Xbox 360 Mod/Hack FAQ

The people tried to flash it but they couldnt do it becouse they said that the computer doesnt read any firmware and that it needs to be replaced,maybe they are just looking to get some extra money.Could you tell me how to flash it back to mi original firmware(and i have extreme firmware that could read copies).


Help is wanted!

 

if you have your original firmware you can buy another drive offline and spoof it..

 

So youre telling me that even if i had my original firmware(which i dont,unless i can download it)i would still have to buy a new drive online(which would be hard becouse i live in serbia).Do you know anyone else that has had this problem becouse it all started with an darkness game update.


Help wanted!

 

well yea.

 

Ah,mean that sucks.Whay tha hell would anyone make a drive that can be broken just if you stop an update instalation.


Looks like il have to replace my 360 for 150e.Whell if you find out a nother way let me know.

 

does anybody have any 48hr trials for xbox live if so can you send it to donni223@sbcglobal.net if you dnt need it

 

Hi guys,

Well my Xbox360 has died on me,kind of,The DVD drive will read DVD's but not game disk,Every game I put in it gives me the (TO PLAY THIS DISK PLEASE INSERT IT INTO AN XBOX360 CONSOLE)

DVD movies work fine,Just not games,and since I didn't buy the 360 to have another stand alone DVD player,I called Xbox and they told me they'd have to repair it,Well that was what I figured,However they then Told me My Warenty was out,So I'll have to pay $125 total to get the thing fixed,I found a New DVD drive online that is Compatible with the 360,

And I was wondering if My mother Board was SATA Avalible?So I checked and it says It's got onboard Serial ATA,
Here's the board Specs


Asus K8V SE Deluxe VIA Socket 754 ATX Motherboard / AGP 8X / Audio / Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA

So does that mean I don't need a Sata Drive to flash the DVD drive if I get it and replace the drive my self?

 

I know this probably isnt the right forum to post this in so could someone please point me in the right direction....


Heres my post...

I just came upon an Xbox 360 w/ two wireless controllers...two guitar controllers, guitar hero 2 and madden 07 for $150.00US. Is that a decent deal first of? and second question is...I want to backup my games...what is involved.... If its a decent deal I guess I will keep it an purchase new games but I want to be able to back them up. What hardware and software do I need to do so? If its not worth 150 bux...what should I do...sell? ebay? Just point me in the right direction...thanks.....

 

thats an excellent deal if the system works lol...
other than that to play back-ups your will have to flash your xbox 360 DVD drive with hacked firmware...
and the rest of your questions are in the FAQ!!!!

 

Yep, it works....We're playing guitar hero 2 now actually.. i cant wait until next week when GH3 comes out looking forward to that....


Oh yeah, ihave a slim ps2 also, i've recently found out how to play my backups on that...and its been working out farely well for me. I use a swap disk and the tape/tissue method...minus the tissue...i Just taped down the two switches and the brake and i have no problems at all I wanna know if its just as easy to backup the games for this 360 i got....I'm pretty sure my DVD burner is Dual Layer...b/c it says on the front of the drive DVD+R DL so I think i'm headed in the right direction....


With minimal reading in the forum...i think i'm required to 'flash' my 360's hard drive and then get some dvd9 disks and then some software and i'm in business....

 

not the hard drive the DVD Drive...
here is an excellent tutorial
http://www.360mods.net/Downloads/get=61/mirror=123.html

 

Thanks theridges... I actually printed out all 126 pages of the tutorial w/ my HP deskjet 610...it took two hours lol....but now i have a hardcopy to reference when I'm workin on my 360. Since this morning when i finished printing i've got my 360 spread out on the coffee table almost completely apart...I had to run to three diferent stores this morning to find a T8 driver tool to get the 8 screws off the back...i have the T10. So thats how far i've gotten.

I found out that the drive i have is a samsung and my current dvd burner is dual layer and I do have SATA hookups on my Dell PC but i need to find out if the samsung drive in the xbox is an ms25 or an ms28 and until i can find that tool (t8) i need i'll just have to sit tight...thought i'd let ya know Thanks again

 

no problem.

 

Turns out I didn't even need the T8 tool afterall. I took the 360 apart and gained access to the DVD drive in it... Samsung ms25.

After reading the tutorial before attempting any of this I assumed I had everything I needed...wrong. I did not and do not have a usb flash drive...I ordered one off the net yesterday (monday) it was something like 2gigs for 19.99 So now i'm awaiting that before I can continue...i wish it would hurry!!! I'm anxious!! plus i need to get this sh*t off my coffee table lol

 

so if i flash the dvd drive will i still need a mod chip to play backup's. cause in the u.s modchips and anything else that will let you play a backup is not being shipped.

 

no if you flash the drive then you can play back-up games...

 

thats great thankz a million! off to get a 360 i go!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Does anybody know where to get back up games from??

 

hey, i'm new to this. i've had a 360 for awhile but won't to mod mine.do i have to buy another drive for my pc.i have a nec nd-3520a or can it be flashed.

 

Hi, does microsoft detect modded firmware when you play online or they only detect you are playing with a back up?? i think its very important to know. thanks