My Sony PlayStation3 (PS3) was hacked to upgrade from a 60GB HDD to a 250GB HDD. It is now running Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) 6.1 as a fileserver when not playing games or watching movies. My Nokia N810 was hacked to allow for XRandR from the kernel, allowing me to do Portrait or Landscape mode from OS2008. My Sony Reader PRS-505 was hacked to include custom fonts, icons, and a persistent clock in the lower-right corner as I read e-Books or view manga.
Much of this is possible because most of my devices run some form of Linux. It's this hacking which currently attracts many people to my website or to my wiki.
LINKS:
- LatheWiki: HOWTO on Hacking the Sony Reader PRS-505
- LatheWiki: HOWTO on OS2008 Screen Rotation on the Nokia N810
- LatheWiki: Yellow Dog Linux 6.1 on the Sony PlayStation 3
In most cases, I've tried to help, even if it was clear that they didn't understand what they were attempting to do. It's all too easy to "brick" a device with a typo or a bad command. Thankfully, most devices have a flash or firmware mode allowing you to recover to a default state. I'd still recommend making backups first before you attempt something new.
I'm glad to see I'm not the only hacker out there... I'm glad to share the knowledge, and that some of you are finding it interesting. :)
















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