Tutorial:*Ripping* xbox 360 games(using your pc dl dvd drive)

Instead of opening the drive and risk shorting it out, after i hit stop spin button can i open the tray using the emergency tray release hole? replace the disk then push the drive back in?

 

On some drives you can just depends if the drive reloads try it and see. I have had my drive open and closed alot and have had no probs with shorting out

 

Well that didn't work to well i had to fight with it to open the tray, i keep wanting to pull it back in. Once opened no it did not work for me with my drive due to reloading itself, i guess i will just hotswap it, thank you for the excellent tutorial. Visuals help alot!!

 

Also don't know if this will help but I do not have finding neverland, I am going to try to use Gladiator I think this a DL. If not anybody got other ides for a movie to use as the swopper?

 

Cereal, Ok i took the dvd unit apart and hooked it up to the computer. I started the progam using Gladiator and did everything you said, well when i got to the part of swapping my disc, i took out the dvd and palced G O W, when i clicked on spin drive, it fired up and the dang cd started bouncing all over the place, the laser scratched up the disc pretty good. I dont under stand why it did this since i had the hard case back on it before i started it. Well DVD drive still works and Game still works (Phew). Any ideas? Cause now im really scared to do this.

 

Disregard, i did not have the metal casing back on it tightly Now it is working thanks to a heavy candle to keep it stable it is working perfectly, only problem im running into is xbox360 ss merger when i click on calculate md5 it comes back after a few minutes stating that it can not connect to the database? I gave it permission through my firewall to access it.....

 

wow glad it works, yea thats normal just go threw the steps and you should be fine if you have probs getting the .ss file i can give it to you i have it for GoW and you might get red i have always get red just burn and you should be fine

 

Yea got it all working now. I read in another forum that the SS merger server is down due to not enough people donating so it was closed down. I also heard that even though its down you still use the merge button and it will stay red. but it will still work. I burned dead rising and Rainbow Six, I havent confirmed if they worked yet due to waiting on my SATA card. I will let you know if it all works. Thanks for the advice and help.

 

oh glad you got it worked out cheers

 

hey guys, i went to the SS site that was posted in an earlier post and it came up with a server error. Is there anywhere else to get the SS files or no?

 

http://ss.softmodfiles.net/ was this the site because it is working i just checked

 

what are you all talking about when u all mention red and green in some site?? thanks.

 

I have an important question, iam new to this and i get how this process of copying the game works but i want to know if you have to flash your firmware before you can play the backups using this method. I just want to know befor i rip a game and then im not able to play it.

 

I am newbie at the scene of modding a 360. This method seems the easiest to do right now. But I have some questions before I start buying equipment and performing these actions. The first question I have is, do I have to flash my 360 drive? Can I use a external dvd burner with DL capabilities to do this? Is it easier to use an external or internal burner to get the cover off? Where can you find dvds that say they’re 7.6 GB?I ask these questions because I would like to make back-ups for my 2 360’s without buying 2 games each time. Thank you.

 

Cool stuff, might try that out one day.

 

That didn't help dude...

 

@Specops70 we are talking about ss merger when you open the ss file and it is the right one it matches up and turns green.

@herrera22 yes your 360 must be flashed or it will not read unless you have a chip.

@Bleach67 must be flashed or chipped its really up to you what kind of drive you want to use i use a internal and its just fine external prob would be easier but its really just prefrence

 

I have heard of places that will flash the drive for you... Is this true and if so where do I go? Or is that against this site's rules?

 

Ok, yes no matter what you have to flash your drive. It is very risky and nerv recking. I did not think i would be able to do it but i did (took a few tries but i got it done) Now, My opinion is to create a second partition on your hard drive that is under 36 gigs..just make one that is like 3 or 4 gigs and use off of that drive. To simply create a second partition i used an exscellent program called "Paragon Hard disk manager 8 {Which is easily found if you know where to look)". This utility rocks. I have included all the tools that you will need (Except for the firmware and Paragon utility) including a step - by - step tutorial (Not made by me. I give the author full credit im just passing on his knowledge). These are the tools and tutorials i used to get me by.

The reason i used these becasue i did not want to use a floppy disk and also my computer would not read a flash drive (USB) to boot up the computer. So i used NTFS4DOS and my second partition. Like i said just follow the tutorial and you will be good to go. I suggest the Harddrive method. Works perfectly.

I do have a SATA Controller Card that i used. I bought it just for this reason. here is a link to one..or search ebay may get it cheaper (i got mine for $10) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815124022

Included in the bundle is the Xbins software which will lead you to the Firmware if needed. The tutorial also explains how to find it in Xbins. Any questions feel free to ask. I have already backed up 7 of my games and they work perfectly. Also works same on LIVE. Enjoy.

thanks again to Cearel for his HELP!

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE BUNDLE:
http://rapidshare.com/files/17253406/XBOX360_Hack_KIt.rar

 

Do you need a certain type of DVD -R DL disks and a certain type of drive for this to work? I've read a new of posts saying that pioneer 111D and Verbatim disks work perfectly.

Thanks!