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| ====== NetMDLinux ====== | ====== NetMDLinux ====== | ||
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| + | ===== Software ===== | ||
| There are several orphanend open-source projects aiming to support NetMD Walkman devices under Linux, namely: | There are several orphanend open-source projects aiming to support NetMD Walkman devices under Linux, namely: | ||
| - | libnetmd: A library to connect to NetMD Walkman - [[http://libnetmd.sourceforge.net/]] and [[http://www.unmaintained-free-software.org/wiki/Libnetmd]] | + | * libnetmd: A library to connect to NetMD Walkman - [[http://libnetmd.sourceforge.net/]] and [[http://www.unmaintained-free-software.org/wiki/Libnetmd]] |
| + | * Patch for libnetmd to add support for MZ-RH1 and -RH10, also minor casting fixes: [[http://users.physik.fu-berlin.de/~glaubitz/linux-minidisc/0001-cast-fixes-MZ-NH600-MZ-RH1-MZ-RH10-support-adde.patch]] | ||
| + | * gnetmd: A GUI for libnetmd - [[http://www.pdr.cx/projects/gnetmd/main]]/ | ||
| + | * Xmd: NetMD software for Mac OS X - [[http://www.sorted.org/Xmd/]] | ||
| + | * WinNMD: non-free Windows software - [[http://winnmd.net/]] | ||
| + | * FreeMD: how the NetMD protocol works, and a shell to set track titles etc. | ||
| + | * [[http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/files/freemd.html]] | ||
| + | * [[http://software.marcus-brinkmann.org/projects/show/freemd]] | ||
| + | * bzr branch http://bzr.marcus-brinkmann.org/freemd/trunk/ freemd | ||
| + | * <del>There is a funding project, supporting a resume of the development of the libnetmd software, see [[http://www.cofundos.org/project.php?id=122]].</del> | ||
| - | Patch for libnetmd to add support for MZ-RH1 and -RH10, also minor casting fixes: [[http://users.physik.fu-berlin.de/~glaubitz/linux-minidisc/0001-cast-fixes-MZ-NH600-MZ-RH1-MZ-RH10-support-adde.patch]] | + | ===== Official Specs and Patents ===== |
| - | gnetmd: A GUI for libnetmd - [[http://www.pdr.cx/projects/gnetmd/main]]/ | + | The NetMD protocol is based on the AV/C Digital Interface Command Set, an 1394 TA specification: |
| - | Xmd: NetMD software for Mac OS X - [[http://www.sorted.org/Xmd/]] | ||
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| - | WinNMD: non-free Windows software - [[http://winnmd.net/]] | ||
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| - | FreeMD: how the NetMD protocol works, and a shell to set track titles etc. | ||
| - | * [[http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/files/freemd.html]] | ||
| - | * [[http://software.marcus-brinkmann.org/projects/show/freemd]] | ||
| - | * bzr branch http://bzr.marcus-brinkmann.org/freemd/trunk/ freemd | ||
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| - | The NetMD protocol is based on the AV/C Digital Interface Command Set, an 1394 TA specification: | ||
| * 2004006 AV/C Digital Interface Command Set General Specification Version 4.2 | * 2004006 AV/C Digital Interface Command Set General Specification Version 4.2 | ||
| * 2004005 AV/C Tape Recorder/Player Subunit Specification 2.4 | * 2004005 AV/C Tape Recorder/Player Subunit Specification 2.4 | ||
| * 2002013 AV/C Descriptor Mechanism 1.2 | * 2002013 AV/C Descriptor Mechanism 1.2 | ||
| - | * 2002002 AV/C Disc Subunit - Generic Recordable Video Disc Media Type Specification 1.0 | + | * <del>2002002 AV/C Disc Subunit - Generic Recordable Video Disc Media Type Specification 1.0</del> For MD, 1998014 is relevant instead of this document. |
| + | * {{:avc_disc10.pdf|1998013 AV/C Disc Subunit Generic Specification 1.0}} | ||
| + | * [[http://users.physik.fu-berlin.de/~glaubitz/linux-minidisc/AVC_DiscMDAudio10.pdf|1998014 AV/C Disc Media Type Specification - MD Audio]] | ||
| - | Loading files on the MiniDisc Player, in particular the role of the EKB, is described in the [[http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/files/pat7228568.pdf|US Patent 7228568]] | + | Here is an older document by the TradeAssociation: |
| - | (retrieved via [[http://www.pat2pdf.org/]]), which contains some hilariously bad cryptography (and is in any other way utterly trivial). This answers many, but not all, questions about the file transfer logs. YAP: [[http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/files/pat7362870.pdf|US Patent 7362870]] | + | |
| - | More protocol info: http://bertrik.sikken.nl/netmd/ | + | * {{:avc_general_30.pdf|1998003 AV/C Digital Interface Command Set General Specification Version 3.0}} |
| + | * The Sony patent [[https://wiki.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=us7437770.pdf |US7437770]] describes in details the entire communication between a NetMD device and a PC starting with the exclusive login and retrieving of the track titles. The data exchange commands are shown in the form control/response frames (Figures 33-49). It's quite easy to understand the stuff, especially by working in conjuction with the AV/C documents mentioned above. | ||
| + | * Loading files on the MiniDisc Player, in particular the role of the EKB, is described in the [[http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/files/pat7228568.pdf|US Patent 7228568]] (retrieved via [[http://www.pat2pdf.org/]]), which contains some hilariously bad cryptography (and is in any other way utterly trivial). This answers many, but not all, questions about the file transfer logs. | ||
| + | * YAP: [[http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de/files/pat7362870.pdf|US Patent 7362870]]. Also noteworthy may be US Patent 20050246286, which seems to document how OpenJukeBox manages licenses. | ||
| + | ===== Other Information ===== | ||
| - | The EKB format is mostly revealed now. There is now a [[http://software.marcus-brinkmann.org/repositories/changes/freemd/tools/dump-ekb.py|Dump EKB]] tool that can be used to display EKB files. Here is an example output (the unique keys have been blacked out): | + | * More protocol info: http://bertrik.sikken.nl/netmd/ |
| + | * Download to a NetMD device [[AtracDownload|Atrac download dump]] | ||
| + | * Upload of ATRAC SP with RH1: [[RH1AtracUpload|RH1 upload dump]] | ||
| + | * NetMD firmware: [[http://esi.sony.ca/esupport/esupport/NetMD/]] | ||
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| + | ===== The EKB-Format ===== | ||
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| + | The EKB format is mostly revealed now. There is now a [[Dump EKB]] tool that can be used to display EKB files. Here is an example output (the unique keys have been blacked out): | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| $ ./dump-ekb.py 00010001.ekb | $ ./dump-ekb.py 00010001.ekb | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | TODO: Check other Sony patents. | + | ===== Links ===== |
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| - | There is a funding project, supporting a resume of the development of the libnetmd software, see [[http://www.cofundos.org/project.php?id=122]]. | + | |
| + | * [[http://minidisc.org/NetMD_faq.html]] | ||
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