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[Killa420]

From what i've read that means its already banned even though you cant see the actual message

[Fofer]

QUOTE (Killa420 @ Nov 10 2004, 10:10 PM)

As of now, 20 hours, im still fine. Im begining to think they arent scanning hd sizes b/c if they were, i'd be done by now.

Not necessarily.  They may not be scanning HD SIZES on their own (ie: banning anyone with >10 GB drives), but rather a looking for a SERIAL NUMBER DISCREPANCY from first XBL login to today.  And since you stated that you only logged onto XBL for the first time 5 days ago, with an already modified box, the HDD size matches.  A lot of folks were on XBL for months before diving in and modding their box though, and I believe those folks are the ones currently being bitten.

The only wrinkle here is if a user transports their gamertag/XBL account from one machine to another.  I believe they are actually scanning for the EEPROM/HDD serial # combo.  So if you get a new HDD (and hence a new HDD serial #) but your EEPROM stays the same, you'll be tagged.  If you replace your EEPROM and your HDD serial #, you're fine... but this married combo is recorded and if it changes later, you're tagged.

The more reports I see, the more I think this theory is being confirmed.  If you modified your Xbox *after* logging into XBL, M$ has a record that your HD has been changed.


Remember that old Gamespot <?> article that said M$ was tracking HDD's that everyone laughed at?  Or the SmartXX's "Xbox-Live detection code" announcement from a few months back (that was widely derided) that said M$ was checking HD's to see if they'd been replaced?

Well I think those were true and this week is the payload.  They were tracking back then, to compare to today.

[Maverick0984]

well i hope the hdd thing is the reason for my own sake, since i got on xbox live for the first time after the mod was done.

[mrjkwik]

sorry to post this, but i had another idea.  i agree that its probably a hdd check.  but it seems as though some with stock drives are claiming to have banned without "human error" also.

my question is, how many of you with stock drives have been banned, and if you formatted your drive with slayers?

no, this isnt a slam on slayers.

just wondering if they could be checking the volume id serials on the hdds instead of the manufacturers serial.

sorry to post another "theory".  just curious.

[Savejonas]

This might be stupid but last night I was prepariing my scrap xbox so I could take my chip out of it to use on live and while I was relocking a stock hard drive with config magic I noticed it set the team assembly password to it. Would M$ be able to see that or would that have no effect at all?
btw, my xbox is now all stock again but I left evoxdash and ini on the c drive, but I was still able to get onto live for my first time.

[datapusher]

Arrr, well I updated an EEprom that I got.  Only problem is that i am getting an error number 7 now, HDD timeout.

I followed zodiaks instructions to the T, so I am at a loss now

Any Ideas?

[dalime]

Sorry if this is a re-post but some of these threads are like 20 pages long and I can't read through them all.
Basically, I signed up for Live BEFORE I installed my chip & HDD.  I haven't logged in to Live since I put my new HDD in, but I hooked up my stocker (with Evox, Apps, etc.) and have no problem.
Sooooo, if I want to use my new HDD and Live, I will need a new EEPROM to go with the new HDD when I recover my account, no?

Assuming that no one used that EEPROM on Live before, they would look at it as though it were a new EEPROM & HDD to register in their database.  (If the current theory is correct)

This sound right to you guys?  TIA

[Kaitou_Ace]

system that got banned was 1.1 w/ x2.3p with a clean e but c had a few dashes on it.  all else is on f.

this comes on the heels of the 1.4 getting banned.  my other 3 guys are going to check and let me know tomorrow.

and i was JUST starting to enjoy XBL too...

[admiralj]

maybe i dont have a good understanding of the way live works, but here's a thought:

On many occasions, I have saved my live account onto a mem card and taken it over to a friend's house to play games on live at his place. He himself doesnt have a live acct, but I can log into live from his xbox by using the account on my mem card (by copying the data to his hdd i think). Now IF M$ is banning based on discrepencies between EEPROM/HDD serial #'s from the 1st time i logged into live (on my xbox) from the most recent time i logged into live (on my friend's xbox), how is it that i can login to live just fine from his xbox without seeing any of the "familiar symptoms" of being banned from Live? Further, would appearing on M$'s Live network from my friend's xbox (with his EEPROM/HDD serial #s being sent to M$) jeopardize my friend's xbox in any way should he decide to get a live acct?

[loserkid182]

QUOTE (Kaitou_Ace @ Nov 11 2004, 07:51 AM)

just got banned. system that got banned was 1.1 w/ x2.3p with a clean e but c had a few dashes on it.  all else is on f. this comes on the heels of the 1.4 getting banned.  my other 3 guys are going to check and let me know tomorrow. and i was JUST starting to enjoy XBL too...

I seem to have the same problem.

I have a 1.1 with Xenium ICE, just signed onto Live this morning (No Halo 2 yet) and it said no-one was online.

I played FlatOut on it with no probs last night, and not had any probs since I installed the ICE.

i have evox on C: nothing on F: (Stock Drive) and e: has videos on it

I only use the box for Live games and Videos

I use my other Matrix box for backups and more videos

Gits

May be able to swap with a mate an unmodded for my Xenium Box

toypaj

[datapusher]

UPDATE

Changed my gamertag, did some modifications and now I'm back on Live.  Played a little mechassault then decided to go buy Halo 2.

Played for a while.  Logged off took a nap.

I just successfully logged back on and am now going to bed.

I will post exactly what I did when i wake up and since i started the thread I will definatley post if I get rebanned and am back in the same boat as before.

Hopefully it will not come to that.

[Kaitou_Ace]

 then my wife and i can play sw battlefront together on live.  holla back

[Kaitou_Ace]

has anyone tried flashing eeprom and NOT chaning HDD?  i really don't want to lose my 160.  also, i'm gonna look into the xtender if it's the one that lets me fit 2 hdds in my xbox.

[solid7x2]

yes, the HD is banned... it is gone for using on live... you can use a stock hard drive new eeprom and swap out to your large hard drive when u want to use it.

otherwise your wasting a good eeprom