iLiad Userhack v2 - Page 2

CommanderROR · 07-25-2006, 06:14 AM

Oh dear...well...it had to happen to someone sooner or later...I hope you'll get it fixes quick and cheap...:-(

tribble · 07-25-2006, 06:18 AM

Ouch!!!

Well, why is it not booting?

R2D2 · 07-25-2006, 06:32 AM

If they are taking money to fix it, we should probably start collecting money for him...

deadite66 · 07-25-2006, 06:36 AM

+1 set up paypal

Kristoffer · 07-25-2006, 07:00 AM

SSH connection Refused after Updating to 2.5...
However PDF-Execution still possible! Now a script would be nice to get ssh access again?! Could Anyone provide one?

P.s.
Sorry to hear about the bricking...

DHer · 07-25-2006, 07:02 AM

thank you very much for proposing this.

unfortunately there's nothing we can do right now.

iRex Support tries to be very helpful, but

Quote:

Dear Customer,

Unfortunately, our repair shop can not handle this. For the moment they can only handle mechanical problems.

Also, there are no tools available to "reflash" it.

I will check with our development team what we can do and get back to you some time next week.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Regards,

iRex shop

I guess it's your turn to play with v2.5

Riocaz · 07-25-2006, 07:08 AM

Ouch.

Thats really bad news DHer.

It's hard to believe they can't reflash the iLiad, it seems very very odd that they are talking about providing an SDK for a machine which the user can't relash themselves in the first place.

deadite66 · 07-25-2006, 07:10 AM

so if an update failed they can't repair it O.o

Tscherno · 07-25-2006, 07:14 AM

You should tell them, that it happened after updating...

ElaHuguet · 07-25-2006, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tscherno

You should tell them, that it happened after updating...

What good would that do? They receive the iLiad, find it executing scripts they didn't put in... useless lie, methinks.

DHer · 07-25-2006, 07:24 AM

@kristoffer

first we need to know if xpdf is still running as root (i assume they changed it if they are talking about "improved security").

next question: does the old script to switch on ethernet support still work? (see the green light at the travel hub)

If at least the second thing works, it should be no problem either to start the ssh daemon (if xpdf is running as root and it is still installed) or drop netcat (http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/d...=arm&type=main) on the iliad (extract the binary, installing the package won't work without root), make it executable and execute "netcat -l -p 1234 -e /bin/sh" to spawn a netcat backdoor on port 1234. Then you can connect from your pc using netcat <IP> 1234 to get a shell on the device.

This is quite insecure, so don't do it somewhere else then in your home network.
AND DO NOT add this to the startup scripts.

Then you can go on, extract the passwd file (assuming they haven't shadowed it) and get the root password again - till there's the next update.

Kristoffer · 07-25-2006, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

@kristoffer

...

next question: does the old script to switch on ethernet support still work? (see the green light at the travel hub)

...

First of all, great that you keep hanging in here!

Okay, the xpdf linking still does something, it opens the connection as after confirming the execution i am able to "surf", meaning clicking links and getting where i want to, and pinging the device is also possible...

The green light is illuminated!

DHer · 07-25-2006, 08:04 AM

please try the appended modified userhack.

copy the pdf and the arm folder in your "books" folder and tell me what happens if you try the new links.

it's great to be back to blind flight.

Edit: forgot to upload the tex file

deadite66 · 07-25-2006, 08:15 AM

is it possible to emulate the iliad on scratchbox so save potential bricking?

Kristoffer · 07-25-2006, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

please try the appended modified userhack.

copy the pdf and the arm folder in your "books" folder and tell me what happens if you try the new links.

it's great to be back to blind flight.

Edit: forgot to upload the tex file

Okay I'll try, as long as you can assure me that it won't do the same thing to me that happened to you

Edit:
Uploaded the passwd.txt...

07-25-2006, 06:14 AM	#16
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	Oh dear...well...it had to happen to someone sooner or later...I hope you'll get it fixes quick and cheap...:-(

07-25-2006, 06:18 AM	#17
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Ouch!!! Well, why is it not booting?

07-25-2006, 06:32 AM	#18
R2D2 Mad Scientist Posts: 294 Karma: 242 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany Device: Zaurus, HTCMagician, iLiad	If they are taking money to fix it, we should probably start collecting money for him...

07-25-2006, 06:36 AM	#19
deadite66 Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 16 Join Date: Apr 2006 Device: irex iliad, uk Kindle gen3	+1 set up paypal

07-25-2006, 07:00 AM	#20
Kristoffer Member Posts: 20 Karma: 56 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hamburg, Germany Device: IRex Iliad	SSH connection Refused after Updating to 2.5... However PDF-Execution still possible! Now a script would be nice to get ssh access again?! Could Anyone provide one? P.s. Sorry to hear about the bricking...

07-25-2006, 07:08 AM	#22
Riocaz Fulfilled but not by iRex Posts: 932 Karma: 286846 Join Date: May 2006 Location: London Device: Far too many	Ouch. Thats really bad news DHer. It's hard to believe they can't reflash the iLiad, it seems very very odd that they are talking about providing an SDK for a machine which the user can't relash themselves in the first place.

07-25-2006, 07:10 AM	#23
deadite66 Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 16 Join Date: Apr 2006 Device: irex iliad, uk Kindle gen3	so if an update failed they can't repair it O.o

07-25-2006, 07:14 AM	#24
Tscherno iLiad Geek Posts: 110 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Regensburg / Germany Device: iLiad #505; Sony T1, Amazon Paperwhite first Gen & sec is coming!	You should tell them, that it happened after updating...

07-25-2006, 07:24 AM	#26
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	@kristoffer first we need to know if xpdf is still running as root (i assume they changed it if they are talking about "improved security"). next question: does the old script to switch on ethernet support still work? (see the green light at the travel hub) If at least the second thing works, it should be no problem either to start the ssh daemon (if xpdf is running as root and it is still installed) or drop netcat (http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/d...=arm&type=main) on the iliad (extract the binary, installing the package won't work without root), make it executable and execute "netcat -l -p 1234 -e /bin/sh" to spawn a netcat backdoor on port 1234. Then you can connect from your pc using netcat <IP> 1234 to get a shell on the device. This is quite insecure, so don't do it somewhere else then in your home network. AND DO NOT add this to the startup scripts. Then you can go on, extract the passwd file (assuming they haven't shadowed it) and get the root password again - till there's the next update.

07-25-2006, 08:15 AM	#29
deadite66 Groupie Posts: 197 Karma: 16 Join Date: Apr 2006 Device: irex iliad, uk Kindle gen3	is it possible to emulate the iliad on scratchbox so save potential bricking?

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