Computing
FirmWare Modification – Firmware ModKit
Most of the time you don't really need to re-build DD-WRT to make your desired changes. Now, this process has been made easy with the Firmware Modification Kit. This kit gives the user the ability to make changes to a firmware image without recompiling the firmware sources. It works by extracting the firmware into its component parts, then extracting the squashfs-lzma based file system (other file systems can be supported with tweaks). The user can then make modifications to the extracted file system, then rebuild the firmware image.
Most of the time you don't really need to re-build DD-WRT to make your desired changes. Now, this process has been made easy with the Firmware Modification Kit. This kit gives the user the ability to make changes to a firmware image without recompiling the firmware sources. It works by extracting the firmware into its component parts, then extracting the squashfs-lzma based file system (other file systems can be supported with tweaks). The user can then make modifications to the extracted file system, then rebuild the firmware image.
Research Links
- /dev/ttyS0 – Embedded Device Hacking: Firmware-Mod-Kit Updated, v0.69 Released
- Documentation: Firmware Modification Kit
- Google Code Archive: Firmware Modification Kit
- firmware-mod-kit – Documentation.wiki
- GitHub: firmware-mod-kit
BackGround Links
- Google: file system image – In computing, a system image is a serialized copy of the entire state of a computer system stored in some non-volatile form such as a file. A system is said to be capable of using system images if it can be shut down and later restored to exactly the same state. In such cases, system images can be used for backup.
- Wikipedia: SquashFS – Squashfs is a compressed read-only file system for Linux. Squashfs compresses files, inodes and directories, and supports block sizes up to 1 MB for greater compression. Several compression algorithms are supported. Squashfs is also the name of free software, licensed under the GPL, for accessing Squashfs filesystems. Squashfs is intended for general read-only file-system use and in constrained block-device memory systems (e.g. embedded systems) where low overhead is needed.
- /dev/ttyS0 – Reverse Engineering Serial Ports
Architecture
How to build a Farmhouse Table – Uses a Vinegar and Steel Wool Stain
This video shows the construction of a table that is finished using a vinegar with steel wool reacted and dissolved into it.
Media
WaterFall and Sluice Videos
These videos were stabilized using Youtube tools. Originally they were shakey but now they are viewable. Video Stabilization using YouTube YouTube Video Editor Instructions Go to creator studio and click on videos. Then find the video in the list Read more…
Android
Google Android Play Store Services Direct DownLoad Fix
Description of precedure to install apps when Google Play Services refuses to update. Example of this is when you click install and get "Download Pending"
Process Steps
- find the app in the google play store
- Go to: APK Download Link Generator and generate a link to download
- Put the link on a webpage so you can then download on phone – You can bypass this by doing DL on your phone. I am doing it here using this page as intermediary.
- Navigate to this page and click on the apk link you want to install
- After downloading click on the download and you will be prompted to install
Communication
FreedomPop SIM Card for Free Cell Phone and Internet
You can get free phone and data service from FreedomPop but you have to be careful that you cancel down to the free version or they will start charging you.