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Root ICS locked boot loader = pwned

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Neph81

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So yeah, I'm currently doing a nandroid of V7_15 and have working 4G data. Once we figure out a good way to push the info out, we will do so. This will require flashing over the aboot partition, which, if you mess it up, means perma brick to your phone (only LG could fix it).

More details to follow, hopefully shortly.
 
I will be willing to take that risk, in absence of ICS with CWM or CM9, spectrum is nothing as compared to other devices that I am willing to switch...
 
MicroMod777 said:
Got cwm recovery working also. Replaced aboot partition removes the security flag. :D:):D:):D:)
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More than just aboot has to be replaced.

I suggest you hold off on posting. After all neph did the work...

I'm working on a method for the masses now, of course neph gave me the permission to do so.

Should everything go as planned it may be posted as early as tomorrow afternoon!
 
Micro,

I'm going to kindly ask that you do not publish any info or push any files out for fixing the locked boot loader until D2A finishes his script. You have shown that you do not fully understand the boot chain yet and while you have good intentions, I will not be fixing or offering fixes to people that take a bad flash because of you. D2A is working on making sure MD5 hash checks get built in as a security precaution. This needs to be a flawless fix or people will have bricked phones that only LG will be able to repair.
 
You guys are awesome. This is day 3 of official ICS and it seems that we are close to unlocked bootloader already. You guys keep outdoing yourselves. Keep up the good work. I greatly appreciate all efforts put into this as well as you risking your devices for us.
 
Just wanted to say thanks to Neph and d2a. You guys have worked like crazy for this phone and I am very grateful to both of you. I do have one request though, if you can, and when it's ready, can you provide the script for linux also? I don't have easy access to a windows pc but I can get to one if the shell script can't be done. Thanks again.
 
Day 2 of the official ICS Ota my device is officially softbricked... i really like the ota, but cyanogen is so much better!!!
 
Running into some issues, I'm trying to add in as many checks as I can so this doesn't cause issues. right now batch is ignoring my 'if exist' commands. not sure why... I mean I could remove em but it'd be nice to have the checks as an extra level of precaution.

Update: Fixed the 'if exist' issues.

Just got to verify the md5check.sh (which gets ran on the device over adb) actually runs and creates the file the rest of the script needs to run ;) Basically how its gonna work, if the MD5 check on device fails, or you exit the script, no dummy file is created on the sdcard. If it passes, it will create a file on the sdcard and adb will copy it off there, and the batch file will continue on. Otherwise it will throw an error and exit.

Please understand though, Just because I'm introducing so many 'fail-safes' into this, does NOT mean you don't risk bricking your device. Neither I nor Neph81 nor any other spectrum dev will be held liable.

Will try to finish before work tonight.
 
death2all110 said:
Running into some issues, I'm trying to add in as many checks as I can so this doesn't cause issues. right now batch is ignoring my 'if exist' commands. not sure why... I mean I could remove em but it'd be nice to have the checks as an extra level of precaution.

Update: Fixed the 'if exist' issues.

Just got to verify the md5check.sh (which gets ran on the device over adb) actually runs and creates the file the rest of the script needs to run ;) Basically how its gonna work, if the MD5 check on device fails, or you exit the script, no dummy file is created on the sdcard. If it passes, it will create a file on the sdcard and adb will copy it off there, and the batch file will continue on. Otherwise it will throw an error and exit.

Please understand though, Just because I'm introducing so many 'fail-safes' into this, does NOT mean you don't risk bricking your device. Neither I nor Neph81 nor any other spectrum dev will be held liable.

Will try to finish before work tonight.
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Got a bash script working, cwm installed, and made a backup :)

Just need the if statements fixed in the batch. ;)
 
So basically the devs laughed in VZ's and LG's faces when they "locked" the bootloader. Was it easy to figure out and if so was it done on purpose you think?
 
blueracer90 said:
So basically the devs laughed in VZ's and LG's faces when they "locked" the bootloader. Was it easy to figure out and if so was it done on purpose you think?
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Easy to figure out, but not really easy. If TDM had not made a bootable ICS kernel, we wouldn't be where we are right now. The stock kernel will not boot into ICS with the GB boot chain for some reason and I have no real reason to trouble shoot that issue.
 
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