How to play on Xbox Live with a non-flashable
modded Xbox
How to play on Xbox Live with a flashable modded
Xbox
How to play on Live with an upgraded HD and
running an EvolutionX CD
How to get unbanned from Xbox Live
Ok,
so you got your Xbox modded and want to play the top games
on Xbox Live. But, you heard that you can't play a modded
Xbox on Live. What should you do? Well, here is your answer.
How to play on Xbox Live with a non-flashable
modded Xbox
The most important thing to know is that your MS dash must
be named xboxdash.xbe. When you first run Xbox Live, it will
update that file with the new MS dash with the Live tab. So,
you may ask "What about EvolutionX?" Well, sorry
guys, but you will have to run EvolutionX off a CD.
So
now that you know that your MS dash has to be xboxdash.xbe,
you will have to install a switch on your modchip. The switch
will disable it, or enable the modchip.
The
most important thing when playing on Live with a modded Xbox
is that you must always have the modchip off when playing
on Live. Turn your modchip off, and then power on Xbox. It
is always best to have the modchip off, even when you are
installing Live for the first time.
Now,
if you want to play backups, turn your modchip on and power
on Xbox. You can boot your EvolutionX CD and load your backups
off the HD, or you can boot your backup CDs. However, you
must make sure you DO NOT access any Live-oriented tabs within
the game. DO NOT select "Download Content", "Play
Live", etc. tabs in a game. When doing so, your Xbox
will connect to Live, and MS will detect a modified BIOS,
and you will then soon be banned.
How to play on Xbox Live with
a flashable modded Xbox
So, you have the best field of modchips out there, so you
have better options. The first thing you want to do is flash
your modchip with a BIOS that boots a file another than xboxdash.xbe.
For example, flash with a BIOS that will load evoxdash.xbe
first. You can store your EvolutionX dash on your HD, and
have it be evoxdash.xbe. But, be sure you keep your MS dash
as xboxdash.xbe. That file will be updated when you first
install Live and having the MS dash as xboxdash.xbe will make
it a good update.
If
you have a X2 PRO, there is an external on/off switch. Just
make sure when you boot up your xbox, the switch is set to
off.
For
those of you with the Matrix, you will set your Matrix in
mode 3. How mode 3 works is, your flashed BIOS will load when
the XBox is powered on. This means the modchip is on, and
you can check that by looking inside the Xbox at the modchip
and it will have a green LED. But, for those who want a nice,
put together Xbox, I recommend getting a BIOS that is a colormod.
So, when your Xbox boots, your Xbox logo will be blue for
example meaning the modchip is on.
So,
you are now at your EvolutionX dash or MS dash with the modchip
on. You will then run a game (an original or a backup) or
even a homebrewed program, and when the game is running, press
the big eject button. Your Xbox will reboot and the original
BIOS will load. The normal green Xbox logo will show and this
means the modchip is off. Also, the modchip will now show
the red LED.
As
I said above, you must make sure you DO NOT access any Live-oriented
tabs within the game when the modchip is on. DO NOT select
"Download Content", "Play Live", etc.
tabs in a game. When doing so, your Xbox will connect to Live,
and MS will detect a modified BIOS, and you will then soon
be banned.
How to play on Live with an
upgraded HD
Playing on Live is easy with an upgraded HD. It must always
be locked. The original MS BIOS, when the modchip is off,
demands a locked HD or else your Xbox won't boot. You may
ask if a locked HD is ok to do with the modchip on. Yes, it's
okay.
Relating
to the xboxdash.xbe file, this must be in the root of C:\
As
a quick note, if you are in a situation where you must run
the EvolutionX CD, you can keep all your EvolutionX files
(skins folder, evox.ini, etc) in their usual places on the
HD, as you just will need default.xbe (EvolutionX dash) on
the CD.
How to get unbanned from Xbox
Live
So, you made a mistake. Your "little brother" selected
a Live tab with the modchip on and now you are banned. Well,
you can get unbanned. Xbox Live just bans your Xbox's HD key.
Not your gamer account.
To
get unbanned, you MUST obtain an unbanned EEPROM. These are
not posted at the usual places, you must get it from a friend
who has a modded Xbox and doesn't plan to go on Xbox Live.
To update your Xbox's EEPROM with a unbanned EEPROM, download
Configmagic and use that program. The program is easy to use
and it is all menu driven.
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