[linux-dvb] Re: Broken VP-1022 eeprom
Manu Abraham
manu at kromtek.com
Sat Apr 23 20:18:30 CEST 2005
Doru C wrote:
> Manu,
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> I have used the e2prom tool at:
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> http://users.panafonet.gr/scratched/e2prom.zip
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> I found it in this post:
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> http://www.tv-cards.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=5721&highlight=eeprom
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> In another web site I found a discussion about a damaged dbs-t card. See attachment for eeprom content. I thought that VP-1022 has some data at the begining of the address space.
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The VP-1020 card is an EEPROM less card, whereas the VP-1020A is the one
that has an EEPROM, which has the Subsystem ID. The VP-1022 is an exact
clone of the VP-1020A, except some difference in updated firmware ..
There is no difference in the contents what i told you previously, but
since just to be comfortable, i am attaching the output with the tool
you pointed to..
00: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
10: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
20: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
30: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
40: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
50: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
60: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
70: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
80: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
90: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
A0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
B0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
C0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
D0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
E0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
F0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF 00 01 18 22
Manu
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> Doru
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> --- On Sat 04/23, Manu Abraham < manu at kromtek.com > wrote:
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> From: Manu Abraham [mailto: manu at kromtek.com]
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> To: doru_c at myway.com
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> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 14:26:59 +0400
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> Subject: Re: Broken VP-1022 eeprom
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> Doru C wrote:<br>> Hello,<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> I saw your post on linux-dvb. I have a Twinhan card that changed its subsystem ID to 0001FEFE like yours. The first time when it happened I sent it back to the vendor. Now it happened again. I have found a Windows tool that dumps and writes the eeprom and managed to restore the subsystem ID. The card is still not working. Most of the eeprom has the FF value and I am sure I lost other data. <br>> <br>> <br><br>With what did you try to get a dump of the EEPROM ?<br><br>> <br>> Could you please tell me if you got your card back working? Do you have a dump of the eeprom around?<br>> <br>> <br><br>All the Twinhan cards have the same ID, except for the Blue boards and a <br>few of the latest ones..<br>Most of the contents are just 0xff's .. The last 4 bytes indicate the <br>Subsystem ID.<br><br>So what you said is right ..<br><br>Either you can try to manually change the EEPROM content to that value <br>(4 bytes) or temporarily ch
ange them in bttv such that it detects your <br>card properly ...<br><br><br>Manu<br>
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> E:\e2prom>e2prom
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> Bt8x8 EEPROM Dumper/Writer.
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> © 2003 Illusion & Hope. Use "-?" to get some additional help
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> - Dumping EEPROM contents:
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> 00: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 10: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 20: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 30: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 40: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 50: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 60: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 70: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 80: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 90: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> A0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> B0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> C0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> D0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> E0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> F0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF 00 01 18 22
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> Done
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> E:\e2prom>e2prom 00=05 01=00 02=00 03=00 04=00 05=00 06=FB
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> Bt8x8 EEPROM Dumper/Writer.
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> © 2003 Illusion & Hope. Use "-?" to get some additional help
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> - Dumping EEPROM contents:
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> 00: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 10: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 20: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 30: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 40: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 50: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 60: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 70: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 80: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 90: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> A0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> B0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> C0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> D0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> E0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> F0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF 00 01 18 22
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> - Patching EEPROM contents...
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>>Address 00 = 05
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>>Address 01 = 00
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>>Address 02 = 00
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>>Address 03 = 00
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>>Address 04 = 00
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>>Address 05 = 00
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>>Address 06 = fb
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> - Writing to EEPROM...
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> Done
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> E:\e2prom>e2prom
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> Bt8x8 EEPROM Dumper/Writer.
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> © 2003 Illusion & Hope. Use "-?" to get some additional help
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> - Dumping EEPROM contents:
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> 00: 05 00 00 00 00 00 FB FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 10: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 20: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 30: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 40: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 50: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 60: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 70: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 80: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> 90: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> A0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> B0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> C0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> D0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> E0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
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> F0: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF-FF FF FF FF 00 01 18 22
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> Done
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