R0 / DS-2CD2x32 BrickfixV2 brick recovery and full upgrade tool - enhanced.
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alastairstevenson
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For converting to EN and updating? As opposed to unbricking?
No, not the 'brickfixV2' fix-up firmware pack - but maybe the 'enhanced MTD hack' if that R4 device also uses a flash memory partition to store the 'bootparams' hardware description data as the R0 series does.
If you have a serial console connection to the camera, maybe see if you can dump the flash so it can be checked out.
alastairstevenson
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What's possible depends totally on the useful commands that remain in the bootloader. Hikvision tend to progressively remove the 'useful' commands.
The way to see what could be done is :
Power on the camera, and interrupt the bootloader.
Use the command 'help' to see what commands exist.
sf would be good, as would be nand.
Also do a 'printenv' so that load addresses can be seen.
Note also that with PuTTY it's much better to get text as opposed to a screenshot by using the 'copy rollback to clipboard' menu item, to paste on here as 'code'.
The way to see what could be done is :
Power on the camera, and interrupt the bootloader.
Use the command 'help' to see what commands exist.
sf would be good, as would be nand.
Also do a 'printenv' so that load addresses can be seen.
Note also that with PuTTY it's much better to get text as opposed to a screenshot by using the 'copy rollback to clipboard' menu item, to paste on here as 'code'.
alastairstevenson
Staff member
That's not the bootloader.
That's psh after the full bootup.
You needed to interrupt the bootloader, probably by using Control-U very quickly at power-on.
That's psh after the full bootup.
You needed to interrupt the bootloader, probably by using Control-U very quickly at power-on.
alastairstevenson
Staff member
Well done for figuring out how to get text from a PuTTY session.
However - it would be even better for forum readers to avoid having to download the text file if you paste the text into the 'code' tags of the forum, using the '+' choice in the post edit menu above where you are typing..
On the content of the files - this is still not the bootloader, it's from the psh prompt of a fully booted camera.
Nothing useful can be done there.
You need to interrupt the bootloader to find the potentially useful commands.
Suggestion:
With PuTTY running, keep Control-U pressed so the keyboard auto-repeats, then power on the camera.
That should interrupt the bootloader and give a bootloader prompt and some different commands.
alastairstevenson
Staff member
Well done - and thanks for sharing your experience!
Hi,
I have a chinese DS-2CD2032-I with english fw with sn DS-2CD2032-I012015061.CCRR525288854 that it was stuck rebooting. I tried the tool and after the v2 brickfix i cannot access it anymore.
It shows on SADP with ip 192.168.1.64 and fw V4.0.8 built 150401 so i changed the pc ip to 192.168.1.128 reboot the cam but nothing happens.
I can still ping it's ip but i can;t connect with putty or web interface, even with SADP or batch tools every modification fails.
Any suggestions?
I have a chinese DS-2CD2032-I with english fw with sn DS-2CD2032-I012015061.CCRR525288854 that it was stuck rebooting. I tried the tool and after the v2 brickfix i cannot access it anymore.
It shows on SADP with ip 192.168.1.64 and fw V4.0.8 built 150401 so i changed the pc ip to 192.168.1.128 reboot the cam but nothing happens.
I can still ping it's ip but i can;t connect with putty or web interface, even with SADP or batch tools every modification fails.
Any suggestions?
alastairstevenson
Staff member
That's the 'min-system recovery mode', the minimal system with no web services, that's used to service the Hikvision tftp updater method.
A telnet access?
If you run the Hikvision tftp updater with the PC on IP address 192.0.0.128 and both the camera and PC wired to a switch, not on WiFi and ideally not on PoE, then power cycle the camera -
What shows in the tftp updater status window?
Also - though it's generally less reliable - try the same with the camera and PC directly connected.
Unfortunately it does not connect with telnet.
Pc and cam are on wired connection on a managed poe switch. power cycle of the camera is done via poe on-off. This method works because i have updated a couple more cams on the same installation.
TFTP server[192.0.0.128] initialized
and stays there with no other messages
alastairstevenson
Staff member
Yes, it does work - but in some cases it has not worked, with the tftp updater then working OK using an external 12v supply.
It's believed to be down to timing - the camera triggering the PoE power, then a delay while the link detect comes on, missing the fairly quick camera probe for the tftp updater.
alastairstevenson
Staff member
Excellent! Well done, and thanks for sharing your result.
mike5w
n3wb
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what firmware version did you use? i have sane issue with my two 2032
I upgraded to V5.4.5 build 170123, used the one Alastair linked in his first post.
My cameras are Chinese, they had initially different firmware versions.
Tried it on a lab lan with a separate power supply and it worked as charm.
I also did 4 more chinese DC-2CD2532F-IS with success, so thanks for your work and support!