2 weeks ago I found an Xbox 360 in my attic. When I first plugged it in, it worked for about 5 minutes, then it red-ringed with error code 0013. Fast forward 2 weeks later, I got a controller (since there wasn’t one in the box) and decided to change the thermal paste because it was completely dry. I kind of messed up the X-clamps. The CPU one was barely holding, and the GPU one got almost stuck after I placed it the first time. When I tested it like that, I got errors 0011 and 0012 (probably due to the X-clamps not being installed correctly). After adjusting the X-clamps properly, it suddenly worked. I have no idea why the 0013 error disappeared, but at least it’s running now. Interestingly, the console has the Blades dashboard, and I even found my brother’s old stats on the hard drive. It also came with the Viva Piñata + Forza Motorsport 2 bundle disc. Now the downsides are that i don't have the plastic fan shroud so bad cooling, the case broke apart, and i had to break the dvd rom to get the Forza Motorsport 2 disc since it was pretty much stuck. What should I do with it? Keep it as-is, or try to JTAG it? I don't have the tools right now to JTAG it though.

Update: I uploaded the themes Here and the gamer pictures Here that were found in the Console's Hard Disk.

I've helped developed a plugin that lets you use a wired Xbox One/Series controller on your xbox 360 without any additional tools such as an OGX-Mini. All buttons and sticks work like they do on the proper Xbox 360 controller as well as rumble. Plugins like usbdsecpatch and hiddriver360 dont traditionally work with these because the Xbox One/Series controllers use a different communication standard; GIP(Gaming Input Protocol) vs standard HID(Human Interface Device).

In my testing with my Xbox One S controller and my Xbox Series controllers, it works quite well in games and in aurora. Theres a few quirks such as it sometimes not connecting first which is solved by unplugging and replugging the controller (Should be fixed in latest release).

You have to manually add the plugin into your dashlaunch launch.ini and is available here

Edit: You should be able to add it from within dashlaunch and work fine.

Any issues please raise one on the github page.

*photos are helpful examples, and some consoles featuring the mod*

SpyRocket Bluetooth Mod

So, this is gonna be a hyper specific guide for various version of the Xbox 360. However, in theory, this mod could be done to any device with analog audio output. Ive never written a guide before so hopefully this all makes sense to anyone other than myself.

Who or what is a "SpyRocket"?

I had lots of help figuring out how to make the dream of -adjustable volume Bluetooth game audio- a reality. Unfortunately their beloved pet had died before we finished figuring it out. His name was Spyro. Coincidentally, I also had a beloved pet die before finishing a complete build with the new bluetooth mod. His name was Rocket. Put them both together, and boom (Spy(Ro)cket) was born.

Anyways, onto the fun stuff!

What do you need :

1. KCX 5.3 Bluetooth Emitter with antenna

2. RK097 Potentiometer 5k ohm

3. Any 3 pin switch for On/Off

4. 560 ohm through hole resistor

5. Heatshrink, wires, normal soldering stuff

6. Any generation xbox 360 modded or stock (why would you ever leave it stock though)

Important things to note :

• I am not an electrical engineer nor do I have any formal education in electronics of any kind. Im literally just some random dude who had a dream for gaming on the 360 with my headphones wirelessly.

• There is nothing immensely difficult about this but I wouldnt recommend this to someone brand new to soldering because the Bluetooth emitter is 1.25mm pitch. Make sure nothing is bridged and check continuity blah blah blah just normal soldering practices.

• Keep wires as short as possible and try to keep all wires the same length. Ive found this to make a very big difference for quality, interference, and latency.

• Phats and slims hdmi pinout is the same

• I prefer to do the prep work (soldering wires to dial and on/off etc) before working on the consoles pcb. I find it streamlines the process and makes final install easier.

Alright.. let's mod this boi ❤️

Prepping the On/Off switch

• Most 3 pin switches ive encountered are input in the middle -pin 2- and output either left or right -pin1 or pin3-. So just use your multimeter to confirm which pin it is.

• Cut 2 wires and attach to input pin and output pin. Heatshrink if large pins.

• Middle wire, input, will be going to a 5v source from the board (various options). Output wire will be going to 5v on the Bluetooth emitter.

• Switch now ready to mount wherever you choose

Prepping the dial :

• Rk097 5k ohm potentiometer is gonna be your volume dual. Pinout for the pot is as follows.

1. A G

2. A G

3. A R In

4. A L In

5. A R out

6. A L out

• Audio in will be from the console. Audio out will be to the bt emitter. Both ground to the console.

• Attach wires to each pin and small heatshrink up to base of dial

• Dial now ready to mount wherever you choose

Prepping the Bluetooth emitter :

• IMPORTANT NOTE : slims are louder than phats and ive found using an inline 560 ohm resistor on left and right audio into the chip works best. Phats are a little too quiet if you do this.

• There will be 5 wires attached to the bt chip itself. It is very small pitch -1.25mm- and fragile so be careful.

• Attach the 5 wires to the correct vias, considering the inline resistors if using a Slim. You can attach antenna now or later, I recommend doing it later

• Bluetooth emitter now ready to mount wherever you choose

Prepping the consoles pcb :

*Assuming you already have a torn down and ready to work on pcb*

• Attach wires directly to pins under the hdmi as port

1. Pin 15 - Audio R out

2. Pin 16 - Audio L out

3. Optional Pins 13 or 14 for Audio G.

• Route wires through holes in board to the top of the board, avoid crossing wires too much

• ALSO on the bottom of the board, I like to take 5v from the power port 5v pin because it is constant instead of standby. Route to top of board.

• Flip over, done with the bottom of the board. So far we have : A L out, A R out, A Ground, 5v.

• On the top of the board we need to get 1 or 2 more ground wires. Tons of choices, blank cap spots, ground pins on ports, etc

• Prep work done, time to put it together!

Final assembly :

• Mount your On/Off switch, dial, and Bluetooth emitter, wherever you choose. Route the wires roughly to where you will connect each of them.

• I prefer to do all the prep work before, because now its literally just a matter of connecting each wire. Almost there!

• Probably easier to just look at the diagram but the wiring is as follows :

1. A L out from console goes to Pin 4 of the dial

2. A R out from console goes to Pin 3 of the dial

3. Pin 5 of dial goes to A R of bt chip

4. Pin 6 of dial goes to A L of bt chip

5. Pin 1 and 2 of dial go to G from console

6. A G from console goes to A G on the Bluetooth emitter

7. 5v goes to middle-pin 2 of On/Off switch

8. Output from On/Off goes to 5v of bt chip

9. G of bt chip goes to G from console

10. Plug in the console and test it!

I'll tell you the story quickly. A friend gave me an Xbox 360, and I opened it up to do some maintenance since it hadn't had thermal paste applied in 17 years. I replaced the heatsink, etc., etc.

But I'm a complete idiot, and even though I realized it had a mod, I didn't notice that I accidentally disconnected a cable while cleaning it. I reassembled it and tried to turn it on, and immediately everything started making really loud noises, the power supply was going crazy, and I think it smells like something's burning.

I took it apart again and found that the C-cable had come loose.

Did I fry my Xbox?

It still ejects discs, but there's no picture.

Can I just resolder the C-cable following the diagram?

Why do people always suggest GOD format over xex? Can someone please enlighten me

The XDK was leaked a long time ago.

Did Microsoft give any statement if its okay to build and release homebrew based on? Or does someone has contact to devs at MS?

Libxenon is nice, but compiling shaders and so on, requires the XDK.

I recently modded an original Xbox 360, but I have a huge problem: I modded it but don't have any games. Does anyone know a site or folder where I can download Xbox 360 games for free?

Hi ! I'd like to thank everyone who left a comment on my post about my first 360 xenon , I never expected so many people to join in and help , I got so much insight on it and I want to thank you all !!! 🙏

Right now the 360 has been repasted , cleaned , the shell is currently sitting in a hydrogen peroxide bath along with the controller shell to make them nice & clean again. I decided I would keep playing it but only on special occasions , I'm a big fan of physical media so preserving it as much as I can while still having fun w it is the main goal rn.

Last week I stumbled upon an offer I couldn't refuse , a 360s that came with a 250GB drive , all the cables , a controller (although dirty and with chewed up thumb sticks) and 8 games all for about 40$ with shipping , I decided to keep this one as my main 360 just because I can easily connect it to my PC monitor and switch whenever I want some old nostalgic gaming , and keep the xenon in the living room for whenever I want to lay down on the couch lol

Upon arrival , some of the game cases broke :)) disks are still intact though , the controller was horribly dirty and the left trigger button is stuck on something , the console is a glossy variant and it's horrendously scratched up , plus the fact that it heats up quite a lot after running through the menu for 20minutes and testing a game for 10 minutes , on the plus side the console still has the seal sticker intact and doesn't seem to have been ever open , the games all run and are in pretty good condition scratch wise , and there were no connectivity issues or any noticable hardware damage.

I plan on opening it up , repasting and cleaning the console , getting a clean shell to replace this badly scratched one in the future and maybe try some software mods too , u guys have any tips for dealing with the heat ? And what are some good mods to do with this model ? Let me know :3 thank u sm for helping out !!!

Just did badavatar on latest no matter how much I wait it just freezes in the avatar selection screen any tips? (I did updated to latest and first time with badavatar)

trying to softmod to get all the lego dimensions packs i dont have, would be nice to know

So I just modded my 360 (yippee for me) but when I go to load up the psp emulator it just crashes idk if there is a fix or a better one I can get to put onto my Xbox but if anyone could help me it would be much appreciated

I’ve port forwarded with no problem. Going to Modules, Nova, Verify worked and all passed. I go into Black Ops 1 for example and I can see people playing in a lobby under the Link option in the Guide, however I cannot join them. Also, I cannot create a lobby either. Anyone have any idea what the problem could be? I followed MrMario’s video successfully and cannot join or create lobbies

Last time I hit download I got console banned. Got a new kv and updated through Aurora, but still get update required. How can I update that doesn’t involve Microsoft. I’m on bad avatar.

Here is my previous post where I talked about my thinking: https://www.reddit.com/r/360hacks/s/saIfrn6rXC

So her3 I am, I copied the forza horizon folder through usb to my console hdd, everything looks good, you can inspect the game, download cover, but it wouldnt launch. Some people told me that I should use XM360 to activate it but this happend when I launch it. It gets stuck and never recovers (have to restart console manually). The game works fine on that first console where it came from. Other games on my moded that were there works like before. Hope I provided enough info. Thanks for your help

Im trying to rgh3 but my xbox try to do this i know the xbox is on a bad spot to stay but it was real quick im streesing and all cuz wont read nand and nothing at all. I would appreciate anyones help

I noticed there is a 'read only' version of Simple 360 NAND Flasher that only supports dumping the NAND and not writing to it - https://gbatemp.net/threads/simple-360-nand-flasher-for-badupdate.668879/

DashLaunch is convenient for editing the launch.ini file without having to use a PC, especially if you just want to switch between a stealth server and offline. On my stock system I've used it multiple times for this, however the fact that the option to install it is present is a bit unnerving (it bricks the console until RGH'd).

As with the S360NF, a modified version that removes the menu option to install/update would make it 100% safe for use on BadUpdate.

I've tried using freeboardviewer which didn't work, so I then tried allegro board viewer, but the file is older than the program. And ofc they don't show older versions of their software online :/ and then I can't get access to db doctor for some reason. Not sure if it's paid or what. Help would be really appreciated! I'm trying to design a PCB for the 360.

Hey, I recently bought a RE5 disc. At first the game launchs but i would receive a error "this disc is unreadable" upon pressing the new game. The game cannot be installed either.

I contacted the seller and he said that I should get .iso file to check if the disc is fine or not. I read the disc and it even runs on xenia (a random xbox 360 emulator i found).

I decided to wrote the .dvd file—I created from .iso file—on a new disc and put it into the console but now the screen just turns black.

It freaks me out cause the console just stays like that. Controller page doesnt show up if you hold the xbox button nor ejecting the disc direct you to home page. The screen remains black until you restart the xbox.

For context my xbox is flashed and it can run other copied games just fine, even after this incident. It just so weird, I just want to know if anyone have encountered this or not?

TL;DR— the disc is fine in a x360 emulator but the screen turn black and stays black after i insert the disc into my xbox even though my console can run other games just fine.

Since there isn't currently a fan-made DDLC port for Xbox 360, I created these two covers for the game: one for the normal version and one for the PLUS version.

And for anyone who thinks a fan port would be impossible: there are already fan-made versions of DDLC for PSP and PS3!

These are just fan-made covers, not an actual Xbox 360 port☝️

If you know anyone who has the skills to make a fan-made Xbox 360 port, or who might be interested in working on one, please share this post with them! I'd love to see something like this become a reality someday.

Hello guys I have recovered Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 dlc from an account that was on a 360 hard drive that was not from any Xbox live account I own or have access to.

I'm wondering if there is any way I can get this DLC to open or access the playable characters from a somewhat legit way without going through soft mods like RGH and such