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Coming shortly… RGB LCD plate for Raspberry Pi. There’s equally a new case, a FLORA plus more should you look close www.adafruit.com
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My GamePi came to lifetime – brief showoff plus demonstration movie I desired to have a transportable power powered GamePi. I utilize a 2S LiPo 1300maH (7.4V) with a 78S05 voltage regulator to force the Pi as well as the hub. Display: 3,5″ LCD reverse camera monitor. More inside photos plus details: www.raspberrypi.org
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I’d love with be capable with hang a screen found on the wall (with a Raspberry pi connected with the back of it) which does the following through voice control:

• Shows a slideshow of pictures it grabs from someplace found on the network (possibly even from Flickr?)
• Shows a weather page with a extended range forecast
• Plays web radio stations
• Plays videos from Youtube
• Shows a information page with newest updates
• Displays RSS feeds
• Shows a calendar

I’m certain I’ll come up with a bunch more tips, plus do not have idea whether I can create it function, however, provided the cost of the hardware as well as the open source nature of the program, I reckon we can do this for about $ 220!

Imagine being capable with state “Computer, show me the weather” or “Computer, show me the news”, or “Computer, show me images from Flicker of schnauzers”

The notice boggles…..

Raspberry Pi Hacks, Tips & Tips

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Crypto Cat Plush Animal

The tiny, $35, Linux-based Raspberry Pi computer has drawn a lot of attention in the last few months, and though it was originally developed to teach computer programming to young students, Internet activists have taken notice as well. A recent BBC interview with developer Nadim Kobeissi, creator of a web-based secure communications program called Cryptocat, shows off just one potentia

l use of the low-cost hardware and free software system. Kobeissi says he’s looking forward to the arrival of Raspberry Pi as a way to bring extra-secure communication to web chat, especially in places where conversations might be watched.

Kobeissi’s Cryptocat is an open-source program that encrypts chat conversations before they’re sent to a server. For relatively little money, he plans to buy Raspberry Pi computers, set them up as servers running Cryptocat, and send them to areas where free speech is monitored or prohibited. The small, modifiable nature of Raspberry Pi computers make them well-adapted to foster chat privacy.

Considering general privacy concerns and recent NSA surveillance probes, the idea could be intriguing for westerners too. “Big Data continue to amass gigantic amounts of personal information without providing any guarantee of privacy, while encryption remains largely inaccessible,” Cryptocat’s website claims, “Cryptocat aims to bridge the gap for those who need easy, encrypted communication.”

Earlier this week, Raspberry Pi became available for pre-order through two Britain-based manufacturers, and the demand for the little open-source system was so great that both manufacturers sites went down on Tuesday evening. When the Pi becomes more widely available, Kobeissi plans to put the software for turning the Raspberry Pi into a chat server online for anyone to use.

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Multi-camera security system

Secure Chat tool with CryptoCat

Firewall (something like untangle for Arm)

Proxy Server

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BT5 ARM? Is the Raspberry Pi invited to the party too? (I mean, I’d expect so, but I only see smartphone threads in this section so I thought I’d ask.)

The RasPi could be a pretty handy tool if paired with BT — a super-customizable BT card which you could place in seemingly benign containers/locations for gathering data.
Or, y’know, just get a bunch of them spread out over some area and get exceptional wireless coverage, command your own team of nodes, etc.

Oh, yeah, this has to be a thread. Let’s discuss any creative uses we can come up with using Raspberry Pi boards/systems and BackTrack.

 

 

 

Short answer: No, BT can’t run on Raspberry Pi without modifications.

Long answer: RaspberryPi has an ARM11 CPU
http://elinux.org/RaspberryPiBoard#Hardware

which means it has the ARMv6 architecture:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped…ture#ARM_cores

BT is compiled for Nvidia Tegra 2 which is ARMv7:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped…Tegra_2_series

But, if you have the source code, theoretically you could compile it yourself for the ARMv6 ISA

You don’t need RaspberryPi running BT for being useful in Penetration testing, you could install the needed tools in the distro that comes with RaspberryPi and use it that way, without senseless modifications.
What’s great about RaspberryPi is the very low power consumption (~700mAh at 5V ~=3.5W) which can be used together with of the shelf 18650 LiIons and a voltage regulator.
RaspberryPi: US$25
4×18650: US$9
1xL7805: US$1
Wifi dongle: US$7
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Total: US$42

The perfect backdoor/dropbox which runs at least 12h off the batteries.

18650 LiIons have 3000mAh -> 3Ax3.7V=11.1W X 4= 44.4W / 3.5W =12.6H

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Hello guys,

I’m new to the forum and thought I would introduce myself with my current Keyboard Project.

Here’s what the project consists of:
1 IBM M-type Keyboard
1 16gb flash drive
1 Dlink USB wifi card, modified with External Antenna (Injection Capable)
1 5 port USB Hub
1 7.7db Omni Antenna

Why: To make a long story short, I work in the Security industry, and commonly help recover (or penetrate) various systems. I wanted something that I could carry relatively easily that would allow me the following things a. a bootable operating system b. a internet connection that was capable of injection (just in case!) c. a device with enough storage space to backup passwords, pictures, etc.

How: Most of you will likely know, there were never USB IBM M-type Keyboards they were only released in PS/2, AT, and Terminal types. So to make this all work I have to convert the keyboard to USB. Once the Conversion takes place, I’ll need to completely rewire the internals, mount the external Antenna, and then some.

Here goes.

This is the Keyboard PCB with USB to PS2 converter soldered on. The little bit with a mouse port hanging off the side is the actual adapter.

This is several hours later, Almost all the ends and odds mounted. Top Left is USB hub, immediately under that is the 16gb flash drive. To the right, the Keyboard PCB and the USB adapter. Above this you can see the Switch I installed for the wifi. You can also see the rear USB ports mounted next to the switch.

USB wifi mounted and external RP-SMA installed. You may notice this is the only device that I made removable. This is because I am not particularly impressed with this wifi card. I will be swapping for a better card in the near future.

Here’s a Birds Eye of where the keyboard sits today.

Here’s the near finished product

In light of the recent hackaday coverage here’s the completed(ish) shots publicly viewable.

If you like this kind of projects, please join the forums. We need community driven feedback for where to focus attention for future projects.

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You can easily build your own Mini-Pwner.

What You’ll Need:

• TP-Link TL-WR703N router (www.volumerates.com for $22.34)
• USB flash drive (Low profile drive such as the Cruzer Fit recommended)
• 5V “cellphone” backup battery with MicroUSB connector (Find the one below by searching for “sharper image charger” on ebay)
• MiniPwner setup package available here.

Setup Steps:

1. Download the OpenWrt image for the TP-Link WR-703N router from http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/ar71xx/. Get the file openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin
2. Download and install Netcat on your computer if its not already there.
3. Download the MiniPwner community edition scripts from here.
4. Use your computer to repartition and format your thumb drive as follows: Partition 1: linux swap space, Partition2: ext4.
5. Insert the thumb drive into the USB port of the TPLink router.
6. Configure your computer with a static address of 192.168.1.111
7. Connect your computer to the router with an ethernet cable and power on the router
8. Browse to 192.168.1.1. Login admin password admin.
9. Mouseover the left hand links to find the DateTimeCfgRpm.htm link and click
   
10. Mouseover the expanded menu to find SoftwareUpgradeRpm.htm link and click
    
11. Use the dialog to upload the new flash (openwrt-ar71xx-generic-tl-wr703n-v1-squashfs-factory.bin) to the router. It will go through a 100% status bar twice then reboot.
12. On your computer open a command prompt. CD to the directory containing minipwner.tar, and open a netcat listener using “nc -l -p 3333 < minipwner.tar” (or if your PC is linux use “nc -l <minipwner.tar 3333″
13. Once the router finishes rebooting, telnet to 192.168.1.1
14. *** If you mess up anything after this point, enter the command “firstboot” into your telnet session, reboot, and you will be right back here.***
15. If you aren’t good with vi for editing, consider doing “opkg install nano” to get a more friendly editor.
16. Copy and paste the following commands into your telnet session.

    cd /usr/share
    nc 192.168.1.111 3333 > minipwner.tar

17. It will hang up while transfering the tar archive from the PC. (netcat doesn’t know that the file transfer is done) Wait 10 seconds then go to the command prompt window on the PC and Ctrl-C to break the connection
18. Paste this command into your telnet session:

    tar -xf minipwner.tar

19. Paste these commands into your telnet session:

    cd /usr/share/minipwner
    cp -f /etc/config/network /etc/config/network.orig 
    cp -f /etc/config/wireless /etc/config/wireless.orig
    cp -f /etc/config/firewall /etc/config/firewall.orig
    cp -f /etc/profile /etc/profile.orig
    cp -f /etc/config/fstab /etc/config/fstab.orig
    cp -f /etc/opkg.conf /etc/opkg.conf.orig
    cp -f /etc/config/system /etc/config/system.orig
    cp -f /etc/config/dhcp /etc/config/dhcp.orig
    cp -f ./network.1 /etc/config/network
    cp -f ./wireless.1 /etc/config/wireless
    cp -f firewall.1 /etc/config/firewall
    cat /etc/config/wireless.orig

20. Your original /etc/config/wireless file contents should have been displayed on the screen. Copy the MAC address of your wireless adapter from the screen.
21. Edit etc/config/wireless using

    vi /etc/config/wireless

    Delete the bad MAC address (cursor to it and use x to delete) then paste in the copied MAC (i to insert then paste). Then change the Wifi settings to connect to your wireless router (by default tries to connect to SSID “TOKI”. Shift-ZZ to save and exit. :q! to exit without saving.

22. Paste these commands into your telnet session:

    /etc/init.d/network restart
    wifi

23. Type

    ifconfig wlan0

    to check that your wireless settings came up. If you don’t have a DHCP assigned address you’ll need to troubleshoot your settings.

24. If your internet connection works you should be able to run “opkg update” and see that it connects and updates packages.Some people have challenges at this step. One common problem is that their wireless network is in the range 192.168.1.x, which is the same range as eth0. See the forum for options if this is your problem (simple fix is to change the IP range of your wireless network)
25. Paste these commands into your telnet session:

    cd /usr/share/minipwner
    opkg update
    opkg install kernel
    opkg install kmod-usb-storage
    opkg install kmod-fs-ext4
    opkg install block-mount
    cp -f profile.1 /etc/profile
    cp -f fstab.1 /etc/config/fstab
    cp -f opkg.conf.1 /etc/opkg.conf
    cp -f system.1 /etc/config/system
    mkdir /mnt/usb
    /etc/init.d/fstab enable
    /etc/init.d/fstab start
    ls /mnt/usb

26. Check that your USB drive mounted. “mount” or “df” commands should show it. If not, you’ll need to troubleshoot USB access.
27. Paste these commands into your telnet session:

    cd /usr/share/minipwner
    ln -s /mnt/usb /opt
    ln -s /etc /mnt/usb/etc
    opkg install netcat
    opkg -dest usb install tar
    opkg -dest usb install openssh-sftp-client
    opkg -dest usb install nmap
    opkg -dest usb install tcpdump
    opkg -dest usb install aircrack-ng
    opkg -dest usb install kismet-client
    opkg -dest usb install kismet-server
    opkg -dest usb install perl
    opkg -dest usb install openvpn
    opkg -dest usb install dsniff
    opkg -dest usb install nbtscan
    opkg -dest usb install snort
    opkg -dest usb install karma
    opkg -dest usb install samba2-client
    opkg -dest usb install elinks
    opkg -dest usb install yafc
    cp -f ./network.2 /etc/config/network
    cp -f ./wireless.2 /etc/config/wireless
    cp -f ./dhcp.2 /etc/config/dhcp
    ln -s /mnt/usb/usr/share/nmap /usr/share/nmap
    cat /etc/config/wireless.orig

28. Your original /etc/config/wireless file contents should have been displayed on the screen. Copy the MAC address of your wireless adapter from the screen.
29. Edit etc/config/wireless using

    vi etc/config/wireless

    Delete the bad MAC address (cursor to it and use x to delete) then paste in the copied MAC (i to insert then paste). Shift-ZZ to save and exit. :q! to exit without saving.

30. Type passwd to set a root password.
31. Reboot. The default configuration for the minipwner is acting as a wireless access point with an SSID of TLINK and a router IP of 192.168.50.1, and running DHCP on the ethernet port.
32. If things get hosed up, see the “rebuilding” section of the FAQ for instructions on using fail-safe mode to rebuild your router.
33. If you want to install other packages to the USB key, do opkg -dest usb install <whatever>.  I have had problems where installed libraries, modules, or other resources are not found because they are not in the “normal” place.  In a lot of cases you can kinda fix this by creating a symlink, similar to the one above for ”

    ln -s /mnt/usb/usr/share/nmap /usr/share/nmap"

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This device is a little pricey.. Like REALLY pricey – I want to do this on the cheap, and home brew style – If you looking for a more mature device with support this may be the way to go.

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