Issue dossier
The guide says the badge sends its interesting serial output during boot and users may see nothing if they connect too late; it estimates about 90 seconds before the OS and CTF app finish booting.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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boot timing caveat · public badge guide · historical
This captures a practical beginner trap: the badge worked, but the serial workflow depended on reconnect timing and terminal setup.
- Badge
- Hacktivity 2018 Badge
- Category
- boot timing caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- public badge guide
- Status
- historical
- Timeframe
- serial setup
- Source note
- Jump ESP, jump! badge guide and migrated mirror.
author/site context
Current site index explaining the migration away from Google-hosted blog posts and preserving the Hacktivity badge guide in the archive.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
badge guide
Public hardware-hacking guide for USB serial setup, CTF menu, UART jumpers, RF wiring, and credits.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
badge guide mirror
Current migrated copy of the Jump ESP, jump! guide, useful if the older Blogspot URL disappears.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
event page
Hungarian event archive entry for Hacktivity 2018.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
event site
Current public Hacktivity event site for lineage context.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
team context
Developer credit target linked from the badge guide.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
Jump ESP, jump! · retrieved 2026-05-15
Primary source for USB mini setup, FT232R USB UART, serial baud rates, CTF categories, UART jumper root shell, RF notes, and named credits.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
Jump ESP, jump! migrated mirror · retrieved 2026-05-15
Current mirror of the guide preserving FT232R/FT232RL, 9600 baud CTF, 115200 baud root shell, 90-second boot timing, and RF wiring details.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
NJSZT Informatikatörténeti Fórum · retrieved 2026-05-15
Event archive context for Hacktivity 2018.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge
Zoltan Balazs current site · retrieved 2026-05-15
Site index documenting the move away from Blogspot and linking the Hacktivity 2018 badge guide in the current archive.
Badge: Hacktivity 2018 Badge