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[peasofcrap]

does this count for just using a sliver account with a backup in the drive?  i have never had a gold account.

QUOTE(BEVEL @ May 22 2007, 06:27 AM)

And if you read C4E's comments correctly, EVERYONE who has played a copy on XBL will eventually get banned.
No matter what firmware, drive , if you flashed it out of the box etc etc
its just that the banning is done manually, thats why its taking a while for everyone who should be banned, to get banned.

read the C4E comments again m8

[Again]

QUOTE(BEVEL @ May 22 2007, 12:27 PM)

And if you read C4E's comments correctly, EVERYONE who has played a copy on XBL will eventually get banned.
No matter what firmware, drive , if you flashed it out of the box etc etc
its just that the banning is done manually, thats why its taking a while for everyone who should be banned, to get banned.

read the C4E comments again m8

Well maybe it's my bad english, but I can't seem to read that anywhere. As of today I'm still not banned. Only have two back-ups and have played it a a couple of times the last few weeks (never on live).

Is is inevitable that I will get banned? Because if that's the case I won't spend another 20 euros to upgrade the fw.

[blue_calx]

QUOTE(gerzand @ May 22 2007, 02:29 AM)

http://www.kev.nu/360/dvdshort.html

thanks but that site is asking for a login and password

[ryanworrell]

QUOTE(Xbox-Scene @ May 21 2007, 11:19 PM)

We also got information C4E is working on an "iXtreme Online" FW for Toshiba-Samsung drives, a Hitachi-LG version and maybe even BenQ version might follow later.
The new FW will have less features than the current Xtreme FWs: no single-layer (DVD5) support, no ripping of games (0800 mode), but more features to safely play from burned discs (emulate the exact speed and timings of the original games) and prevent booting from un-safe discs (without PFI and DMI or bad SS - so discs not passing the 'Stealth Check' (using Xbox Backup Creator()(<a href="http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox360-tools/XboxBackupCreator.php">info) for example) are not going to boot on the new firmware), or images that aren't exact dumps of the original.
There's no official ETA (maybe this weekend though for TS drives), and of course no guarantee MS will never ban you based on new checks (that's the risk it takes if you want to be part of the modding community ) The HLG FW will take a bit longer as it'll require true 'Stealth media' etc added.

I just ordered my Blaster360 and will wait for this FW to come out before flashing, but can anyone fill me in on how we are supposed to backup or games if there is no ripping supported??

Thanks!

[romm2002a]

Just a thought, If M$ some how has some detection to detect the DVD drive from ever being disconnected from the motherboard, does this not also apply to consoles that had gone back to M$ for repair?
How would M$ distinguish between a legitimate removal of the drive and a not legitimate removal of the drive?
Or does Microsoft somehow reset that flag when doing repairs on the consoles?

Again, just a thought... im no expert in the field what so ever. just a NooB

[elcazador]

Alright I only read the first post and didnt read the remaining of the 7 pages. Here is my analysis of the situation and what happened with me.

Firstly, this is my console. It has a Hitachi Drive 59DJ original firmware. Currently running C4EVA's 2.4 FW.
Secondly, I have gamesaved from 360gamesaves.com for oblivion recently. After the spring update all those gamesaves stopped working.
Thirdly, now this is the important part where i got banned. I was playing Test Drive unlimited and it was Victoria Day here in canada. So i went out for a few hours. I came back to see my TDU game was offline XBOX LIVE. I tried reconnecting didnt work. Called Tech support and they said i have been banned and i didnt know at that time it was the modding ban. Well i would usually say i didnt mod my 360. And they asked me to send it in. Obiously i wont. Damn i spoke to them for 2 hours.!!!

             Okay there was some productivity when i spoke to them. Firstly anyone playing Crackdown can download Halo 3 beta regardless Backup/Original. Secondly, E66 and E68 - Dont use external fans like the intercooler and dont split the power in the 360, the intercooler is very noisy, and drains power causing a E66 or E68 because the 360 is unable to have enough power to startup, this could cause your 360 TO BRICK! THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE 360 WARRANTY. DO NOT USE ANY EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL POWER SPLITTING DEVICES. Well the thing is that the HITACHI 360 is the most silent 360 of all. Adding the intercooler only makes it more noisy although it does a good job on cooling. Anyways my E66 AND E68 are finally fixed by myself (personal credit).

Lastly, this is how I will fix my ban issue. It may as well be a fix for everyone. You will need a new console to apply this fix! You will have to modchip this new console and you can continue playing game backups. Thats the fix. Please do not use any of C4EVA's or GARYOPA's FW because they do not send the correct response to the MS servers or to the flash memory in the 360. The modchip is successful according to my stats obtained from XS Filter - Do not link to Torrents Sites on xs. ** forums where 0 people out of 100 reported being banned while using the modchip. MS has detected that you have modded the 360 and playing backups because of that response issue. THE MODCHIP is the only solution ATM or if you want to wait for C4EVA to fix the response issue and wait. While even C4EVA says it only appplies the fix on NEW CONSOLES! SO YOU WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW CONSOLE ANYWAY!!!! ~~~~

Sorry about this long post lastly.

[mace1337]

This is very interesting news!

I'm still not banned and I think it's because I havent played alot after the fall update.
Maybe in total 4 hours of play with backups between fall update and spring update.

Now i'm not banned and I think that I'm somehow under the threshold for detection, either that or I'm just not banned YET.  

Time will tell.

[Johnwinger]

After losing my console to Microsoft I basicly lost all faith in the modding community. They knew the crap could be seen by Microsoft yet did nothing to prevent.

Now after 10s of thousands of people lose their consoles do they even consider a new firmware upgrade.

I'm through modding. Its not worth the risk.

[SomeDudeWhack]

QUOTE(Deihmos @ May 22 2007, 02:49 PM)

Opening the console voids the warranty completely so there is no legitimate reason to remove the drive. I don't see why hackers are pushing to allow people to play backups on Live just to get the consoles banned again.

the reason most hackers are hackers..... to "beat the system"...... its a never ending battle.....ex. a hacker working retail job at walmart whos "smarter than your average bear" outsmarts a MS employee getting paid 250k a year for his knowledge............

[romm2002a]

QUOTE(Deihmos @ May 22 2007, 02:49 PM)

Opening the console voids the warranty completely so there is no legitimate reason to remove the drive. I don't see why hackers are pushing to allow people to play backups on Live just to get the consoles banned again.

[Nailed]

QUOTE(Deihmos @ May 22 2007, 01:57 PM)

That is exactly how i feel. I don't see why they are even bothering with a new firmware just to get more consoles banned. They already achieved their goal in being able to play backups but let the pirates play them offline.  I don't see the point of this mod either becuas all it does is help piracy and nothing else.

From a hacker's perspective, the point is because you can.  It's the challenge, plain and simple.

[Deihmos]

QUOTE(Nailed @ May 22 2007, 10:14 AM)

From a hacker's perspective, the point is because you can.  It's the challenge, plain and simple.

yes it is a challenge but in the long run who suffers? People will be selling their banned consoles on Ebay or doing some scam to get them replaced and i am sure the banning will just continue even with a new firmware. it's just more harm than good.

[TripseV]

I still don't see why MS would ban in waves.
The ban is a punishment, how is it a punishment to let people play another week/month before being banned.
What do they have to gain from waves of bans?

[gerzand]

QUOTE(blue_calx @ May 22 2007, 01:26 PM)

thanks but that site is asking for a login and password

Yeah the site must have gotten over-run since last night. Here are some pics I saved while it still worked.

[Xx The 0ne xX]

I'm very happy C4e is working on a new fw.. i think that the guys that found the HV exploit helped m$ find a way to detect it,think about it they did a delayed ban. they knew everyone would b very cautious as soon as the spring update came out, so instead of banning right after update, they waitied till halo 3 beta, while everyone had their guard down, then they banned. That kind of tactical thinking isnt how m$ works, its hackers (HV guys) plus if u look on the main page a few days before this happened the HV guys met up with m$, so it all makes sense. Think about it, they already snitched to m$ about the HV exploit before it was even released. So what makes u guys think they would refuse to help m$ with the dvd fw?