Archospma-430 Bootflash-signature Check' Removed!, ho ho ho Options

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Here is the Archos PMA 400/430 flash hack which is avoid the bootloader checksum.

Unlike the Zaurus, the Archos bootloader checks the aimage.img for correct signature. Because it stops people for custom building aimage.img, i hacked flash bootloader for disable signature checkin.

Heres manual:

1) Download http://mail.pdaxrom.org/archos.ru/experime...ack-0.1.tar.bz2
2) Unpack it on PC
3) Check you bootrom to see if its compatible with the bootloader hack need the same flash images by following the next steps
4) Connect PMA to PC
5) From phys directory on the PC copy files phys_m.o, xxx1 to PMA
6) Disconnect PMA from PC
7) Run console on PMA
8) Go in directory where files, probably it will /media :

CODE

cd /media

9) Load kernel module phys_m.o:

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insmod ./phys_m.o

10) Run xxx1 for get your flash rom:

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./xxx1

11) Check md5sum for the flash image and cut some from flash :

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cd /tmp
dd if=bios.rom of=bios.rom.part bs=1 count=128000
md5sum bios.rom.part

The checksum must be

CODE

f67a0f5d320be1b0dc8bfa602ca6cdac  bios.rom.part

12) If your md5sum is different, stop here - you cannot use this hack gzip rom file and send it me
13) If md5sum OK, connect PMA to PC again
14) Copy file flash_m.o to PMA
15) Disconnect PMA
16) Run console on PMA and go to directory where file is placed
17) Load module:

CODE

insmod ./flash_m.o

18) Ohh, there error! hehe , dont worry. It is ok - we just run flash patcher in kernel space and then come back.
19) Run dmesg:

CODE

dmesg

20) There must be messages "Sector 0xD patched!" and "Sector 0xE patched!"
21) DONE!!! Now your PMA wil able run aimage.img with any signature

if you got message "Unknown flash chip!", that mean your device uses M29W400BB flash. Go to step 14 and use flash-m29_m.o file for hack your device

There russian version PMA-430 system, with custom aimage.img :
http://mail.pdaxrom.org/archos.ru/experime..._rus-050106.zip

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