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

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Can you share your NVR TFTP tool to me? thanks very much
spider54 said:
OK I am going to explain you what I have make. I am on Windows.
As I not managed not to get back files quoted in the tuto, I used Hiktools to extract these files.
I modified app.tar.lzma:
- Extracted to app.tar of app.tar.lzma with 7zip and idem for 1024x768.cfg
- I modified 1024x768.cfg with notepad ++
- delete of the containing lines _cap1 =
- Replacement _cap0 = by _cap1 =
I put back 1024x768.cfg in app.tar
I recreated app.tar.lzma (difficulty for me with Windows, I asked for help my son who in compressed with ubunto)
I did not modify start.sh
I recreated digicap.dav with Hiktools
J' installed dgicap.dav with tftp
I also tried the same manipulation with more the modification on the file 1024x768.cfg
- Abolition(deletion) of the containing lines _lang1 =
- Replacement _lang0 = by _lang1 =
I do not know if he(it) needs there to make this last modification.
I do not have be either a part than he speaks rights 777, I admit that ' everything not understand.
I suspect that there is something that I do not do well but what
Excuse I for my English, I am French, If somebody few to help me, thank you in advance.
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Hello Whoslooking
Are you use hiktools create header_from_digicap.dav sourcedir command creating new firmware ?
Can you share me exapmle recreating digicap.dav using hiktools create command, i have trouble creating new firmware.
 
For User99

"hiktools create digicap.dav temp"
In the directory " temp " you put the modified files. In the end you get back "temp.dav " that you rename
 
Thanks spider54,

hiktools create working with EN/ML firmware, I can get new firmware .

When use Hiktools create with Chinese version firmware, always creating 1kb *.dav file.
Are you try hiktools create command with Chinese version firmware ?
 
Unless I've misunderstood what you are explaining - the tool seems to work OK with a firmware file from the Hikvision China website.

I started with this file from the link you specified
NVR_(71-4,8路-SN)QDBL_CN_STD_V3.0.10_141128.zip
and used 'split' to extract the contents into a folder.

I made a small edit to 'start.sh' and used 'create' to re-create the firmware, using the original digicap.dav for the header.
The resultant file was the correct size (20 bytes larger, I'd added a line to start.sh), and was listed as having these contents:

HIK firmware header converter 0.4R
Head raw data(108b) :
00000000 E9 9A F7 B6 7A 94 DD D3 76 B8 A3 AB B6 CB B5 BE ....z...v.......
00000010 CF BC FE D6 E6 DD D3 BA 46 5C 54 40 34 4A 41 45 ........F\T@4JAE
00000020 43 01 29 35 22 2C 45 46 5C 54 40 34 B5 BE BA CD C.)5",EF\T@4....
00000030 FE D6 CA DD D3 BA B9 A3 AB BF CB B5 BE BA CD BC ................
00000040 BE A3 AE BA 94 CD C2 D9 91 A7 CF D3 DB CD BC FE ................
00000050 CA DD D3 BA B9 A3 AB BF CB B5 BE BA CD BC FE D6 ................
00000060 11 D2 BA B9 82 09 B3 CB CE A8 F3 CB
Head decoded data(108b) :
00000000 53 57 4B 48 AC 5E 00 00 CC 01 00 00 09 00 00 00 SWKH.^..........
00000010 02 00 00 00 2C 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ....,...........
00000020 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 ................
00000030 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000040 68 69 73 69 2E 74 61 72 2E 6C 7A 6D 61 00 00 00 hisi.tar.lzma...
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000060 CC 01 00 00 21 A2 0C 00 7B 16 49 06
Magic number : 0x484B5753
iHeaderCheckSum : 0x00005EAC [24236]
iHeadTotalLen : 0x000001CC [460]
iFileNum : 0x00000009 [9]
iLanguage : 0x00000002 [2] CN
iDeviceClass : 0x0000002C
iOEMCode : 0xFFFFFFFF
iFirmwareVer : 0xFFFFFFFF
iFeature: 0xFFFFFFFF
Calculated CheckSum : 0x00005EAC [24236]
Full decoded data (with full files block):
00000000 53 57 4B 48 AC 5E 00 00 CC 01 00 00 09 00 00 00 SWKH.^..........
00000010 02 00 00 00 2C 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF ....,...........
00000020 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 ................
00000030 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000040 68 69 73 69 2E 74 61 72 2E 6C 7A 6D 61 00 00 00 hisi.tar.lzma...
00000050 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000060 CC 01 00 00 21 A2 0C 00 7B 16 49 06 75 49 6D 61 ....!...{▬I.uIma
00000070 67 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ge..............
00000080 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ED A3 0C 00 ................
00000090 94 A4 18 00 C5 B5 43 0C 77 65 62 73 2E 74 61 72 ..↑...C.webs.tar
000000A0 2E 6C 7A 6D 61 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .lzma...........
000000B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 81 48 25 00 CD 8C 09 00 .........H%.....
000000C0 F8 32 C0 04 68 69 63 6F 72 65 2E 74 61 72 2E 6C .2..hicore.tar.l
000000D0 7A 6D 61 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 zma.............
000000E0 00 00 00 00 4E D5 2E 00 8B 7C 2D 00 2A 53 A5 16 ....N....|-.*S.▬
000000F0 64 76 72 43 6D 64 2E 74 61 72 2E 67 7A 00 00 00 dvrCmd.tar.gz...
00000100 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00000110 D9 51 5C 00 B0 2E 00 00 31 84 18 00 73 74 61 72 .Q\.....1.↑.star
00000120 74 2E 73 68 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 t.sh............
00000130 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 89 80 5C 00 ..............\.
00000140 C9 04 00 00 36 95 01 00 72 61 6D 64 69 73 6B 2E ....6...ramdisk.
00000150 67 7A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 gz..............
00000160 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 52 85 5C 00 A3 B6 0A 00 ........R.\.....
00000170 5A 24 55 05 76 65 72 73 69 6F 6E 63 74 72 2E 74 Z$U.versionctr.t
00000180 61 72 2E 6C 7A 6D 61 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ar.lzma.........
00000190 00 00 00 00 F5 3B 67 00 70 0C 01 00 3D DB 85 00 .....;g.p...=...
000001A0 61 70 70 2E 74 61 72 2E 6C 7A 6D 61 00 00 00 00 app.tar.lzma....
000001B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
000001C0 65 48 68 00 1B D6 0C 00 0E FE 63 06
(ends)
 
I see.
I used hiktools create works with chinese version firmware in Windows 7 computer .
My laptop with Windows 8 still have problem hiktools create, strange.
Need to check my laptop system.

Is your computer with Windows 8 or windows 7 ?
 
Hello everybody , i need some help .....
Just use this tool for my Chinese DS-2CD2432F-IW that was on 5.1.6 hacked .
So i downloaded 5.2.3 firmware from hikvision US FTP , used this tool to change lang to 2 , update went good via web,
but now my cam is all Chinese language .....
How to make it English now ?
Your help is really appreciated !!!!!
Thanks.

p.s: actually when i'm starting a Internet explorer page with Cam interface it showed English for 1 sec and then switching to Chinese and NO English in language menu ....
Cleared cookies , tried with Chrome and Firefox all the same EN for 1 sec then Chinese ....
 
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5.1.6_140612 is shown on a label .... Tried your first link , timed out (((
Any help still appreciated .... Still on Chinese language ...
Thanks !!!
 
Does anybody know how to extract the hroot.img?

Does not work with normal unzipper like winrar. Maybe thats the key...
 
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