[PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Overturned! [UPDATE 5/26]
 

Boo, HTC, just boo.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/05...l-locked-down/

Thanks to jayhuffdaddy and BlackDynomite for the contact info.

Express your feelings by contacting HTC.

Mark_Baker@htc.com
Senior Director Enterprise Business Unit Americas

Cher_Wang@htc.com Chairman

John_Wang@htc.com
Chief Marketing Officer, HTC Corporation

Keith_Nowak@htc.com Senior Public Relations Manager at HTC 425-679-5328

Fred_Liu@htc.com
COO of HTC

HT_Cho@htc.com
Board Member of HTC

Peter_Chou@htc.com
CEO

Lotus_Chan@htc.com
VP HTC

Horace_Luke@htc.com Chief Innovation Officer

Brent Groome, Chief Executive-Customer Operations, at 843-369-8393 or brent.groome@htcinc.net

www.facebook.com/HTC

http://twitter.com/#!/htc

And the petition at:

http://www.groubal.com/htc-bootloaders-and-nand/

UPDATE:

Apparently, HTC heard us and are reviewing their policy. Thanks KarlE and draghn for the heads up.

http://www.facebook.com/notes/htc/up...50305151453084

Thanks to antjones21 and mikey1234 for the best news this week. HTC HAS RECONSIDERED, HOORAY!!!!

https://www.facebook.com/HTC/posts/10150307320018084

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Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

hmmm not sure if this is a deal breaker for me or not, as ive recently rooted my evo and am loving trying out diff roms.

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

Please correct me if am wrong…..so that would mean until further notice EVO 3D can’t be rooted…..or just at this point no custom rom??

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

Yep. You can flash all ya want, but it won't boot without the stock ROM.
I'm hoping that a workaround will come out based on my faith in all the hackers out there. :mrgreen:

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

there's always a way around...

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

Tell the Droid X users that... they're still limited even though it was rooted in what they can and cant actually flash. And with them I dont even think the recovery and the kernel were signed it was just the bootloader. With this they signed ALL THREE.:angry7:

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

Excuse my ignorance but by not being able to root, would that also mean no wifi-tethering?

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

Yup. There are some threads even stating that the free programs would not work.

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

Wouldn’t that also mean that we would not be able to uninstall any bloatware…?


:protest::protest::protest:

Re: [PSA]Bootloader, recovery, and kernel lockdown? Confirmed.
 

It's a deal breaker for me fellas. I'm a flash a holic, no doubt. I don't care how cool your phone is at the moment. Give it a month and we'll all be jonesin for another ROM. I'm not going a whole year without the ability to upgrade and customize. Screw that. That Nexus S 4G is looking pretty good right now. That or I'm just gonna stick with my OG Evo.