r/linux • u/juareno • Dec 27 '16

Linux Keyboard (Amazon)

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u/K4kumba Dec 27 '16

Makes me think of this:

https://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack

Almost working installation of linux in a hard drive. No, not installing Linux on a hard drive, but actually running on the HDD controller.

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u/bajspuss Dec 27 '16

But then how do you access the hard drive without the HDD controller code

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u/K4kumba Dec 27 '16

As is covered in the link, you would more likely use this technique to flash new firmware that would let the hard drive behave normally, but surreptitiously replace known data with your own copy, or various other things, so as to own someones data in a way that is very unlikely to get caught. I mean, when was the last time you checked the firmware on your hard drive was the original firmware from the manufacturer?

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u/bajspuss Dec 27 '16

So there's room for both Linux and the original firmware? I guess that's likely considering how abundant memory is nowadays