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		tonymet 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Steam Machine launches today how far down the chain does the protection go? if you swap the flash chips can you just boot or do the other chips expect a signature upstream?
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gruez 2 days ago [–]

AFAIK there are signatures that are checked at the SoC level. In other words, it's not a write lock that can be bypassed by flashing the chips directly.

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