Question for tyler

[daniel t]

ok i read a post earlyer about a slow burner 107d,i have the same burner,now u said to get a hacked firmware for it,i was just wondering is there any risk using this,
also i use verbatim media can i get go4 media in australia and is it cheaper than verbatim.
verbatim 4x 1 disc $2.95 aud
verbatim 8x 1 disc $3.95 aud
sorry one more question,i just tried some 8x and it didnt make it any quicker is that because the burner is locked at 2x.
cheers

[TylerDurden]

Ok, the firmware hack is pretty much as safe as the official releases that Pioneer posts.

The burns are pretty darn good anyways. Ive been using the hacked firmware a week after I bought this drive and have had plenty of sucess and savings $$-wise.

Now if your using 8x media already and cant reach the speeds of an 8min burn then your current firmware may need changing anyways. This hacked version is basically the latest version of the Pioneer firmware with the speed settings taken off. So more than likely your 8x media will burn better as well. Plus youll be able to burn GO4 at 8x so you can save the next time you buy blanks.



Tyler!

[daniel t]

ok thx for that
one last question my father has just starting out backing up,he got a new burner of ebay i think its called new,it takes him 4 to 5 hours to back up.
i used to own the computer hes using its old but when i had it, i used the first pioneer burner and it only took me 1 hour 40 mins max.
any advice on how to make this faster for him.
cheers

[TylerDurden]

Well first off Id need to know more about the drive, like model and make. Then we gotta check for hacked firmware for it. Not all drives have speed firmware hacks. Most just have region free.




Tyler!

[daniel t]

ok how would i find out model and make,cause all he knows is the name which he thinks is new
cheers

[TylerDurden]

Go to "My Computer" and click properties on your drive.



Tyler!

[daniel t]

ok ill talk to him tonight and try and get that info for you.
i downloaded the cracked firmware from the link you had,i extracted the files
they are a read me text file,and two R7100007.116 files do i just double click both of them and thats it,cause in the read me file it says something about flashing do i have to do that.
cheers

[TylerDurden]

Everything is stated in the NFO. Read that and follow it carefully.




Tyler!

[daniel t]

whats nfo
i got dvrflash read alot at that site and read more read me files from dvrflash.i dont think i should try this i dont know half the stuff i read so i think i should give it a miss
cheers

[Grumpy]

@ daniel t

Everything Tyler is telling you is 100% correct! You can however purchase the 4x Princo discs in Australia. (I'm presume you can buy them also in Tassie, I'm in Aus but not Tas)They are cheaper than the Riteks but work just as well. I too have the same Pioneer 107D and the same 1.16 FW hack and have never had a problem and have been using them for a few months now.
Go on give it a go its not as hard as it sounds. Not that you will need to but it is fully reversable! You will definately be happy with the results as you wont need to pay for the 8x blanks! You will be able to burn 4x disc at 8x!
And 'nfo' is just the fancy way of saying 'info'. Just open the 'nfo' files with Notepad.

[daniel t]

yeah well i have no idea ive read the info tried a couple of times no luck is there a easy step by step guide some where
p4 2.8g
xp home
laptop
burner plugs in to firewire
maybe i downloaded the wrong stuff
cheers
ps thx grumpy

[daniel t]

ok i got my dad to check his burner prop,it is
nu dvdrw ddw-082
cheers

[TylerDurden]

For your dads burner there is nothing out yet. http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_result.php?kaj=1&isces Other than regular firmware updates.


If I get a chance Ill reread the NFO on that firmware for that 107 and try to explain it to you.




Tyler!

[daniel t]

thx
ill give it another go later today and redownload everything just in case
cheers

[daniel t]

ok i tried again today no luck,this is what i did.
first downloaded the dvd-107 v1.16 - rpc-1 +12xrip + nx4all
next downloaded dvrflash v1.2
next extracted the win32 to the same folder as the patches
last went to start,programs,accessories,command prompt and typed DVRFlash -vf E: R7100007.116 R7100107.116 and pressed enter.
DVRFlash' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
thats it no go
also checked my burner prop
prolific pl3507 combo device (1394 atapi_rev 1.00) ieee 1394 sbp2 device
also did a search for aspi32 came up with 3 search results
does that mean i have been doing the wrong thing
cheers