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Please be mindful, there's a newer revision of the devices out there that this firmware is NOT COMPATIBLE WITH. Flashing the firmware to the device is a one-way-path which can lead to success or you bricking your device. Until we can preserve the original firmware on these NEW models, there is...

That would be great! Feel free to direct message me for a better description and walk through of the steps below. If your serial number is higher than the one I tried, maybe it'll be helpful. There are two ways you can dump the firmware. Both require some tools and tinkering and careful steps...

Sorry for the late reply, here are some tips: Focus: If you remove the front "hood"/ overhang covering the camera (which is easily done once the system is split open), you'll see a dab of glue on the camera lens and the plastic adjustment knob. If you think your lens is out of focus (one of the...

About the risk: There is certainly a risk involved. The company producing these units use different internal parts (for the screen, etc) that require different firmware versions. Sadly, the official updated on the Kodak website is problematic, in that it isn't updated to take into account all...

Ah, gotcha. Sorry for assuming things! They should certainly provide a more compatible firmware, or at least not say you're model works with the update. I have a friend locally who may have a newer unit. If I can dump their vanilla firmware, I can maybe revert yours. I'll know sometime next...

Sadly, there is no known fix at this time. I'm sorry you are experiencing this issue. :cry: This is why there is a paragraph of red text on the first page of this thread on the risks of this procedure. I've added more to this text now to try and inform others. However, it's pretty crummy for...

I'm working on a more public-friendly video with better explanation, better comparisons, and updated information. A lot has changed since I made that video. In addition, I need to caution people with newer units, apparently there are still some hardware revisions that don't like firmware updates...

This probably is likely caused by Kodak (or rather, the Chinese company they licensed their name to) using different LCD screen parts and panels in these systems. As some users experienced this before, but I was hopeful that their recent firmware update worked as a solution for this. Originally...

The pre-built firmware files (with updated resolution) are displayed once you enter your serial number into the new tool. I've built and tested these and they've worked great on my three models. With the official Kodak firmware downloaded, that's your safety belt. If after flashing your...

Yes, I think what you're seeing are the compression artifacts from the low bit rate, plus the sharpening filter being set to a high level. Even without a firmware modification, you should see a bit of improvement with the Sharpness filter set to "-1.5". However, the modified firmware with the...

This is outside the scope of my project. I'm focusing on the Color Classic and TV/550/575 models as that's what I need to test without an analog board and CRT. I'd suggest starting a new thread about those systems, as the pinout and technical details differ. The other day I streamed fixing a...

Awesome! Beautiful work as usual. ❤️ Maybe your brain can figure out how to get sound out of the headphone jack without the analog board or whatnot. 😅

Thanks Colin! Yes that’s something I’ll explore. Adding ground to the video signals (I just used a shared ground for all three colors and it seemed okay) produced a much better image. Now I’d love to figure out sound! 🔊 I’ll start with the Color Classic or 575 as those schematics are known...

Hello everyone, Last year I purchased half of a Performa 550 chassis that was missing the analog board and CRT. My goal was to use the included wiring harness to help me troubleshoot compatible 68k LC/Performa systems, the Color Classic, and Macintosh TV. Sadly, I have a few of these boards...

This is an excellent card, I tested it in my Power Mac 4400 and it worked great under System 7.5.3, 7.6.1 and 8.1 Overall, the card is very zippy. I copied a 150MB file over an Ethernet AppleTalk network (from a Mac mini G4) in just a hair under 3 minutes. File downloads using a web browser...

Hi David, Glad that worked - be sure to try both types of firmware. “A” or “B”, either from Kodak or the ones posted here. The screen acting weird is a known issue when flashing the wrong firmware, as these units have different revisions of internal hardware, like screens. On the modified...

This happened to me when the SD card was in ExFAT format. The SD card must be in FAT/FAT32 to perform a firmware update. It may also occur if the SD card is too large, although I’ve had no issues with 64GB cards. I’d be suggest using the official SD card association formatting tool and trying...

I believe we spoke on Reddit. The BlueSCSI alone wouldn't cause the symptom you are describing. Sadly the hard drives on those systems are already nearly 30 years old. They weren't the highest quality drives, so it wouldn't be a surprise at all if the drive stopped working. Especially after...

Hello everyone, First - thank you all for joining TinkerDifferent and posting your results. This project has taken on a life of it's own and it's exciting to see people getting great results from digitizing their 8mm films. 🎉 I wanted to share a new tool I made that'll hopefully make it WAY...

I always assumed this was some weird sound coming out of the speaker because of sad caps or something. My PB 3400 does the same thing, but I never bothered to try taking out the hard drive. Now I'll have to do this! :)