redump2xiso VS Xbox-Softmodding-Tool

No need to unpack and repack. https://github.com/XboxDev/extract-xiso Then run it like this in a command prompt extract-xiso.exe -r "Your Redump ISO.iso" This will rename the redump you pass in to Your Redump ISO.iso.old and a new Your Redump ISO.iso will be made. This new file it made is your xiso. And you can do with the .iso.old file as you like. There are other tools like redump2xiso and of course repackanator. But I find extract-xiso produces the best trimmed results for just playing the damn games lol. With xbox games there are always caveats for caveats but I think trimmed xiso have the least amount of potential issues out of the dump methods I've seen and used so far. And the only one I do know about out side of split xisos can be solved by adding layout data to the xiso but I don't wanna ramble more then I already do. But yeah I agree, we should of all moved to xiso ages ago.

Please don't unpack them. ACL patching sucks, and can brake things like insignia. And just having just a bunch of files on your hdd isn't grate in the long run... Also yeah we need to figure out if they are xisos or redumps. (redumps are typically very large like 7.2GB and imo contain a lot of useless data we don't need if you want to just play games, redump is an archiving format, not a games format. xiso with layouts where needed imo is the best. And you should just be able to open a xiso with any normal iso program and see game data, if you open a redump all you will see is the dvd video files unless you have special tools. anyways) I don't wanna get to into the weeds but yeah for converting a redump to a xiso this is nice. https://github.com/Qubits01/redump2xiso It's not 100% perfect and some times you may have to rebuild it to be smaller with https://github.com/XboxDev/extract-xiso

The second method is connecting the new hard drive to your computer and using a program like FATXplorer 3.0 beta , Explorer 360 or XBoxHDM to set up your new hard drive. Personally, I think this method is easier but not a lot of people use it and there are no videos on how to do it. The closest guide I could find is here: https://www.hazeno.com/og-xbox-hdd-2tb-and-under. However, this guide is for a hard modded Xbox. For a softmod, instead of using the C: drive files the guide suggests, you would use the C: drive files from Rocky5's softmodding tool. This way you are putting the softmod tool files directly onto the new hard drive. You can get the C: drive files by going to the softmodding tool at Github and selecting Download Prebuilt versions -> Installer variants -> XBhdm Build.zip

The softmod tool that is recommended is Rocky5's softmodding tool https://github.com/Rocky5/Xbox-Softmodding-Tool. There's many tutorials on Youtube you can watch to help you such as this one https://youtu.be/iV8B6eZVkBM, you can also read more about it here https://www.consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:Hotswapping but I recommend the video as it will help a lot.

If the Insignia tool still won't launch after that (or if no update triggers), then I'd suggest nuking the save and loading in Rocky5's softmodding tool instead. Once that's done you'll be able to install and run the Insignia set up tool through the new menu system that sets up for you. If for some reason you want to revert back to stock afterwards, use Rocky5's Extras disc to do so.

It either needs to be modchipped, like u/Nucken_futz_ said, or you need to softmod the system and then use an application like Chimp 261812 to clone the hard drive and swap them over.

We're talking about Rocky5's tool, yeah?