This guide covers the three Xbox 360 homebrew projects on this site: NetUsb360, NetDisc360 and FastFTP360. This page explains what each one does and what you need. The next pages install them on one console, one after the other, with example files you can download.
Each part also works on its own. Skip the projects you don’t need.
NetUsb360
A driver plugin for the console. Once it is loaded, a supported USB Ethernet adapter works like the console’s own network port: Aurora, FTP servers, games and other apps use it without any changes.
Where it runs: on the console, as a plugin loaded at boot by DashLaunch or RGLoader.
When you want it: when the console’s own 100 Mbit/s network port is too slow for you. The other two projects get their speed from it.
NetDisc360
Play the games on your PC or NAS on your Xbox 360. Every game shows up in Aurora as if it were installed, without filling the Xbox’s hard drive.
Where it runs: a server on a Windows PC, or in Docker on Linux or a NAS. On the console, its plugin NetIsoTiles.xex works with the NetISO plugin.
When you want it: when you’d rather keep your games on your PC or NAS than on the console’s drive.
FastFTP360
A fast FTP server for the console, with built-in network and disk tests. It moves files between your PC and the Xbox’s internal drive or USB storage, using any regular FTP client such as FileZilla.
Where it runs: on the console, as an app you start from Aurora, XeXMenu or your usual launcher. It is not a plugin.
When you want it: when you copy games, saves or other files to and from the console.
The Xbox 360’s own network port is 100 Mbit/s. NetUsb360 lets the console use a USB Ethernet adapter instead. Aurora, FTP servers, games and other apps then use the adapter without any changes.
launch.ini, with NetUsb360 as the first plugin.None of them needs the others. FastFTP360 also works over the console’s built-in network port, and NetDisc360 lists NetUsb360 and FastFTP360 as optional. Together they are faster. Measured with a TP-Link UE306 adapter and NetUsb360:
FastFTP360 writes to the disk while the transfer is still running, so it keeps up with what NetUsb360 delivers, and copies files faster than the console can read a disc. The internal hard drive writes at about 57.5 MiB/s, so it isn’t the limit: the Xbox’s USB 2.0 controller is. Speeds depend on your adapter, drive and network; each project page has the details.
| You want | Install |
|---|---|
| A faster network for the console than its own 100 Mbit/s port | NetUsb360, with a supported USB Ethernet adapter |
| Your games kept on your PC or NAS and played from Aurora | NetDisc360, and NetUsb360 to load them faster |
| Fast copies of games, saves and other files to and from the console | FastFTP360, and NetUsb360 to copy faster |
The three projects don’t all ask for the same console setup. Check the list for each project you want.
NetISO.xex 1.0 by cOz. NetDisc360 can’t work without it, and it isn’t included. You get it from ConsoleMods in the steps below.launch.ini from.default.xex at the top) or Games on Demand packages.See What you need for more.