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xannor / kami-hack-MStar

Hack of formware for Kami-Home cameras based on the MStar chipset.
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Steps to get a first release #1

Open xannor opened 3 years ago

xannor commented 3 years ago

Started from inquery: https://github.com/roleoroleo/yi-hack-MStar/issues/220

xannor commented 3 years ago

First roadblock is that the rootfs busybox tar cannot handle bzipped files so I think I will have to use the provided 7z to compress the image instead of tar like the yi-hack-mstar does.

xannor commented 3 years ago

first "successfull" build, had to hand hold the install due to corrections, but it should work.

keeganp123 commented 3 years ago

I ended up with one of these cameras and would like to install this on it. Unfortunately I don't have enough experience to make use of the files provided here. Could you point me in the direction of any good information on how to make this work?

xannor commented 3 years ago

Unfortunately, I never got that far into it, as it is proving quite a technical challenge. I have been spending time instead with REOLink cameras as some of them follow industry standards instead of just using proprietary software.

The biggest issue is that the concepts of the other hacks work, but all have to be custom built for this line as the hardware is different. I have two of these cameras, one effectivly bricked unless I tear it apart and try to monitor the boot process. The main stopping point I was stuck at is that the camera uses a different structure for its video buffer, and the software to grab snapshots could not reliably find the frames.

keeganp123 commented 3 years ago

Thanks for the tip. I returned the Kami and got a Reolink. The night vision quality is so much better and the web ui is great too. And it was only $20 more expensive.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 5:38 AM xannor notifications@github.com wrote:

Unfortunately, I never got that far into it, as it is proving quite a technical challenge. I have been spending time instead with REOLink cameras as some of them follow industry standards instead of just using proprietary software.

The biggest issue is that the concepts of the other hacks work, but all have to be custom built for this line as the hardware is different. I have two of these cameras, one effectivly bricked unless I tear it apart and try to monitor the boot process. The main stopping point I was stuck at is that the camera uses a different structure for its video buffer, and the software to grab snapshots could not reliably find the frames.

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