Wasabi 360 Ultra User manual

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Wasabi360UltraUserGuide
Forfirmwarev1.0,documentrevision0
Introduction
Wasabi360Ultra–theultimateODDE(OpticalDiscDriveEmulator),allowsyoutoemulateyouXbox360’soptical
discdriveandrunXbox360orXbox1ISO’sfromHDD.Nomorehuntingforgamediscs,simplyexecuteyour
favouriteISO’sfromanyESATAorUSB(adaptorrequired)externalHDD.Easy,fast,safeandconvenient.
Featuresinclude:
Unique,intuitiveon‐screenuserinterface‐navigatetheISOlistdirectlyfromtheXbox360dashboardusing
yourcontroller.Noneedtointeractwithasmallremote/LCDforfeedbackornavigation.Noneedtoever
leavethesofa
Solder‐lessinstallation
SupportforXGD3games
SupportforAP25protectedgames,withoutneedingtopatchISO's
ESATAinterfaceisusedinplaceofUSBprovidingsuperiorperformance,sincedataistransferreddirectly
betweentheESATAHDDandXbox360resultinginimpressivelyhighbandwidth,manytimesfasterthan
readingfromarealDVDdisc
Elegantandstreamlinedconsoleinspiredcasedesign
Versionsavailableforbothfatandslimconsoles
NTFSfilesystemnativelysupported
PowerfulembeddedCPUrunningperformancetunedRealTimeOperatingSystem
Regularfirmwareupdatesavailablefreefordownload
Fullyupdatablehardware(MCUandFPGA's)fromESATAHDDincludingafailsaferecoverymode
NoneedtoflashorinanywaymodifyyouroriginalODD
Hardwareselectablepassthroughmode–allowinggamestobeplayedfromtheoriginaldiscdriveina100%
XboxLivesafemanner
LatestsupportedXbox360dashboardversion:2.0.13599.0
NOTE:PLEASEREADANDENSURETHATYOUFULLYUNDERSTANDTHISENTIREDOCUMENTBEFOREYOUATTEMPT
TOOPERATEWASABI360ULTRA

UsageOverview
Wasabi360UltrasitsbetweenyourXbox360motherboardandODD(OpticalDiscDrive).Twofundamentalmodes
ofoperationaresupported,pass‐throughandemulationmode.Thecurrentmodeisselectedbythemodeswitch.
ThemodeofoperationshouldonlybechangedwhiletheXbox360ispoweredoff,donottoggletheswitchwhile
theXbox360ispoweredon.
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Pass‐throughMode
Inpass‐throughmode,youroriginalODDisconnecteddirectlytotheXbox360,withWasabi360Ultraeffectively
disabled.Inthismodeyoucanplayoriginalgamediscs,DVDmoviesetcandsafelysignintoXboxLivetoplaygames
online.
EmulationMode
Inemulationmode,Wasabi360UltraisconnectedtoyourXbox360andreplacesyourODD.Fromthismodeyoucan
enjoyplayingISO’sdirectlyfromtheattachedHDD.WhentheXbox360isinitiallypoweredon,Wasabi360Ultrawill
scantheattachedHDDandgeneratealistingofavailableISOfiles.Thiswillsubsequentlybeusedtodisplaytheon‐
screenmenusystem.ToaccesstheWasabi360UltramenusystemandselectanISOfiletoplay,navigatetoVideo
LibraryintheXbox360dashboardandthenselectCurrentDisc.YouwillbepresentedwiththelistofISOfileson
yourHDD,representedasaseriesoffolders.Usingyourcontroller,navigatethislistandwhenyouhavedecided
whichitemyouwouldliketoplay,presstheAbuttontoenterthat“folder”.Youwillthenbepresentedwitha
messagesaying“ISOselected.Pleaseejectdisc”.Atthisstageyoumust“eject”Wasabieitherbypressingtheeject
buttononthefrontoftheconsole,anXbox360remotecontrol,orusingthecontrollertonavigatebacktothemain
dashscreenwhereyoucanselectMixedMediaDiscandthenpressXtoeject.AtthispointWasabi360Ultrawill
mounttheselectedISOandafterafewsecondstheXbox360willshowthatgameasinsertedinthesamewayit
wouldwithanyregulargamedisc.Youmaythenstartplayingatyourleisure(ifthegamehasnotalready
automaticallystartedduetothedashboardauto‐startfeature).
Whenyouwishtoswitchtoadifferentgame,theprocedureisjustassimple.ReturntotheXbox360dashboardand
thenejectthediscagainusinganyofthemethodsdescribedabove.Wasabi360Ultrawillthenre‐mountthe“mixed
mediadisc”whichmakesupthemenusystem,andyoumaybrowsethemenusystemandselectanewISOjustas
previously.

InitialPreparation
DVDKey
BeforeyoucanuseWasabi360Ultra,youmustfirstobtaintheDVDkeythatcorrespondstoyourXbox360.Every
singleXbox360hasauniqueDVDkeyandyoumustobtaintheonethatspecificallymatchesyourXbox.
WhileweareplanningtoupdateWasabi360UltratosupportautomaticallyextractingtheDVDkeydirectlyfrom
yourODD,unfortunatelythisfeatureisnotyetavailableandfornowyouwillneedtoobtainyourDVDkeythrough
othermeans.WerecommendtheuseofapieceofsoftwarecalledJungleFlasherwhichcanextractdrivekeysfrom
almostanyXbox360drive.YouwillneedawaytoconnectthedrivetoyourPCinordertouseJungleFlasher;often
thiswillinvolveadditionalhardware.PleaseseethedocumentationaccompanyingJungleFlasherforfurther
information.
Thereareothermeansofextractingdrivekeys;anymethodissuitableprovidingyouendupwiththecorrectdrive
key.Wasabi360UltracurrentlysupportsANYXbox360driveregardlessofthefirmwareversion,providingyoucan
obtainthecorrectdrivekey.Thereiscurrentlyonlyoneknowndrivewherethekeycannotbeextractedfromthe
driveitself–thatistheXbox360SlimHitachiDL10N.Howeverinthisinstance,thedrivekeymaystillbeobtained
fromtheXbox360itselfviathe“resetglitch”.
OnceyouhaveobtainedtheDVDkeyforyourXbox360,youshouldhaveafilecalled“Key.bin”whichcontainsthe
16‐bytekeyinbinaryformat.IfyouhaveusedJungleFlashertoobtainyourDVDkey,youcangenerateaKey.binfile
byselectingthe“FirmwareTool32”tabandthenpressingthe“SaveDriveKey”button.The“Key.bin”filemustbe
placedataspecificlocationontheHDDyouwillconnecttoWasabi360Ultra.IntherootdirectoryofyourHDD
thereshouldbeafoldercalled“wasabi”;ifthisdoesnotexistthencreateit.Placethe“Key.bin”fileinsidethe
“wasabi”folder,soyouendupwiththefilepath“X:\wasabi\Key.bin”whereX:isthedriveletterforyourexternal
HDD.
HardDiskDrive
Wasabi360UltraconnectstoexternalHDD’sviaanESATAport.AnyESATAenclosureissupported,alongwithUSB
HDD’sifyouaremakinguseoftheWasabiESATA‐>USBadaptor.TheHDDmustbeformattedwiththeNTFSfile
system.Wasabi360UltrawillonlyscantherootdirectoryforISOfiles,soplaceallyourgameISO’sintheroot
directoryofyourHDD.Thefilesmustbenamedwitha.ISOextension.
AP25Setup
AP25isanewXbox360copyprotectionschemeaffectingsomeofthemorerecentgames,wherea
challenge/responsetableisrequiredinorderforsuchgamestobootwithWasabi360Ultra.Thespecificlistof
gameswhereAP25isactivatedcanbefoundhere:http://bit.ly/ap25list.Thechallengeresponsetablerequiredfor
AP25isdependentonyourXbox360dashboardversion;inordertouseanAP25protectedgame,youmustfirst
obtainthecorrectAP25tablecorrespondingtothedashboardversionyouhaveinstalled.TeamWasabiprovide
AP25tablesforvariousdashboardversionsfordownloadfromtheWasabi360Ultrawebsite.Insidethedownload
archiveisafilenamedap25.bin–placethisfileonyourHDDinthewasabidirectory,alongwithyourkey.binetc.
Unlikewithothersolutions,youdonotneedtopatchISOfileswith“AP25replaydata”.Thisishandledforyou
automaticallybyWasabi360Ultra;allyouneedtodoisensurethatap25.binhasbeencopiedtoyourWasabi360
Ultra’sHDD.
EvenifyouhavenoplanstoplayanAP25protectedgameatthecurrenttime,werecommendthatyouinstall
ap25.binregardless.ThiswillleadtolesstroubleifyoudecidetoplayAP25protectedgamesinthefuture.
PleaseensurethatyoufamiliariseyourselfwithwhichgamesareAP25enabledforyourdashboardversion,andif
youwillbeusinganyofthesegames,ensurethatyouhavecorrectlysetupWasabi360UltratodealwithAP25asper
thedirectionsabove.IfyouattempttoplayanAP25protectedgamewithoutfirstsettingupap25.binthenWasabi

360UltrawillabortandyouwillbereturnedtotheXboxdashboardwithadiscreaderrormessage.Thisprotection
isdesignedtopreventyoufrombeingbannedfromXboxLive.
Wasabi360UltraFirmware
Wasabi360Ultrashipsfromthefactorywithoutanyfirmwareinstalled.Beforeyoumayusethedeviceforthefirst
time,youmustperformtheinitialfirmwareinstallation.DownloadthelatestfirmwarebuildfromtheofficialWasabi
360Ultrawebsite.Insidethearchivewillbeafilecalled“wasabi‐update.bin”–thisfilecontainsthefirmware
updatedata.Placethisfileintothe“wasabi”folderonyourWasabi360Ultra’sHDD(whichwillhavebeencreatedin
thestepsabove)andtheninstallaccordingtothefollowingprocedure:
1. PoweroffyourXbox360,andpoweronyourHDD
2. Ensurethatpass‐throughmodeisselected,byplacingthemodeswitchinthecorrectposition–THISIS
IMPORTANT
3. HolddowntheSELECTbuttonontheWasabi360Ultracontrolpanel(thebuttonbyitself,awayfromthe
remainingbuttons)
4. WhileholdingdowntheSELECTbutton,turnonyourXbox360.AblueLEDshouldstartblinkingonyour
Wasabi360Ultra.Thisindicatesthattheupdateprocessisunderway.
DONOTTURNOFFYOURXBOX360OROTHERWISEDISCONNECTPOWERFROMWASABI360ULTRAUNTIL
THEUPDATEISCOMPLETE!
5. Afterafewmoments,agreenLEDshouldturnontoindicatethattheupdatewassuccessful.Ifforany
reasontheupdatefailed,aredLEDwillturnoninstead.
6. Oncetheupdatehascompleted,asindicatedbyeitherasolidgreenorredLED,switchoffyourXbox360.
7. Selectemulationmodebyplacingthemodeswitchinthecorrectposition.Providingyouhavecorrectly
setupyourDVDKey.binfileaccordingtothedirectionsabove,yourWasabi360Ultraisnowreadytouse.
Enjoy!
Thesesamestepsshouldbefollowedwheneveryouneedtoinstallanewfirmwarereleaseinfuture.
Precautions
TherearesomeprecautionstokeepinmindbothbeforeusingyourWasabi360Ultraforthefirsttime,and
continuingitsuseintothefuture:
DonotupdateyourXbox360systemsoftware(dashboard)pastthemostrecentversionexplicitlysupported
byWasabi360Ultra.ThelatestsystemsoftwareversioncurrentlysupportedbyWasabi360Ultrais:
2.0.13599.0
DonotconnecttoXboxLivewhileyouareusingWasabi360Ultrainemulationmode.XboxLiveiscurrently
notsupportedunlessyouhavebootedyourXbox360withWasabi360Ultrainpass‐throughmode(whereby
youwouldplaygamesfromyourODDratherthanWasabi)
Bewarned,failuretoadheretotheaboveprecautionscouldresultinyourconsolegettingbannedfromXboxLive.
FAQ
Isthereawaytocheckthesoftware/hardwareversionofmyWasabi360Ultra?
TurnontheXbox360whileholdingtheUPbuttonontheWasabi360Ultracontrolinterface,andthennavigateto
themenusystem.InsteadofdisplayingthelistofISO’s,theversioninformationforyourWasabi360Ultrawillbe
displayed.Toleavethismodeandrevertbacktonormaloperation,simplycyclepoweronyourXbox360anddonot
holddownanybuttonsuponthenextpowerup.
DoIneedaworkingoriginalODDinordertouseWasabi360Ultra?
Atthecurrenttime,afunctioningoriginalODDisrequiredinordertouseWasabi360Ultra.Weplantoreleasea
firmwareupdatecapableoffunctioningwithoutanyODDattachedinthefuture.

Troubleshooting
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ThereareseveralsituationswhichwillresultinWasabi360UltradisplayinganerrormessageinsteadoftheISOlist
whenyounavigatetoVideoLibraryinordertodisplaythemenusystem.Theseerrormessagesareexplainedbelow:
ERROR:NTFSclustersizeisnot4kb–non‐standardclustersizesarenotsupported,yourHDDmustbe
formattedwithNTFSusingthestandard4kbclustersize
ERROR:HDDnotNTFSformatted–theHDDconnectedtoyourWasabi360UltraMUSTbeformattedwith
NTFS.OtherfilesystemformatssuchasFAT32arenotsupported(duetothefactthatFAT32cannot
accommodatefileslargerthan4GB)
ERROR:HDDnotconnected–aHDDcouldnotbedetected.CheckthattheHDDisproperlyconnectedto
Wasabi360UltraandresettheXbox360
ERROR:ODDnotconnected–theODDconnectioncouldnotbedetected.Theoriginaldiscdriveforyour
Xbox360mustbeconnectedaspertheinstructionsintheinstallationmanual.Checktheconnectionandtry
again
ERROR:\wasabi\key.binnotfound–theKey.binfilewasnotfoundonyourHDD.EnsurethatyourKey.bin
fileisplacedontheHDDaccordingtotheprecedinginstructions
FurtherInformationandContact
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