I dont have uboot access and dont think its possible. I patched out the password check in the uboot elf and wrote it to emmc then got this error.
Format: Log Type - Time(microsec) - Message - Optional Info
Log Type: B - Since Boot(Power On Reset), D - Delta, S - Statistic
S - QC_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=BOOT.BF.3.3.1-00163
S - IMAGE_VARIANT_STRING=HAASANAZA
S - OEM_IMAGE_VERSION_STRING=CRM
S - Boot Config, 0x000002e3
B - 203 - PBL, Start
B - 2740 - bootable_media_detect_entry, Start
B - 125736 - bootable_media_detect_success, Start
B - 125740 - elf_loader_entry, Start
B - 127165 - auth_hash_seg_entry, Start
B - 165240 - auth_hash_seg_exit, Start
B - 179714 - elf_segs_hash_verify_entry, Start
B - 242349 - PBL, End
B - 246470 - SBL1, Start
B - 296887 - GCC [RstStat:0x10, RstDbg:0x600000] WDog Stat : 0x4
B - 303170 - pm_device_init, Start
B - 426603 - PM_SET_VAL:Skip
D - 123098 - pm_device_init, Delta
B - 429043 - pm_driver_init, Start
D - 5215 - pm_driver_init, Delta
B - 435265 - clock_init, Start
D - 2135 - clock_init, Delta
B - 439383 - boot_flash_init, Start
D - 7869 - boot_flash_init, Delta
B - 450942 - boot_config_data_table_init, Start
D - 1037 - boot_config_data_table_init, Delta - (575 Bytes)
B - 458567 - Boot Setting : 0x00000618
B - 462319 - CDT version:2,Platform ID:8,Major ID:117,Minor ID:1,Subtype:6
B - 469425 - sbl1_ddr_set_params, Start
B - 473238 - CPR configuration: 0x30c
B - 476684 - cpr_init, Start
B - 479460 - Rail:0 Mode: 5 Voltage: 808000
B - 484675 - CL CPR settled at 760000mV
B - 487512 - Rail:1 Mode: 5 Voltage: 880000
B - 491690 - Rail:1 Mode: 7 Voltage: 920000
D - 16531 - cpr_init, Delta
B - 498583 - Pre_DDR_clock_init, Start
B - 502609 - Pre_DDR_clock_init, End
B - 505903 - DDR Type : PCDDR4
B - 512674 - do ddr sanity test, Start
D - 1067 - do ddr sanity test, Delta
B - 516395 - DDR: Start of HAL DDR Boot Training
B - 521123 - DDR: End of HAL DDR Boot Training
B - 526796 - DDR: Checksum to be stored on flash is 432286550
B - 537105 - Image Load, Start
D - 345107 - QSEE Image Loaded, Delta - (1380872 Bytes)
B - 882273 - Image Load, Start
D - 457 - SEC Image Loaded, Delta - (0 Bytes)
B - 889807 - Image Load, Start
D - 287859 - DEVCFG Image Loaded, Delta - (32468 Bytes)
B - 1177757 - Image Load, Start
D - 292861 - RPM Image Loaded, Delta - (93060 Bytes)
B - 1470710 - Image Load, Start
B - 789797 - Error code 37000105 at boot_config.c Line 329
This seems to be coming from the primary bootloader (uboot is secondary). Maybe a checksum or uboot elf is signed??
I have a hack that allows me to flash firmware without opening the device, so hopefully that is enough.