How To Play Games From External Hard Drive

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I purchased a new rgh and it came preloaded with games on an internal HD - i don't know those paths
I'd search for god containers or folders with default.xex 's. that's the main executable, and you can load games that way. that's how I quickly test things without adding them to the database on fsd2. should be the same with aurora.
 

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Just put the files on a usb and copy it to the internal hdd with XexMenu. You can ftp it directly to the internal hdd if you have X360Neighborhood (content Manager 3.0 might work too?) from the Xbox dash. Then go to Dashlaunch to make the auto boot to Aurora if you want to..

Is the internal HD HDD1?

my image didn't work but I have
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Game
Hdd1
HddX
SystExt
System
Usb0 (my external drive is this one)
 

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hdd1, yes. in dashlaunch, it's just called hdd, but that is the normal designation. also, god containers come in 00007000 folders for 360 and iirc 00005000 for xbox original games.
 
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Just browse your hdd from XexMenu there should be a dedicated games folder, place in the same folder if they're not.
Games that're in GOD containers (if you have any) would be located inside the content folder..
they don't have to be in the content folder. I put my only god, 360 game in a folder named god/game name/00007000.
 
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I don't think indie games have to go in content either, but I've never tested it. they're all lumped into one folder/title id. that's why when you check them in data management in the stock dash, they're not listed individually, but rather one giant lump sum of all your indie games. indie games are counted as dlc, and I think there's a specific update for indie games. dlc is in the 00000002 folders of games. that's where all indie games will be.
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okay - i copied the files to the aurora dir in my hdd1.

That really screwed things as now it won't even boot aurora :/
did you change the default location in your launch.ini. if you didn't, go through xex menu to get into aurora or dashlaunch and make the change. xex menu is counted as a demo, so even if you don't have a flash drive, you can burn the disc to a dvd, and it will run.
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btw, I put almost everything, aside from indie and dlc/profiles, on external, so dashlaunch, fsd2, games, and homebrew are there. the reason is for easier access. the hdd cradle is above me, so it's sometimes hard to tell if it clicks in. plus, larger drives do not work with say party buffalo. that may be the reason for the infinite loading.
 

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it boots into stock xbox - i go to games - if i scroll all the way over I see xexmenu 1.2 and i can launch that.

how do I navigate to different directories in dashlaunch?
 

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they're all lumped into one folder/title id. that's why when you check them in data management in the stock dash, they're not listed individually, but rather one giant lump sum of all your indie games. indie games are counted as dlc, and I think there's a specific update for indie games. dlc is in the 00000002 folders of games. that's where all indie games will be.
Yes, they're all located in the same folder with the XNA update..
 
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no key map...

It was a combination of rb and left

if i get to flash and try to launch dash.xex the sreen goes black then loads the stock dash
 

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that is normal. dash.xex is the default dash. you can get to the default dash through dash launch by holding rb as well. go to your internal hdd instead.
 

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aurora is likely aurora.xex or default.xex, not dash.xex. not idea why it's in that folder unless it was using a fakeanim.
 

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okay got into dash launch, it shows Default as Hdd:\Aurora\Aurora.xex

if i navigate there and try to open Aurora.xex it shows me on screen

Game Error

The game couldn't start. Try downloading the game again.

FOr more help, visit
www.xbox.com/support

And when I press A it takes me to stock dash
 

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wait, that's bootanim.xex, not dash.xex for fakeanim. bootanim.xex is the boot animation or the 360 splash screen when you first turn the system on.
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okay got into dash launch, it shows Default as Hdd:\Aurora\Aurora.xex

if i navigate there and try to open Aurora.xex it shows me on screen

Game Error

The game couldn't start. Try downloading the game again.

FOr more help, visit
www.xbox.com/support

And when I press A it takes me to stock dash
fatal crash intercepted?
 

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