Topic: ATTENTION: Solution For Xbox Live Bannings (Read 1885 times)

bbanka · « **Reply #120 on:** November 10, 2004, 08:38:00 PM »

You can pay 50$ for a new live account but you can try to make a new live account with a 2 month free trial too. may be you can get it from new xbox software like Halo2 or DOAU

I've never heard about anybody changed his GT in his Xbox or via xbox.com
If I was wrong tell me the case

kwyjibo · « **Reply #121 on:** November 10, 2004, 08:48:00 PM »

Just to chime in with my findings.

I had a modded xbox, I reverted back stock (old hard drive, removed chip entirely) on 11/9/04. I called M$ because I couldn't sign in to XBL. They said my account was in good standing and I just need to do an account recovery. I did that, and it worked. Wheeeee!

So we had a big LAN party last night, I tried out XBL, and it worked fine. I get my box home today and try to go on live, and says I'm banned. They say I should buy another xbox and hung up on me.

So to review:

Stock hard drive
No Mod chip
Haven't previously play XBL for months
Never been banned
M$ said GamerTag was in good standing

WTF??? I just got Halo 2, and can't do crap with it. Grrrrrrrr.

mangup1987 · « **Reply #122 on:** November 10, 2004, 08:46:00 PM »

Sage2050 · « **Reply #123 on:** November 10, 2004, 08:53:00 PM »

i have a newly modded box that has never been on live before. i am about to install a 160gb Seagate hdd BEFORE ever putting halo 2 (which is thought to do some hdd scanning) and using the stock EEPROM (i have a spare). do you think i'll be banned, or do you need more information to determine it?

dfroot · « **Reply #124 on:** November 10, 2004, 09:02:00 PM »

First phase of test fails. I tried formatting without putting in new eeprom. (Stupid test i know, but what the hell. lol). Still banned. Now as soon as i can get a v 1.0 eeprom i can test with new eeprom. that will be the true test.

dfroot · « **Reply #125 on:** November 10, 2004, 09:10:00 PM »

Any 1 willing to donate a v 1.0 eeprom for the cause? lol. I cant use the paypal account anymore.

dannymak · « **Reply #126 on:** November 10, 2004, 09:37:00 PM »

Hello,

Im currently testing new eeprom and a stock hdd(never been to live before), no problems so far, i can connect to Live, let see for sometimes to prove it

bengu · « **Reply #127 on:** November 10, 2004, 09:53:00 PM »

R3PL1C4 · « **Reply #128 on:** November 10, 2004, 10:03:00 PM »

I have been banned before too and when i went on live a couple days ago i was too faced with a modified xbox error but i still and always have been using the stock HD. So my GT must be tagged and one of these "rigerous tests" must be scanning HD contents because i still have the stock HD. Well thats my 2 cents.

I also purchased a new xbox and can also confirm GT are not banned, i am able to use live fine now.

dannymak · « **Reply #129 on:** November 10, 2004, 11:39:00 PM »

Shiro · « **Reply #130 on:** November 11, 2004, 12:06:00 AM »

Kamakazie · « **Reply #131 on:** November 11, 2004, 01:40:00 AM »

Okay, stock HDD + fresh EEPROM, the drive has been formatted to factory default settings. I was able to play for a few hours tonight, lets see if I'm still good tomorrow.

Sage2050 · « **Reply #132 on:** November 11, 2004, 04:24:00 AM »

feet14 · « **Reply #133 on:** November 11, 2004, 05:17:00 AM »

I've obtained a fresh EEPROM and my original stock HD. The HD was used on live for a few weeks when I first signed up (June this year). I used slayer's 2.6 to format the HD to factory (option 4b2-3). The only other thing I put on my HD were my savegames. I used account recovery and I'm back on.

If I do get banned in the next few weeks, then MS must have recorded the serial number of this HD when I signed up and linked it to my original EEPROM. If not, it would seem that they only ban the larger HD and the EEPROM in the Xbox at the time.

rakshas · « **Reply #134 on:** November 11, 2004, 06:27:00 AM »

I followed the procedure outlined on this thread and now am successfully back on live (day2). Following are the details for those interested:

I have been banned several times probably because I had an upgraded HD. Every time I reflashed the eeprom I was able to get online for only a day or two before I'd get banned again. I still had my stock HD somewhere and according to this thread, returning the xbox to it's stock state would get me back on.

However, when I plugged the drive back in I got an error6. This was because the eeprom that my xbox was flashed with wasn't the one that was hard coded on the drive. Fortunately for me, I had a backup eeprom stashed somewhere. Once my xbox was flashed with the old eeprom, my stock drive started reading fine.

Used slayers to wipe my xbox to factory state, flashed it with an NEW UNBANNED EEPROM, hopped on live, and lots of halo2 fun was had by me. My xbox is open and I guess when I want to use the old hd I'll just do a quick IDE cable switch and I'm ready to go. Small price to pay I think.

Hope this helps someone.

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