Hi guys, I want to try and configure one of my xbox's with unleash X. I got a skin off billybob on youtube, (see link) it really is amazing. At first i thought it was fake, but then I was told by Fumanchu it looked like unleashx. I got X3 and I need to know how exactly do I install UnleashX? And Can you have more than one dashboard on your xbox as applications?

• Original Xbox Unleashx
• Unleash X Skins 4 Xbox
• Unleashx Xbox Games

There are two ways you can install it:
watch the video or read below if the video doesn't make sense.

Video

Foreword: This tutorial shows the user how to FTP into their Xbox using the crossover cable or router method. Although this tutorial has a video (coming) and screenshots for the Evolution X dashboard, the METHOD is still the same for the UnleashX dashboard.

Prepare your Xbox: First thing you should do If possible is to connect your Xbox to the Internet and update your Dashboard. You can do this simply by choosing the 'Live' options and select 'Account recovery' this updates your dashboard automatically and once finished will ask you for details of your account to continue, just quit as you've accomplished the task of updating the Dashboard. If you actually have a 'Live' account you probably don't need to do anything as your Dashboard will be up to date.

Time to Load our save game: Start the 'Mechassault' Game, once in the game and it's loaded select the option to load a saved game. Make sure it loads from the hard-drive and if needed delete any existing save games that you may have had before you copy the game save exploit over. The save game should start to load, after a wait of about 10 seconds it should load the UnleashX dash. If this doesn't work try starting over, there's a chance your game is newer and patched to fix the exploit hole. You should see the UnleashX dash which looks like the photo below. From the main menu, you should see 'Waffle Zone Tool' press 'A' to enter this menu and you should now see the options as the above photo. From this menu select 'Install UXE Package' and press 'A' the script will start copying the needed files. After it is done copying the package, it will boot to Linux and make a backup of your EEPROM. On a 1.6 Xbox, your screen will probably display a corrupt unreadable image, this is fine just ignore it for now and watch for your LED to flash green which means the process is complete. If you're not sure just eject your game disk and power off the Xbox after two minutes, this should be more than enough time to create the EEPROM backup. Power the Xbox back on and without any game in the DVD-drive your Xbox should boot to the UnleashX screen you saw earlier. The first thing you should do is FTP into your Xbox using the IP address shown on your dashboard (username:xbox password:xbox). Now copy the EEPROM back-up to your PC's Hard-drive, the back-up will have been made of your original MS Dash, as well as the installed UXE package in E:Backup. Your EEPROM will be saved to E:Backup_linux, copy these folders and burn them onto a CD to keep them safe. If you don't see the files look on the root of drive E: as newer installers put the file there, REMEMBER these are the keys to your Xbox, lose them and you won't be able to recover from a Hard-drive failure or other problem. Verify that your Xbox will Play an Original game and then try a back-up version. If these test work, you have successfully applied the UXE package.

UnleashX is the most popular dashboard, which was introduced late in the Xbox scene. It is flexible and user friendly, and known for its extensive skinning capabilities, and extra features. It's extra features include a text editor, screensaver, FTP client/server, game save browser and downloader, a formatting menu, and support for game/application preview images or videos. Note that this dashboard does not provide a built in trainer menu, and therefore you will need to use the Xored Trainer Launcher.

The last official version was 0.39.0528A Build 584.

Default Menu

Launch DVD

• Launches the DVD that is in the system. If the 'Tray' text in the top right corner reads as empty, no disc is detected.

Games

• Detects executable (XBE) files inside of E:Games, F:Games, and G:Games and lists them. If you place a rip of a game, such as Halo 2 inside one of these directories, you can launch it here.

Applications

• Detects executable (XBE) files inside of E:Apps, F:Apps, and G:Apps and lists them. If you place applications such as DVD2Xbox inside of one of these directories, you can launch it here.

Emulators

• Detects executable (XBE) files inside of E:Emulators, F:Emulators, and G:Emulatorsand lists them. If you place emulators such as Surreal64 inside of one of these directories, you can launch it here.

System

Settings

• Opens UnleashX settings. Here you can configure your video settings and enable the F or G drive if it is disabled. The version number is displayed on the top line under System Settings.

Game Saves Manager

• Opens the Xbox game save manager. This is the same as the one on the Microsoft dashboard.

Misc

• Start/Stop/Reset FTP: Mainly used if you don't want FTP on at all times.

• Reset Network: If you have changed your network settings, you will need to select this for your Xbox to take them into effect.

• Open or close your DVD drive: To be used if your Eject button stops working.

• Copy Game Disc: UnleashX will rip the game and store it in F:Games[game name], which will be playable from the Games menu on the main menu. It is not recommended to use this, as DVD2Xbox is a better alternative, which patches games and circumvents extra security added in some games.

Format Menu

• This menu will allow you to format your drives. The default password is 'Xbox' with a capital X in front. This will wipe all data from the selected drive.

Skins

• Allows you to choose a different skin for your dashboard. You can add more skins by placing them in C:Skins or E:Skins. Sometimes it will revert your skin on reboot, in this case make sure to double-tap A when selecting the skin, and to press A hard when saving changes.

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File Manager

Unleash X Skins 4 Xbox

• Allows you to move, copy, and rename files on your Xbox. It can also browser and extract ZIP/RAR files.
• Controls:
  • LT/RT: Switch between left or right window.
  • A: Open the highlighted folder, edit file (text files), or execute file (XBE).
  • B: Go back up a folder.
  • X: Select file(s)
  • White/Start: Options to copy, move, or rename files.
    • If an XBE is selected, you can rename it's XBE Title which is the displayed title in the Games list.
  • Back: Exit to dashboard.

MS Dashboard

• Boots the Microsoft Dashboard.

Restart / Shutdown

Unleashx Xbox Games

• Soft restarts or shuts down your Xbox.

Modifying the Menu

You can add, remove, or move menu options by modifying the Config.xml located in the dashboard installation directory. The directory structure is pretty self explanatory, and you can add folders manually in any spot in the hierarchy. Below is an example to make a folder called 'Homebrew Games' in the Games directory which contains the games inside the folder G:HOMEBREW.