jigglebilly Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hey everyone, I just finished writing this guide for hacking the La Fonera to use USB power. I plan on adding it to the Hak5 wiki once I've cleaned it up some more. Let me know what you think! http://burnsforce.com/original-guides/la-f...usb-power-hack/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 i have a couple of these that i picked up at walmart for less than 15 bucks. http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-CPI20XB...QCR9KHNXMPYAES7 i got them for powering the wireless receiver for one of my wireless 2.4ghz RC cam cars theyve got a regular two prong power outlet and a usb port. you can get the 10 watt ones even cheaper i think for around 7-8 bucks or so too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigglebilly Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Nice, I haven't seen those before. So that's essentially just a battery pack w/ a USB adapter built onto it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopez1364 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Both great ideas. Jigglebilly's reminds me of season 1 or 2 when Wess did that to a Linksys router. I would rather used the battery pack that vector linked but you can always just go to a RadioShack and buy a batter pack for $5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigglebilly Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 yeah, I understand why most people would want a battery pack. This project was more for me, kinda the training wheels for opening up my hardware and altering it. I like this hack because you can still use the AC adapter that came with the FON. BTW, anyone know how to fix the error message when I plug the USB from my FON into my computer? I'll get a screen shot of it when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psydT0ne Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 What happened to the screen shot dude? I followed your guide and made myself a usb power adapter....very cool. Your guide came in really handy. Altho most ppl probably prefer to have a battery pack (me included, this is my next project), i love the flexibility of being able to tinker with the fon anywhere and not having to be tethered to ac power. This mod is also going to come in very handy for wardriving with the fon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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