BlackBerry PlayBook (blackberry-playbook)

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Research In Motion (Quanta) Blackberry PlayBook
Manufacturer Research In Motion (Quanta)
Name Blackberry PlayBook
Codename blackberry-playbook
Released 2011
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Original software BlackBerry Tablet OS
Original version 2.1.0.1917
Hardware
Chipset TI OMAP 4430
CPU Dual-core Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Display 1024x600
Storage 16 / 32 / 64 GiB
Memory 1 GiB
Architecture ARMv7
This device is marked as not booting.
Features
USB Networking
Flashing
Touchscreen
Display
WiFi
FDE
Mainline
Battery
3D Acceleration
Audio
Bluetooth
Camera
GPS
Mobile data
Internal storage
SMS
Calls
USB OTG
NFC
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Barometer
Power Sensor
Misc
Built-in DVB
Camera Flash
Keyboard
Touchpad
USB-A
HDMI/DP
Ir TX
Ir RX
Stylus
Memory Card
Haptics
Ethernet
FOSS bootloader


Research

The Blackberry PlayBook can't be unlocked through any official methods.

There has been some research into the security of the chipset:

Blackberry implemented a package-on-package configuration for the OMAP4430 and DRAM. JTAG might give more interesting information, some research was done in 2013 by QuackQuack147: https://unlockplaybook.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/progress-irc-chat/ The JTAG pins are probably buried beneath the BGA package.

Link to bootrom of the OMAP 4430 on the Motorola Milestone 3: http://droid-dev.mobi/wiki/File:Omap_4430.bin.gz

Porting kexecboot-droid4 might be interesting if there are partitions that are not verified by the bootloader: https://github.com/tmlind/droid4-kexecboot/blob/master/PARTITIONS