from what i know i believe its legal to mod your xbox but it depends what you put on it, its Legal to buy modchips but you have to flash the modchips yourself because the software your flashing to the xbox is illegal, its legal to put linux on the xbox also, but as far as games, thats illegal because inorder to put the games on the harddrive you have to either use a softmod (no modchip) or use the modchip and flash it. any other questions before this is locked?