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On-Topic: Very creative (ab)use of `make`. +1
Having the data pins connected would also enable lots of other nifty use-cases.
Also, have they managed to forward port the drivers to a recent mainline kernel in the meantime, or are they still on ancient vendor SDK kernel versions?
Maybe the device has a bigger "cousin" device, that includes "control via APP", and this feature was not properly/fully disabled on this one.
Edit: Some brands of Network-KVM use this, so that you can control the target device from another device, like e.g. an App on a tablet. That way you don't have to stand next to the target device in the noisy and cold machine room
Edit: But they have a list of product names, where they support installation of Thingino: https://github.com/themactep/thingino-firmware/blob/master/d...
And for most cameras sold, you'll have a hard time figuring out pre-buy, what SOC it contains.
Basically, it would send Europe back into the stone age, I fear. In under a week.