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We have also made alot of progress already: https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc/ We're already able to decode MP3s off HiMDs, those are not 3DES-encrypted, just a simple XOR-encryption over the MDs DiscID. Adrian

NetMD is using its own proprietary USB-protocol whereas HiMD uses USB mass-storage. The whole code for communicating with the NetMD device is protected against debugging/disassembling (residing in the .ocm-files in Sony Shared-Folder), the audio-data itself is encrypted with 3DES. One of the guys in our project has been working on this for years, we're concentrating on HiMD first though. Please drop me an email (see link in the wiki) to request a wiki-account to get access to all information, including those on NetMD. Adrian

Hi folks, we have unveiled the encrpyption of MP3s on Sony HiMD-Walkman, soon we'll have a transfer software for linux. We're already able to transfer tracks off the HiMD to the PC, download to HiMD won't take so much anymore (we already know how). Please see our wiki: <https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc/> Oh, and no, it's not a fake, it's really working . Edit: It would be nice, if anyone here with some programming knowledge would be willing to join and help us !! Adrian