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    Bootloader unlocked?

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      • N Offline
        nero355 @GeekBone
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        @geekbone said in Bootloader unlocked?:

        I was able to install UT on a Pixel 3a with just a little angst, but it up and running successfully.

        Congratulations! 🙂 :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone: :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone:

        The only question I have is every time I turn on the phone, it gives me the "Bootloader is unlocked warning". Is this a permanent thing?

        YUP! 🙂

        Perfectly normal and very common on a lot of phones! 😉

        My phones :

        • BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Phone Edition - Ubuntu Touch 16.04 LTS
        • ZUK Z2 Pro - ZUI Android 8.x
        • Xiaomi Mi 9T - Jolla SailFish 3.4.x Community Build

        P.S. : I am NOT a developer! ;)

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          Moem @GeekBone
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          @geekbone said in Bootloader unlocked?:

          every time I turn on the phone, it gives me the "Bootloader is unlocked warning". Is this a permanent thing?

          Yes it is. It's best to see it as a badge of honour. It means this machine has been freed from the clutches of... well, mostly Google, I suppose.

          Is currently using an Op5t
          Also owns an Op1, a BQ E4.5 and an Xperia X, as well as a BQ tablet and a Pinetab2. Please, someone... make it stop.

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            fredldotme
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            FWIW I thought about a way to make the warning go away on supported devices, with the Pixel 3a being the main development target. Here is a blog post I made about it: https://fredl.me/envisioning-verified-boot-on-ubuntu-touch-devices/

            It involves telling the bootloader in a secure way that the system has not been tampered with, but has some side effects which some people might not be aware of.

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              nero355 @fredldotme
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              @fredldotme said in Bootloader unlocked?:

              FWIW I thought about a way to make the warning go away on supported devices, with the Pixel 3a being the main development target. Here is a blog post I made about it: https://fredl.me/envisioning-verified-boot-on-ubuntu-touch-devices/

              Thanks for the explanation, but please consider using a smaller font type that doesn't degrade our monitors by wasting at least 50% of the space on it 🙂

              It involves telling the bootloader in a secure way that the system has not been tampered with, but has some side effects which some people might not be aware of.

              I knew about the vbmeta.img and A/B slots stuff already but did not know that if you have all the security stuff in use that remounting the system in R/W mode is no longer an option! 🙁

              Considering how important that option is for us Ubuntu Touch users I would suggest that the developers should not waste any time on that part and just ignore it! 🙂

              My phones :

              • BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Phone Edition - Ubuntu Touch 16.04 LTS
              • ZUK Z2 Pro - ZUI Android 8.x
              • Xiaomi Mi 9T - Jolla SailFish 3.4.x Community Build

              P.S. : I am NOT a developer! ;)

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                fredldotme @nero355
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                @nero355 I have a security background, and to be honest, I won't just ignore it because mounting the rootfs rw is actually acting against the design decisions that went into Ubuntu Touch. I'm confident that, if this ever manages to materialize, I will make my daily-driver phone locked down like that. 🙂

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                  nero355 @fredldotme
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                  @fredldotme
                  Well...

                  I would rather have such options available at all time so no silly Google/Microsoft introduced technologies for me! 😉

                  That's also the reason that I treat all phones as toys : If they get stolen then I haven't lost any important data! 🙂

                  My phones :

                  • BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Phone Edition - Ubuntu Touch 16.04 LTS
                  • ZUK Z2 Pro - ZUI Android 8.x
                  • Xiaomi Mi 9T - Jolla SailFish 3.4.x Community Build

                  P.S. : I am NOT a developer! ;)

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                  • mateo_saltaM Offline
                    mateo_salta
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                    or someone could hack the bootloader to just not show that screen. i think there was option on the mi a2 to do this

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                      messayisto @mateo_salta
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                      @mateo_salta its here:
                      https://rubencarneiro.github.io/rubencarneiro.io//Ubuntu-Touch-Device-Bootlogos.markdown/

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                      • mateo_saltaM Offline
                        mateo_salta @messayisto
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                        @messayisto don't think that will hide the unlock screen...

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                          messayisto @mateo_salta
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                          @mateo_salta it does on the Mi a2!

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