Against Time Bomb

[Noobplan]

So I read about the time bomb damaging the flash chips a while ago but was wondering what the best clones are as far as getting protection from something like this? I suppose the obvious answer is to make the flash chips user replaceable which I think happened in some Sunray clones and currently certain sellers(of Sunrays) on Alibaba are actually using the phrase "against time bomb" in their product listings. I suppose this item, located on the right edge of the mainboard is Sunray's magic ingredient? I'm not an electronics expert, what is it just flash on a pluggable board?

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So what have/are other clone makers doing to protect buyers?

 

[Ferret]

This is the daughter board that is used on the sunray clones.

It carries the flash nand chip.

 

[fankoosh]

sunray solo2 has no more image support regardless it is clone safe or has a protection against timebomb so what is good is solo2 lonrisun which getting more support by updating bootloader & new images with new kernal ,BUT u will have to stick to those clone safe images from their site

 

[ketmp]

I agree Sunray doesn't, and never has really, have any support for VU+ boxes. Sunray's main support is the sim2 in dream multimedia boxes.

For continued support at least Lonrisun is bothering to release updated bootloaders to take later images, albeit clone-safe.

 

[Noobplan]

Surely as long as Sunray keep manufacturing their clones they will release updated images - even if they're not first to market?

 

[ketmp]

Sunray haven't released any clone safe images. This maybe because until the recent kernel changes the sunray solo2 boxes ran original images without a problem and without fear of clone bomb.

The sunray support team don't have solo2 to work on a clone safe image or update bootloader. Sunray had mentioned it would give them a box but as yet haven't.

 

[frank087234]

Sunray haven't released any clone safe images. This maybe because until the recent kernel changes the sunray solo2 boxes ran original images without a problem and without fear of clone bomb.

The sunray support team don't have solo2 to work on a clone safe image or update bootloader. Sunray had mentioned it would give them a box but as yet haven't.

Apparently Sunray engineers are aware of the problem, and will try to solve it.. when?? God knows!!!