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Zune
Llorean:
Basically, the Zune in theory has both some strong points (in regards to porting Rockbox) and very weak ones.
The bad: Until someone figures out a way to bypass the encryption so unsigned code can be run, there's really nothing much that can be done.
The good: Due to its similarities with the Gigabeat S, should the encryption be cracked or bypassed, in theory it will be a less onerous task than an entirely from-scratch port (though obviously, only in theory).
Bagder:
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Since the Zune runs some kind of Win CE, I figure it could be a good idea to scan the net for known buffer overflows in that or in one of the components the Zune uses to see if that could be an entry point to running custom code.
JonathanHull:
I've been seeing a lot of cheap zunes online recently (as low as $80 once). I'm not much of a coder, but would it be helpful to the effort if I bought one and donated it to one of the devs?
ecow7:
Yeah, I am hoping that all the cheap zunes on woot will spark some interest from the community.
I'm doing my research now, as I know almost nothing about running unsigned code or breaking encryptions or windows ce.
One thing I noticed, though, is that there is a GigabeatS option for the configure file in subversion. Does this mean that they got past the encryption/signing issue? Or is that just an early start of writing the drivers in case they ever do get that far?
saratoga:
--- Quote from: ecow7 on November 14, 2007, 11:50:17 PM ---One thing I noticed, though, is that there is a GigabeatS option for the configure file in subversion. Does this mean that they got past the encryption/signing issue?
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They did. I believe it was done by someone working on the Zune actually, however the trick they used does not work on the Zune.
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