Comments on: Hacking the Hannah Montana Photocube – Almost! http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/ robots at work Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chai2332 http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-483 chai2332 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:37:26 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-483 Hi,mod2HTPC, have u got the hacking firmware for the CT952a ? i'm having the same 7" model too, appreciate that u can sent me the link via chai2332@ hotmail.com . Thanks Hi,mod2HTPC, have u got the hacking firmware for the CT952a ? i’m having the same 7″ model too, appreciate that u can sent me the link via chai2332@ hotmail.com . Thanks

]]> By: Sri http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Sri Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:43:19 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-387 Nice blog Shetty. You are from Mangalore right.. In Mangalore where is your actual place..? Me staying in Mangalore.. EC student and robotic hobbyist...

Nice blog Shetty.
You are from Mangalore right..
In Mangalore where is your actual place..?
Me staying in Mangalore..
EC student and robotic hobbyist…

]]> By: mod2HTPC http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-334 mod2HTPC Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:56:31 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-334 Does anyone know, how to hack a DPF with cheertek CT952A chipset to use it via USB as a secound display? Pls mail me :) Does anyone know, how to hack a DPF with cheertek CT952A chipset to use it via USB as a secound display? Pls mail me :)

]]> By: bluehash http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-295 bluehash Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:35:25 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-295 the -d option is used to make a copy of the original firmware on the VU-ME to the PC. Look at line 21 of hackfw.sh script. You can write to the lcd without the hack, but not transfer images. I'll look into your other comment once I get hold of one. the -d option is used to make a copy of the original firmware on the VU-ME to the PC. Look at line 21 of hackfw.sh script. You can write to the lcd without the hack, but not transfer images.

I’ll look into your other comment once I get hold of one.

]]> By: lambda http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-294 lambda Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:50:51 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-294 Hmm, I am not sure about what the phack -d option does. It dumps the memory, (2M of it) but what memory, picture memory? I am wondering if this thing can be used without the "hack". I am already trying to switch power on my usb devices with a pcf8574 io expander hooked up to my laptops i2c bus. Disconnect the usb to the vu-me, and it appears to drop back to photo display mode. So I could reconnect to write the photo, it would just show the connection prompt messages on the screen while the image changed. 2M is 2 * 1000 * 1000, so 2M / ((128^2) * 70 photos) is ~ 13.9 bits per pixel. I think this link means the display can do 444 or 12 bits per pixel: http://www.sitronix.com.tw/sitronix/product.nsf/Doc/ST7637?OpenDocument So that would leave a little over 1000 bytes to give the images some packing room (magic strings, whatever). Hmm, I am not sure about what the phack -d option does. It dumps the memory, (2M of it) but what memory, picture memory?

I am wondering if this thing can be used without the “hack”. I am already trying to switch power on my usb devices with a pcf8574 io expander hooked up to my laptops i2c bus. Disconnect the usb to the vu-me, and it appears to drop back to photo display mode. So I could reconnect to write the photo, it would just show the connection prompt messages on the screen while the image changed.

2M is 2 * 1000 * 1000, so 2M / ((128^2) * 70 photos) is ~ 13.9 bits per pixel. I think this link means the display can do 444 or 12 bits per pixel: http://www.sitronix.com.tw/sitronix/product.nsf/Doc/ST7637?OpenDocument

So that would leave a little over 1000 bytes to give the images some packing room (magic strings, whatever).

]]> By: lambda http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-292 lambda Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:56:44 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-292 Ok, correction: the units are $2.99. Not bad, even if you only want the lcd. No battery though. Ok, correction: the units are $2.99. Not bad, even if you only want the lcd. No battery though.

]]> By: bluehash http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-289 bluehash Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:18:21 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-289 @AT, I was stuck there too. Sorry about that. I tried banging the devices at different addresses, but eventually bricked the device. @lamda, Yes this is a vu-me device. Good to know that they are back at that price. I'll try to get a hold of some. @AT, I was stuck there too. Sorry about that. I tried banging the devices at different addresses, but eventually bricked the device.

@lamda, Yes this is a vu-me device. Good to know that they are back at that price. I’ll try to get a hold of some.

]]> By: lambda http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-288 lambda Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:40:26 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-288 I believe this is a vu-me device. They also have the "normal" office version, which is an identical case except with different colour/appearance--brown, black, etc. There is also a christmas ornament version. Who cares, right? Well Black's here in Canada is selling the christmas ball units for $4.99; it is June after all. Thought I'd mention it in case anyone else wants to play with one. I believe this is a vu-me device. They also have the “normal” office version, which is an identical case except with different colour/appearance–brown, black, etc.

There is also a christmas ornament version. Who cares, right? Well Black’s here in Canada is selling the christmas ball units for $4.99; it is June after all. Thought I’d mention it in case anyone else wants to play with one.

]]> By: AT http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-99 AT Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:51:39 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-99 Hack went ok. I can write on device by phack I cannot however display/upload pictures (setpic). I execute the command as root but I get the following error: Unable to get parm_block - Open failed! Please help! Thanks Hack went ok.
I can write on device by phack
I cannot however display/upload pictures (setpic).
I execute the command as root but I get the following error: Unable to get parm_block – Open failed!

Please help!
Thanks

]]> By: bluehash http://www.machinegrid.com/2009/02/hacking-the-hannah-montana-photocube/comment-page-1/#comment-11 bluehash Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:29:37 +0000 http://www.machinegrid.com/?p=628#comment-11 Ping from Hackedgadgets.com somehow got deleted: http://hackedgadgets.com/2009/02/12/hannah-montana-photocube-hacked/trackback/ Ping from Hackedgadgets.com somehow got deleted:
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