Google TV forensic ...
 
Notifications
Clear all

Google TV forensic image

8 Posts
4 Users
0 Likes
405 Views
(@mikewwfc)
Posts: 5
Active Member
Topic starter
 

Hello all,

I am currently looking for project ideas for my final year at university. I have been looking into doing an investigation on this Sony Google TV. I have contacted Sony for more information of the internals of the device (HDD details) but they were not able to provide me with this.

I am now unsure where to go from here. Could I have a few pointers on what the next steps should be?

Thanks You

Mike

 
Posted : 07/08/2013 7:23 pm
(@hc4n6)
Posts: 19
Active Member
 

If you really think it is worth a Degree Project, then I would just buy one. You can get them for about 80 quid (UK) and that would allow you to open it etc.

I would be quite surprised if the makes disclosed any internal features.

 
Posted : 07/08/2013 7:40 pm
Bulldawg
(@bulldawg)
Posts: 190
Estimable Member
 

Here's some info

Sony Google TV disassembly

I don't see any hard drive, so pulling data off will probably include hacking the device. You'll need to buy one or two to play with.

 
Posted : 07/08/2013 8:55 pm
jhup
 jhup
(@jhup)
Posts: 1442
Noble Member
 

Looking at the images for that tear-down, it looks like there are 8 "standard" memory chips on that board.

Looks like because the images are very grainy and cannot see much detail. But, the placement, size, and frequency suggests that is what they are.

You could try to find TAPs for JTAG, I

2

C or SPI or some other protocol, and try to get all the data, maybe even the firmware off of it…

 
Posted : 08/08/2013 1:15 am
(@mikewwfc)
Posts: 5
Active Member
Topic starter
 

Thanks all. I will start looking into JTAG.

Mike

 
Posted : 08/08/2013 4:34 pm
jhup
 jhup
(@jhup)
Posts: 1442
Noble Member
 

Thanks all. I will start looking into JTAG.

Mike

Well now, how do you know if it is JTAG? What if it is SWD?

 
Posted : 08/08/2013 5:09 pm
(@mikewwfc)
Posts: 5
Active Member
Topic starter
 

I mean I will look into what JTAG is first and how it is used for forensics. The same with SWD.

Mike

 
Posted : 09/08/2013 12:57 am
jhup
 jhup
(@jhup)
Posts: 1442
Noble Member
 

Got it.

Look into

  • On-Chip Debugging (OCD)
  • UART based, I2C, SPI, JTAG, etc.
  • locating Test Access Points (TAP)

That just to start 😉

I suggest you also research hacking sites for upgrading, rooting, hijacking or whatever this device users call it. They often have large amount of disconnected information. You could bring it together and be able to review it.

 
Posted : 09/08/2013 2:32 am
Share: