In the beginning Microsoft created the 360 and the NXE. Now the 360 was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the NXE, and the Spirit of the hypervisor was hovering over the signed code. And then TeamFSD said, "Let there be Freestyle," and there was Freestyle. And TeamFSD saw that the Freestyle was good, ahahahaha just kidding, sorry I couldn't resist...
This is my first ever in-depth tutorial for anything period, so I apologize in advance if I tend to ramble and my paragraph structure is less than chaotic at times, I felt that this is pretty straight forward and I am very descriptive so pictures didn't seem necessary, anyway I hope to help educate people in need above all else so feel free to leave feedback and suggestions, I plan to write many more so encouragement and criticism would be appreciated
A few things to note before I get started:
This tutorial assumes you have the latest 12611 Freeboot image flashed to your Nand, everything in this tutorial will use only the latest versions of all mentioned software.
We will be using Freestyle Dash 2.0 RC 1.7 as the default dashboard, and setting it up to auto-boot on startup. I will refer to Freestyle Dash as FSD from here on.
This tutorial assumes you have at least a 20GB sata 2.5" hard drive attached. It can be the official Microsoft Hard Drive or any sata 2.5" hard drive of your choosing.
(taking the Hard Drive enclosure apart and replacing the internal HDD is easy, you just need a couple of Torx screwdrivers)
Understand that the internal hard drive performs better and faster than an external USB drive so for best results We will run FSD and homebrew apps from the internal HDD.
We will be formatting the internal hard drive when we begin, so if you need to backup any files such as profiles and save games, do so before we begin.
The next step is to obtain and prepare the software we will be using. I have created a custom XeXMenu ISO that has everything you will need and more, you can download it here:
Multiupload.com - upload your files to multiple file hosting sites!
After downloading, extract and burn the ISO to a disc
This Custom ISO contains:
Jtag Apps
Dash Launch - Used to auto-boot Freestyle Dash at Startup
Freestyle Dash - An alternative dashboard for Jtagged xbox 360s
Hacked Xbox1 Emulator - The necessary files to play Xbox1 games
HDDXFixer - Used to create the HDDX partition needed to play Xbox1 games
NXE2GOD - Used to convert NXE installed games to GOD containers
Optional Media Update - allows your 360 to handle various media files
Xell Launch - Used to launch Xell manually
XeXMenu - A utility application for Jtagged Xbox 360s used for various functions
XM360 - Used to patch XBLA content for use with Jtagged Xbox 360s
A pre-prepared launch.ini for dashlaunch - a necessary file to use Dash Launch
PC Apps
Auto Xbins - Used to auto-connect to Xbins
GUI Format - Used to format large hard drives to FAT32
ISO2GOD - Used to convert game ISOs to GOD containers
Kai Engine - Needed to use Xlink Kai
LeFluffie - An app used to re-sign savegames, modify profiles and gamerscore and more
Modio - Another App used to re-sign savegames, modify profiles and more
Quickboot - Used to create quickboots
Xbox Image Browser - Used to extract files from game ISOs
YarisSwap - Used to unlock content for Jtagged Xbox 360s
I take no credit for the apps and software contained on this disc, I did not write any of it, the collection has many authors, I merely modified the original XeXMenu Live ISO to include the additional content.
Lets begin by setting up your console settings in 10 easy steps.
1: Attach your hard drive to your Jtagged Xbox 360, plug in your video cord, power supply, and a controller. Do not plug in any external USB hard drives at this time.
2: Power on your Jtagged Xbox 360. If you are already using dashlaunch to autoboot XexMenu or FSD, hold the right bumper to boot into the NXE dash.
3: Once the NXE has booted, go to System Settings, then select Console Settings. Select Language and Locale, Set your correct language and Location, then exit back to Console Settings.
4: Select Clock, then select Date and Time. Set your correct Date and Time then exit back to Clock Settings.
5: Select Time Zone and set your correct Time Zone, then exit back to Console Settings.
These options must be setup correctly for FSD to function properly. You may also want to take this time to make any other changes to your other system settings such as Display and Audio. When you are done, Go back to the main Menu.
6: Select Console Safety. Turn Console Safety ON. You will have to create a passcode if one is not already set.
7: Select Ratings and Content. Activating Console Safety changes the default settings for Ratings and Content, so now we're going to correct those changes. You may change them however you see fit, but I recommend setting Ratings to All and Content to Allowed, then exit back to Console Safety.
8: Select Xbox Live Access. Set this to BLOCKED, then exit back to Console Safety.
9: Select Xbox Live Membership Creation. Set this to BLOCKED, then exit back to Console Safety.
10: Select Save and Exit.
Your console is now effectively blocked from accessing Xbox Live.
Next we will format your Jtagged Xbox 360's attached hard drive. You will need to write down your console serial number and have it ready, you can find your console serial number under system info in the Console Settings section. From the Main Menu, select System Settings, then Memory. With the hard drive highlighted, press Y to format the drive. you will need to enter your serial number to proceed. Once it has finished formatting the drive, exit back to the main menu.
Now We will install all of the Jtag related software, including FSD to the hard drive, and Install and configure Dashlaunch to auto-boot FSD at startup
1: Insert the custom XeXMenu disc and launch it.
2: When prompted to sign-in to a profile, just hit B to exit without signing in, or create a new profile and sign in. You will be presented with XeXMenu.
3: Press the right bumper once to access Devices. By pressing right and left on the Dpad at this screen, you can cycle through the available devices.
4: Cycle over until the contents of the disc are displayed.
5: Highlight the folder labeled Jtag Apps and Tools, and select it by pressing A. You should now see 3 folders: Apps, Content (the content folder contains the optional media update), and Freestyle. You should also see a file labeled launch.ini.
6: Now we will copy all of this to the root of your hard drive. To copy a file or folder from the disc to the hard drive in XeXMenu, highlight the file or folder, then press Y to open the submenu and select Copy. then press right or left to cycle to your hard drive, then press Y and select paste. Do this with each folder and finally with the launch.ini file.
7: Now cycle to your hard drive, select the folder labeled Dash Launch, then select the folder labeled Installer. Scroll down to the default.xex and select it. It will launch the Dash Launch Installer, in a few seconds you should see some text at the bottom of the screen that says Press A to install or Update Dash Launch. Press A to begin installation.
8: It should write a few things to the flash then locate the launch.ini that you copied to the hard drive. It will now say press A to update or B to skip. Press A to update.
9: Here are the different options it will ask you to confirm, and the appropriate button to press for each option:
Would you like to change settings? Press A for yes.
Do you want to be able to relaunch from miniblade in NXE dash? Press A for yes.
Do you want to enable FBDev's ping limit patch? press A for yes.
Do you want to enable mojobjo's content unlock patch? Press A for yes.
Do you want the console to freeze on fatal errors? Press B for no.
Do you want the console to reboot on fatal errors? Press A for yes.
Do you want to enable ability to region spoof with RB on game launch? Press A for yes.
When a default item is set and you are playing a video, exit back to NXE? Press B for no.
When you are playing an XBLA game and use the exit option, exit to NXE? Press B for no.
Do you want to remove the ability to go to system settings via miniblades? Press B for no.
10: At this point it should say writing file... success, then it will say flashing done, press A to shutdown. Go ahead and press A to shutdown.