Hello we have here some situation of loosing padfone`s Pad and keyboard docking station. We only have cell phone only. We recently found that somebody online started selling pad and keyboard docking station.
So we want to meet and check if seller has devices of ours. We would check it by serial number but I am 100% that serial number sticker will be off the pad and keyboard. So is it any android app to determine keyboard docking station (and pad in padfones case) serial number?
Sorry for writing in OG transformer thread, but didn`t find padfone`s forum here.
Edit: Moderators can delete this post. Pad+Keyboard is back in the hands of owner.
It’s been speculated that there may be a correlation between the Amazon Fire TV's serial number and the software version originally on the device. If it were true, then you could determine if a Fire TV was rootable before purchasing it at a retail store because the serial number is printed on the outside of the box. I've created a quick form to gather information about the Fire TV’s serial number, and I'd love if you'd take a minute to help the community by submitting your Fire TV’s information.
Submit Your Fire TV Information
I have 5 at home currently, I will put in all the info for mine once I get off work to help.
Thanks for all your efforts!
Good idea. When I get home I'll add mine to the list.
Serial Number Submitted
Just purchased a FireTV from Best Buy in Durham, NC and can confirm it came with 51.1.0.1, so definitely rootable. Serial number submitted.
Hi, I am new to using a Firestick. I was fortunate to have a friend that gave me one. I know my Firestick is rooted to get what it needs. I am assuming that rooted means Jailbroke. If I am wrong please let me know. I am having a problem with my Firestick in the form of this, I bought an Amazon Ethernet Adapter for Amazon Fire TV Devices. When I try to connect to the Firestick I cannot get it to work. I see the Firestick on my router’s information page, however, I cannot get it to use the ethernet connection. I am sure the unit is working without the Ethernet Adapter because I saw it work on Wi-Fi. I searched for some information and I found this article. It makes me think, is there something else that needs to be done to the unit before it will work? Any help or advice appreciated. Thanks
I had the same issue. I checked all the connections and the cheap usb hub I was using was the issue. I used a recommenced usb hub and now the ethernet connection on the usb memory stick work fine.
First off, jailbroken is an apple term.
Rooted is an Android term. Most likely what you have is neither. You probably just have unknown sources enabled to be able to install apk apps outside of the store. It's nothing illegal as it's a feature built into Android.
As for the adapter not working, I would guess you have the older model. The Amazon fire TV stick gen 1 does not support OTG (On The Go) which is a tech that is required for the adapter to work.
Gen 2 supports it as well as the pendant and the cube.
Go into Amazon setting and check the about my fire section and find out the model and os version to confirm your gen.
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Also can check the FCC ID number on the housing.
1st-gen = 2ABDU-0509
2nd-gen = 2AE6S-0948
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From what I have read the 2019 Shield TV Pro has the exact same motherboard as the 2017 16GB model. Both the 2019 and 2017 have the same model number (p2897). The only different that I read is the Terga X1+. I didn’t see any mention if the memory chips were changed or not on the 2019 model.
I decided to unlock my boot-loader and try to boot (but not flash) TWRP Shield TV Pie Edition and see if it work for possible root. It boots up every time. However no matter what I try the Shield TV won’t detect my mice. I tried six different mice and none worked. I tried both wireless and wired mice. I know with my old Shield TV if I hook the mouse upto a powered usb hub first then had that go to the Shield TV it would detect the mouse every time. Sadly, even this method didn’t work. The 2019 model will not detect any of my mice. I have no clue why.
I just thought I would share this information. If anyone has any suggestions or figured it out and/or gains root please post it here. Thank you
One.Hit.Kill said:
From what I have read the 2019 Shield TV Pro has the exact same motherboard as the 2017 16GB model. Both the 2019 and 2017 have the same model number (p2897). The only different that I read is the Terga X1+. I didn’t see any mention if the memory chips were changed or not on the 2019 model.
I decided to unlock my boot-loader and try to boot (but not flash) TWRP Shield TV Pie Edition and see if it work for possible root. It boots up every time. However no matter what I try the Shield TV won’t detect my mice. I tried six different mice and none worked. I tried both wireless and wired mice. I know with my old Shield TV if I hook the mouse upto a powered usb hub first then had that go to the Shield TV it would detect the mouse every time. Sadly, even this method didn’t work. The 2019 model will not detect any of my mice. I have no clue why.
I just thought I would share this information. If anyone has any suggestions or figured it out and/or gains root please post it here. Thank you
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u should pull the firmware off the device using twrp then upload it so i can port it to the 2017 model
if not then thats ok too lol
I have a "Tata Sky HD" Set-top Box and I was about to throw this in garbage but before I want to know what is happening under the hood.
I search on internet and I found nothing except this. I'm noob so sorry for if say something silly.
I found this specifications.
Product : TATA SKY HD
Original Maker : Technicolor
Product Model Number : DSI729TAT
Chipset : STiH237 BHKB B3L
Type : ST40 -32 BIT
Architecture : RISC
RAM : 2GB [ SK Hynix H5TQ2G63FFR H9C
Storage : 1GB [ Spanison ML01G100
Power : 12v DC
Software: busybox 1.18.2 , mtdwrap, uclibc, Linux Kernel 2.6.32.59_stm24_0211, ST drivers: embx.ko, embxmailbox.ko, ics.ko, ics_user.ko, lxload.ko, mme.ko, mme_user.ko, LZO Decompression Library 2.03, Decompression Utility
PORTS : 1 HDMI 1.2/1.3/1.4, 1 USB 2.0, SAT-IN & 2 Audio 1 Video Out , 1 Optical S/PDIF (for Dolby Digital Plus Audio ), 1 Digi Card.
I Found 1 UART PORT Which would be used while extraction of Firmware.
AFTER SOME REASEARCH I FOUND THAT IT HAS SIMILAR TO ARM-CORTEX-A9 AND MALI-400 GPU. (MAYBE I'M WORNG)
IDEA : It has a a Good processor and ram which can run as raspberry-pi os.
so we can repurpose it as a Media Center, Gaming Console, NAS, Smart Home, Small Server or a Mini Computer.
storage is low so we have to add some storage. I'm not sure how this is possible. except swapping the NAND flash Chip.
GOAL 1 : Extract Firmware and Extract Paid Decryption key which is use to verify the sat-in signals. ( a stb which don't required subscription to watch any tv channel )
i think they modified the software which capture the unencrypted signal and if we have a signal receiver then we are good to go. but for big companies wants to earn money so they added these barriers which needs decryption. and if the satellite is sending encrypted signal then we need to find the key. ( i know it's hard that's why we are here. I'll love to hear you thoughts on these)
GOAL 2: Change the Firmware and install Linux.
Goal 3: Find a way to use it as media server with increased storage and add a wireless module for WIFI access.
I'm not sure it is possible or not. but i think its possible. just think about it a small hardware can collect signal from satellite and decrypt the signals in HD with Dolby HD audio. we just need to find a way to access this.
I SHARED MY IDEA AND I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THESE.
PROBLLY I'M GOING TO ACCESS THIS WITH UART INTERFACE AND TRYING TO ACCESS THE BOOTLOADER.
OR MAYBE DESIGN A CUSTOM KERNAL.
I'M SEARCHING FOR COMPATIBLE FIRMWARE WHICH I CAN MODIFY AS I NEED.
EXTRA : I FOUND A SIMILAR STB WHICH USED IN RUSSIA "NTV PLUS SET TOP BOX" HAS SIMILAR PROPERTIES LIKE TATASKY HD BUT WITH EXTRA I/O PORTS.
THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDIONAL IDEA THEN I'LL LOVE TO HEAR THAT.
Links Used For Gathering Information
Chipset : https://www.st.com/en/digital-set-top-box-ics/stih237.html
RAM : https://www.electronicsdatasheets.com/manufacturers/sk-hynix/parts/h5tq2g63ffrh9c
OS information : https://www.technicolor.com/node/1899
Storage : https://www.qdatasheet.com/search.jsp?sWord=ML01G100&page=2&op=i
RISC BASED TOOLS AND APPS : https://www.riscosopen.org/content/downloads/common
This is probably the UART. You will most likely get a shell and U-Boot logs provided that it's not fused-off (ST microcontrollers can have debug interfaces fused off during flashing at the manufacturer)
How to find the pinout:
GND will have continuity with metallic parts of the board (heatsinks, HDMI ports, etc)
VCC will measure 1.8-5V DC depending on logic level
RX will not measure very much voltage
TX will go crazy during boot on an oscilliscope.
Try baudrate 115200 8n1
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This is probably the UART. You will most likely get a shell and U-Boot logs provided that it's not fused-off (ST microcontrollers can have debug interfaces fused off during flashing at the manufacturer)
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How to find the pinout:
GND will have continuity with metallic parts of the board (heatsinks, HDMI ports, etc)
VCC will measure 1.8-5V DC depending on logic level
RX will not measure very much voltage
TX will go crazy during boot on an oscilliscope.
Try baudrate 115200 8n1
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Well i don't have oscilloscope yet, soon I will try your guide, thanks for guidance. I will try to update upcoming experiments.
dyal96 said:
IDEA : It has a a Good processor and ram which can run as raspberry-pi os.
so we can repurpose it as a Media Center, Gaming Console, NAS, Smart Home, Small Server or a Mini Computer.
storage is low so we have to add some storage. I'm not sure how this is possible. except swapping the NAND flash Chip.
GOAL 1 : Extract Firmware and Extract Paid Decryption key which is use to verify the sat-in signals. ( a stb which don't required subscription to watch any tv channel )
i think they modified the software which capture the unencrypted signal and if we have a signal receiver then we are good to go. but for big companies wants to earn money so they added these barriers which needs decryption. and if the satellite is sending encrypted signal then we need to find the key. ( i know it's hard that's why we are here. I'll love to hear you thoughts on these)
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I think we can utilize the usb port on the back to add the external storage, as the usb port is used for storing the TV recording (as far as I can recall), and for the uart part, we can also use it for accessing root shell in the initial step, to figure out the operation method and framework.
I don't have any idea about the encryption keys, it would be cool if there's a way for that.
I have the same STB, would love to repurpose the old box, what's your progress on this so far ?
If you have a multimeter, you can check if the pins are for UART, RX voltage would be very low, TX voltage would be fluctuating upon boot, check continuity for GND with any grounded part like the HDMI port shield or the AV port silver port, VCC would be 3.3 or 5 volts