How to rip games
Dashboard version 2.0.17511.0, and Windows 10 were used.
- Xbox 360 console
- USB storage device that's at least 16GB. You might encounter problems with smaller devices.
- Velocity
If you're wanting to rip games from disc:
- Xbox 360 game disc
- Xbox 360 that can read discs
Before beginning, you need to check if the USB is formatted:
- Go to Settings > System > Storage
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Settings > System:
Storage:
- If you see an Unformatted storage device, select it.
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Unformatted
- If it's already formatted, skip this section.
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Press A to format:
Select Yes:
- Note: This will erase everything from the drive. Make sure to move the files off of it first!
- Once done, return to home by pressing B twice.
If your game isn't a disc (XBLA, digital, etc.) skip to Section 2.
You'll want to change these options to stop game(s) from automatically starting:
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Settings > System:
Console Settings:
Auto-Play:
Disable:
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Settings > System:
Console Settings:
Startup and Shutdown:
Startup:
Xbox Dashboard:
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Go to home on the dashboard
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Insert the disc into the drive, and close the tray.
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Once the game shows up press X (Game Details) with the game selected.
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Press the Install button.
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If you see Delete instead, skip to Section 2.
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Note: Not all games have the Install option. List of currently known uninstallable games:
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College Hoops 2k7
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Minecraft
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Pocket Bike Racers
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Sneak King
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Crackdown
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Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
- Select the storage device you want to install the game on.
Once it's 100% Completed press A to continue, and press B to go back to home.
If you ripped the game(s) directly to the USB drive, or they're already on the USB drive, you can skip this section.
- Go to Settings > System > Storage > Hard Drive > Press Y (Device Options) > Transfer Content > USB Storage Device
- Choose what you want to transfer. Keep in mind full games and trials/demos are in separate categories.
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Settings > System:
Storage:
Hard Drive:
Press Y (Device Options):
Transfer Content:
USB Storage Device:
- Press right, then Start.
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Start:
Once it's done you can take the USB out of the console.
- Insert the USB drive into your PC. Go to
Content.
If the USB drive shows up as empty enable Show hidden files and folders in Windows Explorer.
- Go into
00000#. There will be folders with names consisting of lots of letters and numbers. You should find the game's folder within one of them. - The game will have a name with a bunch of letters and numbers just like the folders, and no file extension.
- XBLA games will be one file, GOD (disc) games will contain a file, along with a *.data folder with the same name.
- ContentCache.pkg is irrelevant. Ignore it.
- To confirm that it is indeed a game try opening the file with Velocity.
- Once you've made sure the file opens in Velocity and works in Xenia you can rename, or move the folder the game is in for convenience.
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*FOLDER ABOVE, NOT FILE or .DATA FOLDER!
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(Optional) If the game crashes you can try extracting the game using Velocity.
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If the game is extracted you will need to drag
default.xexonto Xenia. -
Some games have multiple .xex files, so if you can't find
default.xexor it just doesn't work, try another one.
For these DVD drives:
- SH-D163A / TS-H353A
- SH-D163B / TS-H353B
- SH-162C / TS-H352C / SD-M2012C(?)
- SH-D162D / TS-H352D
IF YOUR DRIVE IS NOT LISTED HERE IT WILL NOT WORK!
http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Microsoft_Xbox_and_Xbox_360_Dumping_Guide
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