First DX Custom Rom?

i'm also a newbie but from reading all the forums, it seems it may not happen at all since the bootloader's encrypted and that's quite a feat ... to defeat..

 

Yeah it's likely that you won't be able to load custom roms on the X for a while if never.

 

does this mean you wont be able to load roms for snes?

 

^^^ different kind of roms

 

haha oh ok! phew! what does this actually mean then? it seems to be a big deal to people so i feel i should be "in the know" ;]

 

The X has a locked boot loader. The boot loader needs to be cracked in order to load recovery and custom ROMs.... so far it doesn't look good.

Look at the Milestone, it has a signed boot loader and it's still an issue

 

I'm just waiting till the price drop's to grab a X for research purposes. I'm positive someone will crack it by then. If you already have an X keep your fingers crossed. Make sure not to be so caught up in ROM flashing that you forget to enjoy all the awesome stuff its already packing.

 

Read the following:

MyDroidWorld - Droid X is locked down, root possible but custom kernels and roms are out !!!

How the Droid X is locked down? Let me tell you what I know.

it may very well NEVER be cracked...... I keep seeing alot of comments around about how "eventually it will be cracked", "nothing is uncrackable", etc. BUT I don't think very many folks have any experience with a system like the DROID X uses.

There ARE devices out there that can never be cracked, and simply cannot load custom firmware. Any BlackBerry device on the market comes to mind. The security on the DROID X, from what i've been reading, is even MORE locked down.

 

I'm not wasting my money on the droid x because of this. No overclocking, no custom roms, and no sprecovery are the main reasons. Two thumbs down for Motorola. :rating00:

 

This is such BS. If I pay for my phone what's the big deal to them if I customize it?! Why would they lock it? Does anyone know the reasoning behind it?

If it ain't cracked.... then Moto won't get any MORE money outta me and I'll keep my sweet customized Droid