yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Noxz:
hey, thanks finally for the responses, a full day after the initial dump and no responses... I think because it's NOT in the dev section... but I can't post a thread there until I have 10 posts... maybe I can get that privilege now, moderators?

The bad part with disassembling is that when it computes an jump in code(in ARM it's called a branch) and doesn't give a specific address, it makes finding that code very hard.. I found the text "MLO", the bootable file, in the boot.rom but nothing of the code I know referenced it yet, unfortunate because that partition is not a standard FAT fs and thus is taking a while to read, but if I did have the disassemble of the ROM code where it looks for that, or even just the file search, then I could easily see what it is reading...

Obviously knowing that fastboot and such is in the second or third partition is quite a step forward, but I need to dump this MLO file so we can read from start to finish...

I'll keep everyone posted
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Noxz:
So this partition isn't a correct FAT fs... I don't know if being identified as a Linux partition means anything and I'm just not reading into it right, but I am having some time trying to look into these files, you can easily see the MLO file, a KEYS file, and a PRIMAPP file right at the start, or I should say the file name, but there isn't much information on where they are mapped, etc etc...

Maybe partition2 will be better? It's also identified as a Linux partition

I still have a few days to waste...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] dadsterflip:
Sorry to ask dumb. But what exactly does this benefit me when flashing it?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Noxz:
The current fastboot does not have several commands that is in the original source... but really, I am just interested in the entire boot procedure.. there's a few things I might like to change... The good news is because everything but the boot.rom resides on the eSD, that means we should be able to write to it very easily, so we can change quite a bit
[Motorola Droid Bionic] lemonoid:
Noxz, I am along with these guys in I would understand more if I was just dropped in the middle of Ghana :\ but I would like you to know that you have given me my 1024th item on my 'to research' list. So once I get bored with what I'm doing now, I am going to try to learn a little bit about ARM and OMAP
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Noxz:
Hah, I understand...

I've done a bit of x86 ASM and BIOS disassembly before.. so I figured I might as well peek into this and see what is being hidden and such...

I am seeking help right now... If you know anything about the FAT filesystem... you can start by doing "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 of=/mnt/sdcard-ext/partition1"

.. It obviously has that MLO bootup file in it as mentioned in the OMAP4430 TRM but I can't seem to trace what cluster it might be in... I have to assume that it is in fact a FAT fs... but it doesnt seem to follow any of the structures/formats I've been reading... ???
[Motorola Droid Bionic] embeem:
The boot rom you've dumped is the ti omap itself; the only real purpose of that is to bootstrap the bootloader. You are correct in that it's not a GP; none of the Motorola phones are -- this boot rom is what verifies the signature of the bootloader.

http://www.droid-developers.org/wiki/Booting_chain

While not exact, the above diagram will give you an overview of the layout used by Motorola phone. The short version is boot rom -> mbmloader -> mbm -> lbl -> kernel, where mbmloader is the Motorola terminology for the MLO or X-LOADER referenced in the TRM. mbm is the bootloader (motorola boot manager) and controls all actions henceforth, including fastboot (which replaced an older sbf protocol).

The CDT acts as a partition table and lists the layout of the device, including marking where the signatures are located and how often they're checked.

http://blog.opticaldelusion.org/2011/10/bionic-development-notes.html
[Motorola Droid Bionic] XVilka:
Sorry for late answer.

Here you can find example of reversing OMAP 3430 bootrom http://hg.droid-developers.org/reverse_engineering/src/b8b881184b5f/asm

As mentioned before droid-developers wiki contain a lot of info about bootrom.

Here you can find info about bootrom itself http://www.droid-developers.org/wiki/Application_Processor_Boot_ROM

Here you can find info about security model in omap http://www.droid-developers.org/wiki/Security http://www.droid-developers.org/wiki/Secure_Services

Here you can find info about my project - emulation of early OMAP booting (including bootrom debugging) http://www.droid-developers.org/wiki/QEMU
[HTC Sensation] joshndroid:
Just received this tweet from HTC seemed it was kinda cool

@htc

HTC

We’re proud to announce that we’ve partnered with @Dropbox, bringing 5GB of storage to all of our #Android phones.
[HTC Sensation] septix:
50 gigabyte from box.net if you have a ios-phone... my girlfriend do. Works on android as well.
[HTC Sensation] ch@u:
Any ideas on when this will happen?
[HTC Sensation] Jerald2:
50gs for free?
[HTC Sensation] lexphil:
I was wondering how my dropbox increased from 2.5GB to 5.5GB

I guess this explains it.
[HTC Sensation] babluc:
Seems too little too late. Amazon gives you 5 gb for free, if you buy a album its 20 gb, and music is unlimited, doesnt count towards storage. You can stream the music to your phone. Amazon just seem more reliable then dropbox or box.net. But dropbox has a better interface.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Well, I have 100 GB through Box.net for free so yeah...
[HTC Sensation] Xlythe:
You get 3gb for 1yr for signing into the Dropbox mobile app (and doing the rest of the 'tutorial' features). I think this is different?

Edit: Nope, I'm insane. "5GB" means the original 2gb + this bonus 3gb. I got it by simply logging out of the Dropbox app and back in on CM7.

Anyone figure out how/when this giveaway is happening? I like the simplicity of Dropbox, even if the space is limited... (You can also double your referral points from 250mb to 500mb by linking your account to a .edu or university email address)
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
Seems this applies to all current Android/Dropbox users as well based on this article.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2119795/htc-confirms-dropbox-deal-android-phones

I currently have 3gb with referals (standard account). Mine has not been updated and I am on a custom rom. Has anyone with an custom rom (or stock rom) had their dropbox auto update itself with the new space? I'm interested how to obtain it. I suspect you need to be on a stock ROM.

Dropbox better get their stuff together. Competing options are offering much more space for free.
[HTC Sensation] datafoo:
Ive received my 3gb free from dropbox on 2 different accounts. They'll send you an email to activate the extra. The 3gb is only free for a year, its unknown if it disappears or has an extra charge after the year.

I had added dropbox to my system/app folder prior to flashing. I have no idea if that had an impact. I'm also running a tmous build.prop on a sensation 4g.

EDIT: thought it was only HTC users eligible for the promo. Running modified NRGZ 2.3.5 sense 3.5 rom on TMoUS.
[HTC Sensation] w3by:
@Alpine- I'm using Android Revolution HD and I still got the extra 2GB (actually, I only got it after I signed into Dropbox after installing the rom :D)
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
Hmmm. Sounds like all I need to do is uninstall and then reinstall the Dropbox app and login with my existing account? Seems too easy, I'll try.

UPDATE: Uninstalled and reinstalled the DropBox App (after downloading from market). Went through mini tutorial (2-3 pages), logged in to existing account. I have the same space I had before (3gb), no additional space. No email of any kind. I'm running a custom Gingerbread Sense ROM (Warm 2.3).

Puzzled what the requirements are to get this. I see only one discussion of this on the Dropbox forums. There should at least be a sticky or something. Poorly executed.

http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=46650&replies=13#post-360235 Wonder if anyone can find my post? :D

Update 2: Engadget makes it look like this may be specific to Sense 3.5 phones. In that case, I'm not sure how some of these people are reporting its worked for them. http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/htc-strikes-dropbox-deal-will-offer-5gb-free-on-sense-3-5-phone/

Sounds like a clever dev can easily use the right flag/string to get it to detect 3.5 on install and allow the extra space.
[HTC Sensation] TheStigx:
Didn't work for me..
[HTC Sensation] craig1965:
I'm on stock ROM just have ext4 recovery I just redownloaded dropbox all I have is the basic 2 gig storage
[HTC Sensation] valkster:
I'll be damned. Running IC 3.9, signed into dropbox and got this email.

Hi name,

Congrats on becoming a Dropbox Guru! We've awarded you 3GB of bonus space for the next 12 months! You now have 5.5GB on Dropbox. To get even more space, check out our upgrade options.

Thanks again for supercharging your HTC phone with Dropbox!

Enjoy, - The Dropbox Team from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
I take it that means InsertCoin 3.3.9 ROM - a Sense 3.5 based rom. This would make sense. If installed on a 3.5 ROM, it bumps you. I'd like to trigger this on ALL ROMS with flag/string manipulation or whatever it is that tells the app (without actually having 3.5).

So far, this requires a Sense 3.5 ROM and it may or may not only last for 12 months before reverting back to the preexisting storage limit. 5gb should really be the minimum on ALL of these services. DropBox is getting left in the dust (MS Live/Mesh - 5gb, SugarSync - 5gb, Box.net - 5gb (individual file size restrictions though)). Dropbox is going to f'around and get BLOCKBUSTER'D if they dont come up to what is appearing to be the 5gb "industry standard."
[HTC Sensation] sedracer:
I think of all the services Dropbox just works the best. Flashing a sense 3.5 rom on my 3d right now to get the extra space.
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
I got mine after upgrading from Revolution HD 3.6.2 to 3.6.3 and re-installing Dropbox. Sweet :)
[HTC Sensation] grabson79:
that means you have the extra 3gb on sense 3.0 rom....
[HTC Sensation] lovendsuicide:
Received the same email and also using InsertCoin 3.5 Sense ROM.
[HTC Sensation] thunderskain:
On my ARHD 3.6.2 i did not receive the extra space...
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
If the app doesnt think its being installed on a SenseUI 3.5 ROM it will not work.
[HTC Sensation] zerozoneice:
just wondering what's the chance of those free dropbox-like accounts to still be around after say, 5,10 or 15 years?

lesson learned: i had lots of stuff on geocities and got badly burned when yaahhooooo-ooooo pulled the plug. Haven't found those photos ever since :(
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
Cloud storage will become cheaper and cheaper. Eventually, it will be ubiquitous and there will be no niche services like this. A basic OS for any device will be cloud-sourced like a service. You will login to a OS that is streamed to you, instantly and always up to date. You can use it on any device. Your files will always be in the cloud. Local storage will be something you have to actually think about and make an effort for. Dropbox will become Blockbuster'D at some point but they hasten this by not meeting their competitors 5gb min. limit. ;)

In summary, if you have important things on dropbox and its the ONLY copy you have of it then you have larger problems to worry about in terms of your own computing practices rather than if/when Dropbox fades away.
[HTC Sensation] easyguy:
We only get 5GB? 50 is better.
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
Ya, its actually a BONUS 3gb on the default 2.

A Sense 3.5 based rom upon installation/login with the App appears to be the only way to get the app to to kick you the email and upgrade the account.

It has also been officially confirmed that it is only valid for 1 year, which makes this much less exciting.

http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=46650&replies=13#post-360818

As far as box.net goes, it has significant limitations. The FREE account is only 5gb and has 25mb file size limitation. This is HUGE as Dropbox doesnt. The 50gb you speak of is $10 a month and still has a 100mb per file size limitation.

Feature for feature, Dropbox is superior but I feel the default size should be 5gb for the free account. They would have it all wrapped up at that point.
[HTC Sensation] slee88:
tq htc
[HTC Sensation] craig1965:
I got my upgraded space today im running stock european sense 3.0 ver 2.3.4 all i did wasgo to the dropbox website take the tour to get extra space so it does work on sense 3 not just sense 3.5
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
This specific promo offer is for 3.5 models. Obviously, it works on any 3.5 rom the app is installed on. The "tour" you took is another way to get it also I'd imagine. Both are only temporary for 12 months so its sort of a lame promo anyway. It was confirmed on the dropbox forums by a MOD that this specific HTC offer was intended only for Sense 3.5. But as I said, they may have a few methods that work.
[HTC Sensation] darkblazer:
The other day I login to my dropbox from the phone and sent me an email saying he had more than 3GB of space.
[HTC Sensation] sn4k3:
must have the official app?
[HTC Sensation] miimben:
same once i logged into my dropbox acc from the app.. i had a increase in space immediately..

now i have 8.5gb free space...
[HTC Sensation] townay:
doesnt work on mine.

sensation flashed to arhd 3.6.4. Still liking it, havent gotten around to try a 3.5sense. not that i am missing much anyway. The way its worded, it seems that the extra 'free' 3gb is only for 12months.
[HTC Sensation] v1ctorong:
well, Dropbox is offering only 2Gb of space, but 1) without files size limitation, 2) number of files stored and 3) cross platform.

I guest Dropbox does giving us oppoturnity by inviting our friend, and each sign-up will get additional 250MB to your account (which suppose to be permanent).

Now all you need to do is move yourself and start to invite few friends (4x friends for 1 GB, all you need is 12x friends to 5GB or 24x friends for 8GB box).

cheer
[HTC Sensation] mythe:
I think that box.net has a 25mb maximum filesize for free accounts which is why I don't use it.

Too bad that the extra 3 gb for dropbox seems to be temporary only, although it does last for a year which is a decent amount of time.

You would need arhd 4.1.x for it to work, it must be a sense 3.5 rom. arhd 3.6.x is still on 3.0
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
Ya, grab the app and install it on a Sense 3.5 ROM.

Hit up my referral if any of you guys don't already have a free dropbox! http://db.tt/t4uh2bi I'll get some more space!

I agree, box.net seems better at first but has significant limitations. Dropbox is superior in terms of features, etc.
[HTC Sensation] knudsen81:
Hey you are wrong, i have a iphone and installed box.net and i have now 50 gb free and upload size is 100 mb
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Yeah, I have 100 GB free from box.net and one of my accounts has a 1 GB upload limit because I got it with the TouchPad and a 100 MB limit from my iPod touch account.
[HTC Sensation] UK-Sense:
I have just created an account with dropbox that came with Leedroids new Rom. All I get is the 2 gig :confused: how come some have the 5 gig and I'm running Sense 3.5 :eek:
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
Not wrong. The 100mb is iphone specific, bud. The generic, bottom of the barrel free account they offer has the 25mb limit.

See here: http://blog.box.net/2011/10/12/were-giving-ios-users-insane-amounts-of-free-storage-box50gb/

If anyone wants to try for the 5gb Dropbox on a 3.5 Sense ROM use my link! http://db.tt/t4uh2bi :D
[HTC Sensation] akshay2000:
You've probably done something wrong! You're supposed to sign up from the desktop, then download the Android app to sense 3.5 ROM and then sign in through it. It should work. And you can use my referral http://db.tt/RSxTep5 to get 2.25 GB instead of 2 GB. (0.25 GB matters!)
[HTC Sensation] jupitel2:
I didn't get any extra space either. Is the space just expanded after I login with the app? I do have Sense 3.5 IC Rom though.
[HTC Sensation] kurodoll:
I got the space increase using IC Rom.

try relogging everywhere (mobile, web app, desktop)
[HTC Sensation] jupitel2:
Yeah!! I got it now. All you need to do is complete the Get Started Guide. And you will get the extra 3 GBs for supercharging HTC and 250 MB for finishing its guide.
[HTC Sensation] Alpine-:
I ended up validating my free dropbox account with an .edu email which DOUBLES past and future referral credit. This gives you the ABILITY to max out referrals and end up with 18gb of total space (16+ 2 originally).

I then ran some Google Adwords ads for drop box with my unique referral URL in them to get some folks to download drop box and install it, only using my referral link. This method was also highlighted in a LifeHacker piece a while back. Note: this is not considered a fraudulent referral scam because each activation is a unique person on a unique machine. Anyway, after about $41 and 5 days, I maxed out my free account to 18gb. Not bad for a 1 time fee. Dropbox is definitely useful to have but I don't feel its worth $10 a month for 50gb.

Anyone else wanting to pick up some more free space quickly and easily check out:

dropbox.com/free

&

dropbox.com/edu
[HTC Sensation] Antimus:
See people keep saying this and I still don't know what it means.

When I put dropbox onto the phone, I got no startup guide, and supercharging? what the hell is that?

I'm still stuck with 2GB
[HTC Sensation] UKseagull:
Yes, me too.
[HTC Sensation] jupitel2:
The Quick Start Guide is on the web, not in the app. Login to your account and it should be there.
[HTC Sensation] Antimus:
Ok, done that and got the 250MB extra, still no 3GB upgrade, and I'm using stock HTC.

Where am I going wrong?
[HTC Sensation] UKseagull:
You're using Sense 3 like me, the extra space appears to be for handsets using Sense 3.5.
[HTC Sensation] Antimus:
ahhhhhhh right

that sucks, ah well
[HTC Sensation] septix:
Flash a 3,5 rom, and then flash back = profit..
[HTC Sensation] krugm0f0:
Dropbox Guru

I got the Dropbox Guru e-mail aswell! I now got 13.88 GB ;)
[HTC Sensation] Mittaa:
Is'n it only for a limited time?

And as far as I know the file size is limited to max 25 Mb?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
I loaded up ARHD 5.0.2 ICS and fired up Dropbox. Next I got an email giving me an extra 48GB!! So now I have just over 56GB total. Nice. :)
[HTC Sensation] Mainspring:
signed up and all I got was 2gb... :(

oh well, worth a try I guess.

if anyone wanna help me out with some extra space, use my referral link please. :o

http://db.tt/Sn12dzkW

you'll also get extra 250mb for using the link. :D

anyway, back to the topic at hand...

dropbox really needs to up their storage space. everyone else is offering atleast 5gb to start.

love the unlimited upload limit(or lack there of) though. great for backing up family videos...

this promotion is kind of arse though as the extra space is only valid for one year...
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
Maybe you need to be running the 2.0 binary?
[HTC Sensation] luke295:
I am also on ARHD 5.0.2 and after seeing your post I gave it a try, and I aslo got 48G for 12 months, now I've got 53G. Thanks for the tip. ;)
[HTC Sensation] Mittaa:
And then what will happen after 12 month? :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] luke295:
Well obviously those 48GB will just disappear.

It doesn't really matter to me cause I only use dropbox for some documents that i need to take with me all the time, I bet I won't even exceed the 2GB free user limit.
[HTC Sensation] onesolo:
Anyone knows if modifying the build.prop to put the Sensation model instead of the real one, works to get the additional 48GB space??!?!
[HTC Sensation] freco:
I don't know about it but for sure if you try an ICS rom you will get a message after a while saying that you get the extra 48 gb.

It happened to me too with Elegancia Rom.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] onesolo:
I tried to change the build.prop on a non ICS rom but no go...

Maybe I just flash one ICS rom to try to get this...
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
I didn't have to. I have a Sensation and just running ICS and loading Dropbox was enough.
[HTC Sensation] tellyizking:
ics users get 50gb free
[HTC Sensation] Dijkstra88:
I've got also 50gb free from dropbox after updating to ICS. It works really great and it's free for a whole year. I say you should try it out

Verstuurd van mijn HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio met Tapatalk
[HTC Sensation] acexnx316:
Sooo... just to clarify... can one already have and be signed up for a dropbox account (Signed up for on a PC or another phone), then just flash say, Android Revolution HD 5.0.2 (ICS) on the Sensation and sign into dropbox using that already existing account [on the Sensation running ARHD] to get the extra 48 gigs? Or do you need to sign up for a new account through the phone on the ROM to get it? Just to clarify... Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] ungraph:
I would assume that using your old Dropbox account will be credited with 48+ GBs of storage when logging in a ICS os, then the same amount of storage should be available to all Dropbox clients~ PCs, Macs, iOS/Android phones, etc...
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
That's correct. Sign into an existing Dropbox account on a phone running ICS and you automagically get the extra 48GB to use on any Dropbox-enabled device as you see fit :)
[HTC Sensation] fmedrano1977:
On what rom has this worked? I flagged one for this purpose, can't remember which one, and it didn't work for me after I signed in. How long does it take to get the additional gigs?

HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio
[HTC Sensation] wmoore:
I'm using ARHD 5.0.2 and the upgrade happened almost immediately when I logged in to Dropbox.
[HTC Sensation] ar4l:
That's exactly what I did. I had a previous dropbox account, flashed ARHD 5.0.2 opened the dropbox app and in a little while got an email saying I had 48 Gb extra
[HTC Sensation] aspot72:
Not sure why, but I got 50GB when registered my HTC Sensation on Box. (Wondering if it's not the same as Dropbox with modified name, as all my files from Dropbox were present :D ).

Edit/update: after some research find out that HTC has teamed with Dropbox and all HTC users getting 50GB :D
[HTC Sensation] gacop4912451:
this is cool thanks a lot :cool:
[HTC Sensation] pr0x:
@aspot72 when and how that is going to happen, yesterday I came upon an app that gives 50Gig bonus like Box on app, but dev said that he didnt upload it yet cause he wasnt sure whether to do it, but i cant find the thread. I think it was Box thread though. Can some one help me to find the thread or to upgrade my dropbox to 50gig somehow.

Thanks.

P.S. Happy New Year to everybody.
[HTC Sensation] pr0x:
I Think i saw somewhere somebody with 50gb in dropbox, i just cant find the article.

Please help me to gain these extra 50 gig

Thanks a lot.
[HTC Sensation] pezzilla:
Just to confirm this. I also have sense 3.0 gingerbread android ver. 2.3.4 and I got the additional 3GB.
[HTC Sensation] eviLutions:
I'm on the Virtuous ICS and I'm still stuck with 2gb. I tried unlinking the old account and even created a new account. I still can't get it to upgrade to 50gb for free. T_T
[HTC Sensation] pr0x:
have you tried RCMix ICE?
[HTC Sensation] septix:
I used RCMix, and got mine. Totally worth a quick flash.
[HTC Sensation] h0leripper:
I'm using ARHD 4.1.11 and got also the 3GB extra just after login into the Dropbox-App - for next 12 months.
[HTC Sensation] aspot72:
Just go to Market from your phone and search for Box (not Dropbox!). Download app and register/log in. I think you must have "generic" ROM installed... This offer is limited to HTC phones afaik.
[HTC Sensation] ar4l:
for me this is what happened: I already had a dropbox account in my computer; I flashed Android Revolution HD 5.0.2; installed the dropbox app from the market; signed in into the dropbox app; some minutes later received an email in my google account saying I had an extra 48 Gb
[HTC Sensation] theos0o:
For anyone interested, I've patched dropbox.apk so that every device (I hope ;)) gets 3GBs of extra space for 12 months, just like if it was a Sense 3.5 device.

Take a look & leave feedback: here