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How to Put Roms on the XBox

Though the Xbox 360 now dominates over the original Xbox game, users can emulate the possibilities of the original system. Because of these possibilities, users can get the ROM files from their computer to their Xbox and so get those old Super Mario Brothers games onto their Xbox and play them with minimal memory required.

Things You'll Need

  • Windows computer
  • FTP software
  • Softmodded Xbox console
  • Wireless router
  • Ethernet cables
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Instructions

    • 1

      Turn on your computer. Wait for the computer to boot fully and then double-click on your FTP software (see References link).

    • 2

      Connect one end of an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on your softmodded Xbox. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable into an available port on your wireless router.

    • 3

      Turn on your softmodded Xbox.

    • 4

      Go back to your computer and queue up the FTP software window. In the field labeled ̶0;IP Address,̶1; enter ̶0;192.168.1.1.\" In the fields labeled ̶0;username̶1; and ̶0;password̶1; enter ̶0;Xbox̶1; for both. In the ̶0;port̶1; field enter ̶0;21̶1; as the port you want to use.

    • 5

      Click ̶0;Connect̶1; at the top of the FTP software window and wait for a new window to pop up. This new window will show all of the contents on the Xbox console.

    • 6

      Click on the ̶0;C:̶1; icon in this field. In this window you will find a file named ̶0;menu.ini.\" Click on the file and drag it to your computer̵7;s desktop.

    • 7

      Right-click on the ̶0;menu.ini̶1; file and choose ̶0;Open With̶1; as your option. Choose ̶0;Notepad̶1; from the choices given. Wait for the file to load.

    • 8

      Pres ̶0;Ctrl̶1; and ̶0;F̶1; on your keyboard and a small search window will pop up. Type ̶0;Apps̶1; in the window and then press the ̶0;Find̶1; key at the bottom of the search field.

    • 9

      Add this to a new line ̶0;Item [your emulator̵7;s name],e:\\[your̵7;s emulator directory]\\default.xbe.\" So if you were adding GBA to the file, you would add it thusly: ̶0;Item GBA,e:\\GBA\\default.xbe.

    • 10

      Click the ̶0;File̶1; menu at the top of the screen and click ̶0;Save As.\" Save the file as ̶0;menu.ini̶1; and click ̶0;OK̶1; at the bottom of the screen.

    • 11

      Go back to your FTP screen and drag the ̶0;menu.ini̶1; file back into the ̶0;C:.\" The window will ask you if you want to replace the file. Click ̶0;Yes.\"

    • 12

      Click back until you have come to the first window that displayed all of the Xbox files. Click on the ̶0;E:̶1; icon. You will be taken to a new window that has a file named ̶0;Roms̶1; in it. Double-click the ̶0;Roms̶1; folder.

    • 13

      Minimize the window and go to your computer̵7;s ̶0;Desktop.\" Locate your ROM files and drag them into the ̶0;ROM̶1; folder in your FTP software window. Wait for the files to be transferred.

    • 14

      Exit out of your FTP software.

    • 15

      Go to your softmodded Xbox and make sure the ROM files have transferred through the file explorer on the dashboard.


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