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Pixel C and RCM-mode #27

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24mu13 opened this issue Jan 14, 2022 · 7 comments
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Pixel C and RCM-mode #27

24mu13 opened this issue Jan 14, 2022 · 7 comments

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@24mu13
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24mu13 commented Jan 14, 2022

I got the exploit is working (by definition probably) on Pixel C too #22.

Could I ask how to put the Pixel C on RCM-equivalent mode? Is it simply the fastboot mode?
Excuse my stupid question, but I cannot find anything on README or on the original article.

@Masamune3210
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Just because you got into rcm doesn't mean it's susceptible to the exploit

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There isn't much point on a phone anyway if it has a unlocked bootloader

@24mu13
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24mu13 commented Jan 14, 2022

Just because you got into rcm doesn't mean it's susceptible to the exploit

Yes it is, as stated by the author here #22 and in the original article; makes actually a lot of sense also to me, since the chipset is the same of the Nintendo Switch, i.e. Tegra X1.

There isn't much point on a phone anyway if it has a unlocked bootloader

Yes there is, because Pixel C is susceptible to a brick situation: even with unlocked bootloader you can't flash anything unless you set a specific NVM flag; this operation cannot be done without a working recovery (you need to run it using adb shell fwtool vbnv write dev_boot_fastboot_full_cap 1). In brief, with recovery partition erased and without exploit you can throw away your Pixel C.

@Masamune3210
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I stand corrected, I didn't realize there was a bricking issue with the C, I apologize

@shuffle2
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To enter RCM on pixel c i did the soft reset sequence (poking some registers to reboot into rcm), instead of using hardware button combo. Maybe there is a hardware button combo but I don't know it.

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24mu13 commented Jan 18, 2022

To enter RCM on pixel c i did the soft reset sequence (poking some registers to reboot into rcm), instead of using hardware button combo. Maybe there is a hardware button combo but I don't know it.

Thank you very much for the answer. I am afraid that's the recovery mode (using Android terminology). I have a situation where I am unable to boot or flash any recovery: that's why I hoped to use your exploit from the fastboot mode.

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You might have to open the device

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