Joined: Nov 27, 2007 Posts: 59 Location: los angeles
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: NEWBIE SOFTMOD Question????
Im really confuse !!I read lost of post and softmod is what i want to do.But there are so many ways to do it like SID,and AID but can any one point to me which is better and more updated and point me to a post that i can do the softmod that is updated that i can do now and also i want to put a bigger hard drive(80GIG),which methed is current and better please,Thank you.
FinalCloud Moderator
Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 2283 Location: Plymouth, UK
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:26 pm Post subject:
Ok, SID and AID are very different. I'll outline as follows:
SID is the program used to softmod the Xbox. It will install the dashboard and get you started. SID is installed and run via the gamesave exploits found in Splinter Cell, MechAssault or 000 Agent Under Fire.
AID is the software that will install all of your applications and software onto the Xbox after SID has been completed. It has things like DVD2Xbox, XBMC, Emulators and ROM's etc that can be installed.
So what you'll need to do, is use SID to mod the box initially, then use AID to install anything extra you want on there. As for upgrading the HDD, you have two options. It you have a v1.0 - v1.5 Xbox, it is probably best and easiest to use a program called Chimp. This can be found on the AID disc (must be installed to HDD) and a tutorial for this app is under my sig.
If you have a v1.6 Xbox, it may be better to use a program called XboxHDM. Tutorials for this can be found in our tutorial section.
Joined: Nov 27, 2007 Posts: 59 Location: los angeles
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:03 am Post subject: Thanks
Well thank you very much FinalCloud!!!Right now,im leaving to get a copy of MECHASSAULT for $30 bucks!!I ask the guy over the phone to read me the part number on the lower left side of the box and it read X08-82262 and i ask to read me the disk but he said he could not read it so when i meet with him,ill see if the disk has MS02301L on it.Ill get back to you later and see if it eas the disk.Thanks againg.Bye for now!!!
JJLuchiano Xbox-HQ Elite Member
Xbox Version: v1.1 Modded: Softmod & 160Gb HDD
Joined: Nov 11, 2005 Posts: 273 Location: ATX
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:57 am Post subject:
You should be able to get a copy of Mechassault or Splinter Cell for cheaper than that at either EB Games or GameStop _________________
tury70 Xbox-HQ Member
Xbox Version: v1.1 Modded: Softmod & 160Gb HDD
Joined: Nov 27, 2007 Posts: 59 Location: los angeles
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:25 am Post subject:
I just got back from geting mechassault.In stead of buying it from a guy for $30 bucks,i found a copy a t a game store 5 minutes from my house for $4 bucks.Its the right version too.I down loaded the SiD5 installer and the SID5 Loader for MechAssault.I have a memory.I dont have Xbox Action Replay but what i did is i cut the plug from a xbox controler and added a usb plug.I then down loaded the drivers for the controler and now the controler is working with my computer games.Will that work to put the installer on it?
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Joined: Nov 27, 2007 Posts: 59 Location: los angeles
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:26 am Post subject:
GOT IT!!! Got the sid5 and mech loader files on the xbox memory card.I check it out on the xbox and reads sid and mech save game.Its getting late and i have to work early morning so i will mod it after work. Now,before i do any thing,can i mod it just to see if every thing goes well and if it does then i can put a bigger hard drive or should i put the har drive first?point me to how to put a bigger hard drive.I have a 80 gig.Thanks again.
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
thanks again, course hear i am yellin ... I download the aid iso and wanted to install some new apps. when i was following the directions, it seems like its trying to reinstall everything i've already done. is there a way to just like ftp over the new apps to the already existing softmod? or is the a way to install them from the iso?
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject:
If you burn the iso to a cdrw or dvd-r and pop it in there is an option to add apps 1 by 1 and you can unpack the iso and pull out what you want to ftp in.
d1a2r3k Xbox-HQ User
Xbox Version: 1.0 Modded:
Joined: Nov 30, 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject:
so i can ftp the apps over then? any place they need to go? also yep really newb question here. how do i get the dang thing to read the disk with the iso?
if i try to just leave the disk in the xbox drive it just goes to a black screen. if i wait and add it later is there an option on the dashboard?
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject:
If you burn it with dvd decrypter (found in the aid folder after download )or nero image burn to a cdrw or dvd-r it should work and it will take a long time to load and start up so wait on it.
You can ftp in the stuff one by one to E drive, if its an app put it in the app folder and so on.
d1a2r3k Xbox-HQ User
Xbox Version: 1.0 Modded:
Joined: Nov 30, 2007 Posts: 14
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:40 pm Post subject:
sounds good, i must be getting tired or something. just popped the disk in the computer and found that its not finalized....lol. guess ill try again...
wes213 Administrator
Joined: Feb 04, 2007 Posts: 10520 Location: Harrisonburg V.A.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject:
That might hold you back a little but who knows. lol
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