peperonikiller
New Member
ok fine, well i'm saying root is way more likely than getting custom roms. Just check out Steven Bird's blog.. So....
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Droid X Bootloader Locked, Custom ROMs Unlikely
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I don't want to get technical, thanks
I will save that for the Droid Xperts
peperonikiller
New Member
:icon_ banana: Well then let me just give you a link to a Droid expert then...
The DroidX: Security and Discovery Steven Bird
Now if you would kindly scroll down...
"
Q: Can DroidX be rooted?
A: Anything, can be rooted. Will the DroidX be rooted? yes.
"
Do some research sir, and dont be so ignorant
I have done my research and I never said you were wrong, kinda makes you look like the ignorant one IMO
dustin4863
Member
wow i just read all 7 pages of this guess i was bored its funny it started out " well sucks the droid x is locked too bad" then for some reason turned into a fight people calm down the phone isn't released yet Friday/Thursday night we will know more but its no reason to get mad or upset
just my 2 cents
just my 2 cents
As speculation suggests, root access will most likely be possible with the Droid X. Does this mean unmonitored and unrestricted tethering will be possible if root Access is possible but with no custom ROM? Also, what are the benefits to having a custom ROM beyond being able to overclock and having root access? Do apps become free to download from certain locations like a jailbroken iphone?
On a side note here is my Rant:
This whole "Lock Down" mindset that Verizon feels is necessary to increase quarterly earnings is ridiculous and leaves them behind the curve, and I am sure many of you are aware that this is not the first case of Verizon getting "lock down" happy.
Remember when Verizon, not blackberry, decided not to feature Wifi on the Blackberry Tour because Verizon claimed something along the lines of,"3g speeds and the reliability of the network would have made WiFi a redundant feature." Or how about when Verizon did not allow for "location on" GPS capabilities before the Blackberry Tour, making most of the useful apps at the time damn near useless, like Poynt.
But I do have faith in the community to crack the encryption. Everything can be cracked, it's just a matter of when, which depends on how relentless the programming/cracking community is. Good luck to the brilliant minds! We are depending on you, now hurry up!
On a side note here is my Rant:
This whole "Lock Down" mindset that Verizon feels is necessary to increase quarterly earnings is ridiculous and leaves them behind the curve, and I am sure many of you are aware that this is not the first case of Verizon getting "lock down" happy.
Remember when Verizon, not blackberry, decided not to feature Wifi on the Blackberry Tour because Verizon claimed something along the lines of,"3g speeds and the reliability of the network would have made WiFi a redundant feature." Or how about when Verizon did not allow for "location on" GPS capabilities before the Blackberry Tour, making most of the useful apps at the time damn near useless, like Poynt.
But I do have faith in the community to crack the encryption. Everything can be cracked, it's just a matter of when, which depends on how relentless the programming/cracking community is. Good luck to the brilliant minds! We are depending on you, now hurry up!
Interesting. I'm now not so concerned about waiting for my 1-yr early upgrade in Feb since it will probably be months before the rumored Droid Pro gets fully rooted.
Strategically, I don't fully agree with this decision by VZW/Moto or whomever is responsible. As mentioned, we are all beta testers and Android/VZW/Moto are all benefiting. And, yes, we are not significant in the grand scheme of things, so I would think the loss revenue is ultimately paltry in terms of the free testing and improvements these guys are getting.
My suspicion is - something I would agree with strategically - is that the goal is to make full root so difficult and scary that only the very tech savvy risk takers would be willing to do it. That way you put a sort of arbitrary limit on the revenue bleed but can still ultimately benefit from the cutting-edge beta testers.
Strategically, I don't fully agree with this decision by VZW/Moto or whomever is responsible. As mentioned, we are all beta testers and Android/VZW/Moto are all benefiting. And, yes, we are not significant in the grand scheme of things, so I would think the loss revenue is ultimately paltry in terms of the free testing and improvements these guys are getting.
My suspicion is - something I would agree with strategically - is that the goal is to make full root so difficult and scary that only the very tech savvy risk takers would be willing to do it. That way you put a sort of arbitrary limit on the revenue bleed but can still ultimately benefit from the cutting-edge beta testers.
Darkseider
Senior Member
Even if eFuse won't brick the phone the bootloader is signed and encrypted with a 1024 bit key. Unless the entire bootloader can be reflashed to something different or the keys leaked there is no way in HELL you'll ever see custom ROMs. EVER.