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Tried to FLash DVR-105, now have a piece of junk - Microman - 06-16-2006
Well, I had version 1.00 firmaware, and I read and read. I had DVRFlash, and the two update files in the same folder.
I typed cd Desktop/DVRFlash
I typed ./DVRFLash -vf PIONEER R5100004.133 R5100104.133 and it started its work
it said this:
Switching drive to Kernel mode:
Description : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-105
Firmware Rev. : 0000
Firmware Date : 00/00/00
Manufacturer : PIONEER
Drive is now in Kernel mode
Now sending the Kernel part:
and it just stayed there... and would not do anything...
finally gave up, now it wont even start the flash, because it doesnt recognize any drive.
So now I have a piece of junk.
Re: Tried to FLash DVR-105, now have a piece of junk - jdc - 06-16-2006
flash it for why?
was it broken? would it not burn CDs or DVDs?
Re: Tried to FLash DVR-105, now have a piece of junk - MacMagus - 06-16-2006
When a firmware update fails and leaves the drive inaccessible, you still have a chance of resuscitating it by applying a firmware update from OS 9 or from a PC.
The PC and OS 9 updaters should be available from Pioneer's web site.
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com
BTW: Did you read the XLR8YourMac.com drive database and DVD FAQ before attempting the upgrade?
http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso
http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/action.lasso?-database=faq.fp3&-layout=FaqList&-response=answer.faq.lasso&-recordID=34189&-search
Re: Tried to FLash DVR-105, now have a piece of junk - New.Dad - 06-16-2006
MacMagus,
so you're saying OS 9 or Windows can do things OS X cannot do? how ironic is that...
Re: Tried to FLash DVR-105, now have a piece of junk - MacMagus - 06-17-2006
> so you're saying OS 9 or Windows can do things OS X cannot do?
Lots of things.
For example, DiskWarrior 2 under OS 9 can often rescue a drive that DW 3 cannot.
Different apps, different platforms, different capabilities. No one OS does everything better than all the others.