This is pretty long but i think it's worth reading if you got a spare 10-20 minutes...
Now I will explain my story. I have modded my Xbox with a xecuter 2.3 lite a version while back. I then added a 200 GB hdd which was before the recent halo 2 updates and eventually got the x3 I have today. I play on xbl frequently because I like to game and have friends that I play on there.
I started having problems with mysterious MTU errors and I seemed to get it right with my router and my ISP. It would then go away for a bit. Then I would find the error to come back. It was off and on for me for a few months. Then recently, I couldn't get my sh*t working so I made the call.
First I talked to d-link support on getting my mtu straight, we did all we did, then they told me to call Xbox support. I did that spoke to some guy and he couldn't figure out what was going on. He had me speak to his supervisor and he was telling me all kinds of sh*t to do which I followed to the letter. He began to ask me for the codes I received after trouble shooting. I will list them here for you guys.
1.00.5971.01
W:0000-000B
X:0000-F001
Y:008A-0FE0
Z:AFFF-0018
L:0ms (0ms) P: 0/0
1.00.5971.01
MT: 1 (0015-00F0)
IC: 1 (0015 - 00F0)
NT: 0
Now here is the codes from my friends Xbox (modded with x2.3 lite a) who successfully connects from my network...
1.00.5971.01
W:0000-000B
X:0000-F001
Y:00AB-4860
Z:0000-0000
L:70ms (72ms) P: 20/20
1.00.5971.01
MT: 1 (0015-00F0
IC: 1 (0015-00F0
NT: 1
They were most suspicious with MY Y: codes and also the codes I received for Z:. When I asked, they said that all that should be listed with 0's. Also the NT (which stands for NAT) was listed as 0 which it shouldn't be. And the most puzzling to them was that MT: was listed as "1" which means that the MTU is configured CORRECTLY.
Now I receive a call today where a guy walks be through some stuff and I can really tell this guy knows what he's talking about. They want me to go through some "mod verification process" which includes them to send me packing material and then send in my Xbox to them to have them check and make sure it has not been modified in any shape or form.
What he did tell me to do with him on the phone is to tell him the serial number on the bottom of my Xbox. This is where I fuked up. I told him the number on the label. I did not mention to you guys above that I have been banned before with the x2.3 lite a but I got a new eeprom long time ago (bout 1 year). And then he told me to run through the trouble shoot. Then he made me read the serial off the screen....
I read it correctly as written and I knew that was stupid. It showed to them that either my label on the Xbox was a fake or not updated, or that my eeprom has been changed. He then told me to check on the bottom of my Xbox for poked wholes or messed up stickers and I lied and told him that it looked fine and didn't seem like they were messed with.
He also told me to lift one of the pads (rubber ones on bottom of box) to see if the clear sticker type thing was still intact which is really isn't but I told him it was. So he began to ask me where I bought it and I told him I got it a long time ago but used. This seemed to fool him and give me some extra points.
I asked him why I couldn't really connect and he explained stuff about malicious code and how people with modified Xbox’s could easily cheat on the service. Of course I kept playing stupid. He was saying that I was not officially banned but I received an error while attempting to contact the Xbox live service.
He said he was going to give me a call in a few days and confirm the "mod verification process". In all he said it would take a little less than a month for me to receive packing material, ship, have them check it out, and ship back. I asked him what would happen if they did find signs of modification. He explained that if the Xbox showed signs of modification that I will not be able to play on Xbox live again on the Xbox but my account will still be fine. He said that if my Xbox was somehow faulty, they would keep the Xbox but return me a new one free of charge.
I have decided that I want to make the Xbox LOOK as stock as possible. I will unlock my current 200 GB hdd and replace with my original stock 8 GB hdd so they don't find any "mysterious" files. I was thinking of putting my original eeprom in there but that was banned and would look weird because I already gave him the serial of the current eeprom. I will completely desolder my chip and try to clean the board as best I can so that is looks as it did when I got it. Clean board but dusty. I don't know what they will think when they see that the wholes on my LPC have been desoldered since it IS a v1.0 Xbox.
I'm not sure what I will do about my labels though. As there are holes in them from when I’ve opened my case. I may attempt to lift the sticker and then put some paper under it and then glue it back to make it look neat as possible. I was also considering not shipping it to them at all though. Like doing the old switcher-roo at Wal-Mart but I don't think I’ll go to those extremes.
I posted this topic to here some feedback and also give you guys the chance to check your codes compared to mine. They did not consider me banned but it was actually a fault in their own system. This is why I kept receiving the MTU error. Also, I did not post this topic to try and scare those new comers but to tell you to mod your console BEFORE you connect to Xbox live. Some how they figured out my eeprom was not stock and decided me to flag the MTU errors which is now all I get.
I'm only 14 years old which anybody I talk to on the phone can figure that out and they didn't seem suspicious at all at me, but to the "previous owners" of the console...
also maybe by posting my codes I received, someone else can pin point exactly what they tracked in order to find out what I really got under the hood. So I just want to hear what you guys got to say...
and just to add a bit more, it seems that Microsoft seems to put the boot to us modders is because they fear for their online system. They fear that if they allow modified consoles onto Xbox live that the system will become corrupt and cheaters will come from it all. Also that they think that if modified consoles are allowed that people will become susceptible to viruses. We have to admit that these measures have been carefully made to ensure the safety of its members but of course will sometimes leave the creative ones in the dust.
Now I will explain my story. I have modded my Xbox with a xecuter 2.3 lite a version while back. I then added a 200 GB hdd which was before the recent halo 2 updates and eventually got the x3 I have today. I play on xbl frequently because I like to game and have friends that I play on there.
I started having problems with mysterious MTU errors and I seemed to get it right with my router and my ISP. It would then go away for a bit. Then I would find the error to come back. It was off and on for me for a few months. Then recently, I couldn't get my sh*t working so I made the call.
First I talked to d-link support on getting my mtu straight, we did all we did, then they told me to call Xbox support. I did that spoke to some guy and he couldn't figure out what was going on. He had me speak to his supervisor and he was telling me all kinds of sh*t to do which I followed to the letter. He began to ask me for the codes I received after trouble shooting. I will list them here for you guys.
1.00.5971.01
W:0000-000B
X:0000-F001
Y:008A-0FE0
Z:AFFF-0018
L:0ms (0ms) P: 0/0
1.00.5971.01
MT: 1 (0015-00F0)
IC: 1 (0015 - 00F0)
NT: 0
Now here is the codes from my friends Xbox (modded with x2.3 lite a) who successfully connects from my network...
1.00.5971.01
W:0000-000B
X:0000-F001
Y:00AB-4860
Z:0000-0000
L:70ms (72ms) P: 20/20
1.00.5971.01
MT: 1 (0015-00F0
IC: 1 (0015-00F0
NT: 1
They were most suspicious with MY Y: codes and also the codes I received for Z:. When I asked, they said that all that should be listed with 0's. Also the NT (which stands for NAT) was listed as 0 which it shouldn't be. And the most puzzling to them was that MT: was listed as "1" which means that the MTU is configured CORRECTLY.
Now I receive a call today where a guy walks be through some stuff and I can really tell this guy knows what he's talking about. They want me to go through some "mod verification process" which includes them to send me packing material and then send in my Xbox to them to have them check and make sure it has not been modified in any shape or form.
What he did tell me to do with him on the phone is to tell him the serial number on the bottom of my Xbox. This is where I fuked up. I told him the number on the label. I did not mention to you guys above that I have been banned before with the x2.3 lite a but I got a new eeprom long time ago (bout 1 year). And then he told me to run through the trouble shoot. Then he made me read the serial off the screen....
I read it correctly as written and I knew that was stupid. It showed to them that either my label on the Xbox was a fake or not updated, or that my eeprom has been changed. He then told me to check on the bottom of my Xbox for poked wholes or messed up stickers and I lied and told him that it looked fine and didn't seem like they were messed with.
He also told me to lift one of the pads (rubber ones on bottom of box) to see if the clear sticker type thing was still intact which is really isn't but I told him it was. So he began to ask me where I bought it and I told him I got it a long time ago but used. This seemed to fool him and give me some extra points.
I asked him why I couldn't really connect and he explained stuff about malicious code and how people with modified Xbox’s could easily cheat on the service. Of course I kept playing stupid. He was saying that I was not officially banned but I received an error while attempting to contact the Xbox live service.
He said he was going to give me a call in a few days and confirm the "mod verification process". In all he said it would take a little less than a month for me to receive packing material, ship, have them check it out, and ship back. I asked him what would happen if they did find signs of modification. He explained that if the Xbox showed signs of modification that I will not be able to play on Xbox live again on the Xbox but my account will still be fine. He said that if my Xbox was somehow faulty, they would keep the Xbox but return me a new one free of charge.
I have decided that I want to make the Xbox LOOK as stock as possible. I will unlock my current 200 GB hdd and replace with my original stock 8 GB hdd so they don't find any "mysterious" files. I was thinking of putting my original eeprom in there but that was banned and would look weird because I already gave him the serial of the current eeprom. I will completely desolder my chip and try to clean the board as best I can so that is looks as it did when I got it. Clean board but dusty. I don't know what they will think when they see that the wholes on my LPC have been desoldered since it IS a v1.0 Xbox.
I'm not sure what I will do about my labels though. As there are holes in them from when I’ve opened my case. I may attempt to lift the sticker and then put some paper under it and then glue it back to make it look neat as possible. I was also considering not shipping it to them at all though. Like doing the old switcher-roo at Wal-Mart but I don't think I’ll go to those extremes.
I posted this topic to here some feedback and also give you guys the chance to check your codes compared to mine. They did not consider me banned but it was actually a fault in their own system. This is why I kept receiving the MTU error. Also, I did not post this topic to try and scare those new comers but to tell you to mod your console BEFORE you connect to Xbox live. Some how they figured out my eeprom was not stock and decided me to flag the MTU errors which is now all I get.
I'm only 14 years old which anybody I talk to on the phone can figure that out and they didn't seem suspicious at all at me, but to the "previous owners" of the console...
also maybe by posting my codes I received, someone else can pin point exactly what they tracked in order to find out what I really got under the hood. So I just want to hear what you guys got to say...
and just to add a bit more, it seems that Microsoft seems to put the boot to us modders is because they fear for their online system. They fear that if they allow modified consoles onto Xbox live that the system will become corrupt and cheaters will come from it all. Also that they think that if modified consoles are allowed that people will become susceptible to viruses. We have to admit that these measures have been carefully made to ensure the safety of its members but of course will sometimes leave the creative ones in the dust.
