Tutorial: How To Burn XBox360 Games

Hi guys,

just bought a 360 and am ready to hack it to pieces. Ive been reading this thread/sticky for a while now, getting ready for the move from ps2 backups to 360 ones.

ive heard that the pioneer 111D is by far the best dual layer burner for the job, but i use a laptop, so an internal drive is not an option unless i get it converted. I currently have an AOPEN DUW1608/ARR external drive which is apparently dual layer, but i dont know if its any good for 360 backups?

Are there any known decent external drives out there? does anyone know if my current drive will do the job?

Cheers guys, keep up the good work!

 

Today I cant connect to the Merger database, occurs some error.
Sombody knows something about?

 

Try closing out of the program, turning off any firewall or internet security present, and restart the program and run the app again. Should do the trick. Worked for me.

 

Hey guys, i have a bit of a problem here.

I'm using some rather crappy media because i'm not able to get my hands on Verbs anytime soon. After a few fails i set my writer to X2.4 and it worked fine. I get no errors during burning, everything goes smooth, and it finishes...

And then when i pop it in the 360 it detects it as a movie DVD, and gives me the message "To play this disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console" wtflol?

I used IMGburn, all settings are correct, i've triple-checked everything.
I have a Samsung 360 drive, most forgiving drive there is.
The iso/image is pre-patched.
Though i used some rather crappy DVD's (MCM MAG), even the more expensive ones (RICOH's) didn't work. They burn perfectly fine, but won't run on the box. I get the stupid "put it in an Xbox 360 console".

In the tray-status at dashboard, it says "DVD", so it does read it as a DVD. But it gives me the message that should appear when i try to run a 360 game on a PC.

I'm all out of ideas and options, i only have 5 DL discs left from a friend of mine, and i don't want to waste them invain. Could anyone plz help me out???

 

What type of firmware are you using on your 360? Also, where are your downloaded games coming from? (assuming they are downloaded and not backups)

 

Thanks for the reply, i really don't know what to do.

I have the latest NME360 chip. As for my NEC/Optiarc burner, i have the standard firmware. And i have been assured that it should work like a charm.

It's about the Splinter CellA 360 Allstar release. Everyone else commented that it works fine, it's pre-patched and all that needs done is burning.

I have used 'Ridisc' (MCM-MAG, crappy i know, but i have gotten it to write without any errors) and 'Imation' (RICOH, a lot better, have also gotten it to write without any errors whatsoever).

So the burning is successful, i pop it in the 360, and it says 'To play this disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console'. However, i should only get this message when trying to play a 360 game in, let's say, my PC. In the tray-status it does detect it as 'DVD'. I won't have any Verbs til Saturday, but that shouldn't be a problem. If the burning is successful, why do i get this strange message? It shouldn't even be possible, since i'm trying to run 360 media on a 360. I should only get this message on anything other than a 360.

I have another backup from Gears of War (it was burned for me) and this one works perfectly fine.

I'm totally out of ideas/options here, what do i do now?

 

make sure you're using the newest version of imgburn.

 

I am currently using version 2.1.0.0, which is the latest version.

And thanks for your attention.

 

though they may be forgiving.. samsungs can be spaz's with the wrong media. ;D i recommend trying verbatim discs.. and use CloneCd, instead of imageburn. sometimes it can be something stupid like that.. its worked for me. and if that doesn't work.. pm me and ill send you an alternate burn methods/PDF guide

 

alright, i am super new, ive read this whole thread but im not sure if anybody has the same problem as me now.

so here is my situation, ive just got my modified xbox 360 brand new. ive downloaded some games and have extracted them, so now i have 2 files, "blah.000" and "blah.dvd"

ive downloaded dvd decrypter and imgburn both the latest versions. when i load up the dvdr dl into my drive, the "write" icon for both programs do not light up, is there something wrong with my drive or the software?

oh by the way, i am using the NEC2510A with firmware v2.16...please help me thanks!!!!!! im so stuck!!!!!!!!

 

I turned off everythings like firewall windows Firewall etc.
Its occurs yesterday , 2 days ago I was connecting without any problem, the same situation at work.

 

damn this is a headache and a half when u can just pay 6 bucks a game lol. but i get the same files aswell 000. and a dvd file. my question is can i use alcohol 120? when i extract i dont get an iso image but a weird rar file my comp does not recognize. so what games are usually patched already so i can look after it on newsgroups?

 

I would say it's the 360 drive just doesn't like the media you are using, easy as that.

I don't understand why people don't just use Verbatim all the time, sure they cost a bit more, but even at $3/disc, come on people, you can't complain.

 

3 bucks a disc is cheap, where do you get them from? rado shack charges like 20 bucks for 3 blank dvd+r out here

 

WHAT? Give me a break, even at Futureshop where they are expensive you can buy a 20 disc spindle of Verbatim DVD+R DL for $59.99, but a lot of weeks they are on sale for $34.99 there.

Just order them online then.

 

They aren't on sale this week, but here is the link:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...angid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10076390&catid=12501

 

so is there anyway alcohol 120 can work with burning 360 games? and are there any other sites that have the ss bins to each game or can i download them all somewhere?

 

Why bother, just use Imgburn or DVDDecryptor, free anyway.

I recommend checking out http://forums.xbox-scene.com for all the info you could ever want/need.

 

^thanks, found some verbatim dual layer dvd+r on ebay for good prices. i bought some that i just got in, should i try n use them or just try it with the verbatim?