Rod BRICKED a Veer! It's time to help homebrew again

somline · 10:32 AM

Rod Whitby from webOSinternals bought a Veer to analyse the new hardware and test and improve all the hombrew stuff they build.
Unfortunately later on he posted on twitter:

Quote:

Yep, homebrew apps and patches are still safe, but hard-core command-line
level experimentation will result in a bricked Veer.

So, the bricking of the Veer is related to a PmA6Updater binary on the device.
DO NOT RUN PmA6Updater.

Also stay clear of the PmModem* binaries on the Veer, it is *far* more fragile
than the Pre/Pre+/Pre2 (which are pretty much unbrickable).

There is no danger associated with using Preware or Impostah or any other
released homebrew apps on the Veer.

Quote:

To be very clear, this is a device which was purchased at full price off-contract from an AT&T store.
There are no strings attached to this device. It was not a free or discounted developer device. The device did not come from HP. There is no NDA, embargo, convenant, or other restriction on this device.

It was used to test Preware, Impostah, Govnah, and other homebrew applications for the Veer. All that was very successful, and I can report that all tested homebrew applications and patches ran safely and correctly on the Veer.

Then it was used for further hard-core command-line investigation into the new "tap to share" interface (which seems to be controlled by an "A6" chip). That's when things went wrong, and the device was permanently bricked.

Please help us and donate
(Follow the link to see some pictures of the internals of a Veer)

You certainly know what the webosinternals team and Rod has done and is still doing for us.

rwhitby · 05/28/2011, 05:24 AM

We're over a third of the way there already ...

-- Rod

**bevcraw** · 05/28/2011, 08:31 AM

I can donate $25. Total $226.

somline · 09:18 AM

+20$ from me

Thanks for merging

**bevcraw** · 05/28/2011, 09:17 AM

<<merged threads and stickied>>

hagster · 05/28/2011, 09:17 AM

the shy timid Veer creeps out of the security of the shop storeroom and bravely takes it's place amongst the heard of smartphones.

Using it's small size and black camouflage it stays safe while others are snatched by hungry shoppers.

But today the Veers luck my have run out as the Webos hunter enters the store. This hunter is highly skilled and finding it's favourite quarry. Of all Webo's the rare Veer is especially prized.

The hunter quickly sees past the heard of smartphones and fixes on the unsuspecting Veer. It's all over in a flash and the captured Veer is carted off to the hunters lair. Often the hunter will tame the Veer by branding it with his profile. Today however is different and this Veer is destined to be shipped off to an Australian lab for research into. By learning more about the Veer the researcher hopes to help this rare species prosper.

The hunter is already looking for his next target the incredibly rare Pre3.

hagster · 05/28/2011, 09:30 AM

+$10 from me.

Cheers Rod.

somline · 05/28/2011, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuyFromNam

We got merged?

Not sure my wife would approve...

She did already ;-)

addiarmadar · 10:35 AM

$20.00 on its way Rod. ~276.00 now.

chris42 · 05/28/2011, 10:50 AM

Donated 15$

Guess Rod appreciates a thread telling everyone that he BRICKED the Veer.

nyallj · 05/28/2011, 10:51 AM

Donated $5. My salary for today. Sorry I can't afford more.

somline · 05/28/2011, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyallj

Donated $5. My salary for today. Sorry I can't afford more.

Every $ counts. Thank you

CptOx · 05/28/2011, 11:01 AM

$30 more. We are allways with you.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

addiarmadar · 05/28/2011, 11:08 AM

Actually Rod collected lots of valuable data about this product and better to do it now than later when a hoard of peeps brick the phone. Im glad in his screenies he noted the void sticker on the Veer and how to replace the battery without removing that sticker. Its surprising HP didn't use a little adhesive on the clamps for the cover, after all we're not supposed to remove the cover right

BobKy · 05/28/2011, 11:17 AM

Rod, throw $30 more shrimp on the Bar-b

axthereo · 05/28/2011, 11:25 AM

Thanks for all your support to the community.

$100.00 just sent your way.

netwrkr9 · 05/28/2011, 11:26 AM

20 dollars more, lets keep it rolling

somline · 05/28/2011, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by axthereo

Thanks for all your support to the community.

$100.00 just sent your way.

That is a number, thank you

Psychonaut · 05/28/2011, 11:41 AM

Thanks for organizing the thread guys! Sent my $10 late last night, so I might already be counted in the total.

kel101 · 05/28/2011, 11:48 AM

got to love this community

05/28/2011, 05:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
rwhitby Developer Posts: 10,482 Global Posts: 10,490	We're over a third of the way there already ... -- Rod
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05/28/2011, 08:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
bevcraw Super Moderator Posts: 7,184 Global Posts: 7,860	I can donate $25. Total $226. __________________ Beverly Palm IIIxe > m505 > Zire 71 > Tungsten E2 > TX > Centro > Pre > Pre 2 > Pre 3 > and TouchPad
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05/28/2011, 09:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
somline Member Posts: 2,576 Global Posts: 2,590	+20$ from me Thanks for merging __________________ Dr. Battery Last edited by somline; 05/28/2011 at 09:18 AM.
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05/28/2011, 09:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
bevcraw Super Moderator Posts: 7,184 Global Posts: 7,860	<<merged threads and stickied>> __________________ Beverly Palm IIIxe > m505 > Zire 71 > Tungsten E2 > TX > Centro > Pre > Pre 2 > Pre 3 > and TouchPad
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05/28/2011, 09:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
hagster Member Posts: 795	the shy timid Veer creeps out of the security of the shop storeroom and bravely takes it's place amongst the heard of smartphones. Using it's small size and black camouflage it stays safe while others are snatched by hungry shoppers. But today the Veers luck my have run out as the Webos hunter enters the store. This hunter is highly skilled and finding it's favourite quarry. Of all Webo's the rare Veer is especially prized. The hunter quickly sees past the heard of smartphones and fixes on the unsuspecting Veer. It's all over in a flash and the captured Veer is carted off to the hunters lair. Often the hunter will tame the Veer by branding it with his profile. Today however is different and this Veer is destined to be shipped off to an Australian lab for research into. By learning more about the Veer the researcher hopes to help this rare species prosper. The hunter is already looking for his next target the incredibly rare Pre3.
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05/28/2011, 09:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
hagster Member Posts: 795	+$10 from me. Cheers Rod.
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addiarmadar Member Posts: 1,353 Global Posts: 1,410	$20.00 on its way Rod. ~276.00 now. __________________ Try diplomacy first. You can always conquer them later... www.webos-internals.org, read it, use it, love it, and donate to it..... Last edited by addiarmadar; 05/28/2011 at 10:35 AM.
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05/28/2011, 11:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
CptOx Member Posts: 155	$30 more. We are allways with you. -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums __________________ Spanish translator of Outline Tracker, UberCalendar, sconix's advanced patches, and other MIA webOS apps. HP Pre 3 and HP TouchPad 64 GB (Español_España, es_es)
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addiarmadar Member Posts: 1,353 Global Posts: 1,410	Actually Rod collected lots of valuable data about this product and better to do it now than later when a hoard of peeps brick the phone. Im glad in his screenies he noted the void sticker on the Veer and how to replace the battery without removing that sticker. Its surprising HP didn't use a little adhesive on the clamps for the cover, after all we're not supposed to remove the cover right __________________ Try diplomacy first. You can always conquer them later... www.webos-internals.org, read it, use it, love it, and donate to it.....
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BobKy Member Posts: 392 Global Posts: 400	Rod, throw $30 more shrimp on the Bar-b
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Psychonaut Member Posts: 635 Global Posts: 641	Thanks for organizing the thread guys! Sent my $10 late last night, so I might already be counted in the total.
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