break xbox iso to ftp to xbox hdd

[sixties keith]

im always downloading xbox games and burning them to disc only for them to gather dust as i use the xbox's dvd2xbox program to burn the games to the hdd.

so the question is if i download an iso to the computer is there a program i can download that will break the iso into the files the xbox requires (i assume its more than using winrar or 7zip) and then just ftp to the xbox hdd.

[RoyalX]

Yes there is.
You can FTP and extract ISO with Qwix or C-Xbox Tool

For Qwix you also need the Avalaunch dash

[BuZz]

I used http://gxiso.berlios.de/

(primarily because it works on linux), but it's a nice open solution.

[trogggy]

Or if it's a softmod you can stick the iso itself on the hard drive. That's the only way I ever managed to get Race Driver 2 to work from the HDD.

[sixties keith]

cheers guys ill download a couple and try them out.

[Xphazer]

I extremely rarely fall back on proprietary softwares, but on windoze UltraISO is very hard to beat for all your ISO needs.
It can extract Xbox XISO's as well as creating bootable USB flash drive from a bootable ISO (for PC's ^^).
I personally keep all my games extracted too.

[2 Bunny]

Or if it's a softmod you can stick the iso itself on the hard drive. That's the only way I ever managed to get Race Driver 2 to work from the HDD.

So you can indeed run unmodified game ISOs right off the hard drive?

[infinity8x3]

Yes there is.
You can FTP and extract ISO with Qwix or C-Xbox Tool

For Qwix you also need the Avalaunch dash

Not trying to undermine you. But I use qwix with unleash x with zero errors and all functions work.

But it does not work while in xbmc4xbox

[Spongy]

So you can indeed run unmodified game ISOs right off the hard drive?

Yes. All explained in this thread.

[sixties keith]

is there any difference in speed between using the files unpacked and reading from iso on hdd?

[trogggy]

If there is it isn't noticeable (to me at least).