DVD drives

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

no because I dunno where to get it

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

its in C as well thats where windows etc is as well like the insctructions say

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I have also downloaded DVRflash but it says its not there as well. And yes I have extracted all the files. It says you don;t need to do anything more with xp aside from type the command line

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

http://www.born-cynic.com/random/DVRFlashGUIv0.9_Beta1.zip

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mhairi>cd..

C:\Documents and Settings>cd..

C:\>DVRFlash -v G: R8100108.11
'DVRFlash' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>DVRFlash -vf G: R8100008.118 R8100108.118
'DVRFlash' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>DVRFlash -vf G: R8100008.118 R8100108.118
'DVRFlash' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>DVRFlash_v2.0\win32 -v G: R8100108.118
'DVRFlash_v2.0\win32' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>DVRFlash.exe -v G: R8100108.118
'DVRFlash.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\DVRFlash.exe -v G: R8100108.118

DVRFlash v2.0 : Pioneer DVR firmware flasher
by Agent Smith et al., October 2004

DISCLAIMER

THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE ABILITY OF THIS PROGRAM TO FLASH A
PIONEER OR COMPATIBLE DVR DRIVE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY
SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ENDORSED BY PIONEER CORPORATION OR ANY
COMPANY RESELLING PIONEER EQUIPMENT AS THEIR OWN BRAND

IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM AND
DISCHARGE BOTH THE AUTHOR AND PIONEER CORPORATION FROM ANY
DAMAGE OCCURING AS THE RESULT OF ITS USE, PLEASE INDICATE SO
BY ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

Do you understand and agree to the statement above (y/n)?
y

Commandline:
DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\DVRFlash.exe -v G: R8100108.118

fopen(): No such file or directory
Can't open firmware file 'R8100108.118'

C:\>

thats where I got to after dicking about

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

well what that says to me is that you have got you DVRflash.exe file in C:\DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\ and not C:\

Im going to go out on a limb here and make a guess, tell me if i am right.

You used Winzip to unzip you DVRflash zip file. In winzip you browsed to C:\ to unzip the files there. You did not however uncheck the 'use folder names' option, which meant that the path \DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\ stored in the zip file was used, resulting in your files going to C:\DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\

am i right? Wink

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I dunno maybe, so whats the answer to it then?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

unzip to C:\ like you did before, but this time in winzip uncheck the little checkbox labelled 'use folder names'

the files in the zip will definately end up in C:\ then

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

you could always use the graphical interface i posted above

http://www.born-cynic.com/random/DVRFlashGUIv0.9_Beta1.zip

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

not got winzip

it goes straight to its own folder. I even deleted it all and downloaded it fromt he sites agian

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

so its a self extracting zip?

cant you just browse to the files whereever they have decided to put themselves and then cut n paste them into C:\

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

well what I was doing just now was extracting them back to c itself instea dof sub folders, its not working though

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

you had it running before didnt you, when the disclaimer and that came up, and you pressed 'y' for yes, its just that it couldnt find the firmware file 'R8100108.118' again, just do what you did before, but make sure that file is there this time.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

where is the R8 file meant to be?

I am following the instructions on the other bit, you know changing the drive 'I' to G which is right etc but do I have to type crap in to link it to r8?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

no, the R8 file just needs to be in the same directory as the DVRFlash file youre running and it will find it automatically.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I did have it in the same place, both in C no go

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Quote:

C:\>DVRFlash.exe -v G: R8100108.118
'DVRFlash.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\DVRFlash.exe -v G: R8100108.118

DVRFlash v2.0 : Pioneer DVR firmware flasher
by Agent Smith et al., October 2004

this looks like when you had it running it wasnt in C:\

what made you change from C:\ to C:\>DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\ before trying again, a sudden spark of inspiration?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

aye something like that

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

woohoo! done it!

I can;t for some reason now cut and copy the text to prove it though!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mhairi>cd..

C:\Documents and Settings>cd..

C:\>DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\DVRFlash.exe-v G: R8100108.118
'DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\DVRFlash.exe-v' is not recognized as an internal or externa
l command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\DVRFlash.exe -v G: R8100108.118

DVRFlash v2.0 : Pioneer DVR firmware flasher
by Agent Smith et al., October 2004

DISCLAIMER

THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE ABILITY OF THIS PROGRAM TO FLASH A
PIONEER OR COMPATIBLE DVR DRIVE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE
PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY
SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ENDORSED BY PIONEER CORPORATION OR ANY
COMPANY RESELLING PIONEER EQUIPMENT AS THEIR OWN BRAND

IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM AND
DISCHARGE BOTH THE AUTHOR AND PIONEER CORPORATION FROM ANY
DAMAGE OCCURING AS THE RESULT OF ITS USE, PLEASE INDICATE SO
BY ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

Do you understand and agree to the statement above (y/n)?
y

Commandline:
DVRFlash_v2.0\win32\DVRFlash.exe -v G: R8100108.118

Reading firmware 'R8100108.118'...
firmware is of Normal type (PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 1.18 )

Drive Information:
Description - PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
Firmware Rev. - 1.18
Firmware Date - 04/11/25
Manufacturer - PIONEER
Drive is in normal mode.

Additional Drive Information:
Serial number - DGDC175164WL
Interface type - ATA
DVR generation - 0008
Kernel type - GENERAL
Normal type - GENERAL
Kernel version - 0001

Are you sure you want to flash this drive (y/n)?
y

Switching drive to Kernel mode:
Description - PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
Firmware Rev. - 0000
Firmware Date - 00/00/00
Manufacturer - PIONEER
Drive is now in Kernel mode

Now sending the Normal part:
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
|============|============|============|============|
Please hold your breath for about 30 seconds...

Now internal reflashing. Please wait... OK.

Updated Information:
Description - PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108
Firmware Rev. - 1.18
Firmware Date - 04/11/25
Manufacturer - PIONEER
Flashing operation successful Wink

C:\>

C:\>

tada!

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

nice one.

now you can commit copyright crime to your heart's content. Dont forget though... piracy funds terrorism and child porn... the MPAA says so!

Laughing