The "Welcome to XDA" Thread
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Hello everyone! Finally registered after many years of following the forum. 
Wysłane z mojego Le 2 przy użyciu Tapatalka
Wysłane z mojego Le 2 przy użyciu Tapatalka
Hello all! I first found XDA about 4 years ago when trying to root my Lg Optimus. I refer to this site for so much ! Even though, I didnt realize that i hadn't registered, so here i am
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Greetings From South Coast UK
Hello. I've been using XDA, on and off for about 5 years now, ever since I rooted by Galaxy S4 Mini. Since then I've rooted several Samsung and Motorola phones and used lineage OS extensively. I am currently trying to root a Sony Xperia X compact, which is proving to be very challenging, to say the least.
I'm looking forward to being part of the community.
David
Hello. I've been using XDA, on and off for about 5 years now, ever since I rooted by Galaxy S4 Mini. Since then I've rooted several Samsung and Motorola phones and used lineage OS extensively. I am currently trying to root a Sony Xperia X compact, which is proving to be very challenging, to say the least.
I'm looking forward to being part of the community.
David
Hi everyone
Im a small Youtuber interested in tech, I do tech reviews and this forum has helped me out a few times. So thanks yall
Im a small Youtuber interested in tech, I do tech reviews and this forum has helped me out a few times. So thanks yall
Hi- my name is Nathan. I've actually been a large fan of xda developers for several years. I have the galaxy on5 SM-G55OT1 metropcs which with your help rooted about a year ago. So thank you for that. When it comes to anything technical with my phone, this is always the first site I come to. It will always give me an honest answer about any changes that may be possible or not possible to my phone, which I know is extremely hard to find at times. With new phones coming out every 7-8 months, its hard to look at the past when all we see is the future.
Hi, lurker's first intro on this forum.
Ive been using xda ever since my first phone (Galaxy Ace), and it has been incredibly useful for rooting and finding great apps to use.
I'm also posting here because there's the 10 posts before being allowed to post external links that I need to get by so I can ask for support with an LG phone, and I havent posted enough on here yet loll.
Ive been using xda ever since my first phone (Galaxy Ace), and it has been incredibly useful for rooting and finding great apps to use.
I'm also posting here because there's the 10 posts before being allowed to post external links that I need to get by so I can ask for support with an LG phone, and I havent posted enough on here yet loll.
Just sayin' "Hi", and a new device effort, Anki Vector, which is a robot
Hi,
my name is Melanie and I'm one of the people spearheading the investigation to root the Anki Vector.
The reason I came here is that the Vector, although he looks like a cute little robot, actually is built on smart phone tech and runs an Android kernel.
Vector has a Qualcomm APQ8009 (Snapdragon 212) CPU, paired with a combination ram/flash, Kingston 04EMCP04-NL3DM627. It boots Linux version 3.18.66-perf via an Android bootloader.
There are other components, including a secondary processor, but these are out of scope for this forum. I am mostly the hardware person in this endeavour, at least until we can actually get into him. Once there, I can take the software further, but I'm missing the vital bits of knowledge needed to get from here to there.
"Here" is that I have managed to access the system using a serial port that could be found via solder pads on the PCB, we have captured multiple boot logs this way. Sadly, there is no getty.
I have also managed to solder a USB port and to find the trace that controls one of the Snapdragon's boot control pins. I have been able to put the robot into EDL (QDLoader) 9008 mode.
I have then attempted to connect with various pieces of software, but the furthest I got was with MiracleBox, which told me a CPUID and then told me that that ID is unrecognised.
We're currently trying to raise funds to buy a BGA rework system capable of desoldering the flash, as we're getting desperate to obtain a firmware image.
So, that's what I do, I hack and I know things. Sadly not the ones I need to know now.
I have money to buy any needed tools, but there is a thicket of hacks, cracks and disinformation while hard info is rarer than hen's teeth. I really don't wish to spend £1000s on the wrong stuff. That is where I'm stuck.
- Melanie
Hi,
my name is Melanie and I'm one of the people spearheading the investigation to root the Anki Vector.
The reason I came here is that the Vector, although he looks like a cute little robot, actually is built on smart phone tech and runs an Android kernel.
Vector has a Qualcomm APQ8009 (Snapdragon 212) CPU, paired with a combination ram/flash, Kingston 04EMCP04-NL3DM627. It boots Linux version 3.18.66-perf via an Android bootloader.
There are other components, including a secondary processor, but these are out of scope for this forum. I am mostly the hardware person in this endeavour, at least until we can actually get into him. Once there, I can take the software further, but I'm missing the vital bits of knowledge needed to get from here to there.
"Here" is that I have managed to access the system using a serial port that could be found via solder pads on the PCB, we have captured multiple boot logs this way. Sadly, there is no getty.
I have also managed to solder a USB port and to find the trace that controls one of the Snapdragon's boot control pins. I have been able to put the robot into EDL (QDLoader) 9008 mode.
I have then attempted to connect with various pieces of software, but the furthest I got was with MiracleBox, which told me a CPUID and then told me that that ID is unrecognised.
We're currently trying to raise funds to buy a BGA rework system capable of desoldering the flash, as we're getting desperate to obtain a firmware image.
So, that's what I do, I hack and I know things. Sadly not the ones I need to know now.
I have money to buy any needed tools, but there is a thicket of hacks, cracks and disinformation while hard info is rarer than hen's teeth. I really don't wish to spend £1000s on the wrong stuff. That is where I'm stuck.
- Melanie
sd_shadow
Recognized Contributor / XDA Welcome Team
Welcome to XDA.
You can create a new thread in
https://xdaforums.com/general
Or
https://xdaforums.com/android
No post min required.
Good luck.
Tom
Edit: There is a min post # to post links and images.
I meant
https://xdaforums.com/android/general
Or
https://xdaforums.com/general/general
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sd_shadow
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Melanie, allow me to add to @sd_shadow suggestions. Maybe this forum "Hardware Hacking General" suits your requirements?
And regarding links until you are allowed to insert them yourself, there are quite a few possibilities:
- https ://xdaforums.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=79982149 (i.e. just insert a space somewhere that it isn't recognised as a link. Your interested users will know how to deal with such a "link".
- Just use the report functionality to alert the moderators' team and request to get a link inserted. We are here to support and assist and are very happy to do so.
- Create your thread, use the report funtion and request that the post count limit is lifted for you with some explanations why (in your case just in reference to your latest posts in this thread and the other one). It will certainly be considered, and our admin's have the possibility to just "donate" the required number of posts to you.
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My name is Muhammad and I joined here to post android roms
It would be really nice of you if you told me how to post in development thread
Thank You!
It would be really nice of you if you told me how to post in development thread
Thank You!
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Hello Muhammed, welcome on board - and happy developing!
I know it will require a bit of reading but I'm convinced via the below attached links you're going to find answers to all of your questions.
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2635135
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961655
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069298
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2232085
Hello There
Hi!
I have knowledge about somethings, and ignorance of others. I would like to contribute in a helpful way. How can I find people who want to know things I might be able to help them with?
Hi!
I have knowledge about somethings, and ignorance of others. I would like to contribute in a helpful way. How can I find people who want to know things I might be able to help them with?
Well if you are referring to Andriod development, then jump into the Q&A's sections and whatever your device is, those forums.
But if you referring to something else, try Facebook.
Hi
I'm Chris & I have been using XDA for a few years now. I just made an account a while back & this is actually my 1st post. I always end up coming here to XDA for rooting my phones, reading articles & downloading apk's etc because I trust this site. Thank all of you for everything you do!
I'm Chris & I have been using XDA for a few years now. I just made an account a while back & this is actually my 1st post. I always end up coming here to XDA for rooting my phones, reading articles & downloading apk's etc because I trust this site. Thank all of you for everything you do!
hi
Thanks to all the effort from everybody involved. Just getting started but so far it's awesome.
Thanks to all the effort from everybody involved. Just getting started but so far it's awesome.
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Mission accomplished! May I politely ask to check if I missed something?@Oswald Boelcke , or any other Senior Mod if you're quick enough
, as you edited the OP of the old New User Guide perhaps a link to the new one could be added to the top of the OP there? There probably won't be too many people who come across that thread first but it's happened here at least
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A slight downside of going through the site revamp 4 years ago is that, like in this instance, a lot of links in the old threads don't work and makes some of the information outdated. Just incase you haven't came across it yet, this is the new and updated new user guide - How To Navigate The XDA Forum.
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Sir, will be accomplished in course of the day!@Oswald Boelcke , or any other Senior Mod if you're quick enough, as you edited the OP of the old New User Guide perhaps a link to the new one could be added to the top of the OP there? There probably won't be too many people who come across that thread first but it's happened here at least
1Hi all, reading the how to guide. Love the site, been lurking for a few years on and off for various things also FYI if any mod for some reason and is bored outta their mind you get a 404 on the forum rules link in the getting started guide and the google suggestion for site searching is your old link i.e xda-developer not xdaforums, but yeah its a meh. Thanks for the site and info anyone else reading this. -
126Welcome!!!
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2014Ok, so I'll be the first one in a new thread. I found this forum when I was looking for something about rooting my X10 and custom ROM. I've found here everything that I was looking for and even more... Now I know how can I personalize my phone in million ways ;D14Hi
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