Something that I have been wanting to do forever is to hard mod an original Xbox by flashing a custom bios to the system, also called a “TSOP flash“. Where the name TSOP (thin small outline package) refers to the type of IC package used on the original Xbox. Flashing the bios is a fairly… Read More »Flashing the bios on an original Xbox in 2024 Het bericht Flashing the bios on an original Xbox in 2024 verscheen eerst op #Tom's Weblog.| #Tom's Weblog
Let me start out by saying I’m a fan of Synology. I have owned a DS216Play in the past and have upgraded to a DS918+ in recent years. In my view Synology DSM is one of the more user friendly interfaces for NAS type devices and so I decided to revisit the XPEnology project when… Read More »Installing Synology DSM 7.X on a HP N54L in 2022 Het bericht Installing Synology DSM 7.X on a HP N54L in 2022 verscheen eerst op #Tom's Weblog.| #Tom's Weblog
After finishing the drive swap mod on my Atari 1040 STF I continued browsing the Atari forum’s hardware section and found a post/guide on how to update the operating software. In general, updating the OS is advisable as newer versions may contain bug fixes, security updates and increased I/O compatibility. The same goes for my… Read More »Updating TOS to version 1.04| #Tom's Weblog
This post will serve as a reference for myself and maybe also others. After successfully setting up PCI (GPU) passthrough on a Ubuntu virtual machine I wanted to see if it would also work with a Windows virtual machine. During this process I ran into some challenges that are documented below.| #Tom's Weblog
Why this post? I ran into problems while automating domain registration using WHMCS and my registrar VIMEXX. VIMEXX does provide a registrar module but it does not work out of the box with my version of WHMCS. I was able to get it to work and thought it would a good idea to share my… Read More »| #Tom's Weblog
My experiences restoring an encrypted time machine backup from Synology.| #Tom's Weblog
In this post I will explain how you can configure, deploy and enable bitlocker using GPO's, Scheduled Tasks and a PowerShell script.| #Tom's Weblog
In this post I will share how to clone a MiFare Classic card using the Proxmark 3 Easy. Requirements: Hardware Proxmark3 Easy Software The RRG / Iceman git repo (found here: https://github.com/RfidResearchGroup/proxmark3) Process: Obtain keys Default keys Non-default keys Dump card content Write dump to empty card Obtains keys Before being able to dump the… Read More »| #Tom's Weblog
In this post I will share the process I went through to be able to emulate Amiibo's with a Proxmark 3 Easy.| #Tom's Weblog
In this post I will explain how to flash bios chips with an Arduino. We will be using a Arduino Duemilnove (uno, mega or clones do also work) and a ASUS P5B motherboard that no longer boots after a failed bios update. Here is an outline of the steps (some of these steps are not… Read More »How to flash bios chips with Arduino| #Tom's Weblog
In this post I will describe how to program a flash chip using the SPI interface on your Raspberry Pi. Continue to read the post to learn how.| #Tom's Weblog
