Category Archives: MSc Project

Finished

Posted on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 by Peter

Good news, everyone! I’ve just completed and submitted my MSc dissertation. I’ve also invented a device which makes you read all 20,000 words of it in your head, in Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth’s voice! Well, only part of that is … Continue reading →

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Wii NAND Imaging with BootMii

Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 by Peter

Earlier this week Nintendo released System Menu 4.3 – the sole purpose of which seems to be disabling homebrew software. It’s a bit of a pain because until some new bugs are found, the success of any procedure I come … Continue reading →

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Wii NAND Imaging with Infectus2

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 by Peter

In short, I’ve had no success getting the Wii to speak to my Infectus chip. The first obstacle was finding wire small enough to fit securely into the vias on the motherboard. I started by using Kynar wire wrap, but … Continue reading →

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Inside the Nintendo Wii

Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2010 by Peter

The title tells you pretty much all you need to know about this post. I spent this afternoon disassembling the Wii and documenting the process. It wasn’t nearly as nerve-wracking as I had thought it would be mostly thanks to … Continue reading →

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It Begins!

Posted on Saturday, June 5, 2010 by Peter

Yesterday I received an email stating that the university exam board had met, and that I was officially allowed to progress to MSc. Good stuff! The computer science department have kindly agreed to supply a Wii console, but it needs … Continue reading →

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Final Project Preparations

Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 by Peter

I had my last university exam yesterday, so barring any major disasters I should be starting work on my MSc project in the next few weeks. I’d like to get going on this as soon as possible but there’s still … Continue reading →

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The Plan

Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 by Peter

I’ve had a few weeks to do some more reading and I think I’ve come up with a rough plan for the project. Well, “plan” may be too strong a word, but at the very least I’ve got a list … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Wii Forensics

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by Peter

I had my first semi-official meeting with my MSc project supervisor today. This is probably as good a place as any to keep track of these sorts of things, so here’s a summary of what I’m planning at this point. … Continue reading →

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