Motorola DROID X source code released

What a coincidence!Same day as Sammy released the source codes for the Galaxy S lines.

We would already have froyo if it weren’t for that damn locked bootloader.

Big Red won’t be happy about that; they preach, “Droid Does” but, they quietly practice “Droid Doesn’t”.

And, EVO gets FROYO Tuesday…….!!!@@@

What’s the point of custom ROMS if the bootloader is locked? Doesn’t that pretty much eliminate the possibility of flashing unsigned, unofficial zips?

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Can’t wait for 2.2 on my EVO. Don’t worry X-Men,you’ll get some froyo love soon.

Now that the EVO is getting 2.2, BGR definitely will not do a review. They couldn’t dare say any phone that isn’t on Red or Blue is the shit. Holla!

DROID SUCKS

If you care about this at all, and you’re not a professional or aspiring developer, step away from the computer, and get a date.

LOCKED BOOTLOADER

With all the bootloader hate, clearly I misread the article. I THOUGHT it read “source code released to DEVELOPERS” but it must have read “consumers”. Otherwise, people would be griping about not being able to use something that wasn’t intended for them in the first place which, well, does not compute.

@Swagger

Holla! [EVO]

Oversimplification is the cause of all misunderstanding.

Was ALL the source code for EVERYTHING for the Droid X released?

Please tell us some more informative facts, like?

What parts of the source code were released?

What can people actually affect if they were to work with what was actually released?

What parts of the source code for the finished object were NOT released? What roadblocks might that impose?

What effective value is there in releasing the source code to developers? Give us a for instance.

Until the real-live practical value of such an action is made clear, it’s a meaningless action, wouldn’t you say?

Alright, the way I’m going to look at it, there must be some code that the eFuse is looking for on boot. Since they are planning to update to Froyo, it can’t be looking for the EXACT ROM that is installed on the Droid X. It must be looking for a specific line of code or something to verify that it’s legitimate. If developers can determine which line it is, then they should be able to create custom ROMs. I think the first thing is to just make some slight variations to the ROM and then try to flash it to see if it bricks or not.

Any other thoughts?

Now if someone could fix the wifi. I am on day three with the droid x and the wireless keeps dropping and doesn’t come back till i reset. My network is N with wpa2 aes and i refuse to dumb down my security for a new phone.

Old topic but people you need to realize the bootloader affects the kernel not roms