Path: news.weeg.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!ucbvax!GAR.UNION.EDU!PEEKB From: PEEKB@GAR.UNION.EDU ("Brian Peek, w/ A. Rauch ", CABBS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: HELP ME PLEASE PART II!!!!! Message-ID: <199306221921.AA07304@unvax.union.edu> Date: 22 Jun 93 20:00:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The Internet Lines: 114 I wrote a message previously to which no one replied, so here is a follow-up with a little more information. I have the assembly source code (I don't know assembly AT ALL!!) and it tells what the "secret" key is to unlock the hard drive. If anyone knows assembly and can decipher what the secret key is, please tell me!!! I can't get into my hard drive! Here's the source code: lst off exp off tr on TYP TIF ;startup file! *====================================================== * PassKey protection program * Upon booting this program clears the keystrobe and checks * to see if the 'secret' key has been pressed. We allow that * it may be cleared by another program. * Written by Lane Roath to keep 'people' off his machine! *------------------------------------------------------ * 06-Aug-89 1.00 :really mess with the directory * 18-Jul-89 0.00 :the idea, the insperation, the deed! *====================================================== rel lst off put 5/e16.gsos use 4/gsos.macs lst rtn KeyBoard = $E0C000 KeyClear = $E0C010 oNext = 2 oAccess = $22 NextBlock = 3 ;standard ProDOS link block *====================================================== * Simple- just get a single keypress! php ;return safely! phb phk ;work in our data bank plb clc xce SEP %00100000 ]loop ldal KeyBoard and #$7F cmp #"I"&$1F bne :byebye ;not Lane or John! REP %00110000 iGSOS _GetBootVol;GBVParms;1 bcs :error iGSOS _GetDevNumber;GDNParms;1 bcs :error lda GDNParms+6 sta RWParms+2 ;access correct device iGSOS _DRead;RWParms;1 bcs :error SEP #$30 lda Buffer+oNext ;reset access sta Buffer+oAccess lda #NextBlock sta Buffer+oNext ;restore block link! REP #$30 iGSOS _DWrite;RWParms;1 bcc :byebye :error brk $69 :byebye plb ;restore environment plp rtl ;outa here! *------------------------------------------------------ * Data structures GBVParms dw 1 adrl GBPath GDNParms dw 2 adrl GBPath+2 dw 0 ;RESULT GBPath dw 65 ds 65 RWParms dw 6 dw 0 ;devnum adrl Buffer adrl 512 ;only need first 4 bytes! BlockNum adrl 2 dw 512 adrl 0 ;RESULT Buffer = * ;we DS 512 bytes in .JOB file! lst off sav pw.o If anyone can figure out the "secret key" PLEASE let me know!!! Thans you VERY much! Brian Peek peekb@gar.union.edu PS: Sorry about the length but I don't know where the important parts are!