delete cache

ok i deleted cache coz my 360 been running real slow and it deleted all of pol and ffxi, been trying to reinstall now for over 5 hours keeps failing with 54 mins or 40 mins to go anyone else done this and had this problem ?

ive cleaned the disc several times and tho it has a mark or two i would be surprised if thats what was causing it, any help appreciated as im nearing the kick it till it works or explodes stage.

ok it just failed at 54mins again gonna try it 1 last time, if it fails now im going to try again tmoro if i get the same results i may be done with ffxi for good, if thats the case ill pop back in to say goodbye.

take it easy peeps.

ok 6 hours later im still trying to reinstall with no joy, screw SE and their incompetence im done with it, between emm gettin hacked and this install bullshit ive had enough. take care everyone ill miss you, GL with RL endevours and FFXi ones. if you see tric running around again i prolly sold my account take it easy walking wounded and best wishes for the future.



p.s. if someone wants to set fire to splashys moghouse as a leaving gift i wouldnt be above accepting it

don't know what to say Tric. I know SE sucks a lot of the times, but so does XBOX. Maybe you will change your mind later. I hope so.

must be something in the somewhere...last few days have been filled with chaos for so many people I know

i know on mine i get a thing that pops up saying they having trouble with cache clearing and not to do it as it clears macros and pol stuff didnt ya get that on yours tri and keep trying m8 cant not have you on ffxi would be like losing an ear said van gough

yeah i did get that messsage moo , i didnt read it tho

ok i tried another 4-5 times today with exact same results. im not willing to go spend another £30-£40 to find out if its the disc or another fault
so i guess this really is good bye thanks everyone for the laughs adventure and lots of deaths. Sorry to be just quiting like this when we had plans but ive had more than enough of SE/microsoft. Im off now to get my commodore 64 out the loft and see does that still work

take it easy everyone good luck .

Tric!

I think you are just very frustrated, and need to take a break from the mind splitting, emotion grinding activity of trying to fix a busted system. Unplug it, play Com64, take a nap, take a walk, talk on the phone, and eat cookies. Take a few days to sit and scratch yourself and drink beer, and then...pick it up and try again. There are ways to clean a disc. Take it to the sunlight, and tip it so you can see how scratched it is, then take WHITE PASTE tooth paste, not the gel stuff. put blops of it on the readable side of the disc, and make small little gentle circles on the disc. NOT up and down or side to side, GENTLE circles. This will remove a factory layer that gets put on the disc, and removes a ton of surface scratches. when done rinse very well under cool water, and dry with a lint free cloth, like a T shirt. Put between the layers of the shirt and press and dab, DONT rub. it will add more scratches if you do. Once dry take a look while in sun light, and you will see how many scratches are now gone. This should help any player re read a disc that was once covered in finger oils, or scratches. Start at Square one, and go back to the begining, and try again.

We would miss you greatly. Completely understand if you chose to walk away, but please do it after careful thought, and reflection, not out of anger. take break, read a book then come back and try again. Still not working take another break. After some rest, and time off you will be able to figure it all out.

Dont go away mad. Just take a break

if the disc isnt being recognized after the clear cache you need to reformat no matter of cleaning the disc will help. I had a brand new disc no scratches unreadable after clearing cache after formatting popped disc in and read it right away. SE made a big mistake in where they placed ffxi on the harddrive. Even recovering a gamertag will cause ffxi and pol viewer to be erased from the disc or if you press Y to go to the dashboard while in ffxi then pol veiwer and ffxi are deleted once again not sure if these issues affect people that havent cleared their cache but this is what ive found after having to clear mine after when i got it back from being fixed for the red ring of death. Thing that sucks the most is i cant install ffxi to the harddrive with the xboxs feature so disc always spins leading to another red ring of death later on down the road. Hopefully one day SE and microsoft will get on the same page between xbox version, hackings and verified by visa/secure mastercard programs are killing the player base

Hey Tric you could at least wait till i get back lol. Anyways i hope you dont quit mate, i wont have anyone to laugh at when Liverpool lose....

Have you contacted SE about this issue and i know Habiki was having a similar problem as he explained above. I have a spare HDD you can test on if you like or better yet i have a tool that can back up your whole HDD. The format and put your HDD contents back on. PM me your addy and ill send it in a steel box with C4 plastered on it (hey its heading to scouserville need to make sure it gets there un hamrmed lol) then when ya done just post it back.

Be a shame to lose ya mate. When did emmi get hacked? was this recent? never heard anything about it at all

Oh and my TV is still busted..... Waiting on Richer Sounds to get back to me grrrr

I tried the toothpaste method with no joy so took the disc to be repaired by the machine in the game shop, just got home still freezes at same point, ive erased my hardrive and lost many things i didnt want to,tried again still getting same problem,i really dont know where to go from here
other than to call it a day , gonna miss you all take it easy everyone and GL for the future.

to chaos , yeah mate emm got hacked few days ago , no idea how, as she doesnt type her password in and doesnt use 3rd party software just another example of SE incompetence topped off with total frustration at trying to reinstall 360 version. think ive paid them more than enough money for a shoddy service that had it been in any other sector they would have been told to go fu<k off a long time ago.

Been in touch with SE they saying its the lens in my 360 thats the problem, gonna either get a lens cleaner or borrow my mates 360 and try again, sounds like a typical SE cop out to me tho will keep you posted.

Well Tric you not tryinig to go anywhere b/c I told you im going to be bugging you about getting my sam up to job quality standards

tric wrote:Been in touch with SE they saying its the lens in my 360 thats the problem, gonna either get a lens cleaner or borrow my mates 360 and try again, sounds like a typical SE cop out to me tho will keep you posted.

The lens could be the thing mate, not sure how long you had your 360. If you tried the things stated here then it could well be your 360. I have a spare HDD with FFXI on it (needs updating a bit though), i could send you that to see if that makes any difference? then once you sorted your issue just send it back. Let me know. Also PM'ing you about another topic so let me know.

As for emmi sorry to hear that mate, i know the feeling and its horrible, we have plenty in the shell to help her get back on her feet

Also mate i know this is stating the obvious, but have you tried it on another X360? The install process i mean? Thats always the first place to start to eliminate the prospect of it being your machine.