Xbox 360 Help??????

[Stevilito]

how can i update my xbox without being online?

downaloded the update but tried copying it rared and unrared but no luck xbox keeps saying mixed media disc

tried doing it the way the site tells me but i caant get the write files to cd option once i put the rarr in the disc folder


i followed what this site told me

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/syste ... pdates.htm

but when i add the zip to the disc in the drive i dont get write files to cd or if i do it says the disc is not recordable or its full when its a brand new disc

any help?

[nindanjoe]

Re: Xbox 360 Help??????

Seems like a CD burning problem. Have you been able to burn CDs before this? It's also possible that Microsoft's CD burning program just plain sucks. I would recommend getting Nero Burning Rom, but that's only because I use it. Instead, here's a potential freeware program that I just found, CDBurnerXP, found here: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/CDBurnerXP_Pro . The folks there recommend only burning CDs with though since there seems to be a problem with DVDs. Choose the Data CD option when you're ready to burn, that's what I assume it's called anyway, and put that $SystemUpdate_[date].zip bugger on that CD! Good luck!

I wish I had a Xbox 360...

[Stevilito]

Re: Xbox 360 Help??????

i still get mixed media message on my xbox lol

[nindanjoe]

Re: Xbox 360 Help??????

That sure is strange there. Are you using a CD-RW? If you are, see if you can erase the CD before burning again. Oh wait, I just found something, check this link out for better instructions: http://anonym.to/?http://forum.teamxbox ... p?t=487500

Looks like you will be to extract the folder and place it on the CD. Unfortunately, there seems to be no answer about the "mixed media" error people are getting. There are just people reporting it but no one seems to say if they ever got it fixed. Those bums! Anyway, that dude says that a DVD would work better, not sure why though; again, no answers as to why.

If possible, try getting a free Silver account and plugging your 360 to the internet somewheres.

[Stevilito]

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thanks nindan ill try that tomorrow see what happens


notourious: a computer is piss easy to connect to the net thats why, i have no idea how to do the xbox as its upstairs and internet stuff is downstairs, got wi-fi but dont think ya can get it online without otherstuff

whats the easiest way to get it online?

[ForGreatJustin]

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lol the 360 can be connected to the internet as easily as a pc steve. Its got an Ethernet port on the back of it.

[Stevilito]

Re: Xbox 360 Help??????

but does the ethernet cable to the 360 need to be connected to your ethernet box eg mines is from virgin media

or is the wifi thingy ma bob the better option?

[nindanjoe]

Re: Xbox 360 Help??????

For the ethernet cable, plugging it into your router should do the trick. What kind of internet connecting doo-hickey did Virgin Media give you? There should be a modem in there, or it could be a modem/router thing that I got before. If your router has NAT support, it'll be easy-peasy. If you need to forward ports, according to the Knowledge Base Article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908874]Knowledge Base Article[/url], you'll need to forward the following ports:

UDP 88
UDP 3074
TCP 3074

I'm still a little confused about Wireless and Wi-Fi terminology, I should Google them. Anywho, if the Wii I have is any example, you'll have to set-up something on the Xbox 360 to access your router, or whatever it is that lets you go wireless, and it should act like a normal ethernet connection. After you get the wireless thingy for the 360. Microsoft doesn't mention anything about that: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/xbox360/connectionmethods/wirelessconnection.htm]Xbox 360: Connect to Xbox LIVE[/url]. So I could be wrong...dead wrong!