Ben Byer
1980 – 2016​

Ben "Bushing" Byer was part of fail0verflow, iPhone Dev Team, and Team Twiizers. He died, age 35, from natural causes on Monday Feb 8th.

Ben sadly passed of a heart attack.

https://fail0verflow.com/ben
https://hackmii.com/ben
http://wiibrew.org
http://wiiubrew.org

 

[tech3475]

I never really heard of the guy, but it definitely saddens me when we lose someone in the hacking community. RIP.

You really should look up their videos (and others like it), even if you only have semi-casual knowledge of computers they're still interesting/entertaining.

 

[Procyon]

My condolences for his family and friends. Never heard of him, though, but he earned my respect. Sad to hear this. I think it will never be the same for the team fail0verflow

 

[Mylink5]

Rest in peace... Way too young...

 

[Deleted User]

I talked to Bushing, and I got the last message at 09:32:48 UK time, and I think it may have been one of the last messages he sent. By the time I got home, he probably had passed away

<PokeAcer> Hey Bushing
<PokeAcer> Do you still have a NAND dump of the InsertStartupDisc Wii?
<bushing> you're in luck -- --CENSORED BECAUSE IT'S A NAND DUMP--
<bushing> why?
<PokeAcer> Sorry, fell asleep - I was looking at it and I was given the extracted version by crediar but didn't get much out of it
<PokeAcer> BTW, I got some (better?) screenshots from inside it: https://download.pokeacer.tk/photos/InsertStartupDisc
<PokeAcer> Does that also have the NAND key in the dump?
<bushing> yup, it has the keys --
<bushing> 21000000:4261 636b 7570 4d69 6920 7631 2c20 436f BackupMii v1, Co
<bushing> 21000010:6e73 6f6c 6549 443a 2030 3230 3463 6566 nsoleID: 0204cef
<bushing> 21000020:390a 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 9...............
<bushing> what are you trying to do?
<PokeAcer> I'm just trying to look at the NAND
<PokeAcer> And see what we can decipher from it, that we don't already have
<PokeAcer> I got BC, MIOS, and Boot2 from it
<PokeAcer> Wow.
<PokeAcer> £15 on eBay for a Korea Bricked Wii - it's a real Korean Wii aswell
<PokeAcer> I'd buy it but I have no way to unbrick
* Disconnected (No such device or address)

 

[The Catboy]

I may not have known him personally, but I knew of his work. It's tragic to see someone who has brought us so far, dye so young. May he rest in peace.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

I talked to Bushing, and I got the last message at 09:32:48 UK time, and I think it may have been one of the last messages he sent. By the time I got home, he probably had passed away
<snip>

Wow. Fuck.

Shortly after my father took his own life, I found that the cashier at the gas station was the last person to talk to him while he was still alive and she had no clue that anything was wrong. It was in a way kinda creepy to hear what she had to say.

@marcan_troll if its not too sensitive a question what were his natural cause ?

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that we are likely not going to be told what the exact cause of death is... and nor does it really matter. The man is gone and many people are in mourning. I suggest just accepting what has happened and if anyone who does happen to know more feels the desire to explain more then they will. But asking a close friend the day after his passing is not the type of thing that should be done. Generally, if the cause of death was not already mentioned in the public announcement then chances are that they are not comfortable talking about it especially with a whole lot of people whom are essentially strangers.

 

[The Catboy]

Yeah, natural cause? Suspicious...

Actually natural causes can mean anything from pre-existing conditions to aging. Basically, it's anything that isn't accident, suicide, murder, ect.
I actually had a friend die at 19 from a pre-existing heart condition and it was called "natural causes."

 

[XanLoves]

This is just the worst news. I've lurked around wiibrew / hackmii / gbatemp etc for a long time; the influence bushing has had on the wii scene and beyond has always been astounding to me. He's always been someone I've had the upmost respect for. Such a loss. RIP.

 

[mlinares]

Wow... Feeling so sad, Bushing and Team Twizzers made me enjoy a lot my Wii all this years...
Is really sad see someone go too early...
My condolences to his family and friends.
Rest in peace Bushing. Keep hacking at heaven.

 

[pwsincd]

Wow. Fuck.

Shortly after my father took his own life, I found that the cashier at the gas station was the last person to talk to him while he was still alive and she had no clue that anything was wrong. It was in a way kinda creepy to hear what she had to say.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that we are likely not going to be told what the exact cause of death is... and nor does it really matter. The man is gone and many people are in mourning. I suggest just accepting what has happened and if anyone who does happen to know more feels the desire to explain more then they will. But asking a close friend the day after his passing is not the type of thing that should be done. Generally, if the cause of death was not already mentioned in the public announcement then chances are that they are not comfortable talking about it especially with a whole lot of people whom are essentially strangers.

your right .. question removed...

 

[linuxares]

Oh no! Too early, just to early. I remember when he started on gbatemp. For me his the father of the Wii hacking scene together with the Team Twiizers. I hope his family can grieve in peace.

 

[Pablitox]

RIP.

 

[nando]

that's too young

 

[Ruby Gloom]

Ah, man. I hate seeing such bad news news such as this. I don't know who this is, it's still sad... R.I.P Ben.

 

[Larsenv]

I'm sad to hear this, I knew he did a lot of Wii Stuff and hearing this news for someone who's at such a young age is sad.

 

[asper]

You left this world gifting us with your skills and knowledge... probably heaven needed you more than us
Rest in peace Ben...

 

[dronesplitter]

Very sad news. Prayers go out to his family for such an unexpected loss.

 

[Monado_III]

I talked to Bushing, and I got the last message at 09:32:48 UK time, and I think it may have been one of the last messages he sent. By the time I got home, he probably had passed away

-snip-

well, that's incredibly sad

 

[Mr.ButtButt]

35, is way too young. Too young..
My prayers go out to his family.
Really sorry to hear this.

 

[daxtsu]

While I didn't know him IRL or even very well online, he was one of my inspirations to continue with programming as a hobby. Life always claims the best ones youngest, it seems. My condolences to his family and friends.