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by mrdavis1118
Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:30 pm
Forum: GTV Guides
Topic: Generic Root Guide: Works for MOST of the platform.
Replies: 12
Views: 58609

Re: Generic Root Guide: Works for MOST of the platform.

root does not equal automatically making file system read/write, it would have to be remounted. I have a revue with locked bootloader,so even if you remount read/write, and then modify something, you're breaking the signature which will wreck havok on reboot. I dont know if your device is the same w...
by mrdavis1118
Thu Oct 17, 2013 3:17 pm
Forum: Revue Development
Topic: New Hope!
Replies: 3
Views: 18808

Re: New Hope!

Looks like I was pretty close/on the same page at least, http://forum.gtvhacker.com/gtv-guides/topic1454.html was posted a few weeks after I posted that article on bluebox http://gtvhacker.com/index.php/Exploiting_Key_Signing_for_Root http://www.saurik.com/id/17 where explained how they leveraged th...
by mrdavis1118
Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:26 am
Forum: Revue Development
Topic: New Hope!
Replies: 3
Views: 18808

Re: New Hope!

Our main problem at the moment is persistence across reboots. This exploit itself would not be a root. It would give us a way to store the current root exploit in place of one of the default system apps that come as part of the signed partition, that are "upgradeable", ie netflix, etc.
by mrdavis1118
Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:32 am
Forum: Revue Development
Topic: New Hope!
Replies: 3
Views: 18808

New Hope!

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2043901/proofofconcept-exploit-available-for-android-app-signature-check-vulnerability.html I am imagining using this exploit to modify one of the default apps to include root delivery package could gives us the persistence we have been needing. I hope zenofex sees this.
by mrdavis1118
Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:51 pm
Forum: Revue Releases
Topic: BETA: Revue Root (Not for general public use)
Replies: 12
Views: 48327

Re: BETA: Revue Root (Not for general public use)

So we can get temp root, and run codesign to load modules. Would the following be useful at that point to come up with a more permanent solution? http://www.xda-developers.com/android/l ... snapshots/
by mrdavis1118
Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: root #2
Replies: 19
Views: 73826

Re: root #2

that is actually more of what i was thinking. I am on 3.2 with nuetered recovery, would we be able to apply http://forum.gtvhacker.com/revue/topic254.html to get unneutered once temporary root is in place?
by mrdavis1118
Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: root #2
Replies: 19
Views: 73826

Re: root #2

could we not do something similar to the sony downgrade process? http://gtvhacker.com/index.php/About_So ... ter_(Root)