Oh yeah. I’ve had to do a small amount of it on much simpler systems for work from time to time, and it’s always been damn hard. Often rewarding in a weird way, but very difficult.
the closes i've ever come to it was retrofitting intel's e100 driver to work w offbrand hardware and it took me weeks and i had access to the source and addresses of the hardware; i can't imagine how hard it would be to start with less.
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luckyeddy@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 106d
It’s honestly amazes me how they figure out stuff like this. I’m labelling it as “magic” until I understand it better.
dan@upvote.au · 23 pts · 106d
People that reverse engineer complex modern hardware are probably some of the best developers in the world.
BartyDeCanter@piefed.social · 9 pts · 106d
Oh yeah. I’ve had to do a small amount of it on much simpler systems for work from time to time, and it’s always been damn hard. Often rewarding in a weird way, but very difficult.
eldavi@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 106d
the closes i've ever come to it was retrofitting intel's e100 driver to work w offbrand hardware and it took me weeks and i had access to the source and addresses of the hardware; i can't imagine how hard it would be to start with less.