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frbl2test: meat filled in
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Fri, 06 Mar 2020 00:30:18 +0000
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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1 This program is a hack written in order to clean up the fallout from a
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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2 previous screw-up of mine. I have started using my first Pirelli phone
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3 (the very first one I got from ebay, and its firmware version is different
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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4 from all the later ones I got) as my personal everyday phone before I made
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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5 a dump of its flash2 bank, which contains the FFS. As a result, the
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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6 earliest FFS dump I have for this phone is already contaminated with some
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7 private personal information. I want to release this FFS image on my FTP
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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8 site along with the firmware version it goes with, but first I need to
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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9 "roll it back" to a point just before it got dirtied with the non-releasable
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Michael Spacefalcon <msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG>
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10 personal info. This hack-program seeks to accomplish the feat.