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Installing the crDroid Android GSI on a 2022 Lenovo Legion Y700
2023-12-04T17:52:00-05:00
2023-12-04T21:40:31-05:00
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Andrew Metzger
Preparation
On your PC
adb, fastboot,
Download and extract the latest crDroid arm64-BgN-Unofficial.img from https://github.com/naz664/crDroid_gsi/releases. The archive should contain one IMG file.
About GSI files
According to Treble Info app (sideloaded apk), the Y700 2022 is an arm64 A/B device. To determine whch GSI you need, look at the download names, <ARCH>_xyZ.img.xz.
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Rooting a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
2023-08-19T00:00:00-04:00
2023-12-04T18:46:53-05:00
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Andrew Metzger
Prerequisites
Windows 11
ADB and fastboot (winget install Google.PlatformTools)
Galaxy Tab A7 Lite USB drivers
Odin with 3B patch, v3.1.4.1
General info:
XDA forum for Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
Unlock Bootloader
Getting “OEM Unlock” to appear
As with all Android devices, further modifications require the bootloader to be unlocked. If the bootloader cannot be unlocked using ...
OPNsense DNS Rebinding for Plex
2023-04-27T23:15:00-04:00
2023-04-27T23:15:00-04:00
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Plex cannot connect securely. Go to https://app.plex.tv/ > Settings
Server shows as “Cannot connect securely”
This is due to DNS rebinding protections.
Plex’s article https://support.plex.tv/articles/206225077-how-to-use-secure-server-connections/ had a “pfSense” section; I searched for an opnSense solution and found: https://www.reddit.com/r/OPNsenseFirewall/comments/xwjxe0/unbound_dns_re...
Adventures in Replacing the NVidia Shield TV Launcher
2021-07-25T16:16:28-04:00
2023-03-25T17:15:54-04:00
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Andrew Metzger
Background
When Shield Experience Update 8.2.3 rolled out to my Shield TVs, I was dismayed to see Google’s “Recommendations” for content atop the new home screen. Here’s one for Loki — woefully out of place on a premium set-top-box that retails for $150 USD.
The new “Discovery UI” features promoted content atop the home screen. // Image credit: 9to5Google.
It’s fairly easy to suppress these...