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I want to avoid soldering. Is is possible to become root without serial console?

April 26, 2017avoid console possible serial soldering

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I want to avoid soldering. Is is possible to become root without serial console?

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Creating your own firmware image with SSH installed and a known root password is possible. See here for a guide to extracting the firmware. Another method would be to remove the disks and modify them directly.