--- Megan <mbg_at_world.std.com> wrote:
>
> does anyone know how to tell if an I-Opener is of the kind
> which can be hacked? Can one tell from the serial number of
> does the machine physically have to be opened?
>
> Megan Gentry
> Former RT-11 Developer
I do not know from the serial number, but if you lift off the trapdoor
over the SIMM, the ROM socket is visible near the AC power connector.
I did the scraping and all, but later found that it was one that didn't
need it - the software was old enough that there was a way to a shell
prompt that allowed me to get in and reflash the BIOS. Eventually, I
even replaced the BIOS splash screen with one of my own making - it has
Tux, "i-Opened it" in the iOpener font, and a "Linux Inside" logo.
-ethan
(who has one hacked and one-not-yet-hacked iOpener)
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Received on Mon Aug 27 2001 - 14:27:36 BST