langelot
01-21-2010, 02:11 AM
Here it is...
I was looking to modify the firmware for several Konica Minolta engines.
For example - we know that the old Konica 7165 is the same machine as a Minolta Di-650. The only difference is in the image board firmware. You can actually turn one machine into the other, you simply have to flash the board accordingly (there's a round about way to do it).
I any case, the Konica machine will boot up with their logo and then will show an animation of a space shuttle taking off, etc. during the copier's warm up. The Minolta will show the Minolta name and logo, etc.
All this resides in the image firmware. This is something we have determined - no questions about it.
Now, we would like to be able to add, for example a screen with our client's company name and logo to either the boot-up/warm-up sequence or possibly our own to the failure screen ("please call your technical rep." at phone number so and so and our compay logo instead of the technician carrying a suitcase).
We have tried using a hex editing program and running the .bin file for the firmware through it to see if we could make any sense of it - but so far no luck.
Does anyone out there have any experience with anything similar or know of someone who might be able to assist orwilling to take on the job.
This is for an important client, and we are trying to win the bid and get a demo machine done.
Any suggestions and advice appreciated -
I was looking to modify the firmware for several Konica Minolta engines.
For example - we know that the old Konica 7165 is the same machine as a Minolta Di-650. The only difference is in the image board firmware. You can actually turn one machine into the other, you simply have to flash the board accordingly (there's a round about way to do it).
I any case, the Konica machine will boot up with their logo and then will show an animation of a space shuttle taking off, etc. during the copier's warm up. The Minolta will show the Minolta name and logo, etc.
All this resides in the image firmware. This is something we have determined - no questions about it.
Now, we would like to be able to add, for example a screen with our client's company name and logo to either the boot-up/warm-up sequence or possibly our own to the failure screen ("please call your technical rep." at phone number so and so and our compay logo instead of the technician carrying a suitcase).
We have tried using a hex editing program and running the .bin file for the firmware through it to see if we could make any sense of it - but so far no luck.
Does anyone out there have any experience with anything similar or know of someone who might be able to assist orwilling to take on the job.
This is for an important client, and we are trying to win the bid and get a demo machine done.
Any suggestions and advice appreciated -