On Feb 18, 2010, at 1:42 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:09 AM, Bill Connelly wrote:
Using the (Samsung) TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S222L, Yes ...
but not using the internal PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D.
And the DVR-106D has v. 108 firmware? If not, you CAN flash this on
your Mac. You can get firmware and flash tool for it here:
<http://files.rpc1.org/index.php?act=category&id=1080>
Also, the Pioneer is older and has restricted media types.
Here's a chart that shows EXACTLY which types of discs the DVD-106D
can use, and about half the discs aren't available to the DVD-106D
(the ones with the "X" don't work in the DVD-106D):
<http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-e/ibs/device_e/mediachart.html>
Kris,
Just successfully flashed my PIONEER 106D on my Mac. Had to use an
earlier version of DVRFlash (2.1).
Expressive Terminal Output:
DVRFlash v2.1 : Pioneer DVR firmware flasher
by Agent Smith, LasVegas et al., July 2005
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:
/Users/moonstoneartstudio/Desktop/mac/DVRFlash -f PIONEER /Users/
moonstoneartstudio/Desktop/mac/R6100006.105 /Users/moonstoneartstudio/
Desktop/mac/R6100106.108
Drive Information:
Description : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D
Firmware Rev : 1.06
Firmware Date : 03/07/10
Manufacturer : PIONEER
Drive is in normal mode.
Are you sure you want to flash this drive (y/n)?
y
Switching drive to Kernel mode:
Description : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106
Firmware Rev. : 0000
Firmware Date : 00/00/00
Manufacturer : PIONEER
Drive is now in Kernel mode
Now sending the Kernel part:
Now internal Kernel reflashing. Please wait... OK.
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-106D
Firmware Rev. : 1.08
Firmware Date : 03/11/25
Manufacturer : PIONEER
Flashing operation successful ;)
After Restarting my DA Dual 533 under Leopard 10.5.8:
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D:
Firmware Revision: 1.08
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2000 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds
Running DVRFlash 2.1, without parameters, now says it is Region Free:
Device parameter was not given, detecting all DVR drives:
Device : A:
Vendor : PIONEER
Model : DVD-RW DVR-106D
Revision : 1.08
Status : RPC-1 (region free)
Seems to burn and read fine. Not sure what I gained, except maybe
Region Free status.
Thanks Kris ...
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