Recent content by msxer

I think your right. If you buy from aliexpress, most of the cam's have a multilanguage menu which is best left alone. Trying to update will probably brick your cam and there is no way to fix it. AFAIK there's no solution for the camera's with fimware v5.3.6 and up.

I can confirm that the sharp angle of the lens was causing the IR leakage. In stead of mounting a bracket to solve this problem, I got a 2332 turret which doesn't have this problem. The turret has no problem at all with the sharp angle and works great.

Sorry for the late reply, been away. I look around on different internet marketplaces and sometimes get lucky. Also helped out some friends who got there chinese camera's messed up.

Didn't tought about that, good tip !

Aha, Ok :) Regarding my backup strategy for future problems I made the following preparations : - keep a copy of the installed firmware together with the TFTP updater used - made a backup of the 18 mtdblock(mtd-ro) files I think this should be sufficient. Or is there something else worth...

So when the camera is using the mtdblock I'm trying to copy this may result in a read error. Understood and added to the knowledge database ! Like the learning process in getting these camera's back in working condition. Copying the mtd ro files worked for all of the three 2132's without any...

That's good to hear :) Didn't have any problem before to copy the full set of mtdblocks of a 2332 and a 2432. Just ran in to this by trying to backup mtdblock17 from a 2132. Just tried the other two 2132's I've bought. They do let me copy the mtdblock17, but give read errors on other...

Still playing around with some bricked hikvision cams in order te get them working again. Got a camera working again and wanted to copy the mtdblocks as a backup. Got a problem with reading/copying mtdblock17. Get the message 'read error: input/output error' cat /proc/kmsg reveals some bad...

Thanks to alastairstevenson another hikvision camera rescued from the garbage bin :)

Some got the original mtdblock5 and mtdblock6 files of a DS-2CD2432F-IW running on v5.2.5 or v5.2.8 firmware ? Got a fully bricked 2432 camera back online with the mtd files of a 2332, but because it's a different cameramodel, not all functions are present/working.

Been able to give the cam a new IP adress and as a bonus even managed to get the serial number of the sticker back in the mtd blocks :) I just love it when a plan comes together ! Just curious about the region code adjustment in mtdblock6 : it seems that changing the regioncode in the first...

@alastairstevenson : thanks again for the explanation, couldn't have done it without your help ! @whoslooking : you've also been a great help, I wouldn't have got even started without your guides and firmware solutions ! Will try to alter the mac adres tonight and let you know how it worked...

I've managed to get the camera back up and running by copying the mtdblock5 and mtdblock6 files from a working camera. Stil have to figure out how to change the mac adress, but it's bedtime now... Thanks Alastairstevenson for the great help sofar ! Will come back tomorrow with an update on...

The firmware I used is the same I succesfully used to update my other 2332, so I think it must be the mtd files. Is it possible to copy mtd5 and mtd6 blocks from a working camera to solve this ? Or is there a way to copy the 'ram file system' ?

Just learned how to copy/paste in puTTy :peaceful: (none) login: root Password: login: can't chdir to home directory '/root/' # cat /proc/kmsg <5>Linux version 2.6.38.8 (wangqian@ipcteam2) (gcc version 4.6.1 (Sourcery CodeBench Lite 2011.09-70) ) <5>#75 PREEMPT Mon Jul 14 20:15:03 CST 2014...