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by librick 1116 days ago
As far as I currently understand it, most of the code on my headunit is probably 99% identical to the code on 2021 Accord units. Same goes for Acura cars; I can't publish the APK files themselves but there are Acura versions of Honda logos in most of the APKs. Also check out some of the APK filenames: https://github.com/librick/ic1101/blob/main/docs/apk-hashes.....

I welcome PRs/contributions from the community; things like Honda-internal model numbers represent a non-technical obstacle for me as a lone developer. It'd be great to see boot/recovery images for similar vehicles, Accords included.

One of my goals is right-to-repair adjacent. I bought a Honda in the first place because they have a reputation for having an active modding scene and I see value in that positive feedback loop. Hopefully having the repo as a resource helps other people do more hardware mods or manufacture cheaper/consumer-friendly replacement parts.

I've considered trying to make an open source replacement of the /sbin/earlyrvc binary for rear camera hacking specifically. I caught a lucky break because the binary includes logging messages left in by the Honda devs and the messages include method names.

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement :)