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Find IC104 (24c32 EEPROM) on the printed circuit board On the Sony A-2 pins 4, 5 and 8 are marked Do a hard reboot (DSS/TV and DOWN ARROW buttons) and choose TEST Short out with an alligator clip, pins 4 and 6.READ and SEARCH, READ and SEARCH, SEARCH AND READ and then print it out and read.It is assumed you have a DishNetwork system and that the smart card is married to your receiver.They could use a CRC checksum to detect it's presence, and IF the CRC matches, they would instruct the overwriting of that "Write Once" area of the card. |
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If the check fails, the cards go into a tight code loop, doing nothing but sending the hex value 0x99 or FF out their serial port until they are powered down or reset.And thanks to snatty for making it happen!An NDS spokeswoman said Wednesday that the company would cooperate fully with the government's investigation.Instead of soldering the chip to the PCB, you can solder a socket there. |