XBOX 360S system update issue and another story that's not quite as good

Pyongyang

Hello.

Just wondered if anyone's had a similar issue. I currently have no internet connection at home (waiting until I move to a UPC enabled area in January until I commit to a contract if you were wondering).

I sourced details to update my 360S 250GB manually using a USB stick. Following the instructions posted here. However my 360S will read the USB stick and recognize it, but when I power off/on it won't detect an update is on the stick and thus I cannot get it to update. I haven't tried the CD/DVD method yet, will do so tonight.

Has anyone else had issues manually updating their XBOX 360 dashboard?

The main reason I want to update it is because I bought Outrun 2 for the original XBOX to play on my 360S. I checked the BC list and Outrun 2 works fine apparently. My 360S reads the disc, displaying the title fine on the Dashboard. However when I load the game it states the disc is unreadable. I tried cleaning it but still it's unreadable. The disc has a few minor scratches but nothing I'd suggest as being serious enough to warrant the disc unreadable. Hence I figured a system update might help in adding whatever is needed to recognise the disc.

Any ideas?

Gooch2k4

might be worth checking that the USB drive is FAT32 formatted?

edit: oh wait this is about backwards compatibility? i didnt think that was anything to do with the dashboard

Pyongyang

Gooch2k4 wrote: »

might be worth checking that the USB drive is FAT32 formatted?

Yep done that too. Tried various USB media too and all the available USB ports on the 360S.

edit: Also forgot to mention, my 360S was shop-bought brand new, only had it a couple of months. So it's not been 'modified' in any way and was bought as a 250GB not a 4GB with an HDD added later.

Gooch2k4

and you moved the contents of the unzipped file onto the drive?

tman

I might be a million miles off here, but you're looking at the US version of xbox.com - perhaps try changing your locality to Ireland then downloading that file again...

http://support.xbox.com/en-ie/pages/xbox-360/how-to/update-xbox-360/system-updates.aspx - the file it links to there has a totally different file name to the one on your page...

Pyongyang

tman wrote: »

I might be a million miles off here, but you're looking at the US version of xbox.com - perhaps try changing your locality to Ireland then downloading that file again...

http://support.xbox.com/en-ie/pages/xbox-360/how-to/update-xbox-360/system-updates.aspx - the file it links to there has a totally different file name to the one on your page...

Great find, nice one! It certainly looks like it could resolve the issue. I'll try this tonight. Thanks a million!

I wonder if it will solve the Outrun 2 issue though? Would the 360S already have past compatibility updates already installed on it? If so, I guess it means my disc is wrecked.

Retr0gamer

Nope, you need to download a compatibility update for each game before it will run. Also the BC list is a load of BS, some games on itjust plain won't run. My experience with Outrun 2006 is that the game runs fine for 30 minutes then the sound starts to go and then it crashes after about 45 minutes playing it.

Pyongyang

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Nope, you need to download a compatibility update for each game before it will run. Also the BC list is a load of BS, some games on itjust plain won't run. My experience with Outrun 2006 is that the game runs fine for 30 minutes then the sound starts to go and then it crashes after about 45 minutes playing it.

I bought Outrun 2 and Outrun 2006 (though 2006 hasn't arrived yet). Not promising to hear that 2006 crashes. Looks OK on the YouTube videos of both games though?

I read somewhere that updates are prompted at disc boot? If that's true then I guess the Outrun 2 disc is actually wrecked as I get no prompt just a Disc Unreadable message.

Gooch2k4

Theres talk of a XBLA version coming isnt there?

TouchingVirus

You were viewing the old UpdateSteps page, sure the Dashboard version you downloaded from that page is 2.0.9199 - you're already on that if you own a Slim

The right version you need is 12611, which is on the page linked above by the other poster.

Pyongyang

Cheers everyone. Must have been fate creating this thread today as when I got home tonight Outrun 2006 was waiting for me on the mat.

The update on USB worked first time and 2006 worked straight away. My copy of Outrun 2 still doesn't work though so its definitely a wrecked disc.

Glad to have had a nostalgia trip tonight though. Thanks everyone!