hello guys n girls . how you all doing? all okay i hope? i managed to fook my 2nd gen firestick by messing up the clk resistor, im wondering if the new 4k sticks sold online just now are still rootable? if not are there any other devices available to personalize/customize?
i have ordered and am waiting another 2nd gen as theyre going quite cheap just now but would like to mod the 4k also
Bertonumber1 said:
hello guys n girls . how you all doing? all okay i hope? i managed to fook my 2nd gen firestick by messing up the clk resistor, im wondering if the new 4k sticks sold online just now are still rootable? if not are there any other devices available to personalize/customize?
i have ordered and am waiting another 2nd gen as theyre going quite cheap just now but would like to mod the 4k also
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The 4k I bought in March 2020 was rootable.
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The 4k I bought in March 2020 was rootable.
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OK m8 thanks for just checking. Is there Roms available or will the lineage 12.1 for the tank suffice?
I was reading through posts and clocked a debloated rom for the mantis ?
It seems a bit hit and miss from what I read with regard to being flashable as a zip file in twrp. I thought there was a complete debloated rom.zip that could be flashed instead of the stock rom already on the mantis or have I misread (I'm known for it my eyesights fooked these days lol?)
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OK m8 thanks for just checking. Is there Roms available or will the lineage 12.1 for the tank suffice?
I was reading through posts and clocked a debloated rom for the mantis ?
It seems a bit hit and miss from what I read with regard to being flashable as a zip file in twrp. I thought there was a complete debloated rom.zip that could be flashed instead of the stock rom already on the mantis or have I misread (I'm known for it my eyesights fooked these days lol?)
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There is at least one debloated ROM available. https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/1-0-debloated-rom-fire-tv-stick-4k-t4084947
I don't have any experience with it. I just installed Magisk, and ran this debloat script. https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/firestick-loader/blob/master/scripts/debloat/bloat-disable.sh
I don't believe the lineage 12.1 for tank will work on the 4k. There is a project to port lineage to the 4k, but it is not ready for release.
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There is at least one debloated ROM available. https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/1-0-debloated-rom-fire-tv-stick-4k-t4084947
I don't have any experience with it. I just installed Magisk, and ran this debloat script. https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/firestick-loader/blob/master/scripts/debloat/bloat-disable.sh
I don't believe the lineage 12.1 for tank will work on the 4k. There is a project to port lineage to the 4k, but it is not ready for release.
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Okay m8 thank you for replying, appreciated. Just trying to familiarise myself with the process before jumping in lol I goosed the last 2nd gen so will follow the foil short method this time instead of being so rough with board. Thanks again
Bertonumber1 said:
Okay m8 thank you for replying, appreciated. Just trying to familiarise myself with the process before jumping in lol I goosed the last 2nd gen so will follow @Sus_i foil short method this time instead of being so rough with board. Thanks again
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Yeah, be careful :good:
Sidenote, the points are wrong at the picture in the 4k unlock OP, you have to short just the other 'unmarked' side of the mentioned parts or as an alternative, just bridge (short) both sides of such a marked part with tinfoil or a fine soft flexible copper wire (as one side is already gnd)
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Yeah, be careful :good:
Sidenote, the points are wrong at the picture in the 4k unlock OP, you have to short just the other 'unmarked' side of the mentioned parts or as an alternative, just bridge (short) both sides of such a marked part with tinfoil or a fine soft flexible copper wire (as one side is already gnd)
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OK mate thats sound. Cheers again. I have a video there to follow so I'll watch that while I proceed with caution lol
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just to be clear @Sus_i ..... i downloaded the video you uploaded of the 4k short , were the points incorrect in that ?or was that the correct short you had in video bud? yeah super careful this time m8, ive ordered a few of those sticks 2 4k and 2 tanks . got the bug now lol. brilliant . thanks man
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What video do you mean?
I've never uploaded a video somewhere only a few pics...
I hope the secondgen sticks you may get are unpatched ones
Sus_i said:
What video do you mean?
I've never uploaded a video somewhere only a few pics...
I hope the secondgen sticks you may get are unpatched ones
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I saw a video in a post and thought it was you, my bad. soz there. it was @nandroid who posted the video, a pretty decent one too.
Definitely, must be due a bit of good luck m8 here's hoping. thanks for all the help btw
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What are the chances of getting an Android TV ROM put on the FireTV? Is the partial bootloader unlock that's out there enough to do this?
I'm curious what would happen if the Android TV Launcher was sideloaded on the FireTV? I doubt it would be that easy, but I know it's been possible to get Google Play Store working and linked to your account and the ability to show all apps.
Maybe someone with a little more knowledge can expand on this and what else would have to be packaged together for the TV Launcher to work properly.
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I'm curious what would happen if the Android TV Launcher was sideloaded on the FireTV? I doubt it would be that easy, but I know it's been possible to get Google Play Store working and linked to your account and the ability to show all apps.
Maybe someone with a little more knowledge can expand on this and what else would have to be packaged together for the TV Launcher to work properly.
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My guess is it won't work because it requires lollipop stuff. I am currently working on a lollipop build. I have some time off work so maybe I'll be able to make some progress on it.
Android TV Launcher available (4.4 +):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
Someone to test ?
Antechris said:
Android TV Launcher available (4.4 +):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
Someone to test ?
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Well the stock Amazon OS is 4.2.2... so...
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Well the stock Amazon OS is 4.2.2... so...
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Very stupide, I was sure it was 4.4. Sorry
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Well the stock Amazon OS is 4.2.2... so...
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Give it a few weeks, I'm sure the AFTV will be updated to Kitkat at least.
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Give it a few weeks, I'm sure the AFTV will be updated to Kitkat at least.
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I highly doubt that. The kernel that Amazon is using does not have a kitkat branch. Plus they really have no reason to do that.
CM12...
Awesome!! Looking forward to trying it out!
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CM12...
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Nice... Glad I got all my FTV's with partial unlocked bootloader, latest CWM & BootMenu ready to go....
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CM12...
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will you still be making the prerooted stock roms?
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CM12...
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This is awesome!
I'd love to know how successful we expect this to be? Not trying to push or anything, of course, but I'm very curious if we have audio and video acceleration working yet? Having seen this I think I'll pick up another Fire TV, but not sure where best to buy, to have best chance of rooting it? Staples or Amazon?
I've currently got an Amazon Fire TV with your kernel boot menu installed, and would be happy to play about with some CM12 builds if it is helpful to have another users perspective. If the network does not work I have an Android compatible USB ethernet adaptor, and also wifi adaptor.
Thanks!!
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This is awesome!
I'd love to know how successful we expect this to be? Not trying to push or anything, of course, but I'm very curious if we have audio and video acceleration working yet? Having seen this I think I'll pick up another Fire TV, but not sure where best to buy, to have best chance of rooting it? Staples or Amazon?
I've currently got an Amazon Fire TV with your kernel boot menu installed, and would be happy to play about with some CM12 builds if it is helpful to have another users perspective. If the network does not work I have an Android compatible USB ethernet adaptor, and also wifi adaptor.
Thanks!!
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Amazon has been the best place to get rootable FTV's. Staples & BB are still sending a high number of rootable FTV's as long as folks follow AFTVNews.com guides on how to Root them without updating them.
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will you still be making the prerooted stock roms?
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He will probably still be making them. It just happens that the latest FW update isn't much of an update Features wise. So no rush for an update. Plus Amazon is getting trickier with the FW too. So patience is a virtue..
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He will probably still be making them. It just happens that the latest FW update isn't much of an update Features wise. So no rush for an update. Plus Amazon is getting trickier with the FW too. So patience is a virtue..
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oh im patient i just wanted to know if he was stopping the prerooted ones or not. i wasnt asking for an eta or anything. i just know some devs stop one project when they move onto another
As for CM12, it is very far from something flashable. All I have right now is the boot animation and the "updating packages" dialog. Currently my main problem is that none of the required services are starting, so I have to start them manually. Even doing that, I think I'm not starting everything that is required because as it starts loading up things, it dies because storage isn't set up properly, and bypassing that it kinda just hangs starting some android services. I'll have to enable some debug in init tomorrow to see what's going on with that.
As for prerooted, I'll still be making those. To be honest, CM12 is just a fun experiment for me. I probably won't be using it much because I watch a lot of Amazon Prime, and Android TV currently doesn't support it. I didn't really hear anyone saying anything earth shattering is contained in the newest update, and I really need to spend some extra time on it to figure out what's wrong with SuperSU, so that's why I haven't released a new one yet.
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As for CM12, it is very far from something flashable. All I have right now is the boot animation and the "updating packages" dialog. Currently my main problem is that none of the required services are starting, so I have to start them manually. Even doing that, I think I'm not starting everything that is required because as it starts loading up things, it dies because storage isn't set up properly, and bypassing that it kinda just hangs starting some android services. I'll have to enable some debug in init tomorrow to see what's going on with that.
As for prerooted, I'll still be making those. To be honest, CM12 is just a fun experiment for me. I probably won't be using it much because I watch a lot of Amazon Prime, and Android TV currently doesn't support it. I didn't really hear anyone saying anything earth shattering is contained in the newest update, and I really need to spend some extra time on it to figure out what's wrong with SuperSU, so that's why I haven't released a new one yet.
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That's awesome. If you can pull off CyanogenMod, it'll be epic! I know it's super early in the process, but forgive me, you got me all giddy and I couldn't hold back.
Y314K said:
Amazon has been the best place to get rootable FTV's. Staples & BB are still sending a high number of rootable FTV's as long as folks follow AFTVNews.com guides on how to Root them without updating them.
Thanks for the info - I did not realize it was still so likely to be rootable, so was unsure on buying a second.
Happy to say, I picked one up just now from Staples for $71.18 after tax in Duluth, GA. Rootable. Got that price by using a 15% off coupon, which was on their own website: http://www.staples.com/coupons
Great price, and rootable device!
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Y314K said:
Amazon has been the best place to get rootable FTV's. Staples & BB are still sending a high number of rootable FTV's as long as folks follow AFTVNews.com guides on how to Root them without updating them.
Thanks for the info - I did not realize it was still so likely to be rootable, so was unsure on buying a second.
Happy to say, I picked one up just now from Staples for $71.18 after tax in Duluth, GA. Rootable. Got that price by using a 15% off coupon, which was on their own website: http://www.staples.com/coupons
Great price, and rootable device!
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Nice.. I've gotten all my Rooted FTV's thru Staples site since Staples can really make things an awesome deal with their coupons...
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So I've gotten A LOT farther than I expected. I thought the kernel would have been a much bigger issue than it turned out to be. Anyway, right now I can get to the stock launcher and it looks like SystemUI is doing a crazy crash loop, so eventually the thing just dies. I'm going to try to get the Android TV launcher worker though. Then deal with SystemUI.
EDIT: Well I got the Android TV launcher starting... not sure what's supposed to happen with it though...
Hello All..
I'm still on the fence about pulling the trigger on the A70.
I'll go with this, the S10 / S10+, Note 9 or OnePlus 7 Pro..
But.. I'm wondering.. is there anyone that has successfully rooted the A70 ( with the root method listed in another thread ) checked to see if they still have Widevine L1 for watching Nexflix or Prime in full HD? or does Unlocking / Rooting kick your Widevine down to L3?
It Borks The OnePlus.. was wonder about Samsung.
Thanks For Any Input You Can Provide.
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is there anyone that has successfully rooted the A70 ( with the root method listed in another thread ) checked to see if they still have Widevine L1 for watching Nexflix or Prime in full HD? or does Unlocking / Rooting kick your Widevine down to L3?
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I have rooted the A70 and installed the DRM Info app. Hope it helps you.
That's Good News..
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I have rooted the A70 and installed the DRM Info app. Hope it helps you.
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Thanks For Responding..
The last thing I want to do is spend almost $400.00 USD on a device with a 1080P SuperAmoled 6.7" Screen... and have to watch Movies in 480P..
That would be a TOTAL Waste of Money..
Again, Thanks.
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Thanks For Responding..
The last thing I want to do is spend almost $400.00 USD on a device with a 1080P SuperAmoled 6.7" Screen... and have to watch Movies in 480P..
That would be a TOTAL Waste of Money..
Again, Thanks.
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This device is totally worth it. The screen is superb for movies and even blue ray formats are crisp like you can see in big screen in movie houses...
No Doubt About It..
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This device is totally worth it. The screen is superb for movies and even blue ray formats are crisp like you can see in big screen in movie houses...
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I Agree..
With "Widevine L1" and the 1080P support that it brings.
But.. if rooting drops it to L3 (480P) for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime etc.. then, there are decisions to be made with MY money.
@ $400.00.. I'm only $200.00 away from an S10.. with tons of developer support.. ( wireless charging, Snapdragon 855..blah blah blah ) this device may be at that nitch price point that developers chose not to pick it up.. and either go for the Sub - $300.00 A50 or up to the $600.00 S10.
This along with the touch issues of the A70 have slowed my march towards a June 1st purchase.
Best relax keep what I got and see how this plays out with the developers and their support.. or lack there of. :angel:
Need a clear and legitimate tutorial
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I have rooted the A70 and installed the DRM Info app. Hope it helps you.
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can you please share the proper way to root my A70 ? my device is SM-A705FN/DS and it's got Android Security Patch 1 July 2019 and A705FNXXU3ASG6
Regards,
Wael
waelh said:
can you please share the proper way to root my A70 ? my device is SM-A705FN/DS and it's got Android Security Patch 1 July 2019 and A705FNXXU3ASG6
Regards,
Wael
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-a70/how-to/to-root-magisk-odin-t3930099
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-a70/how-to/to-root-magisk-odin-t3930099
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Hi I tried following that post but my phone goes into boot-loop afterwards.
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Hi I tried following that post but my phone goes into boot-loop afterwards.
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same problem after magisk update to 19.5
Hi mates,
I would like to root the fire stick 4k to use webkey or any vnc server,
Any ideas?
Thanks you very much in advance
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Hi mates,
I would like to root the fire stick 4k to use webkey or any vnc server,
Any ideas?
Thanks you very much in advance
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Not possible, don't hold your breathe that an exploit gets found. Best is to get the second gen stick, that one is rooted and unlocked within no time...
Edit: Seems that it could be possible soon... xda thread
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Not possible, don't hold your breathe that an exploit gets found. Best is to get the second gen stick, that one is rooted and unlocked within no time...
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Thanks @Sus_i !
I will wait for a miracle within a time hehe
Hello, how can I know which stick Gen I have please?
I just bought it from Amazon, it comes with Alexa, but it's not the 4k one I think.
Thanks
iSpeeX said:
Hello, how can I know which stick Gen I have please?
I just bought it from Amazon, it comes with Alexa, but it's not the 4k one I think.
Thanks
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The currently selled non4k stick(s) is the second gen one. Quick check, you see the name in ADB shell, 'bueller' is the old first gen, 'tank' the 2gen and 'mantis' the 4k one.
Thank you for your answer, if I have this tank generation, what should I do to root it? Is it as easy as that?
Again, thanks
iSpeeX said:
Thank you for your answer, if I have this tank generation, what should I do to root it? Is it as easy as that?
Again, thanks
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Depends on you, you can look into this thread, it's all descriped in there. You have to be carefull, the resistor that needs to grounded out to the shield is really small and gets easily damaged. A few guys bricked the stick...
Hi I just got the TCL 65" model 65S434 and I was wondering what is the most up to date root instructions for this TV and are there any quality android builds worth exploring as well. This was the Targt black Friday TV. Thanks. Also if anyone has any tweak recommendations I would like to hear them.
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Hi I just got the TCL 65" model 65S434 and I was wondering what is the most up to date root instructions for this TV and are there any quality android builds worth exploring as well. This was the Targt black Friday TV. Thanks. Also if anyone has any tweak recommendations I would like to hear them.
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Im sort of surprised there is no replies. Has anyone looked into rooting this TCL or alternative android builds?
I don't think it's hard as long as you don't update it there were several cve bulletins it on it for huge security holes
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Im sort of surprised there is no replies. Has anyone looked into rooting this TCL or alternative android builds?
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Most of these TVs use the standard MStar T22 (m7322) SoC. Check with AIDA64 or some such and post the info here. Is the TV running Android 9.0?
You should be able to unlock the bootloader from fastboot. To do much beyond that, you're going to need UART access (usually a 3.5 mm Sevice jack on the back or side of the TV; if not, via HDMI).
How much of the above can you do/understand? If something goes wrong, you'll have a brick on your hands and a call to warranty support.
(I have a Hisense 65H6570F from last year that is a T22 with 9.0.)
Is there any possible way to unlock the 4K Max at some point in time after we wait for several months that may provide a potential unlock?
Skel40 said:
Is there any possible way to unlock the 4K Max at some point in time after we wait for several months that may provide a potential unlock?
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Who knows
That stick is horribly expensive, lol
Skel40 said:
Is there any possible way to unlock the 4K Max at some point in time after we wait for several months that may provide a potential unlock?
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Do you actually own it?
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Do you actually own it?
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Yes I do
@Rortiz2 I have hopes that the 4K Max has an unlock in the future. /bin doesn't contain anything.
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I have hopes that the 4K Max has an unlock in the future
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High likely never.
Return it while you can
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@Rortiz2 I have hopes that the 4K Max has an unlock in the future. /bin doesn't contain anything.
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I'm afraid it'll never be unlocked unfortunately
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Who knows
That stick is horribly expensive, lol
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Horribly expensive? For €37? Interesting....
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Horribly expensive? For €37? Interesting....
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It isn't the whole year black friday, isn't it?
Btw, the non-Max 4k stick for 25 bucks is the best offer.
Yes, this is a realy good price, but the 4K more than 3 years old! But the 4K Max is a new devices. With longer support, with more options, with new OS, and the best : with Dolby Atmos on Netflix too!
4k max ... also has wifi 6 + av 1 decoding ...
At the weekend I will open my 4k max and remove the emmc to dump it. if someone is interested in the dump, he can get in touch.
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At the weekend I will open my 4k max and remove the emmc to dump it. if someone is interested in the dump, he can get in touch.
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If you manage to dump the eMMC, I would be interested.
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At the weekend I will open my 4k max and remove the emmc to dump it. if someone is interested in the dump, he can get in touch.
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You need to remove the frame of the shield too, since the frame covers one corner of the chip.
I'd like to see some high res pictures from the stick with the eMMC removed, please
Yes sure I made some pictures.
I hope my wife has no other plans for the weekend
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Yes sure I made some pictures.
I hope my wife has no other plans for the weekend
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That's cool, would be also nice to have the eMMC pinout (if you end up dumping the eMMC).
Dumping right now.
I'll take pictures later. can I set the dump here or does it cause trouble?
Here is the dump
Includes Boot0/1 from the emmc
image_ftv_4k_max_7.2.5.5.zip
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Here is the dump
Includes Boot0/1 from the emmc
image_ftv_4k_max_7.2.5.5.zip
drive.google.com
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OMG, they use still no encryption...