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It definitely only came in the most recent firmware builds they released late last year - the browser app is definitely phoning home.
Older firmwares are fine - but newer MAGs that don't have an older working version will need a patch, until I find a URL that triggers the block I can't test properly, so I can't be 100% certain that I can make a working patch.
It would be very nice to defeat their brand new anti-piracy campaign within a month of them launching it.
I got a couple of portals sent to me this morning - and I've started testing. It's 100% only in the firmware they released for all their boxes in the second half of last year and uses a combination of phoning home + a local list in case it can't reach the authorization server.
Breaking the connection to Infomir shouldn't be too bad, but I'll need to find a good spot to insert a command to purge the local list during bootup + package it into a firmware for each model that affected users can flash (and test to make sure I don't break anything else in the process.)
The basic instructions for building your own firmware are on the Infomir Wiki
To edit the hosts file / etc / hosts (remove spaces from file path) add the following line 127.0.0.1 mag324.dcbs.infomir.com replace mag324 with the correct model for you
ideally designed to be done as part of the process of compiling a custom firmware. If you want to do it directly on the box then you can access it using an SSH client such as PuTTY
You connect to the IP of your box using your SSH client with the following details:
Infomirs factory images disable SSH, so if you can't connect then you'll need to flash your box with a firmware from:
Browse to the page for your specific model of box, and download the file named "imageupdate"
Formatted Storage Drive (USB Stick) as FAT32.
MAG254 and earlier can be picky about which sticks they recognize, you may need to try a few - don't use USB3.0 sticks.
Place that file on a USB stick in a folder named after your box model (eg mag256) and then reboot your box while holding down the menu key on the remote.
This will take you into the setup menu
That should flash your box with a firmware that allows console access.
Once you get in via SSH, run the following commands to do a quick and dirty patch:
Obviously as in the instructions above, replace mag256 with whatever model of mag you have. This isn't (in my opinion) as good of an option as a custom firmware since it won't auto-purge the cache if it somehow comes back, or block automatic updates (so make sure you disable automatic updates yourself BEFORE you take the box online after flashing it)
UPDATED
Custom firmware is ready to download and use
Will preserve portal settings, but disables the block and prevents any remote updates from Infomir's servers.
None of this actually breaks any license agreement, and is all done with tools/files they've released specifically for end users to use.
It definitely only came in the most recent firmware builds they released late last year - the browser app is definitely phoning home.
Older firmwares are fine - but newer MAGs that don't have an older working version will need a patch, until I find a URL that triggers the block I can't test properly, so I can't be 100% certain that I can make a working patch.
It would be very nice to defeat their brand new anti-piracy campaign within a month of them launching it.
I got a couple of portals sent to me this morning - and I've started testing. It's 100% only in the firmware they released for all their boxes in the second half of last year and uses a combination of phoning home + a local list in case it can't reach the authorization server.
Breaking the connection to Infomir shouldn't be too bad, but I'll need to find a good spot to insert a command to purge the local list during bootup + package it into a firmware for each model that affected users can flash (and test to make sure I don't break anything else in the process.)
The basic instructions for building your own firmware are on the Infomir Wiki
Code:
https://wiki.infomir.eu/eng/set-top-box/for-developers/stb-linux-webkit/stb-software-image-making/operators-utilities-and-instructions-for-building-stb-software-image
ideally designed to be done as part of the process of compiling a custom firmware. If you want to do it directly on the box then you can access it using an SSH client such as PuTTY
You connect to the IP of your box using your SSH client with the following details:
Code:
Login: root Password: 930920
Code:
http://soft.infomir.com
Formatted Storage Drive (USB Stick) as FAT32.
MAG254 and earlier can be picky about which sticks they recognize, you may need to try a few - don't use USB3.0 sticks.
Place that file on a USB stick in a folder named after your box model (eg mag256) and then reboot your box while holding down the menu key on the remote.
This will take you into the setup menu
Code:
Select Upgrade Tools Select Upgrade from USB Yes
That should flash your box with a firmware that allows console access.
Once you get in via SSH, run the following commands to do a quick and dirty patch:
Code:
echo 127.0.0.1 mag256.dcbs.infomir.com >> / etc / hosts (remove spaces from file path) rm /mnt/Userfs/data/dls.backup reboot && exit
UPDATED
Custom firmware is ready to download and use
Will preserve portal settings, but disables the block and prevents any remote updates from Infomir's servers.
None of this actually breaks any license agreement, and is all done with tools/files they've released specifically for end users to use.
Code:
https://anonfile.com/w39c38qdba/NoBlock_zip
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