[ale] for the hardware hacker who just bricked a <foo box> on a flash upgrade

[David Tomaschik]

+1 for the Bus Pirate.  I mostly use mine as a handy serial adapter for
3.3v serial (on embedded devices) but it's quite nice for JTAG (after
bricking) and similar tasks.  I keep meaning to poke at HDD controllers
like http://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack&page=1


On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Bus_Pirate
>
> This looks REALLY useful! found reference to it here:
> http://johnlewis.ie/unbricking-a-samsung-series-5-550-chromebook/
>
> As I'm looking to rewrite a chromebook for ulterior motives, I was digging
> for some prior art on the process.
>
> so this machine:
>
> http://www.microcenter.com/product/430302/Pavilion_14-q029wm_14_Chromebook_Refurbished_-_Snow_White_in_Satin_Sparkle_Finish
>
> and add this external SSD combo:
>
> http://www.microcenter.com/product/434188/MX100_Series_256GB_SATA_25_Internal_Solid_State_Drive_CT256MX100SSD1
>
> http://www.microcenter.com/product/353301/25_SATA_to_SuperSpeed_USB_30_External_Hard_Drive_Enclosure
>
> the enclosure lists Linux kernel support (yay!)
>
> and the $229 chromebook get's an upgrade.
>
> --
> --
> James P. Kinney III
>
> Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain
> at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail.
> It won't fatten the dog.
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