I tried to rgh3 my Xbox 360 that has been sitting in my basement collecting dust for the past decade as the online shop and servers are shutting down at the end of the year. I probably killed the Xbox in 2 different ways. First, I scratched up the board a lot when removing the “x-clamp” that holds on the heatsink. Second, I think I melted the pad I needed to solder to away after failing to get anything to stick to it. In my defense it was really tiny. I gave up in frustration but I will probably take a look at it again later this week once I’m done finals. I do not recommend trying this, as the soldering is basically impossible unless you have a microscope and are a professional. If you do try it, don’t make the mistakes I did.
#hack-hour I spent way to much time rooting a stupid potato fire tablet instead of studying for my spanish final. (not all logged because the bot crashed) I am working on a written guide that I will post as soon as I finish it because no good ones exist.
I found my dad's old iPod 4th gen. The hard drive died and you can’t use an iPod with Apple Music so I am going to put an ESP32 in it. It turns out the click wheel works pretty well diy projects with the use of an FPC breakout board. My plan is to find an LCD that fits in the frame window, and an ESP board with a battery charger circuit build in. I am taking heavy inspiration from this project: hackaday.io/project/177034-spot-spotify-in-a-4th-gen-ipod-2004
Presenting Valease today. More info to come. In the meantime, here's the logo:
Made a very very simple macro pad with an esp32 for bin.
