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In general, this is the code which is run prior to the main firmware and is responsible for signature checking and subsequently loading the main FW. Both the [[baseband]] and the main OS have bootloaders, and these are entirely different. [[PwnageTool]] and [[WinPwn]] allow control over the main OS bootloader, while [[BootNeuter]] allows control over the baseband bootloader.
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In general, this is the code which is run prior to the main firmware. It is responsible for loading it, and in some cases, performs signature checking.
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The [[Baseband Device|baseband]] and the main OS have different bootloaders. [[PwnageTool]] and [[sn0wbreeze]] allow control over the main OS's boot process, while [[BootNeuter]] allows control over the [[S-Gold 2]] [[Baseband Bootloader]].

Latest revision as of 05:44, 14 August 2010

In general, this is the code which is run prior to the main firmware. It is responsible for loading it, and in some cases, performs signature checking.

The baseband and the main OS have different bootloaders. PwnageTool and sn0wbreeze allow control over the main OS's boot process, while BootNeuter allows control over the S-Gold 2 Baseband Bootloader.