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'''/tmp/nandTest.dat''' is a 25.6MB file created during the factory process to test reading and writing the NAND. It contains a specific pseudorandom pattern. The contents can be downloaded [http://static.hackmii.com/garbage.7z here].
'''/tmp/nandTest.dat''' is a 25.6MB file created during the factory process to test reading and writing the NAND. It contains a specific pseudorandom pattern. The contents can be downloaded [http://static.hackmii.com/garbage.7z here].
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+While the intention of this program was most likely so that any issues would get printed to [[:/shared2/test2/nanderr.log]], it also has the side effect of overwriting most of the earlier factory remnants with this pattern, making factory analysis more difficult.
Like other contents of [[:/tmp]], it is erased on every [[boot2|boot]] and [[IOS]] reload.
Like other contents of [[:/tmp]], it is erased on every [[boot2|boot]] and [[IOS]] reload.