along the way, the challenges that this project presented made me grow tremendously as a person, I've even picked up PCB design and greatly improved my 3d design skills! But no matter how far into the project I was I always found myself coming back to your videos to help whenever I got stuck. I hope you continue doing this awesome work as I assure you it has a great positive effect to many people! I can now give my girlfriend her 3 years late birthday present
Thanks very much for your comments. It's great to hear that people are finding this useful. More videos to come. I hope your partner likes the handheld.
I'll be watching!
We'll see if she likes it! I wish I could put photos in youtube comments to show how it turned out. It's black and pink in the layout of a gameboy advance @@BytesNBits
How did you add that emoji/image to your comment? It looks unlike any emoji I've ever seen, so that's why I'm asking haha
it's a youtube emoji lol, it shows up on desktop when you're writing a comment on the bottom left @@josuecaleb5053
I finally did this today and man are those points on the motherboard tiny, thanks to this guide I was able to do it and everything went as smoothly as it could be, I also upgraded the hard drive to a 2 TB hard drive and I'll be installing games in the next few days until is full, thanks again for the guide.👍👍
Great. Glad to hear you managed to hack it. Have fun!
I'm sitting here ready to solder my mainboard, but you didn't mention needing a resistor.
Sorry. You need a 10K resistor :)
@@BytesNBits3-10K is the recommended range - 3K was the original recommended value. I've had a couple consoles not boot with 10K, so that's something to keep in mind for troubleshooting
Xbox 360E is also eligible for hacking if manufactured before mid-2014. These consoles have the same Corona motherboard installed in the slim models.
Thanks for the info. I felt advising people who where buying one for the project to stick to the S models just removed any confusion.
I take it to plug the Xbox back into the wall before 1st boot to get the CPU KEY and when plugged into the back the first time before assembly don't plug the other end into the wall?
Please follow the video instructions. Mostly when we are flashing we need the console plugged into the power brick and the power brick plugged into the main electricity with the mains turned on. Just don't press the power or eject button on the console. Leave it powered down. But Again do follow the video instructions.
Thank You
This is really great tutorial. Thanks for making this excellent video!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey, is there any Details I Need to know about the iso-files? Because I have a lot of old iso-files downloaded 10 years ago, which work fine. But when I download other Roms now, they are not playable. When the iso is loaded the Xbox says “to play the disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console.” I also downloaded same game which I had already, with the old iso it works, with new iso it doesn’t work. The iso files itself looks similar.
Any idea what the problem could be.?
Have a look at this video - ua-cam.com/video/UtxVfuC05wk/v-deo.html. It goes into the whole process in a lot more detail. There are a couple of types of ISO file but you can reformat them to work on the console.
Everything worked wonderfully for three weeks, but now I've been having problems for a few days.
For newly added games, covers are no longer being downloaded. If I try to download the covers manually, it takes a long time, and then it says 'no covers found.' Same for old games.
Downloading title updates also takes a very long time. In the download directory, it first says 'invalid device,' and then it switches to \xbox360\system\Hdd1 as it used to.
When I try to start the repo browser, I get the message: 'error downloading information.'
What's going on?
I'm not sure. Something seems to be failing. How full is your hard drive? Is your WiFi connection OK. maybe the wifi board is faulty.
@BytesNBits The 500gb hard drive is almost half full. How can I test if the WiFi board is OK? Everything seems to be OK in the network settings
@@Egn-f4q Can you connect the xbox to your router over ethernet?
@@BytesNBits I haven't tried ethernet yet but the ftp server works so the WiFi seems to be ok
@@BytesNBits I haven't tried ethernet yet but the ftp server works so the WiFi seems to be ok
hey you mentioned using an ssd for this and formatting it to fat32. do you have any tips on how to do that? what I keep running into is that the size of the drive is too large to format under that sile system. so it only lets me do exfat or NTFS. curious if there's a work around to have the larger drives be able to be formatted in fat32. thanks in advance!
I use a package called Minitool Partition Wizard Free - www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
An SSD might not be the best choice if you plan on using the console a lot. It obviously won't make a difference vs. an HDD if you use an external USB drive, and if you use an SSD as the internal drive, the 360 cannot use TRIM, so the drive life will be significantly shorter than it would be in a PC
Finally a beautiful video to attempt a RGH jailbreak
Thanks. Hope you get it working.
I have a question is it possible I can play The Scarface The world is yours game on the Xbox 360 ? I have the 250 GB one and wondering what exactly I need or to do to play it on my Xbox 360?
Yes, but you'll need to add original XBox support to your 360 which I haven't covered yet. There are other tutorials online that will show you how.
My windows doesn’t have the option to do all the iso stuff. What must I uninstall to get the option to extract?
In the video I install a couple of apps to work with the iso files. You need these before you can get the files.
How do you convert the files to iso instead of 7z
I feel stupid asking but can we do this with a cheap laptop or do i need to buy a set ? I have no clue what im buying. Back in the day i would just use a usb and horizon to mod stats and gamescore thats as much as i can do
The hack software will run on almost any Windows PC.
I need help with putting it back to factory ….idk how I missed it up
There are some great tutorials online on how to remove the hacks. Please have a look at these as it will depend on where you got to and what you've done.
The exact solder points on my board are slightly burned and the solder won’t stick. Anything I can do?
Try using flux and solder and then wick it off with some copper braid. If that doesn't get it clean you'll have to very very carefully give it a light sanding then flux and solder it. Good luck.
i have a question, does the xbox needs wifi, or to be connected to a network to do all that process, or the wifi is needed only for the covers. because im planning to mod my 360 but when i saw that you need wifi, ive done some xbox live tests and it gave me an error when trying to connect to the network. but it says its connected to my home wifi which is really confusing. i hope you understand
I don't think the xbox needs a wifi connection to complete the hack. As you say you won't get cover art but the rest should be fine.
I already have one buy from shop but they don't have aurora software
If i download auror software will my data of games in hardware delete??
The hack will keep your game saves unless you format your hard drive.
I have connected all the wires to my Xbox (the ones going to the pi pico) and jrun wont read the Xbox! It says Console not found! I have reinstalled my wires twice now and it still says console not found!
There are a few things to check. These are in the order I'm thinking of them rather than any priority order :)
Have you identified the console correctly and wired it in the correct layout? Check the NAND chips as well to make sure you know if you've got 4GB or 16GB.
Check the wiring at the Pico end as well.
Have you got the power brick attached and powered on, but the console powered off? We need background power going to the motherboard.
Can Jrunner see the PicoFlasher? Look for the icon in the Jrunner screen.
Check your wiring for the modification. Make sure the solder connections are good.
Not sure what else to try! If you've got a second Pico try that as well.
Hope you get it going!
I hadn't seen the advice from (47:23) and tried turning on the xbox :[
Is it still working??
How much can I spend on the modding equipment without spending too much? I'm on Amazon and the total is around £60 which is a bit steep seeing that buying a used Xbox 360 Slim with the accessories is another £30-£50 which adds up to around £100 total.
It depends on what you've got lying around already. You need a soldering iron, solder and flux, wire and resistor, and a Raspberry Pi Pico. You should be able to pick this up for under £25. The soldering iron will be the most expensive but a cheap one will work. The clamp tool is optional, just be very careful removing the clamp.
If you have none of the equipment to do this and you just want a console for your own use, you're better off just buying a pre-modder console from a reputable seller
I have done the RGH3 mod and got the nand using pico flasher. It’s turning on but no display. How can I reverse the mod to see if it will work again.
Did you manage to get a backup of the original NAND? You'll need that to get it back to it's original state. Before you do that check your solder joints and wiring. It might just be a bad connection on the mod wiring. If you still want to go back to original you'll need to find a tutorial on how to do it. Basically you'll re flash your backup nand files but you'll need a tutorial to help you.
@@BytesNBitsyes I have the original nand files. I will look for the tutorial. Thanks for your response
Okay I got it to work. I used very small laminated wires from the a relay. I think there was too much resistance. After I re-did with 30awg wire and it worked
followed same process and cant get the pico to find the console any advice? soldering looks clean but ive decided to tear ir apart and set the wires again. also my pico came with pins attached could that be the issue??
You're doing the right thing. Sometimes a visual inspection doesn't show up a dry solder joint or other issue. The pre soldered header pins on the Pico are fine.
hey im having problems with the Xell write, it say its writing it and give a sound effect. however it doesnt show it has completeted. idk how to fix this
Does it give the write successful message. If so that step should be all OK.
@@BytesNBits it does not
Where can I buy a SSD hard drive for this for a xbox that i bought pre modded
Any 2.5in SSD will work. You'll just need to reload the data on the hard drive after installing it.
Wait. I can finally download xbox 360 games like older forza from abandonware whatever the website which provide xbox 360 games iso so you can install on xbox 360 without having an physical copy?
Yes. If you can get hold of game backups you can play them on the real hardware.
After watching this tutorial I decide to give it a go and all went well until I tried to read the Nand, each time I tried I kept getting the error "Pico Flasher com port can't be found" J-Runner showed the Pico Flasher logo and although all my connection checked out correctly I could not get the Nand to be read, I tried it on multiple PC's, USB ports and cables I even tried Two Picos but no luck unfortunately the result is always the same. Interestingly in some videos while J-Runner is open when the Pico is connected to the PC the logo appears in J-Runner and when the Pico is disconnected from the PC the logo disappears but not in my case, I have to have the Pico connected to the PC then open J-Runner for the logo to show and when I disconnect the Pico the logo does not disappear which makes me think not all Pico's are created equal. As always a great video keep up the good work.
On mine I had to connect everything up and then flash the pico while it was all connected to get it to work.
@@BytesNBits Thank you for your reply, yes I tried that as well but still it wont read, when I go into my Device Manager it shows a yellow symbol and when I check properties it shows this.... "The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)"
"There is no driver selected for the device information set or element."
"To find a driver for this device, click Update Driver"
I have no idea where to get this driver or why I need it as all the videos that I have watched only show dumping the Flasher file to the Pico, I'm afraid I have run out of things to try other then get another Pico and hope third times a charm.🤞
great detailed video, so much so I've taken the plunge to do one of these boxes.
got a trinity box plus controller (no power brick, i have one), from ebay, had everything else.
have done all the soldering, connected to pico board, flashed it, run j-runner but is not detecting console
resoldered all joints twice, have also reverted to using solder points on the underside of the board, still not recognising console
any advice?
ps, console was working before starting project, ty
Is j Runner talking to the Pico Flasher - does the icon appear in the j Runner app window? Have you got the power brick attached to the console and power turned on so the console has standby power? Check all your wiring and look for any places where your wires might have touched another pad or component. Especially check the connection where you had to scrape away the solder mask.
If all else fails desolder the mod and try the console to make sure it's all still working as a retail machine. If that's all OK try modding again. Hope you get it going.
took your advice, stripped back to retail console and it still worked perfectly. Resoldered wires back on and it talked to xbox, Now have a hacked xbox, slowly loading games into it now, huge thanks
I'm planning to do this to one of my 360's in the next few days, but I have a question about 360 games and most of the answers I've found online are very vague, it's almost as if people don't know or don't want to take the time to answer questions for someone who is hacking a 360 for the first time, or maybe is just me.
My question is, why would you choose to download games on the ISO format if/when the same games are available in the Jtag/RGH format and the file sizes are usually smaller than the same games in ISO format?
I downloaded a game on both formats, the ISO file was 7.29 GB and the Jtag/RGH was 605 MB, after extracting the ISO with 360mpGui the extracted files were the same size and the same files I got with the Jtag/RGH version, also the Jtag/RGH files are already extracted once is uncompressed so you don't have to extract them with 360mpGui.
I know in some cases the difference between ISO and Jtag/RGH files is not so big, but still the Jtag/RGH files are always smaller and end up being the same files you get after extracting the ISO files.
I guess RGH files are probably exactly as you've discovered. I have to admit though that I too prefer to download the iso versions to make sure I've got the original disk and do the conversion myself. I guess whatever works best for you!
@@BytesNBits I understand why you prefer ISO, I used to get untouched PS3 1 to 1 ISOs, get the encryptions keys and unencrypt them myself, even when scene versions ready to use were available.
Thanks for the video and your response to my question.
On the console, you either have the extracted files from the ISO, or you have a GOD package. Having the ISO as the original file makes it easy to choose either.
There are a lot of bad dumps out there, and most of the known good game files are available in ISO format. Extracting doesn't take long, and you can choose which format you want that way. Converting from GOD to extracted or vice versa is more complicated than just extracting the ISO or using ISO2GOD.
I would have re-installed the CPU before soldering those leads from the PICO. It would be safer to do that so you don't rip a Pad off the MB!
FileZilla is good, but I prefer WinSCP.
Thanks for the tips. Good advice.
Is the scan depth important? Can't you just set it to infinity or does that have any disadvantages? Because I bought an moddet xbox and everything was set to infinity there
Some of the games folders are very deep with lots of files in the lower levels. Scanning too deep just makes it work slower. It won't crash, just a few extra seconds to wait!
@@BytesNBitsThanks for the reply. What depth is recommended for game folders? I set it to 5
5 is fine. I think in reality we're only talking about a few seconds extra scanning time if that!
I was wondering if it would still work with an Xbox 360 hard drive instead of the 512 gb hard drive u put into the Xbox
Yes. The original hard drive is fine. It's just they can often be quite small capacity.
I have all the parts for the mod, however I am having some trouble with downloading the games. Whenever I download games from “The Vault” it comes in a 7z form. What I’m trying to get at is how do I change the 7z file to a iOS file
You need an app such as 7-zip. This is able to extract the iso file from the 7z archive file.
@@BytesNBits Whenever I extract it with 7zip it becomes a regular folder and not a iso D:
@@BytesNBits Help please
@@HoseLightForSurethe ISO is in the folder...
I used to have a JTAG X360 that I water-cooled and had some fun with but at this point I pretty much have every X360 game I would be interested in playing on Disc or Digital, so this is interesting but not something I would do today. I hope this increases the resale price of the Xbox 360 Slim though!
There are lots of ways to enjoy the games so whatever way suits you best is the way to go.
Sir, could you give me a hint on where to look for someone who could install the mod for me? I've had mine since release and i would hate to fry it or break it
There are some people who do this sort of thing but I don't know of anyone myself. You'll have to have a look online.
Rewatching as I've ordered a PICO, was curious about the board holder you had, do you have a link for it ?
Is this the white breadboard I plugged it into? If you look online for solderless breadboard it should pop up.
@@BytesNBits it was the board holder you had holding the xbox motherboard
@@andrewferguson7762just look up soft clamp motherboards holder
After I wrote my xell onto my nand my system will not show an image to get my cpu key! Fan will just spin up and power light comes on. Any pointers would be appreciated. Also I cannot get jrunner to find my console either.
Check all your wiring and solder joints for bad connections and repeat the jRunner process.
Is there a way to meter your connections on the bottom to check pll I do not wanna mess with that pad any more. Console will still boot into retail flash.
Update got errrr
Can you use a SSD instead of a 2tb spinner HDD?
Yes. I think most drives are compatible, at least if you go for a branded model. I'm not sure if the SSD will make much speed difference though.
Yes, but it won't make much of a difference, and the drive life will be shorter because the 360 does not have TRIM capability
I got my modded 360 I didn't do it myself A friend of a friend did it for me.
75% of the complete library of games but there was some that are missing. And a couple of others didn't work properly sound but no picture.😩 I'm not good at adding games to stuff like this....
Somehow I always mess up even with step by steps. I just wanted to know is it still safe to just play the games off the disc. Only reason why I say that is cuz I tried it since I had it. We're bioshock 3 I was Playing it on the the disc but Aurora act a little funky after trying to go back to the Aurora home screen. But everything was fine afterwards but it just had me thinking is it's safe to do that?
I mean by your videos I'm pretty sure I could probably do it but it's only a handful of games that I would be playing on discs anyways. Cuz I pretty much have all the games that I want on the hard drive to begin with.
Disks should be fine on a modded XBox. Just play them as normal.
@@BytesNBits Thanks for answering. Definitely have the best step-by-step videos when it comes to this on UA-cam.
Can I also do this with a Zephyr model or do I also need a glitch chip ?
I think the RGH3 mod is a bit hit and miss on this model. You might be better off with the RGH2 mod which I think uses the glitch chip.
@@BytesNBits I recently received a 360 as a gift. It's really complicated with the different versions. I think the ext_clk is for the Glitcher and rgh2 for the 360
EXT_CLK is the best method for Zephyrs. You do need a glitch chip
wanna do this but i heard the xbox servers for 360 were deactivated will this affect it?. This seems like something I could do. just worry about the soldering but your guide is next level informative and sure I would have no problem following your guide. It's just the soldering. I would probably get a cheaper solderer. Not too cheap obviously. But um does it still works if so I will pick up an xbox and all the equipment you listed and give it a go. looks great. I just watched the whole thing nearly. Up to 1 hour 27 minutes and guessing the rest is just about copying games. Let me know if it's affected by the 360 servers being shutdown. So I heard.
Don't worry about the Xbox servers. It just means you can't download games etc. You actually block the modded console from connecting to Microsoft anyway as their servers can detect the hack and block your account. The soldering will be fine. Just make sure you take your time and are gentle, especially when scraping back the solder mask. Make sure your soldering iron has a small tip. As long as it can melt the solder and you use flux it will work fine. Good luck.
I cant get jrunner to open up can someone help me out? I download it and I click on jrunner can nothing happens
Have you tried reinstalling it from a fresh download.
Everything worked even up until the create xell but when I turned on my Xbox the Red dot of death appeared. Sad day for my second xbox 360 that was collecting dust anyways.
Check your wiring and soldering. You might have a bad connection or solder bridge.
My j runner keeps closing after reading both nands. No body is talking about this anywhere i can find. Dose anyone know how to fux this?
Check all your wiring, especially the Pico connections if you're using the pico flasher (or any other flasher). Make sure there are no solder bridges and the solder joints are good.
Is there a non intrusive method?
Not for the Xbox 360. This is the least intrusive method with just the two wires needing to be added. I think the original Xbox can be modded with software only.
@@BytesNBits well thanks
Hi, I have a broken Xbox 360 and I was wondering if hacking it could fix it. It's stuck on a black screen asking me to update (to 13146) but when I plug an USB key with the update files it doesn't update. Would hacking it help me bypass this error or it would brick further the already unusable console?
The hack might help you update the system but it will depend on what's stopping it from working at the moment. Have you tried using different usb ports and different usb sticks. Make sure they are formatted in FAT32.
@@BytesNBits I tried all the USB ports, the light on my USB key turns on yet nothing happens. It is a FAT32 4gb old key, I'll try with a newer one but I'm not sure it'll change anything. I've named the update folder $systemupdate, $SystemUpdate... no luck. I've seen old reddit and forum posts having the same issue but not a single one said how they fixed it :/
If it's a 4GB console, it might have a failing memory unit. If it's a Trinity, open it up and unplug it from the board. If it's a Corona, it's on its last legs
@@Harmonic14 It's a Falcon
I got an Xbox 360 to play ultimate spider man that’s supposed to be backwards compatible with ultimate spider man but it keeps telling me that it’s not compatible
You'll need to have a look online for some advice. I haven't tried that game.
you need the backwards compatible profile that the XBL server had, find that and it'll work.
is there any way to mod xbox and still get achievements playing these old games on console??
You can log in to Xbox live but I think you need to set up ghost servers and such like. I'd avoid it so you don;t get your account banned.
Can you still login and sync achievements?
I am an achievement hunter. I modded my psvita and it still lets me earn trophies and sync them to my profile. (Legitimately, i dont support cheating achievements, just game access)
No. Part of the hack process is to block access to the Live servers. They will detect the hack and block your account. Please do not try this! If you need to get the achievements stick with the standard retail setup and buy the games as normal.
Hello sir, I bought a modded Xbox but the data management is absolutely chaotic. I would like to reset the Software and do everything again according to your instructions. What is the best way to do that? Just delete everything from the HDD?
You'll need to check what hack was used for the console. If you find a circuit board attached to your motherboard you'll need to de solder it and install the RGH 3 wires and go through the nand programming stage. If it's already an RGH3 mod make sure you can boot into Xell.
If you want to wipe the hard drive make sure you first back up anything you need from it and then format the drive as shown in the video.
Then follow the setup as per the video.
Hope you get it going.
What would happen if I hook all the wires up but forget to program it and turn it on?
I honestly don't know. The wires will give the processor a reset pulse at an exact time to launch the glitch hack, so probably you'll get into some sort of reset loop or the system may just crash. I probably wouldn't try it out though!
@@BytesNBits thank you so much, I was about to just test if it works but thanks for the comment
Can you use hard drive to play games or does it have to be on xbox hard drive??
You can use the USB drive. Just set Aurora to scan the folders on the USB drive.
You should have gone a bit further and recased it with better cooling solutions. Will it have problems running if you completely remove the drive bay since it useless if you're playing with digital games?
Thanks for the tip. I'm not sure about removing the DVD. I guess there's only one way to find out.
it does help a small bit, less running parts to fail as well. also, vibrations from the rom would cease which can help with solder integrity.
can i install games with my apple laptop to my xbox after following steps?
I'm not sure if there are Mac versions of the ISO extraction software. Transferring files will be fine, it's just that you need to process the game backup iso files.
literally have 3 360s lying around, one elite and one slim. thinking of doing the system and have done some light soldering on guitars and laptops before but nothing major; just wondering about how daunting it is. should i just purchase everything and get stuck in?
much appreciated; ace video.
If you take it slow. Make sure to use some flux paste to help the joins. Take the scraping off the solder mask very carefully, layer by layer until you get to the copper. You'll be fine. It's not really as hard as it looks.
Do you have an updated 360MPGui link? My antivirus is flagging it and won't allow the download.
Some of these programs will give errors. Sometimes it's just they haven't been used by enough people to get a good reputation. It's really your choice if you want to use the file. If you do make sure you scan it properly first. If not try one of the other methods. I tend to use GoD packages to install my games.
Do I have to buy the breadboard if I'm doing the file part on a laptop. I don't know what the breadboard is
The breadboard just makes it easy for me to plug wires into the Pi Pico. As long as you get the wires connected it doesn't mattter.
Do you have any advice if the DVD drive can't load games any more after a successful install?
If you can get some backup files your can load the games through a usb
drive.
Unfortunately, it did not work with me. It says the file is corrupt.
Plz teach me how to solve my problem.
Which file is corrupt?
Some early E models I heard can be RGH3'd.... Will you be covering XBLA and XBLI games?
Yes you're right. Unfortunately you have to take the Xbox apart to find out which one you've got.
@@BytesNBits I believe there is a updated power chart you can follow to see which one you have.... I have a copy somewhere.
@@BytesNBits What else on the 360 RGH3 will you be covering in future videos?
Thanks for this thorough guide! Just got a 360 Slim with Kinect for $30 and was looking at what I could do with it!
Definitely hack it!