chilidog Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) This is for the new original xbox emulator, Xemu. https://xemu.app/ This is a fork of XQEMU by the current most active dev. It is a little graphically buggy, but fast and seems to have the best compatibility for the games I am interested in. Much more stable than cxbx. All credit goes to ueno from the Xemu discord channel for the configuration and AHK script which i tweaked a bit. First create a new emulator and point it to your xemu executable. Set default command-line parameters to "-full-screen -dvd_path". In running autohotkey script tab, paste the following: $Esc:: { WinClose, ahk_exe {{{StartupEXE}}} } This allows to exit with "Esc". Add your games in ISO format. CXBX games in folders (or from your HDD) can be converted to ISO with the extract-xiso command-line tool using "-c" parameter. @Koroth pointed out that XDVDMulleter is also a good tool for this though I have not tried it. Link to extract-xiso -c example: https://github.com/XboxDev/extract-xiso#create--c Enjoy Thanks @Retro808 for the better close method. Edited January 9, 2021 by chilidog improve method 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro808 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Recommend in the AHK not using Process, Close. It is a hard close and in some emulators can interfere with saving. Below is a cleaner way to exit emulators. $Esc:: { WinClose, ahk_exe {{{StartupEXE}}} } 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, chilidog said: The first bit sets xemu to fullscreen using a keyboard shortcut. Pro tip, you can do this via the command-line! -full-screen -dvd_path Quote Add your games in ISO format. CXBX games in folders (or from your HDD) can be converted with the extract-xiso tool with "-c" parameter. If you prefer software with a GUI, XDVDMulleter Beta 10.2 works also. Some iso's don't work in Xemu. For example from Redump. Then first you have to extract the iso to folders, then rebuild back to iso. (Or directly rebuild to a new iso.) Edited January 7, 2021 by Koroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundangdon Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thanks a lot for this tutorial! By any chance is there an easier way to convert a xbox game folder to an .iso? The program you mentioned (extract-xiso) doesn't seem to work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 minute ago, bundangdon said: Thanks a lot for this tutorial! By any chance is there an easier way to convert a xbox game folder to an .iso? The program you mentioned (extract-xiso) doesn't seem to work for me See my post above! ? XDVDMulleter Beta 10.2 works fine for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundangdon Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 29 minutes ago, Koroth said: See my post above! ? XDVDMulleter Beta 10.2 works fine for me. Okay, thanks a lot. I'll give it a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewClassics Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Could anyone go through how to convert an xbox game folder to an iso using XDVDMulleter? I'm not seeing the option anywhere in the program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1. Check "Build/Rebuild an ISO" > Next 2. The top/left tab "Load local folder" > Browse > Select your game folder > OK > Next 3. Bottom option "Create standard XBOX 1 ISO (No XBE checks) " > Next 4. Check "Optimise for disk size" > Drop-down menu select "Small as possible" > Next 5. Click "Make ISO" > Select save location > Save 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewClassics Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thanks very much Koroth. Wonder if it's possible to batch convert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrthomson Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I've been using C-Xbox Tool to convert my Xbox game folders to iso and using it's GUI you can queue a bunch folders for it to convert. I've only tested the iso's it created for Halo and JSRF but both worked fine using Xemu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewClassics Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Awesome. Thanks for the info djr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thank you In big redump files I m get this message and I have no success creating an iso that XEMU will boot evn with the DVD9 option . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wally said: In big redump files I m get this message and I have no success creating an iso that XEMU will boot evn with the DVD9 option . 1. On the first screen check: "View ISO Details" > Next 2. Load ISO file > Next (ticking "Check for crosslinkable files" could potentially reduce file-size, but in my one test it didn't matter.) 3. If you get warnings, ignore them and click "No" 4. On the ISO details screen go to de "Other" tab then click "Extract Data Partition" 5. Save your new ISO. Note: I had only one Redump DVD9 ISO to test with, but the rebuild ISO played fine in Xemu, *Edit* @Wally After the rebuild process I ended up with a ISO 6,9 GB in size. After a "Mulleted" rebuild pass (like described 5 comments above) I ended up with a ISO 4,35 GB in size (DVD5). That is the same size as the CXBX-R folder game I had and plays well in Xemu. Although this is not always possible. Edited January 9, 2021 by Koroth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilidog Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks for the cleaner exit process syntax. I will edit my post. For the -full-screen option, that does not work in the 0.5.0 release so I am still using the hotkey, but in the latest compiled binaries I saw on discord that they added the -full-screen feature so i will comment that in too with that note. extract-xiso is easy to use on the command line. Actually i got the linux version in WSL and used a bash for loop to ISO up all my files in 1 go. Let me know if anyone is interested in how to do that. But looks like the XDVDMulleter program does that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, chilidog said: For the -full-screen option, that does not work in the 0.5.0 release so I am still using the hotkey, but in the latest compiled binaries I saw on discord that they added the -full-screen feature so i will comment that in too with that note. I'm on v0.5.0-4 and it does work. Look a this thread for my setup: I suspect it is a Xqemu feature on which Xemu is based. I Remembered from a year ago, when I was testing Xqemu. Edited January 9, 2021 by Koroth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilidog Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 It's actually inherited from QEMU - i found the parameter by searching for it when first trying to set the emulator up, but xemu has a new UI distinct from XQEMU. Seems that part was not carried over but they just added support for that parameter in one of the latest builds, apparently it was a 1-liner. In the latest official download link it does work now so i figured it is OK to edit my post without getting anyone confused. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degetalwolf Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hey guys - I've been dabbling with trying to get Xemu working now that significant progress has been made but, even after following Koroth's excellent guide through using XDVDMulleter I don't seem to be able to get it to work. The Xbox front end starts when I start the application, but as soon as it finishes I get a 'Please insert an Xbox disc' message, despite an iso I've mulleted being loaded. I figure I'm doing something really daft somewhere - any ideas what it might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
degetalwolf Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Figured it out! Had a dodgy bios - all working now Thanks for the help Koroth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Orange Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Help. I've literally no clue what to download and where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Friendly A.I Overlord Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Jace Orange said: Help. I've literally no clue what to download and where https://github.com/mborgerson/xemu/wiki#mcpx-boot-rom-image Google it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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