From: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) To: jericho@attrition.org Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:05:04 -0500 Subject: i have big boobs i recently acquired a scientific atlanta explorer 8000 dvr...i have not been able to find any information on hacking it....do you know of any ways to get it out of brick mode? besides calling the cable company :P
From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org) To: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:33:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: i have big boobs : i recently acquired a scientific atlanta explorer 8000 dvr...i have : not been able to find any information on hacking it....do you know of : any ways to get it out of brick mode? besides calling the cable : company :P Pictures will get you a higher quality of tech support. Current pictures sent: 0 Current tech support advice: try google
From: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) To: jericho@attrition.org Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 11:44:54 -0500 Subject: Re:Re: i have big boobs Parts/Attachments: 1 Shown 8 lines Text 2 10 KB Image, "Image16.jpg" ---------------------------------------- i have been looking on google for 4 days there is nothing. here is a pic to wet your whistle, more advice more pics :)
From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org) To: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 04:28:59 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re:Re: i have big boobs : i have been looking on google for 4 days there is nothing. here is a : pic to wet your whistle, more advice more pics :) so after four days of using google, you can't find an answer to your question? i'd say you are lying to me, or aren't thinking outside the box and keep running into the same search results. what's your question, let me see what google finds for me.
From: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) To: jericho@attrition.org Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 07:47:24 -0500 Subject: Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: "security curmudgeon"(jericho@attrition.org) Subject: Re:Re: i have big boobs Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 04:28:59 -0400 (EDT) >: i have been looking on google for 4 days there is nothing. here is a >: pic to wet your whistle, more advice more pics :) > >so after four days of using google, you can't find an answer to your >question? i'd say you are lying to me, or aren't thinking outside the box >and keep running into the same search results. well i already asked the question, i guess the word boobs has clouded your memory...i have a scientific atlanta explorer 8000 that's in brick mode... i wanna get it back to normal without having to buy anything...this dvr is pretty new and there is no info on the net for it whatsoever...
From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org) To: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 14:51:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs : well i already asked the question, i guess the word boobs has clouded your : memory... http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/026/0501.html http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/025/0491.html http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/025/0481.html http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/025/0471.html http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/025/0461.html http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/025/0451.html http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/024/0441.html http://www.attrition.org/postal/z/024/0431.html that or the fact i get this type of mail fairly often, i mix up who is asking me for what... : i have a scientific atlanta explorer 8000 that's in brick mode... : i wanna get it back to normal without having to buy anything...this dvr is : pretty new and there is no info on the net for it whatsoever... i'm not very familiar with the home entertainment units that manage tv/net/whatever. what exactly do you mean by "brick mode". and realize, if a device/product is new to the market, there will be little information on it, let alone on how to make it do things it shouldn't (if that is what you mean by getting it out of mode into another).
From: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) To: jericho@attrition.org Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 14:24:06 -0500 Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs >: well i already asked the question, i guess the word boobs has clouded your >: memory... >that or the fact i get this type of mail fairly often, i mix up who is >asking me for what... > >: i have a scientific atlanta explorer 8000 that's in brick mode... >: i wanna get it back to normal without having to buy anything...this dvr is >: pretty new and there is no info on the net for it whatsoever... > >i'm not very familiar with the home entertainment units that manage >tv/net/whatever. what exactly do you mean by "brick mode". the box has been hit by the cable company it says not authorized for use...we never even plugged it in dammit and it's zapped...someone said when they hooked up their wireless keyboard to the usb somethig came up that wanted an access code
From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org) To: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:58:17 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs : >: pretty new and there is no info on the net for it whatsoever... : > : >i'm not very familiar with the home entertainment units that manage : >tv/net/whatever. what exactly do you mean by "brick mode". : : the box has been hit by the cable company it says not authorized for : use...we never even plugged it in dammit and it's zapped...someone said : when they hooked up their wireless keyboard to the usb somethig came up : that wanted an access code so you bought the box 2nd hand.. want to use it for service without paying?
From: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) To: jericho@attrition.org Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 20:13:45 -0500 Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs >: >: pretty new and there is no info on the net for it whatsoever... >: > >: >i'm not very familiar with the home entertainment units that manage >: >tv/net/whatever. what exactly do you mean by "brick mode". >: >: the box has been hit by the cable company it says not authorized for >: use...we never even plugged it in dammit and it's zapped...someone said >: when they hooked up their wireless keyboard to the usb somethig came up >: that wanted an access code > >so you bought the box 2nd hand.. want to use it for service without paying? yeah but i am beginning to think it's impossible....might as well just rip the 76 gig hard drive out of it....
From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org) To: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 21:40:39 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs : >: use...we never even plugged it in dammit and it's zapped...someone said : >: when they hooked up their wireless keyboard to the usb somethig came up : >: that wanted an access code : > : >so you bought the box 2nd hand.. want to use it for service without : >paying? : : yeah but i am beginning to think it's impossible....might as well just rip : the 76 gig hard drive out of it.... with hardware hacks like that (speaking based on all the cable boxes i have seen/read about), you almost always have to go with a commercial (shady) solution. all the spam you see about descrambling cable boxes or hacking dvd players with physical mods etc. 99.99% of the population can't do the electronics work needed to change the box like that, and on top of that, it often requires specialized chips that are coded to match the device. that would also explain why you couldn't find much on google about it.
From: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) To: jericho@attrition.org Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 08:47:06 -0500 Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: "security curmudgeon"(jericho@attrition.org) Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 21:40:39 -0400 (EDT) >: >: use...we never even plugged it in dammit and it's zapped...someone said >: >: when they hooked up their wireless keyboard to the usb somethig came up >: >: that wanted an access code >: > >: >so you bought the box 2nd hand.. want to use it for service without >: >paying? >: >: yeah but i am beginning to think it's impossible....might as well just rip >: the 76 gig hard drive out of it.... >with hardware hacks like that (speaking based on all the cable boxes i >have seen/read about), you almost always have to go with a commercial >(shady) solution. all the spam you see about descrambling cable boxes or >hacking dvd players with physical mods etc. 99.99% of the population can't >do the electronics work needed to change the box like that, and on top of >that, it often requires specialized chips that are coded to match the >device. > >that would also explain why you couldn't find much on google about it. well i read if it is linux based like tivo it might be able to be hacked...there's all kinds of stuff online about hacking tivo...grrr...but even if we got a filter or descrambler i don't know if it would work since the box is already zapped...
From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org) To: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:43:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs : well i read if it is linux based like tivo it might be able to be : hacked...there's all kinds of stuff online about hacking : tivo...grrr...but even if we got a filter or descrambler i don't know : if it would work since the box is already zapped... > well sure, tivo has been out for a couple years. people have had time to hack away at it and do neat things. your box appears to be a lot newer. have you found any tech docs that suggest it runs linux?
From: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) To: jericho@attrition.org Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:35:19 -0500 Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs ---------------------------------------------- Original Message From: "security curmudgeon"(jericho@attrition.org) Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:43:25 -0400 (EDT) > >: well i read if it is linux based like tivo it might be able to be >: hacked...there's all kinds of stuff online about hacking >: tivo...grrr...but even if we got a filter or descrambler i don't know >: if it would work since the box is already zapped... > > >well sure, tivo has been out for a couple years. people have had time to >hack away at it and do neat things. your box appears to be a lot newer. > >have you found any tech docs that suggest it runs linux? not personally but someone said it did on this message board this is the only place that has given any info at all , still it's mostly dumb questions about how to record stuff from the dvr on to their comp. they addy is http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,5503262~root=cablechat~mode=flat;start=0
From: security curmudgeon (jericho@attrition.org) To: sherrill (spacecase3@moonman.com) Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 05:05:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: i have big boobs : not personally but someone said it did on this message board this is : the only place that has given any info at all , still it's mostly dumb : questions about how to record stuff from the dvr on to their comp. : : they addy is : http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,5503262~root=cablechat~mode=flat; : start=0 page times out, heh : Whoever was able to access the files on the hard drive, were you able : to actually read the file system or did you just have the raw data? If : you read the file system, how? If not, what info were you able to get : about the data? > > well, this post begins to scratch the surface of whats under the hood but doesnt even give you a confirmed OS. at this point its clear why you cant find the information, no matter what you search for.
