[Nexus 7 (2013) General] droidshadow:
Finally installed PwnPad 2014 CE Rom

Hello everyone!

So i have finally installed PwnPad 2014 CE ROM onto my newly acquired Nexus 7 2013 32GB LTE tablet model DEB.

I don't know if it is just because I have been waiting so long to put this ROM onto my tablet or if it is because I have been spoiled by using Binky's ROM but I was not that overall impressed with PwnPad's 2014 CE ROM.

Not to take anything away from the great guys over at Pwnie Express...they are pioneers in this industry of making portable penetration testing tools for Android. However, I didn't care for the older JellyBean ROM and i didn't care for the overall limitations. For example, the CE ROM does not support USB + Host Charge so you can't use multiple USB devices at the same time. So i can't use my ubertooth + TP-LINK at the same time.

Also there is no support for the ALFA AWUS036H usb wifi adapter with the RTL8187 Chipset. The only device that works is the TP-LINK and the ALFA AWUS036NHA because it has the same chipset as the TP-LINK -> "Ath9k Atheros Chipset".

The one cool thing is the ubertooth app but since I was able to get ubertooth-one working with Kali PwnPad all Binky would need to do is create an uberooth icon with links to shell scripts calling for ubertooth programs and we can have that covered in Kali PwnPad.

It is decently stable there are a lot of good features about this ROM, but one of the main reasons I installed it was because I want to purchase the ProxMark IV as my next big purchase but I don't see any app for that RFID hacking device. Am i just blind? Or is there no app for the ProxMark IV?

So i will be playing with this app a bit more but I think i am going to delete it very soon...

SIDE NOTE:

If you are considering installing PwnPad 2014 CE ROM you need to have a Nexus 7 2013 Tablet, Binky is currently working on porting the PwnPad 2014 CE ROM to the Nexus 7 2012 tablet for all of you who have that tablet! Make sure you drop by the zetaboards forum and thank him for his continued hard work!

Getting back to installing the CE ROM...

You just need to have a Nexus 7 2013 tablet wifi only or LTE tablet, either one will work...

As for your tablet you need to have it rooted and TWRP recovery installed, all of which can be done with the WuGFresh Nexus Root Toolkit. The reason you need to have TWRP installed is because the installation script uses TWRP backup images to put the PwnPad ROM onto your tablet.

After that you just need to have a dedicated Ubuntu Box. I used Ubuntu 13.10 which worked great. I put Ubuntu 13.10 on an old HP Box and it worked amazingly...

SECOND SIDE NOTE:

PwnPad 2014 CE ROM does not come with a window manager aka GUI for Linux. If you want to use a GUI with VNC you need to first install XFCE4 (it is the one i choose) which you can install with "apt-get install xfce4". After that you need to install a vncserver which you can do with "apt-get install tightvncserver" and then run the vnc server "tightvncserver -geometry 800x600 -depth 24" and then you need to download and install "AndroidVNC" from the google play store.

When you go to setup "AndroidVNC" you need to put in the information exactly like you did with Kali PwnPad but in order to find out which port your vnc server is most likely -> 5901 but you can tell for sure which one you are using with the command "netstat -ntl".

That is it...

If you haven't installed PwnPad 2014 CE ROM but are considering it....i would really recommend that you stick with Binky's Kali PwnPad ROM.

You will be happier....

-droidshadow