ocean.rip

reverse engineering & documentation of legacy systems

orsay.ocean.rip
Samsung Orsay Smart Hub backend
The 2012 Smart Hub protocol (E/F/H series, pre-Tizen), documented from live captures — 13 endpoints, SSL 3.0 transport, PKI. The backend is still operated today.
protocol reference · 2026 · github: orsay-openapi
fw.ocean.rip
Realtek RTL8188CUS / RTL8192CU firmware
The 16 KB 8051 firmware inside the ubiquitous 2012-era USB WiFi adapters — disassembly, host↔firmware protocol, interrupts, rate adaptation, an emulator, and the field-wedge investigation.
firmware reference · 2026 · github: rtl8192cu-fw
samsungtv.ocean.rip
Rooting & reviving the 2012 Samsung E-series
End-to-end guide: reviving a dead Smart Hub with an SSL 3.0 relay and the still-live Samsung backend, and taking a UE40EH5300 to permanent boot-level root.
in progress