Topic: Full Xbox360 Game Raw Dump (Read 1821 times)

clerks37 · « **Reply #120 on:** January 29, 2006, 02:52:00 AM »

QUOTE(Gael360 @ Jan 17 2006, 09:21 AM)

Hi everyone,

To start sorry for my english, I do my best.

I found a way to make a full raw dump of your original Xbox360 games.
I didn't use a modified firmware because the existing ones are not public, and they are for only one or two models of DVD drive. My procedure use the hotswap method and a software I developed, named wxRipper.

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So let's start with the hotswap method. I think everyone here already knows that the TOC of the original game is a fake one, so you have to load a big DVD (data or movie, more than 8Go) in your drive, then stop it (my software has a function for that), and replace by the game you want to backup.

Now the DVD drive thinks that you have a big DVD loaded, so it let you access all the Xbox DVD sectors (nearly 4000000). But because your hotswap DVD is larger than the Xbox DVD, you have to find the difference between the two DVD, to compensate the shift of the second layer (layer1).

The software has a function to find the shift, it's called 'Hotswap/Find magic number'. To do that, the software use some 'bench marks' on layer0 and layer1. These bench marks are already known by the software, and stored in a little text file (provided with the software). So for now you have to use a known game to find the magic number. When you have it, you can replace in the drive the known game by an unknown one. And if you want the software to add the unknown game to thje database, you just have to clic on 'Hotswap/Add game to database' and choose a name for the game.

For the moment, the known games are :

CODE

PGR3_PAL
QUAKE4_PAL
QUAKE4_BONUS_PAL
KAMEO_PAL
PDZ_PAL
PDZ_BONUS_PAL
CONDEMNED_PAL
CALL_OF_DUTY_2_PAL
NEED_FOR_SPEED_MOST_WANTED_PAL
FIFA_06_PAL
FINAL_FANTASY_XI_BETA_PAL

So to recapitulate all the procedure :

For a known game :
1 - Select your DVD drive in wxRipper
2 - Load your big hotswap DVD in the DVD drive
3 - Let the drive read the TOC, then stop it with 'Hotswap/Stop drive'
4 - Replace the hotswap DVD by the Xbox DVD (without eject of course)
5 - Clic on 'Hotswap/Find magic number' and wait until the software give you the magic number and add a list of tasks in the main window
6 - Clic on 'File/Start dump', choose a name for the ISO file, and wait

For an unknown game :
1 - Select your DVD drive in wxRipper
2 - Load your big hotswap DVD in the DVD drive
3 - Let the drive read the TOC, then stop it with 'Hotswap/Stop drive'
4 - Replace the hotswap DVD by a known Xbox DVD
5 - Clic on 'Hotswap/Find magic number' and wait until the software give you the magic number and add a list of tasks in the main window
6 - Replace the known game by the unknown one
7 - Here you can clic on 'Hotswap/Add game to database' to add your game to the known list
8 - Clic on 'File/Start dump', choose a name for the ISO file, and wait

You should have issues with old DVD drives. During all the testing, I found working drives and non working drives, the only advice I can give you is to try with a recent drive, and if you can, a DVD burner.

The original post in french is here :
http://gueux-forum.n...showtopic=92178

And you can download the software from here :
http://bouclier.free.fr/wxRipper.php

To finish I want to remember you that this procedure do NOT solve the mediatype/mediaflag issue in any way, so you won't be able to burn the raw dump on a DVD9 and play with it, except if you do a hotswap with the original on the Xbox DVD drive.

This hotswap procedure is explained here :
http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=473693

And for the usual guys who say 'everything is useless if I can't play warez on my Xbox', the answer is to wait for a modchip or a firmware hack for the DVD drive, to make it report a false media type. This day I think you should be happy to be able to do a full rawx dump of your games ...

EDIT : you can open the ISO file with another software I made : wx360. With this, you can explore the ISO, extract files or even replace files in it

It works with the raw dump ISO created with wxRipper, and the XDVDFS releases from Team Pi. It also should work with all Xbox1 ISO.
http://bouclier.free.fr/wx360.php

Great work man

JoyriderLP · « **Reply #121 on:** January 29, 2006, 06:31:00 AM »

What for DVD-Drives works with the wxripper?

my DVD-Burner Pionier DVR-104 will not work with this programm

I hope everyone can help me

Mia Wallace · « **Reply #122 on:** January 29, 2006, 01:52:00 PM »

hmm dont know which player or burner works..but you can test it out..when your drives dident found the magic number (that dont work of course)..try a nother one

mfg mia

Woore · « **Reply #123 on:** January 29, 2006, 02:17:00 PM »

QUOTE(JoyriderLP @ Jan 29 2006, 02:02 PM)

What for DVD-Drives works with the wxripper?

my DVD-Burner Pionier DVR-104 will not work with this programm

I hope everyone can help me

Im using a A04 is the same as the 104 so it should work.

X-Clusion · « **Reply #124 on:** January 30, 2006, 11:02:00 AM »

Remarkable...

The Benq Dual DW 1610 does read the 360 Games perfect using the emergency hole...

The only problem with this drive is that it doesn't burn DL... It reads them but doesn't burn them...

The Pioneer 110D reads perfect using emergency hole...

But what exactly does the DVD do in the 360 when you write it...

I wrote one using the NEC3540 and when inserting it in the 360 it went to music, gving it 1 track which it can't read...

troist · « **Reply #125 on:** January 30, 2006, 05:26:00 PM »

QUOTE(X-Clusion @ Jan 30 2006, 05:33 PM)

But what exactly does the DVD do in the 360 when you write it...

I wrote one using the NEC3540 and when inserting it in the 360 it went to music, gving it 1 track which it can't read...

for me if i have default.xex on the disc it will classify it as a game and tell me the disc is scratched or i'm in the wrong region... without default.xex i think it scans the disc for music and calls it a mixed media disc.

which game did you try though?

X-Clusion · « **Reply #126 on:** January 31, 2006, 02:20:00 PM »

PGR 3

Since it's the only game I have ATM...

Burned it on a Traxdata DVD+R DL

Did you try on +r too or -r?

Did you write the iso that WxRipper made or did you extract that and burned the files seperately?

troist · « **Reply #127 on:** January 31, 2006, 05:47:00 PM »

QUOTE(X-Clusion @ Jan 31 2006, 09:27 PM)

Did you try on +r too or -r?

Did you write the iso that WxRipper made or did you extract that and burned the files seperately?

i tried with a +r too and it worked, well, to the bit where it fails the media check...

i extracted the iso and then just burnt the files separately... that method works fine for me, on both the kiosk disc and the games i've tried it on. the 360 doesn't appear to check for that little video (although the new dash update might)

Woore · « **Reply #128 on:** January 31, 2006, 09:48:00 PM »

In what mode u need to burn the 360 games. i going to try burning it on a DVD-R DL

troist · « **Reply #129 on:** February 01, 2006, 02:14:00 AM »

i just use nero express with all default settings since nero burning rom can be as confusing as hell sometimes... try not to burn them too fast though, or it sounds like your 360's DVD drive is broken.

X-Clusion · « **Reply #130 on:** February 01, 2006, 01:55:00 PM »

Well I don't have any DL discs anymore, gotta wait until a new shipment comes in...

Will try to burn the files seperately then...

See if it gives another result than the iso

Woore · « **Reply #131 on:** February 01, 2006, 05:13:00 PM »

Should i burn it in 2x or 4x the DVD-R DL. man how i wish i could get that kiosk demo i cant find it. ( Newbie)

tomflexian · « **Reply #132 on:** February 01, 2006, 07:57:00 PM »

Cool, I just got my Pioneer 110D in the mail today, first thing I did was take it apart and try backing up... and it worked flawlessly! Thanks again for the awesome program, Gael!! You rock.

It will really be interesting when someone finds out how to boot backups as the kiosk disc does.

I haven't lost all hope on that front... not that set on playing xbox live anyway (in order to skip the update). I wonder if there's a way to revert the update tho. Interesting stuff, indeed!!

Mia Wallace · « **Reply #133 on:** February 04, 2006, 02:34:00 PM »

hey is that right that all backup of me has the same size like : 7,14 GB (7.673.051.136 Bytes) ?? all my 5 games! but the oxm final fantasy beta is a little bit smaller ??

greetz MIA

NoFace · « **Reply #134 on:** February 04, 2006, 07:39:00 PM »

QUOTE(tomflexian @ Feb 2 2006, 03:28 AM)

Cool, I just got my Pioneer 110D in the mail today, first thing I did was take it apart and try backing up... and it worked flawlessly! Thanks again for the awesome program, Gael!! You rock.

It will really be interesting when someone finds out how to boot backups as the kiosk disc does.

I haven't lost all hope on that front... not that set on playing xbox live anyway (in order to skip the update). I wonder if there's a way to revert the update tho. Interesting stuff, indeed!!

I was thinking the same thing. What if we could take an update from December and change the file's creation date. Has anyone tried just updating with an old default.xex after updating with the new update from live?

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