Before I FTP the xbox game over to the hard drive does it have to be in an ISO format
NO
or is it a simple process of ftping over the entire directory structure off the dvd
YES
Assuming you have a modded/softmodded Xbox.
go to your evox dash and ftp to your xbox with your PC.
create a folder called "insert game name here" on your desktop,
insert the game disk in the xbox drive.
ftp to the location of the game (D:/ i believe)
then drag and drop the contents of the Xbox DVD drive to the folder on your desktop.
once its completed, simply drag the folder back to your xbox partition that you use to store games.
then you can use XBMC to goto the .xbe and start the game from there..
at least thats how i do it..