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Hello! Unfortunately, I got Matshita BD-combo (UJ-130AS) and lost my possibility to watch the discs from all over the world. I have tried AnyDVD, DVDFab and DVD Ghost and they are helpless. Also I have tried your dump and flash tool and I was successful in dumping only (the tool currently doesn't convert the original firmware from this particular make of the drive into the firmware with multi-regional support). Please, help me to make my drive region-free, I will be very grateful.

1) What kind of firmware you are requiring, RPC1, Bitsetting feature, Official update.

I think, RPC1.

2) Output information from nero info tool.

Nero InfoTool 5.3.3.0

Drive Information
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Drive : MATSHITA BD-CMB UJ130AS
Type : Blu-ray COMBO DL
Firmware Version : 1.01
Buffer Size : 8 MB
Date : ?
Serial Number : I have removed the serial numbers as advised in the request rules.
Vendor Specific :
Drive Letter : F:\
Location : 1:0
Mechanism : Tray
Read Speed : 8.0 , 6.0 , 4.0 , 2.5 X
Write Speed : 8.0 X

Read CD Text : Yes
Return C2 Pointers : Yes
Read CD-R : Yes
Read CD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-ROM : Yes
Read DVD-RAM : Yes
Read DVD-R : Yes
Read DVD-RW : Yes
Read DVD-R DL : Yes
Read DVD+R : Yes
Read DVD+RW : Yes
Read DVD+R DL : Yes
Read BD-ROM : Yes
Read BD-R : Yes
Read BD-RE : Yes
Read HD DVD-ROM : No
Read HD DVD-R : No
Read HD DVD-R DL : No
Read HD DVD-RAM : No
Read HD DVD-RW : No
Read HD DVD-RW DL : No
Read HD-BURN : No
Read Digital Audio : Yes
Read CD+G : No
Read VideoCD : Yes

Write CD-R : Yes
Write CD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R : Yes
Write DVD-RW : Yes
Write DVD-R DL : Yes
Write DVD+R : Yes
Write DVD+RW : Yes
Write DVD+R DL : Yes
Write DVD-RAM : No
Write DVD-RAM : Yes
Write BD-R : No
Write BD-RE : No
Write HD DVD-R : No
Write HD DVD-R DL : No
Write HD DVD-RAM : No
Write HD DVD-RW : No
Write HD DVD-RW DL : No
Write HD-BURN-R : No
Write HD-BURN-RW : No
Buffer Underrun Protection : Yes
Mount Rainier : No
SolidBurn : No
Labelflash : No
LightScribe : No
Modes : Packet, TAO, DAO, SAO, RAW SAO

Region Protection Control : RPC II
Region : 2
Changes User : 4
Changes Vendor : 4

CSS : Yes
CPRM : Yes
AACS : Yes
VCPS : No

3) Where necessary a link to the original firmware.

I have made the dump of the firmware using your tool and, if necessary, I'm ready to send it to you.

The BD-drive is installed in my Dell Inspiron 1564 laptop with Windows 7 x64.

Thank you!

I doubt that will be an easy task because that is an BD drive...


I suggest you read the Matshita specific threads for more info.

Chef, thank you for your reply!

I have already red the topics you've suggested and I've found no solution for that particular drive.

Do you mean that it's hardly possible to be an easy task because this is a BD Matshita drive or because this is a BD drive itself?

Do you have an experience of turning an internal laptop BD drive of another manufacturer into a multi-regional drive? If yes, I would rather order a new drive for which there is already firmware modified by your specialists.

Thank you!

Because its a mathista drive is one problem, can be overtaken most times, but the BD part is the real nut here.

Is that a "normal" slimtype laptop drive?

Yes, this is a "normal" 12.7 mm slimtype laptop drive with SATA interface and tray-load mechanism.

Just in case, I've included the following link which can be used to see the form-factor of the drive: http://cgi.ebay.com/HL-CT21N-6X-Blu-Ray ... 1c1cd14958

Please, note that this link represents different model which doesn't relate to this case and I have provided it only as an example of the form-factor of my drive (Matshita UJ-130AS) which we've been discussing.

To say the truth, any other slimtype BD drive than matshita/Matsushita should work at least with AnyDVD HD.

That is for the theory, the only issue could be the firmware coming with the new drive...
Maybe that LG drive could work: http://drivers.downloadatoz.com/135912, ... mware-a05/

Chef, thank you for the advice!

I was going to ask some more questions on this variant but I have realized that this is a slot-load drive which is not suitable for me. Could you, please, advise a tray-load slim-type drive which could play BD's and DVD's from all over the world with the aid of AnyDVD HD and/or RPC-1 firmware?

Thank you!

Probably those from LG and Sony Optiarc are the only chances....
http://geizhals.at/eu/?cat=dvdram&xf=57 ... lim#xf_top

Thank you, Chef!

I have looked at the drives you have recommended. I have noticed that all of them are BD-writers. Am I right concluding that it will be impossible to bypass the regional restrictions on BD-combos? And if yes, why?

Also I see that there is no RPC-1 firmware in the database for each of the BD-drives you have mentioned in your last message. Does it mean that you advise to use one of them with a program like "AnyDVD HD" and it should, probably, be the solution for me?

Thanks again!

Yes, so far the only option I know is to use AnyDVD HD with them...

Ok, thank you!

That counts for the BD part, I must add.
The dvd part is not the issue.

Chef, thank you for the refinement!

May I also ask you isn't it the issue taking into account that there were no firmwares for the above mentioned drives in the database?

Does the BD-drive have 2 firmwares simultaneously: DVD and BD?

The drive contains only one real firmware, it might be possible that there is an "kernel" firmware or bootloader, but that is only for safety and emergency reason there.
No firmware available is an issue mostly, sometimes beta firmwares exist or in the best case you have a dump tool to extract and dump the firmware (however this is rare).

You could also use/try with Passkey/Lite and DVDFabHD/Decrypter instead of AnyDVD HD.

Thank you, Chef!