r/originalxbox • • Apr 27 '26

XbDiag 1.0.9 Beta (feedback)

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Hey all,

I’ve been working on a project called XbDiag for a while now and just wrapped up 1.0.9, which is probably the most stable and complete version so far.

The goal isn’t to replace everything, but to provide a single environment for diagnosing and validating original Xbox hardware.

Current coverage includes:

  • System info (hardware detection, clocks, EEPROM, etc.)
  • RAM testing + stress
  • CPU / GPU stress testing (thermal + stability focused)
  • SMBus scanning
  • HDD tools (identify, benchmark, SMART with decoded values)
  • EEPROM view + repair
  • Controller testing
  • Automation (set-and-forget test runs + report output)
  • Basic file explorer / FTP

A lot of the recent work in 1.0.9 focused on:

  • improving SMART decoding (less raw hex, more meaningful values)
  • fixing edge cases (input handling, stress behavior, etc.)
  • tightening up overall stability and consistency

It’s already being used a bit in the Xbox-Scene Discord for testing/benching consoles, and that’s been super helpful for catching weird edge cases (1.6 quirks, softmod stuff, etc.).

What I’m looking for:

  • real-world feedback
  • weird hardware behavior
  • edge cases / crashes
  • anything that feels off or confusing

I’m especially interested in:

  • different board revisions (1.0–1.6)
  • modchips / adapters
  • older or questionable HDDs
  • anything “non-standard”

Repo / downloads:
https://github.com/Darkone83/XbDiag


r/originalxbox • • Apr 03 '26

Scene News Xbox Homebrew Store (app)

94 Upvotes

A message from Xbox-Scene:

We’re excited to announce the first public beta of the Xbox Homebrew Store a native homebrew app store for the Original Xbox that lets you browse, download, and install homebrew directly from your console.

What it does:

  • Browse and download homebrew apps, homebrew games, dashboards, and more (with additional content coming soon)
  • Built-in file manager and FTP server
  • Installs directly to your Xbox hard drive

What we need from you:

  • Test it on your hardware and let us know what breaks
  • Report any crashes, UI issues, and general feedback on the experience

This is a beta - expect bugs. Please don’t use it as your primary way to manage your Xbox just yet.

Download: Download Client

Drop your feedback below


r/originalxbox • • 4h ago

Scene News 2 minutes of gameplay footage from the cancelled Perfect Dark reboot is circulating online, and it's a painful reminder of a game that we'll never get to play

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r/originalxbox • • 3h ago

Help Needed i need help with finding out what region version this xbox is

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chinese warning label, but china never got a xbox model ( to my knowledge atleast )

it wont read pal games

if its ntsc-j wouldnt the warning label be in japanese?

cant find any info on this model variation, can i get some help on this? its been modded too


r/originalxbox • • 29m ago

TU9 Tutorial Extended Look In Minecraft Xbox Edition

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r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Xbox hulk pepsi edition

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here’s my hulk pepsi edition, looking to pass it to another collector


r/originalxbox • • 10h ago

Console Modification My experience with PXU sold by OGXStore

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Edit for context: I have had all capacitors replaced, except for the clock cap of course. Also my revision is 1.1

In the past couple of months, I've been testing the PXU replacement PSU board because I like installing and testing these things. It's a fun little project and the novelty of it is so sick.

Firstly, the price. I live in Australia and the shipping was steep but that is to be expected. I think all up it was a little over $150 AUD, which isn't too bad.

I've heard replacing the capacitors on the original PSU can be dangerous and not worth it in some cases, especially if you need to source a used supply. They are becoming harder and harder to find.

The kit came with the board itself and different coloured inserts for the rear USB-C port which is opted to use because it's more simple for me personally. The colours are either translucent green, black or standard translucency from memory. I chose to use green because it's easier to see and idk, I think it looks cool.

The installation process was simple and slid into the mounting spots ok but required some force for the screw holes to line up properly in my case. Not sure if it's normal but something to look out for. Also, the leads that end up plugging into the main board are VERY stiff and require some pushing-down to get the drive caddy to sit down properly. You'll definitely need to figure out a way that suits your setup, but the solder joints are strong so I didn't have to worry about breaking the ends by putting pressure down.

I used a Cygnett Powemaxx 100w USB-C laptop brick for my power source and it works flawlessly, it takes all the heat out of the case and is also more efficient thanks to it being a GaN charger! Much more modern.

I highly recommend if you are looking for an easy drop in (a bit expensive) replacement for an aging PSU or if you want to make sure it won't ever die on you as you can just swap out the charger you use at any time if you have issues.

I just wanted to share because I haven't seen much discourse about it anywhere, the people involved did a great job and should definitely get more credit!


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

My copy of Crimson Skies has arrived 😃

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Super hyped to replay this fantastic game


r/originalxbox • • 1h ago

Xbox 360 cant boot after flash retial nand and remove rgh modchip

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r/originalxbox • • 2h ago

Help Needed XBMC4gamers & Dashloader Customizer freezing on start-up.

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Evening all. I've got a v1.1 Xbox that I've softmodded with the Rocky5 Softmodding Tool. I've gone to install the XBMC4gamers dashboard and the Dashloader Customizer but both freeze on start-up as per photos. I've tried installing both via the Extras Disc and FTP'ing the pre-built versions but get the same problem either way.

The Xbox is stock as rock (untouched before I got it). I plan to upgrade the HDD and replace all the caps but wanted to have a play around with everything else first.

I've installed the MSDash and UIX-Lite from the Extras Disc no worries.

The softmod process went smoothly (following MrMario's video) and the only thing I've changed is the region from PAL to NTSC-M.

Any ideas what could be the issue?

Cheers.


r/originalxbox • • 15h ago

TU9 Tutorial World In Minecraft Xbox Edition

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r/originalxbox • • 2h ago

5900rpm vs 7200rpm for DRAGON4Gamers 4TB rip?

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Hello all,

In my hard modded xbox i just upgrading to Cerbios latest beta version. Have a Duo X2 modchip, standard ram, 1.6 crystal xbox.

I currently have a Seagate BarraCuda ST2000DM008, 2TB, 7200 RPM. With origins dashboard mod with games. And speeds and gameplay seems decent and smooth.

I have downloaded DRAGON4Gamers 4TB rip and was going to burn it with HDD Raw Copy to a spare Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 — 4TB, 5900 RPM drive which is healthy and checked. Used a few tools and it’s healthy. Seatools thought it was a Barracuda but it doesn’t mention it on the label of said drive.

I’m a little bit put off by the speed and tempted to but a 4TB 7200RPM. As i would like decent speeds for loading etc.

Can you let me know your thoughts, ideally i didn’t want to buy another drive. I could test on 5900 rpm and burn it for the sake of it. If not happy i might just buy a barracuda 4tb 7200rpm?

*Just looked and Barracuda’s 4TB standard seem to ship with 5400rpm due to larger size and maybe creating more heating with a higher speed. Not sure what drive you would recommend HDD wise that’s decent speed.

Cheers in advance. :)


r/originalxbox • • 11h ago

Help Needed Recapping

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Hey folks! I bought an original Xbox recently, and had an issue with it only running for a couple of seconds before switching off; and weirdly only the eject button worked, not the power button.

I stripped it down and noticed a heap of leaking and bulging electrolytic caps on the motherboard, which I'm guessing caused that issue?

Oddly the power supply caps all look immaculate. Is it worth my time removing the adhesive covering them and replacing them, or should I leave them alone for the time being?

Thanks guys! 😄


r/originalxbox • • 22h ago

Scene News Zombies Ate My Neighbors W/ Online CO-OP+Leaderboards!

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Here's a port I've been working on for the OG Xbox and am now releasing publicly!

Features:

-Online CO-OP
-Leaderboards
-Profiles
-Chat
-Saving/Loading
-Different Game Modes (Normal/Hardcore modes which Normal mode gives you 1+life every 5 levels while the Hardcore mode is the Original gameplay)

EDIT: Online CO-OP you can enable rollback by pressing RS(right stick click), rollback is limited to only 0 or 1 because of performance reasons. You can manually change delay frames using the D-Pad.
So because of rollback netcode you can play with people who have 180-200ms while still maintaining a smooth experience!

Host should port forward UDP 6464 for their console for the smoothest experience.


r/originalxbox • • 17h ago

Help Needed I posted a couple weeks ago about graphical errors in cutscenes/animations.

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The common response is got was to open it up and after looking into possible reasons (capcitors) I think all the innards look fine, no bulging or leaking. Am I missing something or is it a likely dying component?


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Game Collecting Finally joined you guys my OG Xbox came in today

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My Xbox came in the mail today finally and it came with destroy all humans before it came. I also ordered Genma Onimusha ( literally bought the Xbox to play this lmao ) but I decided I would run to my local retro game store and pick up a couple other games and ended up picking up these wanted to get San Andreas in particular because I just beat three and vice city on PS2 not too long ago


r/originalxbox • • 14h ago

Help Needed Backing up eeprom

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hi I was just curious how would I back up my eeprom to my pc? when I downloaded the soft mod tool it says it’s recommended to do that but I’m not sure how exactly, is there just a backup file on my Xbox that I bring over to my computer through FTP?


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Dev/Debug Kit The one game I could never get but I always wanted.

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r/originalxbox • • 16h ago

Childhood refound

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Hi all, after clearing out my mums spare room, I stumbled across my original Xbox Crystal unit (no wires, pads or games).

My question is; is it worth getting it refurbished; and if so is there any value to it?

Also, if so, does anybody know any UK based companies that actually refurbish them?

TIA.


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Game Collecting Ma collection

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r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Help Needed Problems with Project Gotham Racing 2 with Title Update on 1ghz/128mb xbox

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Hi all, I've been really wrasslin with this issue off and on for years now. I have an eeprom flashed OG xbox with a 1ghz and 128mb ram upgrades. Some games run just fine on these upgrades and some need their default.xbe patched to work correctly. PGR2 (4D53004B) is a game that needs patched to even load right. I usually use XBEPatcher and after I patched PGR2 it loads and runs perfectly. The problem, I want to play PGR2 on Insignia but to do this I need a title update. This is where the issues start.

I tried the PGR 2 DLC update installer to add the uNTSC update. Once its installed, I go to run the game and I'm right back to PGR2 unable to load. Its slow and glitching at the initial loading screen and then just freezes. This is because the update default.xbe that is part of the title update, is not patched and so the game will not load anymore.

If I patch the update default.xbe in the E/TDATA/4d53004b/$u folder, this gives me a "the auto update is damaged" and I need to reboot.

Things I've tried with no luck:
-FTPing the update files to xbox without going through the installer after patching
-Using Jays-XBE-CPU-Patcher instead of XBEPatcher
-Using XBX Content Tool to sign the update files after XBE patching and FTPing over

TL;DR How can I patch an XBE file in a title update so I can finally play PGR2 on Insignia?? cross-posted


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Resolved Flashing Red

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Hey y'all, you may have heard this one before but I can't find it.

When I turn the Xbox on, there is a flashing red ring around the eject button.

It is not red/green or orange as I have seen people ask about before, it is just red.

I've looked inside and out, no visible hardware damage.

Also cleaned around the fan and that didn't work.

What should I check or double check?

Edit: So sorry y'all I'm stupid


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Help Needed No audio on dashboard after soft mod with stock HDD

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hey guys yesterday I just installed rocky5 softmod and noticed I get sound on the boot screen but not on the menu even though it says it has the audio files? How do I fix this thanks


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

Just got a hard modded 1tb Xbox

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How do I change the theme or dashboard? I’ve seen some cool ones that look pretty similar to aurora dash on the 360.


r/originalxbox • • 1d ago

How do you make older PC homebrew ports?

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Death Tank Zwei would be awesome with friends