alt Hacker NewsThe real story here is that people are selling modded Pis as higher-memory versions. And this check actually caught them + is circumventable. The restriction is somewhat annoying to a small subset of enthusiasts but seems to catch genuine fraud.
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zamadatix • today at 1:43 PM
Is there a way to circumvent it other than use ancient firmware?
varispeed • today at 5:35 PM
> but seems to catch genuine fraud.
In what way this is fraudulent if device works as described?
No different than upgrading a PC and then selling it. You don't call it fraud.
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locknitpicker • today at 1:40 PM
> The restriction is somewhat annoying to a small subset of enthusiasts but seems to catch genuine fraud.
What fraud are you speaking of?
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If it's circumventable, how does it prevent fraud? Seems like it would likely just hurt the enthusiasts.
You can already check whether the RAM has been swapped via https://geekworm.com/blogs/news/prevent-ram-swapped-raspberr....