Just like the real console, the emulated Xbox keeps its settings — language, region, DVD zone, time zone, allowed resolutions, audio format — in a small memory called the EEPROM. On Recalbox 10.1 you no longer need an external EEPROM editor: everything is set from the menus, and Recalbox rewrites the EEPROM when the game launches.
The old procedures based on
XboxEepromEditoron Windows are no longer needed. If you already have anxemu_eeprom.binfile from another installation, you can still drop it into/recalbox/share/saves/xbox/: Recalbox will pick it up and only touch it to apply your choices.
Press START, then follow: ADVANCED SETTINGS > ADVANCED EMULATOR CONFIGURATION > Xbox. Four blocks of settings are available there:
Xemu Settings — the emulator options;Xemu - EEPROM General Settings — region, video standard, time zone, DVD zone, language;Xemu - EEPROM Video Settings — allowed resolutions, picture mode, refresh rate;Xemu - EEPROM Audio Settings — audio output, AC3, DTS.📷 Screenshot to come:
xbox-eeprom-menu.png
| Option | Values | Effect |
|---|---|---|
Resolution |
1x to 10x |
Internal rendering resolution. 1x is the original resolution; going higher sharpens the image at the cost of framerate. |
Show menu bar |
yes / no | Displays xemu's menu bar over the game. |
Skip boot animation |
yes / no | Skips the console boot animation. |
Show notifications |
yes / no | Displays xemu's notifications in the top-right corner. |
Display mode |
Center, Stretch, Scale |
How the picture fills the screen. |
Aspect Ratio |
NATIVE, Auto, 4x3, 16x9 |
Picture format. |
| Option | Values |
|---|---|
Region |
North America, Japan, Europe and Australia, manufacturing plant |
Video Standard |
NTSC-M (North America), NTSC-J (Japan), PAL-I (Europe and Australia), PAL-M (Brazil) |
Timezone |
from UTC−11 to UTC+12 |
Disable automatic daylight saving time |
yes / no |
DVD Region |
none, or regions 1 to 6 |
Language |
English, 日本語, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, 한국어, 简体中文, Português |
Set the time zone without accounting for daylight saving: the console applies its own seasonal shift, unless you disable it with the dedicated option.
For a typical Western European setup: region Europe and Australia, video standard PAL-I, time zone UTC +1, DVD zone Region 2, language English.
The video settings tell the game which resolutions the console is allowed to use: 480p, 720p and 1080i, each toggled independently. On top of that come the picture mode (Normal, Letterbox, Widescreen 16/9) and the refresh rate (50 Hz or 60 Hz). Many games adapt their rendering to what is declared here: enabling 720p can be enough to unlock a high-resolution mode.
At least one resolution must stay enabled. If you turn them all off, Recalbox automatically re-enables
480p.
On the audio side, you pick the output (Mono, Stereo, Surround) and whether Dolby Digital (AC3) and DTS are enabled.
Recalbox detects an unreadable EEPROM, deletes it and creates a fresh one with your settings — MAC address, serial number and keys are generated randomly. You only lose the console settings, never your saves, which live in the xbox_hdd.qcow2 virtual hard drive.