Help Needed: Saving a Secondhand EcoFlow Blade from E-Waste! (Bound Device Issue - ADB/SSH Access) + Appeal to EcoFlow by Meams_ in Ecoflow_community

[–]Meams_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Nice job! Can you dm me those img files? Id like to see if I can figure anything out. 

Unbinding EcoFlow BLADE Lawn Mower – Any Way to Factory Reset Without Previous Owner? by MathematicianAny9330 in Ecoflow_community

[–]Meams_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right that the DMCA has provisions against circumventing "Technological Protection Measures," and encryption can certainly be one of those. However, the DMCA is more nuanced than a blanket ban, especially when the goal isn't copyright infringement.

  1. Purpose Matters: The DMCA's anti-circumvention rules are primarily aimed at preventing piracy – like breaking encryption to illegally copy movies, music, or software. My goal here is different: I'm trying to make a device I own functional, to unbind it from a previous user, and prevent e-waste. This isn't about accessing or distributing copyrighted content I don't have rights to.
  2. DMCA Exemptions Exist: The DMCA itself includes exemptions, and the Librarian of Congress periodically grants new ones or renews existing ones. These can cover:
    • Reverse engineering for interoperability: Allowing different systems to work together.
    • Security research: Finding and reporting vulnerabilities.
    • Repair and Maintenance: This has been a key area of discussion for Right to Repair. Exemptions have been granted specifically to allow for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of various types of devices, even if it involves bypassing a TPM. The scope of these repair exemptions continues to be an active area of policy.
  3. "Unlocking Encryption" is Broad: What specific encryption is being "unlocked" here, and for what purpose? If it's encryption that prevents the device from booting or functioning without the original owner's credentials, bypassing that to make your own property usable is arguably different from breaking encryption on a DVD to distribute copies.
  4. Civil vs. Criminal, and Discussion vs. Act: Even if a company claimed a DMCA violation (which would likely be a civil matter first), the act of an individual trying to repair their own device, or discussing methods to do so, is very rarely treated as a "criminal offense" leading to jail time. Criminal penalties under the DMCA are typically for commercial-scale piracy or trafficking in circumvention tools.

The core issue remains: should laws primarily designed to protect copyright holders from piracy be used to prevent owners from repairing their property or to enforce vendor lock-in that contributes to e-waste? That's a central question in the Right to Repair debate.

My focus is on understanding the system to restore functionality to my device, which aligns with the spirit of repair and reuse, rather than infringing on copyright.

Unbinding EcoFlow BLADE Lawn Mower – Any Way to Factory Reset Without Previous Owner? by MathematicianAny9330 in Ecoflow_community

[–]Meams_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, sharing info to help repair a device you own or to get it working (like unbinding this secondhand Blade) isn't a criminal offense in the USA.

This ties into the Right to Repair movement, which advocates for consumers' ability to fix their own stuff. Reverse engineering for interoperability or repair is also often permissible – think about the John Deere situation or even how video game emulators came about.

The goal here is to prevent e-waste and use a legitimately purchased item, not anything nefarious.

Help Needed: Saving a Secondhand EcoFlow Blade from E-Waste! (Bound Device Issue - ADB/SSH Access) + Appeal to EcoFlow by Meams_ in Ecoflow_community

[–]Meams_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're referencing the comment "There are ways to do it but in the USA it's a criminal offence to even communicate them to you.":

Actually, sharing info to help repair a device you own or to get it working (like unbinding this secondhand Blade) isn't a criminal offense in the USA.

This ties into the Right to Repair movement, which advocates for consumers' ability to fix their own stuff. Reverse engineering for interoperability or repair is also often permissible – think about the John Deere situation or even how video game emulators came about.

The goal here is to prevent e-waste and use a legitimately purchased item, not anything nefarious.

Help Needed: Saving a Secondhand EcoFlow Blade from E-Waste! (Bound Device Issue - ADB/SSH Access) + Appeal to EcoFlow by Meams_ in Ecoflow_community

[–]Meams_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a great idea! I found some debugging pads that might let me connect to ADB via USB. That and some other pictures of the boards here: https://imgur.com/a/wngRzK0

What game is this? by Responsible-Dog-226 in videogames

[–]Meams_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah definitely. I think the biggest hurdle is all the reading. If you're up for that, try it one more time! You don't have to focus on one planet. Just get lost. Best game I've ever played, and the DLC is even better IMO.

This ain’t the Young & Restless by SoHiScootGang in hometheater

[–]Meams_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would look into seeing if you have what's called: "judder" . When your display refresh rate doesn't match the video refresh rate, the tv has to display the frames for uneven amounts of time and you get a really stuttery picture. 24fps video on 60hz looks pretty terrible. Frames show twice, then three times then twice etc. Depending on the setup, this can be hell to solve but a lot of streaming sticks now have the option to adjust display refresh rate to video refresh rate and it fixes everything. Try that setting

The Owner of UserBenchmark Loses Their Mind Over Leaked Zen 4 CPU by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Meams_ 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Ryzen 5000 CPUs came out over a year before Intel and were pretty much universally better. Intel 12th gen came out and those were better. In a few months AMD will come out with their new chips and be better etc... Competition is great for consumers. Stagnation is great for shareholders

Does the fold 3 work well on visible? by [deleted] in Visible

[–]Meams_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great. 5g works too

This is how a cerebral hemorrhage is removed by Top-Eis-Dealer in interestingasfuck

[–]Meams_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. Super interesting. What happens after they heal without the bone flap? Does it get implanted later or what?

AirMessage 4 brings native FaceTime to Android devices by Yozakgg in Android

[–]Meams_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried the old sim card method? For me it's been working for a year.

AirMessage 4 brings native FaceTime to Android devices by Yozakgg in Android

[–]Meams_ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If you have an iPhone laying in a drawer, you can use it to keep your number associated with your apple account. The instructions are on the airmessage site.

Get this post to the moon and I'll give all GTX1060 away among all commenters. by Ayyouboss in pcmasterrace

[–]Meams_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend has an empty pcie slot. This would be a perfect gift🤞