synocodectool-patch

This patch enables transcoding on Synologys DiskStation Manager 6+ without a valid serial number. The structure is loosely based on https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch

Requirements:

DiskStation Manager 6 or higher
Your serial number must be in the proper format (e.g. XXXXPDNXXXXXX for DS918+, XXXXODNXXXXXX for DS3617xs, XXXXLWNXXXXXX for 3615xs)
x86-64 based
SSH/Terminal Access
sudo/root

Version Table

Version	Patch supported	Original SHA1	Patch SHA1	Original	Patch
6.0 7321-0 - 6.0.3 8754-8	✔️	cde88ed8fdb2bfeda8de5 2ef3adede87a72326ef	e5c1a65b396796856047 6fcda5071fd37db40223	Link	Link
6.1 15047-0 - 6.1.1 15101-4	✔️	ec0c3f5bbb857fa84f5d 1153545d30d7b408520b	d58f5b33ff2b6f214103 6837ddf15dd5188384c6	Link	Link
6.1.2 15132-0 - 6.1.3 15152-8	✔️	1473d6ad6ff6e5b8419c 6b0bc41006b72fd777dd	56ca9adaf117e8aae9a3 a2e29bbcebf0d8903a99	Link	Link
6.1.4 15217-0 - 6.2 23739-2	✔️	26e42e43b393811c176d ac651efc5d61e4569305	511dec657daa60b0f11d a20295e2c665ba2c749c	Link	Link
6.2.1 23824-0 - 6.2.3-25423-0	✔️	1d01ee38211f21c67a43 11f90315568b3fa530e6	93067026c251b100e278 05a8b4b9d8f0ae8e291c	Link	Link

Synopsis

# sudo ./patch.sh -h

SYNOPSIS
    patch.sh [-h] [-p|-r|-l]
DESCRIPTION
    Patch to enable transcoding without a valid serial in DSM 6+
    	-h      Print this help message
        -p      Patch synocodectool
        -r      Restore original from backup        
        -l      List supported DSM versions

Manual

Examples are provided for DSM Version 6.2.2 24992-6

Downloading and making script executable

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/likeadoc/synocodectool-patch/master/patch.sh
chmod +x patch.sh

Patching synocodectool

This patch performs a backup of the original file prior to making changes.

sudo ./patch.sh -p

Restoring original file

If something goes horribly wrong restoring the original file is possible

bash ./patch.sh -r