#Dane elec so smart firmware update how to
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#Dane elec so smart firmware update update
#Dane elec so smart firmware update upgrade
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My /tmp/ide/part1/mvix_init_script looks like this: Why, do you ask? Because then you can for example automatically mount your SMB/NFS-share(s) at boot so you no longer have to log in and do that every time you fire up your Mvix.

if you have an internal IDE drive with one partition, this firmware will try to execute the file /tmp/ide/part1/mvix_init_script with the partition name as the single parameter. Note also that as an experimental feature, it is set up to run the script mvix_init_script in the top directory of any local device mounted on your Mvix. No warranty, no nothing, everything is your own risk. But that is the plan anyway, to provide an easy way of uploading and downloading audio/video files to the Mvix. Note that this web server may or may not allow you to upload files as well, I haven’t checked yet. Note that there is also an experimental HTTP-daemon enabled, so you can point your browser at your Mvix and have a look at all the files there.

#Dane elec so smart firmware update full

Not recommended for wireless networks or other places where you do not have full control over who accesses your net. The username is root and the password is olav. I’ve created a copy of the recent 1.1.27 firmware release and activated the telnet daemon.

#Dane elec so smart firmware update update

Package up your image and update your player with it. We are basically tricking the player into starting our telnetd before it starts the actual media player software. This file should be made executable, so remember to Create a new usr/curacao/curacao containing the following three lines: This is the main program of the player, and is executed on boot.ģ. Move the file usr/curacao/curacao to usr/curacao/curacao.bak string between the 2nd and 3rd colon, so that the line starts with root.Ģ. If you just want a blank password, then remove the whole $1$…. Take this output and insert it instead of the original one. Output the MD5 encrypted string you need. Run that command and type your chosen password twice and it will

Use the command grub-md5-crypt on your local linux machine. The password is the part between the second and third :, a junk text string starting with $1$. Since we do not know the default root password on the device, we need to either clear it or insert one we know. All file references below are relative to the romfs root. There are two files to edit in the romfs image, and you need to create a third. You can now load this onto your player via the GUI.Ĭygwin notes: genromfs compiles and works fine under cygwin, for extracting the romfs google for romfs-tools.zip pkg file using ( local copy as of April 2007).

#Dane elec so smart firmware update install

For ubuntu do sudo apt-get install genromfs)įinally, pack the ROMFS into a. (You can get genromfs from:, although your linux distribution most likely has a package for it. genromfs -V 'mambo' -d romfs.mycopy -f myfw.romfs Now that you’ve made your changes, you need to repack it into a ROMFS and then into a.

usr/curacao/ – contains the GUI files – images etc.

you can change the passwords in etc/shadow – use /usr/sbin/grub-md5-crypt on your local linux machine to create a new password. cp -a -r romfs.mountpoint romfs.mycopy cd romfs.mycopy Do the copying as root, as we don’t want strange ownerships. To make changes to the firmware, you need to copy it and then repack it once the changes are made. It’s all read only, because you are still actually inside the firmware file. This: mkdir romfs.mountpoint mount -o loop -t romfs mvix-fw-1.1.25.romfs romfs.mountpoint cd romfs.mountpoint ls -l You can look inside theįile system (readonly) by mounting it. This file contains a complete filesystem. pkg firmware file then you need to strip the headers and decompress the ROMFS: dd bs=108 if=mvix-fw-1.1.25.pkg skip=1 | gunzip > mvix-fw-1.1.25.romfs I’ve included a copy of them here, as sites tend to disappear over time:

#Dane elec so smart firmware update how to

See below for how to do the telnet thing.įollow the rather detailed instructions on the Mvix Wiki site. If you’re still interested, here are the instructions for generic manipulation of the firmware package. De-bricking your player *appears* to be something that works every time though, but your mileage may vary. Needless to say, this may kill your media player and is in no way supported or recommended by Mvix or any other entity, including me.

#Dane elec so smart firmware update upgrade

And then upgrade your player with this modified firmware. You basically need to download a firmware package, open it up, change a couple of files and then package it up again. Enabling telnet access on the Mvix requires a bit of work.