HOW TO: Use a USB Thumbdrive as a Memory Card (For Softmod)

For those who have the recent revisions of the SanCruzer 4GB thumb stick with ReadyBoost technology, I have managed to get it to work with Xbox and Action Replay 1.40

The trick is to make the thumb stick small enough so that Action Replay can recognise it as a "memcard". For me, I forced it to be just a little under ~512 MB.

How do you reduce the size you ask?

Well you have to....[ to be continued in part 2 ]

 

Partition.

 

You're correct in a sense however it's a special kind of partition.

A normal partition simply won't work as xbox will formatted it back to it's full capacity.

Good try buddy!

 

Haha, you got me!geez, I don't think I'm gonna be able to sleep tonight!Good thing I can go and watch a couple movies in one of the three rooms where I have a softmodded Xbox...

 

Ok here's part 2 as promised

As pointed out by Mr. Cyprusrom ( the smarty pants )you need to partition you San Cruzer 4GB thumb stick to make it smaller.

The partition must be of type cdfs (CD Filesystem), it's the only way I know that hides it completely from the Xbox, and it must be performed using "Universal Customizer". Only this application will allow you to create a cdfs partition size of 3500 MB - this size require to reduce the stick capacity down to ~500 MB. Universal Customizer will accept your custom ISO image file to build a cdfs partition and format your stick with it. To create you custom ISO (made up of any file you want as long as it totals to 3500 MB), I recommend using ImgBurn.

It does take awhile for the format but the end result is a San Cruzer 4GB thumb stick that is compatible with XBox and Action Replay 1.40.

 

Hi guys, maybe someone can help he. Im following the guide so far but some of the "screenshots" pics are not working.

In particular, the step where i have to edit my Venor id and Product id in "xbreader.inf"

GUIDE: "Scroll down to 'Devices' and change the 'VID' and 'PID' numbers to correspond with your YYYY + ZZZZ numbers"



Since the screen shot is missing, and I cant see the corresponding Y's & Z's, I dont know which row to edit.
There seems to be 9 rows of vID's and Pid's?

 

Found it on another page:

Seems like his some of his linked images are down too, but it says edit only the "first line"

Would be very helpful if someone pls updated and fixed the the images.
Thanks

 

Edit the first one
and the images (links) works for me....?

new :

 

Yup, images are now working for me.
thanks

 

Ok I cant seem to get any devices to get recognized in AR to load the exploits. ( WHere "memory card" is supposed to in white font")
deveices used:

Verbatim 1GB usb (Xbox does not recognize, says "damaged") (Also Not recognized in AR)
Buffalo 2GB usb (Xbox recognizes but not in AR)

Sandisk Sansa 4GB mp3 player (Xbox recognizes AS A *MEMORY CARD but still not in AR)

* Is this normal? When you first plug the device to the xbox it usually says " The memory card wasn't working properly and has now been erased". But with the sansa It recognized it as a memory card. Well I went along and followed the other steps according to the guide but AR still would not recognize it.

If all else fails I may just try buying/borrowing a compatible device thats listed in the master list.

 

I just went out and bought a Sandisk Cruzer Micro 2GB, it is labeled as "working" in the master list.

But Now the Xbox wont even recognize it, formatted it to fat 32, same thing. Xbox says its "damaged".

My my previous attempts w/ other usb's were atleast sucessful w/ the xbox recognizing it, But had trouble w/ the AR reading it.

Now I cant even do anything w/ these Sandisk Cruzers.

 

If xbox format your sandisk cruzer you must directly use it with AR (untouched), my problem was with the Versions of AR try all versions.
V 1.05 works for me all the other versions dont.. so try

My nokia works with xbox and AR so if you have an phone with memcard you can try (with usb cable).

 

Yes after the xbox formats the drive, I go directy to us it w/ my pc and AR. I did do all of that, as the guide instructed. I only formated it to fat/fat32 on my pc b4 putting it in my xbox after the previous methods failed for me.

I will try different ver. of AR w/ my other usb sticks that failed w/ it previously. But cant w/ my sandisk cruzers as I cant even get the xbox to recognize and format it.

 

Cant seem to find other ver of AR besides the one chuckhead posted. Can anyone direct me to right direction pls
thanks

 

you must search google i have found all the versions but got only 2 here the links ive uploaded.

Code:

[url=http://rapidshare.com/files/248822721/v1.05_v1.20.rar.html][/url]

 

Thanks man v1.05 worked for me, and my buffalo flash drive. Ur awesome!

 

No problem

 

hey is the sandisk cruzer micro skin 2gb compatible. Because i can't install the driver for action replay in device manager. I'm on vista.

 

ok i got the ar to see my usb key but AR says it's full What do i do to empty it since ther'S nothing inside ???????

 

Hey I made the USB adapter like this...


And used a 2.0GB Toshiba 2.0 USB Thumb Drive and this is what it said...
"MEMORY UNIT A4
The memory unit you inserted
isn't functioning: it may be
damaged."
What's the problem??? Please help...