How to Softmod Your Original Xbox with a USB Drive - Rocky5 Xbox Softmodding Tool Setup & Extras!

Softmod installations for the original Xbox have improved yet again thanks to updates to the Xbox Softmodding Tool now paired with ENDGAME! This modification will not only allow you to preserve your Xbox (allowing you to remove the clock capacitor, backup sensitive files, etc.) but will also unlock access to a whirlwind of upgrades. Some common upgrades being: larger hard drives, emulation, playing your games from the hard drive, custom Dashboards, and much more.

This tutorial will walk through the process of setting up a USB flash drive or Memory Unit for the original Xbox, transferring over the required files, how to launch the softmod installer, and install the softmod. The last steps will also cover EEPROM backup, application installation, and restoring the original Dashboard for further compatibility with Insignia and more.

Did you softmod your Xbox with something such as SID? Upgrade your current setup to Xbox Softmodding Tool with this tutorial!

Want to upgrade your hard drive after following this? Tutorial here!

#OriginalXbox #OGXbox #XboxModding

This video has been made with Fair Use in mind and has been created as an educational piece of media.

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Timestamps!

0:00 - Introduction
1:23 - Prerequisites
2:33 - Downloads
4:45 - Hardware Needed
7:36 - Option 1: USB Drive Setup
12:50 - Option 2: Memory Unit Setup
16:03 - Softmod Process
18:22 - Cleaning USB or Memory Unit Storage
18:47 - Skins & Screen Calibration
19:44 - Backing Up EEPROM
22:10 - Using the Extras Disc for Additional Installs
29:04 - Outro

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Hardware Used! (Affiliate Links)

Original Xbox Console:

Xbox to USB Cable:

512 MB Flash Drive:

Original Xbox Memory Unit:

Audio & Video Hardware I Use:

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Downloads & Links!

Xbox Softmodding Tool:

FATXplorer:

WinSCP FTP Client:

7-Zip:

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Social Media & More!

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Song Information
Artist: pyama
Song: summer rain
Soundcloud: literalbagoftrash

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[that_tofu_fox]

Good tutorial as always, however if anyone gets stuck on the black screen with the red light, just open and close the disc tray, it will restart the Xbox and then you can access the memory unit/usb again and it should work. Hopefully this helps some people out

[GoTeamScotch]

Huge moment for the og Xbox modding scene. I hope this leads to a flurry of newcomers now that it's even more accessible. Bring on the Xbox renaissance!

[TheTacokiller]

Been wanting to get back into playing original xbox games for YEARS this is a game changer

[SkullatorNZ]

So nice to not need to rely on having access to a working DVD drive for this now. Seems like over half of the consoles I save from the wild can’t read any discs at all anymore, and some of those that can sound like they are just barely hanging in there!
Much love ❤ See you on Xbox live with insignia!

[bomb]

Dang, I didn't even know Rocky was working on this! I figured he'd get around to it sometime, but this is a fast turnaround.

[ADH]

Wow man. This is the best Xbox Softmod tutorial on YouTube hands down. I can't explain enough how helpful you have been. Thank you for this! ❤

[gigalagaki]

After the horror of learning how to hotswap, this is unreal to see! Good luck to all new modders, and welcome to the family!

[commndrchf]

yet another quality original Xbox tutorial, I find it fascinating that this machine is still being tinkered with after all this time, I have have softmodded and hard modded dozens of these fantastic consoles and this just makes it so much easier 👍👍

[NinjaFaceGames]

Bit of a niche thing, but I'd love to see a video showing off what things you'd recommend doing to or getting on your Xbox after you mod it. I've had a modded Xbox for about a year now and I tend to feel overwhelmed when I look.

[usagiakimbo]

This is what we've been waiting for 20+ years 👏

[jarrodhook]

Picked up a 1.6 unopened xbox, pretty mint condition, last week. On a lazy sunday, followed your video and modded it and I am back in the scene! Thanks so much, wonderful guide.

[pauhzy]

I cant thank you enough for this. Modded both my first og xbox and my Halo edition xbox. been waiting years for these times its all so nostalgic with halo 2 back up!

[izzyhope]

last month I rushed out to the game store to buy a 2nd copy of mechassult because my copy of splinter cell and mechassult were at my parents house, and I needed to softmod a couple of xbox's. if only I waited a month, lol. This is such an amazing development with Endgame

[SpaceAgeStoner]

Thanks for the tutorial!! I've been trying to mod the og Xbox since I was gifted one as a child. You're the goat!!!
For anybody having an issue with this. The key to this is patience. It honestly took me 3 and a half hours of trying and retrying, setup up 4 different USB drives, and trying all of them repeatedly. Idk if this helps at all but after each failed attempt, go into the system memory, delete the "unleashx" save, reboot the console, then when you open the USB again, double tap the A button. I'm not sure if the double tap actually does anything but, after trying and trying, the time I double tapped the A button was the only time it worked.

[flogamer]

Thx! Easy to follow. My Xbox is now finally softmodded!🎉

[bodhibra]

Dude this is one of the best tutorials I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a lot of tutorials good stuff

[nikodemasdf]

for those who don't want to FTP the eeprom you can also create a backup and move it over to your tiny USB drive you used for modding and then back it up on PC/cloud.
You'll probably want to learn how to FTP to move games to your XBOX easier but if you want to use the tools you've already got it's another way to achieve the same thing.

[GUCFan]

Holy crap this is a game changer for softmodding an Xbox!
No more having to look for a Splinter Cell disc to softmod your console! Its all done from the dashboard now!

[jpr]

Thank you for this instruction video, I finally have my og 2001 Xbox working again! (has a failed optical drive since 2004)
It wasn't as simple as yours in your video though. I had many issues trying to setup the soft mod, eternally frozen on splash screen, stuck on flashing red led, stuck on a gray screen.
Here's what I did to finaly succeed on my old 2001 Xbox with original hdd: Deleted my riped music, set my Xbox language in english, turned off 480p, 720p and widescreen.
Thank you again and everybody who posted comments that helped me finishing my installation.

[leang]

I had my disc tray drive open and I was IN BLACK SCREEN MODE FOR 10 minute but I close the disc drive it restarted. DID the same attempt before and Now I can go in softmod mode. THANKS!