Can Anyone Help Me Fix E66 On My Falcon Jtag? Please I Really Need Help!!! Thanks In Advance!

Several people that have unmodded consoles have contacted SideQuesting reporting the same problem as Alex. Also, an Xbox 360 owner that has admitted to modding his console claims that he has not been banned. More details forthcoming.

According to users in this thread on GameTrailers.com, the picture is photoshopped and the “Xbox 360, Comp, 480i” box in the corner of the screen means that my console is modified. This is due to the TV trying to find the input when the console went into error mode. There are even more posts on this topic on Xbox.com with other users having the same issue. When they attempt to contact Xbox Support, they are treated with the same attitude. Users with consoles that have been modified are reportedly not having issues according to @LOKIOLR on twitter, ” You want to hear the ironic part. I have a modded console that updated just fine with the last live update. Not banned either.” followed by “oh, and their added security has already been defeated. All in all, quite a successful update Microsoft.”.

On Friday I received my copy of Dirt 3 for Xbox 360 in the mail. When I turned on my Xbox to put the aforementioned game in, a prompt came up, “An update is available from Xbox Live. Please install to connect to Xbox Live.” Thinking that this was normal, I did as it instructed and right near the end of the update, the screen cut out. When it came back I received a system crash error message stating “Error Code: E66 Contact Xbox Support for more information.” I found this vague error message to be very odd. I retried the update process a few more times with the same outcome. I eventually decided that I should do as the message asks and call the Xbox Support line. This is where the madness began.

I called and was greeted by a very helpful person who asked me what my issue was. They were great and very eager to help, going through the steps of where I bought the console and those necessary steps, right up until the point where I mentioned the E66 error code. I was greeted with a sigh, “Sir, this error code is associated with modified consoles. This is happening because you modified your console and are trying to connect to Xbox Live, which violates the terms of service.” This was an outright surprise to me as I have never modified my console. I asked him to elaborate on what he meant by modifying my console. “According to our policies, we cannot disclose how exactly it has been modified. Just know that we have a system in place that does multiple checks and that is how we KNOW that your console has a software modification.” Despite my numerous attempts at trying to get them to clarify what that meant and how it was possible that my console was associated with that, The only response that I could get was, “There isn’t a debate here. This doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when the system determines that you have been using these modifications.” He went on to share that they sent out this update to those that they suspected and the update was a security check. Without this check, your console is permanently banned.

I asked them if there was any other way for them to check. I was asked for the “x-code” in my system information and was told that they would use that to look it up. After waiting on hold for 20 minutes, the representative returned and said, “Yeah, your console is banned for software modification, and there is nothing that we can do after you modify it.” I told him that I was 110 percent positive that my console had not been modified in any way. His snarky response was, “Well, if you are so confident, pay $100, send your modified console in to our repair center; we will prove that it has been modified and send it back to you in without repair”. There was no doubt in their mind that I had modified my console and nothing I could say would change that.

While I attempted numerous times to speak to a supervisor, I was assured that they would tell me the exact same thing and that it wouldn’t make a difference. I demanded to speak to one as this was an outrageous claim. I was put on hold and after 30 minutes of waiting, I was told that there were no supervisors for me and that they don’t have a schedule for that kind of thing, but I would be getting a call back anytime within the next 24 to 48 hours. WHAT?!

Online reports are reporting error E66 indicating a problem with the console's DVD-ROM drive. In particular, this problem can occur if the DVD-ROM cannot be paired with the system due to incompatibility of some parts. For example, the disk may be of a different make and model than the one expected by the console (the reason may be incorrect substitution during flashing, as well as replacing the disk for replacement). Click here to find out more Sourceologist