Usb Stick Question For Softmod Options

[bword]

Hey guys I was wondering if you have a incompatible stick will the screen flash on the memory section?? I literally tried 2 different Usb sticks and 3 different SD cards via usb adapter. I bought the cable of Ebay which is the standard 3 port standard xbox male end and usb female end. If I connect a usb keyboard it doesnt flash but I have no way of checking to see if it actually works. Am I supposed to reformat the stick in the xbox format first or shouldnt the xbox do it for me? Should I just say screw it and hunt out one of the known good usb sticks for the softmod??

I just tried using a older 30 gig ipod and it actually reconized but it claimed to be damage and did not offer to reformat. Does that mean it might work if I format it correctly??

This post has been edited by bword: Feb 9 2011, 06:36 AM

[fallenangle]

Received the 4GB flash drive I ordered and been testing it over weekend.

To skip to the bottom line: no it doesn't work at least not with the v.1.1 and v.1.2 Xboxes I was experimenting with. Therefore it can not be used for the softmod game save installer/exploit transfers to a retail Xbox.

It displays yet another unique set of flash drive responses when used with a Xbox but in essence I found it totally unusuable/unreliable when formatted to FATX. Whether it even formats properly to FATX is questionable.

However unlike some flash drives I've used it is, as far as I can tell, 100% reliable with the Xbox when formatted to FAT32. This means it can be used for copying/moving stuff to a modded machine from a PC with the proviso you must mount the drive whilst using XBMC. Unfortunately with the flash drive in FAT32 format you cannot transfer anything to it from a Xbox which, of course, limits its usefulness.