# animo set top box haxing

it is running Linux 2.something
UART pads are easy to find. just need to figure out which is TX and which is RX

to get it to ask for an IP address spam alt+m starting from boot.
it'll ask that IP address using some protocol I don't know on port 4446.
something about xTvFusion5.0

when I don't use alt+m to enter an IP, it'll attempt to do some IGMP stuff.
to join a multicast group so it can start receiving channel streams or something.
maybe a stream of non-video? like, the TV guide data? that'd be neat.

here, have an RFC URN:
=> urn:ietf:rfc:2236

default read management password is "leaves"
default write management password is "snake"
(I haven't had to use these yet)

some random guide that mentions a similar STB by the same company
=> https://portal.vbrick.com/doc/ETVHelp/v421/MCSAdminGuide/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Installation&file=MCS_10_Amino_STB.html

somebody's technical writing that just happen to have been on the system the STB relied on.
scroll down to the minerva section.
=> http://www.gpsproductions.com/index_files/html/gpswriting.htm