Show threadKevin Karhan Jan 2
@pulkomandy similarly, #WindowsMobile and #WindowsEmbedded can be setup on COTS systems...
Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 24
@krutonium @fuchsiii even #WindowsEmbedded?
Kevin Karhan Nov 22

I really am pissed about #hp right now.

Cuz I got to service an #t520 #ThinClient - nothing fancy but still.

  • I want to restore the #WindowsEmbeddedStandard7 on it because the previous owner didn't and it's kinda useless without admin privilegues.

  • So I checked on the hp website and found that they "serial-wall" the access to any #WES7 images (propably to appease #Microsoft) behind a prompt to enter the device's serial number.

  • Fortunately, that device was sold & shipped with WES7 and even has a license key, so I enter the one from the devices's label and get told "Serial Number Invalid".

  • I boot the device into it's UEFI to verify things and take a photo of the Serial # displayed there (which is the same but just to be shure I retried.

  • HP still claims the serial # is invalid, and since they won't provide support without a valid serial #, I'm really pissed.

Anyone else had this problem?

  • Is there any way to unfuck this mess??

Cuz I'm pretty shure no reasonable lawyer would take on a case for hardware that sells for €20 on eNay and is 11+ years old by now.

#Windows #Embedded #shitshow

Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 11

@krutonium @landley @geerlingguy IDK but I also didn't knew that #32bit #ARM (i.e. #AMRv5r11 as used by the #RaspberryPi #Pi0 / #Pi0W) is out of patent protection...

Killing non-#64bit support in Linux would be a death sentence for many #EmbeddedSystems.

Rob Landley (@landley@mstdn.jp)

@kkarhan@infosec.space @krutonium@treehouse.systems @OS1337@infosec.space @geerlingguy@mastodon.social Arnd Bergman is lobbying to remove all 32 bit support. (He works for arm and 32-bit arm is going out of patent.) If he succeeds, or they make it so you can't build a usable Linux kernel without rust, I will be doing another "stay on the last GPLv2 release" thing and either retire or start caring about BSD or something. (Seriously, the Aldi's down the street is hiring. My commute would be like 2000 steps and I'd get cardio and maybe even dental.)

mstdn.jp
Show threadKevin Karhan Apr 6, 2025

@mudkip TBH, I'd rather use some *unofficial #Windows7 #SP2 or #WindowsXP #SP4 builds based off #WindowsEmbedded security patches...

  • Cuz everything after #Wondows8.x is just irredeemable garbage!
Show threadchris@strafpla.netOct 16, 2024
@spz @vriesk @bsdphk At least this will safe #WindowsEmbedded from obscurity, they will be able to provide their customers with some insurance.
ReactorcoremeltdownNov 20, 2023

I always find something attractive in warehouse computers and PoS terminals: these are machines built to last & get the job done. This Motorola/Symbol MC65x is super grippy and tactile. Another combination of OS and hardware design added to my collection.

#Motorola #PDA #WindowsEmbedded #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing

Show threadKevin Karhan Sep 25, 2023

@adamhill well, #WindowsCE was superseded by #WindowsEmbedded (Which is based on the same #NT Kernel and Tools as the #Desktop Versions), #Windows #Enterprise #LTSC Edition and #Windows10IoT...

Needless to say #WindowsMobile.died for good, and I hope #WindowsServer, #Windows10, #Windows11 and #MicrosoftOffice will die out sooner than later and be replaced by good #Linix distros lile @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS / #Ubuntu...

Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 18, 2023

@arichtman @dashdsrdash @ubuntu @bunsenlabs @tails

And if you want to setup some public #GuestComputer consider #PorteusKiosk as a nifty option that (like #BunsenLabs can) runs entirely off #RAM and only reads it's data like #Config.

Tho you may need to configure #Porteus #Kiosk first (tho it's much easier than #WindowsEmbedded)...

kurtshMar 31, 2023
Meanwhile on the SB 405 near Hollywood Casino in Southern California...
#bluescreen #bsod #Windowsembedded