Soft-modding Your Xbox The Easy Way!

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When the light flashes what do u do after

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Originally Posted by SingaBoiy

I noticed the pinned topic was alittle outdated. This guide will cover soft-modding your box, installing a new hdd and FTPing movies and games to your xbox hdd. I will go with the 007 hack with this one. This is still alot like the oher pinned topic.


Disclaimer
You do this at your own risk. Although this is pretty much idiot-proof, I take no responsiblity if you produce a $150 paperweight.


The Cheap/Easy Way of Soft-modding Your Xbox

Tools needed:

007 - Agent Under Fire
http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/950123b.jpg
I got mine for $8 used from Gamestop
(You can aso use Mech Assault and Splinter Cell but those arent covered in this tut). You MUST have the original version not the Platinum!!!


Action Replay
http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/801587b.jpg
This comes with a memory card so there is no need in getting an official M$ one.


AgentUnder_BONDAUF.zip
I just changed this so its all set for you to drop onto your xbox and load. You can get it right here


Thats it! And it works on all versions of the xbox out right now. No more worrying if you have the 4920 dash. And you dont have to go out a buy a Microsoft memory card.

Now for the modding:

1. Make sure your AR (Action Replay) software is installed on your pc. Plug your USB Link Cable that your got from your AR into your pc. Pop your memory card into the USB Link Cable. Wait for XP to read it and give you the ok.

2. Download AgentUnder_BONDAUF.zip

3. Run your AR software. Drag the entire zip folder to the AUF folder on your memory card. Should take some time.

4. Boot up your xbox with no disc inside. Go to Memory section and choose to copy the large (around 500 blocks) 007 file to your harddrive.

5. Back out and start up AUF w/o your memory card. Choose load missing and select to load from harddrive.

6. The screen should now go black and you are ready to set up your new dashboard. There should be a page that displays ltools and says "007: Agent Under Fire". Hit B. Go down and selelct "Install UDE". Press A to continue. Press UDE2 (You must have a NTSC xbox for this!). If you dont, hit A. This is where my video cuts off. But you can either choose XMX or EvoX as your new dashboard. I prefer EvoX, as do many others.

7. It will now install. This may take upto or more then 30 min.

You are finished modding! :beerchug: Now you can save games, movies, pics, apps, emu's and more on your hdd and have no need for discs. You can play burned games if you run out of hdd space and dont wanna get a new one.


FAQs
Q. Can I use the Platinum version of Agent Under Fire?
1. No! Must be the original!

Q. What xbox version does this work on?
A. The kernel version does not matter anymore. So yes, any version as long as you are using UDE2.

Q. Can I use UDE2 on a new PAL xbox?
A. No, this is the only downside. There are ways around it but I have not had to do this so I dont know them. Please check out www.xbox-scene.com for info on it.

Q. Help me!!! I have a new xbox (1.6) and the screen goes green and other colors when the softmod begins.
A. That is normal for v1.6 xboxs, just let it go til you see the eject led flashing.

Q. What does it look like when I boot up my xbox?
A. Have a look here. It is a 5.92 MB download.

Q. After modding is there any way to get back to the original MS dashboard?
A. Yes! At the main screen there will be an option to launch the MS Dash.

Q. Can I played burned games on my xbox?
A. Yes! Check the guide below to know how. Its simple as popping in the disc and hitting launch dvd.

Q. What type of media should I used?
A. Try to stay away from cd-r. Most xbox's are not compatible with most types of cd-r. Its best to use re-writable media.

Q. Can I install a larger into my soft-modded xbox?
A. Yes! It takes some effort and could damage your new hdd if you dont follow the guide I will be adding shorty.

Q. Where are all the image to help me out more?
A. I will include videos if I can get some one to host them. Images will also come soon.

Q. How do I play games from my xbox hdd?
A. You have to setup an FTP between your pc and your xbox.

Q. Can play movies on my xbox?
A. Yes! By using either Xbox Media Center or Xbox Media Player.

Q. What's the difference between XBMC and XBMP (the above question)?
A. Not much, they are pretty much the same. Its just about what you prefer.

Q. Does this mean I can play DivX and Xvid movies?
A. Yes! You can also play vcd's.

Q. Will Mad Catz GameSaves work instead of AR?
A. I have not tested this. I would assume it would work as long as you have a memory card.

Q. I dont have AUF can I use Mech Assault or Splinter Cell (the original).
A. Yes! But you must use either ltools_MA_v1.7.zip OR ltools_v1.7_SC_NTSC.rar depending on which game you have.

Q. Can I play on Xbox Live with a soft-modded xbox?
A. Nope, thanks to an update, you no longer can.

Q. Can I play burned games on XBL (Xbox Live)?
A. No, not unless you want your xbox to get banned.

EDIT: I just went though and edited this to make it easier and more understandable.

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what do i do when thr light flashes green cuz i have new xbox and the screen is changing colors

ahem, I read through this post, got everything working beautifully, i transferred halo 2 to my computer hdd, and then transferred it back to E:/Games, seemed like it worked. I went to play the game from Launch Menu -> Games -> Halo 2. Ok it loaded to the main menu when u have to Press Start, when I pressed start everything locked up. I'm assuming a file somehow got corrupt over the transfers but I'm not completely sure, if anyone has any input it would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

-Tim

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Originally Posted by grimking1

ok i havent even got my xbox modded yet but i would like to know is there a way to purchase mods (such as:killtrocity map packs,fast running,super jump,ect.)and also is there a way to make your own mods on a soft modded xbox?

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Um, you can get them for free, I don't think we can post links here all i can say is google the first thing you said after (such as: ;)


**edit** 07/22/07 - it seems as though i have overlooked a solution, i deleted the cache files and it runs great now...now to install apps :)

**edit** 07/23/07 -

Ok, I have a new question, that i can't seem to find a solution for. My primary partition i guess is set to E:/ so when i save stuff to E:/Games and E:/Apps it works, but my F:/ is my bigger partition (obviously) because i put in a 160gb hdd. When I save stuff to my F:/Apps it doesn't show up in my Apps section of the menu on EvoX. Maybe I'm overlooking something? I already activated F:/ and G:/ in my settings, so I know thats not it. Thanks in advance for you're suggestions.

-Tim

Ok, I have a new question, that i can't seem to find a solution for. My primary partition i guess is set to E:/ so when i save stuff to E:/Games and E:/Apps it works, but my F:/ is my bigger partition (obviously) because i put in a 160gb hdd. When I save stuff to my F:/Apps it doesn't show up in my Apps section of the menu on EvoX. Maybe I'm overlooking something? I already activated F:/ and G:/ in my settings, so I know thats not it. Thanks in advance for you're suggestions.

-Tim

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Originally Posted by venumx

Ok, I have a new question, that i can't seem to find a solution for. My primary partition i guess is set to E:/ so when i save stuff to E:/Games and E:/Apps it works, but my F:/ is my bigger partition (obviously) because i put in a 160gb hdd. When I save stuff to my F:/Apps it doesn't show up in my Apps section of the menu on EvoX. Maybe I'm overlooking something? I already activated F:/ and G:/ in my settings, so I know thats not it. Thanks in advance for you're suggestions.

-Tim

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Could be that when you formatted the hd, you didnt actually make an F directory. It just appears that there is one :blink:

I suggest putting all Apps in E anyways, then games and movies in F.

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Originally Posted by Damnatory

The problem I am having now is that the bios included with this softmod is so old that it does not support large HDD's. So my 320GB HDD is only showing 137GB and I need to install a new softmod to take advantage of the rest of the drive, however I can't return to a fresh install, so I can't update the softmod...

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Not an issue with the bios. Ive done several 500+GB harddrives with this mod, all showed the correct amount size.

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Originally Posted by brknsoul55

if you install a new hd will you have to save, copy all your save on to a memory card

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No, when installing a new harddrive, you should first backup your C and E drives to your pc through FTP. Then they will be copied to the new harddrive in the process of compiling the new files.

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Originally Posted by brknsoul55

does it matter what size the hdd is or not

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No, as long as its an IDE harddrive

I just gotta say this guide kicks ass!! Thanks for taking the time to make it!!!

Hi i am about to soft mod my xbox and read all ur guide and other guides online. I am debating whether i should follow your guide or use KRAZIES NDURE INSTALLER, does it matter?
Also i looked at either guides about xbmc installer but they tell you to replace evox dashboard. I can't find guides that teaches how to have multiple dashboard. People just say to save the dashboard into the apps folder. Do i just save it there and install it? in that case how can i install on the dash board and switch in between them?

great thread! really helpful!

Loving this guide wish i knew about it 3 years ago. Big thanks man.

Wow, never thought this would still be alive :)

If anyone still needs help, let me know. A bit rusty but yea...

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Originally Posted by SingaBoiy

Wow, never thought this would still be alive :)

If anyone still needs help, let me know. A bit rusty but yea...

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Hey,

I hope your still around. I have some questions about xbox soft modding. I know how to do it just have some questions about how it works. If you have IM or something let me know. I'm really wondering how I was able to boot my xbox with no DVD rom drive attached. I did it by mistake when I was messing with a bunch of softmod files and stuff. I cant for the life of me get it to do that again though. I think it might have had to do with the version of the xbox but it was just a softmod. I also got my softmod to ignore a game disk in the drive and boot the dashboard. This is I believe the same trick as getting it to boot with no dvd drive attached. I have been trying to understand how the udata and tdata folders relate to the softmod and what exactly those do and what changes you can make. I know its supposed to be impossible to boot a softmod with no dvd drive attached but i swear i did it.

You'd think a DVD drive would be an essential part of an Xbox...

thanks...this was a really helpful guide

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Originally Posted by Alfonso

You'd think a DVD drive would be an essential part of an Xbox...

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Well what if your xbox dvd drive died and you have a lot of games on the hard drive that all still play or what if you want to try a different dvd drive in the xbox. All of that seemed only possible with a chipped xbox until i happened upon this mistake.

With some fluke stroke of luck I was able to get my softmoded xbox to boot with no dvd drive attached.

I have been doing softmods for a while now. I have done about 8 or so xbox's ver 1.0-1.6 and now I am trying to figure out how I got the xbox to boot like that.

How it happened was I was using xboxhdm 1.9 and coming up with a new xboxhdm build using my current xbox as the blueprint. My old xbox was setup using Auto installer deluxe v3.0. I was setting up the old style dual boot with xbox media center with drive closed and software installer deluxe with drive open (which i know uses the udata folder to boot in that case). I did a few different copies to the hard drive using the process of elimination to figure out what everything did on the c drive to get it to boot.

What I did one of the times was get the xbox to boot to the XBMC dashboard with no DVD Drive attached. I only noticed this because this is how I get the system to unlock the hard drive best for hotswaping. Now I know thats not supposed to be possible with a softmod but I swear I did it and now I want to know how I did it so i can do it again. At the time I needed to get the xbox done and now wished I had played with it a little more.

Do any of you have an idea of how I did this? Is it possibly just a fluke and maybe some kind of bug?

On another attempt. I was able to get my system to ignore xbox games in the drive and boot to the dashboard. I believe that is the same trick as booting the xbox without a dvd drive attached but I'm not sure.

I understand that the udata folder is where the xbox stores some of the boot data for the xbox. Can someone explain the boot process of the xbox to me? What does it look at first? The udata/tdata folder or does it look at c first and then jump to the udata folder?

I hope someone can unravel this mystery and I can get this done again. Thanks.

thankssssss

Used this to great success. Love my xbox now. Thanks a lot.

Yup, thanks - saved me having to solder it ^^

you replyed to the post that i put up modding xbox 360 help well i would like your help cause u seem to be the only one that seems like they know what they are talking about. one person told me i needed a mod chip and all kinds of stuff. i just want it to play burned games nothing fancy can u please help?
Dvd Rom is Hitachi-LG and the MFR date is 2008-02-15

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Originally Posted by Bobbi32

you replyed to the post that i put up modding xbox 360 help well i would like your help cause u seem to be the only one that seems like they know what they are talking about. one person told me i needed a mod chip and all kinds of stuff. i just want it to play burned games nothing fancy can u please help?
Dvd Rom is Hitachi-LG and the MFR date is 2008-02-15

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Which version is it. Should say like 78, 79fl, 79fk?

nice torturial...

wow this is old last time i was here it was around page 70.... singaboiy are you still going to help out on this thread? dont you think a bit more updating would do better? also with dual boot functions isnt it still possible to go to xbox live? im more expereince with sid installers after i almost frag my xbox with this mod (was messing with files) then i discoverd xboxhq and i learned from there, anyways i think if you use like forced coding so if something goes wrong it reverts to xbox dash....

Thanks. I now have to get sometime and courage to get a new HDD into the XBox

Thank you for this modding tut !

21 useless posts saying "thanks" in 20 min. Trying to get somewhere?:dabs:

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Originally Posted by weedpeople

Thank you for this modding tut !

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This is sweet, all im gonna do is buy that gamesave thing.

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Originally Posted by pone44

21 useless posts saying "thanks" in 20 min. Trying to get somewhere?:dabs:

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Personally, I was shocked not to see a trade thread from him already.