Reformatting your Xbox HDD with NDURE Softmod Exploit

Reformatting Your HDD with Softmod installed
By ForrestMaster

This tutorial will show you how to reformat your xbox HDD to be modded. This is a LAST resort. It will fix your xbox but it will remove everything on your HDD. Hope you have a backup

Tools of the trade.
RapidShare: 1-Click Webhosting
http://www.pbfreeagents.com/7sins%20...oxhdm_v1.9.rar
http://www.pbfreeagents.com/7sins%20stuff/Ndure-3.0.rar

Cd burner
A blank CD
Torxx screwdrivers
Another computer that you can open and boot from CD with.

Xbox info

Click on the Settings button on your Xbox Dash, press A.


2) Scroll down to the System Info at the bottom of the next menu, press A.


The System Info screen will give you all the information you need to know about your Xbox console including your kernel version and dashboard version.

K is Kernel
D is your dash.

Mine is 5838. You will need yours for this tutorial.

Opening your Xbox

1. Remove the four feet from the bottom of your xbox. Use the torxx screwdriver to remove the four screws. There are two more in the center, beneath the stickers. Take these out as well.
2. Take off the top cover. Use your torxx screwdriver to take out the two brass screws that are in the center holding the drive housing down.
3. Remove the section of casing with the harddrive in it.
4. Use the torxx screwdriver to take out the four screws holding the HD in place. (You don't have to do this, but it makes getting at the data cable much easier).
**Important** 5. Now to unlock the HDD unplug the IDE cable from the DVD drive. Now turn on your xbox and when you get Error 12 that means the HDD is unlocked and you did it right. Dont freak out about the Error 12. You can fix it by pluging back in the cable but dont do it yet.**Important**

Making the Iso

6. Now download the MS Backup from RapidShare and XboxHDM, PC NDURE installer from my site.
7. Once you have them both downloaded extract them to the same folder. You dont have to but it makes it easier.

8. Once you are done it should look like this.

9. Now open up the MS folder and copy all of the files in it.

10. Paste the files in the \xboxhdm_1.9\xboxhdm\linux\C folder.

11. Now open the ndure 3.0.exe. Click Next.

12. Set it up like so.
X Basic Files
X Retail Files
X Add ShadowC Its gay but it keeps you from getting banned from xbl
+ Kernel Specific Fonts
X 5838 (You would choose the number of your kernel that you found using System Info at the beginning of this tutorial)
X Default boot xonlinedash console (because I have Xbox LIVE)
+ UDDAE
X Add UDDAE
+ Select Kernel Specific ST.DB
X 5838 (You would choose the number of your kernel that you found using System Info at the beginning of this tutorial)

I personally do not like ShadowC but if you are gonna go on XBL then you will need it. If you ever want to bypass it then you can use this.
http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/xbox...-shadow-c.html

13. Now click next. Browse to the linux folder in your xboxhdm folder. Not the C folder. The folder containing it.

14. Click ok and it will start patching the files.

11. Go back to the xboxhdm folder and click the make-iso-win.bat

12. This will pop up.

13. This is your ISO file. Use some program to burn it to your disc.

Preparing your Computer

14. Make sure you have another computer with this tutorial up so you can see this tut.
15. Make it so that your other computer will boot from CD and then shut it down.
16. Unhook your IDE cable from your computer HDD and your xbox's IDE cable. Hook the computer IDE cable up to your xbox HDD.
17. Now turn on the computer with the XboxHDM cd in the drive. If you set it up right it will automatically load to this.

18. Input 1 and hit enter.

19. When its done loading type in xboxhd

20. This loads up and type in yes.

21. Then input 1 again.

22. Input yes for all the questions.


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When it is done, poweroff your computer, plug the xbox IDE cable back into your xbox HDD. Then you can turn off your xbox. Turn it back on and now it is back modded. Your F drive is also enabled

Written entirely by ForrrestMaster.
Please give thanks if this helped you.

[colincancer]

sweet guide i hope it works...ill give it a try in a little while...ill let you know how it turns out

and once you burn the iso does it stay in the folder or should i take it out, or does it matter?
And i also read something about backing up your eeprom?

Yeah. Using this tutorial for backing up your eeprom once you mod it.

http://www.se7ensins.com/forums/xbox...-shadow-c.html
The program gives you the option of backing up your eeprom.

[westman995]

Hmm.. Ok i had actually already did that to the 20 gig i want to put in there. I am assuming i have to do it all over again tho..

Do i have to make another cd? Do the same thing as last time but just add the eeprom into the cd before burning it?

Yeah. You need the eeprom to make the xbox accept the HDD.

[westman995]

Quote: Originally Posted by ForrrestMaster

Yeah. You need the eeprom to make the xbox accept the HDD.

Ok i still have the folder where i made the last cd. I think i remember having to like add stuff to it and what not. Could i just add the eeprom.bin and make the iso or do i have to redo the whole thing? It should have all the stuff from last time right?

The only thing i need to add extra is the eeprom.bin, nothing else? Cuz i see the bios.bin and that stuff too.

Yeah, if you have done the softmod for free tut then all you need to do is put in your eeprom and make a new iso.

[westman995]

Quote: Originally Posted by ForrrestMaster

Yeah, if you have done the softmod for free tut then all you need to do is put in your eeprom and make a new iso.

Alright i am making the iso right now. Ill see how it works.


Also do you know how to install the xbox media center as an app or something? Ive enver used it so i dont know entirely what it is but i want it to play videos and stuff off the hard drive. I still want the unleashx and MSdash to stay if thats possible.

Yeah. Just take the XBMC folder and put it in the apps folder. UnleashX will recognize it and show you it the next time you reboot.

[westman995]

Quote: Originally Posted by ForrrestMaster

Yeah. Just take the XBMC folder and put it in the apps folder. UnleashX will recognize it and show you it the next time you reboot.

Really?? I swear i did that and it wouldnt show up or anything haha. I wil try that again when i get the soft mod going again..

There are 3 folders, XBMC, _tools, and win32 and also some other text files in the xbox media center folder. Do i just copy the XBMC Folder or do i have to do anything else?




Also while im building the new hard drive for the xbox, the 20 gig. Is this going to install the MSdash too or do i have to add that myself through FTP ?

It will install the Xploited dash with this tut. You can add the MSdash later if it doesnt work with my program.

As for XBMC, Go to the folder with the default.xbe in it. That is the folder that you need to FTP.

[westman995]

Quote: Originally Posted by ForrrestMaster

It will install the Xploited dash with this tut. You can add the MSdash later if it doesnt work with my program.

As for XBMC, Go to the folder with the default.xbe in it. That is the folder that you need to FTP.

OK thanks. I think the hard drive is alomst done installing and ill try it out. I hope the damn thing works haha. I think i did it right tho. Once its done installing and it says all done! and brings me back to the menu screen with build from scratch etc.. Am i done now? Nothing else to make it work on the xbox?


Nevermind haha i was too lazy to go look at the original post to see that i am done now. So i put it in the xbox and it gave me error 5, what does that mean? Do i need to hook it up to my pc and lock it or something?

Error 5 means it can not lock the HDD. So there is nothing you can do. Its not lockable.

[westman995]

Quote: Originally Posted by ForrrestMaster

Error 5 means it can not lock the HDD. So there is nothing you can do. Its not lockable.

Well that just sucks! haha.. I dont have any other IDE hard drives im not using right now.. So i gotta stick with the original for now..

I use the original. It has all the space I need. I run UnleashX and the XDK on it and it still functions just fine.

[Naptime]

is there a way to do this without an IDE cable? my pc doesnt have one

You should have an IDE cable on your CD drive on your comp. You could hotswap and manually install the modded files with Xplorer360

[ovk22]

thx i dont have action replay and this was very helpful...

Your welcome.

[David5534]

lol, don't listen to him he messed it up and got a bunch of errors =p.