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Sony Alpha hacks talk
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  • SinglagSinglag

    Sony a7II firmware update FW 2.0 adds Uncompressed Raw and Phase Detection AF for third-party lenses with Smart adapters, We know A7 and A7II cmos are same, so can we add this feature to A7 ?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Is it possible to port PDAF via 3rd adapter from A7II to A7 firmware ?

    What you mean?

  • SinglagSinglag
    • I wanna try yo put av-cam.bin from A7II to A7 firmware to have access to XAVC-S codec on my A7 - maybe even get a look at A7SII av-cam.bin for 4k recording

    Is it possible to port PDAF via 3rd adapter from A7II to A7 firmware ?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    I wanna try yo put av-cam.bin from A7II to A7 firmware to have access to XAVC-S codec on my A7 - maybe even get a look at A7SII av-cam.bin for 4k recording

    Do not even try to do this.

    I saw old version of fwtool there was the -c tag, but it's seems it's not part of your python script.

    diff is published in this topic, so proper unpacker can be compiled.

  • ratatatratatat

    Thanks ma1co. I was able to decompile both A7 and A7II firmware. I wanna try yo put av-cam.bin from A7II to A7 firmware to have access to XAVC-S codec on my A7 - maybe even get a look at A7SII av-cam.bin for 4k recording !

    Before investigating further - I wanna know if/how I can compile back to firmware. I saw old version of fwtool there was the -c tag, but it's seems it's not part of your python script.

  • Kiwi303Kiwi303

    With translation software these days any language is as good or bad as any other.

    But yeah, your site, your rules.

    Thanks @Mannokia does your Russian hack bring up a menu with several languages? or just the solo Russian replacing the solo Japanese? If it brings up a menu and the menu has English as an option and it works on your A77 I would love a copy.

    Cheers

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @Mannokia @Kiwi303

    Use English, please.

  • Kiwi303Kiwi303

    Спасибо, так что ваши А77 на русский? Значит ли это, включить в меню языки? Не только русский язык, но меню русского, английского, немецкого, другие? Или только на русский?

    Простите мой плохой русский. только www.translate.google.com

  • MannokiaMannokia

    Kiwi303 , у меня есть то что тебе нужно. Мне удалось сделать в прошлом году из японской камеры русскую. Думаю и английскую получится.

  • Kiwi303Kiwi303

    Hmm. but hacks already exist. I saw that Nonor from the old site has one, through I can't find a Nonor in a members list here on the New site. With an existing hack already out there and proven, isn't it just a case of flashing the hack onto the firmware just like an official update off Sony.com?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    but I am not risking my camera bricking itself because I transposed the wrong digits in the wrong area

    It is not made for people who can not do some more advanced stuff for now, sorry.

  • Kiwi303Kiwi303

    so? No-one here that can help?

  • Kiwi303Kiwi303

    I have an A77 (first gen, not 77 II) en route to me, ex Japan...

    Silly me saw the "Japanese Language" mentioned in the ebay advert and thought "no probs, I can flick through the menu to English in settings somewhere"... A bit more digging today after buying it yesterday however brought up the J1 Japan model language being solely japanese, no menus of other languages to choose from.

    Google brought up the Nex-Hacks site. Which shuffled me off over here.

    I note Nonor in Nex-Hacks managed to run a firmware hack for his A77. Can anyone send me a firmware hack and walkthrough?

    I am tech savvy enough to use your typical windows GUI flash program, but I am not risking my camera bricking itself because I transposed the wrong digits in the wrong area of a file trying to hack it myself following this: http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/sony-hack/languages.

    I'm a reasonably tech aware normal guy, not a Hacker, and a Hacker is what is needed here.

    Cheers Rhys from NZ.

  • ma1coma1co

    Here you go, 3rd gen support for fwtool.

    gen3.txt
    17K
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @ma1co

    Can you add changes to http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/sony-hack/beginners-place (to make standalone versions not requiring python) ?

    As I did not have time recently to add this 3rd generation compatibility.

  • ma1coma1co

    3rd generation firmware unpack tool (for a5000, a6000, a7 series, RX100 series): https://github.com/ma1co/fwtool.py

  • LeegongLeegong

    Hacker's curiosity . EDIT : Vitaliy_Kiselev , i can not find "quote" for replying your post .

  • LeegongLeegong

    Based on my decoding now , av-cam.bin runs on AVY2G2G05A , which communicates with lens over UART1.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Sony E-mount specification doesn't open for person .

    And why person need protocol?

  • LeegongLeegong

    I don't think Adapter makers are willing to share the protocol with others , and Sony E-mount specification doesn't open for person .

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    is anybody interested in resversing E-mount

    Adapter makers already did it, plus you can request documentation if you do something real, I think.

  • LeegongLeegong

    I took a look at NEX-F3 Level 3 service manual , Image Processor AVY2G2G05A UART1 communicates with E-mount lens , is anybody interested in resversing E-mount protocol ?

  • LeegongLeegong

    There is a TOSHIBA TMP19A44 on NEX5N main board , does anybody known which one file decrypted from Update_firmware package is for TMP19A44 ?

  • jagnjejagnje

    oh...sorry.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @jagnje

    Look two posts above yours.

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