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There's a wealth of information in these pages about how to disassemble and reverse-engineer electronics, and Huang is careful to show you what tools you need, and how to use them (don't worry if you don't know how to use a soldering iron--that's covered here). There also are step-by-step guides (complete with photos) to a couple of projects, and interviews with key figures in the Xbox-hacking community. --David Wall
Topics covered: How to enjoy a Microsoft Xbox game console without the mindless tedium of playing video games. This book shows you how to open an Xbox, make modifications to it (from a cosmetic LED color change, to putting in a new power supply, to adding a USB connector), and make the changes needed to get Linux running on it. In the process, readers get an education in reverse engineering electronic circuits, as well as in basic electronic techniques (soldering, crimping, etc) and in the intellectual property law that governs hacker activity.
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Der Inhalt erstreckt sich von der Aufklärung des Garantieverlustes
über das bauen eines USB Adapters sowie dem Entwickeln eigener Software für die XBOX bis zu allgemeinen Debugging/Hacking Tips.
An dieser Stelle sei schon einmal erwähnt dass sich das Buch ausschliesslich an Leser mit fundierten elektronischen Vorkenntnissen richtet. Wenn sie ihre 170EUR teures Spielzeug mit einem Lötkolben bearbeiten, sollten Sie wissen was sie tun- Die Lötstellen sind oftmals sehr nah beieinander oder sind an sehr kleinen Pins die bei zu hoher Temperatur schnell durchgebrannt sind- Mit einem Ersatz durch Microsoft ist wohl kaum zu rechnen.
Über den Inhalt des Buches hinaus bleibt zu erwähnen, dass es zunächst so schien als es auf Grund des in den USA geltenden Digital Millentium Copyright Acts(DCMA) garnicht erscheinen sollte:
Die Verlage die Andrew Huang kontaktierte waren zwar sicherlich von einem Vermarktungserfolg des Buches überzeugt, und von seiner fundierten Arbeit angetan,schreckten jedoch vor den Risiken welche die Veröffentlichung eines so brisanten "Grau-Zonen-Thematik" Buches bürgten davor zurück ins Geschäft zu kommen, denn im Zusammenhang mit DMCA Verstössen gibt es in den USA schon eine Reihe von Präzidenzfällen die zum größten Teil für die Beschuldigten sehr unglücklich endeten.
Nichtsdestotrotz erklärte sich schlussendlich der NoStarch Press Verlag aber glücklicherweise dazu bereit das Buch zu vertreiben.
To put this in context, the Xbox is really a full fledged PC, repackaged and sealed up with security to prevent game copying and to stop buyers from turning in into the ultimate cheap computer. Microsoft sells the Xbox considerably below manufacturing cost, using it as a loss leader to sell games. The last thing they want is for everyone to turn the Xbox into $150 computers. Hackers like Huang saw the opportunity to do exactly that and began the ultimate adventure a trip into the devious mind of Microsoft's engineers. Every bit as exciting as the latest game disk.
This is both the story of that effort - the creation of a fully functional Linux computer and a fascinating training manual on what actually goes into the hardware hacking process. Huang understands full well the danger that he might go over the heads of his readers and makes every effort to explain exactly what is going on. He has a lucid, self-effacing style that is like a geek chat session. For someone like me, who started out with a pile of 'chips' and a breadboard, and then graduated to 16 Kilobyte memory boards it is pure fun to see what has happened in the past 40 years.
I also was astonished at the ingenious subterfuges Microsoft used to hide the Xbox's innards from casual observers. For those who always are critical of Microsoft's capabilities, this is a lesson in hubris. Huang proves that the time honored traditions of hacking as a way to learn and grow still exist, and that not everyone with a soldering iron is out to bring the Internet down. This is probably the most technically informative book I've read in the past 10 years. If you are a 'gotta know' kind of person, this is a must have book.
The great thing about this book is that it reads like a buddy explaining something to you. It's not a sterile textbook about AD-SRAM 511 chips or whatever, it's a book about a guy who tinkered with something he bought, and kept a log about it. Even when it gets technical, it's easy to skim over those parts and still know what he was doing. A great mix of extremely informative but at the same time not overwhelming. Reading what he thought and the struggles he and others have gone through just for the *right to talk* (or 'Freedom of Speech', as I've heard it called somewhere...) about what they want is as interesting as the xbox motherboard itself.
If you're looking for instructions about modchips and playing copied games, this *isn't* the book for you. On the other hand, if you've ever wondered how these systems work, and how people are ever able to figure this stuff out in the first place, then you'll never find a better book.
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