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When you run code in RAM you can do pretty much anything like Magic Lantern or the Sigma Fp hacks, so raw video, open gate and V-LOG for the GX80 is definitely on the cards. The S9 has a 64bit CPU so plenty of power to play with there. Got to explore the hardware now and build the first proper feature for it so keep an eye on the blog for further developments!

With the help of our AI friends, the first Panasonic hack since the GH2 has arrived. So far the S9 and GX80 have the hack. It auto-executes code from the card at boot, enabling the same kind of range of mods Magic Lantern does but on Lumix cameras for the first time. It takes compiled C code binaries and Arm64 code. The CPU is extremely powerful... 64bit vs the 32bit EOS R5. More info soon. GM5 and GX9 to follow

GX9 is on the to-do list. Quake on the S9 is a proof of concept, a way to understand all the CPU and camera systems. I have it so the shutter button shoots the shotgun. It's very satisfying 🙂 It is now reliably 60fps without screen tearing or long load times, and the Pana UI gets out the way. So it's now understood how to draw on screen, how to disable default key actions and override them with our own control scheme, how to manage DMA memory and read/writes to the card, that's why a complex game is better than taking baby steps with basic 'hello world' stuff or menu tweaks, and so on. My LLM now has a comprehensive understanding of the ROM, the CPU, RAM, DMA, physical controls and so on. 5 years of work done in a single week. Next up is audio, I'd like to get Quake's SFX working before the YouTube video gets shot of it all working. Then starting work on adding camera features and actually useful stuff is much easier, having laid all the foundations in a solid way with Quake. It boots automatically from SD card as well, without any need to enable service mode. So very nice to use. Installing / enabling it for first time however is not a neat package yet. It'll remain closed source for a few months then I'll assess again. If I gave it all out now I'd have to take on an unacceptable level of legal risk and email work, from people complaining that it isn't 100% reliable yet and don't want any bricked cameras billed to my Greggs sausage roll account. Once it's further down the road it should see light of day as long as Panasonic don't have me assassinated and Tony fucking Northrup doesn't do it first with Claude Vulture 7.8 on a spare weekend whilst sat in the bath.