UnleashedRecomp/docs/DUMPING-USB-en.md

Dumping

Note

The following guide is for dumping the game using a USB storage device.

If you wish to dump the game from your Xbox 360 hard drive, use this guide instead.

Pre-requisites

• Xbox 360 (modifications not necessary)
• USB Storage Device (16 GB minimum)
• Sonic Unleashed for Xbox 360 (US or EU, JP is not supported)
  • Retail Disc or Digital Copy (can be purchased and downloaded from the Xbox Store).
  • Title Update required.
  • All available DLC (Adventure Packs) are optional, but highly recommended. The DLC includes high quality lighting for the entire game.
• 7-Zip (for extracting Velocity)
• Velocity (Gualdimar's fork)

Note

Some Xbox 360 S|E consoles come with 4 GB of internal flash storage. These are not compatible with this method since you cannot set a USB storage device as a system drive on them.

An exception is for versions with the Trinity motherboard, where the storage module is located on a separate daughterboard and can be disconnected (not recommended for inexperienced users). On other models, this module is soldered directly onto the motherboard and cannot be disconnected.

Instructions

1. Turn off your Xbox 360 and remove the hard drive from your console.

Tip

You may consult the following guides if you're unsure on how to do this:

• Xbox 360
• Xbox 360 S
• Xbox 360 E

2. Connect a USB storage device to the console and turn it on.
3. At the Xbox Dashboard, navigate to the settings tab, select System, then Storage.
4. On the Storage Devices screen, select your USB storage device and press Y to open Device Options.
5. Select Make System Drive, then Configure Now and confirm by selecting Yes.

Caution

This operation will erase all content on the USB storage device. Before continuing, make sure that you have backed up its contents. This action is irreversible!

6. After successfully configuring the USB storage device as a system drive, turn off your console and reconnect the hard drive.
7. Turn on your console, then navigate to the settings tab, select System, then Storage.
8. Select the original hard drive, then navigate to the Profiles directory and move an Xbox Live profile that owns the game and its DLC to the USB storage device.
9. Turn off the console and remove the hard drive.
10. Turn on the console, install the system update if prompted, then sign in to your Xbox Live profile.

Note

If you have a digital copy of Sonic Unleashed, skip to step 14.

11. Insert your retail disc copy of Sonic Unleashed into the Xbox 360 disc tray.
12. At the Xbox Dashboard, go over to the disc tile under the home tab and press X to view Game Details.
13. Under the overview tab, select the Install tile and choose to install to the USB drive.
14. For downloadable content, return to the Xbox Dashboard and navigate to the settings tab, select Account, then Download History. Look for the game (if you own it digitally) and its DLC. Select them and choose Download Again. Repeat this step for all of the DLC that you own.

Tip

If the game or its DLC do not appear in Download History, ensure that you have moved the account that owns them and are currently signed into it.

15. Once installed, launch the game to ensure that the title update is installed. If it isn't, you should be prompted to install it.

Tip

If the DLC functions correctly, the title update is already installed.

To confirm this, you should see a message in yellow text that reads "You can play downloaded action stages [...]" upon loading a save file, which indicates that the DLC is working.

Otherwise, you may need to reach the world map in order to see the DLC globe indicator on any of the countries that you have DLC installed for.

If you're still unsure, you may force the title update to reinstall by clearing the system cache (available in Storage > Device Options) and relaunching the game whilst connected to Xbox Live.

16. Turn off the console and connect the USB storage device to your PC.
17. Download the latest release of Velocity and open the *.rar file using 7-Zip, then extract its contents anywhere that's convenient to you.
18. Create a new folder anywhere that's convenient to you for storing the game files.

Note

If you're using Linux, skip to step 20.

19. Right-click Velocity.exe and click Properties, then under the Compatibility tab, tick Run this program as an administrator and click OK. This is required in order for the program to recognize the storage device.
20. Launch Velocity.exe. You should see a Device Detected message appear on launch asking if you would like to open the Device Content Viewer. Click Yes.
21. You should now see a tree view of your storage device's contents. Expand the tree nodes for /Shared Items/Games/ (and optionally /Shared Items/DLC/, if you have the DLC installed).
22. Hold the CTRL key and click on SONIC UNLEASHED under the Games node, as well as the Adventure Pack(s) under the DLC node, if you have the DLC installed. Ensure all are selected before the next step.
23. Right-click any of the selected items and click Copy Selected to Local Disk, then navigate to the folder you created in step 18 and select it. Velocity will now begin copying the game files to your PC.
24. Once the transfer is complete, close the Device Content Viewer window and navigate to Tools > Device Tools > Raw Device Viewer.
25. Navigate to /System Cache/Cache/ and click the Name column to sort by name. Look for a file that begins with TU_19KA20I, this is the title update which is required for installation.

Tip

If you wish to verify that the contents of this file are correct, you may double-click on it to open it in Package Viewer and confirm that default.xexp exists inside, along with a folder called work.

Once you've verified it, close the Package Viewer window and proceed to the next step.

26. Right-click on the file that begins with TU_19KA20I and click Copy Selected to Local Disk, then navigate to the folder you created in step 18 and select it. Velocity will now begin copying the title update to your PC.
27. Once the transfer is complete, you should have all the necessary files for installation. You may now reconnect your hard drive to your console and restore your Xbox Live profile from the USB storage device. After that, return to the readme and proceed to the next step.