Hikvision FIRMWARE TOOLS - change language, extract files and create own firmware

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That different model is a Chinese model that will give the 15beep bootloop if EN/ML firmware is applied.
Search for the thread about how to convert a Chinese NVR to International.
 

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Thanks for sharing this tool. When I tried it on my firmware, the split command didn't work, and I think that may be because of a magic number missmatch (no errors were printed, the folder was created, but nothing populated in it).
The version shown for my magic number was:
```
Magic number : 0x484B3230
iHeaderCheckSum : 0x000026C0 [9920]
iHeadTotalLen : 0x0000006C [108]
iFileNum : 0x00000000 [0]
iLanguage : 0x01EABCB5 [32160949]
iDeviceClass : 0x00000001
iOEMCode : 0xFFFFFFFF
iFirmwareVer : 0xFFFFFFFF
iFeature: 0xFFFFFFFF
Calculated CheckSum : 0x000026C0 [9920]
```
Is this a different version/packing of firmware that it doesn't know how to unpack?

NB: Is it possible to offer to help cross compile this to Linux or something?
 

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Is this a different version/packing of firmware that it doesn't know how to unpack?
Quite likely - for your (unspecified) firmware and (unspecified) device model.
This unpacker is quite old and very limited now.

A couple of more recent unpackers :
[MCR] Hikvision packer/unpacker for 5.3.x and newer firmware
Although the link in the starting post may no longer work - the file is attached somewhere in the thread.
[MCR] Hikvision packer/unpacker for 5.3.x and newer firmware
 

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Thanks. Looking at those the ZIP isn't available and the RAR appears not to work on x64 windows (assuming the file inside it is an exe, just without the extension).

(If there's source available, I'm happy to troubleshoot and get cross compiling also if it works).
 
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So, is there any working option to add or replace existing language of latest Video Intercome FW 1.5.1.

FW link:
DOWNLOAD EU PORTAL Materials/07 Video Intercom/00 Product Firmware/IP Video Intercom/1st Generation/Baseline/V1.5.1 Build 190613

My goal is to change (read: translate) some language like English to Slovenian so that if I choose English language in menu that everything (menus, buttons etc) is translated to Slovenian language. Probably only door unit speech would be untranslated - but OK, I can live with that ;)

So, can someboy help me to deploy the english file. If not, then please just tell me if decoding of FW Ais still working on Ubuntu for FW v1.5.1..

Thank you very much..
 
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Please send me also Croatian (Hrvatski jezik) file.. for easier translation and to make correct translation of special letters "č ž š" so that I will make everything correctly..
 

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Please give me email on priv i send you only HRAVATSKY because i can not unpack ENGLISH. When you finish translation to SLOVAKIA please send me it and i repack for you firmware.

Please verify... i unpack for you this firmware:
 
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Устройство DS-KH8301-WT был китайский язык. Сделал все по вашей инструкции, все получилось. Я даже могу выбрать русский язык. Большое Вам Спасибо.
 
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Устройство DS-KH8301-WT был китайский язык. Сделал все по вашей инструкции, все получилось. Я даже могу выбрать русский язык. Большое Вам Спасибо.
For the forum members who may be curious :
The DS-KH8301-WT device was Chinese. Did everything according to your instructions, everything worked out. I can even choose Russian. Thank you so much.
 
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guys,
I got a NVR which is in Chinese language, model is DS-7816NB-K2, when I first opened it via web interface I got English/chinese selections hen entering the login, and if I chose English and login I will get full English interface with full English menu, but after while and after log off and log back in the English choice is gone and left only Chinese. I am trying to use iVMS 4200 English version to connect to it and always get the language mismatch, is there any way to change the language option to 1 which is English? of course it will be even better if somehow to turn back on the English language interface for web access.

So far I tried to use the old HIKtools05R1 and I can only list the info which shows CN for language. I can't set the language always getting error msg saying Unable to open DAV file.

Thanks a lot guys.
 

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After having my cameras (2CD2332) hacked, I've upgraded all but one with the great help and guides on here. As this one was bought later, it's a newer model. 2CD2335-I with a CN serial number, English Menus and current firmware 5.3.3 / 150803.

What are my options to get this upgraded to a safer firmware?
 

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What are my options to get this upgraded to a safer firmware?
As that model holds the bootpara data / device signature in a security chip, the only way to convert it from CN to EN and install newer firmware is to use 'hacked to English' firmware.
It's a bit of a techy process.
 

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Thanks, any guides? If not, can I upgrade to a later Chinese version if I don't mind losing the English menus? I only need access to change the IP and turn UPnP off.
 
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