A tool for re-partitioning Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 based product devices.
re-crypt is a small tool which allows to replace vendor designed TegraPT with more generic one which works better with U-Boot and Linux overall.
- use of custom TegraPT which is not widely supported and conflicts with default setups
- use of proprietary bootloader which was not updated for a decade
- use of AES encryption for BCT (boot configuration table) and EBT (bootloader)
Last one is not a problem but rather an unfortunate measure which makes devs life harder.
- perform a re-partiton to match default setup and primary partitions of TegraPT, this will allow to use all mmcblk0 block as GPT storage without risk of breaking bootloader
- switch to open source bootloader U-Boot which still has quite strong Tegra support
- store AES encryption key in BCT region to be able to update bootloader without host PC (not ideal but tegra SE is not documented to be properly implemented)
re-crypt script performs bootloader encryption, bct patching and encryption as well as packing them into primary 4MB block. Then this block can be flashed via nvflash or fusee gelee.
You need to have a u-boot for your device built pre-emptively. Clone this repo, place your u-boot inside it (same level as re-crypt script). re-crypt script supports 3 keys:
-k
to define SBK of your device (optional)-b
to set name of your bootloader (optional, default name isu-boot-dtb-tegra.bin
)-d
to pass device name (mandatory)
Device | Codename | Note |
---|---|---|
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 | tf101v1 | Only for SBK 1 version, no need in -k |
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 | tf101v2 | |
ASUS Transformer Prime TF201 | tf201 | Requires SBK |
ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T | tf300t | Requires SBK |
ASUS Transformer Pad 3G TF300TG | tf300tg | Requires SBK |
ASUS VivoTab RT TF600T | tf600t | Requires SBK |
ASUS Transformer Infinity TF700T | tf700t | Requires SBK |
ASUS Transformer AiO P1801-T | p1801-t | Requires SBK |
LG Optimus 4X HD | p880 | No need in -k |
LG Optimus Vu | p895 | No need in -k |
ASUS/Google Nexus 7 (2012) | grouper | Requires SBK |
Pegatron Chagall | chagall | Requires SBK |
HTC One X | endeavoru | No need in -k |
Acer Iconia Tab A510 | a510 | Requires SBK |
Acer Iconia Tab A701 | a701 | Requires SBK |
Wexler Tab 7t | qc750 | No need in -k |
Microsoft Surface RT | surface-rt | Requires SBK and SPI flash swap |
Example of command call for ASUS Transformer Prime TF201
./re-crypt.sh -d tf201 -k deadbeefdeadc0dedeadd00dfee1dead -b u-boot.bin