Jon Westfall
10-06-2010, 02:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794053' target='_blank'>http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...ad.php?t=794053</a><br /><br /></div><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/adt/auto/1286371566.usr7.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Well here is something truly annoying. It appears that the T-Mobile G2 may ship with a hardware rootkit that re-installs the device's firmware upon re-boot, basically stopping those who would want to root and load a custom firmware in their tracks... for now. I'm skeptical that it can't truly be overcome because if so, that would seriously limit the device's appeal - after all, if we can't change the OS, how would official updates actually work? I guess time will tell with this one. All I know is I'm holding off buying one until I know if it's mine to hack as I please, or T-mobile's to control. $500 isn't chump change!</p>