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I tried to find out myself first.

Can I change my mac address on my droid charge? I think I have been caught looking for a new job while at work using the company wifi. I know stupid. But any help would be great. Thank you.
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Wrong section should be in q n a
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BlackHoleSlam said:
Wrong section should be in q n a
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How do I move it?
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Pm a mod to move it
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just curious on why you didn't just use 4g\ 3g? Idk if it's possible to change a phones mac, but how can they associate your phone with that MAC address? Did you have to enter your name and password, accept agreements or something similar? If you did chances are it wont make a difference seeing how you already registered that MAC to your name.

it is possible, but i'm not sure how. i know the first handful of roms i flashed would change my mac address with each flash - i know this b/c i filter my router access by mac addy.
so it can be done.

Lol some people are reading this and thinking, "damn I'm screwed I been at work watching flicks! "
*DC!*

jaybrooke12 said:
Can I change my mac address on my droid charge? I think I have been caught looking for a new job while at work using the company wifi. I know stupid. But any help would be great. Thank you.
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It doesn't really matter. If your employer is geeky enough to pin you down by MAC address, then they are geeky enough to decode the MAC Address and figure out it's a mobile phone. And if they "caught you" then your phone's MAC address is the least of your problems. Your web activity is much more relevant than a MAC.
You might want to dust off that resume if you're so concerned!

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I have read and understand the importance of these rules. My reason for posting here was the fact that the mac Address is no like needing to start your music player or something general it is something that even in this category most people seem to know very little about while I greatly appreciate all the help I believe that this would be the correct place to post a question such as this. I did move it to the other forum after the first person advised me to do so. Once again I would like to let everyone know how much I appreciate all the help and support I get from this forum.
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Planning to root my transformer...any suggestions.

Well i just got this bad boy yesterday. Hardly able to put it down when I'm at home already.
Haven't gotten round to root yet. This weekend be the big event...lol.
So im hoping you guys can give me a few ideas as to the best roms and features available.
What rom do you guys use? Any favorites? And why? Too many questions I know.
Thanks in advance.
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Anyone? Come on...you guys must have some good suggestions here and there.
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The answer you seek is right on the front page of XDA...
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/how-to-root-the-asus-transformer-xda-tv/

^^^^hmmmm. Well i was more curious as to what most folks were using as their daily driver rather than seeking advice as to how to root the device, but thanks anyway.
Still. If anyone can recommend any good mods or roms or themes etc it would be appreciated.
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Check your serial number, if it's >B70 then it's not rootable. Yes they are working on it but it's been almost 2 months and nothing. Appears to be locked down in hardware and thus not by-passible via the usual tricks of the past. Most likely it's because of DRM if I had to guess.
If your serial is B70xxxxx check it anyway, some of the B70's may be rootable if they still have the older SBKv1 ROM (or whatever it is).
Mine's going back (B80 serial) - it's a dead duck.

I suggest you return it and get something else so you wont clog the forum with the same stupid questions that have been asked hundreds of times.
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Nurd52 said:
Check your serial number, if it's >B70 then it's not rootable. Yes they are working on it but it's been almost 2 months and nothing. Appears to be locked down in hardware and thus not by-passible via the usual tricks of the past. Most likely it's because of DRM if I had to guess.
If your serial is B70xxxxx check it anyway, some of the B70's may be rootable if they still have the older SBKv1 ROM (or whatever it is).
Mine's going back (B80 serial) - it's a dead duck.
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Wow...there's something i didn't know. Thanks. Ill check it later on and see.
I was all set to root and tinker around for the weekend...lol.
Oh well. Time will tell.
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thebadfrog said:
I suggest you return it and get something else so you wont clog the forum with the same stupid questions that have been asked hundreds of times.
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spoon feeding gets old after the 99th "GIB INFO PLOX" thread

Right...i just checked the serial number and it looks like I'm safe. Phew!
It says B50. So i can get on with my tinkering afterall. Thank God for that.
Would have been a bit silly to turn up again at best buy for the second time within the space of 3 days to return another tablet...lol.
Thanks for the comments you guys...very informative. Except for the troll that is.
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voyager_s said:
I don't like trolls...so if you don't have any interest in the thread then please go away.
Thank you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124217
I don't like n00bs who can't seem to understand and follow the rules so if you don't have any interest in doing that why don't you go away
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Seems like this guy's paying big bucks for hosting, maintenance, bandwidth, etc. Dumbass.
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What?
And your wrong....I spent 100% of my posts slamming n00bs because I'm tired of wading through junk all the time to find useful info. This is xda developers not xda customer service

voyager_s said:
Well i just got this bad boy yesterday. Hardly able to put it down when I'm at home already.
Haven't gotten round to root yet. This weekend be the big event...lol.
So im hoping you guys can give me a few ideas as to the best roms and features available.
What rom do you guys use? Any favorites? And why? Too many questions I know.
Thanks in advance.
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Rule #1 of XDA:
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting, whether you have a question or something new to share, it's very likely someone already asked that question or shared that news.
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Go search and browse and you'll find 15,000 different answers to your questions. And you didn't even post a question in the correct forum. Pay attention to the stickies - they're there to get you started.

Zeus Rom custom ringtones not working

For some reason my contacts ringtones have quit working and my phone ringtones plays for everyone. Does anyone have any idea what is going on with this and what the solution may be?
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Well, nevermind. I installed Ringo from the Market and it worked that way. I had tried setting the contact ringtones thru both the system contacts as well as GoContacts and neither worked. But this did. Weird.
Anyone understand this?

it is working quite well
zeus 5.2

wow is this the q&a section ?

CheesyNutz said:
wow is this the q&a section ?
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What's a q&a section bro?? Thought this was where we posted questions.. :thumbup:!
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Oh lawd!
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I don't understand why you all feel the need to respond to a post that is a few days old...and one where he/she even figured it out on his own.
Your sarcastic remarks do nothing to help the situation. Either politely help the guy out, whether it be pointing him in the right direction or even answer his question in the process...or don't post at all.
Zeus is not my rom, but its under The Collective umbrella now, and we just don't run our show that way.
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last i looked this was the XDA board and forum not
the collectives
did i go to the wrong website ? maybe there was a redirect and i didn't see it

Nun is right... but the only thing that irritates me is if you will look in general and [email protected], there are 7 Zeus threads created by people who don't feel like posting in the actual Zeus [email protected] thread. That's why I don't answer in these threads anymore, I have pointed and pointed people in the right direction to Zeus thread til I'm blue in the face. I think everyone should at least ask where it is, rather than start a multitude of threads... I can't be all over the place at one time, the reason I have a [email protected] thread, lol.... just stating the facts. But nun is right, the noob bashing needs to stop(me included) we are more adult than that..
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CheesyNutz said:
last i looked this was the XDA board and forum not
the collectives
did i go to the wrong website ? maybe there was a redirect and i didn't see it
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No...not my boards. Just try to get the users of our roms on the same page as us. That is all. And if users of our roms...noob or otherwise...get treated poorly, just want them to know that its not our philosophy. We try not to put down users who need help, even when it comes to forum etiquette.
Not your style...fine. Just keep it out of our threads. Please and thanks.
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Help unbrick....

So yesterday i was running cm9 and i decided to flash a rom...i went into recovery and wiped and cleared every thing just like normal. When i rebooted the phone the samsung logo came on for about 5 seconds and then the screen when blank. So i thought i was just flash the stock image and start all over. So when i opened odin and it looked like everything was working just fine then it stopped.the first part was going through like it was supposed to then i seen the fail sign.... I have some pics that i have posted to show you guys what happened.. I been ripping my hair out of my ass all day since last night.... Please help.... I would hate to have a $600 paper weight... Thanks....

Omfg this is the wrong section!!
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I know it this wrong section but I really need help. I'm lost.
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What rom did you flash?

bakerboy81 said:
I know it this wrong section but I really need help. I'm lost.
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try re flashing the root66 Odin file again instead of all the way stock. Idk
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Get this **** out of here! This is development, not developmently challenged
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jgrimberg1979 said:
Get this **** out of here! This is development, not developmently challenged
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Exactly. The fact he knowingly posting in the wrong section should disqualify him from help.

Common guys help the person out hes phone is bricked and he needs help the moderator will tranfer this to the right place
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did you flash an .md5 file instead of the actual .tar file?

majmuni said:
Common guys help the person out hes phone is bricked and he needs help the moderator will tranfer this to the right place
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Its not bricked. He didn't read and is trying to flash the wrong Odin files.

READ FORUM RULES BEFORE POSTING!
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Ok everyone. I'm pretty sure the mods let people know they've posted in the wrong section. We don't have to do their jobs. He f****ed up. Ok. Just help him. Sorry everyone isn't as knowledgeable as everyone else. Yes you can tell him to read. And yes he will find his answer. But he is panic mode and just wants his phone back. So everyone just chill.
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RCOVA said:
Ok everyone. I'm pretty sure the mods let people know they've posted in the wrong section. We don't have to do their jobs. He f****ed up. Ok. Just help him. Sorry everyone isn't as knowledgeable as everyone else. Yes you can tell him to read. And yes he will find his answer. But he is panic mode and just wants his phone back. So everyone just chill.
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The whole reason he's in this mess is because he was too lazy to read. It would be nice if people could do 5 minutes of research before they post about how they broke their phone.

Zalithian said:
The whole reason he's in this mess is because he was too lazy to read. It would be nice if people could do 5 minutes of research before they post about how they broke their phone.
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OK then. Never mind. Be a ****.
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Also there's a duplicate thread in the general section. Looking at the screenshot, he tried to flash the file for the I710 (Sprint GSIII) and not the I535 (Verizon GSIII). Probably a good thing it failed.

RCOVA said:
OK then. Never mind. Be a ****.
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You can't expect people to be super helpful to everyone that screams BRICK after not following directions. The boards have been bombarded with thread after thread of people not reading and not paying attention and just flashing blindly since the bootloader was unlocked.
This is exactly why Verizon does what they do, because they know there are more people that DON'T know what they're doing and DON'T read than those that do and take the time to read and meditate on it before getting flash-happy. The people who don't read are the ones who commit insurance fraud and pawn these devices back on Verizon.
To the OP: Consider this experience a lesson in reading before doing anything, absolutely anything. Double check, triple check, ask if you are unsure of the method BEFORE hand rather than after. Post in the correct section and wait for someone to help you out of the mess you caused.
I'm sorry if I'm being rude, but I'm really sick of seeing so many threads about people who don't listen.

Zalithian said:
The whole reason he's in this mess is because he was too lazy to read. It would be nice if people could do 5 minutes of research before they post about how they broke their phone.
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A lot of the information around here is confusing and complex, and none of it is laid out clearly. I really don't think we can blame newbs for messing up.

mariod505 said:
A lot of the information around here is confusing and complex, and none of it is laid out clearly. I really don't think we can blame newbs for messing up.
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Actually it's laid out in steps and very easy to read. All you have to do is read. If you don't understand something, ask. In the mean time, you could research it. It's nobody's fault but their own if they're impatient and don't feel like researching while messing with their $600 device. There's no excuse.
People go through a lot of hassle and free time writing stickies and guides to these steps. Don't tell me it's not laid out clearly.

I agreee. the steps are there, the information is there. I accidentally almost bricked mine because I did steps out of order but was able to recover just by reading threads and searching. Anything I don't understand, I back away slowly from.

flipped cracker said:
I agreee. the steps are there, the information is there. I accidentally almost bricked mine because I did steps out of order but was able to recover just by reading threads and searching. Anything I don't understand, I back away slowly from.
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The information here is only clear to people who have put in a lot of time reading, and searching for clarifications. ...but the reality is that for a newb, it is extremely confusing. For example, the terms ROM/kernel/radio/modem aren't not used consistently through the forums, and even some of the more seasoned people mis-use them time to time.
We have this notion that spending hundreds of hours trolling the forums and threads is some sort of badge of honor, but in reality it only speaks to our own lack of entry level guides.
I'm not expecting you guys to revamp the system, I'm just saying we need to be more tolerant.

Will towelroot work after latest update?

Presuming of course the update removes root.
Sorry if already asked. The XDA app search is shocking.
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There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly.
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rootSU said:
There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly.
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Thennn they'll just use toolkits.

rootSU said:
There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly.
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Why?
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audioslim said:
Why?
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Read the towelroot guide.
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Towelroot suits me fine. Anybody care to answer the original question?
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audioslim said:
Towelroot suits me fine. Anybody care to answer the original question?
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It should work. Why not try it yourself and see whether it works or not and then report back in that thread?

audioslim said:
Towelroot suits me fine. Anybody care to answer the original question?
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I answered the original question. It shouldn't be used and the reason why is mentioned in the towelroot guide by the thread OP so do yourself a favour and read it instead of acting like no one answered your question.
...and if it suits you fine, just bloody use it and answer your own questions instead of creating pointless threads.
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I answered the original question. It shouldn't be used and the reason why is mentioned in the towelroot guide by the thread OP so do yourself a favour and read it instead of acting like no one answered your question.
...and if it suits you fine, just bloody use it and answer your own questions instead of creating pointless threads.
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Helpful response and no you didn't answer the question I asked you answered something YOU wanted to answer. This could be a problem for you in later life I reckon......
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Right so the fact that towelroot no longer works properly does not answer the question "will towelroot work"?
Ha ha oooooooook
ps I'm already later in life.
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The question was 'Will towelroot work after latest update?'
Your answer was 'There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly. '
And you really dont see why I have a problem with your answer. Not matter how many times you try and post it ,you have not answered the question (Vin4Yak did make a reasonable attempt to answer in that 'it should work'. I can accept that)
Then to take this futher I'm yet to see why Towelroot 'has issues' or 'no longer works properly'. I've headed over to the 3700 post thread about it, and still I'm yet to see anything telling everybody to stay away.
I'm aware my bootloader is still locked and potentially with root I could screw my phone (and due to no unlocked bootloader could be in big trouble), but I'm quite happy being in that position.
If you fancy posting some usefull info rather than direct people elsewhere with vague answers then feel free , otherwise thankyou for your post but it hasnt helped so you might as well not have bothered.
Slim

Since L has not been released the correct answer to your question is, maybe. Does that make sense?
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audioslim said:
The question was 'Will towelroot work after latest update?'
Your answer was 'There are issues with towelroot anyway. Root properly. '
And you really dont see why I have a problem with your answer. Not matter how many times you try and post it ,you have not answered the question (Vin4Yak did make a reasonable attempt to answer in that 'it should work'. I can accept that)
Then to take this futher I'm yet to see why Towelroot 'has issues' or 'no longer works properly'. I've headed over to the 3700 post thread about it, and still I'm yet to see anything telling everybody to stay away.
I'm aware my bootloader is still locked and potentially with root I could screw my phone (and due to no unlocked bootloader could be in big trouble), but I'm quite happy being in that position.
If you fancy posting some usefull info rather than direct people elsewhere with vague answers then feel free , otherwise thankyou for your post but it hasnt helped so you might as well not have bothered.
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Towelroot doesn't work before the update. It wont work after the update. The guide in General (where all our guides are) that is not 3700 posts long explains why,
Or just try it yourself. The update is 100% irrelevant. It has not patched the exploit, but it is not the exploit that is the problem. Its SuperSU that is the problem, again - which is all explained in the guide, over in general

Right got the thread now. I've posted in there. Thanks
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rootSU said:
Towelroot doesn't work before the update. It wont work after the update. The guide in General (where all our guides are) that is not 3700 posts long explains why,
Or just try it yourself. The update is 100% irrelevant. It has not patched the exploit, but it is not the exploit that is the problem. Its SuperSU that is the problem, again - which is all explained in the guide, over in general
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Right got the thread now. I've posted in there. Thanks
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What is with forum culture that makes people against linking to other threads they are discussing.
Just post a ******* link to the thread so every other user that see's your post can easily find what you are talking about rather than searching high and low through the whole forum - i.e. 'over in general', do you mean Nexus 5 General, or XDA General? It's really not hard to just post a LINK. Once I found the 'guide in General' I could find no other info on towelroot - http://puu.sh/aHF5u/524526b849.png
Sorry to be rude, it just really grinds my gears - it's not hard to link something if you know where it is and saves everyone else loads of time.
/rant

Bomster said:
What is with forum culture that makes people against linking to other threads they are discussing.
Just post a ******* link to the thread so every other user that see's your post can easily find what you are talking about rather than searching high and low through the whole forum - i.e. 'over in general', do you mean Nexus 5 General, or XDA General? It's really not hard to just post a LINK. Once I found the 'guide in General' I could find no other info on towelroot - http://puu.sh/aHF5u/524526b849.png
Sorry to be rude, it just really grinds my gears - it's not hard to link something if you know where it is and saves everyone else loads of time.
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Not to be rude, but rule number one is to search. You agreed to that when you signed up here.
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jd1639 said:
Not to be rude, but rule number one is to search. You agreed to that when you signed up here.
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Fair point.
However, it is widely accepted here that the search function of this site is mediocre at best. Just do everyone a favour and post a link rather than taking the moral high ground.

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Fair point.
However, it is widely accepted here that the search function of this site is mediocre at best. Just do everyone a favour and post a link rather than taking the moral high ground.
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I may know where to find something but it takes me time to find the thread and copy the link. Why should I take my time to do that? I'm not the one who needs it. If the poster can't take his/her time to do that so be it.
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Bomster said:
What is with forum culture that makes people against linking to other threads they are discussing.
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We usually take a "give a man a fish, he can feed himself for a day. Give a man the means to fish and he can feed himself for a lifetime" approach.
I purposely do NOT give links for things that are sticky threads. If there is a sticky thread in General, "over in General" is a sufficient description to find the information required. If I give every idiot who asks a question a single link, he will not notice all the other glorious sticky threads that we here in this forum put much effort into answering as many questions as we possibly can without devoting our entire existance to repeating the same answers over and over... and over.
We take pride in our stick threads and once someone sees them, a wealth of knowledge unfolds. Knowledge we willingly pass on. If we simply give everyone a link, all we will be doing is linking the same person to different things all the time. We're being helpful without being detrimental to ourselves.
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Just post a ******* link to the thread so every other user that see's your post can easily find what you are talking about
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No, as I said I refuse to post links to obvious threads that sit where all the other obvious and important threads sit. Don't get all aggressive here.
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rather than searching high and low through the whole forum <>
do you mean Nexus 5 General, or XDA General? It's really not hard to just post a LINK. Once I found the 'guide in General' I could find no other info on towelroot - http://puu.sh/aHF5u/524526b849.png
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Search is easy to use. Posting a link is as easy as going to general and typing "towelroot" into search. You're ressurecting an old thread. Towelroot is not a favoured solution, so it is no longer stickied.
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Sorry to be rude, it just really grinds my gears - it's not hard to link something if you know where it is and saves everyone else loads of time.
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If you're sorry to be rude, why are you being rude at all. Sorry is taking back something you didn't mean, yet edit does the same thing so you're not sorry at all. You have an attitude and you want to show it. Fine!
Bomster said:
However, it is widely accepted here that the search function of this site is mediocre at best. Just do everyone a favour and post a link rather than taking the moral high ground.
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I don't accept that. I find everything I want in search, if I know the search term to use. Even in Tapatalk. Failing that, google can serch XDA very well too. This is just an excuse. The bigger picture is that the true favour is not posting a link. Heroin addict is in pain, needs a hit. Posting link is buying him the hit. Not posting the link, or better yet, sending him to rehab is the better favour.
You admit there is a high ground then?

For all those who say the search is mediocre - I find it perfectly fine and easy to use, 9/10 times I'll find what I'm looking for if I know it exists. Maybe you're just doing it wrong.