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12-29-2009, 10:31 AM   #1
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Kx 1.01 firmware checksums are different

interestingly enough, the checksums for the Kx's version 1.01 firmware are different between the version from pentax.jp and pentax colorado

any reason for this?


Colorado

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
12/29/2009 12:29:47 PM

C:\download\pentax\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

CRC32: 4166cd64
MD2: 5fda78e80cbfa9d87fd8a721fe6a47f2
MD4: 8c09450d52bb19a12d915074ea56a7fb
MD5: 2fbd88d84a45b3b6358420c4e259406c

Japan

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
12/29/2009 12:29:06 PM

C:\download\pentax\japan\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

CRC32: c71f3ba6
MD2: 6d6c230eb927999c67c25cfa009ce6de
MD4: 4c755923f9d1d270bded79b25c1b5ca7
MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc


Last edited by opiedog; 12-29-2009 at 11:01 AM.
12-29-2009, 11:04 AM   #2
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QuoteOriginally posted by opiedog Quote
interestingly enough, the checksums for the Kx's version 1.01 firmware are different between the version from pentax.jp and pentax colorado

any reason for this?


Colorado

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
ExactFile - Make and test MD5, CRC32, SHA1, SFV, md5sum, sha1sum and other hashes, quick and easy.
12/29/2009 12:29:47 PM

C:\download\pentax\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

CRC32: 4166cd64
MD2: 5fda78e80cbfa9d87fd8a721fe6a47f2
MD4: 8c09450d52bb19a12d915074ea56a7fb
MD5: 2fbd88d84a45b3b6358420c4e259406c

Japan

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
ExactFile - Make and test MD5, CRC32, SHA1, SFV, md5sum, sha1sum and other hashes, quick and easy.
12/29/2009 12:29:06 PM

C:\download\pentax\japan\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

CRC32: c71f3ba6
MD2: 6d6c230eb927999c67c25cfa009ce6de
MD4: 4c755923f9d1d270bded79b25c1b5ca7
MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc
Interesting your results made me try out ExactFile 1.0.0.15 Beta - and these were my results:

US

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
ExactFile - Make and test MD5, CRC32, SHA1, SFV, md5sum, sha1sum and other hashes, quick and easy.
12/29/2009 12:48:48 PM

C:\...\PentaxKx\Firmware101US\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

ADLER32: f89f77dc
CRC32: 4166cd64
MD2: 5fda78e80cbfa9d87fd8a721fe6a47f2
MD4: 8c09450d52bb19a12d915074ea56a7fb
MD5: 2fbd88d84a45b3b6358420c4e259406c

SHA1: e7fbf8423eec1f54c2ef668d0aa3d06c4c55551e
SHA256: 0c0acd27260d8734e16e6dd9b37d3dca0b10dcefbe3f01be9ec68d474b814182
SHA384: d5fa3ee4fe6edb8dda2be39d8ac0c1c888dba187620911072906918ecf27888b7fd42b9b4507bb38edd02b5697436b6a
SHA512: 641cfd766ffc8998060406adf494df5a2d99aaaaa7254e1eb9b75b0aefd92d302a3b314f7e955bbc142acf73ff9342de5c2f7533a5f88cb890956de282919358
RIPEMD128: bd4fed0937b6ef40fead45ec26dd1a52
RIPEMD160: 075488a319229222fa2568d61ddbc34e4b7db806
TIGER128: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf
TIGER160: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf4b840958
TIGER192: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf4b84095880703db9
GOST: 3c585c54fbe1856c7d6667cf91061793ae0d94fe65f0792f6cfb94e473b92295

Japan

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
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12/29/2009 12:49:34 PM

C:\...\PentaxKx\Firmware101Jap\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

ADLER32: f89f77dc
CRC32: 4166cd64
MD2: 5fda78e80cbfa9d87fd8a721fe6a47f2
MD4: 8c09450d52bb19a12d915074ea56a7fb
MD5: 2fbd88d84a45b3b6358420c4e259406c

SHA1: e7fbf8423eec1f54c2ef668d0aa3d06c4c55551e
SHA256: 0c0acd27260d8734e16e6dd9b37d3dca0b10dcefbe3f01be9ec68d474b814182
SHA384:

d5fa3ee4fe6edb8dda2be39d8ac0c1c888dba187620911072906918ecf27888b7fd42b9b4507bb38edd

02b5697436b6a
SHA512:

641cfd766ffc8998060406adf494df5a2d99aaaaa7254e1eb9b75b0aefd92d302a3b314f7e955bbc142

acf73ff9342de5c2f7533a5f88cb890956de282919358
RIPEMD128: bd4fed0937b6ef40fead45ec26dd1a52
RIPEMD160: 075488a319229222fa2568d61ddbc34e4b7db806
TIGER128: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf
TIGER160: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf4b840958
TIGER192: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf4b84095880703db9
GOST: 3c585c54fbe1856c7d6667cf91061793ae0d94fe65f0792f6cfb94e473b92295


It's strange both mine look the same - in-line with your US version.
12-29-2009, 11:29 AM   #3
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where did you get the japan version from?

i got it from this link.

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12-29-2009, 12:21 PM   #4
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QuoteOriginally posted by opiedog Quote
where did you get the japan version from?
i got it from this link.
Latest K-x Firmware Update : Software Downloads : PENTAX
The link given in this thread:

K-x 1.01 firmware now available

Latest K-x Firmware Update : Software Downloads : PENTAX

EDIT to ADD -

Just re-downloaded from the Japan site -
and now I also get:

Japan 091229

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
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12/29/2009 2:26:05 PM

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\PentaxKx\FW101_0901229\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

ADLER32: 978d7bd5
CRC32: c71f3ba6
MD2: 6d6c230eb927999c67c25cfa009ce6de
MD4: 4c755923f9d1d270bded79b25c1b5ca7
MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc

SHA1: 8ae2c4e7a697434728ce61bdca015861f8258a5d
SHA256: 3292c7a41718c0217ecf6d7fa9f0f85554492bdd16e1a4d5512a8da503a63c41
SHA384:

147be9a0d76e45ce6292ce8410647adab2d29c4c213d36920fc9225718e649858b8dd6027ee76bb3703

277855cab41a8
SHA512:

bb4c58fe118dc2c02651729634644dd324ca2e452d1acdf0b8cde230a6d8c407991fe3db9cb2eae7caf

7d2f652dc50bbd9daee971efaa21154e8c22067fcf6e3
RIPEMD128: 6845fb07460a1eed00f94c21b65f10eb
RIPEMD160: dc5748350b186617a08bbd5d43e39da6b1b841b1
TIGER128: 19e7f5885e5383a434acad87f5e3bcdc
TIGER160: 19e7f5885e5383a434acad87f5e3bcdced9ca926
TIGER192: 19e7f5885e5383a434acad87f5e3bcdced9ca926e3836e19
GOST: 0dead79fc30ba28baba13ecf6c1921080a269fc677b9dd52156e20f05fb4a6fb

I originally downloaded from
Japan site - 12/3/2009 4:14AM
US site - 12/6/2009 3:20PM


Last edited by UnknownVT; 12-29-2009 at 12:32 PM.
12-29-2009, 12:31 PM   #5
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QuoteOriginally posted by UnknownVT Quote
vincent,

interesting. i just downloaded the firmware from the link you provided.
reextracted the bin file
and checked the checksum (MD5) and got this

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
12/29/2009 2:24:20 PM

C:\download\pentax\japan1\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc

not sure why it shows differently w/ u.

i did a compare and the difference starts at around 0xA7FEFA.

are you +ve about the checksum you got from the version coming from japan?

i'll try this again at home later.

tnx
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QuoteOriginally posted by opiedog Quote
are you +ve about the checksum you got from the version coming from japan?
That's the advantage of the checksum dump I pasted - one can see the directory the file was in - because by Dec/6 I knew I would have a version from Japan and one from US I was very careful to distinguish and separate the two.

I went back to re-examine the downloaded files.

The Japan file was named - kx_e101w.EXE
The US file was named - 63395216872278534951591kx_e101w.exe

so it was not that difficult to distinguish between the two downloaded files -
just to be sure I re-expanded my original Japan file and re-ran the checksum -

Re-check of Original Japan K-x FW 1.01

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12/29/2009 2:51:27 PM

C:\...\PentaxKx\FW101JapDup\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

ADLER32: f89f77dc
CRC32: 4166cd64
MD2: 5fda78e80cbfa9d87fd8a721fe6a47f2
MD4: 8c09450d52bb19a12d915074ea56a7fb
MD5: 2fbd88d84a45b3b6358420c4e259406c

SHA1: e7fbf8423eec1f54c2ef668d0aa3d06c4c55551e
SHA256: 0c0acd27260d8734e16e6dd9b37d3dca0b10dcefbe3f01be9ec68d474b814182
SHA384: d5fa3ee4fe6edb8dda2be39d8ac0c1c888dba187620911072906918ecf27888b7fd42b9b4507bb38edd02b5697436b6a
SHA512: 641cfd766ffc8998060406adf494df5a2d99aaaaa7254e1eb9b75b0aefd92d302a3b314f7e955bbc142acf73ff9342de5c2f7533a5f88cb890956de282919358
RIPEMD128: bd4fed0937b6ef40fead45ec26dd1a52
RIPEMD160: 075488a319229222fa2568d61ddbc34e4b7db806
TIGER128: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf
TIGER160: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf4b840958
TIGER192: 07c1416c122549465453c2c727ab5eaf4b84095880703db9
GOST: 3c585c54fbe1856c7d6667cf91061793ae0d94fe65f0792f6cfb94e473b92295


As you see my original Japan file is the same as the current US file (yes, I also just downloaded the US version again and check that too)
12-29-2009, 01:02 PM   #7
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vincent,

thanks. i'll have to check up on what i've downloaded.

EDIT: i noticed you also found the "other" firmware from the japan site with the MD5 checksum of

C:\download\pentax\japan1\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc

so i'm not sure which is the newer firmware. i used the one from the japan site, because at that time of announcement, that was the only site that had it.

which version did you use for your kx ?


EDIT: i compared both binaries in UltraCompare and found quite a bit of differences between the 2 firmwares. they do have the same size and date though.


tnx

jordan


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QuoteOriginally posted by opiedog Quote
so i'm not sure which is the newer firmware. i used the one from the japan site, because at that time of announcement, that was the only site that had it.
which version did you use for your kx ?
I used the one I downloaded from the US site - thinking that if there even was a slight chance of anything going wrong - I may have better recourse if I used the "official US" version - not that I saw any difference at least when I compared file sizes.
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there are significant differences in the f/w which makes me wonder if there are differences in the h/w for bodies distributed in japan vs us.

apparently the f/w from pentax canada matches the one from the US

this is just one page snippet of differences.


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welcome to the wonderful land of Pentax' secret firmware releases...
They usually do several little, unnanouced updates with the same version/timestamp/filesize, before delivering a new version!

So cheer up, this means there is a new firmware coming!
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i wish there was an update, however, these 2 firmware versions were announced a few days apart.

the version from japan was available days from the version here in the US.

a little concern is that the f/w are different.

oh, well. we'll see. will have to keep on monitoring the firmwares from both sites.

the exif says it's version 1.01.00.05

EDIT:

the current FW from pentax.jp exif says 1.01.00.07.
so i guess the FW in jp was updated since i downloaded it 12/5/2009.

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QuoteOriginally posted by UnknownVT Quote
Just re-downloaded from the Japan site -
and now I also get:

Japan 091229

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
12/29/2009 2:26:05 PM

C:\...\PentaxKx\FW101_0901229\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc
QuoteOriginally posted by opiedog Quote
vincent,

interesting. i just downloaded the firmware from the link you provided.
reextracted the bin file
and checked the checksum (MD5) and got this

Checksums generated by ExactFile 1.0.0.15
12/29/2009 2:24:20 PM

C:\download\pentax\japan1\FWDC206B.BIN
11010048 bytes

MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc
I think the MD5 checksums look the same?

Copy and paste these in NotePad one directly under the other they seem identical to me (unless all these characters have made me cross-eyed)


QuoteOriginally posted by opiedog Quote
i wish there was an update, however, these 2 firmware versions were announced a few days apart.

the version from japan was available days from the version here in the US.

a little concern is that the f/w are different.

oh, well. we'll see. will have to keep on monitoring the firmwares from both sites.

the exif says it's version 1.01.00.05

EDIT:

the current FW from pentax.jp exif says 1.01.00.07.
so i guess the FW in jp was updated since i downloaded it 12/5/2009.

I have the US version on my K-x, using PhotoMe I get FW version 1.01.00.05 -



My "original" Japan FW was downloaded on Dec/3/2009 4:14AM -
which was earlier than your download on Dec/5-
so perhaps Pentax.jp "updated" the FW to version 1.01.00.07
sometime between my and your downloads?
and perhaps that's why your opening post Japan version was different to the US, and my (earlier) Japan version?
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You guys do realize that 2 different files will give you a different checksums, right? Of course they wont be the same as there are language differences in the firmwares.

Some companies also make a universal or international version of firmwares which would also have a different file size/checksum.
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joe,

hi. i realize 2 different files will give 2 different checksums.
I was checking out the latest FW for the kx on the japan site and the checksum is different from the one from the US and Canada AND also different from the originally posted (from 12/3/2009) fw.

the exif information is also different (newer) suggesting that the FW in the japan site has been updated.

tnx
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it appears the latest KX FW from usa has now been updated to reflect the version from japan.


they now have the same checksum

MD5: 2c5376d258e834d0c1d445a2d8c34efc

sounds like the "beach boys"

"something tells me I'm in to something good" for the Kx

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