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guide for flashing firmware
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pieman
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5. August 2004 @ 12:16 |
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Sorry for bieng a cabbage...Ive searched the site for an answer but no go.Ive just replaced my 107 with another 107 cos i thought it was bust (its not!).However when ive tried to flash the firmware (tried a few now) no go, cos the 107 isnt recognised as a pioneer and the flashing aborts.The drive has at present fw1.18 official.Some sort of guide would be real useful!!!!!
thanks in advance
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5. August 2004 @ 12:33 |
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Hi pieman, I'm guessing your 107 drive is OEM possibly under another brand name. My memorex was a 106D so I had to flash it to read true pioneer before any other flash would work. Try this link and see if it helps.
http://gradius.rpc1.org/
If the actual info you need isn't there e-mail gradius from there.
Jerry
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pieman
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7. August 2004 @ 16:13 |
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hi jerry...its badged as a pioneer thats whats driving me mad..Ill try the link , i aint giving up!!
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7. August 2004 @ 17:25 |
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If you don't already have this, download dvdinfopro. Its a free program that will give all sorts of information about your drive, blank media, etc. It will show the drive name and then below that the actual manufacturer , firmware version and model. If its says Pioneer on the outside, it should be Pioneer. I don't know of Pioneer using any other maker for drives. Here is the link for the tool.
http://www.dvdinfopro.com.
Maybe something will show up with this to help out.
Jerry
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pieman
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10. August 2004 @ 12:13 |
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hi jerry..finally did it! I downloaded the 'all patched firmware' from Gradius and voila!!Have new firmware but with same probs!!Im having to check every burn with infopros spee check, and ALWAYS from around 3-3.1 gig the graph looks like barbed wire and its around here that the disc sometimes fail completely.I thought id fixed it yesterday when i changed the ide cable from new round ones to my old ribbons.Burns were fine for a while and then back to bieng erratic.All progs are shut down,same happens when i burn with Nero or clone (latest updates).Any ideas?
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10. August 2004 @ 13:59 |
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You problem could be related to the type blank media you are using. I use only Ritek grade A blanks and don't have any problems. Also make sure your IDE channels are set to DMA in device manager. Not PIO.
Jerry
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pieman
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11. August 2004 @ 14:44 |
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Hi jerry, thanks for getting back.My channels are set to DMA if available,(differant mode numbers),and the discs im using are 1.Arita 8x (ritex go5) 2.Traxdata 8x (ritex go5) 3.Datawrite grey 8x (prodisc)4.Ridisc 8x (ritex go5)5.Clonedisc 4x (ritex go4).All are from differant suppliers.My set up is:Athlon XP2400,768mb PC2100 Ram,160GB seagate HDD,(master)200GB Hitachi HDD (storage)LG DVD Rom Drive, Pioneer 107d DVR (patched 1.18) XPSP1, all drivers up to date including chipset (asus A7v266-E mobo VT8366A chipset)
method:DVDDecypter 3230
DVD2One 1.5.0
Nero 5.51056 video/Clonedvd 2073/Nero 6 latest
what Ive tried:
1.Slowing down write speed
2.changing cables round/ribbon
3.changing ide channels (HDD and optical/optical and optical/HDD and HDD)
4.re format clean reinstall only nero/clone running
5.Everything shut down bar burning programs
6.Opening case and using 12" fan to cool optical and hard drives
7.Disabling IMAPI
8.Uninstalling media player
9.Disabling as many automatic update progs that i know of.
10.Have burnt a dvd after every change
Still the same! I have no idea what to do next!!
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pieman
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11. August 2004 @ 14:50 |
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Oh, and ive changed both opticals and tried three hdd
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11. August 2004 @ 19:12 |
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Well you have done a lot of homework and seem to have tried everything I can think of. I don't know where you ended up after switching things around, but make sure your burner is set for MASTER on the secondary IDE channel for best results. You might want to remove the burner drive in device manager and then reboot so windows reinstalls the drive again properly. But I'm kind of at the end of suggestions. Maybe someone else will add to this thread.
Good luck and I'll keep thinking about this. If anything comes up I'll let you know.
Jerry
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pieman
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12. August 2004 @ 10:02 |
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Thanks Jerry, ill try that.Just wondering whether its a mobo thing now!
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pieman
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12. August 2004 @ 13:57 |
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Tried it, still the same.Have monitored the voltage from my ps whilst burning...not a flicker.Im close to melting now!!
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