thank you axxo for shedding some truth to this extremely mis-understood problem.
here is a faq for you all.
1. this is a massive ban wave
2. rrod has nothing to do with it
3. atm we are not sure what is causing it, but c4eva is leaning towards fw. shhh... ;)
4. an xbox is unbanable if you know wtf you are doing, dont ask me, because if you dont know you wont be able to do it. lets just say it requires some soldering, a brain, and $ and isnt worth the expense
5. the gt bans were for playing games before the release of mainly forza 3, which is the same time the console bans started occuring, causing mass hysteria and confusion. the gt bans a pretty much over.
6. unpluging your your eathernet cable, and removing your hard drive will not save you so dont bother.
7. reverting to orig. fw will not save you, so dont bother.
8. changing the clock and everything else will not save you, so dont bother.
9. cross your fingers and hope it dosnt happen to you.