[XBOX] New round of live bans
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Gargamel198024




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PostPosted: Thu, 20th Dec 2007 18:27    Post subject:
Well I know in the states, They have this law that states once you buy something, its yours to do what you want with it. If you mod it, thats your right.. But Pirating games is illegal none the less. So, If you own the system, and have modded it, M$ can ban you from LIVE by their TOS, But they in no way can ban you from updating your system to play future games! I forgot the exact name of the law...


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Munkeee




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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Dec 2007 00:00    Post subject:
Quite a few people seem to be getting rrod's after their bans apparently

Wonder if ms is trying to be badass ?
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thompa
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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Dec 2007 00:42    Post subject:
Ok, so this thread is about Xbox360, not Xbox.
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Dec 2007 00:49    Post subject:
yesterday while playing MX vs ATV my box froze 3 times in a row in less than an hour

today worked smoothly tho, weird Neutral

come to think of it they should've closed their eyes on patched drives coz there is so many failed boxes since launch and instead they banning ppl for using their hw, after all u still paying them for live! service which is pretty unstable

only m$ can sell something that doesn't work as it should and then ask xtra cash for finished products Laughing

they could implement video driver that will heat gpu to unstable temp, nvidia did that once but it was fixed
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Munkeee




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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Dec 2007 01:13    Post subject:
Mortibus wrote:
yesterday while playing MX vs ATV my box froze 3 times in a row in less than an hour

today worked smoothly tho, weird Neutral

come to think of it they should've closed their eyes on patched drives coz there is so many failed boxes since launch and instead they banning ppl for using their hw, after all u still paying them for live! service which is pretty unstable

only m$ can sell something that doesn't work as it should and then ask xtra cash for finished products Laughing

they could implement video driver that will heat gpu to unstable temp, nvidia did that once but it was fixed


Tis a worrying trend that so many xbox's seem to be going down after being banned

You can't send it back either as your serial is confirmed via phone and its obvious the TOC is broken so they refuse repair

If anything does come of these rumours surely MS are opening themselves up for some liable cases
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deelix
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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Dec 2007 07:28    Post subject:
Mortibus wrote:
yesterday while playing MX vs ATV my box froze 3 times in a row in less
Might be because you didnt burn with Mirror Laughing

nah, srsly... might just be this game. Try to make it cold where you got the 360, and try another game.
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TiHKAL




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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Dec 2007 22:45    Post subject:
@Mortibus

I think there is something up with the game TBH, i loaded it once and it did the opening videos fine - the next time it lagged like crazy, my xbox was not hot all other games work fine. MX just seems flakey, i hope it's the release.


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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Fri, 21st Dec 2007 23:06    Post subject:
nope after that never had any hiccups, lags or freezes yet

but i did had blue sparkled artifacts all over the screen, happend before once long time ago
fixed after reboot

i do hope it will last some time till i get my hands on giving that box into decent cooling solution Neutral
don't wanna spend more money on new one

no time or cash to spare right now
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azzman




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 09:13    Post subject:
Xbox Live ban updates
>> So we've gotten some interesting conclusions over the past week regarding the new 'waves' of bans over supposedly modified consoles on xbox live.

As you've all seen, Microsoft has started unbanning consoles. I've seen alot of people who were banned this past weekend, and are still banned, no matter how much yelling they do to poor customer reps. Others, who have modified firmwares ranging from 5.x to 1.4, and have never made a phone call have miraculously become unbanned!

As always with Microsoft, there is no rhyme or reason to their actions. A couple interesting things we have found...

You CAN have your console banned for having a 12v fan mod. A very trusted user of www.360patches.com got told directly from MS reps that his fan was modded on his 360 and that it violates the TOA. Any modification of hardware does indeed violate the TOA, so legally they reserve the right to ban users from live for that reason. Petty yes, but justified. A fan mod would be reasonably easy to detect, as voltage metering is something standard in all bios for the past 10 or so years.

In regards to 'bad game data' or kreon rips, SS, dmi and pfi, it appears that the reason MS might be unbanning xbox360's is because we've found evidence that strongly suggests ANY xbox360 can return bogus data. After some internal testing on a few older 360's, it seems that once a lens is near the end of its life, it can respond with all sorts of data, or lack thereof. A len's on the fritz was able to produce all sorts of odd angles that a new drive would not, aswell as tons of missing data throughout SS files (many chunks of data that read 00's instead).

So, it appears that MS is backtracking somewhat on the ban's, likely due to the reasons described above. Their infallible system has proven once again to not be perfect, and to attack innocent users. As always, we recommend that if you are a live user, to NOT modify your system, as you will eventually get banned.

Great i did a 12v fan mod due to the fact my 360 was overheating like a mofo, I had it RROD twice on the 5v standard fans. The sucker was working good, never imagined I would get banned for that!
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Jenni
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 09:30    Post subject:
Best way to do a fan mod it seems is to have it powered externally.

An old phone charger would be ideal to power a 12v 130mm fan.


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whoKnows
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 10:07    Post subject:
I don't get it why people just don't buy a second console if they really care that much about Live, a Core isn't that expensive anymore. Instead people waste their time speculating about the bans, update firmwares, speculate some more, and finally get upset then the banhammer hits them.
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dirtymurt




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 11:38    Post subject:
whoKnows wrote:
I don't get it why people just don't buy a second console if they really care that much about Live, a Core isn't that expensive anymore. Instead people waste their time speculating about the bans, update firmwares, speculate some more, and finally get upset then the banhammer hits them.


Becasue it's all part of the fun game we call Cat and Mouse
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 12:43    Post subject:
banned for a fan mode, wtf Confused

ppl upgrading retarded cooling system or absence of it becoz they don't want their console to die in short period of time and getting banned?

this is just too pathetic Laughing
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Munkeee




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 14:38    Post subject:
Microsoft don't go into detail about mods I thought . So how did he get into a full blown conversation about being banned for his fan mod

Usually they fob you off with , you broke the terms and conditions and you fine well know what you did . Stop wasting my time k thnx bye


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Ironic Statement #4756 from sabin
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Nazgul9




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 15:19    Post subject:
whoKnows wrote:
I don't get it why people just don't buy a second console if they really care that much about Live, a Core isn't that expensive anymore. Instead people waste their time speculating about the bans, update firmwares, speculate some more, and finally get upset then the banhammer hits them.

When your console gets banned does your gamertag get blacklisted as well or can you just buy a Core, connect your old hard disk and play on like nothing happened?
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whoKnows
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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 15:56    Post subject:
I don't know, but i'm guessing that you have to do that before you get banned.
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 16:27    Post subject:
Nazgul9 wrote:
whoKnows wrote:
I don't get it why people just don't buy a second console if they really care that much about Live, a Core isn't that expensive anymore. Instead people waste their time speculating about the bans, update firmwares, speculate some more, and finally get upset then the banhammer hits them.

When your console gets banned does your gamertag get blacklisted as well or can you just buy a Core, connect your old hard disk and play on like nothing happened?


gameprofiles are intact only your box gets blacklisted

just get core version and connect your hd and u can use x-live again Wink
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Nazgul9




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 17:02    Post subject:
Sounds great! Why would anyone want to buy original games? Wink
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dirtymurt




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 21:28    Post subject:
Updated today. Not banned yet, touch wood! downloaded the burnout demo, pretty good game tbh

I was banned in the Spring upgrade, this is my second box, currently running iextreme 1.2c. I have checked every game since my last ban with xdvdmulleter and binned (donated to nephew) all the ones that did not pass. fingers (and everything else) crossed.


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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Sat, 22nd Dec 2007 21:44    Post subject:
Nazgul9 wrote:
Sounds great! Why would anyone want to buy original games? Wink


yeah, considering console has short life span u maybe lucky if they ban u before it dies Razz

hmmm maybe it was a m$ idea for ppl to get rid of old consoles so they won't have to repair it Laughing
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azzman




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PostPosted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2007 01:43    Post subject:
Jenni wrote:
Best way to do a fan mod it seems is to have it powered externally.

An old phone charger would be ideal to power a 12v 130mm fan.


I would assume its the lack of connection to the standard 5v fan header that is the problem. Not the source of the 12v line from the PSU. Anyway fuck em i dont care, rather have a working 360 than live access.
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Munkeee




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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Dec 2007 00:10    Post subject:
Got a new one and flashed from another box to be on the safe side

Dunno if I'm gonna leave it dorment but no point as I can't see a way it can detect firmware , Must be the rips

Staying clear of Halo though just to be on the safe side plus I think it's a bit wank
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Nosmirchjgkjhghjg




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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Dec 2007 15:07    Post subject:
Any reports that using a live account from a banned console on a brand new un-modded console will cause that console to be banned by association?
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Mon, 24th Dec 2007 15:12    Post subject:
Nosmirchjgkjhghjg wrote:
Any reports that using a live account from a banned console on a brand new un-modded console will cause that console to be banned by association?


i'd say no unless m$ got completely bonkers and desperate Razz
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chakdeindya
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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2007 19:51    Post subject:
my 360 had survived the ban till now.but got a RROD. So i sent it to xbox360pros to get it fixed. They fixed it and send it back. I turned it on and connected to Live, and its banned. What a shitty luck.lol


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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2007 20:10    Post subject:
chakdeindya wrote:
my 360 had survived the ban till now.but got a RROD. So i sent it to xbox360pros to get it fixed. They fixed it and send it back. I turned it on and connected to Live, and its banned. What a shitty luck.lol



hahaha sorry i couldn't help it Laughing Laughing
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manu_xl




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PostPosted: Wed, 26th Dec 2007 23:34    Post subject:
chakdeindya wrote:
my 360 had survived the ban till now.but got a RROD. So i sent it to xbox360pros to get it fixed. They fixed it and send it back. I turned it on and connected to Live, and its banned. What a shitty luck.lol


just return it again! all 360 replacements are refurbished xbox'es. some of those are hit by recent ban hammers. just be honest and explain it to the customer help desk!
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2007 00:05    Post subject:
he got it repaired at xbox360pros, not ms Sad

hope the repair lasts a while chak, i hear they use the heatgun method to fix boards.
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dirtymurt




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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2007 01:46    Post subject:
chakdeindya wrote:
my 360 had survived the ban till now.but got a RROD. So i sent it to xbox360pros to get it fixed. They fixed it and send it back. I turned it on and connected to Live, and its banned. What a shitty luck.lol


Sounds like you got shafted dude!
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chakdeindya
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PostPosted: Thu, 27th Dec 2007 17:15    Post subject:
that was my first thought too...But what could they have done to get it banned...maybe put in parts from a banned console and send it to me???
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