LOL same here. Just spent at least half an hour combing through Reddit, reading one horrible/unhelpful reply after another trying to figure out how to make ISOs "playable" inside of XEMU. It's almost mindboggling just how bad some people are at providing technical support for others. Sometimes I just don't get it. If not for this video, I'd probably be stuck for hours on end.
You could make the 2nd part of the xiso creation, after iso file extracted to a folder, even easier without a need to manually start the conversion via powershell. Just make a simple batch command file with a Notepad editor. Name it e.g. iso2xiso.bat and write two lines. LINE1 set folder_name=%~f1 LINE2 extract-xiso -c "%folder_name%" Then you can just drag and drop the folder on top of the .bat file to start xiso creation.
100% the easiest way to do it so far! Got my head all spinning trying to figure this out for the deck! xD Massive thank you for this! Also isn't it sad that after a life time of computers, from amiga2000 to steamdeck I never learned how to use powershell or commandlines. So many little things I never knew was right there :D
Thank you for this guide, followed every steps, put the correct command in powershell. I can extract or convert game iso to .xbe & Xiso. All done using 1 program, Very convenient. I saved your guide in my Xbox Emulator playlist. 😊
lmao.. took me longer than it should have but thank you! I didnt even wanna play the game anymore just wanted to make it work to prove a point! Thanks a million!
Thank you bro, no joke, I was searching all over the place trying to understand why my games would not work on the Xemu emulator, turns out I needed to do that powershell step.
for people getting "permission denied" issues or struggling in any way with the powershell command, move all of the files (the iso, the extract-xiso.exe, and the folder for the iso), into one folder on your desktop, and then run the command
Yo. That shit was hard as fuck! Had to download Powershell, type out everything like you had it. It wasn't working because the 2 ISO files were the same name. Such a simple error had me stuck. i got it though! You the GOAT!
Thank You! As a pc amateur I still wouldn't exactly call it easy, what with the PowerShell commands and whatnot (which is why I saved the video for future reference) but it did the trick! I don't know why these files wouldn't typically be uploaded for easier use to begin with, but I'm sure there's a reason I'm just not aware of. Clear and concise video, though. Thanks again!
A redump is a 1:1 copy of the original disc. Everything including encryption is preserved. Historically, redumps are meant for backup purposes rather than emulation. It just so happened most emulators like to use redumps. If you also want to play on original hardware, you'd like to have the redump/encrypted ISO, because the console will look for the encryption of the original disc. Emulators on the other hand, need decrypted files.
@@EmeryC75 No worries, if you're into archiving/preservation, it makes sense to keep the redump, because you can always decrypt a redump, but you cannot restore the original encryption from a decrypted file. Cheers!
@@KatRollo I'm not personally, but I do think it's worthwhile, and appreciate that there are people who are. I was just speculating earlier that what you said was probably the case, though. Thanks for the confirmation.
Dunno what I'm doing wrong i have the iso and exe for converting in a folder and when i drag and drop the iso it just opens a window for half a second and doesn't create an xbe at all. anyone know a fix?
for me that happened but i changed the name to only include letters i changed mine from "JSRF - Jet Set Radio Future (USA)" to "JSRF" and it worked for me
It doesnt work for me. When I get to the Open Powershell here, it will either say application not found, or give the file path the the game and say file not found. I dont know what I'm doing at this point, and im not computer literate enough to edit the registry
hi! so i did this through my mac on terminal and it said it worked- even created the file itself but for some reason the game xiso isn’t showing up in the folder? could you help at all?
Honestly thank you, but wow ps2 you download it, get the bios and run game. Xbox it's download emulator, find 3 different files you need, then convert games into a different format (why didn't they upload in that format who knows) it's just insane!
I get confused and lost easily sometimes. I almost completely gave up but I finally got it. I had to download the second xiso.exe version because the 1st one didn't work.
First you have to apply the first method taught in the video then there you have to apply the command in PowerShell with that folder that has the default.xbe
So I'm not sure how I dun-diddled up but i got an .XEX file and not an .xbe file and I'm wondering if you knew why/how that happened? and if theres a way to fix it.
Nevermind, your video shows it as an iso archive file so figured it was zipped. Unzipped it and then dragged that file to extract-xiso and it made the folder like it did in your video.
I don't understand why sites that distribute Xbox ISO files don't prepare them like you did in the video It would be a good idea to create a page where you post the files you prepared for us to just download and run or a program to do this let's insert the xbox iso file and have that program prepare as you have prepared me here and That would be great I've tried various programs that claim to do this but they don't and I can't find any files complex in the ista ISO file for example the voting file for Xbox does not exist and it is hard to find at least for me and there is another problem to prepare this file you must know English because the computer program cannot write in another language to be able to execute the command and it's very hard for someone who is not an English speaker that's why they should create a page where you prepare the files beforehand Like you did in this video we just download them and use them It would be a much better idea because not all of us can use the computer so skillfully most of us only use it to search explore watch movies listen to music and download premade games I also found Windows games pre-installed, we download them to the computer and start them and play them, we don't even have to install them. This is how a page created by you should be with the files ready, I see that you know how to do this. We don't understand that you are doing this to me If I was good at it then we would post, I would make a page like this But I don't know how to do this job and that's why I suggest you do this job, put a page where you can post the files that you make Ready ready we you see we download them and use them in the emulator It would be much easier for us
hey i was wondering if theres any pros/cons to each emulators? for example if the game im playing crashes at this chapter on Xemu, would it also crash on Cxbx? im new to emulation in general
i've read extensively before downloading one or the other, and yes. you are absolutely correct. certain levels will slo-mo even when locked at 60fps. or crash at a certain point. a xemu issue.
theres a website that lets you do all this automatically, no need to download anything. just upload your file and itll convert it to xiso. I doubt itll let me link it but it should be easy to find
Super thank you! But I have a problem copying it to the Xbox. There is an error message Directory not found. Used WinSCP because Filezilla wouldn't find my Xbox for whatever reason. Does anyone know what the problem is?
My girlfriend is trying to emulate mgs3, can you recommend an emulator because we are trying to do xenia and she is struggling lol. It looks like disk 1 is already extracted but I think disc 2 needs to be extracted but when she dragged the file for disc 1 xenia did nothing basically. Any suggestions and ideas what she might be doing wrong is greatly appreciated Edit: sorry I just realized this is for Xbox and not the 360 pc emulators but maybe you still know something
The first disk being xex or something like that and disk 2 being iso I believe. She doesn't have an Xbox controller for the emulator but she do have a Nintendo one if an emulator works with most controllers that's a bonus. I think she might need to try to run it again and restart like you did or something, thanks fine man
@@jovsgaminglounge Thank you for responding, bud. I just unzipped the game with 7 zip, then it unzipps as iso I put all the programs in the same folder.
@@duranduran6456 Drag the iso into the the program and it will extract. after it extracts, If you are using cxbx-r you don't need to compress it. If you want the game for xemu, open the PowerShell by holding shift and right clicking the folder the game is located in, then run the compression command in PowerShell.
@@jovsgaminglounge Thank you for the information, bud. I spent hours trying to get it to work and am beyond frustrated. I even tried another emulator. The other emulator loaded the game with a black screen, while the sound and controls worked well. I am giving up, because all this frustration is just not worth it. Thanks again for your responses and help.
If you use EMUDECK, it has a built in compression tool that will convert ISO to XISO. I did it right from my steam deck in a few minutes. VERY helpful.
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Spent nearly an hour going through forums and wikis trying to figure this out. Your video solved my issue in less than 5 mins. Thank you so much :)
LOL same here. Just spent at least half an hour combing through Reddit, reading one horrible/unhelpful reply after another trying to figure out how to make ISOs "playable" inside of XEMU. It's almost mindboggling just how bad some people are at providing technical support for others. Sometimes I just don't get it. If not for this video, I'd probably be stuck for hours on end.
You could make the 2nd part of the xiso creation, after iso file extracted to a folder, even easier without a need to manually start the conversion via powershell. Just make a simple batch command file with a Notepad editor. Name it e.g. iso2xiso.bat and write two lines. LINE1 set folder_name=%~f1 LINE2 extract-xiso -c "%folder_name%" Then you can just drag and drop the folder on top of the .bat file to start xiso creation.
It doesn't work, 1/5.
thank you very much
Fixed a few of my games that were not working. You have made me one happy gamer!
I don't often leave a like on TH-cam content, but damn brother, this was so succinct and helpful. Many thanks!
Useful / short / simple for 2 emulators !
one of greatest tutorial on youtube ever
Glad it helped!
Legit was done with 2 mins. Thanks so much man!
100% the easiest way to do it so far! Got my head all spinning trying to figure this out for the deck! xD Massive thank you for this!
Also isn't it sad that after a life time of computers, from amiga2000 to steamdeck I never learned how to use powershell or commandlines. So many little things I never knew was right there :D
This is exactly what I was looking for. Great video mate
Thanks man, Your video solved my issue in no time flat...
Thank you for this guide, followed every steps, put the correct command in powershell. I can extract or convert game iso to .xbe & Xiso. All done using 1 program, Very convenient. I saved your guide in my Xbox Emulator playlist. 😊
Glad I could help
Great video! Way more complex than PS2 for sure. Even ripping is a struggle in comparison.
thank you for breaking down the barriers to learning complex subjects!
Straight to the point. That's what I like. Thank you.
Beautiful! Now I can get these things shrunken down and playing in XEMU! Thank you so much.
lmao.. took me longer than it should have but thank you! I didnt even wanna play the game anymore just wanted to make it work to prove a point! Thanks a million!
Thanks to your help I finally have a clean copy of NFL 2K5, time to relive the greatest NFL game of all time!
Thank you bro, no joke, I was searching all over the place trying to understand why my games would not work on the Xemu emulator, turns out I needed to do that powershell step.
Got this working perfectly on my RGH 360. Legend
for people getting "permission denied" issues or struggling in any way with the powershell command, move all of the files (the iso, the extract-xiso.exe, and the folder for the iso), into one folder on your desktop, and then run the command
THANK YOU
Jov should pin this comment
thank you very much! worked fast
Wat to do then beside run powershell
much appreciated, crazy how this info isnt everywhere lol
Yo. That shit was hard as fuck! Had to download Powershell, type out everything like you had it. It wasn't working because the 2 ISO files were the same name. Such a simple error had me stuck. i got it though! You the GOAT!
when i hit enter in the powershell, it doesn't do anything
It worked! Thank you thank you!
thanks. seems complicated first, but when you done it once everything is okay :)
yoo tysm man this was a really helpful guide!
Thank You! As a pc amateur I still wouldn't exactly call it easy, what with the PowerShell commands and whatnot (which is why I saved the video for future reference) but it did the trick! I don't know why these files wouldn't typically be uploaded for easier use to begin with, but I'm sure there's a reason I'm just not aware of. Clear and concise video, though. Thanks again!
Glad I could help!
A redump is a 1:1 copy of the original disc. Everything including encryption is preserved. Historically, redumps are meant for backup purposes rather than emulation. It just so happened most emulators like to use redumps.
If you also want to play on original hardware, you'd like to have the redump/encrypted ISO, because the console will look for the encryption of the original disc. Emulators on the other hand, need decrypted files.
Thanks for the explanation! I guess that makes sense. It's still a bit annoying for those of us emulating. But it makes sense. @@KatRollo
@@EmeryC75 No worries, if you're into archiving/preservation, it makes sense to keep the redump, because you can always decrypt a redump, but you cannot restore the original encryption from a decrypted file. Cheers!
@@KatRollo I'm not personally, but I do think it's worthwhile, and appreciate that there are people who are. I was just speculating earlier that what you said was probably the case, though. Thanks for the confirmation.
absolute legend, youre the equivelant of the indian guy helping with homework (thats a good thing)
Thank you so much my friend. You are the best.
Great tutorial! Works without a hitch :D
Thanks, you are amazing.
Haha, good explanation bro, very usefull video, and more easier than others
Thanks for the help
thanks man i appreciate it, ive spent a good couple hour trying to figure this out on my own before i stumbled on your video.
Glad to hear it!
Dunno what I'm doing wrong i have the iso and exe for converting in a folder and when i drag and drop the iso it just opens a window for half a second and doesn't create an xbe at all. anyone know a fix?
Good looking out. Gonna try this
It keeps saying "could not create xiso"
for me that happened but i changed the name to only include letters i changed mine from "JSRF - Jet Set Radio Future (USA)" to "JSRF" and it worked for me
@@chicken_fillet8116 Thanks man, worked this way for me as well!
@@chicken_fillet8116 THANKS!
Wow thanks this really helped me.
thx for the excellent explanation and demonstration
it doesn't matter how I do it, the xiso files that were converted from iso files will not work, I don't understand what I'm doing wrong
Crazy this sometimes has to be done, but wow. 🏆
thanks! it really worked! (however some games like GTA SA don't really work.
Thank you very much
Yoooo you tha man!
I went through everything. The process completed as it does in the video. But the new iso still does not seem to load.
when i dragged the ISO over to that program it did not give me a folder with an .xbe just a folder with a bunch of differen files like hundreds
Thank you!
thank you!
I keep getting permission denied and could not create iso even when I'm in administrator mode for powershell
Thanks Much!!
You're welcome!
got xemu to work on my steamdeck after much hair pulling thanks to this video lol
Glad I could help
It doesnt work for me. When I get to the Open Powershell here, it will either say application not found, or give the file path the the game and say file not found. I dont know what I'm doing at this point, and im not computer literate enough to edit the registry
Appreciate you! Also trying to play JSR:F lol
Do you know why at 3:36 when I hit enter, it tells me "Permission denied?"
Thanks!
I can’t get this to work on my steam deck using the Konsole - just says permission denied after select the ISO file… xemu is not user friendly at all
xisso not working for me got to convert but in emulator xemu nothing happens load the disk then nothing.
THANK U SO MUCH
You're welcome!
hi! so i did this through my mac on terminal and it said it worked- even created the file itself but for some reason the game xiso isn’t showing up in the folder? could you help at all?
After I download what’s in the description what am I supposed to do after.
Honestly thank you, but wow ps2 you download it, get the bios and run game. Xbox it's download emulator, find 3 different files you need, then convert games into a different format (why didn't they upload in that format who knows) it's just insane!
still have an error: file too large
I get confused and lost easily sometimes. I almost completely gave up but I finally got it. I had to download the second xiso.exe version because the 1st one didn't work.
what if xisos run but they have other technical problems? I have family guy but main or any menu won't show
thank you so much, it worked in xemu for me, but when I play on Cxbx reloaded it gets stuck in the loading screen forever,
its says value to high when i try to convert what can i do
I also have this problem
Did you ever find a solution to this? Just had the same thing happen to me
i did this and it still says load disc on xemu...
Can this be done on Mac? Not seeing the same options when doing the right-click + shift command.
Followed all the steps, but still couldn't get the compressed xiso to work :(
like a other people it say for me the file is too large and I don't know what to do
Don't think that github link works anymore
whenever I try to run the Powershell command it says "isoread error: value too large failed!"
same for me help pls
First you have to apply the first method taught in the video then there you have to apply the command in PowerShell with that folder that has the default.xbe
Dont run powershell take the ISO and place it on top of the .exe file and you dont need to do all those extras
good tutorial, but i can't get DOA Ultimate to work. none of the ISOs i've tried work on xemu.
the github not provided extract-xiso program itself anymore I found only coding stuffs(no exe) please point me out where to get it, thanks.
hey sorry for late reply, you would need to go to the "Releases" tab on the right side of the screen to get the program download.
When I convert the first time I dont get a xbe file. I get like 40 or 50 files.
nothing happens when i press enter
i used the powershell method and the file created is only 12,3 MB
So I'm not sure how I dun-diddled up but i got an .XEX file and not an .xbe file and I'm wondering if you knew why/how that happened? and if theres a way to fix it.
xex file is an xb360 game. xbe is original xbox. the one benefit is that you can use that xex file on the xb360 emulator xenia.
sorry for asking, does there have to be a "default.xbe" file because I have done that method, but it doesn't work, thank you
Yea andit’s gotta be in the same area with the extract iso program
When I drag a zipped iso file to the extract-xiso.exe icon nothing happens? No window pops up saying it's extracting like your video shows?
Nevermind, your video shows it as an iso archive file so figured it was zipped. Unzipped it and then dragged that file to extract-xiso and it made the folder like it did in your video.
how would i convert a file thats ccI? to work with xemu?
my man
can you help! when i convert the iso it becomes a xex file and not a xbe, i dunno why and i dunno what to do
xex is xb360, not og xbox.
is it normal for an xiso to compressed down from a 7gb file to a 700k kb file?
No that should not be happening. Typical size is about 2gb and up.
@@jovsgaminglounge This keeps happening to me, the folder generated ends up being ~900KBS after I drag the iso to the extractxiso exe
I don't understand why sites that distribute Xbox ISO files don't prepare them like you did in the video It would be a good idea to create a page where you post the files you prepared for us to just download and run or a program to do this let's insert the xbox iso file and have that program prepare as you have prepared me here and That would be great I've tried various programs that claim to do this but they don't and I can't find any files complex in the ista ISO file for example the voting file for Xbox does not exist and it is hard to find at least for me and there is another problem to prepare this file you must know English because the computer program cannot write in another language to be able to execute the command and it's very hard for someone who is not an English speaker that's why they should create a page where you prepare the files beforehand Like you did in this video we just download them and use them It would be a much better idea because not all of us can use the computer so skillfully most of us only use it to search explore watch movies listen to music and download premade games I also found Windows games pre-installed, we download them to the computer and start them and play them, we don't even have to install them. This is how a page created by you should be with the files ready, I see that you know how to do this. We don't understand that you are doing this to me If I was good at it then we would post, I would make a page like this But I don't know how to do this job and that's why I suggest you do this job, put a page where you can post the files that you make Ready ready we you see we download them and use them in the emulator It would be much easier for us
Not possible, it's illegal to distribute roms where i live.
IT KEEPS SAYING COULD NOT CREAT XISO
hey i was wondering if theres any pros/cons to each emulators? for example if the game im playing crashes at this chapter on Xemu, would it also crash on Cxbx? im new to emulation in general
I use both. Certain games may work on one and not the other. The websites of each have a compatibility page where you can see if it works or not.
i've read extensively before downloading one or the other, and yes. you are absolutely correct. certain levels will slo-mo even when locked at 60fps. or crash at a certain point. a xemu issue.
theres a website that lets you do all this automatically, no need to download anything. just upload your file and itll convert it to xiso. I doubt itll let me link it but it should be easy to find
Anyway, to do a bulk convert?
Can run or open xtract-xiso I have windows 11 x64 system.
No, it runs through the command line. There are other programs out there that do have a gui but i dont remember the names.
when dragging the game onto the extractxiso.exe it tells me "application was unable to start correctly 0xc000007b"
How do I install Xiso for Zorin OS Linux?
Super thank you!
But I have a problem copying it to the Xbox.
There is an error message Directory not found. Used WinSCP because Filezilla wouldn't find my Xbox for whatever reason.
Does anyone know what the problem is?
I have the same problem bro
you got it now?
is it normal that it still says iso in properties?
how did you make it compress?
this spit out a iso file nt an xiso file?
so if i only use xemu i can delete the folder right?
yes, once you made the iso the folder can be tossed.
My girlfriend is trying to emulate mgs3, can you recommend an emulator because we are trying to do xenia and she is struggling lol. It looks like disk 1 is already extracted but I think disc 2 needs to be extracted but when she dragged the file for disc 1 xenia did nothing basically. Any suggestions and ideas what she might be doing wrong is greatly appreciated
Edit: sorry I just realized this is for Xbox and not the 360 pc emulators but maybe you still know something
The first disk being xex or something like that and disk 2 being iso I believe. She doesn't have an Xbox controller for the emulator but she do have a Nintendo one if an emulator works with most controllers that's a bonus. I think she might need to try to run it again and restart like you did or something, thanks fine man
XB360 games will use the Xenia Emulator and a switch controller can hook up to the pc via Bluetooth.
bro pcsx2 is the best. mgs games run 4k with 60fps especially if you overclock abit
@@jovsgaminglounge update, girlfriend got mgs3 download good with my help. Danku
how to became exe on my extract-xiso
@ 1:30 file i get is not xbe it is xex. any suggestions
Xex is an xb360 game. You can still compress it and be able to play it using xenia emulator.
Can I do this method with steam deck
I followed your tutorial and it says that it failed to compress. Any advice or other methods?
Are you compressing after extracting the iso? Is PowerShell opened from within the folder the game is located?
@@jovsgaminglounge Thank you for responding, bud. I just unzipped the game with 7 zip, then it unzipps as iso I put all the programs in the same folder.
@@duranduran6456 Drag the iso into the the program and it will extract. after it extracts, If you are using cxbx-r you don't need to compress it. If you want the game for xemu, open the PowerShell by holding shift and right clicking the folder the game is located in, then run the compression command in PowerShell.
@@jovsgaminglounge Thank you for the information, bud. I spent hours trying to get it to work and am beyond frustrated. I even tried another emulator. The other emulator loaded the game with a black screen, while the sound and controls worked well. I am giving up, because all this frustration is just not worth it. Thanks again for your responses and help.
If you use EMUDECK, it has a built in compression tool that will convert ISO to XISO. I did it right from my steam deck in a few minutes. VERY helpful.