Merge pull request #23 from throwaway96/rooting-update-20240217

Update rooting and overlay pages

content/pages/hacking/overlays.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Most of webOS filesystem is read-only. All read-only partitions are stored as
 on Android devices.
 
 In order to apply system config-level changes on read-only partitions we need
-to apply these in runtime.
+to apply these at runtime.
 
 ## Replacing files/whole directories
 A simple method of replacing/modifying single files is using `mount --bind`,
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ mount --bind /tmp/my-example-directory /etc/ssl/certs
 An example of an app that uses this method is [custom screensaver](https://github.com/webosbrew/custom-screensaver/blob/main/assets/apply.sh).
 
 ## Adding files to an existing directory
-If one needs to add a file into a directory `overlayfs` may be used. Little
-example here will add an additional service to SSAP server:
+If one needs to create a file that doesn't already exist, `overlayfs` may be used. The little
+example here will add an additional service to the SSAP server:
 
 ```sh
 # Create config overrides directory on writable partition
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ mount -t overlay overlay -olowerdir=/usr/palm/services/com.webos.service.seconds
 pkill -9 -f ss.apiadapter ; pkill -9 -f ss.gateway
 ```
 
+See the Linux kernel
+[Overlay Filesystem documentation](https://docs.kernel.org/filesystems/overlayfs.html)
+for more information. Note that `overlayfs` is not available on webOS 1, as the
+kernel is too old.
+
 ## Making a whole directory writable
 It is possible to make a whole directory writable by creating a writable
 overlay. This is generally discouraged for homebrew use, since underlying files

content/pages/rooting/index.md

@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ Using [dev-manager-desktop](https://github.com/webosbrew/dev-manager-desktop) ma
 
 ## I Want Root Anyway!
 
-As of November 2023, LG has released multiple patches for the vulnerbilities we found.
+As of February 2024, LG has released multiple patches for the vulnerabilities we found.
 Depending on the firmware and model, there are multiple approaches to rooting a webOS TV.
 
-- [RootMy.TV](https://rootmy.tv/) - For webOS 3.4 and up, but very likely patched
-- [crashd](https://gist.github.com/throwaway96/e811b0f7cc2a705a5a476a8dfa45e09f) - For webOS 4.0 and up; partially patched, but workarounds available
+- [RootMy.TV](https://rootmy.tv/) - For webOS 3.4 and up, but very likely patched (read the [README](https://github.com/RootMyTV/RootMyTV.github.io?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) first!)
+- [crashd](https://gist.github.com/throwaway96/e811b0f7cc2a705a5a476a8dfa45e09f) - For webOS 4.0 and up; patches being rolled out
+- [WTA](https://gist.github.com/throwaway96/b171240ef59d7f5fd6fb48fc6dfd2941) - For webOS 5 and up; patches being rolled out
 - [DEBUG via
   NVM](https://gist.github.com/throwaway96/827ff726981cc2cbc46a22a2ad7337a1) - Works on all webOS versions prior to 4.0 (plus NetCast/GP) but requires opening up the TV (no permanent hardware modifications)
 - GetMeIn - May work on webOS up to 3.4 on certain models, but don't use the original binary from the XDA thread