Various new posts and assets.

know-how/development/_posts/2008-07-15-cookies.md

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+---
+title: Domain-Cookies
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-15 22:08:02 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-15 22:08:02 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - development
+  - web
+  - cookies
+---
+According to various documentation, the cookie domain has to contain **at least** 2 dots for a browser to accept this
+as a wildcard cookie (e.g. `.google.com`) and use this for all sub-domains. So `.foo.bar.com` should work - **should**.
+Opera doesn't like it and only accepts it domain-wide if there are **exactly** 2 dots in the domain name. In this case
+`.bar.com`. If you use `.foo.bar.com` the string is ignored and the cookie only gets set for the current domain.

know-how/development/_posts/2008-08-01-bazaar.md

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+---
+title: Bazaar (bzr)
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-31 22:32:29 +0200
+updated: 2008-08-01 00:41:36 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - development
+  - dvcs
+  - bazaar
+---
+Bazaar is a distributed versioning system.
+
+**Homepage:** <http://bazaar-vcs.org/>  
+**Tutorial:** [Bazaar in five minutes](http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/mini-tutorial/index.html), [Bazaar User Guide](http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/user-guide/index.html)
+
+
+Most used commands
+==================
+
+
+Create local branch
+-------------------
+
+    bzr init
+    bzr add file1 file2 fileN
+    bzr commit -m "Initial import"
+
+
+Create local repo
+-----------------
+
+    bzr init-repo
+    bzr init trunk
+    bzr init branches
+    bzr init tags
+
+
+Copy remote repo
+----------------
+
+    bzr branch bzr://path/to/repo
+
+This copies the branch to your local directory. The two repos are still independent.
+
+
+Convert to checkout
+-------------------
+
+    bzr bind bzr://path/to/repo
+
+Connects to that repository so commits are always made on both repos unless the `--local` parameter is given. Local
+commits can be merged later by `bzr update` followed by `bzr commit`. `unbind` removes the connection with the
+parent repo.
+
+
+Import SVN dump file
+====================
+
+To import a Subversion dump, use [svn2bzr.py](http://bazaar-vcs.org/svn2bzr) (or at [LaunchPad](https://launchpad.net/svn2bzr)).
+You will mostly just convert the dumpfile to a big bzr-repo:
+
+    svn2bzr.py svn.dump bzr/
+
+You can then push the repo to the central repo by issuing
+
+    bzr push bzr/ bzr://path/to/central/repo

know-how/development/_posts/2009-07-17-mono-winforms.md

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+---
+title: Mono + WinForms
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2008-10-08 15:23:14 +0200
+updated: 2009-07-17 23:15:27 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - development
+  - mono
+  - winforms
+---
+**Installation manual:** [mono-project.com](http://www.mono-project.com/WinForms_Designer#Installation)  
+**Forum:** [UbuntuForums.org](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=468183)
+
+The `System.Windows.Forms.dll` is contained in the [mono-winforms2.0-cil](apt://mono-winforms2.0-cil) package. The file
+resides in `/usr/lib/mono/2.0/`. To make it show up in MonoDevelop, you might have to create a file `/usr/lib/pkgconfig/windows-forms.pc`
+with the following contents:
+
+~~~
+prefix=/usr
+exec_prefix=${prefix}
+pkglibdir=${exec_prefix}/lib/mono/2.0
+
+Name: System.Windows.Forms
+Description: Windows Forms for Mono
+Version: 2.0.0.0
+
+Libs: -r:${pkglibdir}/System.Windows.Forms.dll
+~~~
+
+Afterwards you can add this as a Reference to your project in MonoDevelop.

know-how/development/_posts/2009-07-24-firebug.md

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+---
+title: Firebug
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2008-12-22 14:58:35 +0100
+updated: 2009-07-24 12:34:42 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - development
+  - firebug
+---
+Firebug is a useful Firefox extension to debug JavaScript and more. To not raise error messages on browsers without
+Firebug, there's a small script called [firebugx.js](http://getfirebug.com/firebug/firebugx.js), which creates empty
+functions. [Sascha Hameister](http://javascript.io/index.php?/archives/42-Kleiner-Performance-Patch-fuer-firebugx.js.html)
+has optimized this script a little bit and it now looks like this:
+
+{% highlight javascript %}
+// FirebugX for browsers without Firebug
+if (!window.console || !console.firebug) {
+    var names = ["log", "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "assert", "dir", "dirxml", "trace",
+                 "group", "groupCollapsed", "groupEnd", "time", "timeEnd", "profile", "profileEnd", "count"];
+
+    var emptyFunction = function() {};
+
+    window.console = {};
+    for (var i = 0, count = names.length; i < count; ++i) {
+        window.console[names[i]] = emptyFunction;
+    }
+}
+{% endhighlight %}
+
+You might also want to use [Firebug Lite](http://getfirebug.com/lite.html).

know-how/development/_posts/2009-08-09-pear-channels.md

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+---
+title: PEAR Channels
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2009-02-11 20:29:22 +0100
+updated: 2009-08-09 13:35:46 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - development
+  - php
+  - pear
+---
+Some channels for PEAR. Use this to add them:
+
+    pear channel-discovery <url>
+
+* pear.php.net
+* pecl.php.net
+* components.ez.no
+* pear.phpdb.org
+* pear.phing.info
+* pear.symfony-project.com
+* pear.phpunit.de
+* pear.php-baustelle.de
+* pear.zeronotice.org
+* pear.phpontrax.com
+* pear.agavi.org
+* phpsavant.com
+
+
+Unsupported protocol
+====================
+
+If you get the following error message, you have to refresh the channels `pear.php.net` and `pecl.php.net`:
+
+    pear.php.net is using a unsupported protocal - This should never happen.
+    install failed
+
+The easiest solution was found in the last post of a thread in the [PEAR Forum](http://www.pear-forum.org/post-5065.html):
+
+* go to `/usr/share/php/.channels/`
+* delete the files `pear.php.net.reg` and `pecl.php.net.reg`
+* do a `sudo pear update-channels`
+
+
+*[PEAR]: PHP Extension and Application Repository

know-how/development/_posts/2010-01-22-compile-wxnet.md

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+---
+title: Compile wx.NET
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2010-01-22 17:36:17 +0100
+updated: 2010-01-22 17:48:52 +0100
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - development
+  - wx-net
+---
+* **Homepage:** <http://wxnet.sf.net/>
+
+*wx.NET* is a *wxWidgets*-wrapper for Mono. The compilation is not really straight-forward as one is used to.
+
+1. download the [wx.NET-...-Source.tgz](http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxnet/files/) file and unpack it into a folder
+1. make sure you have the following packages installed (as of Ubuntu *Karmic*): [libwxgtk2.6-dev](apt://libwxgtk2.6-dev),
+   [mono-mcs](apt://mono-mcs), [libmono-system-data1.0-cil](apt://libmono-system-data1.0-cil) and maybe some more, but
+   these few were missing from my all-i-needed install
+1. go to `Build/Linux` and rename the file `Defs.in.template` to `Defs.in`
+1. edit that file and do the following changes: (Leave the rest as it is.)
+
+        INCLUDE_STC = no
+        # WXW_SOURCE_DIR = $(HOME)/packages/wx-widgets-2.6.4
+        WXW_INSTALL_DIR= /usr
+
+1. go to `Build/Common` and edit the file `wx-config-helper`: Comment out line #241 so that it looks like this:
+
+        # SDie("output of '$wx_cmd' did not contain a -L/path/to/wx-widgets/lib/directory flag; are you sure wxWidgets has been built?") if ($wx_out !~ m#-L/#);
+
+1. now go back to `Build/Linux` and run:
+
+        make wxnet-core
+
+1. find your library in `Bin/wx.NET.dll`

know-how/development/_posts/2010-03-11-json-mime-types.md

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+---
+title: JSON Mime-Types
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2010-03-11 14:34:12 +0100
+updated: 2010-03-11 14:34:12 +0100
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - development
+  - web
+  - javascript
+  - json
+---
+For JSON data, there are different mime-types floating around the web:
+
+* `application/json`
+* `text/javascript`
+* `text/json`
+* `text/x-json`
+
+At [ruby-forum.com](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/94728#193035) there is a nice discussion which points out, why it
+is best to use **`text/x-json`**. The already wide-spread `application/json` is not really correct as `application` is
+meant for data which can only be read *after being processed*. But as JSON is clear-text, you can read it somewhat
+without parsing. That's why the `text` branch is to be preferred. And as the `json` type is not yet approved, you have
+to use `x-json` - a nonstandard extension.

know-how/gtd/_posts/2008-07-15-email.md

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+---
+title: Getting Email Under Control
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-15 23:59:52 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-15 23:59:52 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - gettingthingsdone
+  - gtd
+  - email
+---
+* **Homepage:** [www.davidco.com](http://www.davidco.com/store/catalog/NEW-Getting-Email-Under-Control-p-16377.php)
+
+Managing the flood of email messages that most of us need to interact with on a daily basis is a growing challenge. No
+one's volume is diminishing. That "beast is out of the barn," and we're not going to be able to shove it back in! So,
+getting a grip on it with a good systematic approach is critical for staying sane.
+
+If you are in the small minority of people currently able to maintain less than a screen-full of email most of the time
+(because your volume is low and/or you process them rapidly and consistently), your system is probably fine as-is. If
+you regularly have many more than that (hundreds, thousands?) residing in your email in-box, you're dangerously subject
+to stress and numbness relative to your digital communication world.
+
+Because of the volume of discrete messages and the speed with which they show up, email seems to be a unique demon,
+with a life of its own. In essence, however, email is no different than a desktop in-basket or an answering machine –
+it's simply a collection box for incoming communication and information that needs to be assessed, processed, and
+organized as appropriate. And controlling email involves the same challenge as managing your physical in-basket – often
+too much stuff that we don't have the time or inclination to process and organize as it comes in. So it easily becomes
+a swamp of "staged" or "pending" items – glanced at, perhaps even read, but not decided about or effectively organized
+(I have uncovered as many as 7,000 emails still festering in a client's in-tray).
+
+
+The Big Challenge
+=================
+
+As email is simply an in-box, it needs to be emptied regularly to be maximally functional. "Empty" does not mean
+finishing all the work embedded in your emails – it means making decisions about what each one means and organizing it
+accordingly. The same procedures apply to any in-box – whether it's the tray on your desk or your answering machine.
+They should be processing stations, not storage bins. Because the volume in the computer is much greater than an audio
+or paper-based "in," however, getting it to zero seems particularly daunting. But there is no light at the end of the
+tunnel if you are merely letting things pile up there. It takes less effort to start every day or two from zero in your
+in-box than it does to maintain "amorphous blobs" of accumulated and unorganized "stuff" that must continually be
+re-read and re-assessed for what they mean.
+
+
+The Basics
+==========
+
+We have seen hundreds of unique ways people have come up with to manage their email, and many work just fine – as long
+as nothing is lost, the inventory does not continue to increase, and someone can easily see the emails they need to
+take action on. Here are some basic procedures that commonly work for everyone:
+
+**Use the DELETE key!** The ease with which we trash things from our physical mail doesn't seem to translate to the
+computer for many people – perhaps because emails don't take up much physical space and they are so easily parked
+somewhere that's not immediately in our face. They're taking up psychic space, however, and deleting everything that we
+don't really need, as we encounter it, is crucial to managing the flood. When in doubt, throw it out. If you've let
+emails pile up, purging is the first thing to do. Sometimes it is easier to clean house by clicking the "From" button
+which will sort them by their source – you can often dump several at a time that way.
+
+**File!** Use a simple storage system for stuff you want to keep as archives and support information. If you're a "when
+in doubt, keep it" person, that's fine, but don't have it clogging up your in-basket. Make reference folders in your
+navigator bar and file those kinds of emails over there. It's a lot easier to lose track of them among the five hundred
+or a thousand in your in-box than in a folder you can name. And your Search function can easily find most anything with
+a key word. Avoid using nested folders that you have to click open to find the file. One simple alpha-sorted list – by
+topic, theme, or person – is usually sufficient and easier to deal with on the run. Purge them when you have little
+windows of time with nothing better to do.
+
+**Complete the < 2-minute ones!** The infamous two-minute rule is crucial for email management. Anything you can deal
+with in less than two minutes, if you're ever going to do it at all, should be done the first time you see it. It takes
+longer to read it, close it, open it, and read it again than it would to finish it the first time it appears. In a
+heavy email environment, it would not be unusual to have at least a third of them require less than two minutes to
+dispatch.
+
+**Organize emails that require action and follow-up!** If you've deleted, filed, and finished your < twominute emails,
+you're left with only two kinds: (1) those that require more than two minutes to deal with and (2) those that represent
+something you're waiting on from others. A simple and quick way to get control is to create two more folders in your
+navigator bar – "Action" and "Waiting For" and file them accordingly. These folders should be visually distinct from
+your reference folders and should sit at the top of your folder list, which can be accomplished by making them all caps
+with a prefix punctuation like the @ symbol or a hyphen (whichever will sort the folders to the top).
+
+If you've deleted, filed, finished, or sorted your emails into action-reminding folders, you're left with an empty
+in-basket. Now, at least, it will be much easier to review and evaluate a more complete inventory of your work at hand;
+and you'll find it's a lot easier to focus – on email or on anything else.
+
+
+The On-Going Challenge
+======================
+
+You must consistently review actionable emails. Once you get your in-basket to zero, it will feel fantastic. But you
+can't ignore the batch of ACTION emails you've organized. The problem with computers as reminder tools is the
+out-of-sight-out-of-mind syndrome. If you're not reviewing them regularly enough, they will start to gnaw on your
+psyche, creating even more avoidance and bad feelings. People leave emails in their in-basket to begin with for the
+same reason they pile things on their desk, thinking, "If it's in front of me, I won't lose or forget it." Of course
+that seemingly practical habit of visual cuing is undermined by the volume and ambiguity of what's in the piles. They
+create numbness instead of clarity. It's much easier to assess your workload with actionable emails organized in one
+place. But it requires the good habit of checking on them regularly to feel OK about what you're not doing with them at
+the moment.
+
+All this takes time and mental energy. Pretending that you can get email under control without dedicating the necessary
+personal resources to do it leads to frustration and stress. These best practices help make the process as efficient as
+possible, but the freedom that comes from having them under control is still not free. Just as people have learned to
+accept commute time as dues they pay to live and work where they'd prefer, you must integrate the time and energy to
+deal with email into your life and work style.
+
+
+Customized Approaches
+=====================
+
+As personal management software has continued to evolve, in both the standard desktop as well as the myriads of
+creative small applications and add-ins, the possibilities for variations in how to manage email abound. They can be
+coded, colored, and automatically filed. They can be sorted by prioritized senders. They can be deferred for retrieval
+at later times. They can be transferred and melded into task and to-do management functions in other parts of the
+software.
+
+If you set up and begin to get used to a simple folder system for actionable emails, you might find some specialized
+sub-categories useful. "Read/Review" can be a folder for FYI-type emails (though printed versions of long ones are
+easier to manage than on screen). "To Print" can be useful if you are not at a printer regularly. Some people find that
+taking the time to edit the subject lines of their own stored emails to reflect the specific action they need to take
+is useful.
+
+
+Best Practices
+==============
+
+But no matter how you tweak it or how cool the unique features and good tricks are that you might explore and even
+integrate as consistent functions into your personal system, the core principles of good workflow management must be
+followed to foster relaxed control of the beast:
+
+**Keep actionable and non-actionable emails in separate places.** It's too complex and stressful for your brain to
+constantly have to re-sort it every time it looks at it. A system works much better than your psyche for that. Emails
+filed in reference folders that still represent things to do produce anxiety; and email in the in-basket that is only
+needed for retrievable information will fog up your focus. Because most people don't have a good action-reminder system
+per se, they are trying to make their reference folders a system for remembering what to do, and that never really
+works. If reference and action reminders are separate things, it allows much more freedom and ease with keeping as much
+reference material as you want – it simply becomes a library.
+
+**Keep it clean.** Residue seems to self-generate but it doesn't self-destruct! Delete what you can to begin with, and
+purge your reference files regularly, as things get out of date and lose their value to you.
+
+**Keep them reviewed.** As with any action-reminder system, if you don't review and reassess the reminders of actions
+you might need to be taking, your mind will take back the job; and it doesn't do that job very well. You'll then avoid
+looking at your system and not really trust anything you're doing because of the hidden agreements with yourself you've
+neglected to re-negotiate.
+
+**Be good at the keyboard.** We would be remiss in not reminding you of one of the most important factors in email
+management – how fast you type and how facile you are with shortcut keys and codes. Not only is poor typing speed
+inefficient, it creates a resistance to engage with email that undermines all the best intentions to get on top of it.
+If you're not up to at least fifty words per minute, getting there with a good typing tutor could make a world of
+difference.
+
+We recommend using the simplest approach you can get by with, adhering to these basic best practices, especially if
+you're somewhat starting from scratch in getting this area under control. If you are relatively sophisticated in your
+email management already, and setting up more complex procedures for yourself has actually made it simpler, that's
+terrific. The challenge though is to keep it current, complete, and consistent – and not requiring more time and
+thought than is worth the payoff you may get. Your process has to be so basic and almost automatic that you will
+maintain it even when you don't feel like doing it.
+
+Email, like any powerful tool, can be a blessing or a curse. And if the tool goes with the job, you need to invest in
+whatever it takes to use it wisely and safely. It is a huge productivity enhancer, but when it gets away from you, it's
+a severe occupational hazard.
+
+
+©David Allen & Company 1998, 2008. All rights reserved. www.DavidAllenGTD.com

know-how/hacking/_posts/2009-06-27-audiomate.md

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+---
+title: AudioMate / ALLSOUND
+language: en
+layout: default
+created: 2009-01-26 09:54:04 +0200
+updated: 2009-06-27 17:01:15 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - audiomate
+  - allsound
+---
+![]({{ site.url }}/assets/audiomate.jpg)
+
+* allnet **ALLSOUND**: [allnet.de](http://www.allnet.de/downloads.php?produkt=ALLSOUND)
+* U-Media **AudioMate HCA-100**: [u-media.com.tw](http://www.u-media.com.tw/content/product/HCA-200V.php) (similar device)
+* [gpl-devices.org](http://wiki.gpl-devices.org/index.php/U-Media_HCA-100)
+
+<ul>
+{% for page in site.categories.audiomate %}
+  <li><a href="{{ page.url }}">{{ page.title }}</a></li>
+{% endfor %}
+</ul>

know-how/hacking/android/_posts/2014-05-15-wireshark.md

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+---
+title: Monitor Android Traffic with Wireshark (Windows)
+layout: default
+created: 2014-05-15 17:11:42 +0200
+updated: 2014-05-15 17:11:42 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - android
+  - wireshark
+---
+Preparation
+===========
+
+You need tcpdump for Android (I used it from the "[Shark for Root](http://pkg.to/lv.n3o.shark)" app) and Netcat for
+Windows (I used Ncat from [Nmap for Windows](http://nmap.org/download.html#windows)).
+
+
+Setup Capturing
+===============
+
+Open 3 shells. Run these commands:
+
+1st shell:
+
+    adb shell "su -c '/data/data/lv.n3o.shark/files/tcpdump -n -s 0 -w - port 443 | nc -l -p 11233'"
+
+2nd shell:
+
+    adb forward tcp:11233 tcp:11233
+
+3rd shell:
+
+    ncat 127.0.0.1 11233 | "C:\Program Files\Wireshark\Wireshark.exe" -k -i -

know-how/hacking/audiomate/_posts/2009-06-26-firmware.md

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+---
+title: AudioMate Firmware
+layout: default
+created: 2009-01-26 00:47:15 +0100
+updated: 2009-06-26 23:59:11 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - audiomate
+  - allsound
+  - firmware
+---
+Download
+========
+
+* **1.2.2.1** BETA: [megaupload.com](http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=HTVF7XZA)
+* **Source Code**: [allnet.de](http://www.allnet.de/downloads.php?produkt=ALLSOUND)
+
+
+Details
+=======
+
+Looking at the firmware file, the header starts - as usual - at `0x00`. It consists of the string `UMDA!` followed by
+the firmware revision in octets. For the v1.2.2.1 I found the bytes `01 02 02 01`. After that are some bytes which
+might be a checksum. The line looks like this:
+
+    55 4d 44 41 21 00 01 02 01 02 02 01 00 06 c5 c9   UMDA!...........
+
+At `0x10` starts the *.tar.gz* compressed kernel image `kernel.bin` and it ends at `0x0e1474`. After that there's a lot
+of room for more code in the future.
+
+The kernel seems to be version 2.4.26-uc0 for MIPS architecture. At least I found the string somewhere there.
+
+At `0x0ff000` the boot logo starts - a 128x64 pixel black-white-BMP. Since I don't like the original logo, I made a new
+one. Here's the comparison:
+
+![Original boot logo]({{ site.url }}/assets/logo.bmp)   ![My custom boot logo]({{ site.url }}/assets/customlogo.bmp)
+
+And now for the interesting part:
+
+At `0x100000` the [cramfs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cramfs) starts. You can unpack it in Windows using e.g. the
+[FSExtractor](https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=99199&package_id=108962&release_id=263019) or
+*uncramfs* from the [Firmware-Mod-Kit](http://code.google.com/p/firmware-mod-kit/). You could also mount it using the
+*cramfstools* or *fusecram*.
+
+After mounting the kernel image, you'll find some interesting things. Here are some examples:
+
+`/etc/customer.info`:
+
+    AudioMate U-MEDIA Communications, Inc http://www.u-media.com.tw
+
+`/etc/buildtime`:
+
+    2005 Dec 22, 12:20 PM
+
+Below `/etc/ringbell/` you'll find a MP3 file `ringbell.mp3` which is the alarm sound. I formerly guessed it is made of
+sinus waves - but this discovery open new possibilities for tuning the device. The file is recorded at 44.1 kHz with
+64kbps and mono signal.
+
+Under `/etc/icons/` are all used icons in BMP format. Even the boot logo is found there - don't know why. Also a
+"screenshot" of the main menu.
+
+For time synchronization, the NTP server `0.pool.ntp.org` is used - good choice! This entry is found in `/etc/conf_def.dat`.
+
+Finally you'll find all pre-defined radio stations in the binary file `/bin/dma_ui`. Sadly this throws all my plans
+away. I hoped these are defined in a text file which I could change easily and re-insert into the kernel. I don't need
+those 500+ Asian radio stations. I'd like to have my own favorite stations - because the 20 favorites the device
+supports are not enough to hold ALL the stations I'd like it to hold.
+
+Well, there still is the way of having lots of `.m3u` playlists with links to your favorite stations on a USB drive.
+
+I still have to find out how the firmware gets checked for validity - because without knowing it, the firmware
+containing my custom logo gets rejected. Seems like they didn't use a common checksum (CRC16 or CRC32) - or I didn't
+find the correct range of where the checksum gets calculated.

know-how/hacking/audiomate/_posts/2009-06-27-hardware.md

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+---
+title: AudioMate Hardware
+layout: default
+created: 2009-06-27 00:13:04 +0200
+updated: 2009-06-26 00:41:29 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - audiomate
+  - allsound
+---
+Opened with front panel
+=======================
+
+![]({{ site.url }}/assets/offenmitfront.jpg)
+
+
+PCBs complete
+=============
+
+![]({{ site.url }}/assets/platinenkomplett.jpg)
+
+* the yellow PCB on the left is the WIFI antenna
+* the green PCB on the right is the FM antenna
+* the small metal thingy right of the display is the [FM tuner](http://www.germes-online.com/catalog/80/383/page3/199471/fm_tuner.html)
+* the black thingy left of the display is the IR receiver
+
+
+Main PCB
+========
+
+![]({{ site.url }}/assets/hauptplatine.jpg)
+
+* on the top are two connectors, an 8-pin (J9) and a 4-pin (J5) one
+* the 4-pin connector, J5, is the serial console interface, the pins are as follows (left-to-right):
+    * +5V
+    * GND
+    * TxD (from SoC)
+    * RxD (to SoC)
+* the larger ICs are:
+    * the CPU, a [Lattice 4128V](http://www.latticesemi.com/products/cpldspld/ispmach4000bcv.cfm) [CPLD](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPLD)
+    * a [IDT 72V04 L35J](http://www.idt.com/?partId=72V04L35J) FIFO chip
+    * a [Princeton PT8406](http://www.princeton.com.tw/temp/products.asp?product_level2_id=42) MP3/WMA decoder
+
+
+Back of Front PCB
+=================
+
+![]({{ site.url }}/assets/frontplatinevonhinten.jpg)
+
+
+*[PCB]: Printed Circuit Board
+*[FM]: Frequency Modulation
+*[IR]: Infrared
+*[GND]: Common Ground
+*[SoC]: System-on-Chip
+*[ICs]: Integrated Circuits
+*[CPU]: Central Processing Unit
+*[CPLD]: Complex Programmable Logic Device
+*[FIFO]: First In, First Out

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-20-baycom-worldbook-ii.md

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+---
+title: Baycom Worldbook II
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-20 22:18:02 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-20 22:18:02 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - baycom
+  - worldbook
+---
+1. Open the lid.
+1. Remove the keyboard. Proceed as follows:  
+   First use a flat screwdriver to get unter the keyboard at the green line. Perhaps you have to push in the small clip
+   (the bottom-left red circle in the left pic) to be able to pull slightly the keyboard. Now get another screwdriver
+   and push in the small clip above the ESC-key marked with a red circle. The keyboard should snap out partially.
+   Proceed with the remaining 3 clips in the same way.  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/baycomwb2_1.jpg) ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/baycomwb2_2.jpg) ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/baycomwb2_3.jpg)
+1. Now turn over the keyboard and locate the BIOS-battery. It is accessible through the hole marked with an arrow:  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/baycomwb2_4.jpg)
+1. Use a screwdriver to short-circuit the BIOS battery for 3-5 seconds. The battery is hidden somewhat right under the
+   metal plate. But you can reach it without removing any other parts. Look:  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/baycomwb2_5.jpg)
+1. Get with a screwdriver between the slit marked with those arrows and short the golden contact in the front with the
+   battery housing.
+1. Replace the keyboard. Make sure it snaps into all clips. Now, the BIOS (incl. the password) should be erased.
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-20-compaq-armada.md

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+---
+title: COMPAQ Armada
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-20 22:19:00 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-20 22:19:00 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - compaq
+  - armada
+---
+This is a short one:
+
+1. Remove the battery, the AC cable and the BIOS battery
+1. Wait 10 minutes
+1. Insert the AC cable into the notebook and **DON'T PRESS ANYTHING**
+1. After 5 seconds, the notebook should turn itself on and the password should be gone.
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-20-dell-latitude.md

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+---
+title: DELL Latitude series
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-20 22:26:53 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-20 22:25:53 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - dell
+  - latitude
+---
+These ones are something different. DELL notebooks save their BIOS password in an EEPROM-chip so it isn't deleted when
+you short-circuit the BIOS battery or something like that.
+
+Also there's no jumper/DIP-switch which disables the password. Nevertheless, there are three different ways to get such
+things fixed:
+
+1. Solder out the EEPROM and replace it with an empty one (this will result in service tag loss), or
+1. Generate an universal password for this device (only works for tags ending with `-D35B` for now), or
+1. Short pin 6 or 7 of the EEPROM to ground. See [General strategy]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %}#dell_notebooks) for more info.
+
+I will describe the second one here.
+
+
+Service tags ending with -D35B
+==============================
+
+Switch on the notebook until you get the password-entry screen, which should look like this one:  
+![Password prompt of a DELL Latitude C610]({{ site.url }}/assets/delllati.jpg)
+
+Notice the service tag number **8WG030J-D35B** which is the key to the password. Now hack this number into the nice tool ([Latitude_MasterPW.exe]({{ site.url }}/assets/latitude.zip),
+there is another tool included for Latitude XPi) and generate your master password.
+
+Enter the service tag **EXACTLY** as it appears in the BIOS (all upper case letters) and get your master password
+("jgnijfyj" in this case).
+
+Now enter this master password on the password prompt (Remember that on German keyboards, z ⇔ y!), **hold down the
+<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>-key and press <kbd>Enter</kbd> twice**. Et voilà!
+
+I don't know why, but somehow, my service tag changed to **8WG030J-595B** (either it was because of this password
+breach or because of a BIOS upgrade). The generated universal password doesn't work with this new service tag.
+
+Also read the DELL-section under [General strategies]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %}#dell_notebooks).
+
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-21-dell-latitude-cpi.md

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+---
+title: DELL Latitude CPi series
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-21 19:19:56 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-21 19:19:56 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - dell
+  - latitude
+---
+Thanks to *Heiko Kehr*. (Everything was done according to [this manual](http://www.darkmagic.org/mike/dell-tag/dell/dell.html).)
+
+1. You can easily remove the keyboard after loosing the six screws. Pay attention that you lift the keyboard equally on
+   all sides and not only on one key. It would be sad to unlock this nice thing and then have a broken keyboard.  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/dellcpi_1.jpg)
+1. The yellow arrow marks the connector to the keyboard. If you are a used to handle with electronic devices, you may
+   just flip the keyboard carefully leaving it connected. If you have opened up an electronic device for the first time,
+   please, put everything back in place and bring your notebook to someone who does such things more often. Oh, now is
+   a good time to remove all power sources from the notebook (Remove AC plug and battery!!).  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/dellcpi_2.jpg)
+1. To remove the CPU-circuit board without damaging it, you have to carefully remove the clamp marked with a blue arrow.
+   It is just clipped on and you can later replace it without any need to bend it.  
+   I then lifted the circuit board a bit on the right side to detach it from the connector. By pushing it back and
+   lifting it one the left side (on the cooler) at the same time, it slowly slipped out of the connector.  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/dellcpi_5.jpg)
+1. I then thought of how I may power on the notebook while shorting the EEPROM. I had the idea of using wires which I
+   may have cut from the outside, so that I did not have to disassemble the notebook again.  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/dellcpi_3.jpg) ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/dellcpi_4.jpg)  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/dellcpi_6.jpg)
+1. Nevertheless, I opened it again to remove the wires, and for taking photos. But I didn't heat the soldering iron
+   again, instead, I "broke the wires away".  
+   I soldered them using a gas soldering iron. First, because of static electricity charge and second … because it was
+   the first thing in my hand. After replacing all neccessary parts, I shorted the two wires with my right hand while
+   powering on the notebook with the left one. The now seen message was very different from those I knew. Splitted
+   wires and went into the BIOS. I changed settings to the best of my knowledge and rebooted. Pleasure!!  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/dellcpi_7.jpg)
+
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-21-gericom-webboy.md

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+---
+title: GERICOM Webboy
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-21 19:26:28 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-21 19:26:28 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - gericom
+  - webboy
+---
+1. Turn the notebook onto its lid and remove the power plug and battery
+1. Remove the screws of the top left cover and open it. You will find the CPU-Cooler.  
+   ![The area accessible through the top-left opening on the bottom side]({{ site.url }}/assets/gcwb_1.jpg)
+1. Now remove the 4 screws of the Cooler and also the Cooler itself. The BIOS battery is now accessible through a
+   fishplate.  
+   ![The green arrow marks the location of the connector of the CPU fan]({{ site.url }}/assets/gcwb_2.jpg)
+1. Short the battery's poles with a screwdriver at the red mark for about 2-5 seconds. After that, the BIOS settings
+   should be deleted.  
+   ![]({{ site.url }}/assets/gcwb_3.jpg)
+1. Refit everything and take special care to the CPU-Cooler, since a damage to the Dye (the dark rectangular thing in
+   the middle of the CPU) is a death sentence to the CPU. And NEVER boot the notebook without CPU-Cooling!
+
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-21-ibm-aptiva.md

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+---
+title: IBM PS/2 Aptiva
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-21 19:26:56 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-21 19:26:56 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - ibm
+  - aptiva
+---
+This is a short one:
+
+For skipping the password check, you have to hold down both mousebuttons after power-on until the first beep.
+If this doesn't work, try to press both mousebuttons repeatedly.
+
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-21-ibm-thinkpad.md

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+---
+title: IBM ThinkPad series
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-21 19:50:40 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-21 19:50:40 +0200
+toc: true
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - ibm
+  - thinkpad
+---
+Please also see [this homepage](http://www.ja.axxs.net/unlock/) for more information regarding removing passwords from
+IBM ThinkPads.
+
+
+240 [2609]
+==========
+
+Short the jumper JP1.
+
+
+310/310D/310E/310ED [2600]
+==========================
+
+Use switch SW2 near CPU socket (second bit switch counting from the lowest side).
+
+
+??? [2610], 365C/365CD/365CS/365CSD/365E/365ED [2625]
+=====================================================
+
+The following procedure disables user and supervisor passwords:
+
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Disconnect the AC-Adaptor.
+1. Open the keyboard and remove the battery pack.
+1. Remove the Mylar cover. See FRU Removals and Replacements.
+1. Locate the S2 switch block on the system board.
+1. Set Switch 1 to OFF.
+1. Wait 30 seconds.
+1. Set Switch 1 to ON.
+1. Replace the Mylar cover.
+1. Replace the battery.
+1. Connect the AC-Adaptor.
+1. Power-on the computer.
+1. Go to a DOS full screen.
+1. Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F11</kbd> to access the setup screen and reset the passwords.
+
+
+355x [2619], 360x [2620], 370C/750x/755C/755CS [9545]
+=====================================================
+
+How to disable the power-on password:
+
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Open the keyboard and remove the battery pack and the diskette drive.
+1. Remove the attachment holder.
+    * For models 355x and 360x, see '1115 Standby Battery'.
+    * For models 370C, 750x, 755C and 755CS, see '2105 Standby Battery'.
+1. Install a jumper on the power-on password connector -1- at bottom left side of the system board.
+1. Reinstall the diskette drive and battery pack.
+1. Power-on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
+1. Verify that the password prompt does not appear.
+1. After service check is completed, remove the jumper.
+
+
+710T [2523]
+===========
+
+To disable the power-on password:
+
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Remove backup-battery cover.
+1. Locate the security switch beside the backup battery.
+1. Move the slide switch to the opposite side.
+1. Power-on the computer.
+
+
+730TE [2524]
+============
+
+Use the following procedure to disable the power-on password if needed.
+
+1. Power off the system.
+1. Remove the Pen Compartment Cover and the Sub Battery cover.
+1. Identify the security pin wich is located beside the sub battery.
+1. Power on the system while making a short-circuit between the two security pins with a regular screwdriver's flat tip.
+
+
+??? [9546, 9547]
+================
+
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Open the keyboard, and remove the diskette drive or CD-ROM drive and the battery pack.
+1. Install a jumper on the power-on password connector on the left side of the FDD connector.  
+   (See 'Password Connector' for location.)
+1. Reinstall the battery pack and the diskette drive/CD-ROM drive.
+1. Power-on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
+1. Verify that the password prompt does not appear.
+1. After the service check is completed, remove the jumper.
+
+
+300 [2615]
+==========
+
+To override a password , do the following.
+
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Remove the access panel.
+1. Remove the battery pack.
+1. Remove the top assembly (do not disconnect any cables).
+1. Connect a jumper to the two pads (R39) at the side of the math coprocessor socket.
+1. Reinstall the battery pack.
+1. Power-on the computer. Keep the computer on until the LEDs blink and the system locks.
+1. Remove the jumper.
+1. Press and hold the reset switch, then power-on the computer.
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Replace the top assembly and the access panel.
+
+
+350, PS/Note 425 [2618]
+=======================
+
+Remove the cmos battery 5 minutes
+
+
+365X, 365XD [2625]
+==================
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Open the keyboard and lift the right-most section of the insulator sheet.
+1. Push out the small door on the right side of the base cover.
+1. Apply a short across the Power-On Password Jumper Pads.
+1. With the jumper tool in place, power on the computer to clear the password.
+1. Remove the jumper and power off the computer.
+1. Power on the computer and verify that the password has been cleared.
+
+
+380-385 [2635]
+==============
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Turn the computer upside down, loosen the DIMM cover screw, remove the DIMM cover.
+1. Then power-on the computer by applying a short across the power-on password jumper pads 315
+
+
+380XD, 385XD, 380Z [2635]
+=========================
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Turn the computer upside down, loosen the memory-slot cover screw, and remove the memory-slot cover.
+1. Short across the power-on password jumper pads
+1. Power on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
+1. Reinstall the memory-slot cover, and turn the computer right side up.
+
+
+i-Series 1400 [2611]
+====================
+
+1. Turn off the computer.
+1. Unplug the AC Adapter and remove the battery.
+1. Remove the keyboard and the thermal plate.
+1. Move the password switch (SW2, switch 2) from OFF to ON to bypass the password.  
+   **Note:** SW2 has four switches, the second upper switch (switch 2) is the password bypass/check switch.  
+   Turning the switch to the left (ON position) is "bypass password", the right (OFF position) is "check password".
+1. Plug in the AC adapter and turn on the system.
+1. While the ThinkPad logo is being displayed, wait for a beep before pressing <kbd>F1</kbd> to enter the BIOS Utility.
+1. Select "System Security" from the BIOS Utility main menu and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.
+1. Set the "Power-On Password" setting to "None" to clear the password.
+1. Save and exit the BIOS Utility.
+1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC Adapter.
+1. Move the password switch from ON to OFF to enable the password function.
+1. Reinstall the thermal plate and keyboard.
+1. Reinstall the battery pack and plug in the AC Adapter.
+
+
+i-Series 1400/1500 [2621]
+=========================
+
+If only the power-on pasword is set, do the following to remove it:
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Remove the battery and the AC Adapter.
+1. Remove the backup battery (RTC) 20 minutes or use the screw driver to touch the backup battery (RTC) 1 sec.
+1. Put back the backup battery (RTC).
+1. Power on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
+1. Verify that the password prompt does not appear.
+
+
+390/i Series 1700 [2626, 2627], 390E [2626], 390X / i 1700 [2624, 2627]
+=======================================================================
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Remove the battery pack and AC Adapter.
+1. Remove the backup battery (RTC) for 20 minutes or use a screwdriver to touch the backup battery (RTC) for 1 second.
+1. Put back the backup battery (RTC).
+1. Power on the computer and wait until POST ends.
+1. Verify that the password prompt does not appear. 
+
+
+500 [2603]
+==========
+
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Disconnect all cables attached to the computer.
+1. Remove the memory card access panel and memory card (if installed).
+1. Power-on the computer.
+1. Locate the two pins labeled PAD1-2 on the system board (in the memory card access area).
+1. Short the two pins together.
+1. Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F3</kbd> to access the System Parameters Setup Menu.
+1. Press <kbd>Esc</kbd>.
+1. Press <kbd>F5</kbd> to reset the parameter to their default values.
+1. The System Time, System Date, and Password (if required) parameters need to be set manually.
+1. Press <kbd>Esc</kbd>, then <kbd>F4</kbd> to save the values, exit the Setup program, and reboot the computer.
+1. If a memory card was removed, power-off the computer and install the memory card.
+1. Install the memory card access panel.
+
+
+510 [2604]
+==========
+
+1. Power-off the computer.
+1. Disconnect all cables attached to the computer.
+1. Remove the memory card access panel and DRAM card (if installed).
+1. Power-on the computer.
+1. Locate the two pins labeled PAD1-2 on the system board (see 'System Board Connectors').
+1. Short the two pins together.
+1. Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>F3</kbd> to access the System Parameters Setup Menu.
+1. Press <kbd>Esc</kbd>.
+1. Press <kbd>F5</kbd> to reset the parameter to their default values.
+1. The System Time, System Date, and Password (if required) parameters need to be set manually.
+1. Press <kbd>Esc</kbd>, then <kbd>F4</kbd> to save the values, exit the Setup program, and reboot the computer.
+1. If a DRAM card was removed, power-off the computer and install the DRAM card.
+1. Install the memory card access panel.
+
+
+560, 560E [2640]
+================
+
+1. Power off the computer
+1. Remove the frame
+1. Flip the keyboard over as shown in the figure
+1. Jumper the two password jumper pads (R364 or R39) located on the system board
+1. Power on the computer to clear the password
+1. Replace the keyboard and the frame  
+   When replacing the frame, make sure that the frame fits correctly in place. If it is not in place, the click buttons
+   of the TrackPoint III cannot be pressed.
+1. Replace the screws
+1. Power on the computer and wait until the POST ends
+1. Verify that the password prompt does not appear.
+
+The hard disk password is stored on the hard disk.
+
+
+560x [2640-560 - 60x, 70x]
+==========================
+
+1. Power off the computer
+1. Remove the frame
+1. Position the keyboard over as shown in the figure
+1. Jumper the two password jumper pads (BIT-X) on the system board
+1. Power on the computer to clear the password
+1. Replace the keyboard and the frame
+   When replacing the frame, make sure that the frame fits correctly in place. If it is not in place, the click buttons
+   of the TrackPoint III will not work.
+1. Replace the screws.
+1. Power on the computer and wait until the POST ends.
+1. Verify that the password prompt does not appear
+
+
+560Z [2640]
+===========
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Turn the computer upside down.
+1. Loosen the DIMM socket lid screw -1- , and remove the DIMM socket lid.
+1. Short the power-on password jumper pads (R522).
+1. Power on the computer and wait until the POST ends. The password is cleared.
+1. Reinstall the DIMM socket lid, and turn the computer right side up.
+1. Verify that the password promp does not appear.
+1. To reactivate the password, set the password again.
+
+
+570 [2644]
+==========
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Remove the DIMM cover on the bottom side of the computer.
+1. Short-circuit the two password pads.
+1. Under the short-circuit condition, power on the computer and wait until the POST ends.  
+   After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The power-on password is removed.
+1. Reinstall the DIMM cover.
+
+
+765D [9546], 765L [9547]
+========================
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Open the keyboard, and remove the battery pack and the diskette or CD-ROM drive.
+1. Install a jumper on the power-on Password connector on the left side of the FDD connector.
+1. Reinstall the battery pack and the diskette drive/CD-ROM drive.
+1. Power on the computer and wait until POST ends.
+1. Verify that the password prompt does not appear.
+1. After the service check is completed, remove the jumper.
+
+
+770 [9548/49]
+=============
+
+1. Power off the computer.
+1. Remove the DIMM cover.
+1. Short-circuit the two password pads or put the jumper (pads near the top of the cover).
+1. Under the short-circuit condition, power on the computer and wait until POST ends.  
+   After the POST ends, the password prompt does not appear. The power-on password is removed. If a jumper has been
+   used for short the password pads, then remove the jumper.
+1. Reinstall the DIMM cover.
+
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2008-07-21-toshiba.md

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+---
+title: Toshiba notebooks
+layout: default
+created: 2008-07-21 19:59:58 +0200
+updated: 2008-07-21 19:59:58 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - toshiba
+---
+I found three different ways for bypassing the password-check on a Toshiba-notebook. I had no chance to test them, so I
+can't promise they will work.
+
+
+Holding SHIFT
+=============
+
+Hold down the **left SHIFT-key** upon bootup - this should skip the password-check on most notebooks and on some
+desktop-systems.
+
+
+KeyDisk
+=======
+
+For this one, you will need an empty 3 1/2" disk (720KiB or 1.44MiB), another computer (to which you have full access)
+and a good Disk-Editor (e.g. [Hex-Workshop](http://www.bpsoft.com/)).
+
+This method should work on ALL Toshiba notebooks.
+
+1. Bootup the other computer, install and launch the Diskeditor.
+1. Insert the disk and open the **second sector** of the disk.
+1. Change the **first five Bytes** of the second sector of the disk (the first sector is the boot sector) to: `4B 45 59 00 00`
+1. Write the changes to the disk. Now you have a KeyDisk!
+1. Remove the disk and insert it into the drive of the notebook computer.
+1. Start the notebook in Boot Mode (push the reset button).
+1. Press <kbd>ENTER</kbd> when asked for password.
+1. You will be asked to set password again. Press <kbd>Y</kbd> and <kbd>ENTER</kbd>.
+1. You should now see the BIOS configuration where you can set a new password.
+
+
+Loopback-Connector
+==================
+
+![]({{ site.url }}/assets/db25m.gif)
+
+This is a 25pin male connector which fits onto the printer port. You have to short-circuit the following pins:
+
+* 1-5-10
+* 2-11
+* 3-17
+* 4-12
+* 6-16
+* 7-13
+* 8-14
+* 9-15
+* 18-25 (optional)
+
+After plugging the modified connector onto the notebook, the BIOS shouldn't ask for any password.
+
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})

know-how/hacking/bios-password/_posts/2010-04-02-shameless-ripoff.md

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+---
+title: Shameless Rip-Off by pc-doctors.com
+layout: default
+created: 2010-01-13 02:13:02 +0100
+updated: 2010-04-02 00:27:30 +0200
+toc: false
+tags:
+  - know-how
+  - hacking
+  - hardware
+  - bios
+  - passwords
+  - ripoff
+  - copycat
+---
+I recently found some of my manuals to remove BIOS passwords in a very familiar design on a
+[totally foreign site](http://www.pc-doctors.com/other/free-info/):
+
+<img src="{{ site.url }}/assets/ripoff-pcdoctors.png" alt="" width="600" />
+
+This page is from 2006.
+
+
+Now take a look at my old homepage:
+
+<img src="{{ site.url }}/assets/original-riddick.png" alt="" width="600" />
+
+I have SVN logs going back till December 2004 where I have started working on these pages. Also all pages behind the
+links are 1:1 copies of my contents - just with another background and text color.
+
+
+Being confronted with the facts, *Roger Brehm* played dumb and said he got that info from one of his "techs", then he
+tried to shit me about my photos being b&w and his being colored (a filter in my CSS which only kicked in if you were
+surfing my site with Internet Explorer) and a missing copyright information on my pages. As if this would give him the
+right to copy everything and publish it under his name.
+
+Of course, he didn't even put a link to my site on his pages. Not even after I asked him to do so.
+
+If anyone wants to pay him a "nice" visit ... [Google him](http://google.com/search?q="Roger+Brehm"+hampton)
+
+<p><div class="notetip" markdown="1">
+**UPDATE:** Looks like those pages are offline for now. You can still catch a view from the
+[Google Cache](http://google.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonlypcdoctor.com%2Fother%2Ffree-info%2Findex.htm).
+</div></p>
+
+
+[Back to overview.]({% post_url 2009-10-30-bios-passwords %})