Alternative way to get access to full working system. --------------------------------------------------- You will not have original root pass but you will be able get into :) ### Limited shell access TESTED on GOKE SOC. over the UART interface it is possible to get into a limited shell, but this shell does not load full working system. ``` setenv bootargs ${bootargs} single init=/bin/sh boot ``` Once we are in limited shell it is need to mount ROM filesystem: ``` mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock3 /rom ``` Also will be great to mount sd card to copy some files: ``` mount mount -a mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 on /mnt/s0 ``` ### Modifying the file system on /rom filesystem you can edit the /room/etc/passwd file but once the device restarts it will be set to default, this happens because there is a guide bin file writing to passwd file on each start, so we need to modify this executable. copy system.dat to sd card ``` cp /rom/system.dat /mnt/s0 ``` on a linux computer it is need to unsquahfs system.dat, do some changes and resquashfs: ``` mkdir squashfs-temp cd squashfs-temp unsquashfs system.dat ``` find guide file and hexedit to modify where "/etc/passwd" is written and change one letter, for example "/etc/passwT". This file will be created on start instead of passwd replaced. re squash the file system: ``` mksquashfs ./squashfs-root ./file -comp xz -no-xattrs -noappend -no-exports -all-root -quiet -b 131072 ``` and copy back from sd card to /rom directory on goke soc. now you can edit /rom/etc/passwd with your own pass, and when you restart the device you will have full working system with your own pass.