Xbox:Games with Non-Roamable (EEPROM-Locked) Saves
Some games are signing their savefiles with a "non-roamable" option enabled. That means that the savefile is pinned to the XboxHDKey of the console's EEPROM, or in other words, can't be transferred to another console without additional actions.
To be able to transfer the savefile of such game to another console, you need either to resign the savefile with the XboxHDKey of a target console, or patch the game executable to disable the signature checking altogether.
Resigning Savefiles
The most popular tool for resigning the savefiles is XSavSig005. It has a built-in configuration for most of the listed games. For the rest of the games there's an additional configuration provided which has to be added to the resign.ini file.
Also, there's a collection of standalone resigners and additions to the XSavSig005 config made by feudalnate.
For the Forza Motorsport, there's a separate standalone resigner called ForzaSign.
Patching game executables
Another way to solve the problem is to patch the game executable to disable signature checking. By doing so you can just transfer a savefile to the console and launch the game, no need to obtain the XboxHDKey and resign the savefile every time you move it to another console. The only drawback is that it's mandatory to have a modded Xbox to run the patched executable.
For patching the executable, you'll need to open a default.xbe file from the game directory with any HEX editor and change some bytes at the given offset as described.
Games List
| Game | Savefile resigning | Game executable patching |
|---|---|---|
| 007: Agent Under Fire | XSavSig005 | |
| Black | feudalnate's resigner XSavSig005 with feudalnate's config |
Offset 0x1E2E01, replace byte 74 with EBDetailed article |
| Burnout 2 | XSavSig005 | |
| Burnout 3 | feudalnate's resigner XSavSig005 with feudalnate's config |
NTSC version: Offset 0x8639, replace byte 74 with EB
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| Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball | XSavSig005 | |
| Deathrow | XSavSig005 | |
| Forza Motorsport | ForzaSign | |
| Hulk, The | XSavSig005 | |
| Italian Job, The | XSavSig005 | |
| Jet Set Radio Future | feudalnate's resigner XSavSig005 with feudalnate's config |
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| Midnight Club 2 | XSavSig005 | |
| Midtown Madness 3 | XSavSig005 | |
| MotoGP | XSavSig005 | |
| NFS: Hot Pursuit 2 | XSavSig005 | |
| NFS: Most Wanted | feudalnate's resigner XSavSig005 with feudalnate's config |
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| NHL 2K3 | XSavSig005 | |
| Ninja Gaiden | XSavSig005 + config from here | |
| Ninja Gaiden Black | XSavSig005 + config from here | |
| Outlaw Golf | XSavSig005 | |
| Panzer Dragoon ORTA | XSavSig005 | |
| Phantasy Star Online | XSavSig005 | |
| Project Gotham Racing 2 | feudalnate's resigner XSavSig005 with feudalnate's config |
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| SegaGT 2002 | XSavSig005 | |
| Spider-Man | XSavSig005 | |
| TransWorld Surf | XSavSig005 | |
| Wakeboarding Unleashed | XSavSig005 | |
| Wild Rings, The | XSavSig005 |