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Droid X Self-Destructs If You Try To Mod

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that's-evil dept.

An anonymous reader writes with some discouraging news for hack-oriented purchasers of the new Droid X phone: "If the eFuse fails to verify [the firmware information (what we call ROMS), the kernel information, and the bootloader version], then the eFuse receives a command to 'blow the fuse' or 'trip the fuse.' This results in the booting process becoming corrupted, followed by a permanent bricking of the phone. This FailSafe is activated anytime the bootloader is tampered with or any of the above three parts of the phone has been tampered with."

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  1. Yes, and... by Minwee · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    An eFuse is... what exactly? Why should I care about it? How is it connected to a "Droid X", whatever that is?

    Really, what's the purpose of an article summary if not to summarize the important bits of the article? If this keeps up I'm going to need more red pens.

    1. Re:Yes, and... by jra · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      The Droid X is a new model of Android phone.

      An eFuse is a, well, a *fuse*, dumbass; it *blows* when it's told to, and -- like all fuses -- it cannot then be reset.

      If You Didn't Get It, It Wasn't For You.

      And this is pretty E-vil on Moto's part.

  2. Re:Mod? by Iamthecheese · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And that's why a bank has the right to stop me from building on my land as long as it hold the mortgage.

    --
    If video games influenced behavior the Pac Man generation would be eating pills and running away from their problems.