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Posted by: Batzter
Disclaimer: This might have been mentioned already but I didnt read through all the replies.

Problem: Your GT isnt showing up when you are trying to sign in to Halo 2 despite that it's the GT you were signed in to in the 360 dashboard before launching Halo 2.

Solution: Halo 2 is only listing 5-6 GT's in-game when you are trying to sign in so if the GT you want to sign in to isnt one of the top GT's listed it wont show up. What I did was to delete inactive GT's that I wasnt using anymore in the dashboard.

This is a problem I've never encountered before I started to bring my 360 over to my cousin where several people have been recovering their profiles and played on it.

Edit: I noticed now that you've already touched upon the subject. Well I guess it cant hurt to mention it once more.
Yeah, what's funny is MS support never mentions this. I don't think they know how to solve the problem but us gamers figured it out and it works like a charm.

  • 04.19.2009 11:39 AM PDT
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I have trouble hearing people over voice chat.

Is this a widespread problem?

Is there any way to fix it?

  • 04.20.2009 1:03 AM PDT

doom king204

but whenever I download the maps it says failed try downloading again

  • 04.20.2009 3:52 AM PDT

doom king204

when that happened to me wen it finished I turned it off and back on and it worked if it dosent I dono coz it worked 4 me

  • 04.20.2009 4:03 AM PDT

Posted by: doom king204
but whenever I download the maps it says failed try downloading again

Are you pressing cancel?

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  • 04.20.2009 5:42 PM PDT

Posted by: Skibur
I have trouble hearing people over voice chat.

Is this a widespread problem?

Is there any way to fix it?

How often is it happening? I sometimes have this issue, but most of the time it is caused by lag. One possible theory is that the ones you are having a hard time hearing may be playing on an original xbox. Another theory is that it is an intermittent problem with XBL pertaining to Halo 2.

  • 04.20.2009 11:07 PM PDT

Posted by: doom king204
but whenever I download the maps it says failed try downloading again


Make sure you have cleared the cache on your HDD, then have installed the backwards compatibility software, if needed, then downloaded the updates, and maps. If you have done all this and are still having issues you may need to call Live support for more help, unless Grumpy has something different for you to try.

[Edited on 04.20.2009 11:10 PM PDT]

  • 04.20.2009 11:09 PM PDT
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I can get into halo 2 fine but when I try and play on live it says I don't have the maps needed. I have looked on XBL marketplace but I can't even find a halo 2 section, where do I get these elusive maps from?

  • 04.21.2009 4:03 AM PDT

Posted by: ffffffghhghhrt
I can get into halo 2 fine but when I try and play on live it says I don't have the maps needed. I have looked on XBL marketplace but I can't even find a halo 2 section, where do I get these elusive maps from?


The maps are accessed from the game itself. There should be an option on the game menu to download the maps you need to play online.

[Edited on 04.21.2009 4:20 AM PDT]

  • 04.21.2009 4:20 AM PDT
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LAWL. After posting I read the like 50 other posts on exactly the same thing I realise I am not the first person to ask. Sorry to waste your time good sir

  • 04.21.2009 5:38 AM PDT

does anyone know why when i go to load a map, it says you failed to load the map?

  • 04.25.2009 9:12 PM PDT

Posted by: JackKillJill00
does anyone know why when i go to load a map, it says you failed to load the map?
Thank you for asking here instead of making a thread. I think the procedure with bad map downloading could be written as a whole step in this topic.

Try turning off your box and restarting, then try the downloads again.

If that doesn't work, delete all Map Packs and do #1 on the list (clear cache), then turn the box off and restart. Get the update again and redownload.

Dr WE1Rd may have something to add but this is SOP.

  • 04.25.2009 10:02 PM PDT
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So I have had the urge recently to play halo 2 on the 360. When I signed in though it sais there are required updates but when ever I try to download them it sais xbox live is not responding. Anyone ever had this happen? My other games though are working fine on live

  • 04.26.2009 5:48 PM PDT

Following the steps listed in the first post of this thread should fix the problem.


Posted by: Ripp1eEffect
So I have had the urge recently to play halo 2 on the 360. When I signed in though it sais there are required updates but when ever I try to download them it sais xbox live is not responding. Anyone ever had this happen? My other games though are working fine on live

  • 04.26.2009 9:44 PM PDT
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hiz... i've been having pretty much the same problems as a lot of the peeps here... just got Halo 2 for my new 360... i've tried all the fixes here but still can't get it to work... so i'm gonna list my problems here hoping someone can help...

1st off... i can't update my game on xbox live... everytime i do, it just gives me a blank screen and doesn't do anything... i only ever had a silver membership, so i'm not sure whether tat matters...

but tat's not too bad coz i don't play online... i usu do offline coops with my frens... but the thing is... i can't play the Oracle stage (which means i can't play anything from there on)... the levels in the campaign work fine until the Arbiter level... then when i reach the bit where the cutscene leads into the Oracle stage, the game drops me out and tells me that my disc is dirty or damaged... even loading the stage from the level select screen doesn't work... it still tells me tat my disc is dirty or damaged which i'm sure is not the case... i've went back to the store and changed the disc twice but it still doesn't work...

i've nv encountered this problem when i've played halo 2 on my old xbox... even without updating, the campaign works fine... but it just doesn't work on my 360...

pls tell me there is a way to fix this....... :(

[Edited on 04.29.2009 12:30 PM PDT]

  • 04.29.2009 12:21 PM PDT

Do all your other games work alright on your 360? It could be the box itself. You could also try putting the backwards compatibility software on a CD then putting it in your 360 and saving it to your HDD. If that doesn't work you may have to call Microsoft support and see what they say. Grumpy may have something more helpful to try but this is the best I can do.

  • 04.29.2009 9:24 PM PDT

Posted by: Coruvian
hiz... i've been having pretty much the same problems as a lot of the peeps here... just got Halo 2 for my new 360... i've tried all the fixes here but still can't get it to work... so i'm gonna list my problems here hoping someone can help...

1st off... i can't update my game on xbox live... everytime i do, it just gives me a blank screen and doesn't do anything... i only ever had a silver membership, so i'm not sure whether tat matters...

but tat's not too bad coz i don't play online... i usu do offline coops with my frens... but the thing is... i can't play the Oracle stage (which means i can't play anything from there on)... the levels in the campaign work fine until the Arbiter level... then when i reach the bit where the cutscene leads into the Oracle stage, the game drops me out and tells me that my disc is dirty or damaged... even loading the stage from the level select screen doesn't work... it still tells me tat my disc is dirty or damaged which i'm sure is not the case... i've went back to the store and changed the disc twice but it still doesn't work...

i've nv encountered this problem when i've played halo 2 on my old xbox... even without updating, the campaign works fine... but it just doesn't work on my 360...

pls tell me there is a way to fix this....... :(
The only thing I can add is something you have to be sure about. If you don't have saves you really need, delete everything off your HDD that has to do with H2. Clear your HDD of anything H2 and turn your box off. Unplug all wires and then plug them back in (except for the CAT6 cable) and restart. After it reboots play H2 and see. Leave the CAT6 cable unplugged until you find out if it will play. If you get the 360 dash, turn off the 360 (with the disk still inside). Then restart and H2 should load without the 360 dash. If you have a Map Pack disk, do not install it, just try to play H2 Campaign only.

If your HDD has a bad sector right at Oracle, then maybe it will install in a different sector that works after you try the above.




  • 04.29.2009 9:49 PM PDT
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thanx for the suggestions guys but it still ain't working for me... even unplugging the wires doesn't help... i've deleted everything and did as suggested... and played the campaign from the start and i STILL get stuck at Oracle... :S

i don't suppose u have any more ideas?

btw my Halo CE works fine on my x360 elite... so i don't think it's the backwards compatibility problem... i did make the cd and update it just in case but still no cigar... :(

i was soooo looking forward to doing the whole trilogy on legendary from the beginning to end in one go... :S

[Edited on 04.30.2009 12:06 AM PDT]

  • 04.30.2009 12:04 AM PDT

Sorry for the long wait, real life has been kinda busy for me. The only thing that I can think of is that its the disc itself. If all your other games work fine, and it always stops at the same part, it can't be anything else.

  • 05.04.2009 11:53 PM PDT

Jeremie

dude i cant thank you enof for what you have done i thought i would never be able to play this game again

  • 05.07.2009 9:24 PM PDT

Posted by: LifelessJeremy
dude i cant thank you enof for what you have done i thought i would never be able to play this game again
So you followed the steps and it worked? Cool, heh, I didn't do anything except point.

[Edited on 05.07.2009 10:17 PM PDT]

  • 05.07.2009 10:16 PM PDT

ryan ristau

ive tried all the steps and all i can play is BTB, dub team, team trainin. and hardcore. when i go to "content download" i exit halo 2 and the game just restarts. i have the dlc disc but i still cant play team slayer n others any ideas

  • 05.10.2009 2:28 AM PDT

Posted by: Hawkeye23
ive tried all the steps and all i can play is BTB, dub team, team trainin. and hardcore. when i go to "content download" i exit halo 2 and the game just restarts. i have the dlc disc but i still cant play team slayer n others any ideas
I've heard of that ' I exit H2' twice before. Once we were stumped and the other time the fellow only has a Silver account.

The only guess I can make is that the dlc disk did not have all the updated maps (very common problem). So you have maps but not all or one or more is corrupted.

My suggestion:

Take a deep breath
Delete the maps again
This time clear the cache immediately after deleting the maps
Turn off your box
Unplug all wires from box
Restart after plugging wires back in
Get update again
Now try 'Content Downloads' again



  • 05.10.2009 12:21 PM PDT

ryan ristau

ive had the same acct since orig xbox then bought a 360 it was fixed by MS twice n i fixed it a couple of times but it failed so i bought a 360 arcade and put my HD on it, but the arcade has i tiny HD of its own(have cleared it as well). i deleted all the maps n went back to see what maps r still there n i still have foundation n i thought that was only available threw halo 2 content download. another thing is that when i put the selector on content download it says "download new maps for halo2 (when available). press a to go to halo2 downloader." whats with the when available?? proceding i hit A and it takes my to the are you sure u want to exit halo2 to download additional content screen. i select exit halo2 n thats when the screen goes black for 30-40 sec. and then the game restarts like i just closed the disc tray. iv checked and i do have an active gold acct. little more info to ponder any help would be awsome

  • 05.10.2009 5:31 PM PDT

Give me a few minutes to get a link to you. When you buy an Arcade and put your old HD in, you will have a license problem because MS is looking for the old console. brb.

Here you go, at least you can try this: License Transfer

PS: Once you get the license straightened out, I advise not using a disk for dl content. When you are downloading online the MS server can recognise the dl content more readily than a disk, imo.



[Edited on 05.10.2009 6:40 PM PDT]

  • 05.10.2009 6:26 PM PDT