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Motorola Says eFuse Doesn't Permanently Brick Phones

Posted by timothy on from the too-little-distinction-for-my-taste dept.

radicalpi writes "Motorola has responded to claims that eFuse is designed to brick your device if you attempt to mod it or install unauthorized bootloaders. Yes, the device will still not operate with unauthorized software, but it will only go into recovery mode until you reinstall the authorized software. According to Motorola: 'If a device attempts to boot with unapproved software, it will go into recovery mode, and can re-boot once approved software is re-installed.'"

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  1. Motorola to World: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The message is clear:

    "I might be a c*nt, but I'm not a f*cking c*nt!"

    T.I.S.M.

  2. Hi by staciarosa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  3. Re:Fuck your software. by unity100 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    why i am so emotional about it, and why i am throwing insults like a 12 year old.

    freedom, maybe ? that is what what they are doing makes me feel.

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  4. Re:No excuse by Nethead · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mr.1766306 telling me how to act on slashdot? You posted a stupid comment. I replied. Grow up.

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  5. Re:No excuse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And now an Anonymous Coward is telling you that referring to ID number on Slashdot is an idiot move. You aren't smarter or better informed because you have a lower ID number. You actually damaged your argument by doing this.

    When arguing, debate the topic; don't make this sort of ad hominem attack - because slamming someone for having a high ID number is damned near the textbook definition of ad hominem.

    Some almost-clever person is probably going to say that I am making an ad hominem attack by saying this. Before you do this, please note that I didn't take sides in the discussion between Hatchet and Nethead. I could agree with either of them. However, I disagree with Nethead's method of debate.

  6. Re:No excuse by The+Hatchet · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You posted a comment that was clearly meant to cause flaming. Clearly misinterpreting an obvious statement is not amusing or interesting or insightful, it is trolling. You replied with a clear trollful statement intended to create flame, and I called it. Grow up.

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