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Hacking Pentax Debug mode

Started Feb 24, 2019 | Discussions thread
DougOB
DougOB Veteran Member • Posts: 3,176
Re: Hacking Pentax Debug mode

bootcoder wrote:

I have found how to enter Debug Mode on Pentax K-1 Mark II:

  1. Create on SD card file "00078400.597" with "[OPEN_DEBUG_MENU]" and LF char.
  2. Create on SD card file "DEVELOP.MOD" exact 10 bytes long with binary content:
    For Development Menu 1-6: 07 01 2C 1F 10 03 1E 16 05 2D
    For Development Menu 1-7: 07 1A 02 0A 19 18 1B 1C 05 11
    Use hexeditor to enter these bytes.
  3. Turn off camera, plugin this SD card. Leave card door open. Hold "menu" button and turn camera on.

I have also found how to enter Debug Mode on other Pentax cameras. I would like to discuss about what is possible in debug mode.

PLEASE: do not post messages "debug mode can't this or can't that". This topic is all what debug mode "can".

How can we use it for further hacking?

Do you mean "For Development Menu" twice?  Or should one be a different option.

Doug

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