Xbox 360:Playing Game Backups & Installing Apps
This guide will show you where to install different content so it can be run on a JTAG/RGH exploited console.
Xbox 360 Disc Rips
Xbox 360 games ripped from a disc can be placed anywhere. Most dashboards have to have a content path set in order to automatically find them, which you can change in the dashboard settings.
Xbox Live Arcade Games
Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) games are usually available in package files that contain STFS. An example file name is: 26F32F9B748A8F60CDE75EB5A56185E470CA7C3858. There are three ways to install arcade games.
Internal Installation
If you want games to show in original dashboard then the games should be installed to your hard drive under the Content directory inside of the public download directory (0000000000000000) and inside the directory with the Title ID. If you're not sure what the Title ID is, you can look it up on the Games Database. Inside the Title ID directory should be a folder named 000D0000 which contains your game file. The full path of a game should look something like this: 0000000000000000/68C101BA/000D0000/26F32F9B748A8F60CDE75EB5A56185E470CA7C3858.
External Installation
If you don't want to install game to the internal hard drive, then you can install it to an external hard drive as is. Dashboards should be able to find the game automatically if the content paths were set to search for games on your external hard drive.
Extracted
You can extract the game with a tool such as wxPirs and launch it manually from Default.xex. Some of the dashboards may recognize the game even in this form.
Games on Demand
There are two ways to install Game on Demand (GOD) games.
Internal Installation
If you want games to show in original dashboard then the games should be installed to your hard drive under the Content directory inside of the public download directory (0000000000000000) and inside the directory with the Title ID. If you're not sure what the Title ID is, you can look it up on the Games Database. Inside the Title ID directory should be a folder named 00070000 which contains your game file. The full path of a game should look something like this: 0000000000000000/68C101BA/00070000/26F32F9B748A8F60CDE75EB5A56185E470CA7C3858.
Extracted
One option is to extract the GOD package and use the extracted files. Most dashboards will find files and treat it as game.
Xbox Indie Games
To play Indie Games you should have this title update installed by placing it in 0000000000000000/58E07D2/000B0000/tu32000100_00000000. Indie games usually come in packages containing STFS. These should go inside the 0000000000000000/58E07D2/00000002 directory. The full path of an indie game should look something like this: 0000000000000000/58E07D2/00000002/1DDF3646E2A20520C06D6FFF5F1B2979121879AC58.
Homebrew
Homebrew software can be installed anywhere. Most of the dashboards will recognize homebrew content if you have set a specific path to be scanned. Homebrew can also be executed directly from any file browser by launching Default.xex.
LibXenon Homebrew
Homebrew compiled with libXenon are not usually recognized by any dashboard and need to be executed manually from a file browser. The executable of libXenon homebrew contains .elf extension. You can also place the .elf file onto the root of a USB storage device and insert it into the Xbox. When the Xbox is started by pressing the eject button, it will load directly into the application.
DLC
DLC files should go inside the Content directory 00000002 of a Title ID folder. The full path of a DLC should look something like this: 0000000000000000/58E07D2/00000002/D15B11B78B42EAD08103E25AA45D2946942B1BCC54.
Original Xbox Games
Ensure that your Xbox 360 is able to run Xbox games. Original Xbox games can be placed anywhere and most of the dashboards will recognize them if a content path is set correctly.