could do with some input as i have a bricked a camera which reads as PENTAX K-M VER:0.10, but the mainboard is of k-x not k-m, having used google the mainboard of k-x and k-m are as attached files (ist is k-x second is k-m, jpeg recorded pixel reads as 14M, surely a experimental camera with k-7 sensor (being of same era, k-m is ccd and k-x/k-7 is cmos, pictures are yellow out of focus, thus not useable, i think flashing k-x firmware might help but thats not possible, thus now what, i have used ida pro hex neo notepad++, but do not know how to use frmcrypt.exe, i am on 64bit win7, neither is pk tether working, any ideas

Hi Vitaliy_Kiselev, that i am aware, but the question is when updating what does the firmware read to let it know that this (firmware) would be accepted, is it in the header (does not seem so) then any idea which part does it read. any idea how to use frmcrypt.exe

ok, but still would like to know how does frmcrypt.exe installed and used, its a command line programme, but where did it install and as what-, sys32 or sys,

ok let me then upgrade to the k-m firmware, it does not accept as the version is 0.10 and not 1.0, what do i do

i attempted installation in win7 64 m/c and xp m/c, then searched frmcrypt, does not exist

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I have an early demo K5IIs that's working with a K5II firmware. When I generate JPG in camera I have a lot of sharpening, a sort of added sharpening that's not needed in K5IIs. My idea was to change to the correct firmware but reading some posts I don't think it's easy. But in this case cameras are virtually identical. I tried to modify the header with an hex editor with no success. Can you help me?

The K5IIs firmware is not accepted by the camera. I'll try to contact Pentax, but at the end I can leave the situation as is. Thanks!