Floureon Cctv Firmware Update

I got myself a cheap CCTV system from eBay (also widely available on Amazon), it came by the name of “Floureon”, but from what I’m aware of, it’s one of those chinese systems that has many different brands but pretty much run the same operating system and GUI. One of the main features of the system is the ability to use XMEye for viewing the cameras remotely. So if your DVR supports XMEye, or has this interface, then it should be supported.

Overall they run some sort of Linux OS, some DVR’s come with features enabled like SSH, but the Floureon one I had didn’t seem to have SSH enabled. I wanted to explore the device and try to make modifications to it, pretty much a Custom Firmware. I could possibily change the colours of menus, change the boot logo, and perhaps enable SSH.

In this, I’ll be showing you how to grab the firmware, make modifications to it (in this case, change the boot logo), repackage it up and update it onto the DVR. (It took me about 2/3 days of work to figure it all out)

Requirements:

• 7Zip (so you’ll need Windows…)
• Linux (I used Linux Subsystem for Windows)

1. Finding The Correct Firmware

As I mentioned above, they can all have different brand names but they end up using the same interface and operating system, so all you need is the “model” (i guess) number which can be found in Info > Version

Take note of the 8 digit number after the R11 on “System”, mine was 00000117, now using this site, find the 8 digit number and download the corrosponding firwmare.

It’ll take you to a chinese site, and then you’ll have your hands on a .bin file

Load More : XMEYE Silver Style NVR Firmwares

2. Verifying The Correct Firmware

Before making any modifcations to it, the best thing to do is run the firmware on the DVR to make sure it takes it all fine.

You can do this in a few ways, such as using a USB (put the .bin on the root) and the menu interface, or by using this tool to push the firmware to the DVR over ethernet.

Just make sure the firmware runs through fine, so we can verify that it’s the correct update.

3. Start extracting the firmware

Using 7Zip, open up the .bin

You’ll find 4 .cramfs.img and an InstallDesc, I’ll be modifying the boot logo, therefore extract the logo-x.cramfs.img file.

Make a folder somewhere, and again using 7Zip, extract the contents of the .img into there. You should end up with /folderyoucreated/h264dvr.jpg (If you’re also modifying the boot logo)

4. Modifying the firmware

Now that you have extracted all the files from that specific image, modify them how you like. The boot logo is 800×800 (iirc) so use photoshop to make your own boot logo and overwrite the image you extracted with your own. (Keep in mind to keep the file size low, I never really looked into how big the files can be, compress the jpg if needed)

Once done modifying the boot logo, you should still have the image in /folderyoucreated/h264dvr.jpg

5. Repackaging the firmware

When repacking the .img files, you have to be sure that you’re doing it perfectly, as if the image isn’t built right, the DVR won’t take the update.

This is where you’ll need to run Linux, as I mentioned in the intro, I used (Ubuntu) Linux Subsystem for Windows 10.

Firstly, change directory to the location of your /folderyoucreated/ cd /blah/blah/folderyoucreated

Now we are going to make a cramfs image out of the folder’s contents

-USAGE-
mkfs.cramfs -v [folderwithcontents] [nameofimagetomake]

-EXAMPLE-
mkfs.cramfs -v folderyoucreated/ new_image.img

We now have an image called new_image.img, but we now need to use uboot-tools (install with sudo apt-get install u-boot-tools) to create a new image that will work on the DVR

-USAGE-
mkimage -A ARM -O linux -C gzip -n linux -a 0x00E80000 -e 0x00EC0000 -d [originalimage] [nameofimagetomake]

-EXAMPLE-
mkimage -A ARM -O linux -C gzip -n linux -a 0x00E80000 -e 0x00EC0000 -d new_image.img new_image2.img

We should now have a finalised image called new_image2.img which you can rename back to whichever original image you modified, therefore I can change the name of this image to logo-x.cramfs.img

With this finished .img, you can get back onto 7Zip to open the original .bin firmware, and overwrite the old logo-x.cramfs.img with your new modified image.

5.5 Extra Note

By default, the firmware includes logo-x.cramfs.img but it doesn’t actually update it to the DVR, as the InstallDesc doesn’t tell it to update. You need to add the line

{
  "Command": "Burn",
  "FileName": "logo-x.cramfs.img"
}

Within the InstallDesc under UpgradeCommand so the DVR will update the logo. Again this is only needed if you are updating the logo, and doesn’t matter for the others (user, romfs, custom) as the InstallDesc already tells the DVR to update those.

6. Push Firmware to DVR

Now you can get your new .bin firmware, and push this to the DVR and if you repackaged it correctly, it will update successfully!

IP CAMERA/DVR/NVR TOOL DOWNLOAD – DEVICE MANAGER

“DeviceManager” is free software tool which can allow you search and manage network connected devices including network cameras, digital video recorders (DVR), network video recorders (NVR). It’s compatible with Windows operating system (WINDOWS 7, WINDOWS 8, WINDOWS 10 OS), the tool support Simple-Chinese, Traditional-Chinese, English three different languages. There are many reasons why you should use this software, for instance, you forget IP address of IP camera/DVR/NVR, and want to access device’s web browser, you can use this tool to search the IP.

The tool also can help you to reset IP camera/DVR/NVR remotely when these devices are malfunction, especially for those products don’t come with reset button design. “DeviceManager” tool also can help you to modify device’s network settings (IP address, gateway, DNS), also allow you to modify password.

 

Furthermore, this tool can allow you to upgrade device’s firmware via network. Using “DeviceManager” tool you can upgrade firmware of IPC/DVR/NVR to the latest version. It should be noted all these functions can be achieved by using “DeviceManager” on the premises that the computer and devices are connected the same router or in the same local network.

The software is included in CD attached to your purchased product, if you lost your CD of product, you may download this software/utility from our website.

Download DeviceManager Tool

Download link: General_DeviceManage_V2.5.2.2.T.20160827.exe

File name: General_DeviceManage_V2.5.2.2.T.20160827.exe
Type of file: Application (.exe)
File version: 8.1.1006.0
Size: 5.69MB
Compatibility: Windows OS
Virus scan: no virus detected
Anti-virus software: Windows Defender, Malwarebytes, FortiClient, AdAware Free Antivirus, Qihoo 360 Total Security, Comodo Antivirus, Avira, AVG Antivirus, Avast, BitDefender, Panda Cloud Antivirus

H.264 H.265 DVR Firmware List

DVR Model	Firmware Version	Download Link
AHB7004T-EL	V4.02.R11.00000117	Link
AHB7004T-GS-V3	V4.02.R11.00000171	Link
AHB7004T-LME-V3	V4.02.R11.00000194	Link
AHB7004T-MH-V2	V4.02.R11.00000142	Link
AHB7008T-GS-V3	V4.02.R11.00000170	Link
AHB7008T-LM	V4.02.R11.00000115	Link
AHB7008T-LM-V1	V4.02.R11.00000148	Link
AHB7008T-LME-V3	V4.02.R11.00000195	Link
AHB7008T-MH-V2	V4.02.R11.00000140	Link
AHB7016F-GL-V4	V4.02.R11.00000175	Link
AHB7016F-GS-V3	V4.02.R11.00000180	Link
AHB7016F-M	V4.02.R11.00000111	Link
AHB7016T-GS-V3	V4.02.R11.00000172	Link
AHB7016T-LM	V4.02.R11.00000116	Link
AHB7016T-LME-V3	V4.02.R11.00000196	Link
AHB7016T-MH-V2	V4.02.R11.00000146	Link
AHB7032F-GS-V3	V4.02.R11.00000182	Link
AHB7032F-LM	V4.02.R11.00000135	Link
AHB7032F-LM-V2	V4.02.R11.00000155	Link
AHB7804R-ELS	V4.02.R11.00000123	Link
AHB7804R-LM-V3	V4.02.R11.00000191	Link
AHB7804R-LMS	V4.02.R11.00000131	Link
AHB7804R-LMS-V5	V. 0003121G	Link
AHB7804R-LMS-V5	V. 0003121G	Link
AHB7804R-MH-V2	V4.02.R11.00000149	Link
AHB7804R-MH-V3	V.0003114A	Link
AHB7804R-MS	V4.02.R11.00000133	Link
AHB7804R-MS-V2	V4.02.R11.00000169	Link
AHB7804T-EL	V4.02.R11.00000114	Link
AHB7804T-MS-V2	V4.02.R11.00000176	Link
AHB7808R-LM	V4.02.R11.00000126	Link
AHB7808R-MH-V2	V4.02.R11.00000151	Link
AHB7808R-MS	V4.02.R11.00000144	Link
AHB7808R-MS-V2	V4.02.R11.00000156	Link
AHB7808T-MS-V2	V4.02.R11.00000177	Link
AHB8004R-GS	V4.02.R11.0000020R	Link
AHB8004R-GS-4PWS	V4.02.R11.0000020Y	Link
AHB8004R-GS-4PWS2	V.213	Link
AHB8004R-MH	V4.02.R11.0000020S	Link
AHB8004R-MH-NVT	V.227	Link
AHB8004T-GL	V4.02.R11.0000020D	Link
AHB8008R-LME	V4.02.R11.0000020V	Link
AHB8008R-MH	V4.02.R11.0000020H	Link
AHB8008T-GL	V4.02.R11.0000020B	Link
AHB8016T-LME	V4.02.R11.0000020Q	Link
AHB8016T-MH	V4.02.R11.0000020G	Link
AHB8032F-LME	V4.02.R11.0000020X	Link
AHB8804R-LMS	V.0003121H	Link
BLK5008A-S	V4.02.R11.00000001	Link
BLK5008L	V4.02.R11.00000002	Link
BLK5016B-S	V4.02.R11.00000003	Link
BLK5016T-S	V4.02.R11.00000026	Link
DBD7004E-P	V4.02.R11.00000132	Link
DVB6504E-P	V4.02.R11.00000066	Link
EVB6504M-PH	V4.02.R11.00000064	Link
INBD8008T-QV	V4.02.R11.0000020I	Link
MBD5204S-S	V4.02.R11.00000079	Link
MBD5504T-B	V4.02.R11.00000035	Link
MBD5508T-B	V4.02.R11.00000077	Link
MBD6004G-PL	V4.02.R11.00000073	Link
MBD6004G-PL_25930	V4.02.R11.00000102	Link
MBD6004G-PL_25930_8SDI	V4.02.R11.00000103	Link
MBD6004Q-H	V4.02.R11.00000093	Link
MBD6004S-S	V4.02.R11.00000092	Link
MBD6004T-FL	V4.02.R11.00000108	Link
MBD6016E-E	V4.02.R11.00000053	Link
MBD6024E-B	V4.02.R11.00000070	Link
MBD6024H-S	V4.02.R11.00000068	Link
MBD6032E-B	V4.02.R11.00000069	Link
MBD6304T	V4.02.R11.00000081	Link
MBD6504E	V4.02.R11.00000062	Link
MBD6508E	V4.02.R11.00000061	Link
MBD6516T-B	V4.02.R11.00000087	Link
MBD6704T	V4.02.R11.00000082	Link
MBD6704T-E	V4.02.R11.00000090	Link
MBD6716T	V4.02.R11.00000084	Link
MBD6804T_EH	V4.02.R11.00000110	Link
MBD6804T-EL	V4.02.R11.00000094	Link
MBD6816T-B	V4.02.R11.00000071	Link
MVB5504E-E	V4.02.R11.00000045	Link
MVB6004D-E	V4.02.R11.00000097	Link
MVB6004L-ES	V4.02.R11.00000101	Link
MVB7004L-LM	V4.02.R11.00000160	Link
NBD5504T-FE	V4.02.R11.00000058	Link
NBD6308T-PL	V4.02.R11.00000083	Link
NBD6508H-PL	V4.02.R11.00000075	Link
NBD6516H-G	V4.02.R11.00000089	Link
NBD6516H-P	V4.02.R11.00000072	Link
NBD6516H-PL	V4.02.R11.00000076	Link
NBD6516T-F	V4.02.R11.00000088	Link
NBD6704T-F	V4.02.R11.00000085	Link
NBD6804T-F	V4.02.R11.00000095	Link
NBD6808T-PL	V4.02.R11.00000099	Link
NBD6904Q-FS	V4.02.R11.00000105	Link
NBD6904T-F	V4.02.R11.00000098	Link
NBD6908T-PL	V4.02.R11.00000104	Link
NBD7004R-FWS	V4.02.R11.00000200	Link
NBD7004R-PWS	V4.02.R11.00000201	Link
NBD7004T-FW	V4.02.R11.00000158	Link
NBD7004T-PW	V4.02.R11.00000178	Link
NBD7008T-PL	V4.02.R11.00000121	Link
NBD7008T-PL-V2	V4.02.R11.00000192	Link
NBD7016T-F-V2	V4.02.R11.00000163	Link
NBD7024H-P	V4.02.R11.00000107	Link
NBD7804R-F	V4.02.R11.00000124	Link
NBD7804R-FW	V4.02.R11.00000157	Link
NBD7804R-PW	V4.02.R11.00000168	Link
NBD7804T-F	V4.02.R11.00000118	Link
NBD7808T-PL	V4.02.R11.00000119	Link
NBD7816R-F-V2	V4.02.R11.00000164	Link
NBD7816T-F	V4.02.R11.00000109	Link
NBD7816T-FS	V4.02.R11.00000113	Link
NBD7904R-FS	V4.02.R11.00000122	Link
NBD7904T-P	V4.02.R11.00000129	Link
NBD7904T-PL	V4.02.R11.00000128	Link
NBD7904T-PL-XPOE	V4.02.R11.0000020K	Link
NBD7904T-Q	V4.02.R11.00000127	Link
NBD7908T-Q	V4.02.R11.00000125	Link
NBD8004R-FWS	V4.02.R11.0000020N	Link
NBD8004R-PL-EP	V4.02.R11.00000209	Link
NBD8004R-YL-EP	V4.02.R11.0000020E	Link
NBD8004RA-ULA	V.0000021Q	Link
NBD8004T-QT	V4.02.R11.00000130	Link
NBD8004T-QW	V4.02.R11.00000183	Link
NBD8008R-PL	V4.02.R11.00000203	Link
NBD8008R-PL-EP	V4.02.R11.00000208	Link
NBD8008R-PWS	V4.02.R11.0000020F	Link
NBD8008R-PWS-V2	V.0000021L	Link
NBD8008T-Q	V4.02.R11.00000141	Link
NBD8016H-Q	V4.02.R11.00000143	Link
NBD8016H-QT	V4.02.R11.00000159	Link
NBD8016R-PL-V2	V4.02.R11.00000202	Link
NBD8016T-Q	V4.02.R11.00000188	Link
NBD8025R-PL	V4.02.R11.00000197	Link
NBD8032H-P	V4.02.R11.00000179	Link
NBD8032H-Q	V4.02.R11.00000136	Link
NBD8032H-QE	V4.02.R11.00000189	Link
NBD8064H-P	V4.02.R11.00000161	Link
NBD8128H-Q	V4.02.R11.00000162	Link
NBD8904T-GS-XPOE	V.212	Link
NBD8904T-Q	V4.02.R11.00000152	Link
NBD8908T-Q	V4.02.R11.00000153	Link
NBD8916F-Q	V4.02.R11.00000185	Link
NKB6009D	V4.02.R11.00000100	Link
XM-JPN1-W	V4.02.R11.00000186	Link