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[Q] Root without unlocking bootloader. Jellybean.

Hi all,
Is there a way of rooting a RAZRi without unlocking the bootloader?\
I'm on Retail Brazil Latal Jellybean 4.1.2
Thanks in advanced.

NeoDark said:
Hi all,
Is there a way of rooting a RAZRi without unlocking the bootloader?\
I'm on Retail Brazil Latal Jellybean 4.1.2
Thanks in advanced.
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Nope. on JB it's not possible.

Lucki_X said:
Nope. on JB it's not possible.
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Not at the moment. Devs do not look into it since it is possible to get root via unlocking the BL, which is sad

how about we start a "petition"? Cause by looking at the views of this threat it seems like people ARE interested in a solution but the devs are not looking into it because they think that noone needs it.
Any thoughts about this?

NVM...Do what ever makes you happy
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dagoban said:
how about we start a "petition"? Cause by looking at the views of this threat it seems like people ARE interested in a solution but the devs are not looking into it because they think that noone needs it.
Any thoughts about this?
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I was just about to post this question. I agree, the sheer number of views reflects the interest in this method.
I disagree that Moto updating would patch putting off devs - in all the years that I've owned Android phones with different manufacturers, that never put off any devs that I spoke with. Many acknowledged that it was getting harder but they never gave up. Then, someone would find a 'one root for all on this firmware for many phones' which completely override the manufacturer's 'patch'.
As for the petition...I have seen contributions to projects work. If it's a matter of pledging small donations I'd be happy to contribute, I have in the past. I'm not totally sure on the rules on this, they have changed I think. Another issue is that I believe it is Dan Rosenberg who is usually successful with Moto devices so he may be the best man for the job.
Even using an unlocked bootloader, finding information and sharing it on RSD Lite is difficult. Try Googling it: I cannot find a good, comprehensive guide that could be offered to newbies. You can find pieces on how to use it and where to find files, that's it. With the only root solution on Jelly Bean being using an unlocked bootloader, this RAZR i section fills with more bricked phones day after day after day...Any simpler root solution would go a long way to avoiding this.

SharpnShiny said:
Even using an unlocked bootloader, finding information and sharing it on RSD Lite is difficult. Try Googling it: I cannot find a good, comprehensive guide that could be offered to newbies. You can find pieces on how to use it and where to find files, that's it. With the only root solution on Jelly Bean being using an unlocked bootloader, this RAZR i section fills with more bricked phones day after day after day...Any simpler root solution would go a long way to avoiding this.
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About RSD you mean something like this
http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/motor...r_i_debranding_firmware_flashen_rsd_lite.html
Why not just write one, or use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974568
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SharpnShiny said:
With the only root solution on Jelly Bean being using an unlocked bootloader, this RAZR i section fills with more bricked phones day after day after day...Any simpler root solution would go a long way to avoiding this.
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well reading word by word more than one time, knowing what you are doing, straight following the instructions step by step and asking if you are unsure will avoid bricked phones, too.
Most of the bricked phone owners here read the wrong instruction or flashed the wrong files, cause they did not read word by word or did not ask when they were unsure doing the right things.
Just have a look through the threads: they mostly tried to root or flash with ics-files over JB....
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SharpnShiny said:
I was just about to post this question. I agree, the sheer number of views reflects the interest in this method.
As for the petition...I have seen contributions to projects work. If it's a matter of pledging small donations I'd be happy to contribute, I have in the past. I'm not totally sure on the rules on this, they have changed I think. Another issue is that I believe it is Dan Rosenberg who is usually successful with Moto devices so he may be the best man for the job.
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I already wrote couple emails to D. Rosenberg and he immediately got back to me but his answer was a no. He is not going to look into getting root without unlocking the BL since there is a "perfectly viable manufacturer-supported unlock mechanism" (BL unlock)

The Reason i've posted yesterday, but no one was listening. He already stated that he won't root an unlockable Device, when there was the discussion about rooting the XT910/XT912 (JB).
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HSD-Pilot said:
About RSD you mean something like this
http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/motor...r_i_debranding_firmware_flashen_rsd_lite.html
Why not just write one, or use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974568
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I read German poorly now but the first seems to be instructions. I know there are many sets of instructions but I haven't found comprehensive guides that really go through what the software is, what all of it's capabilities are, what should not be done. For example, people keep using RSD Lite on here, downgrading Android version then getting a bricked phone. Why isn't that included in instruction guides? We need to know everything we can and can't do to avoid bricks.
Please, if you are know much about could you write a short guide of what you can do and what not to do?
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dagoban said:
I already wrote couple emails to D. Rosenberg and he immediately got back to me but his answer was a no. He is not going to look into getting root without unlocking the BL since there is a "perfectly viable manufacturer-supported unlock mechanism" (BL unlock)
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Ah ha. That is a shame.
Rooting is still safer for the average user I think than unlocking the bootloader.
The problem with using RSD Lite is that it is hard to find a friendly nooby guide for everyone. Everyone says 'use it' then laugh at you when you brick your phone.

Hi guys,
so I read an article this morning that the folks from Lookout rooted the google glass via the exploit discovered by bluebox : Android security bug 8219321
It should be possible to get root on the Razr I with this exploit, does anyone know if someone is working on that?
Still by telling from the view of this threat people are really interested in getting su without unlocking the BL.

Help
hey guys, can i root my razr i if it's on android 4.0.4?
if it is possible, please, can someone upload the needed files for this? cause i didn't find anywhere
thanks everyone

lincoln moro said:
hey guys, can i root my razr i if it's on android 4.0.4?
if it is possible, please, can someone upload the needed files for this? cause i didn't find anywhere
thanks everyone
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Hi, this threat is about JB, but here you go:
root ICS

Custom Roms

I saw in another post that the kernel source got released, Im new to this, I was reading a post about how to create custom roms and all that, and i was wondering , we do need root access to get the system files and all that to begin working on a rom ?
What i wanted to do was basically a full stock lollipop rom, but with the Axon Software ( Camera, Dolby Digital, and a few other things ).
I dont have any background expirience creating roms, but whats leading me to this is , loving the phone but hating the toggles, and a few other software bugs ive encountered.
I have some programming knowledge, and I will make this my little side project if theres any chance for it to be done. If anyone has some background and wanna help/teach me, ill be thankfull.
This is the link I been following.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801690

I have no programming knowledge, but I'll gladly provide moral support and encouragement in this endeavor! A stock lollipop rom with ZTE features would be spectacular.

StaticMoot said:
I have no programming knowledge, but I'll gladly provide moral support and encouragement in this endeavor! A stock lollipop rom with ZTE features would be spectacular.
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I know right ? Well, If by any chance it can be done, ill keep trying. I guess first we need root.

I would like to support this and I have some java and c++ programming experience. The only problem is that there hasn't been any word on root methods or bootloader unlock methods. Supposedly ZTE phones come bootloader unlocked already, but I haven't been able to prove this since we can't access the bootloader via fastboot :/ if we can at least get root that would be a good start.

Marshmallow on Axon Elite?
Hi all,
I came across this poat while checking for new ROMS. If this checks out I would happily go for the Elite as the price point and features are value for money. For those of you who do have it can you confirm that this is actually a Marshmallow ROM.
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Thanks all

Danaim said:
Hi all,
I came across this poat while checking for new ROMS. If this checks out I would happily go for the Elite as the price point and features are value for money. For those of you who do have it can you confirm that this is actually a Marshmallow ROM.
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Thanks all
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What's up with all of the surveys?

That's what I thought but beyond that has anyone managed to actually get the ROM and verify it to be working?
I am on the cross roads for a new phone.
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Sub-Negro said:
What's up with all of the surveys?
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That's what I thought but beyond that has anyone managed to actually get the ROM and verify it to be working?
I am on the cross roads for a new phone. Also would like to know the XDA source mentioned as am sure it won't have ads to download.

Danaim said:
That's what I thought but beyond that has anyone managed to actually get the ROM and verify it to be working?
I am on the cross roads for a new phone.
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That's what I thought but beyond that has anyone managed to actually get the ROM and verify it to be working?
I am on the cross roads for a new phone. Also would like to know the XDA source mentioned as am sure it won't have ads to download.
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I am on the Lux model and it's full of Chinese software that I can't even read and I have no access to google apps.

Sub-Negro said:
I am on the Lux model and it's full of Chinese software that I can't even read and I have no access to google apps.
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I was hoping to get the Elite and be able to flash it as the phone had a lot of potential!

You need to install Google Play Services and Google Services Framework. You will need to sideload these apk's. You will need to Google them.

Please, how can i upgrade my ZTE AXON Elite to Android 6.0? Is it posisible? Thanks

Marshmallow isn't available for this device yet.

When will a custom ROM appear for the Axon Pro?I hate all these chinese stuff and i would like to have the option to reset the phone and redo all the Gmail account,without the phone asking me for the last gmail account.I bought the phone from a friend and i did a reset later that day and it kept asking me for the old account.It sayd that the phone was reset and needs the old account and i couldn't go forward because it kept connecting to google and asked for the old account.I had to use my friends account again to use the phone.I want a simple rom,without this stupid connection to google and other chinese stuff.Any idea when a rom will be available?

No clue but now that you have your friends Google account you should be able to delete it and add your own.

I'm surprised that there isn't any custom roms for this phone yet,i mean its a phone with 4gb of ram,810 Snapdragon so its pretty powerful.

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raduch said:
When will a custom ROM appear for the Axon Pro?I hate all these chinese stuff and i would like to have the option to reset the phone and redo all the Gmail account,without the phone asking me for the last gmail account.I bought the phone from a friend and i did a reset later that day and it kept asking me for the old account.It sayd that the phone was reset and needs the old account and i couldn't go forward because it kept connecting to google and asked for the old account.I had to use my friends account again to use the phone.I want a simple rom,without this stupid connection to google and other chinese stuff.Any idea when a rom will be available?
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Why didn't you just do a factory reset? Also, Chinese stuff?

Jonathan.Parker2005 said:
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Why didn't you just do a factory reset? Also, Chinese stuff?
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I did a factory reset and it keeps saying that the phone was reset and i need to enter the gmail account that was previously entered.I also tried entering 15-20 time in a row ,because a lot of people say on forums that on note 4 and other phones if you enter the wrong account,the phone will reset and it will let you enter another account.On ZTE this doesn't work .

Jonathan.Parker2005 said:
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Why didn't you just do a factory reset? Also, Chinese stuff?
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He probably has a Chinese model. I have the Lux so I know exactly what he is talking about.

Sub-Negro said:
He probably has a Chinese model. I have the Lux so I know exactly what he is talking about.[/QUOTEA friend of mine is a ballet dancer and he bought it when he was on tour in Shanghai,so i think it's the chinese model.
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Nothing new for the AXON PRO?

NEED Help with my huawei device ASAP.

I guys, if you are reading this that means you´re interested in a noobie´s need for help. The thing is want to root my Huawei device, yet i cannot because i am not sure of what steps to follow. My device is a Huawei "GT3" model NMO-L23. There are several threads about GT3 cellphone, but there is not a single one discussing about NMO-L23 variant. Would you guys plase help an ignorant guy like me in order to root my phone???

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I guys, if you are reading this that means you´re interested in a noobie´s need for help. The thing is want to root my Huawei device, yet i cannot because i am not sure of what steps to follow. My device is a Huawei "GT3" model NMO-L23. There are several threads about GT3 cellphone, but there is not a single one discussing about NMO-L23 variant. Would you guys plase help an ignorant guy like me in order to root my phone???
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Hi noob. You must be really nooooob...You need to spend more time reading through the threads relating to you're phone. I'm afraid to say you would find it's no longer possible. :crying:
Unless of course you head over to DC-Unlocker and part with a few coins.
FYI Huawei/Honor no longer provide codes for unlocking the bootloader which is the first requirement for rooting their phones. However even though you can obtain the BL Codes for models prior to July 2018, it's unlikely that DC-Unlocker will be able to provide this service for Huawei/Honor phones from now on. Good luck :fingers-crossed:

[BOUNTY] Root - let's see if root possible!

I know this is early days given the device is still a couple of days away from being officially released, however so far root is not looking good for the Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
As we know the complexities of Huawei not releasing bootloader unlock codes has made things difficult, but I'm told by no means impossible. Sites like Funky Huawei claim to be able to provide bootloader unlock codes - but at a cost. We also potentially have the barrier of the OEM unlock option being greyed out which may make us fall at the first hurdle.
Therefore the way I see things we need:
- to be able to select OEM unlocking in the developer options (either after the 26th October we may be able to, or this may require some clever developer to provide a workaround...)
- to be able to unlock our bootloaders
- Potentially for twrp to be made available for our device, which would hopefully open us to the option of custom roms and perhaps flashing firmware updates etc.
- and last but not least, for root with Magisk (ideally this root method due to the great modules that it has!)
It would be AMAZING if we can root and if custom roms started being made for this phone, in time of course, given it has not been fully released yet. But regardless I wished to open this thread and perhaps we could start to pledge money to entice a dev to work on this for us.
I'll kick this off and would pledge £30 for TWRP and Magisk root working on this phone. I'm not sure how this bounty thing normally works and so if forum moderators have anything issues with this just let me know!
If you are serious about a pledge then post here and I'll update this thread.
If you're a dev then let me know how these things work!
Cheers
UPDATE:
Guys, it really isn't looking good. See attached screenshot of response from Huawei regarding the bootloader unlocking and the OEM Unlock option being greyed out in developer settings. As far as I understand it, that option is crucial and seems Huawei won;t even be letting that be an option, let alone provide unlock codes.
I have just had to return my Mate 20 Pro due tue screen uniformity issues and to be honest I won't be getting a replacement (I don't think).
It saddens me, but if anyone wishes to take over this thread/bounty just feel free to copy the pledges posted here and perhaps start a new thread.

Bounty pledges:
cd993 - £30
Railey - £22
Havokk -£20
Maddinuser - £22
WeWa2013 - £30
Asbogdan - £22
TOTAL = £146

Reserved....
Reserved - hopefully for the root method etc.

https://twitter.com/xdadevelopers/status/1052657737564389377

duraaraa said:
I've already got it rooted.
https://twitter.com/xdadevelopers/status/1052657737564389377
Method currently private. I can't recommend buying this phone and hoping for a root method based on my knowledge so far.
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Oh what a nice surprise!!
Fully appreciate the method is private at present.
Would you mind PM'ing me for a little extra detail? (e.g. The steps you took, what form of root etc.) that'd be very much appreciated.
Maybe @topjohnwu could help you out and offer some assistance in getting Magisk working ?

cd993 said:
Oh what a nice surprise!!
Fully appreciate the method is private at present.
Would you mind PM'ing me for a little extra detail? (e.g. The steps you took, what form of root etc.) that'd be very much appreciated.
Maybe @topjohnwu could help you out and offer some assistance in getting Magisk working ?
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Sorry, can't. I can say that it's not something that just anyone can do.
I can say that buying the phone pre-rooted will be your best chance of having a rooted device.
More details on that will be coming in the near future.

duraaraa said:
Sorry, can't. I can just say that it's not something anyone can do.
I can say that buying the phone pre-rooted will be your best chance of having a rooted device.
More details on that will be coming in the near future.
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OK no worries, again that's appreciated.
Though one last question if I may, do you feel it is possible to flash prerooted firmware via Funky Huawei etc?

cd993 said:
OK no worries, again that's appreciated.
Though one last question if I may, do you feel it is possible to flash prerooted firmware via Funky Huawei etc?
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Flashing stock firmware is possible, but not pre-rooted firmware, at least for now.
It's a new phone so research is ongoing.

duraaraa said:
Flashing stock firmware is possible, but not pre-rooted firmware, at least for now.
It's a new phone so research is ongoing.
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OK thanks mate.
Looking forward to hopefully hearing more about root in the future. I've already oreded ordered and receiving my device tomorrow, really hope root at some point is possible!

I would spent 25,-€...
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With a root shell, based on it's capability, it is possible to install Magisk with it. I'll have to see how it ends up to be before I can give a definite answer how I can achieve it.

topjohnwu said:
With a root shell, based on it's capability, it is possible to install Magisk with it. I'll have to see how it ends up to be before I can give a definite answer how I can achieve it.
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@topjohnwu thank you SO MUCH for getting back to us. We'll patiently await any progress and if I can assist in anyway, once my device arrives tomorrow hopefully, just let me know

Id pledge £20!

Bounty updated, cheers guys!

In with 25€.
Unleash the beast!

Maddinuser said:
In with 25€.
Unleash the beast!
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OP updated.
Please cma I request users to let me know in GBP how much you pledge, much appreciated!

I pledge £30 too.
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25 euro in for the ride.

I have conditions for my pledge...so I'll remove this post if conditions for either scenario aren't met:
* $50 AUD if:
- Tested and trialed root method is delivered on/before before Dec 7th
- The phone does NOT LOSE functionality upon root (eg: VoLTE, camera limitations, poor phone or wifi single signal etc)
Unlike some others who back out late in the piece, I'm good for it
RoOSTA

That twitter reply from before... damn M20Pro rooted within a day.. Hoping it releases.

Mate 20 Pro- Possibility of unlocking bootloader (culmination of online research and own ideas)

From what I can figure out from online research so far:
1. EMUI 10 has removed oem unlock command. I actually emailed them about this and haven't had a reply. It is THEORETICALLY possible to use the flashing command according to fastboot help, but I can't make heads or tails of it.
2. It is THEORETICALLY possible to downgrade to EMUI 9.1 using DLOAD. Look it up. You will lose all data, but you're probably cool with that because you're asking about bootloader unlocks.
3. It is also THEORETICALLY possible to bruteforce the unlock code using a script from SkyEmie on GitHub. Expect it to take multiple days, and to have to install python3.
4. After that, one can find a TWRP build and flash it the old fashioned way. If someone has a TWRP build for LYA-L09 (6 / 128) or can assist me in building one, please @ me, I really want to be able to get LineageOS on here even if I need to self build.
5. Speaking of LAOS... Basic functionality and inscreen fingerprint is probably possible, but biometric face unlock is probably a bit more of a challenge. Graphics drivers for the Mali G76 can likely be borrowed from the Exynos S10, so that's easy enough. Or... Maybe most of this is already done for us with the Android 10 beta build that's probably in an Internet archive somewhere. Are we able to reverse engineer that?
This is all currently theory because the number transfer to my OP8 Pro doesn't complete until tomorrow in my timezone, and I kind of don't want to risk bricking it until then. I am not a developer, however I can give developers here any information they want about the device.
And if the device hasn't been named yet, I vote for rickastley

All great in theory but Option 1 is already no go (unless you can convince Huawei to allow that command in Fastboot)
Option 2 I believe only worked with the beta (or 10.0), once you are on 10.1 there is no way back
And without 1 or 2 there is really no point discussing 3-5.

zhuanyi said:
All great in theory but Option 1 is already no go (unless you can convince Huawei to allow that command in Fastboot)
Option 2 I believe only worked with the beta (or 10.0), once you are on 10.1 there is no way back
And without 1 or 2 there is really no point discussing 3-5.
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I actually downgraded to 9.1 using the HiSuite on windows. I was on 10.1. Sorry, but you're wrong.
I actually posted a rant on the Huawei forum. You're right, I got a canned response that they're looking into it, they don't care.
3 is a no go, I don't have 5,000 years. Someone did already make a Kirin ROM (check my other post) back when people did crazy stuff to get unlocks involving money.
The real question is this. Huawei participated in the Android Q beta program with the Mate 20 Pro. That required an unlocked bootloader. How was that done? Did they ask? Was there a workaround? Because the beta program isn't automatic, Huawei had to actually put in active effort for that to happen.

K14_Deploy said:
I actually downgraded to 9.1 using the HiSuite on windows. I was on 10.1. Sorry, but you're wrong.
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That's new, just using stock HiSuite?
K14_Deploy said:
The real question is this. Huawei participated in the Android Q beta program with the Mate 20 Pro. That required an unlocked bootloader. How was that done? Did they ask? Was there a workaround? Because the beta program isn't automatic, Huawei had to actually put in active effort for that to happen.
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Those who signed up are probably allowed to install a special firmware version with special BL? Not sure who is still on Beta now though

zhuanyi said:
That's new, just using stock HiSuite?
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Yes. Latest version. It took two downgrades but it did happen.
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Those who signed up are probably allowed to install a special firmware version with special BL? Not sure who is still on Beta now though
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Hmm. Interesting. Probably nobody is still on it. We could ask around though. I don't know anyone who participated.