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Droid X Self-Destructs If You Try To Mod
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."
Does your phone self destruct if you mod it? Where others don't... Droid does!
Termite? Methinks maybe thermite?
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
Compared to the eFuse, their new iFuse just works, which makes for an infinitely superior bricking experience.
Apparently, this is not the Droid you're looking for.
Eh? It’s just another safety feature.
Mandatory car analogy? Try pulling out an airbag system or modding it.
(For those not already aware, an airbag unit is basically a bomb. Don’t fuck with it.)
A better car analogy would be:
You don't like the rims your new car came with so you decide to swap over to some other ones. As soon as you remove the first wheel the entire car explodes.
That opinion... You're holding it wrong.
eFUSE can blow itself.
Lucky eFUSE!
Tom Geller