How do you change the SNID on iconia A500?
I would like to change the SNID of my Tablet.
I sent my out of warranty tablet in for repair to Acer, it had a dead Mother Board.
I used the back panel off of my other tablet with a good warranty and SNID bar code.
When the tablet came back it has the SNID of the back panel i used.
So now I have two tablets with the same SNID.
I would like to change it back to the old SNID.
Any one no how to change the SNID?
I know how to change it on an ACER PC but not the Tablet.
I'm pretty sure you can't.
Evidently there is a way.
I am not saying it is public information but Acer obviously can.
I now have 2 tablets with the same SNID.
So it is not a unique number generated from an embedded number somewhere on the Motherboard I have two with the same SNID.
Anyone have any info?
So if I understand, you had 2 tablets.
You had an issue with 1, so you changed (for some reason), the EXT SD pnl of a good one, with the one that was bad? Then when you received the repaired tablet, it has the same SNID as the other?????
Why would you do something like that, unless you were trying to "cheat" acer, by pretending that the tablet you sent for repair, was actually out of warranty. (by using a ext sd panel of one that was within warranty).
Sounds pretty low to me....
MD
EDIT: the answer is yes. If you have a machine level coding machine to re-program the chips.
I tried to get Acer to help repair the tablet they gave all kind of excuses why they would not honor the warranty.
So I used the SNID with no questions asked.
That is not cheating or low, it is fair!
t_r_j said:
Evidently there is a way.
I am not saying it is public information but Acer obviously can.
I now have 2 tablets with the same SNID.
So it is not a unique number generated from an embedded number somewhere on the Motherboard I have two with the same SNID.
Anyone have any info?
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Like I said - you cant. They can, however. They issue new SNID's when tabs get sent out to be refurbished by their partners - even they can't change/issue an SNID, only Acer can.
t_r_j said:
I tried to get Acer to help repair the tablet they gave all kind of excuses why they would not honor the warranty.
So I used the SNID with no questions asked.
That is not cheating or low, it is fair!
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Mate, to have 2 tablets, and change the EXT SD card covers, is not exactly fair, to change the cover which is out of warranty with another which is in warranty. And in the end, you have 2 tablets with the same SNID numbers.
I should ask which country do you live, as warranty policy is different from other countries. This I know.
MD
You can't have 2 tablets, 1 with warranty, and 1 without. and change the EXT SD covers, and turn it in for repair.
This is deceitful, and in most countries against the law, regardless if you own 2 tablets of the same type. This is something I witnessed when I was abroad in the military.
This is why you have 2 tablets with the same SNID. It's what you did, and you have to live with it. You will have to call Acer and explain to them.
I suspect there is more to this story than what is told.
MD
Just own up to the fact that what you did was wrong. It wasn't "fair" in any sense of the word. You knew what you were doing now you gotta deal with it.
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Just own up to the fact that what you did was wrong. It wasn't "fair" in any sense of the word. You knew what you were doing now you gotta deal with it.
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I suppose the OP could call them and say he swapped them by mistake when looking inside the tablet, as he is a technology fan. He thought putting the wrong backs on wouldn't make a difference so didn't bother to check the SNID. But eventually it comes down to a matter of social engineering
Either way, we can't reprogram the EC ROMs with new SNIDs. Nobody has those tools yet. Hacks are created with a need and you seem to be the only person that needs to falsify their SNID ;P
On the moral issues - if the tablet was out of warranty and you did then you're wrong and Acer will probably charge you to fix it themselves. If the tablet still had warranty and Acer were being nasty and not honouring it (i.e. because it was close to the end etc.) then I would have probably done the same thing in your situation
Did not mean to rattle the hornet nest here, just asked a question.
I suppose it is better dropped at this point.
Acer warrants things when they want to and sometimes not.
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Did not mean to rattle the hornet nest here, just asked a question.
I suppose it is better dropped at this point.
Acer warrants things when they want to and sometimes not.
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Quite likely. Many companies are like that these days. Very hit & miss. I had an acer laptop issue and they just told me to reformat it. Wtf.
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Hmmm....
Just to satisfy my curiousity here... What are the downsides to having two tabs with the same snid?
JdgM3NT4L said:
Just to satisfy my curiousity here... What are the downsides to having two tabs with the same snid?
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Warranty confusion. It's like cloning an IMEI (except the latter is dodgy). The tablet doesn't match the box or indeed its own casing!
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Warranty confusion. It's like cloning an IMEI (except the latter is dodgy). The tablet doesn't match the box or indeed its own casing!
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Thanks, but ignoring that part of it (as well as any moral implications). Are there problems with Google Play or apps or something? I mean, it seems like mission accomplished. I'm just trying to wrap my tiny brain around why this is a problem... Not at all important, So it is ok to let this die...
Just din't want to have any warranty confusion down the road.
Seems simple enough a question but I guess the whole SNID thing must be a BIG SECRET. I have repaired many PC's and laptops and set the serial number back to match the case after installing a new mother board. In the case of the PC's and laptops it is incoded in the bios, so the biois needs to be edited. Esay enough to do with the correct tools. Thought there might be something similar for the Tablets but it seems the subject is taboo.
Oh well, thats what I get for asking.
I'm in need of how to change a SNID back, or at least explain to me how the hell I inadvertently changed it. I was running Taboonay from about 2 years ago, and decided to flash ICS (Taboonay 3.0). I got into it, and honestly didn't like most of the ICS, so I wanted to go back. Flashed CWM 1.7 from acer recovery, and installed an old 3.2 rom from a file I downloaded from link here on XDA: Acer_500_4.010.38_COM_GEN1 (the vache link from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159443) The update.zip didn't work when I extracted it, so I put the update.zip on a thumb drive, and used CWM 1.7 to flash it, and it worked. I lost my CWM, but that was no biggie.
But now, my SNID is 696660736xe, and I don't know where the hell that came from. Is it one of yours vache? lol
I guess my question is, where inside the standard rom zip files is the SNID stored? Or did my Abe Lincoln frankenstein zombie black magic create a SNID in the 8th dimension and beam it into my a500 (I'm hoping the later of the two!!!)
To be honest I only want to change the SNID in case I do something naughty with my tablet, I don't want someone else's tablet to be punished for it
Not sure if it is the same id but titanium backup has an option to change the Android ID. Noticed this a while back after a factory reset and when restoring my titanium backup. Gave me a change to keep the new id or change back to what it was.
and then tth
t_r_j said:
How do you change the SNID on iconia A500?
I would like to change the SNID of my Tablet.
I sent my out of warranty tablet in for repair to Acer, it had a dead Mother Board.
I used the back panel off of my other tablet with a good warranty and SNID bar code.
When the tablet came back it has the SNID of the back panel i used.
So now I have two tablets with the same SNID.
I would like to change it back to the old SNID.
Any one no how to change the SNID?
I know how to change it on an ACER PC but not the Tablet.
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man youve posted this everywhere im trying to look into this if xdasupporthelpedme actualy did change his SNID by flashing one of vaches .zip then it must be possible right ???
EDIT: i found the imei or android id i believe to possbly be in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
dont know if its changeable though :/
is it possible for the serial number to be programmed into flash then the bootloader passes it to the kernel via kernel command line?? just wandering
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Its really no big whoop. I use my TF normally, I keep it stored in a small neoprene laptop case. The s/n sticker is peeling and the back sticker which hass all the model info numbers and such is also peeling. I thought they would last longer than a couple of months. I dont own a KB yet but I assumed the big rear sticker was really for being able to slide the TF into the slot so as not to scratch up the back. Anyone else getting peeling stickers?
Perhaps a little contact cement will hold them. I had a similar issue with one of my cameras and contact cement made the serial # sticker permanent.
sounds like you need to rma tablet immediatey
Oyeve said:
Its really no big whoop. I use my TF normally, I keep it stored in a small neoprene laptop case. The s/n sticker is peeling and the back sticker which hass all the model info numbers and such is also peeling. I thought they would last longer than a couple of months. I dont own a KB yet but I assumed the big rear sticker was really for being able to slide the TF into the slot so as not to scratch up the back. Anyone else getting peeling stickers?
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Mine is a bit, I would just take a note of the serial number etc and take the stickers off if it is annoying you, the sticker on the back just holds the FCC etc and isn't important.
Wow - one of the first things I did was to remove those stupid stickers!! Surely, then can get the S/N from the inside somewhere if they needed to, right??
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Wow - one of the first things I did was to remove those stupid stickers!! Surely, then can get the S/N from the inside somewhere if they needed to, right??
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Yes, but you do need it if you have to RMA your unit. As long as you have the box or the manual you should be ok (the S/N is on both these items).
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Wow - one of the first things I did was to remove those stupid stickers!! Surely, then can get the S/N from the inside somewhere if they needed to, right??
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Same thing here. Those stickers didn't look like they were meant to hold on except for in the box.
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Wow - one of the first things I did was to remove those stupid stickers!! Surely, then can get the S/N from the inside somewhere if they needed to, right??
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just to let you know, you can NOT get the s/n inside the tablet. I know this because my friend's tablet died and it was kind of a pain to RMA since his tablet never had the s/n sticker on the tablet itself and he threw the box away. But I did find out that the s/n is on the warranty card.
Ripped off stickers here as well, first thing I did. They should really be permanently etched into the case.
Does nobody keep their boxes anymore? The sn is on the box =p
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A little clear finger polish might do the trick.
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Does nobody keep their boxes anymore? The sn is on the box =p
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In today's market of get it out first then fix it later if customers complain enough you almost have to keep the box until out of warranty so it can go back.
Sticker definitely does not feel permanent. Disappointing considering the information listed. My old skool mp3 player (zune) has it etched into the back, looks good.
I don't think either of the 2 tablets I have received had serial numbers on the actual unit.
So does mine, I was considering tearing them off - is there any reason to keep them on?
I took the one on the back when I walked out of best buy
But the serial number one is still there. Might put some tape over it or something.
I placed my stickers inside my warranty booklet
Surely ASUS has another wat to obtain the serial number... Otherwise, if my 6 month old Transformer breaks, I can just go buy a new one, put the new one's serial number sticker on the old one and then return the old one as if it were only a few days old.... See what I mean? I woud hope that ASUS has another way of idetifying these things...
For the full explanation with all chat logs with Acer and Revonate included, go to this blog post: The Cluster ****
You can read from the start or scroll down to 'The Conclusion'. The bottom line? Nobody will support this tablet and it technically doesn't exist.
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I have a question for you a500 owners.
Does the SNID inside the microSD card cover [sticker] match the SNID in ABOUT and the SNID on the box sticker for you?
I'm not asking you to post your SNID, I just want to know if they all match for you and if not, which ones are different?
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I have a question for you a500 owners.
Does the SNID inside the microSD card cover [sticker] match the SNID in ABOUT and the SNID on the box sticker for you?
I'm not asking you to post your SNID, I just want to know if they all match for you and if not, which ones are different?
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Mine do
mine does as well and also matches on the box the tablet came in.. Some custom roms mess those numbers up..
confirmed lightspeed rom doesnt even show snid on tablet
My understanding is that ROM's clear out the SN and SNID in ABOUT so if you have a flashed ROM, just check the SNID on the sticker on the microSD cover against the sticker on the box and confirm if it is the same or not. Thanks.
Yes it matches.
Keep em coming.
yep both of them..
Thanks guys, I appreciate you taking the time to check - keep them coming.
Does your shoes match your top.Does your fingernails match your bra and panties.
O0pps wrong forum
You can run the stuff in sc2k thread for its magic and get confirmation if anyone is uncertin of there snid.
Ans you are very welcome.
Giggles
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My understanding is that ROM's clear out the SN and SNID in ABOUT so if you have a flashed ROM, just check the SNID on the sticker on the microSD cover against the sticker on the box and confirm if it is the same or not. Thanks.
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That is confirmed. I remember awhile back there being a thread about some ROMs clearing the SNID and SN, but when you flash back to a Stock based ROM it comes back.
I can also confirm way back when when I still had the fascination with custom ROMs and custom kernels that mine was cleared until I flashed back as well.
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I can also confirm way back when when I still had the fascination with custom ROMs and custom kernels that mine was cleared until I flashed back as well.
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And when you flash back, the SN/SNID was brought back to the stock matching version, correct?
So even if one does flash a ROM, thereby clearing both the SN & SNID, they are tied to the hardware so technically impossible to clear out permanently. That's my understanding, anyways.
Not that that particular point matters but just for clarification purposes...
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And when you flash back, the SN/SNID was brought back to the stock matching version, correct?
So even if one does flash a ROM, thereby clearing both the SN & SNID, they are tied to the hardware so technically impossible to clear out permanently. That's my understanding, anyways.
Not that that particular point matters but just for clarification purposes...
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ESNs in phones were "supposedly" tied to the hardware as well (actually firmware), but we all know now that you can overwrite a phone's ESN as well.
In our case, I have yet to hear of anyone overwriting their SNID/SN permenantly.
Mine do
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Sorry Spaz, I'm outa thanks' but I'll get ya tomorrow when they reset.
Keep them coming folks. Take you a minute to check and post and it'll help me a lot.
First I want to thanks kjy2010 for being the catalyst for this issue. If it wasn't for the back and forth in the other ICS thread, I never would have showed up at the Acer Support.
I've updated my first post with a link that explains this cluster ****.
Stock 3.1 rooted - numbers agree.
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First I want to thanks kjy2010 for being the catalyst for this issue. If it wasn't for the back and forth in the other ICS thread, I never would have showed up at the Acer Support.
I've updated my first post with a link that explains this cluster ****.
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Just finished reading your "Acer Nightmare" post (took awhile to read it all). Clusterf$%k doesn't even begin to describe it lol
I'll tell you one thing, someone rewrote the SNID on that tab! Only way I can figure that one out, and the only clear choice for the rewrite is Acer.
Yeah but then I'd be giving into the problem and not resolving it. The issue is that they reissued my SNID - regardless of the fact that I have three, it would still be clear to them that the one they sent to Revonate was in the world, somewhere.
There's something else going on here and I can bet Best Buy is going to get to the bottom of it.
And thanks for taking the time to read it - I know its long - if you can pass it on - FB / Twitter, the more people know, the more can check and the more chances there are of finding out if others have the same problem.
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Yeah but then I'd be giving into the problem and not resolving it. The issue is that they reissued my SNID - regardless of the fact that I have three, it would still be clear to them that the one they sent to Revonate was in the world, somewhere.
There's something else going on here and I can bet Best Buy is going to get to the bottom of it.
And thanks for taking the time to read it - I know its long - if you can pass it on - FB / Twitter, the more people know, the more can check and the more chances there are of finding out if others have the same problem.
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I wasn't saying that you should send it back to Acer, was merely saying that they did the initial rewrite of your SNID.
There is virtually no need for our tab to have it's SNID rewritten by an individual, like the need for phones to have their ESN rewritten, when the ESN is dirty.
Just saying that if anyone rewrote it, it was most likely Acer. As to the "why", you're going to have to stick with it, and find out
I am sorry if this has been posted before. I've searched everywhere. Friday night I get a call around midnight. I was using my NC with my bootable SD at the time. I didn't recognize the number, it wasn't local, so I let it go to voicemail. When I check it, I hear a man who says he's Barnes and Noble customer service and that he can see that I have installed Cyanogenmod and I have violated the terms of service, and, "would I please call him back so we can straighten this whole mess out?" First off, this was originally my wife's Nook. Registered to her. I want to know how in the he11 B&N got my phone number, and furthermore how the got MY cell number?! I feel like my privacy has been compromised. Has this happened to anyone else out there? I mean, Motorola has never called me for all of their devices that I've rooted. People on the Android Tablet Forum think I'm the victim of a joke by a friend. I assure everyone, it is not. My friends are clueless about rooting and CM7.
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Sounds like a phishing scam to me. I strongly doubt B&N would have called you because
1) you never gave them your number
2) they have nothing to gain by calling you. if you screwed up your device, you just have to buy another.
3) there's no way for them to have discovered that you are using CM7 and
4) they're probably not calling people at midnight for any reason.
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Sounds like a phishing scam to me. I strongly doubt B&N would have called you because
1) you never gave them your number
2) they have nothing to gain by calling you. if you screwed up your device, you just have to buy another.
3) there's no way for them to have discovered that you are using CM7 and
4) they're probably not calling people at midnight for any reason.
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I'd say you're probably right marchingknight11. But I probably do need to find out where and how my info and privacy was compromised. I am also curious if this has happened to anyone else in Nook world.
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i suggest installing PDroid and locking down your device so that it is not sharing your data with people.
there is no way B&N called you about this, like the other dude said...they only profit from people rooting and modding their devices...if we brick it we usually have to buy another one, or at least that is what they think.
I also would suggest googling the phone # and see what comes up about the #, or just call up B&N customer service and ask them if they would do such a thing
Firstly, I don't thin it's B&N since I don't believe any of them will spend time calling you at midnite.
Secondly, tell them if you've spent money out of your pocket purchasing a BMW then jump on it, rip it off, hammering it, ......, all of those are none of their business ........... as long as you do not ask them (BMW dealership or in your case, B&N) to pay for the fix.
Thirdly, since somehow you leaked your info, that is the dangerous part. How do they know your NC running CM7? Did you tell any of your friend? Did you provide yr phone on the web?
What was the number that called you? Post it here or do a reverse phone look up. Did you created the bootable sd yourself? Where did you download the rom from?
wow thats pretty creepy! Ive never heard anything like that before, maybe Google collected info from your device and told Barnes & nobles, when i go to the android marketplace on my p.c it even says "listed devices" Nookcolor so maybe google did something? hmmm
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wow thats pretty creepy! Ive never heard anything like that before, maybe Google collected info from your device and told Barnes & nobles, when i go to the android marketplace on my p.c it even says "listed devices" Nookcolor so maybe google did something? hmmm
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Google?...
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dude....no....you're about as sharp as the OP aren't you?
What are you talking about?
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Android311 said:
What are you talking about?
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He's saying that it's highly unlikely that it was a legitimate phone call.
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What are you talking about?
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Aside from the point that B&N would be highly unlikely to do anything like this at all, B&N would quite clearly never make a customer service call of any sort between 10pm at night and 8am in the morning.unless it was at the request of a customer.
This is a phishing scam from someone too amateur to realize that they got their time zone conversion to the US wrong. The bait website collected the user identification info used to tailor websites to different devices, and somehow the phone number was obtained ~ whether its available or the OP was conned into entering it ~ and then the number was called. A request for login passwords or credit card details is likely not be very down the script for however many fall for the scam.
I work in Barnes & Noble.
They don't care about your rooted/modded Nook. At all.
Everyone there loves my tabletified Nook Color and I even installed CM7 on a manager's NC.
If you use your Nook as intended but also root it, B&N potentially makes more money off of you since you'll miss out on Nook-specific deals.
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I work in Barnes & Noble.
They don't care about your rooted/modded Nook. At all.
Everyone there loves my tabletified Nook Color and I even installed CM7 on a manager's NC.
If you use your Nook as intended but also root it, B&N potentially makes more money off of you since you'll miss out on Nook-specific deals.
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Ok, upgrade "B&N is highly unlikely to do anything like this at all", to "B&N is certainly not going to do anything like this."
Like I said, it looks very much like a phishing scam, since it requires only three pieces of information to run ~ phone #, device name, and OS name ~ and at least two of them are by default told to any website that asks. So it could easily be run off of a bait website ~ either a website that appears to be offering something for nothing, or a phony front-end to a legit site.
I'll bet it was the Illuminati.
In response to a previous response: no, B&N LOSES money from us rooting our devices. We are no longer using their market or their book app, which means that if their device is subsidized, they are losing big if most customers turn to this.
Do I think the call was real, or that B&N cares that much? No, it's not real, and no, B&N doesn't care. Your NC is old school and outmoded to them anyhow. NT is their current device.
As for your phone call, based on what you have said so far, it sounds like you let your information leak on one of these boards, or perhaps your real name, which could be traced to your number using a search on the interwebs. Who called you? Well, either someone wanting to get their hands on your device for free, or some Chinese farmer looking for a quick profit.
Protect your info. That's the lesson to be had here.
My guess is the particular ROM you are using must have some security issues. Maybe while using it for everyday things like signing up for thing online or shopping some scam got a hold of your info.
I can assure you that it's not B&N. I highly recommend a full wipe and re-install an updated version of the ROM you are currently using. The fact that someone even know that you installed Cyanogenmod in your device tells me that they got inside access to your device.
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I hear a man who says he's Barnes and Noble customer service and that he can see that I have installed Cyanogenmod and I have violated the terms of service, and, "would I please call him back so we can straighten this whole mess out?"
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Yeah, I would definitely do a reverse lookup of the number. Maybe report it to B&N (leave out the CM7 part). If it's a scam, they can forward it to the FBI.
How about I offer a legit 3 step process to OP to figure this out...
1. Post callers number here
2. Allow your fellow internet heathen natured co-nerds have some fun.
3. Enjoy the resulting fun.
majorpay said:
In response to a previous response: no, B&N LOSES money from us rooting our devices. We are no longer using their market or their book app, which means that if their device is subsidized, they are losing big if most customers turn to this.
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Yeah, but I wasn't planning on buying anything from them anyway, and most people will be scared off from either the choices or the horror stories of people 'bricking' their NC.
TheAmazingDave said:
I work in Barnes & Noble.
They don't care about your rooted/modded Nook. At all.
Everyone there loves my tabletified Nook Color and I even installed CM7 on a manager's NC.
If you use your Nook as intended but also root it, B&N potentially makes more money off of you since you'll miss out on Nook-specific deals.
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This might be the most hilarious thing I'll see all week.
I'm out of ideas. This sleep of death thing is killing me. Only work around I can find is...
A. Use wake my android and set it to wake every 9 secs.
B. Revert to a HC bootloader/rom,
C. Replace mainboard.
So assuming I opt for option "C", what exactly would be involved in replacing my mainboard if I were to purchase one from eBay with no OS?
I know how to physically replace the board, just don't know if it is just a matter of using NVFlash to flash the new board, or if some special hardware is needed for the initial flash?
Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone can offer!
-Hick
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Hey Hick,
Sorry to hear your 500 has constant SOD. Have the same issue on several revisions of the 501 as well.
As with changing the Main Board, the 50x is pretty much bullet proof. Generally, as long as you can get a little life in it, it generally can be restored.
The only issue, would be if the one you buy, has physically corrupt memory blocks. So not sure what shape the one you get would be in. If it's just on OS missing/corrupt, then could probably get an OS on it somehow.
Also, NVFlash needs the UID number, and if the one you buy doesn't have it, or the owner never bothered to write it down, then this could be an issue. But hopefully, could just install one of the HC service roms might take care of it. Maybe.
MD
I'm looking to purchase a new, original part with no OS, not sure if it has, or how I would determine the cpuid. Was hoping someone on here might know what would be involved before I purchase.
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Boght fire tv for someone from staples I was hoping to root it .. nope it had newest firmware and was updated on Dec.2 too bad... but that's fine.
It shows there were 2 remotes used 2 serial numbers (one is the one I just activated) and other one.
You guys think they sent me used one? or it was simply opened to update? everything looked brand new though..
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Boght fire tv for someone from staples I was hoping to root it .. nope it had newest firmware and was updated on Dec.2 too bad... but that's fine.
It shows there were 2 remotes used 2 serial numbers (one is the one I just activated) and other one.
You guys think they sent me used one? or it was simply opened to update? everything looked brand new though..
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Go to aftvnews.com and use the serial decoder. You could tell what fw you should have had and probably figure out if it had been opened before.
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Go to aftvnews.com and use the serial decoder. You could tell what fw you should have had and probably figure out if it had been opened before.
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I did it has shown "Rootable" and when I opened I saw it was updated on Dec.02.
Should I complain to staples about this? what you think?
I got around the root modules etc.. I needed so it's fine without root for this particular fire TV.
patt2k said:
I did it has shown "Rootable" and when I opened I saw it was updated on Dec.02.
Should I complain to staples about this? what you think?
I got around the root modules etc.. I needed so it's fine without root for this particular fire TV.
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You should returned it asap, if the store accepts the return that were bought online and buy another one, just make sure it is one of those serial number and serial number seal is not broken.
Or just walk in to a staples buy a new one that has root able serial numbers and then go home open i andt put the other one in box and take it back to store and say it is defective you cant connect to internet either via wifi or ethernet so they will send it back to Amazon and wont re-sell it. Since the amazon device it self does not have any serial number labled that matches with the box there is no way they can confirm which one you giving it back....
Thank you
ashsha7877 said:
You should returned it asap, if the store accepts the return that were bought online and buy another one, just make sure it is one of those serial number and serial number seal is not broken.
Or just walk in to a staples buy a new one that has root able serial numbers and then go home open i andt put the other one in box and take it back to store and say it is defective you cant connect to internet either via wifi or ethernet so they will send it back to Amazon and wont re-sell it. Since the amazon device it self does not have any serial number labled that matches with the box there is no way they can confirm which one you giving it back....
Thank you
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I was on chat with staples chat and my chat closed because it was after 8 PM EST I think he was about to prepare me a pickup @ my closest store and return the used one to staples via ups or something.
I will call them soon.
Just called them and the lady said just to go to the store and swap it and pack it how it came and just bring a receipt..
So now I need to find out how do I factory reset thing thing lol.
Thanks guys !
People should stop believing that anyone can tell if their fire tv is rootable by looking at the serial number, cause its impossible. I got three fire tv boxes at different times and none are rootable, but the decoder says they are. its just someone trying to take a guess and there are zero facts to say otherwise. Its funny how some people will believe anything that they read. I personally think that its a crap shoot, and that they update the boxes themselves, but sometimes they do not have the man power or time to get around to doing all the updates so some people will get rootable boxes and some won't. At least that is what I was told by more than one person that works there that I personally know, and I'll believe them before I beleve some crackpot that thinks he has decoded which can be rooted by looking at the serial number. I live less than 40 miutes away from Amazon in Lexington KY and its not uncommon to know a few people that work or have worked for Amazon. So I am beyond positive they are right about why some boxes are rootable and some are not, since they are on the inside, so they seem 100% more legit then a crackpot. Especially when different people, that actually work there, have told me the same exact way that they update fire tv boxes and why some boxes do not get updated.
porkenhimer said:
People should stop believing that anyone can tell if their fire tv is rootable by looking at the serial number, cause its impossible. I got three fire tv boxes at different times and none are rootable, but the decoder says they are. its just someone trying to take a guess and there are zero facts to say otherwise. Its funny how some people will believe anything that they read. I personally think that its a crap shoot, and that they update the boxes themselves, but sometimes they do not have the man power or time to get around to doing all the updates so some people will get rootable boxes and some won't. At least that is what I was told by more than one person that works there that I personally know, and I'll believe them before I beleve some crackpot that thinks he has decoded which can be rooted by looking at the serial number. I live less than 40 miutes away from Amazon in Lexington KY and its not uncommon to know a few people that work or have worked for Amazon. So I am beyond positive they are right about why some boxes are rootable and some are not, since they are on the inside, so they seem 100% more legit then a crackpot. Especially when different people, that actually work there, have told me the same exact way that they update fire tv boxes and why some boxes do not get updated.
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Sure it will not always worked but the decoder is just guide not 100% guaranteed but if you get one of those serial number, you have better chances that it will have root able firmware but you wont know until you actually see what is actually installed on the box
Personally, i am just thankful someone took time out to put the guide out there for free.
However, if someone is in the market i would still try to buy a box with one of those serial number. I bought 2 and they both were root able.
thank you
porkenhimer said:
People should stop believing that anyone can tell if their fire tv is rootable by looking at the serial number, cause its impossible. I got three fire tv boxes at different times and none are rootable, but the decoder says they are. its just someone trying to take a guess and there are zero facts to say otherwise. Its funny how some people will believe anything that they read. I personally think that its a crap shoot, and that they update the boxes themselves, but sometimes they do not have the man power or time to get around to doing all the updates so some people will get rootable boxes and some won't. At least that is what I was told by more than one person that works there that I personally know, and I'll believe them before I beleve some crackpot that thinks he has decoded which can be rooted by looking at the serial number. I live less than 40 miutes away from Amazon in Lexington KY and its not uncommon to know a few people that work or have worked for Amazon. So I am beyond positive they are right about why some boxes are rootable and some are not, since they are on the inside, so they seem 100% more legit then a crackpot. Especially when different people, that actually work there, have told me the same exact way that they update fire tv boxes and why some boxes do not get updated.
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You are totally out of line calling AFTVNews a crackpot after all he has done for the FireTV community. I remember your name from the i717 forums and you were negative there too. Please don't bring it here. We have a great community of respectful and helpful individuals.
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Take your negativity else where. AFTVNews put a lot of time and effort into the decoder and everything else they do. Sure nothing is 100% but something is better than just a 'Crap Shoot' on it's own.
I actually just checked the serial number on aftvnews just because I was curious... but my fire tv was indeed used so I am going soon to exchange it (staples said I can do it there)
Update: store didn't have it in stock staples already sent me Return label (told me to ignore it lol ok)
have to go another store soon. Apparently they have 2-3 in stock.
patt2k said:
I actually just checked the serial number on aftvnews just because I was curious... but my fire tv was indeed used so I am going soon to exchange it (staples said I can do it there)
Update: store didn't have it in stock staples already sent me Return label (told me to ignore it lol ok)
have to go another store soon. Apparently they have 2-3 in stock.
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Got a replacement today from staples store!
status: rootable!
Controllers: only "1" the one I just activated.
Thanks for all suggestions!
The truth is only negative when someone cannot handle it. That is not my fault. When someone does something and says it is fact, but then states that it is not 100% confirmed for every device, then its not factual, period. I am beyond positive that his crackpot method is beyond flawed. Sorry if you cannot handle me saying it.
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The truth is only negative when someone cannot handle it. That is not my fault. When someone does something and says it is fact, but then states that it is not 100% confirmed for every device, then its not factual, period. I am beyond positive that his crackpot method is beyond flawed. Sorry if you cannot handle me saying it.
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It even says on his site that its not 100%. And you can't believe what someone who works at a place says either. Unless they actually work doing wat they are saying then they could be full of ****. People like to make up **** for the departments/sections at their job that they don't do them selves and then it spreads to other people until people think its fact. I use to deal with that type of **** all the time.