The Ellis Workshop’s Original Xbox Hacking Guide

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Why/What can you do with a modded Xbox?

Getting started with original Xbox Hacking

• Xbox Softmodding Guide (r/originalxbox)

Things to buy for softmodding

Required:

• USB drive
  • List of working drives
  • My recommendation – SanDisk Cruzer Blade 4GB
• USB to Xbox controller port
• Exploitable game
  • More information
  • My recommendation – Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell (2002)

Optional/recommended:

• Upgraded Hard drive
  • Must use PATA (IDE) connection
    • Can use SATA drives with a SATA to IDE Adapter

Resources

Xbox Modding Info
– https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/wiki/index

Xbox Modding Software
– https://digiex.net/forums/xbox-original-content.102/
– https://www.xbins.org/applist.php

Xbox Softmodding Tool
– https://github.com/Rocky5/Xbox-Softmodding-Tool

Playing Original Xbox Online
– Xlink Kai
– XBSlink
– XLAN (Halo 1)