Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
ISBN 1932266836......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Technical Editor & Contributor......Page 8
Contributors......Page 9
Technical Reviewer......Page 13
2 Electrical Engineering Basics......Page 14
3 Declawing Your CueCat......Page 15
5 Macintosh......Page 16
6 Home Theater PCs......Page 17
7 Hack Your Atari 2600 and 7800......Page 18
8 Hack Your Atari 5200 and 8-Bit Computer......Page 19
9 Hacking the PlayStation 2......Page 20
10 Wireless 802.11 Hacks......Page 21
12 Can You Hear Me Now? Nokia 6210 Mobile Phone Modifications......Page 22
13 Upgrading Memory on Palm Devices......Page 23
14 Operating Systems Overview......Page 24
15 Coding 101......Page 25
Index......Page 26
Foreword......Page 28
Introduction......Page 36
Part I Introduction to Hardware Hacking......Page 40
1 Tools of the Warranty Voiding Trade......Page 42
The Essential Tools......Page 43
Taking it to the Next Level......Page 45
Hardcore Hardware Hackers Only......Page 47
Where to Obtain the Tools......Page 49
2 Electrical Engineering Basics......Page 52
Fundamentals......Page 53
Basic Device Theory......Page 62
Soldering Techniques......Page 73
Common Engineering Mistakes......Page 79
Web Links and Other Resources......Page 80
Part II Hardware Hacks......Page 84
3 Declawing Your CueCat......Page 86
Introduction......Page 87
Opening the CueCat......Page 90
Removing the Unique Identifier......Page 94
Removing the Proprietary Barcode Encoding......Page 106
Technical Information......Page 114
CueCat Litter Box: Web Links and Other Resources......Page 120
4 Case Modification: Building a Custom Terabyte FireWire Hard Drive......Page 122
Introduction......Page 123
Creating a 1.2TB FireWire RAID......Page 124
Custom Case Modification for the FireWire RAID......Page 133
Additional Resources......Page 147
5 Macintosh......Page 150
Compubrick SE......Page 151
Building a UFO Mouse......Page 171
Adding Colored Skins to the Power Macintosh G4 Cube......Page 179
Other Hacks and Resources......Page 184
6 Home Theater PCs......Page 188
Introduction......Page 189
Before You Begin: Research and Plan......Page 190
The Components of an HTPC Project......Page 193
Building a Windows HTPC......Page 210
Building a Linux HTPC......Page 224
Further Hacking and Advanced Topics......Page 237
7 Hack Your Atari 2600 and 7800......Page 238
Introduction......Page 239
Atari 2600 Left-Handed Joystick Modification......Page 241
Use an NES Control Pad with Your 2600......Page 246
Atari 2600 Stereo Audio Output......Page 253
Atari 7800 Blue LED Modification......Page 262
Atari 7800 Game Compatibility Hack to Play Certain 2600 Games......Page 267
Atari 7800 Voltage Regulator Replacement......Page 271
Atari 7800 Power Supply Plug Retrofit......Page 276
Other Hacks......Page 281
8 Hack Your Atari 5200 and 8-Bit Computer......Page 286
Introduction......Page 287
Atari 5200 Blue LED Modification......Page 289
Creating an Atari 5200 Paddle......Page 295
Free Yourself from the 5200 Four-Port Switchbox......Page 307
Build Atari 8-Bit S-Video and Composite Cables......Page 319
Other Hacks......Page 329
9 Hacking the PlayStation 2......Page 332
Commercial Hardware Hacking: Modchips......Page 333
Getting Inside the PS2......Page 335
Installing a Serial Port......Page 341
Booting Code from the Memory Card......Page 349
PS2 System Overview......Page 355
Additional Web Resources......Page 360
10 Wireless 802.11 Hacks......Page 362
Introduction......Page 363
Wireless NIC/PCMCIA Card Modifications: Adding an External Antenna Connector......Page 364
OpenAP (Instant802): Reprogramming Your Access Point with Linux......Page 371
Having Fun with the Dell 1184 Access Point......Page 377
Additional Resources and Other Hacks......Page 384
11 Hacking the iPod......Page 388
Introduction......Page 389
Opening Your iPod......Page 392
Replacing the iPod Battery......Page 398
Upgrading a 5GB iPod’s Hard Drive......Page 410
From Mac to Windows and Back Again......Page 420
iPod Diagnostic Mode......Page 423
Additional iPod Hacks......Page 427
iPod Resources on the Web......Page 429
12 Can You Hear Me Now? Nokia 6210 Mobile Phone Modifications......Page 430
Introduction......Page 431
Nokia 6210 LED Modification......Page 432
Data Cabling Hacks......Page 445
Other Hacks and Resources......Page 454
13 Upgrading Memory on Palm Devices......Page 456
Introduction......Page 457
Hacking the Pilot 1000 and Pilot 5000......Page 459
Hacking the PalmPilot Professional and PalmPilot Personal......Page 468
Hacking the Palm m505......Page 475
Technical Information......Page 486
Palm Links on the Web......Page 489
Part III Hardware Hacking Technical Reference......Page 490
14 Operating Systems Overview......Page 492
OS Basics......Page 493
Device Drivers......Page 501
Properties of Embedded Operating Systems......Page 505
Linux......Page 506
VxWorks......Page 509
Windows CE......Page 510
Additional References and Further Reading......Page 512
15 Coding 101......Page 514
Programming Concepts......Page 515
Introduction to C......Page 529
Debugging......Page 548
Introduction to Assembly Language......Page 551
Additional Reading......Page 557
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Back Page - Syngress: The Definition of a Serious Security Library......Page 577