A while ago I was fed up with Android Wear smartwatches and bought a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus. After using it for a while I started to explore the possibilities beyond the manufacturer specifications. This lead to a firmware patcher based upon work from Alex Whiter (who sadly passed in 2019). That patcher modified the… Read More: Pimp my Garmin: Turning your Fenix 5 Plus into a… »
A while ago I’ve acquired an old Tektronix TDS784D oscilloscope. Originally, it came with these enabled options: While this already is a lot, there’s still option 2C (Comm signal analyser) which is a pure-software option. (In later production runs, the device might also already contain the necessary hardware for the bigger memory option 2M. Check… Read More: Pimp my scope: Unlocking Software Features in a Tektronix TDS784D »
LG (If your remote doesn’t have a Settings button, try Menu or HOME.) Philips 26HFL5870D and similar (Only works if TV is in “Standard” security mode.)
Variants and update situation The KEYone is sold as different models: BBB100-1 (US model), BBB100-2 (EMEA model), etc. And each model is distributed in multiple variants, expressed in the last 3 digits of the PRD number. Here are a few models and variants: Model PRD number Variant BBB100-1 PRD-63116-001 Unlocked… Read More: BlackBerry KEYone OTA updates for different variants »
If you have a MacBook Pro A1286 (15.4″, Late-2008 until Mid-2012) and want to replace the battery, you must be aware of the specific battery in your device. In 2011, for some reason, Apple decided to switch from the battery model A1321 (73 Wh) to model A1382 (77.5 Wh). While the form-factor stayed the same,… Read More: Apple MacBook Pro A1286 Battery Replacement »
A few years ago, I got a Wansview NCH-536MW IP camera. That was one of the first 720p cameras with night-vision, motion and all features you could wish for. One problem, though: The user interface looks awfully outdated and half of the setup only works in Microsoft Internet Explorer and only if you have some… Read More: Crossgrade firmware in SmartEye IP camera »
A friend received the following mail from (supposedly) FedEx International: The attached zip file contained a file 000794681.doc.js. Since .js is a known file type in Windows, it would show up as 000794681.doc and you’d think it’s a Word file. But clicking on it will run the JavaScript using the Windows Scripting Host. The entry… Read More: Crypto-Virus decrypted »
If you ever had a problem with your Synology DiskStation, you might have stumbled upon the emergency telnet access or even the serial port on the PCB. Or maybe you just wanted to set it (or XPEnology) up and needed the root password to configure a static IP in order to access the web based… Read More: Synology Telnet password »
Methods Android supports changing the display resolution in 2 different ways. wm density This method works without root and changes the density of the window manager. You can call this command only from the adb shell. The syntax is: E.g. the Nexus 9 has a real display density of 288ppi, so you would run: To… Read More: Display density on Android »
Preparation You need tcpdump for Android (I used it from the “Shark for Root” app) and Netcat for Windows (I used Ncat from Nmap for Windows). Setup Capturing Open 3 shells. Run these commands: 1st shell: 2nd shell: 3rd shell: