Category Archives: Hardware

Everything related to physical devices/objects

Fortuna GPSmart BT

Homepage: fortuna.com.tw No fix since 2005-07-11 There is an error in the original firmware of the GPSmart that the device almost never get a fix since July, 11th 2005. The function to calculate the visible satellites is erroneus and gives wrong values since that date. So the device searches for satellites which are not visible.… Read More: Fortuna GPSmart BT »

MEDION BIOS settings

Some MEDION PCs have hidden BIOS settings. To get to them, get into the BIOS and press F11. If you’re asked for a password, try am8888egh or am8888egc. Maybe you can even omit the last letter. According to a MEDION employee, there are only 2 employees who know this password. Also it shouldn’t be leaked… Read More: MEDION BIOS settings »

hp Laserjet IIIp

Endless feeding If the printer starts feeding a blank page between 2 printed pages or is endlessly feeding blank pages instead of printing something, you might have the problems mentioned in this forum. The printer has two coils in the paper cartridge which pull a metal sheet for recognizing the end of a sheet. There… Read More: hp Laserjet IIIp »

Nintendo Wii Encryption Keys

To use these keys with e.g. Segher’s Wii.git, you have to put them in binary files, i.e. use a Hex-Editor and paste these keys so that you get a 16 Byte long file for each key. Segher’s tools expect them to be located in ~/.wii/<keyname>, e.g. ~/.wii/common-key. common-key sd-key sd-iv md5-blanker

Sphairon AR860

The AR860 is shipped by e.g. versatel – configured as a DSL modem. Admin accounts Firmware b2 IP 150.150.150.4 Login admin Password xad$l#12 (that’s a lower case “L”) Firmware b3 IP 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.254.254 Login admin Password Admin or xad$l#12 Convert to Router To switch from “Modem” mode to “Router” mode, there’s a nice manual… Read More: Sphairon AR860 »