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HOW TO: Use a USB Thumbdrive as a Memory Card (For Softmod)
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jimi20
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3. December 2007 @ 06:13 |
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It was just the Data Traveller, not Secure or Mini just normal :) quick question, just used the same stuff to do this to my mates xbox backed up the EEPROM and MS Dash etc.. but when it boots up it goes to the normal MS Dash and the light at the front stays red, but he can still play backed up games is this a problem?
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Humungus
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3. December 2007 @ 13:03 |
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Originally posted by jimi20:
It was just the Data Traveller, not Secure or Mini just normal :) quick question, just used the same stuff to do this to my mates xbox backed up the EEPROM and MS Dash etc.. but when it boots up it goes to the normal MS Dash and the light at the front stays red, but he can still play backed up games is this a problem?
This exact thing happened to me. You need to set the proper date and time in the MS Dash. Then it will boot into the new dashboard.
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3. December 2007 @ 20:40 |
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Yeah, what he said ^^^!
You really need to be aware of this problem, can cause a lot of headaches if not set correctly!
For example, if you leave it blank, it defaults to like January 01, 2004.
If you try to play a game that was made in May 2005, it will more then likely freak out!
;)
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jimi20
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4. December 2007 @ 03:34 |
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aha! indeed that did solve the issue :P my sockets are overloaded constantly so whenever im out of the house i turn the ones upstairs off for safety reasons so everytime i turn my xbox on im gonna have to reset the time and date but i think i can live with that :D
also noticed that even in the new dash the LED stayed red, but quickly found that it's because the setting was set to default, - changed it to green and job done ;)
Thanks for the help dudes!
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4. December 2007 @ 04:29 |
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It's red by default for a reason. If it's green, how do you know it's in "modded" mode?
It's really helpful to know which you are in! I personally like the 'Cycle'
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SuperKail
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8. December 2007 @ 14:46 |
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Hey.I am pretty new and i got xbox today.So i am asking you.Sorry if its not in this thread or i am just stpid.The question is:can i play downloaded games on not modded xbox.When i first came to that thread i thought its a tutorial how to play downloaded games throught USB device,but it seems no!O_o.So do i need to buy anything to play downloaded xbox games on xbox or there is trick or something?Thanks if you will answer me :)
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8. December 2007 @ 19:19 |
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No, the Xbox must be modded. The USB tutorial is actually part of the modding itself.
Read through my tutorials (Click on my signature), especially Softmodding.
You are aware that I'm talking about the Original Black Xbox, not 360...
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SuperKail
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9. December 2007 @ 11:34 |
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By The USB tutorial is actually part of the modding itself.
So i can mod xbox with USB?O_O
Sorry for stupid questions but i am not very good at english :)
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Rod70
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11. December 2007 @ 06:37 |
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Originally posted by jimi20:
It was just the Data Traveller, not Secure or Mini just normal :) quick question, just used the same stuff to do this to my mates xbox backed up the EEPROM and MS Dash etc.. but when it boots up it goes to the normal MS Dash and the light at the front stays red, but he can still play backed up games is this a problem?
I've got a 1GB DataTraveler and it just says unable to mount when I insert it in my XBOX. I've had it a while so maybe it's serial numbers or something.
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jimi20
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11. December 2007 @ 06:48 |
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Originally posted by Rod70:
Originally posted by jimi20:
It was just the Data Traveller, not Secure or Mini just normal :) quick question, just used the same stuff to do this to my mates xbox backed up the EEPROM and MS Dash etc.. but when it boots up it goes to the normal MS Dash and the light at the front stays red, but he can still play backed up games is this a problem?
I've got a 1GB DataTraveler and it just says unable to mount when I insert it in my XBOX. I've had it a while so maybe it's serial numbers or something.
hmmm, as i said i managed to do it with the same usb stick you have and it worked straight out of the box.. dont be offended by the n00bish question but did you change the correct VID and PID numbers? and it may also be worth formatting the stick to FAT or FAT 32 and THEN letting xbox format it and trying again
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Rod70
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11. December 2007 @ 07:23 |
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Originally posted by jimi20:
Originally posted by Rod70:
Originally posted by jimi20:
It was just the Data Traveller, not Secure or Mini just normal :) quick question, just used the same stuff to do this to my mates xbox backed up the EEPROM and MS Dash etc.. but when it boots up it goes to the normal MS Dash and the light at the front stays red, but he can still play backed up games is this a problem?
I've got a 1GB DataTraveler and it just says unable to mount when I insert it in my XBOX. I've had it a while so maybe it's serial numbers or something.
hmmm, as i said i managed to do it with the same usb stick you have and it worked straight out of the box.. dont be offended by the n00bish question but did you change the correct VID and PID numbers? and it may also be worth formatting the stick to FAT or FAT 32 and THEN letting xbox format it and trying again
Hi & thanks. Not got as far as VID & PID yet as I've yet to correctly format the stick. I'm thinking this is a Vista thing. I've used the USB stick for a while in vista. I've formated it to both FAT & FAT32 but no joy. Evereytime I insert in Xbox I get unable to mount. When formating in the PC I can also change the alocation unit size so maybe this has some bearing. I've had a problem with an old mp3 player in that it used to format fine with XP but when formatted using Vista its knackered until I use XP again to format it.
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SuperKail
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11. December 2007 @ 12:50 |
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Hey,can somebody say does Kingston 512 MB, USB 2.0 datatraveller work?
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14. December 2007 @ 17:59 |
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@ Rod70
Sounds more like a cable issue! Are you sure your cable works???
@ SuperKail
You've been elected 'Team Guinea Pig', try it and let us know!
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puregfx
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19. December 2007 @ 00:33 |
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Hey Chunkhead,
this is my flash drive that i am using and i need help
http://www.buy.com/prod/Kingston-1GB-Dat.../202743517.html
i bought this and when i plug it in to the xbox it doesn't reconize the usb at all. nothing pops up at all. is it my usb or the xbox to usb cable... i made the cable myself so it could be that.
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jimi20
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19. December 2007 @ 04:02 |
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Originally posted by puregfx:
Hey Chunkhead,
this is my flash drive that i am using and i need help
http://www.buy.com/prod/Kingston-1GB-Dat.../202743517.html
i bought this and when i plug it in to the xbox it doesn't reconize the usb at all. nothing pops up at all. is it my usb or the xbox to usb cable... i made the cable myself so it could be that.
Thats exactly the same as the one i used, as soon as i got it out of the box i stuck it in the XBOX and then followed through the tutorial and everything worked fine, i think it may be that the home made cable your using could be the problem, it may be worth investing in a "proper" USB - XBOX cable, i did because it only cost me £2.50 and it saved the hassle of making my own and possibly screwing it up :)
i then plugged the cable into the controller 2 port on the xbox and plugged the USB stick into the other end and powered the xbox on and after the flubber animation the first thing it did when it booted to the dash was tell me the memory unit i was using wasn't working properly and had been erased (formatted to xbox memory format) smooth sailing from then on
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Rod70
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19. December 2007 @ 05:08 |
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Originally posted by puregfx:
Hey Chunkhead,
this is my flash drive that i am using and i need help
http://www.buy.com/prod/Kingston-1GB-Dat.../202743517.html
i bought this and when i plug it in to the xbox it doesn't reconize the usb at all. nothing pops up at all. is it my usb or the xbox to usb cable... i made the cable myself so it could be that.
That's the one I have. I have a proper Xbox - USB cable. The Xbox detects the pen drive but reports 'unable to mount' when inserted. Have you by any chance already used the pen drive in a Vista machine? If so then this may be the issue. I wish XBOX Action Replay would bring out updated drivers for Vista. It's really anoying the way the Xbox was discarded so soon in favour of the 360.
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puregfx
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19. December 2007 @ 22:10 |
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This is my custom made xbox to usb adapter
I'm using a ipod female connector with a xbox controller connector.
here is a image of the ipod female connector
I simply tied the same colors to the usb to the xbox cable. when i plug it in nothing appear to happen.
Also before did anything with my kingston flash drive i formatted it to fat32 before plugging it in and still nothing worked.
@ Jimi20
so i should buy a retail version of the xbox to usb adapter
it's only going to cost me a couple of bucks right?
@ Rod70
No i'm not using Vista OS. i'm using Windows Xp Service pack 2.
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dcxbadass
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20. December 2007 @ 05:25 |
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I made one and it worked great, worked first time with a generic crappy 16MB memory stick.
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jimi20
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20. December 2007 @ 05:36 |
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@puregfx When you said a couple of "bucks" i did the math and realised (assumed) your in the US? im in the UK and it only cost me £2.50, i did a search on ebay.com so i could view prices in $ this was the result:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll...+usb&category0=
now, dont take my words as gospel i cant guarantee this will solve your problem, but i have the exact same USB stick, and XP SP2, and managed it with no problems so i can't see why it shouldn't do the same for you, let me know how you get on
Kind regards
Jim
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Rod70
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20. December 2007 @ 05:48 |
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Well I've rulled out a dodgy xbox - usb cable. I used our Fuji S5500 digital camera with 16MB XD card and managed to transfer gamesaves without fault. Its just my 1GB Kingston Data Traveller that the Xbox has issue with. I wonder if the issue is related to a certain batch/serial of these USB drives?
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puregfx
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20. December 2007 @ 07:52 |
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Alright i'll try to get my hands on that xbox to usb adapter cable.
Once i get it i'll test it out and if he doesn't work it mean it must be my xbox or the flash drive itself.
Hopefully it's the adapter as you said Jimi20
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Edmundajw
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23. December 2007 @ 19:17 |
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Hi,
I have got as far as being able to see memcard in Action Replay.
However clicking on it tells me there is only 2 blocks overall space and 0 blocks free space and therefore I can not copy anything to it.
Does anybody know what is wrong and how to fix this?
I am using a 128mb MP3 player.
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Eddie
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27. December 2007 @ 20:22 |
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The matching of the colours doesn't mean anything! I have a Hub that I use and it's colours are all wrong!
If you have access to XBMC, plug the card into that, it'll tell you straight away if it's working!
I don't like MP3 players as a memory card, they are not designed to be formated outside their original setup!
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puregfx
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27. December 2007 @ 23:05 |
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Hey Chunkhead,
I have Evox and how do i put appz to my xbox.
i made a folder in the e drive and named it "App" and put all my application in there. How do i get it to work. i can't go to filemanager when i get to the Evox Dashboard. it doesn't say filemanager anywhere.
i know this isn't the right place to post but can someone send me a link where it can be found and how to put appz and games in EvoX dashboard.
XBOX SOFTMOD NOOBIE
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28. December 2007 @ 01:44 |
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Easiest way for Apps installation is via AID v4.10
If you are FTPing it, simply create the folder E:\Apps and place the Apps inside
eg.
E:\Apps\XBMC
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