FAQ

Below a list of faq collected in recent years:

I can't hack the cam. When I follow the hack procedure, nothing happens.

Change the SD card and try again the procedure.

Are you using a different power adapter or cable? Try the original.

I tried many sd cards but I can't hack the cam.

Are you sure that the cam is not hacked?

Check if the sd card contains a folder called "Factory.done".

If it exists the hack completed successfully.

Try to open the web site and remember that the port used is 80.

The reason it doesn't work could be:

• wrong structure of files and dirs
• unsupported sd card
• incorrect format (only fat32 filesystem is supported)
• incorrect newline (use only unix type: LF)
• hardware failure

Why does my cam often reboot?

Because when it tries to take a snapshot it requires a lot of memory and sometimes crashes.

Why does my cam reboot when it detects a motion?

When the cam detects a motion, if the "Topic Suffix for jpeg image" is not empty, it takes a snapshot (see above).

How can I fix this problem?

Check "Snapshot" and "Snapshot for recorded video" options. If you are not interested in snapshot, disable it. Otherwise enable swap space.

Onvif doesn't work

IMHO when a standard is implemented differently by various manufacturers then it is not a standard. So it depends on the software implementation on the client and on the camera. Use Onvif Device Manager as a test client to check if the service is running. If it's working with ODM but it's not working with your NVR/software I can't help you.

My cam is bricked, it restarts continuously. How could I unbrick it?

Follow this wiki: https://github.com/roleoroleo/yi-hack-Allwinner/wiki/Unbrick-the-cam