From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-yb1-xb2a.google.com (mail-yb1-xb2a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b2a]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5D6303B29D for ; Fri, 3 Apr 2020 19:36:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-yb1-xb2a.google.com with SMTP id h205so5196267ybg.6 for ; Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:36:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=aenertia.net; s=dkimaenertianet; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=VSu21DJnFeijro/3GEYbubbcUplVMoQJEpO+WR1RU1o=; b=T/ZQX6w3XiZqzdUNJmwkrtFF5dDgvUNXVR9z8jnEfz7ec42IPvpb2pg+cyOVGKZhCu Ydi6PAGvo9Gkb+dQeC/MmAnuUl283XHJFjZFbVMv2m0Nf+JcAuIlDOznso4njUDX2WV4 C8L770lyfIkBjI/YLR15oOPtOz9i79udoQzNE= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=VSu21DJnFeijro/3GEYbubbcUplVMoQJEpO+WR1RU1o=; b=i0seI2fDhrnOX6JlDT4nMpyLrI0xjmJMmVoaLQ4dIvoCQqaXaZxPBy4I8DjngtRsG7 vFpeMqSxP4bBU4y7q1rYOj9tE0xn8ocZ3sFk9EARbDbuo1VdNrA/7DGpNz0HHARd4q9O 9xq7/FazOyuLWzqC150fY45JYk8IsCkXD1C1YihLQwZgel6MBFrR1DXZ+Slxcw4qaGgC KEfCwWNsfNmNb8e04QnQx0sXMECtNB0Z+H32qUAvVNixBLDQW9PzKsX3VuabWoW+tbHf SrnQi3cjT1NSKb5mlioNVM5445CHG0VmOR3o+0Vi5i+p0cpKCm09p1/P9CyfTkjSGoyp w8Jg== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0PuYsJ40MTkdJVQeorzalJwbtho2CflFEAqI9UqqXHDu6KwBf9Ia/ XTflpHRh2lgZJJaHygb5FGxTgFOwbm4XcsmtdkojS3PI X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypJWir2EjX75O9KKjD2jhdvkzCrFVC9Krp5aeeo0W3PuodtyROm8LgrifeaICyzmmPdDgzMyv5BoQjoNCATwSeQ= X-Received: by 2002:a25:dc08:: with SMTP id y8mr18675184ybe.163.1585956982865; Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:36:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1585954435.95276219@apps.rackspace.com> <253151.1585956770@turing-police> In-Reply-To: <253151.1585956770@turing-police> From: =?UTF-8?Q?Joel_Wir=C4=81mu_Pauling?= Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2020 12:36:11 +1300 Message-ID: To: =?UTF-8?Q?Valdis_Kl=C4=93tnieks?= Cc: "David P. Reed" , cerowrt-devel Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000097d7bc05a26b62af" Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] openwrt or "open" security cams? X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 23:36:23 -0000 --00000000000097d7bc05a26b62af Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yeah - there is a full uboot replacement project (linked from that repo) - so you can basically build openwrt for it. That project I linked too is more designed at end users who just want to replace the userspace with somethat that isn't tied to xiaomi's cloud services. So is the best starting point. I didn't even bother looking at the firmware that comes with it; Serial uart is exposed so I wouldn't worry too much about the users harping on about not being able to install versions from newer factory firmwares ; serial allows you to push whatever you like. On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 12:32, Valdis Kl=C4=93tnieks wrote: > On Sat, 04 Apr 2020 12:08:48 +1300, Joel Wir=C4=81mu Pauling said: > > > The Xiaomi Dafang Cameras are good value and there is a completely open > > tool chain including uboot for them: > > Hopefully that security cam, having an open tool chain, isn't a > security-disaster > cam like most of them are turning out to be (even the big-name ones from > companies that *really* should know better...) > --00000000000097d7bc05a26b62af Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yeah - there is a full uboot replacement project (linked from t= hat repo) - so you can basically build openwrt for it.

That proje= ct I linked too is more designed at end users who just want to replace the = userspace with somethat that isn't tied to xiaomi's cloud services.= So is the best starting point.

I didn't even bother looking at th= e firmware that comes with it; Serial uart is exposed so I wouldn't wor= ry too much about the users harping on about not being able to install vers= ions from newer factory firmwares ; serial allows you to push whatever you = like.

On Sat, 4 Apr 2020 at 12:32, Valdis Kl=C4=93tnieks <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu> wrot= e:
On Sat, 04 Ap= r 2020 12:08:48 +1300, Joel Wir=C4=81mu Pauling said:

> The Xiaomi Dafang Cameras are good value and there is a completely ope= n
> tool chain including uboot for them:

Hopefully that security cam, having an open tool chain, isn't a securit= y-disaster
cam like most of them are turning out to be (even the big-name ones from companies that *really* should know better...)
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