Hi all!!
I have decided to make this post because I have seen so many threads that ask for help improperly and I wanted to give a comparative scenario to this using auto repair fundamentals as a basis. I receive many calls from family and friends asking me to diagnose a problem over the phone and the answer is the same 90% of the time. "I need more info". This is because when you ask for help with a complex piece of equipment like a vehicle or Xbox360, information must be as concise and on point as possible with as much information as possible. A thread that says "JTAG not updating" or "CR4 no debug light" yet contain literally 10 words total is NOT helping anyone at all. This is like calling your mechanic friend/family and saying "Hey my car wont start what's wrong with it?" You cant possibly think that they will be able to tell you whats wrong with your vehicle with that alone. I could tell you that you have a bad battery, but what if you've never checked your oil? That would be a nice piece of information to know because you may have seized your engine. I would know the likelihood of that by looking at your maintenance LOG. TX programs automatically store these LOGS for you so there isn't any paper involved, any alternate programs needed, nothing. Its all right there. Use it. For those of you familiar with auto repair, this is like using DTC's and freeze frame data to diagnose a vehicle. Many of the folks here are some smart individuals who have much experience in the console modding/repair field. They recognize problems in these LOGS and can have an idea (or a few) off of seeing them. Another bonus is that its free support. They do it because they love doing it. Find me another place that offers PROFESSIONAL (many of these people do this for a living) diagnosis assistance in an officially licensed environment. Anyways, that's just my 2 cents.
I have decided to make this post because I have seen so many threads that ask for help improperly and I wanted to give a comparative scenario to this using auto repair fundamentals as a basis. I receive many calls from family and friends asking me to diagnose a problem over the phone and the answer is the same 90% of the time. "I need more info". This is because when you ask for help with a complex piece of equipment like a vehicle or Xbox360, information must be as concise and on point as possible with as much information as possible. A thread that says "JTAG not updating" or "CR4 no debug light" yet contain literally 10 words total is NOT helping anyone at all. This is like calling your mechanic friend/family and saying "Hey my car wont start what's wrong with it?" You cant possibly think that they will be able to tell you whats wrong with your vehicle with that alone. I could tell you that you have a bad battery, but what if you've never checked your oil? That would be a nice piece of information to know because you may have seized your engine. I would know the likelihood of that by looking at your maintenance LOG. TX programs automatically store these LOGS for you so there isn't any paper involved, any alternate programs needed, nothing. Its all right there. Use it. For those of you familiar with auto repair, this is like using DTC's and freeze frame data to diagnose a vehicle. Many of the folks here are some smart individuals who have much experience in the console modding/repair field. They recognize problems in these LOGS and can have an idea (or a few) off of seeing them. Another bonus is that its free support. They do it because they love doing it. Find me another place that offers PROFESSIONAL (many of these people do this for a living) diagnosis assistance in an officially licensed environment. Anyways, that's just my 2 cents.
