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[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
[MENTION=450224]bitpushr[/MENTION] & [MENTION=4544860]osm0sis[/MENTION]...

I just wanted to fill you in on some information i had researched.

Beginning in Firefox version 52, support for NPAPI plugins in Firefox has ended, except for Adobe Flash.

Also, Internet Explorer and Chrome has been following suit for ending support for NPAPI plugins.

This means that the Browse selection for the DevDB Uploads are being affected by just not showing up.

It looks like, to me, that the DevDB Upload Option is the only area that i had found that is Java NPAPI dependent and is the real reason why it's not working.

Apparently, the Android Puffin Browser App does have a built-in Java NPAPI plugin which is allowing it to work for the DevDB Uploads. I haven't tried every single browser on the market but, that is the first one I had found to work.

The NPAPI issue is affecting the browsers for both the PC and Android. Though, there's more android browsers than PC ones. This is why this issue has more options for the Android in working around since the options on the Play Store has browsers that will still use the Java plugin.

I hope i explained this okay... LMAO :)

I've finally got the scoop on what's going on with this and I hope that it helps out.

Take care my Friends!

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[About XDA developers] osm0sis:
I've noticed it working off-and-on over the last week, seemingly random by the day. Any update?

Please, it has been broken for an extended period, raise the forum attachment size limits for at least Registered Developers from 20mb to 40mb, since while it's much less than the 2gb limit with DevDB uploads, it'll help in many cases.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
From what I understand my Friend, at the time when the DevDB was implemented, the upload feature used a new way to perform this action.

Over time, there were other/better methods for browsing and uploading files within various other areas of the Forum.

So apparently the second method (stated on the second paragraph) had become more reliable and rarely ever resulted in any issues.

As time progressed, it seemed as though the DevDB Upload feature fell into an "out of sight, out of mind" since nobody ever really had an issue with it using that early method.

Now with the "The case of the disappearing NPAPI" for many/most browsers, the XDA "Geek Squad" Guys are now being faced with having to backtrack and reevaluating and repairing the DevDB Upload issues.

I last heard that the reason for this feature switching between working and not working is that the XDA "Geek Squad" Guys are actively working on it.

In addition, i also heard that they were a bit short handed and, as a result, they have been bouncing between that and other areas that they have to work on which is temporarily prolonging the DevDB Upload repairs.

CLARIFICATION: I'm not guaranteeing that this is 100% of the case but, with the sporadic information I've see/heard/read, this is just an educated conclusion on my part.

I also have been affected by this too...

Those XDA "Geek Squad" Guys are awesome and they do provide results in the end!!!

I hope i had explained this okay via text... LOL! :)

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They Are The Egg Men.

I Am The Walrus!

Coo Coo Cachoo!

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PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[About XDA developers] osm0sis:
Gotcha, but why does it work some days on the same browser on the same computer/phone/device, and not on other days? Your NPAPI theory would mean that it should be consistently broken, which it is not.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
It's just a personal conclusion on my part but, if it's coming and going, it tells me that their working on it but, it may need some additional work in other areas. :banghead:

I just sent you a PM with some information in hopes that it will help you out further. :eek:

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I Am The Egg Man,

They Are The Egg Men.

I Am The Walrus!

Coo Coo Cachoo!

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[About XDA developers] osm0sis:
Actually, I just figured out a workaround that may help [MENTION=450224]bitpushr[/MENTION], et al. narrow it down and fix it more quickly! :)

Oddly enough, I found it worked consistently when not logged in. So then I investigated my user settings and found it's related to the Moderator/RD special setting to disable ads on xda. Once I enable ads using that setting in my Edit Details page then the DevDB Downloads page displays correctly again.

Now why it only works on some days and not others is still a bit of a mystery, but my guess is it depends on what ad is supposed to be loading affecting the overall site code, even when it's supposed to be disabled by that setting.
[About XDA developers] dhvani.dev:
I developed an app for Samsung's phone which have Always On Display and create DevDB account for my app. I want to show my project/thread on those device which support AOD . How can i tag those devices. please help me
[About XDA developers] nicesoni_ash:
Bug-report and feature requests are no longer available. I thought it was under repair or something but it's been quite a days and yet northing's updated so far. I can understand it can take a little bit but I just want to know whether they are completely removed or something's been working on that?
[About XDA developers] Prospero.X-3:
500

I'm getting a 500 Internal Server Error while trying to create a project (on clicking Apply or Save & Return To Thread).

EDIT: OK so it did actually create the project (many times), but the timeout and lack of redirect after creation remains an issue.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
Even the best of them makes mistakes too... :)

I noticed that you had several of them and I would like to suggest/recommend the following steps to have those threads closed by a Moderator and i was told that they prefer to be asked by the member who opened the thread (that's you).

1) On the first post, select the bottom left triangle (reporting a post).

2) When the next page loads, select the reason on drop down section (at the bottom left of the text area), then select the one that states "Thread/post moving or maintenance".

3) If it's because your question was simply answered, then type the reason within the text area. Something simple like "Can you please close this thread because my posted question has been answered." (you can also tell them that "Ibuprophen is awesome" LOL!).

4) Finally, select the "Send report" and you'll then be taken back to the thread. Your all set!

The report is then listed on cue for a Moderator. It typically takes anywhere from 10 min to a day or two. The Moderators are very good and are pretty much on top of things.

Reporting a thread isn't intended as a bad thing. It just elevates having to send call-outs and PM's to a bunch of Moderators till one is available.

You've now graduated from the "Closing a thread 101" course! LMAO!!!

Good Luck my friend!

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[About XDA developers] Prospero.X-3:
Thanks

Thanks. I deleted as many of the duplicates through DevDB as I could, but it didn't work for that forum for some reason (it deregistered the threads from DevDB, but didn't delete them entirely). I will do as you suggest, but I think the mistake here lies with XDA's scripting :D
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
The following is a few very good questions that a friend of mine asked me last night at home and I'm curious as to what [MENTION=450224]bitpushr[/MENTION], [MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION] or another one of the excellent "Big Guys/Gals" of the xda-developers team thinks... :)

(These questions is in regards to the "Downloads" Tab/Area of a DevDB thread.)

1) Would it be possible to be able for a DevDB Thread Developer (and Contributors) to be able to move around the files within the Downloads Tab/Area of a DevDB Thread. I ask this because, sometimes, a correction to a file is made to be re-uploaded but, sometimes another file is preferred to remain on top.

2) Would it be possible to upload more than 1 file at a time. Since this ability is already possible for when I create a post and, in the advanced portion, am able to upload multiple files at one time. This ability would be an excellent time saver for many Developers.

Please let me clarify... I know that the ability is not there but, I was hoping for this "Feature Request" to make it to the XDA "Geek Squad" Guys for consideration. Of course with the approval of [MENTION=2235607]svetius[/MENTION] first.

Thank you very much for your time and understanding with this and please let me know if you require any further clarifications.

Please take care! :D

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[About XDA developers] MSe1969:
DevDB project creation issue

Dear experts,

I would like to report two issues, which I have experienced yesterday and today, while creating a new DevDB project:

1.)

As already reported here, choosing the buttons "Apply" or "Save & return to thread" in the DevDB takes ages and finally redirects to the URL "https://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/" which appears entirely empty (like it would eventually time out). The edits however are saved. I still can normally edit my two other projects, which I have created last year. The issue only seems to happen with newly created projects.

2.)

While I can access my newly created thread/project via my PC browser - the XDA Labs android app lists and finds my new thread, but when I try to open it, it reports an error. I am however able to access other threads through the XDA android app normally.

To me it seems, that something goes wrong when initially saving new projects.

Here is the link to my new thread with the above described technical issues.

Thanks in advance for any help and/or feedback.

Regards, M.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
I believe that I, hopefully, am understanding your situations...

I'm going to try and see if I can help (the best way I can) without being an Administrator or Moderator but, I do have DevDB Developments.

Regarding #1) I use 2 Browsers on my PC with the Firefox (Using the Latest ESR) as my Primary Browser and Internet Explorer as as my Alternate Browser.

A while ago I had found that I cannot use Internet Explorer, specifically, for Posting & Modifying DevDB threads. The DevDB threads are saved/posted (very slowly) but, for some reason, the redirect doesn't work and I receive an error.

I have to use my Firefox Browser for Posting/Modifying DevDB threads. The DevDB process works without any problems and redirects fine.

Regarding #2) There's been times when it can take up to a day to be able to access a new DevDB thread via all mediums (Labs, Android Browser, PC Browser, etc..). This isn't consistent for me but, it's happened to me on a few occasions.

I've found that the following are 2 ways to get to a thread (using your thread as an example):

1) https://xdaforums.com/2015-moto-g/development/osprey-lineageos-14-1-hardened-microg-t3767291

2) https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3767291

The second one is, primarily, how I try to post a thread. This is only because it's just shorter and takes up less space.

Just use...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=

... then place the ending thread number and be sure to omit the "t" at the beginning of it (as seen by the 2 examples above).

I do hope that you find this helpful! :)

I had reported these 2 issues a while ago to an Administrator and the information was passed on to the XDA "Geek Squad" Guys a short time later. I think it was the great [MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION] who handled this.

Regarding the Browser issue, i only use the Firefox ESR because that is the only version that continues to use NPAPI Plugins like Java. For the Android, I have to use the "Puffin" Browser because that still uses NPAPI as well.

This is only my personal experience/preference and am only expressing my recommendation/suggestion.

I wish you the best of luck! :D :thumbup:

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[About XDA developers] MSe1969:
First of all, many thanks for your comprehensive answer.

I am also using FireFox (on Linux) - and my issue specifically is, that I can edit my two other DevDB threads without any issues, including redirects after saving. All fine. BUT - the same, only with my newly created thread, causes redirect issues . . . - I'll play around with other browsers (also on android) and report the results here.

That is a very interesting information - okay, if waiting one or two days eventually 'solves' the issue, it'll for sure be fine for me - as long as the XDA team is aware (which they are, since you told me that this has been reported already).

Please note however, that I have tried the same already yesterday. And still today, ~24 hours later, the issue (including Labs not able to access), the issue was still the same. I did (wrongly) assume this being a one-off, so I have deleted my DevDB project just to learn the hard way, that now the DevDB entry was gone, but my thread still there with same issues, so I removed my texts there, just put a link to my new thread (the one I have linked here) and asked a forum moderator to close the broken thread.

For both URLs, the following applies:

- I can access from my PC browser and any android browser - all fine

- XDA labs reports "Could not parse forum URL" and offers me to open via browser, which - see above - works fine

I have read in this thread about NPAPI - is that also the reason, why I can't make use of the 'Downloads' section (i.e. it is not possible to upload a file to offer it to the folks for download)?

Once again - thanks for your reply.

Regards, M.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
This is a confusing thing to explain and understand but, regarding the uploading of files to the downloads portion of the DevDB thread, it is the opposite for the browsers.

To upload files, in the Downloads portion of a DevDB thread, I have to use Internet Explorer to accomplish this on the PC.

If I performed this on the Android, I have to use the Puffin Browser to accomplish this.

I'm not stating that those are the only Browser options to accomplish this but, it took me a while to locate what, why, and how for these workarounds that works for me.

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[About XDA developers] woodman:
About 2), not being able to open such thread is a known issue of Labs app or Labs backend which is described here: https://github.com/Wood-Man/XDA-Labs-Issues-and-Suggestions/issues/23

When someone else than you will post a comment, it will be fixed, you'll be able to use Labs to open it.

For test purpose, I'm gonna post a comment in your threads HERE (already closed) and HERE and you'll see that you can now open them via Labs.

Sorry for the inconvenience anyway.
[About XDA developers] MSe1969:
Many thanks for your reply and help - yes, I can confirm it works now also via XDA labs.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
Well there's a first time for everything [MENTION=4752536]Wood Man[/MENTION], [MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION], [MENTION=2235607]svetius[/MENTION] or another great Administrator who handles this weird issue... :eek:

All i did was to edit some OP information on the following DevDB thread and selected the bottom center "Save and Return to Thread" button...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3665472

... now the DevDB had performed a "Houdini" and disappeared (as seen on the attached screenshot image). :screwy:

It looks like it's, possibly, a job for the Great XDA "Geek Squad" Guys... :thumbup:

I'm just speechless... :eek:

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[About XDA developers] MikeChannon:
Might be a caching issue, it gives me the same error:crying:, but I've reported it to the experts behind the scenes.

Mike
[About XDA developers] osm0sis:
It appears the "Apply" and "Save Changes and Return to Thread" buttons in the DevDB Edit Project page are currently broken. Nothing happens at all when you press them. Been like that the last couple of days. Refreshing the thread shows the changes aren't being made.

The issue with the Downloads page not showing at times when the xda Recognized Developer "Edit Details" No ads setting is enabled is also still not fixed.
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
This specific issue looks a little similar (possibly a separate one that may be tied in) to the issue that [MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION] had submitted to the XDA "Geek Squad" Guys regarding my DevDB Thread that went "Harry Houdini" on me.

I just wanted to highlight this for you and Mike.

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[About XDA developers] MikeChannon:
I've reported it to "the guys".

Mike
[About XDA developers] bitpushr:
We are looking into the devdb issue. When you save a DevDB item (newer ones only, for some reason), the page seems to timeout and you see a white page. This happens on imports of threads and newer DevDB items. The good news is that it does create the thread, the bad is that you can't tell and this leads to duplicate submissions.
[About XDA developers] NoSpamDan:
Same here on ALL my DevDB threads... :(

I can tolerate the white screen edit behavior if the changes go through, but now, NOTHING works. Guys, this has become a big deal...
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
I feel your pain Brother... :eek:

Depending on what I need to do, I've got to use 2-3 different browsers to accomplish certain tasks for managing my DevDB Threads.

To edit a DevDB Thread, I've got to use (specifically) the Mozilla Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) because it's the only Firefox Browser that still uses certain NPAPI Plugins.

To upload to the DevDB Downloads on my PC, I've got to use Internet Explorer to accomplish this. For uploading via Android, I use the Puffin Browser to accomplish this.

I can't state that those will work 100% for others but, I'm just spreading the word for what I'm having to do for a workaround.

It's a bit of a pain at times but, it works for me until the XDA "Geek Squad" Guys have done that Voodoo that they Do so Well... :)

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[About XDA developers] woodman:
I think admins are still looking into it (see one post above yours), I'm pretty sure [MENTION=450224]bitpushr[/MENTION] will provide more info when things will get better. :)
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
Thanks a Ton for your response! :thumbup:

I just thought that [MENTION=450224]bitpushr[/MENTION] & [MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION] could use any feedback/information that might be helpful.

Maybe he'll get one of those "Ahhh-Haaa!" moments from it... LOL! :)

I know that they're working hard behind the scenes and I'm a very patient... Patient (Get it?).

I know that this was a Cheesy Comment... :eek:

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[About XDA developers] MikeChannon:
Yup, the info re browsers etc was sent to "the guys" behind the scenes.

Mike
[About XDA developers] NoSpamDan:
[MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION] have you heard anything back on this issue? If I am editing a DevDB, I found that I can use the Apply button, go back in the browser, wait a bit, stop the page load, and refresh and the changes are there.

It's been super frustrating.
[About XDA developers] MikeChannon:
No news unfortunately so far.

Mike
[About XDA developers] osm0sis:
Seems fixed now! Thanks all, good to be able to edit my DevDB theads properly again. :good:
[About XDA developers] Nepsuhang:
Odin3 error in windows7(laptop) toshiba

Hello sir please help me i cant run odin3 in my new laptop and i am a new user so i dnt know how to run odin3 coz i want to run it from download file but it is not run something writing binary model...........korean language shown in my laptop disply and when i shortcute it on desktop and try to run its agains error something shown exe.......korean language uff i tried to run odin3 in my laptop and i have windows7 official i want to root my device and some works in odin3 but it is not run
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
It looks like your a bit confused/lost regarding where to ask for assistance.

Just a friendly FYI... this thread is not intended as a General Q&A Help thread but, for developers who require assistance/report an issue(s) specifically for/regarding their DevDB Threads.

Your best bet is to post this question within one of the following General Q&A threads...

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2257421

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2259645

... the above threads are intended for members who have questions and are not sure where to post or even if the dedicated device specific area of the forum doesn't have an existing Q&A thread.

{The following is just another little helper regarding your question...}

I understand your question but, before you post it on either of the above threads, you should really add/provide more information regarding what specific device you have, what exactly are you specifically trying to flash to your device and which exact version of the Odin3 Software are you using.

I do wish you the best of luck! :)

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[About XDA developers] NoSpamDan:
Not for me... ?
[About XDA developers] JayShortway:
Not for me either. Just wanted to report I had the below problem when creating a new DevDB project (in the Android Apps & Games forum), resulting in duplicate DevDB projects ánd normal threads (non-DevDB) to be created. I was able to delete the DevDB projects, but not the threads unfortunately. (I resorted to editing them with a message stating the problem and linking to one and the same 'good' DevDB project.)

Hope this info is of use!
[About XDA developers] DiamondJohn:
I also had this issue. I found keeping a separate window of the thread list, and refreshing it while the other page timed-out, showed/allowed access to the newly created thread/devdb.

As for any accidental duplicates, I reported my own duplicate thread to the admins (ie the triangular exclamation in the top right) and it was deleted by the admins.
[About XDA developers] JayShortway:
Ah that's a good idea, I'll do that too. Thanks!
[About XDA developers] Ibuprophen:
Hello Again! :)

I've been receiving the same exact error (as the attached image reflects) when I've been trying to upload a zip file to the Downloads portion on one of my DevDB Threads.

This is the same when attempted on 2 PC & 2 Android Browsers.

I tried to see whether or not It was thread specific when I had attempted to upload to 3 other DevDB threads and I had received the same error message.

To add, it happens almost instantaneously after the upload has completed.

I'm not in a race or anything. This is why I use my File Host Account for when situations like this arises.

Please advise [MENTION=450224]bitpushr[/MENTION] & [MENTION=335322]MikeChannon[/MENTION]... :)

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