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What are the limitations with XTEINK currently? I have an X3 and an X4 and both simply use whatever firmware you give them.

• lachiflippi 3mo ago
  They disabled the ability to USB flash on every device not bought from their official store.
  • slekker 3mo ago
    Is that true? I heard for the X3 the pogo pin cable they ship has 2 pins not 4 but you can buy one and it will transfer data and let you flash custom firmware.
    • lachiflippi 3mo ago
      I own both an "old" X4 as well as a "new"/"domestic"/locked X3. The pogo cable transfers data, and the device shows up in dmesg when connected, but disappears shortly after. The cable itself works fine for transferring data, tested with a different device with the same connector.
      • nosrepa 3mo ago
        There is a way to unlock it via the sd card at least.
  • jagged-chisel 3mo ago
    How big of a problem is this? I did get my X4 from somewhere else, but I was still able to change firmware. I think it just adds a hurdle to make it less trivial for unscrupulous resellers to install crapware.
    • lachiflippi 3mo ago
      It used to be more of a problem back when not every popular firmware had a way to reflash from SD/via OTA, because you could get stuck on a firmware with no way to flash out of it. The current solutions work pretty well, though I still stay far away from non-stable releases, just in case.
  • gnatman 3mo ago
    Not true. I just bought an x4 on amazon and flashed crosspoint with no issues.
    • johanyc 3mo ago
      I think it's just the Chinese market ones