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Hacking Pentax Debug mode

Started Feb 24, 2019 | Discussions thread
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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?

Please, can you create 00078400.597 and DEVELOP.MOD files for us and share these files to google disk or any ... ? Because I d't understand what you mean the exact 10 bytes long and what is the difference between For Development Menu 1-6 and For Development Menu 1-7

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