[RAZR HD Original Android Development] Alixbot:
[DISCLAIMER]

I have basic understanding of programming and the android software so I'd like as much help as you can provide.

This includes personally messaging me. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS THREAD OR MY POSTS PM ME AS I DO NOT WISH TO JUST CRUM UP MY GOALS HERE WITH DISCUSSIONS OF WHY THIS IS A BAD IDEA OR ANYTHING ELSE NOT CONCERNING THE MATTERS AT HAND.

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[REASON]

This is my favorite device. I it seems to have long been forgotten and there are a lot of dead links. I understand the OG Devs have seemingly turned their backs on us in search of their own paths in life.

I do not blame them at all and instead I am sad to come upon the realization of how low our economic powers have come to have the ability to turn our own role models against us and their years or dedicated work here on XDA.

I can chat all day about my life and history here, you can message me directly if you must. Just understand my life hasn't been easy.

I was adopted at the age of 7 from another country into an American family that had hard heads and a cut throat attitude to rules they didn't even understand.

From the age of 10 years old I fell in love with technology and software. My efforts were suppressed greatly.

I was denied access to a simple flip phone that had no service and was punished for wanting to learn programming. I started hacking.

I learned all I could to become free of my chains. At 15 I made the money to buy my first Iphone (3GS), I fixed computers for people I knew for free even though I never owned my own. I used those opportunities to learn about jailbreaking and how basic filesystems and programming.

A lot happened during my years growing up I had a few good friends with good families that had androids, iphones, computers and they were glad to show me things and let me use their devices. One of my good friends had a Razr Maxx which he later Traded for an HD through his phone plan. I was in love and I helped him fix it a few times when he needed help. Then one day things didn't go well for me.

At 17 I was thrown away by the abusive family that adopted me and I traded my Jailbroken Iphone for a galaxy prepaid phone which was owned by a homeless drug addict I met at a shelter. The trade opened the world of Android and Linux to me from a hands on personal perspective. I loved it. But the device was small and low spec.

I started rooting. I found XDA. I wanted so badly to be a programmer but my life got in the way due to the simple fact that I had no one left to turn to. All my friends I learned from had went into collage and left or didn't want to be seen with the homeless kid. I was powerless due to reasons you can ask in a PM. I did all I could. I fixed my life over the years. I'm in my late 20's now and I finally got a few of these phones. I've learned a lot about Android, Linux, Unix, etc. At least as much as I could while struggling through managing my time and resources in life. At one point I even had an internship for IT through a school. That internship was ruined due to the recent pandemic that shut down the schools and forced me to move.

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[THE INTENT]

This thread is going to be my way of securing a piece of technological history.

The history people such as Geohot and other big names on XDA and the Android rooting community have built to benefit us all. It may be hopeless but I plan to revive it. Even if I have to from scratch.

I then will go as far as saving files that are important on an offline storage and create an open platform for anyone to access for historical and educational purposes.

[THE PLEA]

I have been begging people all my life.

I had to let go of my ego to survive at a young age. And I am here now. Begging anyone who sees this. Help me out.

You can help support these effort by sharing resources I can use to bring us all the freedom of having End-User control of old devices such as these.

And and even better way to support this cause is helping me amongst this capitalist infrastructure by providing currency in the form of donated funds.

I will start a fundraising account soon but for now YOU HAVE THE OPTION to donate by sending funds to:

HERE

[ONWARD]

All our findings are within the spaces of this thread. I start this journey with:
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- A job

- A Windows 10 PC dualbooted with Linux and Linux subsystem

- 1 Droid Razr HD on JB 4.1.2 (xt926) with unlocked BL

- 3 Droid Razr Maxx phones on JB 4.1.2 & KK 4.4.2 (xt907) with locked BL

Issues I've come to find since 2022:
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- Most links on XDA before 2017 have been shutdown or replaced.

- Towelroot servers are shutdown due to Geohots employment/Integration with the big Goog. This means Hydrogen is only partially usable.

- Kingroot, Kingoroot, and Sunshine have the most effective exploits, regardless of the invasive integration.

I vow to make the best of this.

I will stand up for my work to never be diminished and for the rights of others to own their own hardware and have software they can rely on to the best of my ability.

ONLY WITH YOUR HELP​