huh? Your logic completely escapes me. If someone took the time to decompile a firmware to the point of extracting usable code they could just as easily develop the entire solution themselves!

Ever upgrade a Linksys, Netgear, etc Router? How about upgrading a cell phone, or NAS, hell even a BIOS update on a computer or gee whiz an Access Port too (we used to get all kinds of updates there).... guess what they are... yup ... all firmwares.

Something that is expected by a customer base, in addition to having access to the actual updates, is published Release Notes for firmware identifying New Features, Bug Fixes, and Known Issues.

Pieter3d, It's nice that you've made an appearance. If you go into your inbox you'll find a message from me sent August of last year letting you know I had gotten the programmer and (assumedly) was waiting for next steps. You'll find that my enthusiasm, detected by merely reading the last couple pages of this thread, has progressively declined since then.

 

I love my good box, even without the latest firmware. I have just been too lazy to send it back

 

Sorry for the thread revival, but are there any still available and if not, if/ when will there be another run of them? Thanks in advance

 

+1^^

 

I doubt there'll be another run, but you should ask Pieter3d if he has any left.

I know I'm very happy with mine, so would recommend it if you're considering it.

 

You guys do know corksport is selling these right? Also PM dondo, he is handling the Good Box now.

 

Thanks for the info. I will be looking into it for sure.

 

I had no idea. Has anything changed since Pieter stopped then? Was there ever a definitive solution to the scrolling lights effect, and I notice you mention a firmware update?

 

hey guys, there are more available and the slot machine fix will be out soon!

 

is the slot machine fix software only?

 

+1 Yeah! It doesn't happen to me very often, but the odds seem to increase to when I'm 'showing it off' to someone.

 

nah, hardware

mine happens pretty often due to the small odyssey battery so it'll be a good test for it.

 

haven't installed mine yet, but was planning to soon, wonder if it qualifies for an upgrade?

 

of course. every one who wants the upgrade can have one. i'll post it up when it's ready.

 

Sweet. Mine does it fairly often, no big deal really to power cycle it. I have been driving Hoss-05's car a lot lately and his never does it, it's weird.

 

Sweet Dondo... Cant wait, Im gonna have to get one soon...

 

+1 !

 

I'll sell mine to someone. Never installed, still in the original envelope from Pieter3d.

 

Post up a FS thread, I am sure it will sell Quick.

 

Posted: https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...31#post4064831

 

Series 2 with after market head unit.

Is my situation hopeless or just unknown with regards to using this?

 

Unknown I'd say; we'd have to try it.

 

You don't quite have the whole picture. For one thing, many router vendors release not only their firmware, but their source code. Why? They use Linux and other GNU GPL software and they are legally required to do so. In addition, they are really selling their hardware, not the firmware it runs.

With products like the Access Port and the Goodbox, to a great extent the firmware is the product. They use cheap commodity hardware that anyone can get, but the firmware itself represents many hours of reverse engineering. If someone got the firmware, odds are you would see a clone selling out of Hong Kong on ebay for $50 within a couple months.

This hasn't happened with the Access Port because they encrypt their firmware updates and they use an Atmel processor which is full of anti-reverse engineering features.

I think it sucks, and I wish everything could be open with their work and not need to worry about getting ripped off by cloners, but I can see why Pieter might not want the firmware getting around too much.

Sorry for bringing up an old post.

 

update on the hardware testing: it's not done yet. didn't get a chance to test this week and now i'm traveling for work til the 6th so i'll get on it then. sorry for the delay

 

The other question is would it address the maximum temperature reading of 70 for aftermarket head units? Or does it not address that part of the display?

It is definitely interesting, but not to the tune of a $220 or nothing bet.

Since there are apparently no S2 owners in Phoenix, could someone who lives out there go buy a new RX8...or maybe drag Silicon Desert a bit closer to Austin? Surely one of you has a ridiculously over-powered truck. No?

Ok. What can we do to test it on an S2 abroad? Unless someone has both, an S2 owner with an S1 only goodbox just bought a paperweight (and it doesn't look heavy enough to be a good paperweight), even with a healthy discount.

I'd volunteer on a money back offer, but I do not have an air-conditioned garage, and would not install the thing on our 112 degree days lately. It isn't a dry heat.

I haven't even installed the cold air intake yet. Why bother? There isn't any cold air to intake anyway. You know it is hot out when you start your RX8 for the first time in 2 days and the red line is already at maximum reading.