r/XboxModding

Well, based on everything we've seen so far, and from my perspective after following Grimdoomer's posts, I think we already have a few solid facts along with some educated guesses.

For example, in one of his posts he mentioned that the Softmod will no longer be limited by the FATX file system, as it apparently will use exFAT instead, which is far superior in many ways. In fact, I already have a video explaining all of FATX's limitations.

Another interesting detail is that he demonstrated the Softmod running from a 26 TB Seagate hard drive. As we know, a stock Xbox 360 officially supports drives up to 500 GB, while modified consoles typically support up to 2 TB. In some cases, using FATXplorer, users can reach 16 TB, but there are still several limitations. Currently, this is generally restricted to certain Western Digital drives manufactured before 2020. More recent FATXplorer updates have also added support for some SSDs with specific controllers.

However, judging by what Grimdoomer has shown, many of these limitations appear to have been eliminated. He's using a 26 TB Seagate drive, which is not only far larger than what we can currently achieve but is also from a brand that isn't currently supported for these modifications. This strongly suggests that the new Softmod could bring much broader compatibility with hard drives and perhaps even SSDs.

Another important point comes from his latest post, where he mentioned that the release could happen in July. He also revealed that the Softmod will feature automatic updates, which obviously means the console will need to be connected to the internet. In addition, he said that the only remaining feature to implement is the ability to uninstall the Softmod, which is fantastic for anyone who wants to remove it later or recover the console if necessary.

Now, here's my own speculation.

I don't believe this process will directly modify the console's NAND. My guess is that something is injected or loaded during the boot process rather than permanently written to the NAND. The reason I think this is because, so far, everything suggests the project is heavily focused on the storage device and the way the Xbox 360 loads the system, rather than making permanent changes to the console's internal flash memory.

Of course, this is only my theory based on the information available so far. I could be completely wrong, but at the moment it seems like the most logical explanation.

What do you think? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

I’m curious what homebrew apps and games I should install and how to :3

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Hey im looking for civilization revolution title update on the xbox 360 TU 3. I cannot find out in anywhere please help me.

So i bought an "modded" xbox360 for like 120. It's pretty dope but I figured it would have sum better classics like skate, all the need for speed games. I just wanna know, if it really is as easy as getting a flash drive, hitting the sites and then downloading them to the Xbox.deleting whatever I dont want to make space, it has like 270 games idk how many gigs it is. But im new to the "modded" systems and im not that computer savy honestly I'd appreciate sum tips like www's that are good and official for games, help on navigating the steps and maximize space that i do have, thanks.

I recently traded an SNES I cleaned up and recapped for 2 original Xbox consoles. They have problems currently but I intend to fix them and mod them so I can change things like the ide drive. I want the mod to do things like the ability to backup my DVD games to the HDD and the ability to swap drives. Some games I have I thought I could play on my 360 but they aren't backwards compatible. (Blinx and it's sequel)

so when i start it and hold power button it says evo x then screen goes black nothing happens it has a mod chip

I have 3 Xboxes that were hard modded with X3 back in the day. 1 I completely restored, another I'm working on replacing the old IDE with a SATA drive (ongoing project, mostly just optimization and working out some quirks), and another whose drive is failing (07 error when booting, and the HDD sounds like absolute crap).

I'm waiting on an EEPROM reader to come in to get the last Xbox's EEPROM so I can restore it, but I'm considering tinkering more and modernizing it, and I'm mostly looking for suggestions.

Personally, my sweet spot for storage is somewhere in the 250-500 GB range, I really don't need something crazy like 2 or more TB. The drives were WD Caviar 180 GB (one still in shockingly good condition, the other is the failed drive), and a Maxtor... 200 GB I believe which still works fine (aside from some early failure signs, in which I ensured I created a working backup image of it before anything got worse). I'm planning to switch all to SSD's.

I am also very accustomed to the EvolutionX dash.

I'm mostly looking for info on modern BIOSes, dashes, applications, etc., perhaps drive recommendations as well.

I did not mod these myself (my dad did at the time), and mostly have just been working on restoration, preservation, and optimization where I can off what he built.

All advice is very much appreciated!

I remember back during the days of the Xbox 360 that we were able to mod games, profiles, etc. using a simple USB drive and certain software like Modio, Horizon, etc.

I've recently got a hankering to get back into that. Perhaps, give myself some modded game saves on Fallout 3 and New Vegas, some worlds on Terraria and Minecraft. I remember downloading this tool for Rainbow Six Vegas 2 that was able to set your ACE/S levels.

You know... the whole "rehash/resign" process.

Before I spend some money on a 360, the USB drives, and potentially risk compromising a laptop with a virus downloading some modding tools... Is it still doable?

I read somewhere that Modio is no longer around but Horizon still is.

Can’t get Def Jam to run at all I’m using XBMC to run Def Jam off the HDd, every time I try to boot the game it doesn’t load it’s just stuck on a black screen, I’m using 480i RGB scart cables on a US region console connected to a 480i PVM, I’ve tried using component cables no luck. I’ve tried deleting the cache files, I’ve downloaded a different rom to FTP it and still had the same issues. At this point I don’t know what’s the issue. I’m all out of ideas I’ve tried patching it Xbox2DVD still no luck every other game works fine. I’ve also changed my output to PAL on enigmah video mode still no luck :/ I think I’m just going to run it as Xiso and see if that works. Anyone ever have the same issue? I’ve deleted the save files as well it’s super frustrating.

I was wondering if I should install the mod, but I wanna see what you guys have to say.