Comment on 'It's Possible to jailbreak F-35 like iPhone', Says Dutch State Secretary of Defense Tuinman

MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  [ RELEASE INFORMATION ]
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  NAME......: F-35_Series_FW_Utility
  VERSION...: v2.4.0-OPEN
  DATE......: 2026-05-04
  PLATFORM..: Embedded Linux / RTOS
  TYPE......: Firmware Dump & Tools
  SIZE .....: 14.2 GB (840x50MB)
  ORIGIN....: Internal Flash (SPI/NAND)

  [ DESCRIPTION ]
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  This package contains a jailbreaked binary dump of the flight 
  controller. Included are scripts for:
  
  * Hex-signature verification
  * Partition table analysis
  * File system extraction and flashing
  
  [ INSTALLATION / USAGE ]
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  1. Ensure your Fighter jet is in USB-Debugging mode.
  2. Run 'python3 F35_jailbreak_flash.py --check-signatures'
  3. Take Off
  
  CAUTION: Modifying firmware can result in a bricked device
  or "Fly-Away" scenarios. Use at your own risk.

  [ GREETS ]
  -------------------------------------------------------------------
  To the researchers, the tinkerer community, and all those 
  who believe in the right to repair and modify their hardware.

  -------------------------------------------------------------------
             "Information wants to be free."```

• Winter_Oven@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  tell me more about the “Fly-Away” scenarios

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• stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I was picturing more like a custom ROM on XDA: “Bugs? You tell me.”

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• ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Help, how do I unlock the bootloader

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  • DivineDev@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    During startup, press the fire missile and eject buttons at the same time for 20 seconds

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    • SayJess@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What??? In earlier versions, we had to lift a couple of legs on the chips, a 50cm bodge wire, and finally shorting a capacitor while booting. Finally the write protection disabled, which allowed one to flash an older BIOS that allowed usb booting. The major downside was that it was a tethered jailbreak. But we made it work…except for the fly-aways.

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    • stupidcasey@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m having issues with this step, I can’t seem to hold the eject button for the full 20 seconds I keep getting forcefully injected to the boot screen.

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• Sabata11792@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Flashing failed 5 minutes in, did I brick my F-35 or is it recoverable?

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  • MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends on your altitude…

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  • SayJess@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends. You did schedule backups right? Right?

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    • Sabata11792@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, but I can’t get to them as they are on the jet.

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      • MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Don’t worry, fighterjetstockroms.xyz has you coverd. Just download the the ROM for your locale and start over again. One short warning, US versions on EU hardware could lead to unexpected behavior as the binary blops expect altitudes and speed measured in USCS and not in meters as the EU model sensors do.

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• edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You wouldn’t download a car fighter jet’s custom firmware

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