Mod your Xbox without opening it (warranty still valid)

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so .ogg sounds work? good, how would i change .wav files to .ogg, or record .ogg sounds?
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[cc]z@nd! wrote:so .ogg sounds work? good, how would i change .wav files to .ogg, or record .ogg sounds?
It depends on what you extract, some sounds are .wav, some are .ogg.

You need a converter to change .wav to .ogg, seach google for "wav too ogg converter"

You record the wav sound, then convert it.
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Mod your Xbox without opening it (warranty still valid)

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This is for people who don't want to void their warranty (a.k.a pussies). No, I'm just kidding, softmodding was my first approach to modding. Even though I opened up my box the next day. But that's a different story. Anyway, here's how it works:

You will need:

Action Replay (docking station)

Official memory card

Xbox

Either MechAssault, Splinter CEll, or 007: Agent under fire. (i suggest SC or MA.) If you don't have any of these games, make like I did: RENT THEM. You can burn them to your hard drive and play them later anyway

NOTE: THIS CANNOT BE AN XBOX-LIVE PATCHED VERSION OR A PLATINUM HITS VERSION, IT MUST BE ORIGINAL VERSION OR IT WILL NOT WORK.



OK, we're set. Grab your Action Replay, put the OFFICIAL memory card inside, and install AR from the CD. The exploits do not work with MadCatz very often, and NEVER with AR, they corrupt the saves somehow.

Copy the gamesave exploits for your game onto the memory card by dragging it from a folder (e.g. My Documents) to the PC database column (you'll know what I'm talking about if you've installed Action Replay.) and from there, find the gamesave in its respective category and drag it into the memory card column (make sure your memory card is in the AR docking station.).

To get the gamesaves, I strongly suggest emailing me at Lanche@gmail.com or PMing me for them, as i have working copies of MA and SC. i don't recommend or support AUF.
Or, you can be a retard and find them yourself Smile by following this tut:

http://www.xbox-scene.com/articles/xbins.php

Now erase or back up any existing save of that game you have, if any. Copy the save(s) from your mem card to your Hard Drive. If you are not given the option to copy, only delete, make sure that you are selecting the actual save and not the folder. This is done by pressing ---> on the D-pad when selecting the save category that you want to copy

NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR KERNEL AND DASHBOARD NUMBERS AT THIS POINT. THIS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM SETTINGS>SYSTEM INFO ON YOUR XBOX DASHBOARD, NEAR THE BOTTOM THERE WILL BE 2 LINES:

K: 1.00.aaaa.XXXX
D: 1.00.bbbb.XXXX

if your aaaa number is above 5703, you need mech assault.

Remember these numbers, write them down, you may need them during the installation.





Now, depending on which game you have, here's how it's done:

MECH ASSAULT: Select Campaign mode, then select the Linux profile. The installer will initialize.

SPLINTER CELL: Select Single player mode, linux profile. Select Checkpoint. NOTE: if you select level, it will not freeze.

AUF 007: Neutral i dnno Sad

If you got an error message telling you to call microsoft support in various languages with a little number 21 on the top left, you used the AR or madcatz memory card. turn your xbox off and PM me. nothing bad has happened, do not be frightened by the greenredgreenredgreenred blinking of the LED. If the number was other than 21, MAKE SURE YOU PM ME, and turn off ur box. Again, nothing bad has happened.


Providing that you got the saves from me (Lanche@gmail.com, add me to your MSN, or clanX Anubis for you AIM ppl, but file transfer dont work with my aim) and that u followed the steps in the tut, you now have a modded box, and your warranty is still valid. Suck on that, micro$****.
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This should be stickied!
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Post by Lanche »

Lmao... when I was Ollie, I had a couple "theory tuts" (tutorials that you write without testing them, but you're sure that they will work) stickied... I think I hold the record for most stickied posts for a non-moderator...

I'm not sure if it's still up, but the only one I distinctly remember is How to Mod Existing Maps with HEK.

BTW, all my theory tuts worked.

BTW (2), this is not a theory tut. It has been tested by at least 1000 people worldwide. No, more. Maybe like 100 000.
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Post by bsmonkey »

you can use a platiinum hits splinter cell to softtmod it with the game exploit i did.
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i'd try that but i dont got action replay so........................ and u were Ollie?
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Yes he was.
Didn't your Ollie user get banned Lanche?
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Post by G0t m4xx 21 »

I'm not a big fan of softmodding, I believe that a modchip is a better, more stable method. Plus, you get a few more features, but your warranty is voided (it would be void anyways to install a larger HDD or get rid of your crappy phillips or thomson DVD and get the samsung 605 or modded 616t)
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True. Many people do what I do, softmod, then get the chip, and think of it this way: if people weren't planning on modding their Xbox and saw this tut, or didn't want to open their box and screw things up, then they wouldn't be the type of people to do all the advanced mods. But whatever, I like soup. And yes, Ollie got banned. Fuck kommie.
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forgot to post downsides:

A) This backs your original Xbox dash up, and every time you want to play Xbox Live you must switch back and forth. The mochip has an on/off switch, makes it much easier.

B) If you didn't do it my way but used a gay hack or hotswap, your Xbx may NEVER.BOOT.AGAIN. However, if you did it my way, you're safe.

C) There are a few more differences, but the above are the main two.
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Hmm... I think you forgot something Lanche ....


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What? What! What did I forget...
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Lanche wrote:A) This backs your original Xbox dash up, and every time you want to play Xbox Live you must switch back and forth. The mochip has an on/off switch, makes it much easier.
ah, the third option (Xbox Live) changes into something else?

perhaps I should get a mod chip. any that dont use the third option?
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Re: Mod your Xbox without opening it (warranty still valid)

Post by mrhyperpenguin »

Lanche wrote:The exploits do not work with MadCatz very often, and NEVER with AR, they corrupt the saves somehow.
well it can work, i have gotten it to work with my madcatz memory card, so dont automaticly rule out them
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