Minecraft

Hey guys!

This isn't really new news but I thought I'd put out there that I have a kick-ass minecraft server thanks to @qwertyoruiop :)
It has minimum 1024M RAM with permission to go up to 8GiB if it want to. It runs on a quad core i5 with a super-fast internet connection. To get started head to minecraft and add the server cake.blackthund3r.co.uk - yes you read it right. Cake :D The name of the server is thund3rShadowLand (it is the old ShadowLand server rebuilt by yours truly and REPLACES vps.blackthund3r.co.uk (RIP VPS!!!)) and is the new cake (cake.qwertyoruiop.com is the same thing - in fact I am merely CNAME'd to it :P). Backups are 30-minutely and anti-grief tools are implemented and sophisticated. Every 12 hours a backup is uploaded to my FTP. These backups are so that if cake is messed up no more than half a day's work will be lost and if there is irreparable griefing (or a massive server issue) the whole server (plugins, craftbukkit and all) can be rolled back in half-hour intervals. Major props to @qwertyoruiop for allowing me to do this :D


On connecting you will be unable to move. If this is your first visit, simply type /register - this is to stop people with cracked versions of minecraft stealing your username whilst still allowing them to play. On logging on in the future you can login with /login . Next bit of info: newcomers cannot build. Please speak to a moderator and say you're new and the mod will make you a member of 'Regulars'. Regulars are basically builders. Ask an op or above for a gamemode change. TNT will not detonate so don't try it!


The server is a mix of survival and creative. Mobs spawn but they do not do damage so you are safe to build stuff out of wool if it so pleases you and a creeper will not destroy it! Griefers are not welcome but feel free to pick a spot and build :) You may use creative gates - ask an op first though please as many of the materials are used already.


Enjoy and see you on 'Teh Cake'! ;)


~blackthund3r

Android lolz

The Android OS Lifecycle for Non-Scene-Members

Stage 1

• Google work on a private update that is under wraps
• Information about this update is leaked
• Google announce new Android release
• Google push release to official Android source tree

Stage 2

• Device manufacturers start to take an extremely long time to update their modified version of Android for their specific device
• Hacking community released build one of the new version of Android for each device one by one. Usually a beta and buggy

Stage 3

• More betas from the hacking community are released
• Manufacturers staying quiet

Stage 4

• Roughly the same as stage 3
• More modded releases are announced; become less buggy

Stage 5

• Cyanagon mod eventually comes out with a pre-release before the manufacturer.
• At this point there are now 2+ alternative mods for the device
• By now mods of mods have been made as well as mods of those mods and various other tweaks, mods and ROMs for those releasess

Stage 6

• Even more ROMs come out and start competing as well as a sh*t load more mods of mods
• The community is confuzzled
• The manufacturer is still behind

Some time goes by......

Stage 7

• Manufacturer eventually releases their version of the new update
• Release is usually pared down

Stage 8

• Modstock and various rooting tools become available for the update
• ROMs are stiill being updated
• At this point you have official, modstock, official + rooting tool, Cyanagon mod and some custom ROMs

Stage 9

• People are happy!!!!

Stage 10

• Google pushes a surprise update............................
• Go figure out the next bit

Why is this funny / relevant?
Because, although a bit over the top, it's true. Don't get me wrong here but Android is clearly a ridiculously fragmented OS. Such a shame the manufacturers can't work much harder with Google to push updates out faster. Sorry, but iOS just pwns in this area because there is ONE tree. ONE update for each device and a few jailbreak toold but only ONE custom firmware. Otherwise Android is cool.

~blackthund3r

iOS5.0.1 UDIDead

And the betas just keep coming, eh?! Well only in the last few days two more betas of iOS5.0.1 have been released (betas 1 and 2). For completeness I have created a bundle for both although for obvious reasons beta 2 is recommended over beta 1:
Beta 1 bundle: http://cl.ly/BZaz
Beta 2 bundle: http://cl.ly/BYLm


The current redsn0w will only recognise the b1 IPSW. Therefore you muse download both beta 1 and beta 2 in order to use UDIDead on b2:
1) Restore your iDevice to iOS5.0.1b2 in iTunes 10.5.1b2
2) Load up redsn0w with the -S command line argument as before
3) Choose the beta 1 IPSW
4) Choose the beta 2 bundle
5) Run redsn0w and activate in iTunes :)
As with the 5.0 betas Safari & Mail should work too. And yes I am still looking into the Siri port situation. @StanTheRipper has a package called 'SiriSn0w' which has the Siri GUI but not functional port. Also the package breaks copyright laws though if you don't mind having that on your conscience install it by all means though it is not finished. Your iDevice may need a restore after installing if you are unlucky. I take no responsibility for the use of it but if you're interested it exists. I have a system that may allow connection to Apple's servers but I need to test it all myself. I'll keep you all posted :)


~blackthund3r

WhatsApp 2.6.x on iPod touch

WhatsApp is an instant messenger service for the iPhone (and previously) the iPod touch & iPad. For some reason unbeknown to me they removed (in a recent update) iPod touch. Luckily, being the pro haxx0r that I am (:P) I found a way around this :) REQUIRED JAILBROKEN iPOD
1) Download (using iTunes) the latest update to WhatsApp
2) Right-click the app in iTunes and choose 'Show in Explorer'
3) MAKE A BACKUP OF THE IPA the close iTunes
4) Use 7-Zip/WinRAR/any other zip browser to open the .ipa before extracting Payload/WhatsApp.app/Info.plist and open it in a plist editor
5) Scroll down to the bottom and remove the whole dict that says something to do with RequiredCapabilites (right from the down to the )
6) Save the Info.plist and overwrite the one in the iPA
7) Now the update will sync in iTunes
8) You'll find you can't enter a phone number in WhatsApp yet. Fire up Cydia and install WhatsPad (yes it says iPad but install it anyway)
9) Respring when installed
10) Enjoy WhatsApp on your iPod touch! :)

~blackthund3r

Siri and iOS 5 GM

Just a quick post to let you all know: 1) iOS 5 GM was released last night. It doesn't require UDIDead to install on iPhones / iPods / iPads which have no UDID registered. There is no developer check in this release 2) As soon as the iPhone 4S firmware is out and decrypted I plan to look into the Siri feature. Devs have told us that much of it exists in the iPhone 4 FW already under the name of 'Assistant' but it can't be used. As soon as the FW gets available I'll see what I can do. Hopefully 0wnSiri will exist :) we can only see. Getting an iPad 2 port shouldn't pose a problem (Since it has the same CPU) and perhaps A4 devices too but if the code references certain parts of the hardware patching may have to occur (which we don't want if possible) but at this stage it's almost impossible to know =/ I'll keep y'all posted. Before releasing I'll test on my iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4. If successful y'all be the first to know! ~Christopher