Xbox Live's Major Nelson » Xbox 360 System Update coming this Tuesday (no new features) :

Anonymous

Another batch of banned consoles in 3…2….1..

http://www.facebook.com/WannabeActor16 Paul Steven Briffett

Why are they being banned? Are you referring to the time when random Xbox Live users were being banned for no reason due to a bug?

http://www.facebook.com/mezmatos Mez Matos

Oct 11th, 2011 – 10:04am

Downloaded the firmware update an hr ago..my slim (250gb) is now acting a bit funny..never ever had an issue prior other than glitchy pauses now and then on all random games i’ve installed from disc into my hd..
today, after the update, i tried to watch the latest ‘sent u a message’ video in the marketplace..it freezes exactly in the same spot midway through the episode..i tried replaying several times as well as fast forwarding to the exact spot..no luck.

tried to play a single player game of dead island off of my latest save which has been working smoothly since prior to this update..NOW, it freezes at the exact same spot in the load screen at the beginning of the chapter.

i have to force shut down everything..i’ve tried this several times, including deleting installed game and re-installing, no luck, does the same freeze in the same spot thus forcing me to reboot the whole console..

This is not cool Xbox and scares me..does this mean the firmware update can be harmful to my system?

I’m clueless and sure hope you patch this up asap :- I

Mez Matos / Gamertag – Mez Mauler

http://www.facebook.com/G3NO.E Eugene Eugenio

got the update this morning 3am pacific , playijng a good game of gears when the system stop and started updating so far no problem hated thou it did it when i was having a great game

http://twitter.com/Syphon_NL Nick

Thank you for destroying me 360 with this update. No Gears of War 3 for me. Recieved red rings of death immediately after downloading.

Vocal ARR

give this a try this is what helped me get my console too boot normally again
Clear Any Failed system updates that cause the console to error.

With the console off, press and hold the sync up button (the small white one)

While holding the sync button press the power button to turn on the console

Continue to hold the sync button until the Console has booted up completely.

During the boot process the console should clear any failed updates, allowing you to use it normally.
- http://twitter.com/Syphon_NL Nick
  
  Unfortunately this doesn’t work for me.

ElektroDragon

No new features. Sounds like a PS3 firmware update.

http://www.facebook.com/scorpio892007 Jackie Earley

I would love to see a changelog…

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1439454533 Mario Cavallo

The Xbox is upgrading for The Big upgrade

http://www.facebook.com/scorpio892007 Jackie Earley

Hey Larry, maybe you should consider talking to the Xbox Team about publishing the changelogs for each update so the consumer knows what the company is doing to their devices. I understand we do not have to update if we don’t want to (even though necessary for Xbox Live), a lot of us would feel more comfortable knowing what you guys are doing to our Xbox. I paid $400 for my console so I do feel that I should be notified what is all being done to “My” console. It’s like buying a new car and GM just randomly goes into your car, messes with the engine or wiring and not telling you what they were doing.. it’s yours so you should be told what they are going to do with it. Just sayin.

http://twitter.com/XBLDutch XBL Dutch (Ryan)

Jackie Earley, The console is yours to an extent. However, You are not required to pay for the gold subscription, nor are you requred to download the updates for Xbox LIVE (That is, if you don’t want to continue playing).

All updates to your console can be removed from your hard drive if you feel that you don’t agree with those said updates, and you may cancel your subscription at any time. No one is forcing you into this agreement with Microsoft or Xbox LIVE.

Your metaphor isn’t quite right. Xbox does not alter your hardware, they simply add additional software on top of what is there & you may remove it at your own will. Normal users do not require, nor really care about a changelog. The only users I find that want to know what Xbox LIVE is changing are those that have something to hide. Do you fall into this category?
- Anonymous
  
  just asking what extent that we own our consoles are you implying?just asking nothing to hide here
- Dennis Umetzu Estela
  
  Because i dont have nothing to hide, is suppossed that i dont have to know for what is this update? you sounds like a Normal user.
- Anonymous
  
  There are other legitimate reasons to request a changelog before accepting an update.
  There has been some speculation that Microsoft may be removing the windows media center extender function from the console with the next major update.
  I believe this has (mostly) been debunked, however, those of us who rely on our xbox as an extender for windows media center would love to know if this is true before accepting an “update” which we know little about.
  My cablecard equipped Media Center PC is not directly attached to my TV in my living room. It is in a spare bedroom/home office. If Microsoft kills this in an update I will no longer have access to my cable TV package and recorded tv throughout my home.
  
  Therefore, I would LOVE to see a changelog before applying an update… and I have nothing to hide!
  If I had to refuse the update, and discontinue use of xbox live, I would do that to keep my current entertainment system setup working.
  
  And how do you remove a dashboard update? I didnt think that was possible!
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Carreon/100000548528195 Daniel Carreon
  
  I’m not sure if you’ve ever noticed it, but literally every other brand of consoles and PC games have changelogs for people to see. Maybe it’s not a right for us to see what is being added, although that would be like not having a right to see our country’s new laws, but its a courtesy thing to have that option available for people who want to know of any modifications that may occur from new software. I honestly do not see the problem with a changelog at all.
- http://www.facebook.com/scorpio892007 Jackie Earley
  
  Actually, I do not have anything to hide. You get changelogs for free software. Hell Microsoft even gives us changelogs for Windows Service Packs so why not for the Xbox 360.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Jazzar-Cordier/689722920 Jazzar Cordier

Was playing rage yesterday. Turned my Xbox 320gb on today… oh look an update?… download the update and now my console does not seem to read any discs great !

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SYSHUUYTP5SHEZFCRFW2FBKARU Anthony

Found the source of the problem for people whose xbox 360 is just idling and wont fully start up. (Mine is a 360 Slim) But the problem appears to be the console trying to sign into xbox live. Mine automatically does when it turns on so it keeps idling because it cant sign on. I unplugged my router to see if it would log on then since it wouldn’t access the internet, and sure enough the xbox did not idle and started right up. I plugged in the router, tried to sign into live and it immediately froze. So something in the patch screwed up being able to sign into live. I guess for now, if you want to play a game, just unplug your router so the xbox doesn’t sign into live.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=716932623 Michael Bassett

what is your isp anthony? mines sky and i get this problem every now and again i thought it was down to my router, maybe its an internal issue with the new slim xbox..
- http://www.facebook.com/enemveecee Nigel Campbell
  
  got a 360 elite on bt net,get same problem with that,since last,not this update,forza 3 scratched as hell disc reads fine,right sod trying to get it to read brand new games,took 8 times ejecting gow3 yesterday,dont know if due to update,internal prob,games or just dirty laser!!
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SYSHUUYTP5SHEZFCRFW2FBKARU Anthony
  
  Charter is my isp. However I resolved my issue with the help of XboxSupport. There was a button combination you could press on the controller that would delete the previous update. I then recovered my gamertag and everything works as normal.

Anonymous

seem 2 work A-ok, had a game in the drawer; istalled maditory upgrade.. kick me offline. did a few installs… reloaded pretty right away still aknowledged disc, but played an old arcade game, then updated….
that game worked fine. still wanting 2 try an old game that needs an update?
Better go through with the rest of the manditory dashboard install next month.

Anonymous

P.S on a slim 250gb

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_2UL73FLRPITOFZS6BVXCIDTEJA B

Off the subject of the update today, but i found out from XBOX Live Support that all of us who bought the 360S are getting, for lack of a better term, screwed with our built-in wireless on the console. The built in wireless adapter does not accept certain speeds and frequencies of connection from “N” Class routers. To get the full speed and data rate from your wireless, you have to go spend andother $100 on the external “N” Class wireless adapter(the black one with 2 antennas). We bought our $400 consoles for a reason, so when it is advertised and spec’d to be a built-in N class wireless adapter, dont you guys think this is exactly what we should get? We spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on our consoles every year, whether it be games, points, XBOX Live Gold Membership, accessories, etc. Not toomention the initial cost of the console itself! Isn’t it about time we actually get what we pay for and is advertised by Microsoft???

http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Bailey/893955391 Andrew Bailey

Trying to update, but keep on getting update failed with this status code:

351F-0000-0080-0300-8007-2AF9

Any ideas?

http://www.facebook.com/RobertJerryRowe Robert Rowe

Don’t cheat microsoft
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=638065758 Bjørn Lysholm Fiskvik

i get this status code: 351F-3524-A080-0F00-8007-274C
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=638065758 Bjørn Lysholm Fiskvik

i get this status code: 351F-3524-A080-0F00-8007-274C
- http://www.facebook.com/NMDLeighBrooks Leigh Brooks
  
  That code is for consoles that don’t have the original drive, so if you have had it replaced say from a Samsung drive to a Hitachi drive you need the Samsung to install this update.
  - http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Bailey/893955391 Andrew Bailey
    
    Are you referring to Bjorn there because my console is legit/unmodified? Death to piracy imo.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Bailey/893955391 Andrew Bailey

Trying to update, but keep on getting update failed with this status code:

351F-0000-0080-0300-8007-2AF9

Any ideas?

http://www.facebook.com/people/Patrick-Mccafferty/550381896 Patrick Mccafferty

since this update no invites oer messages are coming through
to me

can you help me here as its a pain now

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510278818 Dan Jackson

So anyone want to tell me the point of the update or is it to slowly eat away at the space on our hard drives???

http://angryfacing.com Nick

Actually, system updates aren’t stored on your HDD, they are flashed to your Xbox.
- Anonymous
  
  Is that really the case? I thought there was some issue with the NXE on the arcade xbox 360 not having enough space. They were sending out free 512mb cards so the arcade consoles could update if they were too low on space.
  - http://www.facebook.com/NMDLeighBrooks Leigh Brooks
    
    I think that’s game updates, system updates are not stored on the HDD.
    - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1017937224 Gary Mclean
      
      System updates are stored on the Hard Drive then the image on the hard drive is flashed on the console. If you put your hard drive in a console with a old firmware, it will flash that also without having to download the New Firmware! Game updates are provided by the game manufacturers not XBOX/Microsoft
- http://www.facebook.com/michael.lucas.lions Michael Lucas
  
  its more of a sweep to find modded consoles than an update
- http://www.facebook.com/michael.lucas.lions Michael Lucas
  
  its more of a sweep to find modded consoles than an update
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1813834851 George Walls

its an update to prepare forthe big one next month, just to fix small bugs that may corrupt it orto just return your xbox to offical firmware

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3EXTQABRY4VOUVO5Q3OSF5GRY4 Mark Buxton

Hi Major,

Can you explain why updates are now in a 3-stage process. And the 3rd
stage is still downloading slow. Perhaps you could explain this in your
next pod cast if you haven’t already. As it really feels like an
update-of an update-and a update.

Cheers.

Anonymous

got the update this morning , nothing change still playing

Peter Dermody

RE: ppl wanting to know what the update does to their console. When you get windows updates you get told what the update is and its purpose. Then for example I choose not to update drivers with MS ones as prefer to use the latest one from the vendors site. Maybe we should have the choice of what updates to install on our console?

Anonymous

What do you need to know for? If it’s features then they will tell you. If not, then there’s nothing you need to know other than the fact that you have to install it to get online. They have no obligation to disclose what is being changed at the programming level.

http://twitter.com/Jmkanz Jacob

When is the beta coming out? They changed the site back to not currently accepting
registrations

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000998314433 Ashley Christie

just found out when u go to your dashboard it pops up at the bottom so and so is playing dashboard lol just thought i would let you all know.

http://twitter.com/mikekinect85 michael wolfe

what pops up?

http://twitter.com/nathanvernon Nathan

Is this beta going to be available to apply for today?

http://www.facebook.com/michael.lucas.lions Michael Lucas

what beta?

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=732221075 Matthew Jaques

Major Nelson, please talk to the dimwits who are in charge of updates. I don’t want three loading screens that never end every time I update. I want a changelog available, and for god’s sakes, I don’t want to keep having updates that make no difference to my Xbox 360 experience whatsoever. I don’t use LIVE, I won’t buy Kinect, and I rarely buy new games. So why, when I sign in to LIVE to chat to a friend whilst playing a game, does all of this have to be necessary? Tell the boffins to consider what the whole community is thinking, at least on informing us of what’s going on and why it’s such a lengthy and mysterious process. Thanks, and keep us updated! (:

http://twitter.com/HandyChapped Ryan

Ummmmm, your are using LIVE when you chat while playing games…….

http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Honzay/591747307 Andrew Honzay

5.5 hrs and counting… installation is taking forever…. WTF?!?!?!?

Mooney Bravo

Updated as normal. Game froze after 3 minutes, console froze upon booting to the dashboard, then froze upon Xbox logo appearing, finally – red ring. This update has cost me $400. Woo.

http://twitter.com/Iantense Ian Crane

i’m so sorry for your loss
- Michael Gibbons
  
  Try holding Sync button on the Xbox 360 while starting it will delete failed updates.
  - Mooney Bravo
    
    Thanks for the tip, but, unfortunately doesn’t help a red ring. Gladly the price on consoles has come down. Replacement cost $340 thanks to taxes.
    - aStrangeDisease
      
      It is only $100 to fix if not under warranty.

http://www.facebook.com/michael.lucas.lions Michael Lucas

sue sue sue

http://www.facebook.com/michael.lucas.lions Michael Lucas

when does the big update come out? im ready for a change on my xbox

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HVPQX2BUXGYHK444I25O22HFUY P.D.

November 25th

Олег Зимин

Is this beta going to be available to apply for today?

Anonymous

not letting me join partys great update

Logic Squirrel

Can’t make me, really busy right now have not had much chance for the ye old 360 as i am spending most of my free time playing a game on some other console right now.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YGTEGLX74YODOEORFMHBVWTD54 Judith

Xbox downloaded, rebooted, then tried to continue download, download failed. Cannot complete the update; wife is on hold for Xbox support. If they tell us to hardwire to complete the update, I will, in fact, scream, because WHAT IS THE POINT OF WIRELESS CAPABILITY if it can’t sustain a freaking “quick” download?

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=506431441 Jason Scarpelli

Either your internet sucks Judith or there’s something wrong with your X-Box
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=506431441 Jason Scarpelli

Either your internet sucks Judith or there’s something wrong with your X-Box

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1060622248 Warmachine Trev

Damn and here I was thinking a year later I might actually be getting Kinect speech support without having to set my region to UK/US or using a U.S account. Hmmm guessing we won’t be having the option to turn off auto renewal any time soon also. What a joke.

http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Garvey/1662822498 James Garvey

update failed right before it was finished and now I can’t connect to xbox live at all

http://www.facebook.com/David.Rosowski David Rosowski II

mine the same, but i get the red dot of death and a e70 error

http://www.facebook.com/AzNRicky Ricky Delos Santos Jr.

Why can’t they update the system to fix the performance and dashboard lag issues that’s been plaguing the system ever since they put in the NXE Dashboard update?!

http://www.facebook.com/David.Rosowski David Rosowski II

install got to 99% then i got a e 70 error in 10 different languages as well as the red dot.

I own the Halo Reach Slim. Any clues?

http://twitter.com/The_Dukenator Mark

Contact Xbox Support.
Torben Sudhop

Reflash to Original-FW and start Update again! After this you can flash to IX2.0 again!

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=577167222 Christoffer Gray

Download and installation was quick and painless.. seems like everything is working a-okay on my end.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=577167222 Christoffer Gray

Download and installation was quick and painless.. seems like everything is working a-okay on my end.

http://twitter.com/vslukjanow Luk’janov Vladimir

Ha ha. I did a hard drive from Western Digital WD3200BPVT

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=577167222 Christoffer Gray

Was it painful?

http://twitter.com/vslukjanow Luk’janov Vladimir

Ha ha. I did a hard drive from Western Digital WD3200BPVT

Anonymous

Major, I successfully updated but now my fallout Vegas saves will not load. It stays on the loading screen and keeps shuffling backgrounds. I’ve tried multiple game saves, playing from the disk, and playing from game installed on flash drive. Any help? – ‘Hoo hoo 3′

http://www.facebook.com/paul.ve.es Paul Vera Espinoza

same here about not load , but 1 time only , in NEW VEGAS games on demand version.
http://www.facebook.com/WannabeActor16 Paul Steven Briffett

I had this problem with my Fallout: New Vegas save even before the xbox update, but it works if you start a new game then pause it when you can and load your game.

http://twitter.com/FatGuyInTech Chris

ban hammer is coming down

James Schaffer

Hulu is no longer working for some reason. It will not allow me to play anything. Error “There was a problem with the application. Hulu will now close”

Marcio André

I JTAG my Xbox 360, can i update???

Anonymous

I’m having a problem playing 3D enabled games on my 360. When I enable 3D for Gears 3 the screen splits into two identical screens side by side. This was happening even before the update so I was kinda hoping it would fix this problem. Is anyone else experiencing this? Any feedback would be cool. I do have a 3D TV and I’m using a high speed HDMI cable. Also my Xbox is set to 3D enabled. I called Xbox support and they told me they didn’t know how to help me.

Ricky Worzalla

I don’t believe this is even an issue, the splitting of the screens is a way to create 3D graphics with the use of special glasses, The 2 Screens are then seen differently by the human eye and overlayed to appear as if parts of the screen are popping out. This is not the only game to have done 3D graphics this way
- Anonymous
  
  The screens displayed do not overlap like most 3D enabled pictures. I have a PS3 and a 3D Blu-ray player. When 3D is enabled with those it creates a double overlapped blurry picture so when the 3D glasses are powered on, the picture is seen in 3D. That is how all 3D enabled devices should work. You shouldn’t have to adjust every 3D setting every time you want to play 3D games on the Xbox. If this is the case it’s not worth it.
- Anonymous
  
  The screens displayed do not overlap like most 3D enabled pictures. I have a PS3 and a 3D Blu-ray player. When 3D is enabled with those it creates a double overlapped blurry picture so when the 3D glasses are powered on, the picture is seen in 3D. That is how all 3D enabled devices should work. You shouldn’t have to adjust every 3D setting every time you want to play 3D games on the Xbox. If this is the case it’s not worth it.
http://www.facebook.com/vdturdfergus Eric Berg

u have to turn on side by side 3d mode on your tv as well once enabled in game
- Anonymous
  
  I have done that and it hasn’t worked properly. I have a PS3 and a 3D Blu-ray player and neither require this method. I did get the 360 to display in 3D by enabling side by side mode but the menus and friend notifications are displayed improperly when done this way. Also had to adjust each individual 3D setting in the TV menu just to get it to work. I called Samsung and they said I should not have to do all that if the Xbox outputs 3D properly.
http://twitter.com/oliverancruem Oliver James Ancruem

what 3D TV do u have?
- Anonymous
  
  I have a 46″ Samsung LED 3D TV.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_UXRWQ6VDOXDH2JXT4TC32PTPXU Christ Daradeema

This is not a fault, that is the way it works. Read your TV’s manual
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_television

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001421604306 Gregory Crouse

I noticed that there is a new XBL Home logo on your friends list when you are on the dashboard. You said there were no changes… or are there a bunch of little slight changes?

http://twitter.com/The_Dukenator Mark

Sometimes updates might add tweaks and such, but nothing major.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Bora-Kaşmer/700432636 Bora Kaşmer

Ban Hammer is coming Count Down 9 8 7 6 5 ….

http://www.facebook.com/ArjenStinger Arjen Stinger

hahaha who will it be this year? …. hope they wont cry this time!
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_N5RMFTZMGAVCZN2PYWIJEM4DDI Steven
  
  Dream on!

Hugo Dias

I can’t download the new dlc pes 2012 from xbox live. Why?

Anonymous

i updated to the new 2.0 today and all games work fine but now it wont let me go on xbox live unless i do this update will it stop me from playing back up games????

Anonymous

i updated to the new 2.0 today and all games work fine but now it wont let me go on xbox live unless i do this update will it stop me from playing back up games????

Anonymous

well i went ahead with the update and it still works fine
Anonymous

yes works …

http://www.facebook.com/salimbo17 سليم أحمد

my console x360 error on message it say cant update from this disk and i was updating from pes 2012 ……..can you help me plz?

October 10th 2011 7:48 pm PT

Xbox 360 System Update coming this Tuesday (no new features)

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