Switching between NTSC and PAL resets to the default values which should end in a again flickering image.

Olove

Look at the "install.sh", it does several things:

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1. cp write32 /usr/bin/
2. cp flickerfix /etc/init.d/
3. chmod a+x /usr/bin/write32
4. chmod a+x /etc/init.d/flickerfix
5. ln-s /etc/init.d/flickerfix /etc/rcS.d/S50flickerfix
6. /etc/init.d/flickerfix

1. copys the tool to a path where all user bins are and which is in the PATH
2. copys the little script which initiates the "fix" to the init.d, where scripts which are there for being startet at boot time are placed
3.,4. make both files executable
5. creates a symbolic link in "rcS.d" for the script. This is needed to make sure that the script is started at boot time
6. "starts" the fix (to avoid a reboot after installation)

So when you install it this way, the fix should be executed at every reboot which works quite fine here.

Now let's have a look at the script "flickerfix":

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/usr/bin/write32 18001444 0x00780096

The write32-tool is started and at the register 18001444 (color burst) two values are set. The first is 0078, the second is 0096.
The first one is the standard value which doesn't help us here.
The second one is the specific "wheel" I am turning in hope of fixing the flicker.
Standard is 012a (hex), which is 298 decimal.
Now you can mess around. Simply feed the "write32 tool" with different values for the second switch which are lower than the 012a.
As I said ... FOR ME, the 0096 work (with RGB and PAL), I tried S-Video which resulted in black/white pictures as well.
Now what you can do is play around and try to find a value which comforts you and your TV set.

This "fix" won't be in any image as it is very dirty done simply by playing around with every register and many combinations that could possibly be useful (thanks to tmbinc).

As I also said above, DMM are in contact with Panasonic and I REALLY do hope that they will provide a real solution for this annoyance.

Olove