Hacking So I want to start dealing with jailbreaking..

[Madridi]

Hey guys,
few questions to keep it short

- What do you guys think about this? http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.48225
- Any alternatives suggested?
- I've been reading that the one I listed is upgradeable. could I install any payload versions on it (hermes, or whatever) .. or is it just upgradeable through the developers themselves?


I think that's about it

Thanks in advance

 

[Gobnoblin]

depending on the chipset any old dongle will do.... for the price of it you couldn't really build a cheaper one from a development board and it comes in a nice encasement as well..... there are so many clones out there that the only thing that really matters is upgradeablity...... theres a few reviews and posts on that page at the bottom you might want to read and also check out the dongles website.... good luck

 

[Madridi]

Thanks

Only one question remains. Could I install any version on it or does upgradeable only means versions from the team themselves?

 

[Sao Mortel]

why not this one? its 4 $ less... and theres a tutorial how to upgrade it in the comments

 

[Joe88]

why not this one? its 4 $ less... and theres a tutorial how to upgrade it in the comments

alot of the comments say they cant upgrade it

 

[Madridi]

well, I'm looking for one thats upgradeable and can accept any hexes (meaning, upgradable by anyone, not the specific team itself)

So can anyone make a recommendation?

 

[Gobnoblin]

you may just want to get a development board then..... it won't be all wrapped up in pretty plastic case but it'll be fully upgradeable downgradeble sidegradeable and what have you. You can put whatever payload on it when you want it and how you want it. Indeed you in fact are your own support only relying on the kindess of the payload makers to keep inprooving the payloads...... if you are motivated you can compile your own hexes as soon as the code is released or you can wait the 60 seconds or so it takes other people to compile for all the various boards and ports...... get a nice teensy or a blackcat usb....... that way you know what chipset you have for sure and are master of your own destiny

 

[Madridi]

Thanks for the reply!
Would I be able to install hexes easy on my own development board? (couldnt care less about its casing and what not). I'm not really a programmer in any way, if it's something that can be done by an average user, then sure I'm up for it.

Now, where to get one of those? Is there a version number or anything on them?

 

[Gobnoblin]

easy peasy pudding and pie to update your development board.... takes all of about 12 secs..... no programming skills needed.... if you do a quick google search you'll find a billion tutorials and realise its no problems to do..... the board itself is also readily available from many different places... the most popular are teensy and teensy++ I myself have a blackcat usb which works quite well...... great good luck !

 

[Madridi]

Thanks. I really appreciate it. I'll get right on to it.

 

[Crimson Phantom]

I am dissapoint.

 

[Madridi]

lol .. I bet you saw that and.. *click*

 

[porchemasi]

I own a Minimus v1 AVR. Works great. Its $45 though ... just my opinion on what works perfect for me

 

[Madridi]

Thanks for your input. I'll research that

 

[SifJar]

FYI, it looks like the device you originally posted can be flashed with any payload, the website mentions Herme's payload, and something about hex (http://www.amazebreak.cc/Download.asp - not original site AFAIK, but a mirror of it because it went down. Also says it supports FW 3.01?). I think you can flash any payload to it.

 

[Madridi]

well, from my understanding, it doesnt exactly flash that payload, but the team has to modify it somehow to work with their device.

I read that people flashed theirs and it bricked, but they were able to recover to the previous flash or something..

Everything I read is from here: http://psx-scene.com/forums/f177/new-clone...749/index8.html

It's one of the links in DX comments..

Thanks SifJar

 

[Madridi]

easy peasy pudding and pie to update your development board.... takes all of about 12 secs..... no programming skills needed.... if you do a quick google search you'll find a billion tutorials and realise its no problems to do..... the board itself is also readily available from many different places... the most popular are teensy and teensy++ I myself have a blackcat usb which works quite well...... great good luck !

Gobnoblin, are all of these boards you mentioned have 32kb+ memory?

Edit:
Is this what I'm looking for? (Teensy++)
http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/

from what I understand, it's memory is around 128kb?
also, there are two versions. One with pins and one without. Does it matter which one I get?
Finally, assuming there are not other better alternatives, where can I get it from, as the site I linked two is out of stock til the end of november

Edit2:
So I've been random googling, and I came across this thread.
http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21460
So apparently there two different (pinless) versions of the teensy++ 2.0, one that uses AT90USB1286, and the other uses uses AT90USB1287 which adds USB host capablities?
Did I understand that correctly? any idea where to get both versions

 

[Gobnoblin]

pjrc or something like that... it should pop up in google.... if you are having a hard time finding a teensy you can get the black cat usb which is what i am using... it mostly just comes down to having the proper chipset for easy programming ......

begin c/p

Teensy++
http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/

BlackCat
http://www.embeddedcomputers.net/products/BlackcatUSB/

Olimex AVR-USB-162
http://www.olimex.com/dev/avr-usb-162.html (official site)
http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/pr...products_id=221
http://microcontrollershop.com/product_inf...roducts_id=2233

ATMEL - AT90USBKEY - EVALUATION KIT, AVR, USB
http://uk.farnell.com/atmel/at90usbkey/eva...-usb/dp/1455078
http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Comp...source=googleps

OpenKubus
http://www.embedded-projects.net/index.php...tikel&id=16

AVR-USB-STK AVR USB AT90USB162
http://www.skpang.co.uk/catalog/product_in...products_id=333

ATMEL - ATAVRXPLAIN
http://uk.farnell.com/atmel/atavrxplain/ki...28a1/dp/1778504
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail...556-ATAVRXPLAIN

Blackcat
http://www.store.theoryshare.com/tools-acc...b-jtag-kit.html

Xplain
http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productde...jsp?SKU=1778504

Dingo A320 (Black)
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=46358&am...ingoo%20Digital

MinimusUSB
http://www.minimususb.com/

AT90USBKEY Development USB Board
http://www.quantronics.com.au/products/ps3...at90usbkey.html

ATMEL ATAVRZUSBSTICK
http://at.farnell.com/atmel/atavrzusbstick...tick/dp/1562234
only via jtag programmer!

AVR USB NRF24-2
http://uk.farnell.com/atmel/atavrusbrf01/k...24-2/dp/1748509
works with Teensy 1.0 or BlackcatUSB hex

ATMEL - ATAVRXPLAIN
http://www.seguro.pl/sklep/?wyszukaj=tak&a...zukaj=AVRXPLAIN

Teensy / Golden AVR AT90USB162 Training Board
http://at90usb162.com/index-en.htm

PSXGroovy (Personal Software Xtender) Atmel/Micro
http://www.psxgroovy.com/products.htm

SparkFun AVR Stick (ATtiny85)
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_i...roducts_id=9147
http://www.ps3news.com/forums/attach...chmentid=23868

PIC18F4550 USB Dev Tool
http://www.pic18fusb.com

Nano Atmel AT90USB162 USB Development Board (Teensy 1.0 Compatible)
http://www.nanousbdev.com

end c/p


a quick google turned up the above.... should be more than enough to get yo where you want to go....

it doesn't matter if you have pins or not.... as long as you have the usb connectivity so you can plug it in you are good to go..... good luck

 

[Madridi]

Thanks Gobnoblin!!

So I decided to get one of these three

- Teensy++ AT90USB1286 (which can be found pjrc but out of stock. Anywhere else?)
- Teensy++ AT90USB1287 (Anyone knows where it's available?)
- X3MAX (wth is that. Any links to where it might be sold?)