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knc1 · 05-02-2016, 12:37 AM

The complete replacements are probably to avoid bspatch failures.

Plus, the overall total size should be smaller.

bsbatch was specifically design to yield a small size when used on an ELF file structure.
It doesn't do a very good job of minimizing the patch size on text files.

And their not bothering to update the firmware version is not new either.
2.5.8 is up to either 2.5.8.2 or 2.5.8.3 now by any sane numbering system.

05-02-2016, 12:37 AM	#2
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	The complete replacements are probably to avoid bspatch failures. Plus, the overall total size should be smaller. bsbatch was specifically design to yield a small size when used on an ELF file structure. It doesn't do a very good job of minimizing the patch size on text files. And their not bothering to update the firmware version is not new either. 2.5.8 is up to either 2.5.8.2 or 2.5.8.3 now by any sane numbering system. Last edited by knc1; 05-02-2016 at 12:39 AM.