diff --git a/metadata/de.b0nk.fp1_epo_autoupdate.txt b/metadata/de.b0nk.fp1_epo_autoupdate.txt index b694d7bd12..4d68f832e9 100644 --- a/metadata/de.b0nk.fp1_epo_autoupdate.txt +++ b/metadata/de.b0nk.fp1_epo_autoupdate.txt @@ -31,15 +31,10 @@ Needs root access in order to write the new EPO.DAT to /data/misc and to adjust permissions. Background: -For EPO to work, only the EPO.DAT file is required. The EPO.MD5 is only a -checksum to validate the correctness of the EPO.DAT file after download. In -principle, it is a good idea, to do so. However, in this case, the .MD5 -checksum is also a bit the source of the problem: The built-in EPO updater of -the Fairphone (or other Mediatek phones) downloads the two files from an FTP -server from Mediatek. Unfortunately, the .MD5 checksum is often calculated -wrong by Mediatek. Therefore, the check of the .DAT file fails and the 'EPO -update failure' occurs. -See also this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975500 +The built-in EPO updater of the Fairphone (or other Mediatek phones) downloads +the two EPO.dat and the checksum from an FTP server from Mediatek. However, the +checksum is often calculated wrong by Mediatek. Therefore, the check of the .DAT +file fails and the 'EPO update failure' occurs. See [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975500 XDA Developer]. AntiFeature: Downloads and installs non-free binary/firmware provided by Mediatek. .