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I'm gonna repost all my random hardware hacks in this thread

Like 28 Apr 2022 at 14:57 | Open on retr0.id

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Deadbugging a very tiny SPI flash (USON-8?)

28 Apr 2022 at 14:59 | Open on retr0.id

Deadbugging a BGA NOR flash IC from an iPod nano (I never actually finished this solder job - midway through, I figured out how to reflash it through software)

28 Apr 2022 at 15:01 | Open on retr0.id

My old desktop PC.

Fish tank water pump, milk bottle reservoir, car aircon radiator.

28 Apr 2022 at 15:03 | Open on retr0.id

Booting a raspberry pi with a small black-and-white CRT

28 Apr 2022 at 15:05 | Open on retr0.id

Trying to improve the signal integrity of my thinkpad's internal sata bus (it did not help...)

28 Apr 2022 at 15:07 | Open on retr0.id

My *current* desktop

28 Apr 2022 at 15:08 | Open on retr0.id

Adding USB-C to an iPod nano (1st gen)

28 Apr 2022 at 15:09 | Open on retr0.id

Adding USB-C to an iPod Classic (4th gen)

28 Apr 2022 at 15:25 | Open on retr0.id

iPod Classic (5th gen) with HDD window (yes, it really works!)

28 Apr 2022 at 15:26 | Open on retr0.id

Adding optical audio output (toslink) to an iPod Classic (4th gen). Unfortunately I never got this fully working, there was a lot of distortion due to clock jitter, but it did technically work.

28 Apr 2022 at 15:29 | Open on retr0.id

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An earlier prototype of the above

28 Apr 2022 at 15:31 | Open on retr0.id

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iPod Nano (1st gen) with custom boot logo and serial number (via reflashing the NOR flash)

1 28 Apr 2022 at 15:33 | Open on retr0.id

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Nintendo Switch with debug UART header

28 Apr 2022 at 15:35 | Open on retr0.id

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An LGA755 socket potted in resin, as a drinks coaster

3 28 Apr 2022 at 15:37 | Open on retr0.id

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"Surface mount, but without the surface."

28 Apr 2022 at 15:38 | Open on retr0.id

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cat printer, printing cat

28 Apr 2022 at 15:39 | Open on retr0.id

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An LG smart TV, without the screen. A VNC server is running on the TV, which my phone is connected to.

28 Apr 2022 at 15:45 | Open on retr0.id

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A bare-metal nyan cat demo, running on a Dell Axim X3 PDA. Video on twitter: https://twitter.com/David3141593/status/1207024356108439553

28 Apr 2022 at 15:48 | Open on retr0.id

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A hexadecimal unix-time clock

28 Apr 2022 at 15:51 | Open on retr0.id

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Bonus pics

28 Apr 2022 at 15:52 | Open on retr0.id

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I made a custom LCD display driver

28 Apr 2022 at 15:53 | Open on retr0.id

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Adding USB-C charging to a Nintendo DSi

28 Apr 2022 at 15:56 | Open on retr0.id

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Behold, my box of memories

28 Apr 2022 at 15:58 | Open on retr0.id

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Fracta1L replied to DELETED

@kafazen @retr0id ты мне так с фуфыксом советуешь чтоли xd

1 28 Apr 2022 at 18:09 | Open on indiefedi.party