[mythtv-users] Can I still use an XBox as an XBox with XBoxMyth
Michael J. Lynch
mlynch at gcom.com
Wed Nov 17 16:25:42 UTC 2004
Joe Votour wrote:
>Well, if that's the case, then no XBox Live for me,
>since I have this nice Xebian image file on the HD
>(although it doesn't show up in the list of saved
>games).
>
>I can respect MS wanting to keep mod-chipped units
>off, I can even tolerate them wanting to verify the
>serial number of the hard drive. But gees, they
>shouldn't be rifling through the contents of the HD.
>
>
>
Remember....this is M$ your talking about. I don't put anything
past them. They seem to do whatever they want regardless of
whether or not is is either legal or moral until told by a court
to stop.
>Oh well...
>
>-- Joe
>
>--- Ashley Bostock <abostock at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>>From what I've read about the new detection
>>methods, not only do they
>>now look at disk IDs so they can work out if you
>>swaped in a different
>>larger disk, they also scan the drive looking for
>>the main files used
>>when software modding your xbox and/or installing
>>linux.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Whether or not (3) will get you kicked off is
>>>
>>>
>>still up
>>
>>
>>>for debate. Microsoft has recently introduced new
>>>measures as part of Halo 2 (which I suspect will
>>>
>>>
>>end
>>
>>
>>>up in all new XBox Live titles) that supposedly
>>>
>>>
>>even
>>
>>
>>>mod-chipped boxes with on/off switches can be
>>>detected. While I doubt that this is the case,
>>>
>>>
>>the
>>
>>
>>>one thing that they CAN do is figure out whether
>>>
>>>
>>or
>>
>>
>>>not you've swapped the hard drive in the unit
>>>
>>>
>>(this is
>>
>>
>>>popular to store data of various forms, which I
>>>
>>>
>>will
>>
>>
>>>not elaborate on).
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