I love seeing these kinds of things, so when I saw this at my local pub I thought I would share it with the world.
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- I’ve got the faulty-dongle-driver blues
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- Standing back to show where the picture is from
When arcade machines go bad…
July 1st, 2009
Small update to PS3 IDA plugin
May 25th, 2009I’ve been busy digging into the PS3 lately, I decided it’s finally time to see what secrets can be extracted from it. During my investigations I found that level-1 syscalls, a.k.a. hypercalls, are not handled by IDA so I decided to add support for it to the existing PPC Altivec plugin. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruteforcing AES encrypted data
May 8th, 2009When it comes to cryptography algorithms the topic of bruteforcing them appears often, however is rarely dealt with in a satisfying way. Usually such a discussion will start with someone asking “Why not just bruteforce it?” and end with someone stating “It is not possible, it would take too long”. Occasionally someone will chip in with ”Why not randomly guess it? You might get lucky”. So one day I decided to find out if it is possible, and if not, to at least get an idea of just how long “too long” is.
Cryptography For Dummies
May 6th, 2009This is a very basic overview of some common cryptographic terms and techniques employed not just in videogame consoles but universally. I will make generalisations in order to simplify the explanations, so I urge you to read more elsewhere to get a fuller understanding. Bruce Schneier’s Applied Cryptography is widely regarded as the best introduction and reference book on cryptography. Read the rest of this entry »
Current List of Revoked Xbox 360 Consoles
May 1st, 2009Everyone has heard about the Xbox360 bans that stop a console from connecting to Xbox Live, however not many people realise that Xbox360 consoles can also be revoked. Below you can find a list of all the currently revoked consoles at the time of the Fall’08 system update release. Read on to find out why and how an Xbox360 gets revoked and what effect it has. Read the rest of this entry »
Why is the Wii’s wireless so crap?
April 23rd, 2009Now that my blog is up I have a virtual license to rant!
Now what shits me most about the Wii is it’s wireless networking. Why does it not like to work? I have used many wireless devices on my current router with no troubles, but the Wii only works about 1 in 20 times, and even then it only seems to work for a short amount of time.
I’ve tried all of Nintendo’s suggestions like moving the Wii, channel 1 or 11, static ip, mixed mode B+G etc. Nothing works.
Being the friend he is, Google pats me on the back and assures me that I am not alone in my struggles. Wireless networking is not a new technology, it really should not cause such issues, especially on a device that only provides wireless and no built in Ethernet port.
PS3 SelfTool
April 21st, 2009I’ve finally gotten around to finishing my SelfTool for manipulating Self and Sprx files. Self files are like exe files for the PS3 and Sprx files are like dll files for the PS3.
Among other things, SelfTool can be used to print out information stored in the file in a readable format to make studying them easier.
NOTE: This DOES NOT enable booting of copied games in any way. It also does not support decrypting or encrypting of self/sprx files. It is really only useful for those who are interested in looking a bit deeper at self/sprx files.
New Xbox360 Disc Protections? Bans to follow?
April 19th, 2009I noticed the other day that when FIFA’09 for Xbox360 is patched with the latest update, the flags that specify what media the game is allowed to run from have changed. Originally it was allowed to boot from a standard original Xbox360 disc, however now it is only allowed to boot from a new media type which is basically an updated version of the original Xbox360 disc type. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to my blog :)
February 12th, 2009Like the title says welcome to my new blog. I hope to update this a little more often than my webpage which had just turned into a download center for my projects.
I also hope to make this a bit more interesting by writing about projects I am currently working on. I enjoy reading similar pages by others such as tmbinc’s blog and bunnie’s blog, so I thought I’d give it a go.