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  1. J

    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    I haven't been following your problem, but did you at any point try a different firmware or reinstalling the original? John
  2. J

    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Good news everyone - I removed the new SD socket I installed in place of the missing one (I bought the Kodak Reels cheap on the bay for parts) and the shorts on the board disappeared, and the Kodak sprang back to life. Display is back and it's calling for an SD card. So the brand new socket...
  3. J

    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Well, I think I reached the end of the road.. :( I removed the hacked-in micro reader thingy and installed a new SD socket onto the main board, then installed a new SD card. The unit powered up, and this time it went to the scan screen when I pushed the OK button and it didn't ask for the card...
  4. J

    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Thank you so much! That pic is EXACTLY what I needed. I ordered a socket from digikey - hopefully it will fit - it should. Hopefully the board isn't too badly mangled. Time will tell. I'll post pics when I get the socket in. Regarding the D firmware - is that now proven safe and does it...
  5. J

    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Thanks! I went through both threads about a month ago before I decided to take a shot at this machine, but didn't remember that part (I probably skipped it!). John
  6. J

    Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread)

    Hi all - new member here. I just picked up a non-working Reels from ebay cheap with the stated defect "it needs a new SD card reader". Well, it was cheap so I bought it and it just arrived this afternoon. What happened is that the SD card socket seems to have been pushed off the board judging...
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