Comments on: Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update Issues

By: Noob Raider69

Noob Raider69 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:11:45 +0000

yea… this is actually happened to me right now and earlier in the day, i downloaded the update and now when i try to sign in it just has the rotating lights telling you its loading but i’ve been waiting for over 45 minutes and it hasnt done crap….

By: Zapp

Zapp — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:00:07 +0000

Thanks for the advice.
However I was bad boy and flashed my dvd firmware long ago, which means no warranty. When I talked about sh*t from Japan I really meant everything that comes from Japan, not only sony/nitendo products :).
Anyway I will check this thread again once I find solution, if any. Its games for windows from now on.

By: DaDude

DaDude — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:25:07 +0000

@Zapp, I bought the XBOX360 on the first day it came out, the warranty is also expired, Microsoft changed the warranty from 1 to 3 years when the XBOX is not working anymore after an update they released. Don’t know where I read it, it was a news statement from them after all the havoc after the XBOX updates…
So, just call the XBOX helpdesk and they will tell you what your options are…
So in your opinion only shit comes out of Japan? Whahahaha! I don’t think so…
Never had any problems with the Sony hardware, only with the XBOX and the XBOX360…

By: Zapp

Zapp — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:31:37 +0000

Nice going DaDude.
My warranty has however expired and I either have to wait for new update or try something myself. But since its software related it will then require some hacking.
I hope that someone who has a clue about when update is coming of how to fix this freezing ass screen will post reply ’somewhere’ on the internet so I don’t have to go all the way and buy every shit that come out of Japan, as DaDude ;P.
If nothing comes up before GTA IV release then I will have to spend more money on useless hardware.

By: DaDude

DaDude — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:03:53 +0000

@Zapp: Forgot one thing to let you know: I’m going to buy a PS3 anyway! You should do 2… It’s the cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market 2day
Will have the following @ home in a few weeks:
PSX, PS2, PS3, PSP, XBOX, XBOX360, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii.

By: DaDude

DaDude — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:57:16 +0000

I’ve called the Microsoft XBOX helpdesk in The Netherlands, they told me the problem is only with the “older” XBOX 360’s, not with the newer models. It seems that Microsoft forgot to test this update on the older models! I told them that I’ve got the Red Rings of Death after I applied the Fall 2007 Update and the nice woman from Microsoft told me they will fix this @ no charge! They send me an UPS barcode, told me to call UPS to make an appointment to let them pick up the XBOX 360 at the time I wanted…again @ no charge! Yeah Microsoft! Finally the support we need (and supposed to get) from Microsoft and they’re not afraid to admit they made an error… The XBOX was picked up last Friday, Microsoft told me it will take about 3-5 weeks to get it back… Really Cold Turkey!
Don’t forget, if you’re going to send the XBOX to Microsoft, to remove the front face (if it’s not the default one), remove the HD and to check if you didn’t leave a game or movie in the DVD player… Send it without any cables to Microsoft!

By: Zapp

Zapp — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:24:03 +0000

Have any of you guys found out something yet. This thread is, as I can see, only about bitching about the same problems over and over without any clue what could help us. Btw I have the same problem and I really googled for the answer without any luck. It looks like M$ was not checked this thing through.
Only thing I can hope for now is that the next update will fix my xbox.
Or else I’ll go for PS3.

By: adam

adam — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:58:17 +0000

i’ve been having some problems with my dashboard for a while, i have even had plenty of different 360 all that experience the same problem… i have to sign out and sign in in order to get a connection that wont just kick me out in 2 minutes… but ever since the update it has been much worse, i have to sign in and out like 10 times in order to get a decent connection… and a lot of the time it makes me freeze up trying to sign in and out so much. everything it does takes longer now and a lot of functionality has been acting up, like checking messages or joining parties will say things like “can’t be processed over x-box live at this time.” i didnt even think that it would have anything to do with the update until my friend asked me if my system started freezing since the update, then i realized that it was around the time of the update that my system started acting up.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:15:00 +0000

Look I was kinda sucked into purchasing a refurbished system from videogame911.com after them telling me my unit i sent in was too damaged which was BS, but what can you do, I paid the 200 and got a refurbished thinking that whatever problems it might have would show up soon under the warranty. It worked fine the first 2 months I had it. I moved and didnt touch it for about 4 months and now I plug it in this past week. Im having all kinds of problems.
First it had minor freezing after around 3-5 mins of gameplay. Reboot.
Getting the same thing: freezing again and again.
Then last time i tried I got the checkerboard effect and rebooted and got Red lights of death.
So now im on here doing some research and I hate microsoft because of this nonsense.
I read about were the update should help so for the first time I set it up for connection and applied the update and the xbox restarted.
I was too happy to see that it had no signs of freezing up as I was in the dashboard. So started playing GH2 and took about 10 mins to freeze. It was worse it froze to a screen of nothing but static and colored boxes. And once again the red lights after rebooting. I threw the shit in my closet.

I was just planning on buying rock band and assassins creed for some fun but now my plans gone to shit and Im not paying anymore 200 for a piece of shit system. I hope a new update helps fix my problem.
Oh P.S I cant send it in to MS its a refurbished system from videogame911.com

By: DaDude

DaDude — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:25:02 +0000

Damn, I’ve got my XBOX360 from day 1 it was released in the Netherlands, never had ny problems with the updates until the one from the 4th of December… I also use the original Wireless Adapter, it worked fine… But when I power on the console it freezes up randomly, sometimes when I play a downloaded (demo)game from Marketplace, sometimes when I play an original game, sometimes at booting (snowing screen), sometimes I got the Red Circles of Death…
I’m not going to pay for repair, this is a bug created by Microsoft and must be fixed by Microsoft for free!
Why do they release the Fall Update when it’s not tested on “older” consoles?