XIso - Playing Games From Xbox Hdd Using Iso Images.

[Infinite Clouds]

DVD2XBOX (on the XBOX itself) in ISO Rip mode does not create an XISO, though. Or I should say at least that if I have an ISO from DVD2BOX that ISO is not properly detected by the XISO to HDD script.

[kimbapslice]

DVD2Xbox I think does create xiso. I have never used the xiso to hdd script though so I don't know. I also use the regular xbmc4xbox not the 4gamer version.

[johnyept]

My XBOX is setup with Evox M8plus + BIOS Virtual Disc Patcher Loader + XBMC4Gamers. If I boot with the Patcher, the eject button resets the console. If I boot without the patcher, the eject button works normally. Is this a normal symptom or is the loaded BIOS missing the eject trick/fix?

[SaturnX]

On 2/21/2019 at 9:36 PM, Rocky5 said:

Here you go, works on all bios since it’s patching a BFM bios.

unfortunately ind-bios5003 won’t work 100% and 5035 doesn’t work either, so we need to use M8Plus to get it working 100% (this goes for BFM or flashed) this package should be self explanatory.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14XYrIpqEhsREMEy5LM0u6lgqJV1T0XK5/view?usp=drivesdk

 

if you use XBMC4Gamers you can use the XISO to HDD script to parse and process your XISO files into folders and it will also populate the attach.xbe with the correct certificate information of the game so trainers and save managers work properly. 

 

Note: 

if you want it to load on each boot, just get your bios to run C:\Bios Virtual Drive Patcher\default.xbe on boot.

it uses my dashloader so any patch my softmod loads this loads also, you can create a dashloader.cfg file and put a custom path to a dashboard of your choice in there to boot that first and you can also populate the dashloader.rec file with a path to a recovery dashboard if you want to use the start+y feature of dashloader. (This is handy as a backdoor incase you arse up your dashboard and it loops)

 

On 2/24/2019 at 10:34 PM, Rocky5 said:

No fixed what you put, I folderize the XISO so all you do is fire them into the games folder I do the rest.

the reason it reboots games is because of what I done to the source to spread up the menu loading. (It thinks all things are xbe files, so the gamename folder you see is a folder and not an xbe) 

disable faster game parsing and you will see what I mean. 

Hey @Rocky5! First a big thanks for all your efforts supporting the OG community! Much appreciated!

So I'm just getting things in line for modding my v1.4 - I plan to do a TSOP flash (likely Evox M8+, noDVD) then run XMBC4Gamers as my main dash - installed off the OG Xbox Installer 2021.

I've already got it softmodded thanks to your tools - so I'll be soldering and swapping the HDD next.

 

That said - when it comes to XISO loading w/X4G - are your instructions I've quoted still the most recent and up-to-date?

Is it just a matter of copying over the Bios Virtual Drive Loader (from your linked file) files to the C/E drive and then copying over the xiso and running the script (XISO to HDD) within X4G?

Does the BIOS I flash to the TSOP matter?

 

Still learning the ropes, and thanks for the help!

 

 

[PainToad]

On 4/29/2021 at 9:38 PM, Rapper_skull said:

Just tested TOCA 3 and the profile loads fine, but the Xbox halts on a black screen when selecting World Tour mode.
I don't understand why the Xbox community never adopted on the fly patching, like Swiss on the Gamecube for example. BTW is dvd2xbox the only tool that correclty patches all games?

 

On 4/29/2021 at 8:52 PM, Rocky5 said:

Toca 1 is fine, Toca 2 has long file names but not sure if it effects the game. Toca 3 will black screen after loading the profile. (Never gets to the menu) 

Just want to point out that TOCA 3 works perfectly without any patching if you use DD to extract the game data partition and load the untouched XISO.

Edited March 11, 2022 by PainToad

[si_kabayan]

On 2/21/2019 at 4:50 PM, KaosEngineer said:

I think, the XISO's will take less space in the long run than extracting the files/folders from them.  Any file less than the cluster size will take a full cluster to store on the HDD - 32KB or 64KB for large extended partitions.

(Update: Long filenames are not problem as a DVD disc image is mounted that doesn't have the FATX filename length limitation.  The mounted image looks like a DVD disc is loaded.  Also for games larger than 4GB's in size, the max size of a single file allowed in FATX, the ripper splits the image into multiple files <4GB each that are mounted as one larger than 4GB disc for those games that require it.)

You'll need the NKPatcher driveimageutils-v1.0.1 archive which contains an attach and detach XBE as well as an Xbox XISORipper app to create the XISO images from original discs.  It rips the disc image and includes the default.xbe (attach app with the game's name set as it's XBE Title).

And, the CDROM modchip archive. (Update: Not really needed as I've attached a pre-compiled patcher below named evoxdash.xbe.)

As most modchip BIOS's are set to boot evoxdash.xbe as the first xbe in the boot order, name the XISO patcher - evoxdash.xbe - and rename your current default dashboard that's already named evoxdash.xbe to evox.xbe.

Here's my precompiled XISO patcher XBE named

evoxdash.xbe 9.99 kB · 154 downloads  

(Size: 10,232 bytes, SHA-1: 7E486314DE185FB68B274FC52843E751C03C52B9)

It chain loads evox.xbe after patching the in-memory BIOS routines to be able to mount/run the XISO images with the NKPatcher driveimageutils' attach app - default.xbe.

You either use the ripper to create the XISO image and it  adds the attach app into the game's name rip subfolder in your Games folder on F (or G if you edit the ripper's config file) for the game's XISO (dot iso file) or add the default.xbe attach app if you already have the ISO in a subfolder. However, if you do it this way, you'll need to edit the attacher's, default.xbe, XBE Title to see the game name in the menu. (Use XBMC or UnleashX's File manager to change the XBE Title.)

Works with the following BIOS/Kernel versions:

3944, 4034, 4817, 5101, 5530, 5713, 5838 and Evox M8plus (it's kernel version is 5838 so duh).

Update - sorry the above list is not quite right (the source file's comments had not been updated to match the actual code):

3944, 4034, 4817, 4981, 5003, 5035, 5101, 5530, 5713, and 5838.

Modchip BIOSes: X2 4981, iND-BiOS 5003, X2 5035 and M8plus are supported.

P.S. If you don't boot a bank flashed with a supported BIOS, the patcher will still load your default dashboard (C:\evox.xbe) without applying the patches to an unsupported kernel version.

 

Love your patcher as it only need single file. But recently I just realize that when I press eject button, the tray wont open and the dashboard (UnleashX) will restart.
One more; when do IGR (L+R+Black+Back) then the Xbox reboot and unmounting the XISO. Would be nice if there's an option to IGR but still mount the XISO.

[matador]

On 2/25/2019 at 5:58 PM, Rocky5 said:

Just press start at the games list to boot a disc.

It worked!
Thanks man.