Simple Live Question, banned? Options

[Kai920]

I rebuilt a new HD from scratch and put UXE Complete with nkpatcher. Setup my shadowC and used DaddyJ's tutorial to put a Live dashboard on my virtual C drive, using Top Spin...

Anyway I coldboot Top Spin and try to access to Live, it tells me "could not connect to Xbox Live. Do you want to troubleshoot your network connection?"

Is this just a simple network misconfiguration question, or have I been banned already?!

I should mention that I don't have a gamertag and I've never even signed up for one..

[Lord Magnus]

Sounds like a network problem.

[Kai920]

I forgot to mention, the box is set to DHCP and should have received the default gateway from the router (WRT54G) so theoretically it *should* be able to resolve the live servers right?

Guess I'll just find a two-month trial and try it out... due to the marriage theory I think I'll upgrade it to a bigger HD before I ever sign on to live.

[Kai920]

Hmm, just spetn a couple hours trying to config xbox live, but couldn't connect...

It says cables connected... but IP not confirmed, DNS not resolved, Xbox Live not found, etc. I thought if you coldboot you bypassed the live blocking features of nkpatcher...c ould that still be on even if I coldboot? (boot up with Top Spin dvd in tray)

This post has been edited by Kai920: Mar 5 2005, 07:52 PM

[Lord Magnus]

Still sounds like a big network problem.

Have you made sure your router is Live compatible? And that any firewall you might have is not blocking live ports?

[Kai920]

I use the WRT54G (v2) so it's on the list but I've flashed it to a custom firmware, maybe that's the problem?

Anyway, how can I be sure that my BIOS isn't "blocking" live, even if I've coldbooted?

[ximian]

Take the router out of the loop temporarily and plug your xbox in directly to see if it's any different

[Kai920]

Take the router out of the loop temporarily and plug your xbox in directly to see if it's any different

Good suggestion, and I tried that.. entered in my DSL username/password, but same problem. I booted with the original game in the disc drive...

[Kai920]

This is very strange... could it be that the ISP is blocking XBOX LIVE ports?

I just installed a new 160G hd, but my xbox has never been connected to XBL, no GTs created or anything. I used DaddyJ's tutorial to put the MSDASH onto my shadowC. Any ideas?

[eh.]

(When the box is cold-booted the M$ kernel/BIOS is used automatically [not the softmod's]. Consequently the real C partition is being used too [not shadowC] eh.)

This post has been edited by eh.: Mar 7 2005, 04:46 AM

[Kai920]

(When the box is cold-booted the M$ kernel/BIOS is used automatically [not the softmod's].  Consequently the real C partition is being used too [not shadowC] eh.)

Then theoretically, I shouldn't be able to use IGR when I cold boot, right? (L+R triggers+back+start)

[eh.]

(If you're able to use IGR it means the retail state box with original disc wasn't/hasn't cold-booted [correctly] eh.)

This post has been edited by eh.: Mar 7 2005, 06:27 AM

[Kai920]

(If you're able to use IGR it means the retail state box with original disc wasn't/hasn't cold-booted [correctly] eh.)

Yes, I'm able to use it! so as I suspected the "retail BIOS" hasn't loaded, and thus the "live blocking" features are still in effect, eh eh?

I thought the 'correct' coldboot proecdure is to insert the original DVD, and power up the console (from a powered off state)

[eh.]

Hmm, I recall you recently changed from a UDE2 setup, in order to cold-boot an NTSC-J disc ... is your box currently set to the correct region for the TopSpin disc eh?

[Lord Magnus]

Hmm, I recall you recently changed from a UDE2 setup, in order to cold-boot an NTSC-J disc ... is your box currently set to the correct region for the TopSpin disc eh?

Very nice follow up mate...

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