12-29, 20:00–22:00 (Europe/Berlin), CDC Circle
Introduction into chip flasher device history and operation - get trained!
The Zerocat Chipflasher is a versatile device that is made for firmware replacement. Its operation requires some training and some knowledge about typical difficulties in in-system flash programming.
This device comes with freedom in mind, down to details. It started as a cellar-project during the time of Snowden revelations, and now reaches a point of maturity in cooperation with the GNU Boot project. Key features that make this device a reproducable tool on GNU/Linux-Libre systems, now and in future, will be explained.
You will be trained in device operation, targeting a hard-to-flash ThinkPad T60 systemboard. Successful operation should result in a successful boot of the liberated T60 laptop - but let’s see!
-- https://www.zerocat.org
I started as an artist working on abstract scultpures as a free spirit -
but turned into free-design hardware development during the time of
Snowden revelations. I just could not stand that we are all cheated,
tricked, and manipulated -- and tried to elaborate escapes on a digital
hardware level. Initially, this activity was meant to save my children
and their innocent minds -- now I see that mankind has to get rescued.