Motorola Milestone gets close to custom ROMs -- even without an unlocked bootloader

Motorola Milestone owners still haven't managed to get the phone's bootloader unlocked, making custom Android ROMs (Froyo, for example) a whole heck of a lot more difficult -- but not impossible. It seems that the community is getting close to successfully employing a "kexec" solution, meaning a new kernel would be executed on top of the stock one without rebooting -- and from there, fully customized builds are basically a shoo-in. Motorola doesn't seem to be budging on a proper bootloader unlock, so it's good to see everyone involved is coming up on a workable alternative.

[Thanks, Chris T.]

[rj7855 Posted Jun 9th 2010 8:42AM]

The locked bootloader was the main reason to sell my milestone.... and deciding never to get another Moto.

[ai4281 Posted Jun 9th 2010 9:02PM]

I've had the Milestone for 4 months, overclocked to 800 Mhz. I can't be happier with it, but would love to see what cooks can do for this awesome phone.