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55 lines
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# freemkv-unlock-ld
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The **LibreDrive** unlocker plugin for [libfreemkv](https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv).
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libfreemkv ships only the `Unlocker` trait + registry and stays firmware-clean.
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This crate owns *how* MediaTek MT1959 drives are firmware-unlocked: the bundled
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drive-profile database (`profiles.json`), the firmware blobs, the
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WRITE_BUFFER / MODE SELECT upload, the unlock CDBs, and the variant-A / variant-B
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handshake logic.
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## Usage
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Register the unlocker once at process start, before any rip:
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```rust
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libfreemkv::register_unlocker(Box::new(freemkv_unlock_ld::LibreDrive::new()));
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```
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That single line is the whole plug. Any drive whose identity matches a bundled
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profile is firmware-unlocked at drive-prep; everything else falls through to
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libfreemkv's host-certificate AACS handshake.
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## The `Unlocker` contract
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This crate is the LibreDrive unlocker — an implementation of libfreemkv's
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`Unlocker` trait. The trait is a 3-method capability contract:
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- `unlock_drive` — put the drive into extended-access mode. The one required
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capability.
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- `read_volume_id` — read the disc Volume ID directly, bypassing the AACS cert
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handshake. `None` → libfreemkv falls back to the cert-based read. No-op
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default.
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- `set_max_read_speed` — raise the drive to its maximum read speed. No-op
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default.
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libfreemkv's AACS layer is the always-present baseline; it uses an unlocker's
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capabilities when one matches, and does the full cert handshake when none do.
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Remove this crate and libfreemkv still compiles and rips — every capability
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falls back to the OEM/baseline path.
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## Scope: RAM microcode only (`#2`), never the bootloader flash (`#1`)
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freemkv uploads the RAM microcode to an **already-bootloader-flashed** drive.
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The permanent bootloader flash (`#1`) is the drive owner's one-time manual
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step; it is **never** automated by freemkv. This crate only performs the
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non-persistent `#2` step — the microcode lives in RAM and is gone on power
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cycle.
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## Credits
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LibreDrive was created by **Mike Chen** and the **MakeMKV team**. This crate
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builds on their work — our thanks and full credit to them for the LibreDrive
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capabilities.
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