VIP Hack is Now Freeware!

[Praxis]

MPEG-4 HD now available to all.:)

The original Vip coders have decided the time is right to release this to the general public.

We should all thank them for their countless hours of hard work & $$$ spent on making this happen. This was a HUGE project.

There is much more already tested & ready to release at the appropriate time.

http://rs98.rapidshare.com/files/94444304/vip_pack.rar

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=TNF55YHG

Also Available in Downloads Section.

Just what I was waiting for.
Now the real fun begins...:D

[Praxis]

I Placed this in the Rom 206 section because its a rom 103-206 spoof and the TSOP section does not have a vip 211/622 section.
Enjoy.

Praxis.http://bellexpress.vu/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

http://bellexpress.vu/forum/local_links.php?catid=72

[Crazy1_79]

whoa am i first drunken mod to make sure this isn't some bullshit?

[0zone]

thanks for sharing bud :D

[fubr]

whoa am i first drunken mod to make sure this isn't some bullshit?might be the first but not the only....on the first part that is

[JT]

I downloaded it from another site. It looks pretty legit to me. A little incomplete, but appears ok to me. The files are just some tsop images and eeprom.bin images. The read me appears to be over simplified. I think a "use at your own risk" warning to go with it and it's cool. I read on another site that these guys are going to release a fix for these models that doesn't even require soldering. We'll see what pans out with that.

[zhakrin]

I had heard from a few places that this is being released this week. I know at least 1 dealer in the GTA who told me he was going to have it available for sale this week for between $800 to $1000, moded receiver w/ card which really isn't that bad of a deal considering the current price of 103 cards, the high end receiver and the sort of work that most people simply couldn't do for modding the receiver. its not easy to work with BGAs


Readme file:

Instructions:


Here are 2 flashes that will marry your vip to the bin.
1st you must have a chip to flash, M28W640fsu or M58LW064D as no jtag on vip.
2nd you need a programmer that supports the chip you are using.
3rd you need bga skills to be able to remove CAM and replace the exsisting flash.
4th need to wire card slot.
5th If you don't know what your doing then don't even bother trying.
After the bga is replaced you need to stream the IRD.
It will go into boot recovery mode, 061.
After boot recovery mode is finished it will be at latest firmware.
There will be no support as you must do all eep changes manually.
To all that made money off our original work, you *suck*.
We have the new and updated patches which the dealers do not have!
Once the time is right, they will be released. Anyone getting their
receivers modded by a dealer or paying for a spoof should seriously

reconsider as this is now freeware!

Enjoy
Brought to you by Vip Team

[The Lizard King]

5th If you don't know what your doing then don't even bother trying.
Yup. This is NOT an easy hack for someone with even moderate soldering skills.

TLK :cool:

[pecker88]

Supposidly, a 'solderless' VIP hack will be released within a few weeks!!!!
Yup. This is NOT an easy hack for someone with even moderate soldering skills.

TLK :cool:

[Twostep]

Yup. This is NOT an easy hack for someone with even moderate soldering skills.

Indeed. Before we attempt this ourselves, I vote we let Skinerd fuck up a couple of 'em first, then grace the forums with his findings.:D

[The Lizard King]

Indeed. Before we attempt this ourselves, I vote we let Skinerd fuck up a couple of 'em first, then grace the forums with his findings.:D
I have a feeling, much like myself, skinerd has been testing a ViP IRD for at least 6 months now.

TLK :cool:

[JT]

I'm sure this is not news to skinerd, but hearing his input would be nice. If these mods can be done, I'm sure he's already done at least one.

[ruciz]

looks like a lot of fun to do.. Heatguns good for BGA or should we go IR?

[mthead]

i wouldnt mind giving the 622 a try....anyone know if you can use a brand new ird or do you need a previously activated or subscribed unit? what is a good update to start with you know what i mean ?...... thank you

[Dnk]

well considering the programmers for these flash chips are around $1200, I think I will pass on this one for a little, unless one of you has one of these then ill be sending a couple chips with some cash your way hehe.

[pswine1]

I had heard from a few places that this is being released this week. I know at least 1 dealer in the GTA who told me he was going to have it available for sale this week for between $800 to $1000, moded receiver w/ card which really isn't that bad of a deal considering the current price of 103 cards, the high end receiver and the sort of work that most people simply couldn't do for modding the receiver. its not easy to work with BGAs


Readme file:This sounds very promising so now we can wait and see what happens of a few week. Big up to the coders of this mod. :cool:

[The Lizard King]

looks like a lot of fun to do.. Heatguns good for BGA or should we go IR?
Heat gun is fine.

TLK :cool:

[The Lizard King]

i wouldnt mind giving the 622 a try....anyone know if you can use a brand new ird or do you need a previously activated or subscribed unit?
The ViP 622 will NOT be a dual-tuner IRD with this hack. Instead, it will be the MPEG-2/MPEG-4 HD equivalent of the PVR 5XX series of IRDs.

No, you don't need to have it subbled to get it to work. You either need a lot of patience and excellent soldering skills or a lot of money to pay someone with said attributes.

TLK :cool:

[The Lizard King]

well considering the programmers for these flash chips are around $1200, I think I will pass on this one for a little, unless one of you has one of these then ill be sending a couple chips with some cash your way hehe.
You can buy the TSOP chip for about $80-100 and mod your own IRD, if you have the soldering skills to pull it off.

TLK :cool:

[bud02]

Supposidly, a 'solderless' VIP hack will be released within a few weeks!!!!
Few of us in the shout box last night and night before got a brief visit.
He stated night before last that this was going to happen and
last night not to be fooled by the peep currently doing mods and a solderless
version will come. The peep should know that the ones charging for this VIP info
broke ranks and they are not happy about it AT ALL.
This persons point is that this is being done to discredit the coders that broke ranks, I would recommend that peep wanting a mod for a VIP rig to want for a credible source. Besides the ability and equipment to use this hard won code is beyond most testers means.
He predicted the release and followed up the next night that = credibility in my book.
Thanks to the VIP team and . :cool:

[Ohms]

I am intrigued by the notion that a "solderless" hack will be released. This flash replacement method has been around for a while now and it's not auto roll.

This would truly be a blow to DN if it worked after the card swap. I would assume that a 206/240 compromise would be required before that happened.

Very interesting turn of events eh?

[bud02]

I am intrigued by the notion that a "solderless" hack will be released. This flash replacement method has been around for a while now and it's not auto roll.

This would truly be a blow to DN if it worked after the card swap. I would assume that a 206/240 compromise would be required before that happened.

Very interesting turn of events eh?
I felt it necessary to share the visit with all, that was certainly the point to notify the community.
He implied that there is no reason to be fearful about current events that are taking place at D!SH and in the testing community.

NEW D!SH KEY
9110

[ruciz]

good to hear. Glad there is behind the scene work taking place to keep this hobby alive :)

Thanks TLK for the heatgun thing. I thought it would be fine as it worked to haul iCams.

[McLovin]

did a quick google search looking for a programmer thats needed to flash either the M28W640fsu or M58LW064D since there is no jtag on the vip.

the search turned up programmers for these chips costing several hundred dollars.

maybe mili could invest in a programmer to program these chips for a fee.

[DssMindfreak]

The ViP 622 will NOT be a dual-tuner IRD with this hack. Instead, it will be the MPEG-2/MPEG-4 HD equivalent of the PVR 5XX series of IRDs.

No, you don't need to have it subbled to get it to work. You either need a lot of patience and excellent soldering skills or a lot of money to pay someone with said attributes.

TLK :cool:

Say what ????? you mean it turns it into a single tuner ? that really sux if true:mad:

[DssMindfreak]

also was wondering if this is the same type mod being done to 942 converted too 9200 ( is it pretty much the same hardware wise?)

[The Lizard King]

Say what ????? you mean it turns it into a single tuner ? that really sux if true:mad:
Yes, it's true. Also, a rom 103-to-rom 206 spoof will NOT autoroll.

TLK :cool:

[havok]

With those expensive programmers can you erase the entire m58lw064d that is in the receiver? Will it be able to erase that protected sector that has the ird and bks info after you have read and saved original??

[blazin6969]

wow, I'm stillin playing with my 508, glad to see I can get hd in the future..Great news!!

[mruk69]

Can't wait to find out about the solderless solution.

[The Lizard King]

Can't wait to find out about the solderless solution.
That might be a long wait.

TLK :cool:

[havok]

Maybe they found a way to write to the entire flash through ejtag method. Maybe a vidmod or some other method to unprotect the flash has been discovered.

[blazin6969]

TLK thanks for all the info and atleast i won't have false hope

[tommyoz]

I have had a Vip222 sitting in the corner for over a year waiting for a moment like this.

[havok]

I know that the bootloader can't be written to with current ejtag method but is it possible to write to that sector with a programmer?? could that sector be written to with a programmer that supported that BGA?? I was thinking of getting the programmer and clamshell adapter for this BGA.

[madmadmad]

Sorry to plead dumb but what is bga?

[The Lizard King]

Sorry to plead dumb but what is bga?
Google is your friend...

hxxp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_grid_array

HTH.

TLK :cool:

[JT]

BGA is a type of electronic chip. Ball Grid Array is what BGA stands for. These chips have a grid of tiny balls of solder on the bottom of them to make the electronic connections on the main board of the newer receivers, and many other types of circuit boards as well. With all the connections made under the chip like that makes these chips much harder to work with than the older chips that have pins along the sides of them. In short, the BGA chips are much harder to "hack" with unless you have a hot air station and/or very good soldering skills.

[ggjayjay]

anyone have a pic of the card slot Mod? for a 211 or 622

[mruk69]

Where do we get more info on the VIP hacks?

[Crazy1_79]

would a solderless solution not be a full blown rom 206 hack? and even then it would require soldering to connect to the onbaord chip or pulling the chip

[haris2k7]

will this programmer work for vip622 bgA hxxp://microcontrollershop.com/product_info.php?products_id=333