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Some info about hacking the GMLAN bus

Submitted by gill on

So you have the right idea, unfortunately this vehicle is a bit unique. This is because the Body Control Module is responsable for unlocking the doors AND receiving the RKE key fob commands so there is no reason for there to be a CAN BUS message to control the locks on this using the RKE messages. So don't bother with pressing the key fob and trying to find a command to replicate, this won't work.

HOWEVER, OnStar has a message it sends to control the locks. So you can simply watch for that message:
Unlock Drivers Door is: 0x1024E097 00 02 FF
Unlock All Doors is: 0x1024E097 00 03 FF

amavisd fails after update

Submitted by gill on

I stopped receiving email after an upgrade. Starting the amavisd service shows the errors:

Starting Mail Virus Scanner (amavisd): fetch_modules: error loading required module Compress/Zlib.pm:
dualvar is only available with the XS version of Scalar::Util at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Compress/Zlib.pm line 8
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Compress/Zlib.pm line 8.
Compilation failed in require at /usr/sbin/amavisd line 197.
ERROR: MISSING REQUIRED BASIC MODULES:
Compress::Zlib

wview data recovery

Submitted by gill on

This page shows how I edited my wview archive database to patch in data values that were NULL when my Vpro2 sensors battery went dead in the middle of the night.

Become root.
Stop wview!


root@wview:~# sudo /usr/bin/service wview stop
Shutting down wview daemons...

Make a backup of the database


root@wview:~# cd /usr/local/var/wview/archive # /var/lib/wview/archive if installed using apt
root@wview:~# sqlite3 wview-archive.sdb .dump | sqlite3 archive-backup.sdb
root@wview:~# mv archive_backup.sdb /tmp

SheevaPlug recovery, preparation and wview install

Submitted by gill on

Format and setup the SD card:
dd if=Kingston-4G-NewIT-v1.0-debian-squeeze.img of=/dev/sdg bs=1024k

See if it's OK (fdisk -l /dev/sdg)

Now try to boot the plug.

ssh into it root@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
nosoup4u

Edit /etc/hostname to change the host name.
Edit /etc/hosts to change which host name is localhost.
Check that /etc/network/interfaces is correct (eth0 gets its address via DHCP)
Change the password by running passwd

Set the date!

$ sudo apt-get update

dd-wrt fix for NAT loopback

Submitted by gill on

Go to Administration > Commands
Put the following code in the Commands window:

insmod ipt_mark
insmod xt_mark
iptables -t mangle -A PREROUTING -i ! `get_wanface` -d `nvram get wan_ipaddr` -j MARK --set-mark 0xd001
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -m mark --mark 0xd001 -j MASQUERADE

Click [Save Firewall]

Blue Diamonds potential songs

Submitted by gill on

Here are some ideas for songs to add to our repertoire:

  • Aerosmith, Dulcimer Stomp (The Other Side)
  • U2, Angel of Harlem (fits after Cantaloupe Island)
  • **Tower of Power's version of "Since You've Been Gone" (that was also done by Aretha Franklin
  • Glenn Frey, The Heat is On
  • Huey Lewis and the News: It's All Right
  • *Percy Sledge version of "Spooky"
  • Unchain my Heart, done by Ray Charles and Joe Cocker
  • Feelin' All Right, Joe Cocker
  • Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight
  • Let's Stay Together, Al Green (nice ballad)

    • MAC addresses

    Submitted by gill on

    ? 10:00:41:20:00:32
    ranchero 40:61:86:e9:81:d6
    fairlane 00:16:E6:D6:84:86
    jetfire 04:4B:80:80:80:03
    wview 00:50:43:01:C7:D3
    ionian 00:10:C6:80:5D:26
    valiant 00:18:E7:17:DC:F0
    Hornet 00:1A:92:7C:0C:1C
    dorian 00:0D:4B:05:02:36
    tempest 48:5B:39:02:5D:F9
    spyder 00:24:23:18:13:BD

    zoneminder email variables

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    http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Documentation#Filtering_Events
    %EI% Id of the event
    %EN% Name of the event
    %EC% Cause of the event
    %ED% Event description
    %ET% Time of the event
    %EL% Length of the event
    %EF% Number of frames in the event
    %EFA% Number of alarm frames in the event
    %EST% Total score of the event
    %ESA% Average score of the event
    %ESM% Maximum score of the event
    %EP% Path to the event
    %EPS% Path to the event stream
    %EPI% Path to the event images

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