dpf-ax: unsupported dpf - requests

Thank you,

but on photo is U4 AX206 and flash type is MX25L1605A
Can not flash right through the programmer diferent full-dump?
if so, which ?
thanks.

Hi Andrejt,

yeah - the board looks familiar. :)
So it *MAY* be an AX206-chip (I can not see any markings on the chip itself).
BUT: the firmware was not build with the Buildwin SDK for AX206. Identify.py needs a fw build with this SDK to extract lcd-access & init routines. Without these infos it's not possible to build a custom fw for your dpf.
You could try to flash all existing custom fws one after the other and see if one will work. But there is only a remote chance that this will do the trick...

Sorry again.

superelchi

This is a picture frame that was hacked 4 years ago with the help of hackfin (http://tech.section5.ch/news/?p=77) and has since been lying in a cupboard. It does not seem to work with the current distribution of the dpf-ax toolkit. So I would like to upgrade it to a more modern firmware, if possible. See below for command output of lcd4linux and identify.py.

root@pi3:~/temp/dpf-ax-code# lcd4linux -f dpf_128x128.conf -F -vv

lcd4linux.c: initializing driver DPF
dpf_ax_open: found AX206 #1
dpf_ax_open: got LCD dimensions: 128x128
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk write.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk write.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk write.

root@pi3:~/temp/dpf-ax-code/tools# ./identify.py fulldump_20150105-171016.bin
Looking for firmware.............: Found (buildwin, 128x128 px).
Looking for Openwin..............: Found.
Looking for LcdIniTbl............: Found.
Looking for backlight & contrast.: Found, Found.
Looking for known signatures.....: None.

Sorry, no matching dpf found.

But the following model has a partial signature match: avlabs_avl969s.
This firmware MAY work for your dpf.

@ Victorclaessen

That's an easy one. :)
Please try attached fw.

Do you have a name for this dpf - else it will stay acme_8...

superelchi

That did indeed do the trick. Thanks a whole bunch!

I think hackfin used to call this device 'pink'. It looks exactly like the one on his website (see attached picture), although mine has black plastic. The front simply reads 'Digital Photo Frame'.

As I said: an easy one. :)

"Pink" was a generic name, which I removed a while ago.
So it will stay "acme_8".

superelchi

Hi got a August Mdel DP 150L Display from amazon.

Looking for Firmware : Found ( buildwin, 128x128 px )
Openwin : Found
LCDIniTBL: Found
Backlight Contrast : Found,Found
Known Signatures: None

No Matching dpf found

Model has a partiual signature match : clas_ohlsen

I allready tried all the clas_ohlsen firmware you have. But i only see 70 Percent of the starting picture coverd with roll eyes splash screen. The rest of the Display still seems to be the old starting page on it. Looks like the size doesnt cover the hole display...can you help me ?

Hi Leonjoeann,

please try attached fw.

superelchi

Thanks a lot mate , the whole screen is covered now......you are doing a fine job !!

Okay. Another one working. :)

So I will add it as "august_dp150l".

superelchi.

I have a Sweex MV004V4:

Looking for firmware.............: Found (buildwin, 128x128 px).
Looking for Openwin..............: 
OpenWin        at 0x1280 (0x000682), len 0x61, CRC = 0xd5efd5d9
Looking for LcdIniTbl............: 
Module 36:
LcdInit (Tbl) (found by call) at 0x14a8 (0x04a178)
Module 50:
LcdScheduleTbl  at 0x14c9 (0x04b67b), len 0x00
LcdContrastTbl  at 0x14ca (0x04b67c), len 0x09
LcdContrastTb2  at 0x14d4 (0x04b686), len 0x0b
LcdBacklightTbl at 0x14e0 (0x04b692), len 0x16
LcdIniTbl       at 0x14f9 (0x04b6ab), len 0xa2, CRC = 0xfe67441c
Timer1 standard init found (tmr1per = 0x00ff).
Looking for backlight & contrast.: 
Module 36:
LCD_Backlight (Tbl) at 0x15f9 (0x04a2c9)
Tmr1con init found at 0x162b (0x04a2fb), value = 0x43
LCD_Contrast (Tbl) at 0x161c (0x04a2ec)
Looking for known signatures.....: 
OpenWin:   match at model ['agk_violet']
OpenWin:   match at model ['delightdigi_3']
OpenWin:   match at model ['dx27893']
OpenWin:   match at model ['dx27893']
OpenWin:   match at model ['eachdesk_tumbler']
OpenWin:   match at model ['kaiser_baas_n1879']
OpenWin:   match at model ['veovision']
None.

Sorry, no matching dpf found.

But the following models have partial signature matches: agk_violet delightdigi_3 dx27893 eachdesk_tumbler kaiser_baas_n1879 veovision 
One of these firmwares MAY work for your dpf.

I haven't dared to flash one of the alternative firmware. I hope you can prepare a suitable firmware for this device. Thank you.

@jon2099

Please try attached fw.

superelchi

That was quick, the firmware works great, contrast and brightness range is fine, thanks!
One minor issue is that 'off' from the menu doesn't turn off the device, it seems to do the same as 'reboot'. Not a big problem as it's going to connected permanently anyway.

Fine.
So I will add it as "sweex_mv004v4".

superelchi

I have this august dp150a but the detect utility identify them as

[fdb@acer-ext5620z tools]$ ./identify.py fulldump_20150327-152057.bin
Looking for firmware.............: Found (buildwin, 128x128 px).
Looking for Openwin..............: Found.
Looking for LcdIniTbl............: Found.
Looking for backlight & contrast.: Found, Found.
Looking for known signatures.....: None.

Sorry, no matching dpf found.

But the following model has a partial signature match: clas_ohlson.
This firmware MAY work for your dpf.

May you help me ?

Hi Fireport,

there is a compatible model that I have not yet uploaded to the svn (shame on me).

$ ./identify.py fulldump_20150327-152057.bin
Looking for firmware.............: Found (buildwin, 128x128 px).
Looking for Openwin..............: Found.
Looking for LcdIniTbl............: Found.
Looking for backlight & contrast.: Found, Found.
Looking for known signatures.....: Found.

Your dpf is compatible with model ['august_dp150l'].

Firmware attached.

superelchi

YES !!! IT WORKS !!! Thanks superelchi :-)

Hi!

My case:

Looks like this one

D:\opt\DPF\dpf-ax\tools>identify.py dpf_dump.bin
Looking for firmware.............: Found (buildwin, 128x128 px).
Looking for Openwin..............: Found.
Looking for LcdIniTbl............: None.
Looking for backlight & contrast.: Found, Found.
Looking for known signatures.....: None.

Sorry, no matching dpf found.

Original FW: Stock firmware from my DPF

please help hack it!

Dear superlelchi,your firmware work perfectly when the dpf is attached to a pc but, when i attach it to my router asus n55u with entware packages I obtain the following errors then the frame reset itself. I tried various version of lcd4linux, all with the same effect. Do you have some suggestions ?
Thanks


admin@DSL-N55U:/tmp/home/root# lcd4linux -F -f /opt/etc/lcd4linux.conf
[DBus] Could not connect to DBus
openPort: error open
GPS PLUGIN, Error: openPort -1
dpf_ax_open: found AX206 #1
dpf_ax_open: got LCD dimensions: 128x128
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk write.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.


admin@DSL-N55U:/tmp/home/root# lcd4linux -l
LCD4Linux 0.11.0-SVN-1193
Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 The LCD4Linux Team <lcd4linux-devel@users.sourceforge.net>

available display drivers:
ASTUSB : ASTUSB display interface
Beckmann+Egle : MT16x1 MT16x2 MT16x4 MT20x1 MT20x2 MT20x4 MT24x1 MT24x2 MT32x1 MT32x2 MT40x1 MT40x2 MT40x4 CT20x4
BWCT : BWCT USB to HD44780 interface
Crystalfontz : 626 631 632 633 634 635 636
Curses : pure ncurses based text driver
Cwlinux : CW1602 CW12232 CW12832
D4D : 4D Systems Display Graphics Modules
DPF : Hacked dpf-ax digital photo frame

admin@DSL-N55U:/tmp/home/root# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 090c:1000 Silicon Motion, Inc. - Taiwan (formerly Feiya Technology Corp.) Flash Drive
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1908:0102 GEMBIRD
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
admin@DSL-N55U:/tmp/home/root# lsusb -t
/: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=rt3xxx-ohci/2p, 12M
|__ Port 2: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 12M
/: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=rt3xxx-ehci/2p, 480M
|__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Mass Storage, Driver=usb-storage, 480M


dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.
dpf_ax ERROR: bulk ACK read.

@Fireport

Your lcd4linux version on the router is out of date. It has an old driver which may not be compatible with the current dfp firmware.
The new dpf-driver (written by yours truly) was added in rev 1199. The router has rev 1193.
Hope you can find a current version or compile it yourself...

superelchi

@Pkrich

Please try attached fw. Make sure brightness & contrast setting work.

Do you have a name / supplier for this dpf? Else it will stay acme_9.

superelchi

The lcd4linux version is already at the latest revision (actually 2001). The number reported it's only a cosmetically bug that also occours in fedora 21

[root@linux ~]# lcd4linux -v
LCD4Linux 0.11.0-SVN-1193 starting
invoked without full path; restart may not work!
[raspi] WARNING: Plugin is not enabled! (set 'enabled 1' to enable this plugin)
[root@linux ~]# rpm -qi lcd4linux
Name : lcd4linux
Version : 0.11
Release : 0.11.svn1200.fc21
Architecture: x86_64

for debug purpose i attach the strace report captured on the router
Thanks !

Sorry. Did not know that lcd4linux is a bit shy to show it's real version. ;)

If the driver is okay, may be it is the usual problem - bad USB connection?
You know that the cable that comes with the dpf is crap?
Have you tried another USB port and / or a shorter / better USB cable?
Also it may be a power problem. You should try to connect the dpf over a powered USB-Hub.

superelchi

Hi,

unfortunately firmware not found,

C:\Utilities\DPF\dpf-ax\tools>python identify.py e:
Running on windows - unable to detect flash size
Reading 100000 bytes from flash...
Flash written to file 'fulldump_win_20150428-130840.bin'.

Looking for firmware.............: Not found.

This in no known firmware!

Sorry, no matching dpf found.

I bought it at aliexpress

It would be nice if you can help me to hack it.

Hi,

as identify.py said: "This in no known firmware!".

A look at your fw-dump shows "AX208 SDK V3.0" - so another one that is AX208 based, not AX206. And dpf-ax only works with AX206 chips based on the Buildwin SDK for this chip.
Sorry, nothing I can do.

superelchi

Thank you for your time and quick answer

Hi superelchi,

I bought a DPF because somewhere it was listed to work with the hack.

Now I have two problems:

1. DPF is not known (should be winplus compatible)
2. I can not get the DPF in bootloader mode, as there is no reset button...;-(

Here a direct link to the DPF: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006G0CJW0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Does anyone know how to get the display in bootloader mode?

Thx in advance

newmats



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/16/2015 11:48AM by newmats.

Hi Newmats,

Identify.py says::

 $ ./identify.py -d fulldump_20150515-132201.bin 
Looking for firmware.............: Not found.

This in no known firmware!

Sorry, no matching dpf found.

Dpf-ax only works with AX206 chips based on the Buildwin SDK for this chip. Your dpf is not an AX206 or not based an this sdk.
Looks like 2.4" dpfs with AX206 are no longer available. :(
Sorry, nothing I can do here.

But I can help you with the missing reset button:
- Remove the battery (see http://geekparadise.de/2011/04/pearl-status-display-akku-raus/) - it's in German but there are pictures ;)
- Hold the menu button and connect the dpf to USB. Works like reset + menu.

EDIT: I will remove the link for the winplus - the sold dpf on this page is a "new" model. Sadly not compatible with dpf-ax.

superelchi



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/17/2015 06:11AM by superelchi.

Hi superelchi,

thx very much for your quick response.

Regards

newmats

Looks like all newer devices are based on AX208. I got one and now I'm stuck with it. I can't even get into bootloader mode with reset + menu.

From the hardware specs of the AX208 (first hit on Google) it doesn't look that different from AX206. What's required to make this work?