For newest drive shipped with a firmware you can make your drive region free rpc1 by using this patched rpc1 firmware patch by sflood. Patching your drive is only half the job after applying the rpc 1 patch, you still have to bypass windows or software players own. If you have a matsushita uj815 or uj816 youll be able to patch it, and with the uj815 you can revert to the original firmware. The complete regionfree guide page 3 of 7 articles. Aopen dvd1648aap currently rpc1 firmware based on 1. Considering the prices of dvd rom or dvd rw drives now i just got 2 drives, one for region 2 and the other one multi regional just check for a model of drive on the rc1 page and get that model and do the firmware on that one, that way if it goes sunny side.
Dont be afraid, it just mean the site will be be merged with the firmware forum, with a totally redesigned interface more professional at. Most drives manufactured after january 1st 2000, and some drives prior to that are installe home zoom player firmware. Bluraydvd driveburner firmware, software, and drivers. As far as iso images are concerned, you can set the volume label to anything you want. The shop says no refunds and that i have to install a firmware update. Create a bootdisk and unzip flashtool and a firmware to the root directory of the bootdisk. Before i provide the download links, heres the obligatory disclaimer.
Like the patch above, it is recommended that you try this out and see if it works well for your particular drive. When i built my most recent pc a couple of years ago, i too looked at rpc1. My impression is that its either gotten more difficult to. Here is the solution for updating tsstcorp cddvdw tsl633m ata device. Discussion in anydvd hd dvd issues started by mika39mika, dec, 2008.
The forum could have problems during the next days. Optical drive hldtst dvdrw ga11n ejects all the disks i put in. Eeprom utility for liteonsony optical drives document information. Binflash necoptiarc firmware flasher and dumper nec. This is why no manufacturer will send you a regionfree a. Hldtst dvdrw ga11n ata device updated driver drivercategory list as soon as you aim to work out a specific challenge which results of the faulty hldtst dvdrw ga11n ata device remember that different drivers could possibly have also been jeopardized because of the damaged code, and so need bringing uptodate to boot. This is a site where you might find some region free rpc 1 firmware for your pioneer or compatible dvdrom drive, if im not too to update these pages if you have a question, please use the forum. Tsl633m ata device driver solution found with firmware. For newest drive shipped with a firmware revb hardware you can make your drive region free rpc1 by using this patched rpc1 firmware patch by sflood.
After you flash your drive with the new regionfree firmware, make sure that it has worked by detecting the region status of your drive. This improves compatibility for some older commercial players. Index of files name last modified size description. Update all hitachilg data storage burners firmware free download now. The notorious matsushita uj857d firmware has at last been cracked, thanks to ben11 from rpc1. The administrators write theyve decided to no longer keep the site up as activity declined. The complete regionfree guide page 3 of 7 articles digital.
For newest drive shipped with a firmware revb hardware you can make your drive region free rpc 1 by using this patched rpc 1 firmware patch by sflood. Perhaps there is an rpc1 firmware for your model drive. To make dvdrom drives regionfree, youll have to use a regionfree patched firmware to replace the current firmware in your dvdrom drive. So in reality, not all drives have firmware patches that can make the drive region free.
It seems some local stores may still have liteon ihas124 and nec ad7280s drives, both of which have rpc1 firmware. How to flash apple macbook superdrive to make region restriction free with patched firmware. If you dont want rpc1 you could go back to standard firmware using the updaters posted in other threads on this forum after your drive is responding again. So some foresight is required when buying a new dvd drive. The following procedure is the method used to check if your drive is rpc1 region free. You should check if someone already released a patched firmware for the model you wish to buy. Bluraydvd driveburner firmware, software, and drivers digital storage. In order to ensure the right driver download, official driver links from cyberdrive are listed at first.
If you have a firmware 1008, 1010, 1810, 1y10 or 1y14, you can make your drive region free rpc 1 by using this patched xy14 rpc 1 firmware patch by xvi. Cyberdriveusdrivescybertek dm086d region free rpc 1 patch firmware 1. The package includes original stock firmware, rpc1 with rip lock, and rip lock only. There is an update for the tsl633m from samsung but it only has version sc01, which will not update the hp version of tsl633m because the hp version is 0301 with an oem code of hm. Important edit applying the firmware roms listed above will rename your drive david krut projects has locations in johannesburg, cape town and new york, and is an alternative arts institution dedicated to encouraging an awareness of and careers mcse allows strategycontinue reading. I think this is a firmware problem since it started after i upgraded to mountain lion. But ive done dozens of mainboard bios updates, router firmware updates and now one dvdrom firmware update and ive never run into any serious trouble. However, between buying anydvd hd and just using vlc, i no longer have any need for this so its not a big deal.
If a regionfree firmware is available for your drive, apply it. In this how to flash apple macbook superdrive guide, we have given example here with matshitadvdr uj8a8 firmware version hb and hb14. Benq dw400a currently rpc1 firmwares based, 4240n 4241n this is only for drives that have already, direct linking and broken download managers, it realized bandwidth comparable to ait, 4241n auto reset and rpc1 firmware, the patches should allow 12x or 14x reading, aopen dvd1648aap currently rpc1 firmware. Release information by the manufacturer support new bdr sl media 4x writing prodisc, 6x writing infomedia support new bdr dl media 6x writing ritek support new bdr ltoh media. Rpc1 drives patches that are regionfree no checks in hardware.
Special thanks goes to rpc1 the firmware page and the authors of dvdzone and plscsi, xvi, pat lavarre and. Dvdrw ga11n out of the box problem with imac 21,5 apple imac z0cy desktop questionmy hldtst dvdrw ga11n dvd burner spits out my dvd firmware update, i try to find rpc1 firmware for the new imac dvd rw drive hldtst dvdrw ga11n. Hldtst dvdrw ga11n ata device updated driver found 18. If you have a firmware 1008, 1010, 1810, 1y10 or 1y14, you can make your drive region free rpc1 by using this patched xy14 rpc1 firmware patch by xvi. Firmware upgrade to dual layer capability apple community. To patch a dvd firmware, you dont need to know everything about the target processor, but at least you will need its architecture and instruction set description. Hi all, i have sony vaio pcgfrv28 with matshita uj810 cd rwdvd writer with update driver. If the official driver can not be downloaded, a copy of official driver can be provided. In case of ifo, you can view region information, patch the region or remove puos. Patching your drive is only half the job after applying the rpc1 patch, you still have to bypass windows or software players own. You should also use it after applying a firmware patch in order to test if the. Drivers and data for hldtst dvdrw ga11n ata device.
Sep 30, 2010 and the patched firmwares rpc 1, bitsetting etc. How do i get around the 5x change limit for dvds videohelp forum. Date 1 seems to be related to the strategy version while date 2 seems to be related to the main firmware code. No panasonic drives are rpc locked via firmware so not selectable changeable via windows. Thanks much for your time and effort in putting all of this together, and for your prompt, helpful responses. Hldtst cd dvd blu ray burners drivers download hitachi. Sometimes the patch fixes the continuously rejecting disks. This rpc1 and speed patch beta is based on firmware ds1c. This is a site where you might find some region free rpc1 firmware for your pioneer or compatible dvdrom drive, if im not too to update these pages if you have a question, please use the forum. They are cheap which is why they are so often used in laptops, suffer poor quality, and have issues with region coding. Locate a regionfree firmware for your dvdrom drive. For newest drive shipped with a firmware you can make your drive region free rpc 1 by using this patched rpc 1 firmware patch. Learn how to use, update, maintain and troubleshoot your lg devices and appliances. You can set your drive to rpc 1 mode region free by removing the test jumper on the back of the drive.
The firmware included are the ones that the apple superdrive 2. Thing is, dell offers the official 103c on their drivers section, also rem you can make a backup of your firmware and restore it if needed. Check out this site to see if there is a firmware patch for your drive. Omnipatcher for liteonsony optical drives codeguys. Optical drive hldtst dvdrw ga11n ejec apple community. So your drive is physically locked to one region only. You must know hexadecimal as most numbers in this document are listed in hex form. Cyberdriveusdrivescybertek dm086d region free rpc1. And like the above poster you can usually flash it back to the previous firmware, although it depends which drive you have. After being quiet for a while in regards to firmware, we finally have some updates again. Remove dvd drive riplock, rpc1 patch and rpc2 auto reset. How can you reset the dvd drive regional settings counter.
Boot the system from the disk first you should make a backup of your current firmware a. He has released regionfree updates for the haea, hbea, kbvb, and kcvb revisions. Having said that, there may have been some drives that people managed to patch the firmware for but i really am not sure. Most drives manufactured after january 1st 2000, and some drives prior to that are installed. You can make your drive region free rpc 1 by using this patched 1. To properly experience our website, you will need to use an alternate browser or upgrade to a. Just when optical drive firmware patching days appear to be over, our firmware patch. How to flash apple macbook superdrive the customize windows. Owner of matshita ujda combo drive should make a look here.