Root Custom recovery on x!!!!!!!

[D13]

Yes, I gathered that. To be more specific, how is that different from the normal process for say, the droid? Are there still limitations to what can be done with the X due to the locked bootloader?

Just trying to learn something.

So it could potentially be the same recovery as the Droid i.e ClockworkMOD
So it would be the same process. I am guessing he had to first bypass the locked bootlaoder and then install his own. It all depends on how "robust" of a recovery we can make that would determine making nandroids and restoring system images(froyo)

 

[Airmaxx23]

I had no idea Tony Hawk was a hacker.

lol..I thought that was funny.

 

[BringTheRain403]

I'm wearing out the F5 key on my work computer here LOL

 

[mortymouse]

I had no idea Tony Hawk was a hacker.

Made me lol as well.

 

[Paycer]

Ditto.

 

[D13]

I'm wearing out the F5 key on my work computer here LOL

Yeah I am surprised mine isn't gone yet

 

[izomiac]

It has been very bright and sunny here lately, which makes for some very uncomfortable triple digit heat. Thankfully, it seems that Birdman's powers are at their peak, so it's not all bad.

More seriously, this will probably cause the official Froyo to be released significantly sooner. Motorola & Verizon need to fix the root exploit and release the locked-down 2.2 before a custom 2.2 is available if they even want to have the delusion of closing Pandora's Box. IIRC, the bootloader can be configured to disallow downgrades, so signed 2.2 -> signed 2.1 -> rooted 2.1 might not be allowed, trapping some people on unrooted 2.2 for a while.

 

[mazz0310]

It has been very bright and sunny here lately, which makes for some very uncomfortable triple digit heat. Thankfully, it seems that Birdman's powers are at their peak, so it's not all bad.

More seriously, this will probably cause the official Froyo to be released significantly sooner. Motorola & Verizon need to fix the root exploit and release the locked-down 2.2 before a custom 2.2 is available if they even want to have the delusion of closing Pandora's Box. IIRC, the bootloader can be configured to disallow downgrades, so signed 2.2 -> signed 2.1 -> rooted 2.1 might not be allowed, trapping some people on unrooted 2.2 for a while.

But the .sbf should be able to get around all of that, it just completely reflashes the phone. I think it would still be able to flash the bootloader.

 

[D13]

But the .sbf should be able to get around all of that, it just completely reflashes the phone. I think it would still be able to flash the bootloader.

AS long as Airmaxx23 holds onto it

 

[mazz0310]

AS long as Airmaxx23 holds onto it

Haha true true, I saved one as well just in case

 

[D13]

Haha true true, I saved one as well just in case

Hey could you PM me it, just for safe keeping

 

[PerCompLLC]

Haha true true, I saved one as well just in case

I saved it as well!

 

[Piiman]

I saved it as well!

I also have one now.

 

[izomiac]

But the .sbf should be able to get around all of that, it just completely reflashes the phone. I think it would still be able to flash the bootloader.

That's the insidious part. The bootloader is used to perform those flashes. It can reject the image ("ROM") if it fails any of a number of conditions. We already know that one of the conditions is that the image's hash is signed by Motorola. The bootloader is also known to check the kernel and firmware versions. It might very well refuse to downgrade the system image, the kernel, or the bootloader itself.

 

[FreeWELL]

That's the insidious part. The bootloader is used to perform those flashes. It can reject the image ("ROM") if it fails any of a number of conditions. We already know that one of the conditions is that the image's hash is signed by Motorola. The bootloader is also known to check the kernel and firmware versions. It might very well refuse to downgrade the system image, the kernel, or the bootloader itself.

Possible if they use efuse the way microsoft did with the xbox360... i want a Star Trek scanner, and they, even the big G want to give us a friggin disneyphone... they don't even give us space mountain... we get pirates of the caribbean, with them raiding our pockets... still love my X tho... we fell in love at first sight... she even cooks me breakfast...

Get me out of this dream, free my bootloader!

 

[mazz0310]

A little update from the Bird.

Now you can switch between CR and android now for getting adb running
16 minutes ago via web

 

[D13]

deleted bad refresh

 

[paul89]

A little update from the Bird.

What is cr?

 

[D13]

What is cr?

I am guessing custom recovery

 

[paul89]

Sweet that means that it is almost ready

 

[mazz0310]

I'm guessing either custom recovery like above, or clockwork recovery...either way it's good news...and I'm hope its almost ready, I'm super super anxious.

 

[thenew3]

the birddude now says ADB working in recovery. Boy is he making a lot of progress!

 

[Paznos]

Sweet! what does this mean for us now?

 

[D13]

the birddude now says ADB working in recovery. Boy is he making a lot of progress!

Yeah

adb now running in recovery...phew! thanks for the tip cvpcs
44 minutes ago via mbpidgin

 

[D13]

Sweet! what does this mean for us now?

Well it seems to be a big deal

From AllDroid's twitter

Birdman has ADB working in his temp recovery environment so we are one major step closer to a usable DX recovery and Froyo for everyone. RT
3 minutes ago via web

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