If you cant find any info and you are sure you have a Sitronix based frame you can still follow the directions in st2205tool/hack/newhack.txt. For the Coby DP152 you need to make a one line code change to the st2205tool source and download a new hack config, then recompile and rehack. There may be additional instructions to get your device to work. phack -uf original-fwimage.bin /dev/sdXĭont panic - this happened to me - start by having a look for your device on the Picframe website. # Note: If you want reflash your old firmware, you can with. hackfw.sh /dev/sdX - this time say 'yes' and go ahead with the hack Hit CTRL+C and cp fwimage.bin original-fwimage.bin hackfw.sh /dev/sdX If the hack script finds a known hack for your device and prompts if it should go ahead and perform the hack.ĭON'T DO IT! YOU SHOULD BACKUP YOUR FIRMWARE FIRST Sd 24:0:0:0: Attached SCSI removable disk 4. Sd 24:0:0:0: Assuming drive cache: write through Sd 24:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
Scsi 24:0:0:0: Direct-Access SITRONIX MULTIMEDIA 0.09 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS Usb 1-1.3: new full speed USB device using orion-ehci and address 29 Find your picture frame device (/dev/sdX) by looking at dmesg outputīus 001 Device 029: ID 1403:0001 Sitronix Digital Photo Frame Plug in your picture frame into a USB port & select 'Upgrade' or 'Update' if prompted (some do, some dont)ģ. LCD4Linux - external display daemon (you need the latest svn version - Debian repo doesn't support st2205)ĭISCLAIMER: Attempting to hacking your firmware may well brick your photo frame, especially if you follow my quick and dirty instructions - don't try it if you are risk adverse. St2205tool - tools and libraries to hack and control your photo frame Picframe Project - main hack site - doesnt seem to have changed much in the last couple of years The photoframes use an internal rechargeable lithium battery which as a lifespan of 2 or 3 years so the old stock has difficulty holding a charge and consequently they can be found on Ebay very cheaply.ĭon't buy new ones off Amazon - the latest generation of frames appear as a CDRW device (/dev/sr0) to Linux and cant be hacked, the old ones appear as a corrupt flash drive (/dev/sdb). Once hacked they can be used as usb powered color backlit displays for tools like LCD4Linux. The st2205u is based on the 6502 CPU (similar to the old Commodore64) and the firmware can be easily hacked using opensource tools (i.e. 3 or 4 years ago a number of small Digital Photo Frame Keychain products based on the Sintronix st2205u chipset were mass produced.