Difference between revisions of "DS-Xtreme OpenSource Firmware Project"
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Please remember that this wiki is updated and maintained by YOU - '''Please help out where you can!''' | Please remember that this wiki is updated and maintained by YOU - '''Please help out where you can!''' | ||
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I propose the following tasks to achieve the "OpenSource" goal. | I propose the following tasks to achieve the "OpenSource" goal. | ||
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This order was chosen because the firmware "'''update.bin'''" is one large zipped?, binary file. So first we have to decompile the updater application to understand how its zipped and what parts make up the USB, FPGA and NDS launcher.... | This order was chosen because the firmware "'''update.bin'''" is one large zipped?, binary file. So first we have to decompile the updater application to understand how its zipped and what parts make up the USB, FPGA and NDS launcher.... | ||
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== '''Work In Progress Log''' == | == '''Work In Progress Log''' == | ||
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On running the updater, it uses windows sockets api to download '''update.txt''' and '''update.bin''' from the DSX server. The mozilla api is probabily the wrapper to call the windows sockets api, for platform independancy. Delphi also has wrappers for the application windows. The applications resources can easily be pulled out with XN Resource editor. I've also noticed on some of the disassembly that the updater looks like it can take command line arguments? | On running the updater, it uses windows sockets api to download '''update.txt''' and '''update.bin''' from the DSX server. The mozilla api is probabily the wrapper to call the windows sockets api, for platform independancy. Delphi also has wrappers for the application windows. The applications resources can easily be pulled out with XN Resource editor. I've also noticed on some of the disassembly that the updater looks like it can take command line arguments? | ||
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| + | '''7th January 2008:''' | ||
| + | main page redesigned for clarity. | ||
| + | Files moving to a seperate wiki page, and descriptions added for the files. | ||
| + | Link to the initial hardware explorations added. | ||
| + | Some terminology corrected | ||
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I'm currently trying out a few disassemblers on the .exe to see which gives me the best results. | I'm currently trying out a few disassemblers on the .exe to see which gives me the best results. | ||
The hardware investigations need putting on the wiki on a seperate page. | The hardware investigations need putting on the wiki on a seperate page. | ||
| − | + | Get hold of the NDS launcher that was aquired with NO$GB and the wifi. This could be usefull to find out where in- | |
| + | - the update.bin the NDS launcher resides. | ||
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Revision as of 05:12, 7 January 2008
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Work In Progress Log
5th January 2008:
Initial viewing of the PC Updater tool yields the following information.
1) The updater was coded with Borland Delphi development enviroment in C/C++. 2) The updater contains ZLIB compression librarys (probabily for the firmware). 3) The updater contains Altera Jam FPGA communication librarys (maybe for the JTAG connector on the circuit board). 4) The updater contains Mozilla/3.0 (compatible; Indy Library). 5) The Updater contains Cypress USB communication librarys.
On running the updater, it uses windows sockets api to download update.txt and update.bin from the DSX server. The mozilla api is probabily the wrapper to call the windows sockets api, for platform independancy. Delphi also has wrappers for the application windows. The applications resources can easily be pulled out with XN Resource editor. I've also noticed on some of the disassembly that the updater looks like it can take command line arguments?
7th January 2008: main page redesigned for clarity. Files moving to a seperate wiki page, and descriptions added for the files. Link to the initial hardware explorations added. Some terminology corrected
ToDo:
I'm currently trying out a few disassemblers on the .exe to see which gives me the best results. The hardware investigations need putting on the wiki on a seperate page. Get hold of the NDS launcher that was aquired with NO$GB and the wifi. This could be usefull to find out where in- - the update.bin the NDS launcher resides.
All in all not bad going for a weak lameass like me :)
