Fw 1.41 is really starting to p*** me off!

[lufcfan]

Finally, the hell of Fw. 1.41 is OVER! I took me a few days of playing around to get this method and here's what worked for me...

I got the drive back to 1.31 using the hacked UPGDVD.EXE from http://firmwares.co.uk by Batousai.

I am aware that people like myself HATE 1.41 and want rid of it. If this is the case, do what I did...

I downloaded the official Fw. 1.31 (Took me hours to find, I can mail it if people want it), and extrated it to the standard folder; 'C:\DVR104\Fw131.' Then I downloaded the hacked UPGDVD.EXE and pasted it into the firmware 1.31 folder, said yes to the current file being replaced and after a couple of seconds it had done it. I then opened up Command Prompt in XP Professional (will work in Home Edition too), from 'Start\All Programs\Accessories.'

Here I typed 'CD..' until it brought me back to the C:\ prompt. I then typed 'cd.. DVR104' then pressed ENTER. I then typed in 'cd.. fw131' and ENTER. Finally, I typed 'UPGDVD 131' and the whole process started.

It took about two minutes to find 'Key 1' and then it flashed no problems. Some people say add /F onto the end of the UPGDVD 131 command but this took ages for me and just failed with an error message . My method did it straight away and I am now burning Ritek media at 2x WITHOUT toasting them!

Well, i'm happy now and on to my next endevour, getting PGEN working and converting all my favourite Megadrive games...

Hope this helps someone...
LUFCfan