tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post118651285496450344..comments2024-03-16T03:10:22.532-07:00Comments on The BIOS Blog: BIOS Disassembly Ninjutsu English Edition Status UpdateDarmawan Salihunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-70111453481081639542012-02-13T18:06:13.106-08:002012-02-13T18:06:13.106-08:00Hi Paul, if you're talking about the second ed...Hi Paul, if you're talking about the second edition. It's still not finished. The first edition is on torrent. Somebody uploaded it (he contacted beforehand).Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-55431830918561040192012-02-13T16:35:24.840-08:002012-02-13T16:35:24.840-08:00Hey there. Any updates on where to buy your book a...Hey there. Any updates on where to buy your book and where it could be shipped to?<br /><br />Cheerspaul smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048689611739209842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-44844013217275227352010-10-18T09:57:17.108-07:002010-10-18T09:57:17.108-07:00@rootkid: you will have to buy from amazon or the ...@rootkid: you will have to buy from amazon or the likes. The 2nd edition will be published by no starch press :)Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-8859762129350648602010-10-17T10:48:08.491-07:002010-10-17T10:48:08.491-07:00is the book being sell in indonesia too.is the book being sell in indonesia too.rootkidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-39315516682146012772009-12-16T10:03:06.340-08:002009-12-16T10:03:06.340-08:00Thanks Darmawan. I will be eagerly waiting for you...Thanks Darmawan. I will be eagerly waiting for your book:-). BTW, I didn't actually mean that you give me the PDF version of your book for free, rather pay for it in some way:-).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954157283684767435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-18364784105439711102009-12-16T00:46:03.243-08:002009-12-16T00:46:03.243-08:00Hi Arindam,
Unfortunately, I cannot release a fre...Hi Arindam, <br />Unfortunately, I cannot release a free PDF version for some new NDA reason. Anyway, you can wait for the second edition of the book which is already in the works (http://bioshacking.blogspot.com/2009/12/bios-disassembly-ninjutsu-uncovered-2nd.html). It should be finished in about 2 and a half months. It will have PDF version, kindle and so on. Updated materials will also be in Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-22560953142977232092009-12-15T19:23:26.880-08:002009-12-15T19:23:26.880-08:00Hi Darmawan,
I have been searching boo...Hi Darmawan,<br /> I have been searching book stores all over, but couldn't find a single copy of your book, or atleast a copy which can be shipped to my country (India). I remember, sometime back you mentioned releasing your book in pdf format as an option. Is that still possible?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />ArindamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954157283684767435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-42459573240132020402009-10-19T09:58:46.679-07:002009-10-19T09:58:46.679-07:00Hi Arindam,
Actually, I want to cover UEFI and L...Hi Arindam, <br /><br />Actually, I want to cover UEFI and Linux BIOS. But, given the time constraint to get the book to market. I might miss it in the upcoming update. UEFI and LinuxBIOS could be out in a book sometime after that. However, a rather short glimpse over UEFI in current BIOS implementation very probably will be included. The priorities at the moment is on PCI Express, HyperTransportDarmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-30838907895283893652009-10-19T09:34:44.830-07:002009-10-19T09:34:44.830-07:00Hi Darmawan.
I was really dying to get hold of y...Hi Darmawan. <br /><br />I was really dying to get hold of your book, but everywhere I tried, it's out of stock:-(. Now that you gave us some hope that you might be publishing the book sometime in near future, I was just curious about something. Since UEFI seems to be replacing legacy BIOS in coming years, do you intend to provide working in UEFI environment in your next edition?<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954157283684767435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-70296330350135890762009-10-05T10:25:59.840-07:002009-10-05T10:25:59.840-07:00Darmawan,
Sorry for the delayed reply. You can r...Darmawan, <br /><br />Sorry for the delayed reply. You can reach me at Ujustwaite(at)gmail.com. Look forward to talking to you. <br /><br />BrianBrianWaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020484192408458365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-23307849535874857052009-10-03T13:17:22.325-07:002009-10-03T13:17:22.325-07:00Well, thanks Igor for your suggestion. Now, I'...Well, thanks Igor for your suggestion. Now, I'm in talks with No Starch Press.Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-15972611529372479302009-09-25T15:43:55.123-07:002009-09-25T15:43:55.123-07:00You can publish the ebook yourself on www.SmashWor...You can publish the ebook yourself on www.SmashWords.com. Also, did you try contacting O'Reilly or No Starch Press? I think your book fits No Starch profile quite well, considering they published The IDA Pro Book (it was really nicely done) and some other books on security and hardware hacking.Igor Skochinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257295611554526824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-33898695789221734842009-09-16T05:48:26.313-07:002009-09-16T05:48:26.313-07:00Hello Tropicalmonkey,
Yes, piracy is a problem a...Hello Tropicalmonkey, <br /><br />Yes, piracy is a problem at this stage because I haven't monetize the book to the level to cover up my expenses in the research I conducted for the book materials. Then again, probably my publisher ripped me off back then. In any case I will make an interim release of the book with a little bit more materials than the previous version.Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-11244191687737413322009-09-16T05:45:53.175-07:002009-09-16T05:45:53.175-07:00Hello Lawrence,
I don't know how you define r...Hello Lawrence, <br />I don't know how you define remote modification. However, to remotely modify a BIOS, you need to be able to know the exact system configuration of the target remote system. The chapter on WBEM in my book talked about how to obtain such configuration. I didn't elaborate on how to remotely modify the BIOS, because once you get admnistrator privilege in the target Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-1210207594684816442009-09-16T02:44:26.446-07:002009-09-16T02:44:26.446-07:00Hi Darmawan, will your book cover how to remotely ...Hi Darmawan, will your book cover how to remotely modify the BIOS?Lawrence Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484919162231141085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-53171712021033519812009-09-15T05:36:34.365-07:002009-09-15T05:36:34.365-07:00It would be easier for every one to purchase, if y...It would be easier for every one to purchase, if you offered a PDF version for sale. Then again, I dont know how you can prevent piracy.Tropicalmonkeyhttp://www.acematics.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-8933363019694916992009-09-05T20:24:34.332-07:002009-09-05T20:24:34.332-07:00Well, I won't offer the entire book as free do...Well, I won't offer the entire book as free download. But, it's possible that I will publish overview of some parts for free as small PDF files in the very near future.Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-70715688742472955832009-09-05T07:05:12.665-07:002009-09-05T07:05:12.665-07:00lulu.com might be another option for a printed pap...lulu.com might be another option for a printed paper version of your book. <br />Or maybe: just offer the book for free somewhere (PirateBay.com?) as a bit-torrented .pdf file. <br />Am interested specifically in aspects of editing a P35 Biostar board's .bst bios file; for use with installation of Mac OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard. Common editing tools don't seem to work; i.e. CBROM 1.95 for DOS Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-31563138082363069292009-08-07T05:46:44.748-07:002009-08-07T05:46:44.748-07:00Hello, no problem :DHello, no problem :DDarmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-32097986090454890232009-08-07T00:22:33.416-07:002009-08-07T00:22:33.416-07:00Ok, thanks a lot ! ...and my apologies for the dou...Ok, thanks a lot ! ...and my apologies for the double post...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-53864649031708391202009-08-06T08:37:43.639-07:002009-08-06T08:37:43.639-07:00Yes, I'm aware of the geocities closing. I'...Yes, I'm aware of the geocities closing. I'm currently in the process of moving all of the articles into this blog. I just haven't got the time too busy right now with college matters. I will announce it once it's done to various forums and all of my blogs.Darmawan Salihunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16192437872942077146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-86802238873848667742009-08-06T08:13:58.273-07:002009-08-06T08:13:58.273-07:00Hey there! You're the best, keep up!
I have a...Hey there! You're the best, keep up!<br /><br />I have a question for you : since Geocities is about to be shut down (26th of October, If I'm not mistaken), to what place are you planning to move all the data you gathered there (http://www.geocities.com/mamanzip/)?<br /><br />Cheers,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-30257055616968622462009-08-06T08:05:51.737-07:002009-08-06T08:05:51.737-07:00I love your work, though I'm still trying to c...I love your work, though I'm still trying to catch up in order to be able to understand the whole picture...<br /><br />Here's my question :<br /><br />You surely are aware that Geocities is about to be shut down by Yahoo!(on 26th October, if I'm not mistaken). <br /><br />So, to what place are you planning to move all the data you gathered there (http://www.geocities.com/mamanzip/) ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4259402901824896791.post-15462369904332013722009-08-01T12:04:50.502-07:002009-08-01T12:04:50.502-07:00Great job!
I think is good idea to make it as eboo...Great job!<br />I think is good idea to make it as ebook and sell it at Amazon or other ebooks sellers.Linuxerhttp://www.linuxer.grnoreply@blogger.com