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[Gumba]

QUOTE(bbanka @ Jan 5 2005, 08:58 AM)

Hi Gumba

I've believed your theory since you posted the marriage theory the first. so I could back to XBL by using stock HDD and new eeprom. I appreciate that. then now, I'm gonna try to change them to new 200G HDD(not used) and new eeprom(not used before too.). Do you think I'm gonna success? I want you to tell me something to help me before my trying.

You should be fine. Remember your original gamertag will have been flagged though, and you will need a new one if you haven't got one already (since your original banning).

[GordonNL]

My Xbox with a 60gb HD is banned too, Can I go back to xblive when I have a new EEPROM with the same HD with games and stuff on it, with the same Gamerstag??

Or do I allso need to buy my selve a new HD?

thanks!

[feet14]

QUOTE(GordonNL @ Jan 5 2005, 04:46 PM)

My Xbox with a 60gb HD is banned too, Can I go back to xblive when I have a new EEPROM with the same HD with games and stuff on it, with the same Gamerstag??

Or do I allso need to buy my selve a new HD?

thanks!

You won't be able to use that 60GB HD on live again. If you put your old stock HD back in with a new EEPROM you should be fine. If your old HD was on live before you upgraded your HD, according to marriage theory the old stock HD will get you banned. However, I did this and I'm not banned after 6 weeks, and with a flagged GT.

I think I can explain this by proposing a new theory:

When connecting to live, checks are made for banned Xbox SN, HD SN.

When your Xbox connects to live it does an MD5 hash of  Xbox SN, HD SN etc. This is stored locally. Each time you connect to live the Xbox recalculates this and compares to the stored copy. If unchanged, no data is sent to live.

If different, the Xbox sends all the current data directly to XBL. This bans the Xbox SN (or rather the HD Key - not the HD SN - but effectively they are the same) and the HD SN. This explains why an upgraded HD present at the time of banning will ban new EEPROMs. As the old stock HD SN was only recorded as part of an MD5 hash, it does not get banned and therefore can be safely re-used.

[Sybatical]

Bleh, I cannot edit my previous message anymore, So I'll quote myself and edit it. So here goes....

QUOTE(Sybatical @ Jan 5 2005, 04:49 AM)

Im wanting to install an X2.6 (Cause I've heard the Switch is very n00b safe) into my V1.6 and wanted to know if it is 100% SAFE with Live (Note: Wont be upgrading HDD). Auto-Connect will be switched off and I will have the ethernet cable unplugged at all times while playing with the ModChip on. (It will only be plugged in when I want to play original games such as Halo2)

I also wanted to know what is a cool n00b safe Dashboard.

Thanks.

There...  

This post has been edited by Sybatical: Jan 6 2005, 02:43 AM

[harrytasker]

What happens if you move your live account from one stock XBOX (where u signed up) to another stock XBOX?
Do u get banned because both EEPROM and HDD changed???

[Fofer]

QUOTE(harrytasker @ Jan 7 2005, 08:21 PM)

What happens if you move your live account from one stock XBOX (where u signed up) to another stock XBOX?
Do u get banned because both EEPROM and HDD changed???

No.  Moving a live account from one stock Xbox to another stock Xbox will most certainly not pose any problem whatsoever.  Think about it, man.

The "marriage theory" merely links EEPROM to HD.  The associated gamer tag has nothing to do with it.

[stephenstashko]

How do you change your gamertag, does this require setting up a new account and spending more cash?

[Gumba]

QUOTE(stephenstashko @ Jan 8 2005, 06:39 AM)

How do you change your gamertag, does this require setting up a new account and spending more cash?

Well, you could use a free 2 month starter card which comes with most xbox live games

[Gumba]

Bungie have finally started banning cheaters and other losers

So, if you're a cheater, who just got banned, tough.

http://bungie.net/Ne...eeklywhatsjan14

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I just got banned from Xbox Live, WHY!?

Good. Most likely because you were doing one of the following: Cheating, network-exploiting, cursing, swearing, threatening or abusing other players. The points below cover most of the stuff Xbox Live will ban or suspend people for and frankly, you know who you are. If you've been suspended temporarily, with any luck, you might think twice about cheating again.

Today, we are dropping the ban hammer on a significant number of cheaters. That number is thousands, not dozens or hundreds. Some of them will receive a short suspension of their service; others will be advised of more serious measures. In every instance, the Xbox Live team has gone to great lengths to prove, where possible, severe terms of use violations. If you have been banned, you have not been banned for anything minor, like flag bouncing, or glitch-grabbing an object. If you've been banned or suspended, there's a very good chance you know what you were doing was wrong and that you did it multiple times.

Is this all we're doing to prevent cheating and service abuse? No. A more universal, permanent solution is in the works. However, clearly there's no anti-jerk system – people will continue to be idiots, and this banning and suspension process might slow them down.

We don't care why people are rude, arrogant morons online, the reasons stretch from Ritalin deficiency to sugar-high overload, but we do care that the service be as fun as possible, so kudos to the majority of pleasant, polite players out there who make Halo 2 games a joy.

And yes, saying "Y'all can kiss my ass," in the lobby counts against you. The negative feedback will build and you will be punished. It's easy. DON'T DO IT. Racism? This is particularly galling, and you should know, it is frequently and highly reported. If you're one of those slack-jawed troglodytes who uses racism as his main form of discourse you probably won't even understand this sentence, but note that you should keep your vile, bilious crap sealed up. Nobody wants to hear how stupid you are.

So we encourage the good responsible players (and the vast majority, I should point out) to use feedback. It works. Slowly but surely.

PS: if you haven't checked the first post in this thread in a while you should, as its been updated fairly regularly with new and improved information .

[prabhuly]

I haven't read this entire thread, but i thought my information might help.

My friend was banned a month ago because his chip was on. Two days ago he came over, and using a memory card we put his live account on to my xbox so we could play together. I played all day yesterday on my account after he left. Today after school when i got home i was banned. Chip was never turned on.

[Gumba]

QUOTE(prabhuly @ Jan 19 2005, 05:57 AM)

I haven't read this entire thread, but i thought my information might help.

My friend was banned a month ago because his chip was on. Two days ago he came over, and using a memory card we put his live account on to my xbox so we could play together. I played all day yesterday on my account after he left. Today after school when i got home i was banned. Chip was never turned on.

See the section on "Flagged Gamertags" in the first post

[lobo777]

Is it possible to get banned without actually having an Xbox Live Account?
In my case, I have a modded xbox with a bigger HDD. I have it networked with an internet connection, I always use it with the modchip on, used the MS Dashboard many times and played games that you say try to connect without asking me (SW Battlefront for example)
Can they have my EEPROM and HDD S/N already or they just register them when I get an account?

[Avrame]

Okay all... I read through the first post, but am still a little hazy on my answer to my question.

Here's my situation...:

I have a stock hdd with Evox on it.  I acidentally had the chip on, and it went to the XBL dash, and BAM, i'm banned about 2 days later.

I bought a new eeprom, did not know about the hdd can be banned too, so now that eeprom is banned as well...

here is my Question:

If I install a NEW upgraded HDD, use a 2 month card to make a new account, and install a unbanned eeprom to the upgraded hdd, would I still get banned?

ALSO!!!  Major concern about this one... Banned accounts don't get charged again do they?  My 2 month was gonna expire in like 10 days, and I was set for the yearly payment option.  Will I get charged $49.95 on my banned account???

Thank for any info!!!

AvramE

[dalime]

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Is it possible to get banned without actually having an Xbox Live Account?

No

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If I install a NEW upgraded HDD, use a 2 month card to make a new account, and install a unbanned eeprom to the upgraded hdd, would I still get banned?

No.  You'll be all good.

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ALSO!!! Major concern about this one... Banned accounts don't get charged again do they? My 2 month was gonna expire in like 10 days, and I was set for the yearly payment option. Will I get charged $49.95 on my banned account???

They have only banned your XBOX, not your account or gametag, so you will be charged.  Call up and cancel.

This post has been edited by dalime: Jan 27 2005, 01:36 AM

[DylanH]

I'm unclear to what my options are.  Bear with me, I'm new to the mod scene.  I've been playing on Live since beta and my chip will be arriving shortly.  Are there steps I can take to get an upgraded drive online?  I've read the tutorial on how to do it with an evox CD, is it possible to have evox on the HD?

Thanks for the help.

This post has been edited by DylanH: Jan 27 2005, 08:48 AM