Microsoft Starts New Ban on LIVE Against Modified Firmware

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:41 pm

We don't have a lot of information yet (it just started, but we try to warn you all as early as possible), but it looks like Microsoft started a new wave of bans against modified DVD firmwares or DVD+/-R DL discs.
Several users on our forums and on IRC report their Xbox 360 has been banned from LIVE today. We get reports of Toshiba-Samsung and Hitachi-LG drives banned with both Xtreme and even the latest iXtreme firmwares. However we also see reports of people who are currently on LIVE and have no been banned (yet). No reports of banned BenQ drives yet (but few of these drives have been flashed yet).
We don't know yet if Microsoft is detecting the modified firmware or the discs (or maybe only with a specific game?).
If you have the 'Z Code' 8015-190D it means you are banned.
If your console is banned or if you have been playing on LIVE today with modified FW without getting banned, report you findings in this thread (include at least your live status, full drive model and firmware version used).

So until we have more info we HIGHLY suggest you don't log in to Xbox LIVE and don't play any games from DVD+/-R DL (even offline, incase MS flags something) if you have a flashed DVD drive.

Link to full post:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=630440

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:45 pm

So?

Don't mod your firmware.
Don't illegally download games.
Problem solved.

turk645 · Post by **turk645** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:45 pm

it was only a matter of time.

good thing im legit.

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:26 pm

All of that's too complicated for me anyways.
I'm glad they are starting to stop modders before they start. If that makes any sense.

latinomodder · Post by **latinomodder** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:46 pm

Tural wrote:So?

Don't mod your firmware.
Don't illegally download games.
Problem solved.

Uhm I make backups of games I own....

Ignore my sig...

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:02 pm

I think someone who needs to back up their games is someone who should spend the money and invest it in some protective devices for their discs. Not a single one of my discs is in a bad condition, or even a fair condition. Most are pristine. They go in the console, I play them, I put them in the cases. I fail to see why someone would have a legitimate reason to back up their game. (Also, it's illegal to do so, even if you do own it. - That is, if there's a copy protection, which all 360 games have, so yes, it is illegal under the DMCA.)

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:46 pm

Tural wrote:So?

Don't mod your firmware.
Don't illegally download games.
Problem solved.

Amen.

Prey · Post by **Prey** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:05 am

'twas a false alarm.

Xbox-Scene wrote:*UPDATE*
It appears that modified fw is NOT being detected, and is instead once again due to 'bad' discs. Keep in mind that the only full proof way to make a 1:1 backup is to do it yourself. iXtreme is as fullproof as it can be, in that it validates everything it possibly can from a firmware point of view, but a game can have slight data change somewhere, most commonly in DMI. Or it can be due to early copies being watermarked so to speak.

This is why you run the risk of being banned on xbox live if you pirate games. Always remember that you run a risk doing such actions.

In regards to game data being properly validated, xdvdmulleter is a tool that has a constantly maintained database to validate backups against retail copies to ensure full stealth. If you have a samsung SH-D16x and would like to contribute to the project to prevent future Live bans, please join #stealth360 on Efnet, IRC.