The indication that i recieved that I was banned from Xbox Live was after unistalling the XBMC dashboard and returning it to normal I popped in my Halo2 Disk. I tried to Sign in but it wouldn't let me, it just didn't do anything. So i popped into MS Dash and Live settings and ran the auto config. It went through all the steps completly until that last step. It failed and gave me this error message:
"Error Message: "Your Xbox console cannot communicate with Xbox Live because the software or hardware may have been modified" and it gave me this URL: www.xbxox.com/connect
Once there I found this:
You may receive this error message because Xbox Live does not support modified hardware or software. If you think this is not the case, please contact
Xbox Support.http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/live/con-mod.htm
This was my first mod ever so yes it was a stock xbox and a stock hard drive. As far as what happens now is when I put anyting (or nothing) in the cd tray (game/dvd) I get the service code thingy. After being banned from xbox live I did try to change my EEprom using a software mod. This is how my xbox got "unlocked" and then relocked with a new EEprom code. The new EEprom doesn't match mine which is why it was never relocked (though it said it was). The onyl thing I can do now is crack open the case, remove the harddrive and using a special Xbox Hard Drive Management CD reload the old stuff. Of course I need screwdrivers which I don't have. At this point I could also buy a new EEprom and also do that so that my xbox is not live banned. I could also just upgrade the hard drive to a bigger one now.