GUIDE FOR FLASHING FIRMWARE (DVD ROM/CD/Burners)

[JAK]

Seen Quite a few people asking for this lately so decided to post it as a new topic....

In case of DVD Roms use all ur 5 region changing options and only when they r exhausted try for RPC1 firmware flash.

Do such things when its absolutely needed

Drives compatible with MtkWinFlash/Mtkflash.. Mediatek chipset
SONY
LITEON
LG
SAMSUNG
there r more but these Drives r common in INDIA

here is the link to mtkwinflash

http://home.t-online.de/home/theo-pia/Downloads/MtkWinFlash.ace

PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS

Make sure the drive is empty(no media is present) bfore flashing...

1# Run MtkwinFlash
2# U can use the ATAPI mode or the IDE mode. If u are sure as to the
where u Drive to be flashed is use the IDE mode..Else I wud recommend using the ATAPI mode...

ATAPI MODE

here simply select the Target drive and source firmware file and FLASH the Drive

IDE MODE(USE THIS METHOD WITH CAUTION)

IDE port 1 = Primary Master (Generally HDD)
IDE port 2 = Primary Slave
IDE port 3 = Secondary Master (generally Burner)
IDE port 4 = Secondary slave (generally CDROM/DVDROM)

Here too simply select the target and firmware and flash it

Try and avoid multitasking when doing sensitive things like flashing or best use dos for all ur flashing needs..

PROCEDURE FOR DOS FLASHING

Make sure the drive is empty(no media is present) bfore flashing...

Download MtkFlsh(DOS) from here

http://www.freewebs.com/izzner/Mtkflash.exe

#1 Rename Mtkflash.exe to Mtkfl.exe
#2 Make a bootable floppy.
#3 Copy mtkfl.exe on to the floppy.
#4 Copy new firmware or modded RP1 firmware onto different good floppy(do this as there might not be space on Win98 floppy if used).
#5 Boot using the Floppy(configure ur bios if required to boot directly to the floppy.DO NOT LOAD ANY CDROM SUPPORT if using WIN98 Boot Disk)

#6 Keep an eye while booting for ur RAM DRiVE and note its Drive letter.

#7 Upon reaching the C:\ prompt ..type "copy A:\mtkfl.exe %RAMD%:\mtkfl.exe

#8 Similarily copy ur new firmware or RPC1 firmware to the ram drive or "%RAMD%"

#9 Now go to ur Ramdrive prompt..(Remember the drive letter I told u to note previously) and type: "mtkfl x w firmwarename.hex" with out the quotes( sustitute .hex with .bin if required and replace "x" with the followin no's
1 for Flashing Primary master
2 for Flashing Primary Slave
3 for Flashing Secondary Master
4 for Flashing Secondary Slave
..genrally optical drives are setup on Secondary channel)

#10 It will take a few secs(abt 10 secs or less) saying....

Identifying flash type

Updating....
Bank0
Bank1
Bank2
.....
Bank8
Update succesfull please Restart you PC(or somethin like that)
Simply Restart.

Congrats u just had a successfull flash.... .

Now the Bad part....
If something goes wrong(UPS failed/Windoz froze etc... then the next Tutotial is for getting ur drive back from the dead.

EDIT: Spellin Mistakes

[JAK]

RECOVERING A BAD FLASH

CASE1: Able to Boot with Dead Drive
Same as above DOS Flashing..

Download MtkFlsh(DOS) from here

http://www.freewebs.com/izzner/Mtkflash.exe

Set the failed Drive(DVD assumed) as Secondary master

#1 Rename Mtkflash.exe to Mtkfl.exe
#2 Make a bootable floppy.
#3 Copy mtkfl.exe on to the floppy.
#4 Copy new firmware or modded RP1 firmware onto different good floppy(do this as there might not be space on Win98 floppy if used).
#5 Boot using the Floppy(configure ur bios if required to boot directly to the floppy.DO NOT LOAD ANY CDROM SUPPORT if using WIN98 Boot Disk)

#6 Keep an eye while booting for ur RAM DRiVE and note its Drive letter.

#7 Upon reaching the C:\ prompt ..type "copy A:\mtkfl.exe %RAMD%:\mtkfl.exe

#8 Similarily copy ur new firmware or RPC1 firmware to the ram drive or "%RAMD%"

#9 Now go to ur Ramdrive prompt..(Remember the drive letter I told u to note previously) and type: "mtkfl 3 w firmwarename.hex" with out the quotes( sustitute .hex with .bin if required)

#10 It will take a few secs(abt 10 secs or less) saying....

Identifying flash type

Updating....
Bank0
Bank1
Bank2
.....
Bank8
Update succesfull please Restart you PC(or somethin like that)
Simply Restart.

CASE2: System Stuck at BIOS (PERSONAL TRICK)

Failed/dead drive = DVD ROM assumed
This method works only if u have 2 Optical Drives(One dead/bad flash and other workin)

THINGS TO DO FIRST

#1 Rename Mtkflash.exe to Mtkfl.exe
#2 Make a bootable floppy.
#3 Copy mtkfl.exe on to the floppy.
#4 Copy new firmware or modded RP1 firmware onto different good floppy(do this as there might not be space on Win98 floppy if used).
#5 Shutdown... switch off all power.

NOW FOR THE BEST PART

#6 Open ur cabinet

#7 Set your CDROM jumper as master and also det your DVDROM jumper to master(yes set both as master you will know later why)

#8 Unplug the IDE cable from your DVD-ROM(donot disconnect the IDE cable from your motherboard) and do not unplug DVD ROM's power chord.

#9 Boot using the bootable Floppy(configure ur bios if required to boot directly to the floppy.DO NOT LOAD ANY CDROM SUPPORT if using WIN98 Boot Disk)

#10 Keep an eye while booting for ur RAM DRiVE and note its Drive letter.

#11 Upon reaching the C:\ prompt ..type "copy A:\mtkfl.exe %RAMD%:\mtkfl.exe

#12 Similarily copy ur new firmware or RPC1 firmware to the ram drive or "%RAMD%"

NOW BE EXTRA CAREFULL FROM HERE ON DO ALL THIS WITH OUT POWERING OFF
TAKE CARE AND AVOID SHOCK
#13 UNPLUG the IDE cable from ur CD ROM,but DO NOT UNPLUG IT FROM UR MOTHERBOARD.

#14 Now Plug the IDE cable removed from the CDROM into the DVD ROM.

#15 Now go to ur Ramdrive prompt..(Remember the drive letter I told u to note previously) and type: "mtkfl 3 w firmwarename.hex" with out the quotes( sustitute .hex with .bin if required)

#16 It will take a few secs(abt 10 secs or less) saying....

Identifying flash type

Updating....
Bank0
Bank1
Bank2
.....
Bank8
Update succesfull please Restart you PC(or somethin like that)
Simply Restart.

NOTE: The Second method is tried and tested method for recovering a dead drive if the BIOS freezes and doesnt make it past POST..

EDIT : Spellin mistakes

[medpal]

great work jak.

will be more usefull if you can give source of other firmwares.

[Krishanu.De]

Thanks man! This is just great. But I am not sure wheather I am going to try this.

[JAK]

Originally Posted by medpal

great work jak.

will be more usefull if you can give source of other firmwares.

Sorry medpal..
but givin links to RPC1 firmware's wud be in violation of the forum rules...Try Google...
genuine firmware upgrades can be found at their respective company websites....

[Krishanu.De]

You want firmware? One stop solution for firmware:

http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

[blade_runner]

Gr8 tut man ! Wish we had a rating system here, would have given reps to u.

[it_waaznt_me]

Great post JAK ...
I dont have any DVD Rom yet ..
Will try soon ...

[krish]

That is good stuff. You probably won't fine that stuff on the net.

[superwiz]

thank you for helping me in different letter in this website,

me and our brother make the writer to work THANK YOU

[digen]

nice tut jak.awesome post.I'll surely try this after I get a DVD-Rom.

a better thing to do is use a region free software and get rid of all the mess

[suave_guy]

A gr8 and intelligently done post jak.... Really its impressive....

This topic being a sticky....hell Yes!

Enjoy

[pankyprk]

good work, keep it up jak !!

must be sticky for a long time !!

[djmykey]

Yo man i also agree may many posts like this come to the forum. Hell yeah this is to sticky.

[aadipa]

gr8...

[darklord]

No offence intended Jak but is this whole tutorial written by you or just a copy/paste from somewhere else?
Just curious.

[JAK]

Originally Posted by darklord

No offence intended Jak but is this whole tutorial written by you or just a copy/paste from somewhere else?
Just curious.

maybe I Copied it from Tech-Arena...lol (no offence)

The Flashing procedure using Mtk(dos/Win) is conventional...

But the Recovering a BAD FLASH CASE 2...is my trick buddy..works like a charm. It was discovered accidently by me while fidlin with my system to find a way to recover my dead Drive when all conventional methods didnt work...[Apple fallin on Newtons head was also an accident wasnt it... (was it a apple or mango )]

u find anything even with 60% similarity tell me..I will delete this post myself....

[darklord]

I had said in the beginning,no offense.
I was just curious thats why i asked.

Very well put up tutorial.Keep up the good work.

how to detect which is right firmware for your dead drive

[sikku]

I installed a DVD writer (pioneer 107d) and it is not being recognised by Windows Explorer (ie no icon or handle for the drive in my computer), though curiously I was able to see the drive and contents on the first day of installation. Still able to see by using disk management (control panel>administrative tools>disk management) and on right clicking the explore option is greyed out. I can see the drive with Nero CD speed, BIOS sees it.

I have a cd-rw which is recognised.

The DVD writer is connected to IDE-2 and is the master.
Pl help urgently[/u]

[JAK]

Originally Posted by sikku

I installed a DVD writer (pioneer 107d) and it is not being recognised by Windows Explorer (ie no icon or handle for the drive in my computer), though curiously I was able to see the drive and contents on the first day of installation. Still able to see by using disk management (control panel>administrative tools>disk management) and on right clicking the explore option is greyed out. I can see the drive with Nero CD speed, BIOS sees it.

I have a cd-rw which is recognised.

The DVD writer is connected to IDE-2 and is the master.
Pl help urgently[/u]

Hmm...

Get to device manger and uninstall secondary IDE channel and reboot.

upon reboot windows will automatically detect the drive along with the IDE channel....

[pr@k@sh]

What A Great Post...!!

[xenkatesh]

Gr8!!!

[funkymonkey]

well i can contribute a link here.

http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

you will get almost all firmwares for your drives here. Most of them are modified which let you burn disks at higher speed and stuff like that.
And also these are windows executables. Just download and run to flash.

[bhush_18]

Is there any way to flash firmware of DVD player I am having CyberHome 300s dvd player for which I want to flash & place new firmware if available b'cos it does not plays some DVD format, whereas the latest DVD player with no change in model have new version of firmware. Can anybody help me out on this?

[rachitboom2]

Hey DUDE this things is cool yar.I shure di want to do this but I have 3 problems =>

1. How can I backup my old Firmware???

2. I have downloaded 2 files KSY_1.zip and KSY_2.zip form the same same site. Both the Zip files contain different files 1 has KSY1.bin and the other has KSY2.bin in it. What to use to upgrade???

3. The site says that it will make my SONY COMBO some LITEON COMBO. what should I do???

I have a SONY CRX 300E Combo driveand I download the firmware upgrade from => http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

[rachitboom2]

Hey DUDE this things is cool yar.I shure di want to do this but I have 3 problems =>

1. How can I backup my old Firmware???

2. I have downloaded 2 files KSY_1.zip and KSY_2.zip form the same same site. Both the Zip files contain different files 1 has KSY1.bin and the other has KSY2.bin in it. What to use to upgrade???

3. The site says that it will make my SONY COMBO some LITEON COMBO. what should I do???

I have a SONY CRX 300E Combo driveand I download the firmware upgrade from => http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php

[Maverick340]

Flashing



Filmware :shock



Wish sum1 would give a bAckground to the topic befor starting!

[rachitboom2]

Originally Posted by amanwannalearn

Flashing



Filmware :shock



Wish sum1 would give a bAckground to the topic befor starting!

What do you mean ???
Dont you know what flashing means !!!
Theirs nothing to be shocked of about !!!