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Modern XBOX Series X and S has very nice hardware (custom AMD APUs) for a really really discounted price. I wonder when or if they can be bricked enough to be a

Modern XBOX Series X and S has very nice hardware (custom AMD APUs) for a really really discounted price. I wonder when or if they can be bricked enough to be a viable linux computer that can be sold for ~250$ ish with a great performance.

numpad0 3y ago
This talk[1] was interesting watch wrt that. They made DRAM encrypted and Secure Boot seems to be done right too… 1: https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo
selectodude 3y ago
I have an Xbox One X that would be nice as a second PC. Even if it was an irreversible process that allowed me to install Windows, it would at least keep it out of the landfill for a little while longer.
- RajT88 3y ago
  XBoneX would make for a nice dedicated Left4Dead box. You can also stream your PC games to the Xbox: https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/02/guide_how_to_mirror_your_pc_display_to_your_xbox_one_xbox_series_x https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/02/guide_how_to_mirror_yo...
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stepupmakeup 3y ago
I think a modded PS4 fits the shoe quite well, if you ignore the need to run a web browser exploit each time you want to boot Linux (like a "semi-untethered jailbreak" for the iOS nerds)
ggm 3y ago
This is use of the word "bricked" which is a novel inverse of my normal understanding. To me a "bricked" device has been corrupted in core boot so bad, even JTAG may not get it back. It's the unusable state. "rooted" is the more normal description of 'I got to install some code on it which the original vendor did not want me to be able to install' surely? Or has geek english moved on to invert the greybeard meaning of "bricked" ?
- Rediscover 3y ago
  Thank You. Sorry about not adding to the discussion.
Shekelphile 3y ago
There's consumer boards with xbox one and xbox series SoCs out there with the GPU fused off already. They won't ever be hacked, security is tight and the scene essentially doesn't exist anymore.
fomine3 3y ago
Moreover, it has GPU that was every cryptominers wanted to get and use. Since it's still not hacked, it seems to extremely hard to hack. It was $$$ profit for mining farm.

numpad0 3y ago

This talk[1] was interesting watch wrt that. They made DRAM encrypted and Secure Boot seems to be done right too… 1: https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo

selectodude 3y ago

I have an Xbox One X that would be nice as a second PC. Even if it was an irreversible process that allowed me to install Windows, it would at least keep it out of the landfill for a little while longer.

RajT88 3y ago
XBoneX would make for a nice dedicated Left4Dead box. You can also stream your PC games to the Xbox: https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/02/guide_how_to_mirror_your_pc_display_to_your_xbox_one_xbox_series_x https://www.purexbox.com/news/2021/02/guide_how_to_mirror_yo...

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stepupmakeup 3y ago

I think a modded PS4 fits the shoe quite well, if you ignore the need to run a web browser exploit each time you want to boot Linux (like a "semi-untethered jailbreak" for the iOS nerds)

ggm 3y ago

This is use of the word "bricked" which is a novel inverse of my normal understanding. To me a "bricked" device has been corrupted in core boot so bad, even JTAG may not get it back. It's the unusable state. "rooted" is the more normal description of 'I got to install some code on it which the original vendor did not want me to be able to install' surely? Or has geek english moved on to invert the greybeard meaning of "bricked" ?

Rediscover 3y ago
Thank You. Sorry about not adding to the discussion.

Shekelphile 3y ago

There's consumer boards with xbox one and xbox series SoCs out there with the GPU fused off already. They won't ever be hacked, security is tight and the scene essentially doesn't exist anymore.

fomine3 3y ago

Moreover, it has GPU that was every cryptominers wanted to get and use. Since it's still not hacked, it seems to extremely hard to hack. It was $$$ profit for mining farm.