yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid X General] chaas5010:
I use sdlite4,8 for droidx to sbf that might be out a date is there a better sbf method?
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
The Linux method is all ways better than using RSD Lite. I don't always SBF with RSD Lite, but when I do, I use RSD Lite 4.9. It works for me.
[Droid X General] chaas5010:
I tried Linux before, I couldn't figure it out its been along time since Ive been using miui for about 3 months and haven't had to sbf in a while. I have a tf101 also been messing with it since Christmas how do you like it what are you running
[Droid X General] sinerasis:
I got it using RSD Lite via Win7.

The flash itself worked perfectly, although it would go into a bootloop on the final reboot. I had to clear caches using the stock recovery and all was well.

Thanks again guys, sometimes it just takes the right search terms to get everything squared away. :)
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
MIUI is seriously great. I've been using it since it's inception. I actually haven't even rooted my TF101 yet. Stock runs so smooth, it's unlike anything Motorola has ever released! I am contemplating rooting to install Ubuntu and maybe try out the Revolver rom.
[Off-topic] CSOS:
AP: One of world's largest file-sharing sites, http://Megaupload.com, shut down; company workers indicted
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
are you sure it's not another SOPA protest?

it'll be very controversial if true

then all the other file hosting sites are on target

and that means sources for new Anime releases will be limited.... Nooooooooooooo! :eek:
[Off-topic] I Am Marino:
It would seem it's down for other reasons besides a SOPA protest.
[Off-topic] LiViD:
@OP Do you have any links supporting your post? Other than MegaUpload having some DNS hijack issues back in November, there is nothing out there that supports your post.
[Off-topic] AllGamer:
i found it http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/01/19/feds-shut-down-file-sharing-website/

more results from google https://www.google.com/search?q=Meg...GH4qTiQL2uty7CA&ved=0CFkQqAI&biw=1280&bih=970
[Off-topic] LiViD:
Oh FOX news.... :cough:

I have my views about where they get their news from, and such views are not a democracy. :rolleyes:

Edit: Didn't clue in that AP meant Associated Press, so it is credible.
[Off-topic] Archer:
From a quick perusal of teh interwebz, it is indeed down. Just coincidence that it's happened now, with all the SOPA stuff in everyone's head.
[Off-topic] CSOS:
7 people connected to http://t.co/EzaQgqaF have been charged with online piracy crimes, WSJ reports. Story to come at http://t.co/1q2TkQ7W
[Off-topic] I Am Marino:
This anti piracy crusade is out of control.
[Off-topic] Archer:
It just seems like that because it's on everyone's mind. It's like when you drive a red escort. You see red escorts everywhere and think it's the most popular car on the road. It's not. You just notice it more because it's relevant to you.

Stuff like this happens quite a lot. It's nothing new, and for some (if not most) it's nothing other than a temporary glitch...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/1965...nocks_the_pirate_bay_offline_temporarily.html
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I'm pretty sure MegaUpload is gone, and it hows the only need for SOPA and PIPA is so the rich guys can say what website they want shut down.
[Off-topic] haydonxda:
How is this? Official enough?

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2012/January/12-crm-074.html

What I love is the lack of technical understanding. Looks like the DOJ lawyers were led by the entertainment industry by taking advantage of their their raging lawyering libido.

Wonder if the case has any merit. Obviously SOPA doesn't need to be passed if the feds can shutter the 13th most popular web site in the world on piracy claims.
[Off-topic] agentfazexx:
For all of you not believing this...here's another source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...egauploadcom/2012/01/19/gIQAJPIRBQ_story.html

and: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap...05l2sA?docId=c93737704b504930a11fc307d67b674d
[Off-topic] -SGA-:
Yah, WTF? I hate copyright law. Totally out of control. Corporations run America and America thinks it runs the world. I mean seriously, arresting people in New Zeland and Japan?! Extraditing them like murderers to face criminal charges in the USA?!!
[Off-topic] BIGMOH:
R.I.P MegaUpload you shall be missed dearly!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Another article: http://gizmodo.com/5877612/feds-kill-megaupload
[Off-topic] fleadog99:
If MU goes down, doesn't that mean all other "types" of sites will also go down? No more Filesonic, fileserve, hotfile, etc. Man that would suuuuucccckkkk!
[Off-topic] haydonxda:
That is exactly what media companies would like. Scorched earth, so long as they reduce (yes, not eliminate, just reduce) infringement. Which is incredible because copyrights should never have lasted this long in the first place.

The media companies are pirating from the public by getting Congress to perpetually extend copyrights.

Time for someone to write a global redundant distributed filesystem. Run a client on your computer and dedicate a few GB for the world's benefit.
[Off-topic] rllek:
This is disingenuous. People aren't using these sites to download books from the 1930s. The vast majority of the material is movies, music and software from the past 5-10 years. The term of copyright is ridiculous, but has no application here.

The fact is, this site, and a few others, rewards people explicitly for hosting pirated content. I hope someone markets a better cyberlocker where legitimate content can be shared without having to be lumped in with the pirates.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Dammit those b*strds, so the owner of megaupload must have been doing fairly well, good life no debts, team working on the site pirated links being taken down, they're trying then one day 500 million dollars in debt , dammit, its not their fault and media producers are still minted :(

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] bsmoove386:
Im confused though if its file sharing just because it's on the internet what's the difference between someone giving it to me through Skype? Or in person?
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
XD in person! Massive piracy meet ups where people share the files xD brillaint :p

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] Logseman:
Do you have an estimate of how many ROMs are backed up on MU mirrors? This could be major for XDA users, particularly if they raid other places too.

The only possible solution is to adopt the poker policy: operate from the neighbouring little countries where no one gives a **** and the feds can't get you, and run business as usual.
[Off-topic] haydonxda:
There it is. This is the reason the media companies in the US want SOPA. Apparently they're convinced they can "win the war" against immoral people at home. SOPA allows the next step which is to cut all of those immoral people off from the rest of the world so they can't get their 'hit'.

Of course, non-infringing use be damned.
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
Hey max i need bulk plane tickets for our first piracy meet up, where shall we meet? Somewhere where piracy is ok :rolleyes: :p:p LOL
[Off-topic] jaszek:
New York. And in person sharing wouldn't be piracy, right? Piracy is when you install counterfeit software. So the sharing of is perfectly legal.

---------- Post added at 05:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:30 PM ----------

Also Anonymous decided to make a few websites look the same as MU...non-existant. lol

http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
LOL

also pirating is sharing videos and music online :rolleyes:

Guess if we share all that in person its ok :D

One thing that i don't get with this whole piracy thingy is that if you watch some pirated movies, they are screeners and say property of fox.

So its not ordinary users and site holders commiting pirating seems to be pirates in the movie industry :eek::eek:
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Ok just looked it up. Sharing in Person is perfectly legal. March 1st. Union Square, NYC. Mass in person file sharing party.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
XD lmao ill see you there ;) :p :p

XD

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] armanisafarai:
**** i paid for 4 years last week. I paid with paypal, does any one know if i could get a refund from paypal?
[Off-topic] I Am Marino:
They'll be more uproar and shut downs of sites before this wave is done.
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
March 1st noted on calendar trip to NY to file share ;):p
[Off-topic] Archer:
I don't know, but I bet you could probably cut the needless profanity in a public forum if you cared.

Incidentally, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR RECENT FOUND "KNOWLEDGE" OF SOPA!

People assume.
[Off-topic] agentfazexx:
Looks like the good guys have taken out some key websites in retaliation.

http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike
[Off-topic] I Am Marino:
This is pretty epic, referring to Anonymous doing work.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Max, i need an Elton John CD and the Justin Bieber DVD. Meet me in an ally in Bakersfield CA next week. I'll be the guy in a black trench coat and a stylish 50s hat.
[Off-topic] phatmanxxl:
I need to blow the dust off my dual cassette boom box and start making copies again.
[Off-topic] dr.m0x:
The "entertainment" industry has been ripping us of for decades. Their product is not worth the price they ask for it. Hence the reason so many people pirate these days. Lets face it 90% of that lost revenue is a phantom because most of those downloaders would not have paid to watch those movies and TV shows.
[Off-topic] icebear8:
make that 2...... ill be there with a blue trench coat... and sunglasses

also i need a copy of hello kitty island adventure make sure to supply the CD crack for it
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I wonder how long it'll be before they get around to other Cloud services like Dropbox and Google Music?
[Off-topic] jaszek:
MU is back at an IP, not sure if I can post it.
[Off-topic] krazyfukr:
Heh, AP credible... that's funny right there...
[Off-topic] techn:
Megaupload New address

Megaupload New address
[Off-topic] krazyfukr:
My thoughts on this...

While I do understand that piracy is a crime and people that participate in sharing or receiving such files are violating the copyright laws of these products. What exactly is the limit of liability?

The owners and/or operators of MU should not be held responsible for what their users upload or download to and from the site. So, I'm would imagine that it will be alleged that these people knew their website was being used for sharing copyrighted material, and that may even be the case... but how far does criminal liability really extend?

Don't the people that own and work at yahoo, gmail, hotmail, and pretty much all other mail service providers know that they have some users that are abusing the mailboxes, sending spam to other members? Does this mean that if we are getting spammed by people and the mail either originates or is delivered to a yahoo server, that I can sue and hold yahoo liable for wasting my time, even though it's specifically stated in the terms of use that the mail accounts are not supposed to be used for mass emailing or spam distribution?

Don't all car dealers and car manufacturers and car salespersons know that there are some people out there driving around while legally intoxicated? Does this make them liable for the way their customers use these leased vehicles?

The government hands out millions or billions of dollars in food stamps to people while knowing that there are a number of people using them to either purchase non-food items or trade for cash that can buy non-food items... Does this mean the government is responsible for food stamp fraud? Well, okay, probably.

If I'm paid to fix someone's computer, and later this person is arrested with child pornography on their computer, will I be held liable and criminally charged for not having examined the personal information on their computer looking for illegal materials?

At what point did it become the responsibility of the person selling the good or service to ensure the proper use of it after the point of sale?

Just random food for thought....
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Illegal file sharing in person?

It's called the Glasgow Barras and its been going on for decades :p

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
[Off-topic] jaszek:
But that's in Scotland, and no one likes Scotland

*inb4ban
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
I can do the CD, but the DVD, No :eek: :p

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It warmed my heart to see that, thanks.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
I can't ban you......

Because you're right... :(

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
This. was so epic to go down the update list which kept going on.about all the websites taken down, also glad to see MU is back up ,.(kind of anyway)

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The heavy handed approach is blowing up in their faces. The authorities are using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut with no consideration given to any collateral damage that may be caused, and achieving what when all is said and done? They're making more enemies than they are friends whilst simultaneously drawing attention to the corrupt and hypocritical nature of their industries. Groups like the MPAA and RIAA purport to protecting the interests of those they represent, when in reality they are taking money from the coffers to simply perpetuate their own existence.

Since when is a collective group punishable for an individuals offense anyway? If somebody takes a camera into a Cinema with the intention of recording the screen should the Cinema be closed down? Perhaps the company that makes the camera should have their manufacturing facilities confiscated?

It's just throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

What effect have any of these domain seizures had so far? Most have re-appeared, either in other guises or simply as-is but with new hosts. Users will always find alternative means to get what they want. It's just a giant game of whack-a-mole out there at the moment. The Internet abhors a vacuum and there will always be another file-host, another torrent indexing site, and thanks to the authorities.. a growing army of hacktivists and concerned netizens who are standing up for the rights of the little guy.
[Off-topic] realhuh:
.. in torrent we trust ..

sent.from.andro-id@mi4
[Off-topic] djmcnz:
It exists, it's called usenet. It's perhaps a bit bigger than a "few GB though" ... ;)

Massively distributed, highly redundant, automatically propagated and not owned by a single entity.

DDL sites only ever found a niche for themselves because the perception is usenet is difficult to use.

The more DDL and torrent sites they shut down the more people will turn to usenet. It will be much more difficult to shut of an architectural element of the internet than killing some DNS and routing table entries.

And if they succeed then more people will just move to the darknet and that's a far worse proposition for everybody, rights holders and consumers alike.

The current approach will simply drive the behaviour to lower levels of the internet.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Hackers are gonna put satellites in orbit to create an internet that is free from laws and restrictions.

That's the plan anyway.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
C'mon then...... Chop chop....

We're waiting.....

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
[Off-topic] lazyeejay:
Spanish are looking to sue FBI:) I wish them all the best, its the people who have legit stuff on there that have lost it all I feel sorry for.

http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/20...-fbi-megaupload-closure/?mod=google_news_blog
[Off-topic] jonathan3579:
Edited until a confirmation can be made...
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Please stop posting that IP around. It's not real. The owners of the real MegaUpload have nothing to do with these "New MegaUpload" sites. Now for being stupid I hope you get a virus and have your bank account zeroed.

But seriously, do you really think they would put it back up right after it was closed? Someone just took a cached version to have the layout, put the text in there, and now they are thinking how to infect your computer and steal your money.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Dammit....

I've been rumbled....

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
[Off-topic] jonathan3579:
Stop posting it around? Uhh, I only posted it this one time and I will watch to see what happens with it. Just because YOU think it won't come back doesn't mean it won't. Look at ThePirateBay for instance... It has been taken down lots of times.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
I think jas was talking to numerous people not just you ;)

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.......
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I don't mean you in particular, it's just everyone is, twitter is spammed with it. here was a torrentfreak article about it, which I tried to link, but torrentfreak seems to be down?

And TPB is a whole different story, the owners never got arrested.

EDIT: Torrentfreak is back, here is the article: http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-back-120120/
[Off-topic] jonathan3579:
Ahh, I see. Well, because I am not 100% what will happen with it or where it will end up going I edited my post to reflect the uncertainty. If you can post that article about it, I'd love to give it a read and share it. :)

I could have sworn people have been arrested in regards to TPB. Maybe I'm confusing it with Wikileaks though. :confused:
[Off-topic] jaszek:
You're probably thinking about Wikileaks and Jullian Assange. Supposedly TPB moved its servers somewhere in post WWII bunkers in Ukraine. lol. And the link is in my previous post.
[Off-topic] LiViD:
CyberBunker is not in the Ukraine, it's located in the Netherlands. I believe TPB is still using CyberBunker as their IP transit provider.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I'm talking about their servers
[Off-topic] LiViD:
The physical servers themselves are in Sweden, not in the Ukraine. Last I heard, they have several mirrors that exist across the world.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
This was a few years ago...http://torrentfreak.com/chased-from-sweden-pirate-bay-sails-to-ukraine-091002/
[Off-topic] haxxorcist:
so if MU is down...what is the best way for devs to post [ROM]/[KERNEL]/[MODEM]/[MOD]/[RECOVERY] files. I mean if they've shut down MU, they will surely be going after other similar sites as well. would an xda torrent tracker be a good solution?

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Off-topic] jonathan3579:
There are other alternatives. MediaFire is just one of the many possibilities. (I have been using them for a while...) I just wonder about the people who paid for MU's services. Will there be any compensation or are they shafted?
[Off-topic] armanisafarai:
well i paid for 4 years last week but i dont know what to write to paypal to get money back. Any suggestion? any1?
[Off-topic] djmcnz:
Well if it was just last week then file a claim and say "service not delivered".
[Off-topic] Archer:
Don't tell me. Tell them....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16367042
[Off-topic] empirexdude:
So sad how Megaupload got shut down! I've been using it for years! :( SOPA is a terrible thing, but I'm happy to see people stepping up! :D
[Off-topic] jonathan3579:
I'd love for this to become a reality. But then the U.S. will waste more millions of dollars either:

A.) Trying to take it down through physical means

or

B.) Trying to make it's use illegal...kinda like hemp.
[Off-topic] armanisafarai:
thanks just sent them a message
[Off-topic] haxxorcist:
I know there are alternatives, I guess I just wonder if the alternatives are likely to be targeted as well.

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Off-topic] LiViD:
Last year it was reported that the main servers were located somewhere in Sweden, near Malmö.

http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-ships-new-servers-to-mountain-complex-110516/
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I'm pretty sure no one knows for sure except the owners.
[Off-topic] curiousGeorge:
It's been tried in japan (with anonymity, encryption, and 40GB redundancy too). And failed.
[Off-topic] spookymo:
last year they closed a popular movie-streaming portal (kino.to) in germany.

there were some awesome ironic/sarcastic blogs about it ranging from

"incredibly successful raid at kino.to headquarters forced consuments of illegal stream-users to google "free movie stream" thus preventing them from wathcing their favourite series for more than 40 seconds"

to

" "aw man - now i have to get used to a new routine of closing ad-popups - its all different on the new platforms" - says mr. [insert name] "

i feel like this is the same thing.

they closed one hoster after YEARS of "work". how many others are there? how many new will be there in three years when they manage to shut down the next one?

it seems like a race you just cant win....
[Off-topic] deo_T90:
i think they will shut down all alternatives... but.. when??
[Off-topic] spookymo:
thats the problem really... in the time that it takes authorities to get all the legal stuff done, locate the servers & owners, get enough proof for "mainly serving illegal purposes" and all that stuff - in that time there will be 5 new hosters that have started service.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drose:
Does anyone have problem with penetrate - app who can discover accees codes of thompson and speedtouch routers,but since i had rooted my phone and installed cm7

It doesnt work anymore
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arkoze:
haha sorry but this made me chuckle - dirty mind i know

Sorry mate, i've not heard of penetrate before and I cant find it on the android market. Sounds like its for breaking and entering routers tho, I think you'll find that this kind of thing isnt supported by XDA.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heavy_metal_man:
+1 sorry pal
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tellurian83:
Dear all,

I wondered if you could tell how I can revert to Honeycomb? Specifically, the firmware/OS the tablet was shipped with? Would this involve the same procedure as doing a manual firmware update? Is there any reason I shouldn't be attempting this?

(The reason I want to do this is like has been reported in another thread here, I'm no longer able to connect to ad hoc Wifi networks. Initially updating to ICS didn't cause this problem, but I recently reset my tablet as per Asus' advice - in relation to Bluetooth issues. However, since the reset, I can't access ad hoc Wifi networks, which unfortunately are quite essential for me. I imagine going back to Honeycomb should resolve this particular ad hoc Wifi connection problem...).

Thanks!

(And my apologies for the fairly newbie question)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] shannon morrisey:
[A] No - to my knowledge (I have read almost every Asus prime post since development began) There are no downgrade methods available to date. (response cut from another thread)

With the latest OTA update breaking root, many prime users (myself included) are anxiously awaiting a downgrade fix.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] eckseL:
Hello,

Sorry if this is stickied/posted or doesn't belong here but I can't find anything. I just recently flashed a Windows 7.5 rom on a HTC HD2 that's locked to T-Mobile, so I purchased an unlock code to try and use it on At&t but it doesn't work. I added the APN settings and nothing. Is it not possible to unlock? Does it need to be unlocked in Windows 6.5 stock state?

Rom Installed: [v4 Final Version] CTRLPDA FSM HD2 Mango ROM [03.01.2012]

FYI - Unlocked Sim Pin was also accepted but it still says no network found.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dxdy:
carrier unlock can be done only in WM6.5 by unlock code
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] oucha:
I wish to confirm this.

My friend tried to unlock with windows phone 7.5, but it would not take. It showed 'unlocked', but it did not unlock.

Went back to wm6.5 and it was OK. Then reinstalled 7.5 and it remained unlocked.

It was a lot of work really because a lot of time was put into the project in the end - trying to figure what was wrong with 7.5 then going back to 6.5 and loosing all the settings etc. So be warned!!!