@magnetic_tape@infosec.exchange
Post #2980013
2026-04-30 11:53 UTC
@da5nsy@social.coop
It could be with the following caveats :
- many kernels in IoT/"smart" devices are from before 2017 so #copyfail won't apply
- many devices have locked down bootloaders and rooting the OS doesn't provide by default a way to unlock these bootloaders. Unlocking them is required to be able to install a third party OS (depending of the device a root acccess could be suffficient to replace altogether the bootloader though)
- having root access is nice and is a first step but the other step (which is 99% of the work) is doing a port of an OS (like #postmarketOS or #netbsd) to the new device and supporting its peripherals (network cards, GPU, cameras, modems...) and it is still an involved and technical process
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@magnetic_tape@infosec.exchange 2026-04-30 13:19
@da5nsy@social.coop And regarding #OpenWRT the limits are mostly from hardware : RAM and Flash memory (e.g. https://openwrt.org/supported_devices/432_warning) and supported architecture of the CPU and network chipsets. So #copyfail won't magically solve these issues (but could help R&D on known compatible but unsupported hardware as rooting helps to experiment)