Is there a "hacker" for hire? Help

[bmata1980]

As I have read a lot of the wiki posts on this website and am very interested in learning this info for my own TV i find myself restrained by time and other tasks. I have too many other things going on in my day to day life to really sit down and absorb all of the very useful info here. In short I want to see if there is someone here that is kind enough to help me out with the process of "taking ownership" or my TV. I currently have an "E" series TV (UN55ES7100) and I would really enjoy to have more access to what this thing can do.

For anyone who would take the time to help me out via online (chat, skype, ect) or by phone would be a much appreciated help, and I'm sure a compensation would be in order. If anyone here would be willing to make an actual service call and lives in the So Cal area, particularly the I.E. area, then that would be great as well, and again a compensation would be well in order.

I really hope that someone can help because I am pretty upset with Samsung being greedy and not sharing like good kids do. Please HELP!

[miazza]

I do not think that here you will finde someone gifing support for money .
Instead you will receive very much free support in doing what you need but you have to apply yourself.
It is not very difficult once you have read all that you need and asked what it is not clear before to start.

miazza

[bmata1980]

Thanx for the post. Not that I was really looking to "hire" anyone per-say but more just give them a gift for them donating their time. However, I am inclined to learn a bit of this stuff myself. I have always been a tinkerer. When I first discovered the ability to be able to root my Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone, I was all over it. To this day it is a great phone and has given my virtually no trouble. Just a lot of trail and error on my part. But when I start thinking about my $2000 TV... its a bit intimidating. I am going to try and go out today and find this Nokia USB adapter. Supposedly they have it at Radio Shack.

Really what I'd like is a mentor-ship of sorts. Just someone willing to point me in the right direction and give my a good tip now and then. I'm always down to learn something new, it just seems like a lot of info for my to absorb and apply right off the bat.

[miazza]

A part the USB adaper that is for ex-link connection (and I encourage you to estabilish this connection because we never know) you have to start from this post:
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=5797
Remember that it is recommended to set the serial port to debug and watch dog = OFF.
While doing this read carefully the wiki because if you do something wrong in this setting page you can brick your $2000 TV viewtopic.php?f=52&t=3

miazza

[bmata1980]

OK so I'm a bit more invested in this now. I ordered the Ex-link USB adapter from FTDI Chip. About $40 shipped to my door. I installed the driver off the website and its ready to go. So the next step from what I see is the service menu changes (debug). Then to download the Putty app..? I have to read on more...

[miazza]

Ok. The cable is the right one but for the time being you do not need it.
Now you have to enter the service menu and put the RS232 mode to Debug and watch dog OFF.
PAY ATTENTION BECAUSE IN THIS MENU YOU CAN CHANGE VERY IMPORTANT SETTINGS AND YOUR TV MIGHT BECOME A BRICK.
READ CAREFULLY WHAT TO DO FOR YOUR TYPE OF TV.

After that follow the instructions reported here:
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=5797
http://wiki.samygo.tv/index.php5/How_to ... gets_to_TV
You need to have Skype Widget installed at first.

If you have problems come back.

[bmata1980]

OK so I've downloaded the Skype app to SmartHub. I'm having a bit of trouble understanding how to download the SamyGo widget... a lil help... It seems that the file that I am supposed top download to install SamyGo via USB is not there..? Or a least I don't see it. Where do I find the widget? The 2 links I am looking at go nowhere

[miazza]

The link to samygo is off at the moment because the last relese was not properly working.
Meanwhile the link is restored, install to your PC XAMPP as reported here http://wiki.samygo.tv/index.php5/How_to ... gets_to_TV.
Then create a file widgetlist.xml with the content reported in viewtopic.php?f=53&t=5797 and place it into the folder htdocs where XAMPP is installed.
Then test your develop account in Smart HUB and configure the IP with your PC IP (the one where XAPP is running).

When the link will be restored from develop account start sincronisation.

miazza

[bmata1980]

OK I have the SamyGo zip file downloaded and I have installed XAMPP. Now I have to create the file "widgetlist.xml" using "apache" on XAMPP? I'm really dont know how to use XAMPP.

[bmata1980]

So I have been reading around the wiki info and I still cannot figure out this whole "widgetlist.xml" thing. I mean I get what its supposed to do I just don't know how to get there...