The Edge of I-Hacked

from PS3HaX Network - PS3 Hacks

After a long time it finally seems that there might be a break through for the PS3 hacking scene. XVISTAMAN2005, has found a way to partially install a debug PS3 firmware on a retail PS3. Partially meaning that he has found a way to get a retail PS3 into debug mode, but currently the options are non functional.

Additional changes when the PS3 goes into this mode is that the Blu-ray drive no longer plays blu-ray movies.

However luckily, you can get out of debug mode easily by simply updating to a higher retail PS3 firmware, restoring Blu-ray movie playback functionality, and any other PS3 functions that were disabled in debug mode. The media server feature goes away but to restore it again, insert the original PS3 HDD to PS3 and reformat - read the tutorial below so this makes more sense.

So what is amazing about this? This gives PS3 hackers a huge new area to work with that was not previously available before, plus not to mention that devs already had a working ISO loader running on a full debug console this method currently gives us a partial-debug console.

Note: For this to work your system must be below or at 1.80 for the 1.80 debug update and below or on 2.01 for the 2.15 debug update. Just use the next version up from your current firmware version for the retail update.

Stay tuned we will keep you updated, view the tutorial on how to install the debug firmware below as well as download links to debug firmware.

[[TUTORIAL] How to install debug firmware on retail PS3 partially-HDD swap method]

UPDATE 1:
For those who are seeking to do this method with 2 diffrent hard drive sizes, a method has been found:
Originally Posted by ggparallel

Now for everyone with hdd problems , you can do a copy of the whole hdd and make it working.
I used the following procedures i have two hdd 60GB and 40GB :

I made a full format of the 40GB hdd and then i used the dd_rescue utility to recover the 40GB image on the 60GB hdd now i have a perfect copy , and it works of course.

This is great news for PS3 Hackers! Thanks for the heads up R7i1c3K.

from Boing Boing TV

via to Hack-a-day

from earthtimes.org

San Francisco - Do you crave a Mac but baulk at shelling out thousands of dollars for Apple’s alternative PCs?A company by the name of Psystar may have the answer for you.

On Monday it released what it calls an Open Mac, for 400 dollars. The clones, which are standard Intel-based machines, use a piece of software wizardry called an Extensible Firmware Interface to trick Apple’s Leopard operating system into thinking it is running on a genuine Mac.

The basic machine comes without any operating software, but Psystar offers to sell users a copy of Leopard and even preinstall it so that buyers get a fully operational Apple clone straight out the box.

Legal experts said the tactic could violate the licensing agreement on the Leopard software and that Apple is likely to sue.

The OPen Mac sale price is 200 dollars less than an original Mac with lower specifications, but there’s a catch. The company’s website crashed shortly after announcing the new product - either because it was inundated with eager buyers, or with threatening letters from Apple’s legal team.

from bunnie’s blog

For ETech08, I built the “Chumby Tower” and one of the hacks featured in the tower is a version of the chumby that sniffs wifi and renders captured packets onto the display. The chumby is a great device for passively monitoring wifi signals, because it has a screen for rendering the data real-time, sufficient CPU power to do the data processing, and it’s cheap enough that you don’t mind dedicating it to that application. It’s handy, for example, to see if your neighbors are stealing your wifi link to surf the web; at a glance you can see what URLs are going by over the air.

from vnunet.com

HP has issued a security notice after USB keys shipped with some of its ProLiant servers were found to have been infected with viruses.

The keys, which come in 256MB and 1GB varieties, are used to help configure the servers on installation.

“A potential security vulnerability has been identified with two types of optional HP USB Floppy Drive Keys intended for use with certain ProLiant servers,” reads the advisory.

“This vulnerability could cause a local ‘W32.Fakerecy’ or ‘W32.SillyFDC’ virus infection.”

The W32.Fakerecy is written primarily for removable drives and was first reported last year. W32.SillyFDC is also adapted for removable drives but can also be used to download more malicious files onto an infected machine.

“This is a worrying security lapse, especially as it comes from a major global brand with huge resources,” said John Hawes, technical consultant at Virus Bulletin.

“Production and release procedures at all serious companies should be locked down tight to prevent this kind of thing – if we can’t trust the big boys to keep their systems clean, who can we trust?”

It is not known whether the malware got on the drives as part of a targeted attack against HP’s products or if it was accidentally introduced due to problems on the manufacturer’s side with infected machines.

from gizmodo.com

After some delays, the iPhone Pwnage tool—which is used to flash your iPhone with hacked firmware that will allow you to run any application, use it unlocked in any compatible cellphone network, and basically do whatever you want do to with it, is now available for download. I have been testing this and previous versions for a few weeks now and it works well, but you will need a 2.0 version of the iPhone firmware to try the latest and greatest.

Update: We have a winner - that did not take long at all- Congratulations to “raptorjesus”.

One lucky person will get this sweet pick thanks to Defense Devices.
Its made of a lightweight shell (red) and can pick anything you throw at it.

TELL ME HOW IS IT FREE???? Well here are the rules.
*Make sure lock picks are not illegal in your area and you are a trained professional =-)*

Here is how the game works

Start by going to

http://www.defensedevices.com/ihacked.html

Once you are there find the CompuServe product and open that in the plain of all text.
(HINT) Meta DATA and Graphics Interchange Format

You will find 2 words within the meta data.
(HINT)You will need to drop the bang and the inc

Take those 2 words and head over to www.gmail.com

Use the 2 words with no space and perform a password recovery.
(the user name is 14 characters long)

(HINT) If you can figure out the password you can bypass the steps below - the password is made up of 4 words from the front page of www.i-hacked.com - good luck =)

Follow the password hint and crack the file –
(HINT)The user name might help you as a password down the road.

First one to finish wins =)

You didn’t win? Don’t worry we gave some nice I-Hacked.com shirts to Defense Devices and got you 5% off your order.
Click here if you did not notice the deal.

Open to USA residents only =-(

from GamecubeLinux Wiki

And last but not least, we have finally run natively Linux on the Nintendo Wii through Team Tweezers’ twilight-hack (http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Twilight_Hack). We have released a small usbgecko-enabled Proof of Concept (http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gc-linux/wii-linux-PoC-0.1.tgz) mini-distro to prove it. Did I say have fun?

from Forsaken_angel24 @ NerfHaven

This modification was done in honor of my original Longshots anniversary. It was created 1 year ago this month. Still functions like a dream. I decided another Longshot was in order but this time with a more FUNctional integration.

Well how do I put this? I was going through a thrift store one day and I saw this toy chainsaw that had a moving belt. I thought “That’s not a Nerf gun” and disregarded it quickly.

2 months later I was introduced to Gears of war for the Xbox360.
I grew very fond of the Lancer. I didn’t really want to use any other guns.
Automatic with a chainsaw. I love it.

One day while I was playing Co-op with my little buddy Gabriel I put the game on pause and told him I was going to make a Lancer. He asked how and I didn’t exactly know. All I knew was the seed was placed deep within my brain that I needed to make one.

That seed grew into an idea. I then found that same make of toy chainsaw over at ToysRus.
I was eyeballing it and realized it could be done.
I then brought it home. After taking it out of its package I realized this was going to be harder than I thought.