12/31/08 Zune2K Nevar Forget!

[Sephiroth X]

Wow. Its only 8 years (or 9?) since the threat of the Y2K bug came and went, so you'd imagine Microsoft learned from that and would never allow another time-based bug to infiltrate their hardware and software ever again, right?

Heheh, yeah, I thought the same thing. Then I remembered that this is the same Microsoft that gave us super stable Xbox Originals and then spoonfed us ticking time bombs called Xbox 360s & the Red Ring of Death. Well at 12am on the 31st day of 2008 the 'Day the Zunes Stood Still' took effect. Every 30GB model Zune MP3 player that was up to the latest firmware commited seppuku and became an hero and will not boot up. Apparent temporary fixes to this issue are by removing the battery of the unit and placing it back into the Zune causing the battery to reset back to its factory default, however dont plug it back into your PC for the "features" will be placed back onto your Zune for re-bricking.

www.destructoid.com/the-day-the-zunes-stood-still-every-30gb-zune-in-the-world-has-died--116413.phtml

www.gamepolitics.com/2008/12/31/red-ring-zune-30gb-versions-microsoft-mp3-player-all-fail-once

www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/30gb-zunes-mysteriously-begin-to-fail-at-12am-december-31st/

Heheheh. Anyone want to place bets on how well the next piece of Microsoft hardware sells?

[remixedcat]

why was that last post deleted it was important for people to know that!

glad I didnt get a zune. LOLz.

[whicker]

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Copyright (C) 2004-2007, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// THIS SOURCE CODE, AND ITS USE AND DISTRIBUTION, IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS
// AND CONDITIONS OF THE APPLICABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Module: rtc.c
//
// PQOAL Real-time clock (RTC) routines for the MC13783 PMIC RTC.
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

...snip...

BOOL ConvertDays(UINT32 days, SYSTEMTIME* lpTime)
{
int dayofweek, month, year;
UINT8 *month_tab;

//Calculate current day of the week
dayofweek = GetDayOfWeek(days);

year = ORIGINYEAR;

while (days > 365)
{
if (IsLeapYear(year))
{
if (days > 366)
{
days -= 366;
year += 1;
}
}
else
{
days -= 365;
year += 1;
}
}

...etc.

it isn't always m$ fault.
many chip manufacturers provide helper source code to make it easier to use in a final product.
but yes, infinite while loops are very bad.

[remixedcat]

Nice find!