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I've got a bunch of games saves that are in Z36 format. Is there anything we can do with these today?
I've got my CFW 360 running Aurora.

Just now, Dr.Gonzo said:

You can use easily your Xbox 360 controller over usb, or even with Wireless Gaming Receiver on your PC.

Right, but what I want to do is be able to use the same controller with the usb receiver on PC and then another time, use the same one as the wireless controller on the 360. Won't turning it on end up turning on both systems?

Can you take just one 360 controller and use it on a 360 and other times on a PC? Or will you need two separate controllers to do that?

13 minutes ago, felida said:

Any iPod or usb with mp3s should work..

Its been this way ever since 2008 time frame? Lol

Edit: you have to select music player from guide.menu 

 

Really? I've always understood it to be the case that for games that permit custom music tracks in custom playlists for triggered events in sports games, that the only way the 360 could do that was by ripping songs from actual discs. In fact, I'm fairly certain that this was programmed this way. And it definitely was not always like this. Not for this particular use. But if you're certain, I'll give it a go.

11 minutes ago, IndiKayak said:

You can use usb as well, there are special softwares for that.

Really? Do you know what the software is called? I hate having to burn a disc everytime I want music in my games.

What would look better on a standard Full HD LED display

An XBOX game played on an original XBOX via component?
The same game played on a 360 via HDMI?

Just checking, is there still no way other than burning CDs to put music onto the 360 for use in sports games that permit custom music?

24 minutes ago, Neocazen said:

If you are asking this is because it has an internal HD. You don't have to. The 360 recognizes the saves of the classic.
         Create the path to the following folders on your HDD1 >>> Compatibility\xbox1\UDATA <<< it will be in this folder that 360 will recognize your saves.

Sorry, I'm confused.. I said Original XBOX.

Is there a way to take the saves I get from my XBOX in their UDATA format and convert them to an AR save?

Problem solved. The game was crashing because I hadn't noticed the whole disc wasn't copying in FSD because my HDD was full. 🤦‍♂️

I've got all the backwards compatibility files installed on my 360, I've used FSD to copy the original game disc to the hdd, it's visible in FSD and in Aurora. The game launches fine, but after the loading screens before a game, it cuts to black and freezes. I've never heard however of this game having problems, in fact all I see is people playing it on their 360s for years. So, I'm trying to figure out what could possibly be different in my setup.

Any help I could get would be awesome. Thanks.

2 minutes ago, ianboy1987 said:

I would check all caps first look for any leaking or bloted ones. Im not sure if a new power supple would fix the problem. Test that one to check when powered on. 

 

I'll reach you via private message.

11 hours ago, ianboy1987 said:

Best way would be to open it look at the mobo and check here.

I opened up the XBOX to identify it (definitely a 1.6 - Xcalibur video chip) and it is absolutely filthy inside. I was hoping that a good dusting with my Xpower electric duster would maybe help because to be honest the power supply didn't look in any way to be in bad shape other than extraordinarily dusty. The modchip is a Smart-XX.

Once I dusted everything thoroughly and reassembled, I noticed that it now responds to the power button. Basically as long as I hold down the power button, the fan spins and I hear something gently clicking inside and the LED on the modchip lights up but the system stops doing this when I let go of the power button. The front eject button LED flickers occasionally as well. It seems to do a little better when the AV cable is plugged in, it flickers green and even temporarily stays on while the disk drive loads up but then dies. I don't even necessarily need to hold it for it to keep trying. Any idea what this is about?

So what you're saying is that it would be smart to buy a power supply from another 1.6? What am I looking for to see if it's damaged?

 

7 hours ago, ianboy1987 said:

What xecuter chip is it do you know? the xecuter x3 go for a fair amount on ebay. 

Do you know what xbox version it was as probz be best to buy same version and replace the faulty psu.

fill free to pm me if you need anythink.

How do I find out what xbox version it was without turning it on? Is there something I can look for? Because if replacing the psu is a plug and play job, I think that's probably the easiest and best way to proceed as well.

For the chip I'd have to power on the system to read the info on the start page. Unless there's a way to read the name of the chip inside by opening the console.

56 minutes ago, ianboy1987 said:

Softmods still need there hdd locking. Nulling your eeprom just changes the key to 32 0s. You can lock/unlock your hdd using atapwd.exe i bleave.

I mainly build my hdd on a tsop/chipped xbox and lock then put into stock xbox. If you have a pc with a ide port you can use xhdm like dr.gonzo said.

Ok, I need time to take all this in. It's been a looong time since I thought about original XBOX modding at all. eeprom, locking unlocking the hdd, etc are things I don't remember.

What I have right now is my 13 year old unit that doesn't seem to power up anymore as of two nights ago. I need to first figure out what are my options for repairing that and whether that's something I can do by buying something (internal power logic board or something) that can be replaced internally without soldering. Because I'm certain it's probably just a loose or damaged power jack thing.

Then if physical damage can't be fixed, then I'd be willing to look into buying a new console cheap and soft or hard modding it. Also, there is a perfectly fine working Xecuter chip already in my console I could probably reuse. in another one.

5 hours ago, ianboy1987 said:

chipping isnt really needed but does make things abit easyer. With a hard modded xbox you can just install any hdd without the need to lock. 

all xbox versions apart from 1.6 and 1.6b have a flash able tsop. No extra hardware is needed you need to bridge afew points but if you not keen on soldering yourself you could use something like this. here a guide aswell.

Softmod or hardmod remember to null your xboxs eeprom. Youtube Link

You should also checkout rocky5 github. for any downloads or guides.

Thanks for the reply. I'm confused though, I thought people were suggesting that the hdd thing wasn't an issue anymore on a softmod? Is that not true?

9 hours ago, Dr.Gonzo said:

Its not a big deal to add bigger Hdds, if your hdd are modded with xboxHDmaker.

xboxhdmaker23beta1-3.7z 67.06 MB · 0 downloads

Ok, cool. Didn't know that.

Well, it seems that there's very little reason anymore to hardmod an original xbox then.

2 hours ago, felida said:

Just google how to softmod OG xbox.. You'll get the info mate lol.. A certain game and a USB stick.. An older USB stick

With softmodding is it true that I'll be limited to specific hard drives for adding more storage?

5 hours ago, Neocazen said:

A defect in the power source. Gives you to fix. Take a technician in the electronics.

Is it something very complicated to do? Does it involve soldering? Because if it's just plugging in a new power supply in the system that's not so bad. Or is it really something a tech should do?

5 minutes ago, felida said:

You would need a game, but you can softmod it and whatnot

Not sure I understand. What do you mean, "you would need a game"?

But otherwise, modchips are no longer necessary then?

My original XBOX may have finally died after about 13 years. Unfortunately it is chipped and therefore a massive shame because I had it set up beautifully and was still playing games on it. I think it's a power thing because nothing else has happened to it since I last played it a week ago. I tried three different power cables.

Anyway, my question is, if I were to pick up another one, do you even need modchips any more for these or is there a reliable soft mod that works just as well?

Thanks for any help!

So if I have a 360 on the latest version of the dash and running Aurora, is there a way that I can just get an XBOX original ISO on my system and start playing?

6 minutes ago, felida said:

https://youtu.be/t48OacG9RMQ

We're not talking about hdd vs ssd. We're talking about 7200rpm vs 5400.

19 hours ago, felida said:

Yes.. There are videos showing the differences with the 360.. Haha... But yeah..  

I don't get it?

3 hours ago, felida said:

Maybe 5-6 seconds.. Lol.. The difference is minimal.. There are videos showing the difference of regular and ssd.. Even those differences are drastically minimal.. Its due to the 360 itself

Yeah, I've seen the videos, but they don't specifically always show this on a 360. OS has a lot to do with how hdds respond. So, I thought I'd ask.
Ok, cool. Because I can get a TB for very little if I just stick to 5400.