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[fredemmer]

2 xboxes me and a friend. On my xbox the Live account was created after it was modded and fitted with a different harddrive, not banned. My friends box on which a Live account was created before it was modded, changed the harddrive last week and got his box modded: banned. It looks like a dbase list which checks for modified hardware. Kind of like the Windows XP activation .

[Gumba]

QUOTE (miggidy @ Nov 10 2004, 07:12 PM)

Just make sure its a xbox live virgin stock hdd. If it's a Xbox Live virgin upgraded hdd then he will need a new xbox live account.

Interesting addendum

[Leafz]

QUOTE (Gumba @ Nov 10 2004, 07:02 PM)

Yes, Remember to use an XBL blocking BIOS so that you can't accidentally get banned for having a modchip active.

Where can i get a bios like that, and also i have a Aladdin Chip with a v1.4 xbox. Any suggestions for which bios i should use and where to get it?

Thanks

[Gumba]

QUOTE (Leafz @ Nov 10 2004, 07:27 PM)

Where can i get a bios like that, and also i have a Aladdin Chip with a v1.4 xbox. Any suggestions for which bios i should use

Which BIOS should I use?

If you have a 1.0 to 1.5 xbox then use X2 4983, or 4981 if you want to hack it with XBTool. X2 features LBA48, IGR, Eject Fixes, AV Fixes and Xbox Live Protection, and is simply the best BIOS available.

If you have a 1.6 xbox, then you have to use EvoX M8 1.6, you will want to hack it with EVTool. M8 can be modified to have approximations of most of the features of X2 except for XBox Live Protection. Pity.

If you have an HD >250 GB you have to use the .67 variants, aka f+g, if your HD is 250GB or smaller then you should use the .06 (ie f takes rest of drive) variant.

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and where to get it?

Xbins
http://www.xbox-scen...icles/xbins.php

[mikeylbl]

Here's a Q..

My friend has Halo 2 and uses XBL..

now he booted up his machine with chip off... and with no game in the dvd drive ...
and u know how u get the ms xbl screen that shows your username etc.. news.. and new games and whatever..
He didn't get banned that way.. and still isn't

Would u say he officially logged into xbox live??.. he can change his account info and all that ...

he hasn't tried halo 2 yet on live as a pre-caution..

Mike

[savah]

hello guys,


it may sound stupid asking something like that but what do u mean by saying xbox live virgin stock hdd?


I'm thinking of buying a new HDD for the XBOX and i've already signed up for live... Whatever, i'll come up with results in the next following 2 weeks...

[Gumba]

QUOTE (mikeylbl @ Nov 10 2004, 07:34 PM)

now he booted up his machine with chip off... and with no game in the dvd drive ... and u know how u get the ms xbl screen that shows your username etc.. news.. and new games and whatever.. He didn't get banned that way.. and still isn't Would u say he officially logged into xbox live??.. he can change his account info and all that ...

Yes, I would say he has officially logged in.

Also, you do NOT want to load the MS dashboard with your modchip on, even with an XBL blocking BIOS because it doesn't block the dashboard!

[Gumba]

QUOTE (savah @ Nov 10 2004, 07:39 PM)

hello guys, it may sound stupid asking something like that but what do u mean by saying xbox live virgin stock hdd? I'm thinking of buying a new HDD for the XBOX and i've already signed up for live... Whatever, i'll come up with results in the next following 2 weeks...

"xbox live virgin" means some which has never been used with XBL

"stock hdd" means an HD which comes with an XBox

I think its safe to say that if you upgrade an Xbox (now) after already connecting to XBox live (ie a non-XBL virgin EEPROM) then you will get your EEPROM banned, your HD banned and probably flag your GamerTag.

So, if you *do* want to upgrade your HD, I *think* you need to replace your EEPROM too... bummer.

EEPROMS are cheap luckily

[akiraflux]

after thinking about this, having a new HD and getting banned only makes sense if the EEPROM is the same. That would mean that xbl keeps track of the HD and EEPROM together. Cuz you can take your xbl account to another xbox but that means new hd/eeprom serials.

[emminentt]

.  I don't understand why.  I had the the mod chip off, I had my stock HD in, haven't modified it.  Last night I popped in the original game, I played okay at 12:30 am, went back on at 7:30 am and everything was okay.  But I just tried to go now 9:30 pm and said I had a modded Xbox.  So I was banned.  I don't understand why ( I know it was because of my mod chip..  EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OFF ) but really WHY? ... Maybe somebody can explain.

Okay, fine I wanted to flash my EPPROM, but was confused about one thing, can I use same one?? ( Made a backup ) or I need a new one? I have read two post and one says you can, and another says once the ROM is banned you need another one.   Any info you guys could provide, I would be grateful.. ...

[HomicidalMo0se]

QUOTE (Gumba @ Nov 11 2004, 05:21 AM)

No one is sure of what to do in your situation. I guess you might as well try with your big HD... if its not banned, lucky you, if it is, well, it was already banned... so they you need to get a new eeprom + new HD, and possibly a new GT

bah. if only someone knew for sure when they started recording the marriages... X_x

[acidred]

[highbomber]

QUOTE (acidred @ Nov 11 2004, 05:34 AM)

Sup everyone! seems that I am what you would call a lurker lol. Anyway, im here to give my stats. I have xbox ver 1.1, x2 pro, 80G WD HD.  I sighned up my xbox live account for the first time all after the mods where done.  My box is as loaded as it can get with all the apps, emulators, games and whatever! Point is I have had both the *cough* pal *cough* versions and stored saves from both on my xbox. Weird thing is that I have just continued on from french pal, English pal and now my ntsc retail version with the same original save. Thats right! same game saved seemed to just work with all versions, so i can safely say im pretty sure its not halo 2 that is causing the bans. Yes my xbox live account is still working I just tried it 5 mins ago.  Hope any of this helps everyone out there as this is a great community and I agree we all need to get together to solve this and help each other out! P.S. Gotta admit M$ is pretty dam sneaky lol

Yea, my old game save worked fine too. Something is up here, its not the HD. I think it could be the new Bioses. Alot of people who were banned had the SmartXX, Xecuter3, or the Xenium Ice.

[LeadHead]

. so anyway someone said something about HDD checking, and if you get xbox live with your orig HDD and then upgrade and sign in again, you wil be banned. if installing the XBL in one and then changing to another banns, uninstall it with SLAYERS 2.5, i think it was, and then re-install.

im gona try it, keep yah posted.

[jshorr]

QUOTE (emminentt @ Nov 11 2004, 05:28 AM)

I have read and read all of your posts.  Everything is so confusing.  I don't know even whats right whats wrong. I'll be honest... I started this Xbox modding thing only on Monday... I received my Executer 3 in the mail, open my box and sadered it on.  Everything good!! I have been banned from LIVE .  I don't understand why.  I had the the mod chip off, I had my stock HD in, haven't modified it.  Last night I popped in the original game, I played okay at 12:30 am, went back on at 7:30 am and everything was okay.  But I just tried to go now 9:30 pm and said I had a modded Xbox.  So I was banned.  I don't understand why ( I know it was because of my mod chip..  EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OFF ) but really WHY? ... Maybe somebody can explain. Okay, fine I wanted to flash my EPPROM, but was confused about one thing, can I use same one?? ( Made a backup ) or I need a new one? I have read two post and one says you can, and another says once the ROM is banned you need another one.   Any info you guys could provide, I would be grateful.. ...

Your post is very scary to me.  If you've never modified your HD then it HAD to have found some file on your drive it didn't like.  Are you running other dashboards?  Are you 100% positive the chip was off every time you connected?