IPC-HFW5830EN-Z-S2 Firmware

Jay DeFuria

Jay DeFuria

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Jul 23, 2015
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Has anyone been able to locate the firmware for a IPC-HFW5830EN-Z-S2?

Here's the info from http://<camera_IP_address>/cgi-bin/magicBox.cgi?action=getSystemInfo
appAutoStart=true
deviceType=LNB8973B
hardwareVersion=1.00
processor=S3LM
serialNumber=ND021808068488
updateSerial=IPC-HFW5830EN-Z-S2
 
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So you really need to ask yourself, why am I updating? If it is just for kicks, then stay with what is working.

A common theme around here is don't fix what ain't broke. If the unit is working and meets your needs, in many instances an update breaks what you had working and provides you with something you didn't need. A Dahua Z12E that someone updated and then constantly reboots comes to mind, and a certain Dahua PTZ that loses autotracking with an update come to mind, a Hikvision ANPR camera losing half the FPS and loses the ability to read US plates - those are big deals to have happen. Don't do it unless it is fixing a problem you are experiencing or adds a feature you really need.

Further, it is best to obtain any firmware updates from the vendor you purchased it from so that you do not run into issues. Any firmware you find here or elsewhere is obviously proceed at your own risk. We have many threads here where someone tried an update with a firmware they found on the internet and bricked their unit.

Many units being sold are Chinese hacked units that will either brick or go into Chinese upon updating. Some vendors will be upfront and tell consumers that as part of their website, but many do not or the consumer forgets...here is one such example....


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wittaj said:
So you really need to ask yourself, why am I updating? If it is just for kicks, then stay with what is working.
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I would like some features of the current firmware, and bring it to parity with my other cameras.
wittaj said:
A common theme around here is don't fix what ain't broke. If the unit is working and meets your needs, in many instances an update breaks what you had working and provides you with something you didn't need. A Dahua Z12E that someone updated and then constantly reboots comes to mind, and a certain Dahua PTZ that loses autotracking with an update come to mind, a Hikvision ANPR camera losing half the FPS and loses the ability to read US plates - those are big deals to have happen. Don't do it unless it is fixing a problem you are experiencing or adds a feature you really need.
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Thanks for your concern, and I do understand that issues arise.
wittaj said:
Further, it is best to obtain any firmware updates from the vendor you purchased it from so that you do not run into issues. Any firmware you find here or elsewhere is obviously proceed at your own risk. We have many threads here where someone tried an update with a firmware they found on the internet and bricked their unit.
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Lorex didn't release any updates for these cameras.
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Many units being sold are Chinese hacked units that will either brick or go into Chinese upon updating. Some vendors will be upfront and tell consumers that as part of their website, but many do not or the consumer forgets...here is one such example....
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I am just asking for help locating the proper firmware here.
 
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Jay DeFuria said:
I would like some features of the current firmware, and bring it to parity with my other cameras.

Thanks for your concern, and I do understand that issues arise.

Lorex didn't release any updates for these cameras.

I am just asking for help locating the proper firmware here.
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Hello Jay, did you ever update the firmware on your lnb8973? Successful? Which version did you use?
 
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Code: 
vNcat: Version 7.40 ( https://nmap.org/ncat )
Ncat: Listening on 192.168.254.254:5002
gBootLogPtr:00b80008.
spinor flash ID is 0xc21920c2
partition file version 2
rootfstype squashfs root /dev/mtdblock5
can not search bootargs settings
fail to parse bootargsParametersV2.text info
fail to init bootargsParametersV2
TEXT_BASE:01000000
Net:   Detected MACID:00:40:7f:b5:XX:XX
PHY:0x001cc816,addr:0x00
s3l phy RTL8201 init
MMC:   sdmmc init
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'upgrade_info_7db780a713a4.txt'.Download to address: 0x5000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 201 (c9 hex)
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'romfs-x.squashfs.img'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 1310784 (140040 hex)

## Checking Image at 02000000 ...
   Legacy image found
   Image Name:   romfs
   Created:      2017-12-14   7:24:36 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Standalone Program (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    1310720 Bytes = 1.3 MiB
   Load Address: 00270000
   Entry Point:  003c0000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
Programing start at: 0x00270000
SPI probe: 32768 KiB MX25L25645G at 0:0 is now current device
write : 100%
done
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'kernel.img'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 1487524 (16b2a4 hex)

## Checking Image at 02000000 ...
   Legacy image found
   Image Name:   kernel
   Created:      2017-08-11   1:45:21 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Firmware (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    1487460 Bytes = 1.4 MiB
   Load Address: 000f0000
   Entry Point:  00270000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
Programing start at: 0x000f0000
write : 100%
done
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'user-x.squashfs.img'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 13910080 (d44040 hex)

## Checking Image at 02000000 ...
   Legacy image found
   Image Name:   user
   Created:      2017-12-14   7:24:33 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Standalone Program (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    13910016 Bytes = 13.3 MiB
   Load Address: 00a40000
   Entry Point:  01a70000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
Programing start at: 0x00a40000
write : 100%
done
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'web-x.squashfs.img'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 5795904 (587040 hex)

## Checking Image at 02000000 ...
   Legacy image found
   Image Name:   web
   Created:      2017-12-11  15:48:35 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Standalone Program (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    5795840 Bytes = 5.5 MiB
   Load Address: 003c0000
   Entry Point:  00a40000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
Programing start at: 0x003c0000
write : 100%
done
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'partition-x.cramfs.img'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 8256 (2040 hex)

## Checking Image at 02000000 ...
   Legacy image found
   Image Name:   partition
   Created:      2017-08-11   1:45:21 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Standalone Program (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    8192 Bytes = 8 KiB
   Load Address: 000e0000
   Entry Point:  000f0000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
Programing start at: 0x000e0000
write : 100%
done
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'custom-x.squashfs.img'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 36928 (9040 hex)

## Checking Image at 02000000 ...
   Legacy image found
   Image Name:   custom
   Created:      2017-12-11  15:48:14 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Standalone Program (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    36864 Bytes = 36 KiB
   Load Address: 01b20000
   Entry Point:  01b40000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
Programing start at: 0x01b20000
SPI probe: 32768 KiB MX25L25645G at 0:1 is now current device
write : 100%
done
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename 'pd-x.squashfs.img'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: *
done
Bytes transferred = 61504 (f040 hex)

## Checking Image at 02000000 ...
   Legacy image found
   Image Name:   pd
   Created:      2017-12-11  15:48:14 UTC
   Image Type:   ARM Linux Standalone Program (gzip compressed)
   Data Size:    61440 Bytes = 60 KiB
   Load Address: 01b10000
   Entry Point:  01b20000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
Programing start at: 0x01b10000
SPI probe: 32768 KiB MX25L25645G at 0:1 is now current device
write : 100%
done
Using ambarella mac device
TFTP from server 192.168.254.254; our IP address is 192.168.1.108; sending through gateway 192.168.1.1Download Filename '.FLASHING_DONE_STOP_TFTP_NOW'.Download to address: 0x2000000
Downloading: #
done
partition file version 2
rootfstype squashfs root /dev/mtdblock5
fail to load bootargsParameters.txt
fail to load bootargsParameters.txt file
get bootargs info failed
cmdLine console=ttyS0,115200 mem=118M root=/dev/mtdblock5 rootfstype=squashfs init=/linuxrc
 
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