PTool 3.56d topic

Vitaliy_Kiselev

This topic is only about specific PTool version and is dedicated to talks only about new or fixed patches.

You can report your results, best settings for this patches, etc.

Download page:
http://www.gh1-hack.info/wiki/PToolSoftware

Version history page (contains all changes):
http://www.gh1-hack.info/wiki/VersionHistory

Remember that you need to check Version Increment patch(as you use older firmware) and use proper value for this patch (10 will do fine).
It is also good idea to check Prevent Version Compare :-)

johnnym

Thanks Vitaliy. I suspect when you write "up to 1080p" for 480p mode that this is the limit?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@johnnym

What do you mean?
1080 always had been MJPEG limit (same with 720p mode).

JFK

Thank you Vitaliy :)

OK, so anybody with a previously unhackable GH1/GF1 "got lucky" with this one?

leckel1996

What do you mean by proper value for this path? Version number or what? An example would be very helpful.

tommygdawg

I have not been able to get lucky. In response to Vitaliy on the previous thread. I tried checking all three patches and changing the version number to 10, even 20. Still not workin' :(

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@tommygdawg

You are just doing something wrong.
You are using GH1 with proper serial number (unhackable, I mean)?
This patches had been tested not on one unhackable GH1 body, and all is working.

tommygdawg

Technically I am not. My GH1 is an older one that WAS hackable. But then it broke, I had to send it in for repair. I put the factory firmware back when I did this. When the camera was returned to me they had installed the version 1.34 firmware and I have not been able to hack it since.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>When the camera was returned to me they had installed the version 1.34 firmware and I have not been able to hack it since.

Are you sure about v1.34?
As no one knows firmware that had been used in your case.
May be they have completely different firmware for service centers, I do not know.

tommygdawg

I checked the firmware version with the service mode of the GH1 and it did indeed say "1.34". This is maddening.

JFK

Hooray...I guess I'm one of the first one who got lucky with GF1. My Japanese sweetheart is talking to me in English now, thank you Vitaliy!!

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>it did indeed say "1.34".

In this case I think that most probably you are doing something wrong.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@JFK

You had unhackable GH1, right? Serial?

tommygdawg

I'm not sure what I could be doing wrong. Is there a certain naming convention I have to follow for the files or something? I've been trying GH1_132.bin (I think there's actually 2 underscores) and variations thereof, changing the version numbers.

JMF

Nope, I had a unhackable GF1 - FV0KD1.... Bought in January in Japan. I didn't expect it would ever talk to me in English, but it's great it does :)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@tommygdawg

I suggest you to check your battery level. It won't update if it is not fully charged :-)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>Nope, I had a unhackable GF1

Yeah. I mean that, just typed GH1 instead of GF1.

CRFilms

JFK what did you do? what did you save the bin as? Mine's not working either. Serial WE1BA.

I've tried 135, 137, 142, 144, so far nothing. My battery isn't full so is that it? I'm charging it now.

Vitaliy, when you said 10 did you mean save it as 140+? Does that mean 144 or 142?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@CRFilms

Please, do not hurry. And charge your battery.
You can leave original file name, just enter 10 in Version Increment.

CRFilms

Ok...thanks, didn't get version increment and that you had to put something in the ptool MENU not just rename the file. When you click "version increment" a menu appears at the bottom with green dot text, it says at the top "Enter Version Iincriment" in yellow/white dot letters and underneath it says "1". I didn't even see that the first time. This time I put 10.

So...original file name as in firmware "GH1__132.bin"? Or since these are the unhackable, do we lable it 134?

CRFilms

And do you need to use a battery....can you use the DC power adapter?

JMF

My battery was full, formatted the card in camera, then put to the card reader and in Windows I added the file to the root (while leaving all other folders intact). As for the file - I checked all three patches and entered 10 in Version Increment. Saved it as GF1__123.bin (original filename was GF1__122.bin). Put it in the camera, pressed slideshow button and it worked :)

btw...there was some mix up in my accounts, both JMF and JFK is me.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>can you use the DC power adapter

Do not even try. As any problem with electricity and your body will be bricked.

CRFilms

But all GF1s are hackable, aren't they? You have a GF1 F or GH1?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>But all GF1s are hackable, aren't they?

No. Plenty of unhackable GF1 on the market.
Same for G2 :-)

tommygdawg

No matter what I do I can not get it to work. My battery is fully charged. RAGE

tommygdawg

Wait! I've made it work! I'm not sure how but I have. I saved the file as GH1_133.bin and set the version increment to 21...not sure why this worked but it did.

CRFilms

Ugh....my battery wasn't that low, 2/3rds charged, but now I'm just staring at the green led watching it charge....oh vel, just moved so I need to setup my main computer anyway, back in an hr or so.

JMF

You should get a second battery and always have one "ready for action" :)

johnnym · Screen shot 2011-05-29 at 23.16.26.png

Same settings for 480p as for lpowell's 50Mbps MJPEG 4:2:2
E1 Quality=225
E1 Table=96
E2 Quality=195
E2 Table=48
E3 Quality=170
E3 Table=16
E4 Quality=150
E4 Table=4

480p mode has visibly more noise and sharpening compared to HD MJPEG mode with same settings.

720p HD mode (at 1920x720)

480p VGA mode (at 1920x720)

CRFilms

YES!!! YES!!! You MUST USE FULL BATTERY. I saved it as GH1__133, version 10 and I added the 100 max patch, iirc.

Put the full bat in, put the card in, turned it on and hit play and it said "please wait" instead of "no picture", then asked me to update, yes or no and of course I clicked yes....then the progress bar started. Took a little over a minute give or take.

Now I can't find my data cable, of course the frustrations never end. :P Once again, Vitaliy is the man!!

BFordham

Thank you very much Vitaly, I was late buying my GH1 (Ver 1.34)and got what I thought was an unhackeable one until now, it is now hacked and working using Ipowels safe settings.

Will send a small contribution by way of thanks.

stonebat

Beautiful. 23.976 frame rate at 1920x1080. I applied Blackout-Powell Native 24p setting. Gawd... I so wanted to try that setting. Thanks Vitaliy!!!

Let met put 20.7 pancake and see if I can break it at highly detailed scene.

daidalos

wonderful, my Aug 2010 GH1 (manufactured July 2010) is now on top !

blackseedz

i need help when i hit the play button it just says picture every time

flibnarb

Thank you for getting this up sooner than you had said Vitaliy, cheers!

stonebat

A Japanese maple tree w/ lots of leaves. I forgot to trim it...

It lasted 30 secs and failed to write. During recording, aliasing all over the LCD screen because the pancake is so sharp.

Actually that's not bad. 30 secs is fairly long clip for me. Anything last 15 secs would do it. I used Sandisk Extreme III Class 10 16GB from Amazon.

blackseedz

so i got it working now do i use the same card or buy a new one

Toronto

I just made a new topic with beginner's instructions on how to hack your unhackable gh1, that I moved from this area to there now.

CRFilms

Hacked again. Just wanted the stock 50mbs native 24p reliable settings so reformatted card. I named the bin file 134, one up from the 133, I originally did. Did version 11, one up from 10, topped up the battery just to be on the safe side and it worked.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@CRFilms

You need to change increment only first time.
If you use Prevent Version Compare you do not need to bother anymore.
Same for file name. If PTool allow you to save file under such name it'll be ok (as it prevents you make wrong file name).

CRFilms

Nice Toronto...only thing I did different was:

I did not add photos, I used a freshly reformated empty card, with just the bin file. I did 133 for the first file name and that worked and then I rehacked it and did 134 and version incriment 11.

I did not hold the play button down 5 seconds, I only held it until the "please wait" screen came up, which seemed like it was instant.

CRFilms

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

Thanks again....The FAQ needs to be updated a bit with all these little changes. For instance, FULL BATTERY needs to be highlighted. All these little things made it hard the first time.

Once again, thanks Vitaliy for everything you've done.

blackseedz

do you use the card you hack to record footage or no

CRFilms

I used a cheap mini 2g sd card with adapter for the original hack because I could freshly format it since I had stuff on my 16gb card. I recorded a few clips with it then swapped the 16gb card and the card works.

You only need the bin file on the card for the hack, once the firmware is updated you don't need it. But...some earlier hack users said they had multiple cards with muliple hacks loaded and just rehacked when they wanted to try different settings.

jpchavez

Reference guide for you peeps

hearingdouble

Hi everyone, and massive thanks to Vitaliy for his continued efforts.

I've done what feels like a lot of homework for this hack, but most of the instructions and other stuff (e.g. patches, recommended settings) seems to be for the GH1. I haven't found much for the GF1, which is the camera I want to patch.

Anyone care to give a brief explanation-for-dummies what are the best hack settings etc for my (previously unhackable) GF1? I'm looking to gain manual film settings, and ideally a higher AVCHD bitrate (so long as it allows for in camera playback). Hopefully this is do-able?

Thanks in advance!

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@hearingdouble
Make separate topic in hack category.
Something like "Best GF1 hack settings discussion" :-)

Fool4UAnyway

Are there any (real, functional) differences between V1.34 and V1.32 firmware?

What does the trick in downgrading?

What is the date of the original V1.34 firmware in the service menu?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

>are there any (real, functional) differences between V1.34 and V1.32 firmware

No.
May be few unmentioned fixes.
Firmware had been introduced for one thing, really :-)

>What does the trick in downgrading?

Downgrading is downgrading, installing previous release of formware.

Fool4UAnyway

But downgrading did not work with previous version of PTool. So what did they do to prevent this that you have found out and fixed?

Any clue what the unmentioned fixes fix?

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