On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 09:14:16PM +0200, Quux wrote:
> pre-bricking thus might refer to a process where a mainboard is
> flashed with a disfunctional BIOS image, thus bricking it - but
> where it is done with a chance of reversal
Ouch - I'm sorry, but I think "pre-bricked" is a horrible term. :\
On 8/29/07, Quux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> a "de-bricking" utility is one ( notorious is the debricking tool by a guy
> who likes to call himself "hairy dairy maid" and used in the openWRT router
> project, employing a JPEG hardware interface)
I'm guessing this is JTAG and not JPEG?
-dhbar
I am glad you're asking this question (please also refer to MIT's "The
Hacker's dictionary / jargon file)
"*to brick*" a router (for example) can be done by flashing non-working
firmware into it rendering it useless without chance for reversal. It is
an expensive door-stop, a brick, or a lett
