Mastodawn

Got official confirmation in Samsung Community that Galaxy S devices have permanently locked bootloader since One UI 8 with no options to unlock it in the future

This is sad

#samsungcommunity #withgalaxy #samaungmembers #android #bootloader

Gytis Repečka (@[email protected])

Year 2025 has been terrible for Android world: Google announces Developer Verification which will effectively restrict sideloading, now I read Samsung has silently disabled bootloader unlock with upgrade to Android 16, other manufacturers to follow in EU, supposedly for "security reasons" :blobcatnotlikethis: And not to mention the only "innovation" in mobile is useless AI :blobcatgooglytrash: Also Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is now developed behind closed doors of Google, with sources being published after the fact, leaving community outside of the process until Google is done working on it :blobcatfearful: :android: #android #developer #sideloading #bootloader

social.gyt.is

PhreakByte the Octopus May 19

Once again, i did the #impossible 😉

Flashed #bootloader (UF2) to #ChameleonUltra

Everything is here ** WARNING! ** You will likely brick your device, but this branch contains also the tools to create a UF2 rescue app!

https://github.com/nieldk/ChameleonUltra/tree/UF2

Hacker News May 14

Tesla Wall Connector bootloader bypasses the firmware downgrade ratchet

https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications/exploiting-the-tesla-wall-connector-from-its-charge-port-connector-part-2-bypassing

#HackerNews #Tesla #Wall #Connector #Bootloader #Firmware #Bypass #Exploit #Cybersecurity

Exploiting the Tesla Wall Connector from its charge port connector -

Synacktiv

AskUbuntu May 11

Ubuntu won't boot unless in very old VGA drivers #boot #nvidia #bootloader #2604

https://askubuntu.com/q/1566653/612

Ubuntu won't boot unless in very old VGA drivers

I (with the guesswork of GEMINI deep research) can not get Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to boot unless I type 'e' at the boot menu to modify the Linux line to nomodeset acpi=off. I flashed the Ubuntu ISO to a ...

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AskUbuntu May 11

Ubuntu won't boot unless in ancient VGA drivers #boot #nvidia #bootloader #2604

https://askubuntu.com/q/1566653/612

Ubuntu won't boot unless in ancient VGA drivers

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L⁂⁂⁂CY iDK ⚝ ⁂ ⚝ ⚝ ⁂ ⁂May 7

@mntmn i have to buy a #laptop. i have to make money with my work :( want do this with #floss design. My question is, has the #mntreform or next enough power? I use programs like #gimp, webdesign, #blender, videoediting #kdenlive (no cinema, but social media & peertube). My #thinkPad yoga 260 makes errors by video cutting in #shotcut bc is to weak i think

It should upgreadable, repairable & have free #bootloader. Last point why no #framework

Or is an old upgraded thinkpad for my case enough?

Gemini0

May 5

i take it nobody knows any methods to unlock the #bootloader of a north american #samsung galaxy a71 5g (sm-a716u) without paying some random guy on the internet $65 over paypal and talking with him on a telegram chatroom, right?
why the hell does the same phone literally let you do it from the settings app in europe and japan? what the fuck?
i just want this samsung bullshit gone, man

May 2

If nothing goes wrong, tomorrow I'll be able to apply for #bootloader unlocking. Sigh. #xiaomi #hyperos

Habr Apr 24

Лечим загрузчик часов Redmi Watch 5 от падений

Разбираюсь с очередной моделью Xiaomi, отличная система, неплохой по железу девайс, но как всегда не идеален. Попытки обновить китайскую версию на глобальную, или перепрошивка демо часов вводят часы в состояние, которую обычный пользователь может назвать труп. Под капотом оказывается не совсем так, я покажу что происходит с прошивкой и почему выбранные архитектурные решения приводят к такому результату, а также покажу как исправить эту ситуацию.

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1027516/

#Xiaomi #Redmi_Watch #ota #recovery #разработка #reverse_engineering #bootloader

Лечим загрузчик часов Redmi Watch 5 от падений

Redmi Watch 5 Разбираюсь с очередной моделью Xiaomi, отличная система, неплохой по железу девайс, но как всегда не идеален. Попытки обновить китайскую версию на глобальную, или перепрошивка демо часов...

Хабр

Paul Houle Apr 21

🩲 Ubuntu Looks To Strip GRUB To The Bare Minimum For Better Security

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/streamlining-secure-boot-for-26-10/79069

#linux #ubuntu #grub #bootloader #security #software #goodnews

Streamlining secure boot for 26.10

Ubuntu systems support secure boot using grub. grub contains a lot of parsers for file systems and other things which are a constant source of security issues. In 26.10, we’d like to propose removing the following features from signed GRUB builds: Filesystems for /boot Remove btrfs, hfsplus, xfs, zfs Retain ext4, fat, iso9660 (and squashfs for snaps) Image formats: Remove jpeg, png Retain none We do not use images, but using that in your grub.cfg locally is a massive security risk (if eve...

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