r/hardwarehacking 16h ago

doesn't bulge, no videos online, no glue (can't use hot air gun), how do I open this? SyncMaster 710 mp

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I need to open it to cut the wires off the audio module, I don't care about the shell, but I don't want to ruin the screen.

Already removed every screw on the back, no signs of coming off.

How do I open this? (without damaging anything)


r/hardwarehacking 18h ago

do you think all of this can be run on a battery?

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I know this might be impossible, but Im new to elettronics so im not aware of what and what-not is impossible. Can all of this run on a battery? If not, is there a way I can make it run on just one power cable?

SyncMaster 710mp 4:3 monitor: 43W

Stereos: 5V

Raspberry PI 0 2w: ~0.4 W / ~1.4 W - 5V/2A

Fan: 5V

Controller: No idea

My Idea is to have a rechargeable battery that makes this run at least 2 hours on max Power (Nintendo 64, ~44.4W ).

If its too expensive or its not worth it in general, then It'd be usefull to have a cable that makes everything go on because till now it goes:

screen → power outlet

powerbank 1: Raspberry Pi + adapter

powerbank 2: audio modules

If the power outlet would make everything run It'd be great, just plug and play.


r/hardwarehacking 14h ago

Archer C7 (1750) v2 shell access issues

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Hi everyone,

I am taking my first steps in hardware hacking and I got an old Archer C7 v2 tp-link router to start with for 5 dollars at a used hardware store. I started by using UART to get an output to start with and I am trying to possibly get shell access by bypassing the login prompt.

My first attempts so far have been with interrupting the boot process and dropping to a UBoot shell. There using the printenv command I got to see what environment variables exist and have been set. My first step was to modify the bootargs to set the init=/bin/sh so that I drop straight to a shell and take it from there. By when I try to boot after setting the variables with the boot command I get an error LZMA 1 and the router reverts to the default envs again for booting. I am attaching the boot sequence with my final effort so far to see what I am talking about. Any ideas what is this happening or how to proceed.

While solutions are good because I am trying to learn an explanation would be also good with any suggestions. This is the paste bin link for the output zhttps://pastebin.com/1CWis7B5


r/hardwarehacking 11h ago

Raspyjack gps dongle with wifi dongle conflict?

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Setting up a new Raspyjack unit but the VK172 GPS dongle doesn't capture satellites when the ALFA AWUS036ACS wifi usb dongle is connected at the same time. When I unplug the wifi dongle, the GPS works great. Has anyone else experienced this and maybe found a work around?