Xbox One HDD Replacement.txt

            ##::[[--- Xbox One Internal HDD Replacement Wiki ---]]::##


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    #--- Xbox One Partition Layout ---#
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   HDD has a GPT partition table & contains 5 partitions
    • Items without sizes have no sizes listed as they will depend on the system

GUIDs
  #--- Disk ---#
     A2344BDB-D6DE-4766-9EB5-4109A12228E5
  #--- Partitions ---#
     #1    B3727DA5-A3AC-4B3D-9FD6-2EA54441011B    'Temp Content'
     #2    869BB5E0-3356-4BE6-85F7-29323A675CC7    'User Content'
     #3    C90D7A47-CCB9-4CBA-8C66-0459F6B85724    'System Support'
     #4    9A056AD7-32ED-4141-AEB1-AFB9BD5565DC    'System Update'
     #5    24B2197C-9D01-45F9-A8E1-DBBCFA161EB2    'System Update 2'


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    #--- Normal Layout ---#
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   Partition 1 (Temp Content) 41GB
    • $sosrst.xvd (50,596KB)
    • appswapfile.xvd (2,109,584KB)
    • ConnectedStorage-retail (9,548,892KB)
    • GDVRIndex.xvd (103,628KB)
    • ScreenShots.xvd (1,061,020KB)
    • temp00 (2,097,164KB)
    • temp01 (2,097,164KB)
    • temp02 (2,097,164KB)

   Partition 2 (User Content):
    • PLS (folder)
    • SharedStorage (folder)

   Partition 3 (System Support) 40GB:
    • Controllers (folder)
    • cache0.cfg
    • cms.xvd
    • DataCollectionUploader_0
    • LastConsole
    • user.xvd
    • WER.xvd

   Partition 4 (System Update) 12GB:
    • A (folder)
      o SettingsTemplate.xvd (37,144KB)
      o sosinit.xvd (11,964KB)
      o sostmpl.xvd (63,516KB)
      o systemaux.xvd (494,876KB)
      o SystemTools.xvd (466,44KB)
    • B (folder)
      o host.xvd (49,364KB)
      o SettingsTemplate.xvd (120,784KB)
      o sosinit.xvd (11,964KB)
      o sostmpl.xvd (63,516KB)
      o system.xvd (1,667,660KB)
      o systemaux.xvd (820,596KB)
      o systemmisc.xvd (748,192KB)
      o systemtools.xvd (38,484KB)
    • updater.xvd (63,644KB)

   Partition 5 (System Update 2) 7GB:
    • no data, empty        


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    #--- Rebuilding OS using OSUDT Downloads (from Xbox Support site) ---#
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 If your original HDD still boots, only utilize Windows WIM Commands below, then follow the 4 steps below

  • After creating WIMs of partitions 1, 3, & 4 on Windows, disconnect HDD, and reconnect to *nix OS:
     1. Run the xboxonehdd.py script utilizing name of replacement HDD name (sdb, sdc, etc.): python xboxonehdd.py sdb
     2. Run the newly created script mkxboxfs.py (not mkxboxfs-500gb.py):  python mkxboxfs.py  (unmount all partitions afterwards)
     3. Reconnect HDD to Windows, apply the respective WIMs to their respective partitions; Once done, reconnect to *nix OS
     4. Run the xboxonehdd.py script again, ensure all partitions are unmounted, & connect HDD to Xbox One


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    ##--- Prerequisites ---##
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   Download OSUDT1 & OSUDT2
    • http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/console/offline-system-update-diagnostic-tool
   Download ptutil.py, mkxboxfs-500gb.py, & xboxonehdd.py from Scripts folder
    • https://github.com/JW0914/Wikis/tree/master/XboxOne/Scripts
   PC/VM running Linux, such as Ubuntu or PartedMagic, both of which can be run from a liveCD


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    #--- Recommendations ---#
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   I strongly encourage making a WIM backup of Partitions 1, 3, & 4 via Windows once all of your user content is synced (this will prevent having to go through this again should you replace/upgrade a drive).
    • I recommend after, as I’m not sure what, if anything, is added to partitions 1, 3, & 4 during the sync


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    #---  WIM Commands ---#
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   Z:\ is the image save location
   D:\, E:\, & F:\ are the respective drive letters for Xbox One partitions 1, 3, & 4

   Temp Content (D:\)
    • DISM /Capture-Image /ImageFile:Z:\TempContent.wim /CaptureDir:D:\ /Name:"Xbox One Partition 1" /Description:"Temp Content" /Compress:max /CheckIntegrity /Verify

   System Support (E:\)
    • DISM /Capture-Image /ImageFile:Z:\SystemSupport.wim /CaptureDir:E:\ /Name:"Xbox One Partition 3" /Description:"System Support" /Compress:max /CheckIntegrity /Verify

   System Update (F:\)
    • DISM /Capture-Image /ImageFile:Z:\SystemUpdate.wim /CaptureDir:F:\ /Name:"Xbox One Partition 4" /Description:"System Update" /Compress:max /CheckIntegrity /Verify

   Apply WIM
    • DISM /Apply-Image /ImageFile:Z:\TempContent.wim /Index:1 /ApplyDir:D:\ /CheckIntegrity /Verify 

  
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    #--- Steps ---#
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  1.  Connect replacement HDD to PC & note what its device name is (sdb, sdc, etc.); then run the xboxonehdd.py script:  python xboxonehdd.py sdb	(where sdb is device name)
        a.  If replacement drive is larger than original HDD, edit the mkxboxfs-500gb.py script so DEV=/dev/sdb equals your replacement HDD device’s name, then run it: python mkxboxfs-500gb.py  
        
  2.  Copy the following to Partition 4
         Folder A should contain all OSUDT1 files, except system.xvd & updater.xvd
          • host.xvd
          • SettingsTemplate.xvd
          • sosinit.xvd
          • sostmpl.xvd
          • systemaux.xvd
          • SystemTools.xvd
         Folder B should contain all OSUDT1 files, except updater.xvd
          • host.xvd
          • SettingsTemplate.xvd
          • sosinit.xvd
          • sostmpl.xvd
          • system.vxd
          • systemaux.xvd
          • SystemTools.xvd
         updater.xvd (root of partition)
        
  3.  Unmount HDD mount points, run the xboxonehdd.py script again, & connect HDD to Xbox One
  
  4.  Xbox will boot, begin to update, and fail about 25% of the way through
  
  5.  Shut down the Xbox One cleanly via a single touch (do not hold the power button)
        • Failure to do this prevents one from doing what's next
        
  6.  Replace OSUDT1 files in Folder B with files from OSUDT 2 (copy and paste)
        • Folder B is the actual update folder, with Folder A containing files from the previous update.
        
  7.  Reconnect drive to the Xbox One and boot up... It should continue the update and finish successfully.
  
  8.  Once you are at the Xbox Home Screen, shut down the Xbox completely via the menu (must be fully shut down, not put into standby)
  
  9.  Copy all files from each partition into 4 separate folders (1 for each partition) on a separate HDD OR utilize Windows WIM Commands above to capture WIMs of partitions 1, 3, & 4
  10. Run mkxboxfs.py script (not mkxboxfs-500gb.py): python mkxboxfs.py
  
  11. Copy all files back to their respective partitions OR apply the WIMs to their respective partitions
  
  12. Once reconnected to the Xbox One, it should boot and display the correct size for free space.
        • If you receive an error after reinstalling the HDD, you need to rerun the xboxonehdd.py script


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    #--- WIM Sizes ---#
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   TempContent.wim
    • 416,895 KB
   SystemSupport.wim
   •  1,125,075 KB
   SystemUpdate.wim
    • 4,175,222 KB


##################################
    #--- WIM Verification ---#
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   Verify WIM File
    • DISM /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:"Z:\TempContent.wim"

   Verify WIM File Index(es)
    • DISM /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:"Z:\TempContent.wim" /Index:1


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    #--- WIM Information ---#
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   While one could make a WIM backup of the User Content partition, I don't recommend it if you have broadband internet, as xvd storage is efficient, and you'll have a resulting WIM image almost the exact same size as the used space on the partition. 
    • Everything contained on the User Content partition is downloaded once your Xbox Live account is synced.


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    #--- External Drives ---#
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   If Windows doesn't recognize external HDD/USB drives, flip the 1st sector bits from 99CC to 55AA with HxD
    • HxD: https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd
    • withinrafael.com/taking-a-peek-at-xbox-one-formatted-disks-in-windows


   You can also flip the bits using a *nix OS (where /dev/sdb is the disk)
    • echo -en '\x55\xAA' | dd conv=notrunc of=/dev/sdb bs=1 seek=510 2>/dev/null 1>&2

   Flipping the bits back to 99CC
    • echo -en '\x99\xCC' | dd conv=notrunc of=/dev/sdb bs=1 seek=510 2>/dev/null 1>&2