Pioneer Firmware/Kernel Files (Updated with 117/F+217L)

Puma · **Posted:** Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:53 pm

The following Kernel and firmware files are now being made available to all Members of RPC1, these will allow you, with the use of DVRFlash 2.xx, to crossflash your drive to one of the versions listed.

An example is crossflashing a 212D--------->212

presuming the drive letter here is D

dvrflash.exe -ff D: S0013000.122 S0013001.122

Pioneer DVR-117/117F+217L Firmware and Kernel Files

http://files.rpc1.org/uploads/DVR-117_107.zip

http://files.rpc1.org/uploads/DVR-117F_107.zip

http://files.rpc1.org/uploads/DVR-217L_107.zip

****Please use DVRFlash 2.7.3 for the Pioneer 117/217 Drives****

Pioneer DVR-A16 (Retail) Firmware and kernel

Firmware/DVRA16_106.zip

Pioneer DVR-A16J Firmware and kernel

http://files.rpc1.org/uploads/DVR-A16J-106.zip (Thanks to Chef)

Pioneer DVR-S16J Firmware and Kernel - Note this is for SATA Drives only!!

Firmware/DVRS16J_106.zip

Pioneer A15J/115/115D

dl_file.php?site=firmx&file=DVRA15J.zip
dl_file.php?site=firmx&file=DVR115.zip
dl_file.php?site=firmx&file=DVR115D.zip RPC1

Pioneer 212/215/S15J SATA Only!

dl_file.php?site=firmx&file=DVR212.zip
dl_file.php?site=firmx&file=DVRS15J.zip
dl_file.php?site=firmx&file=DVR215.zip

111L Kernel and Firmware (RPC1+Bitsetting)

http://sony0.rpc1.org/111L_kernel_firmware.zip

112 Kernal and Firmware (RPC1)

http://sony0.rpc1.org/DVR112.zip

DVRFlash 2.7.x Thread

Please be aware of you own drives model/number, 212/215/S15J are sata drive firmwares, please do not attempt to flash them to a PATA drive, From 2.5.1 DVRFlash blocks attempts to misflash pata>sata and vice versa

Also Please Understand that you CANNOT crossflash a 112>115 or a 212>215 or 215>216, 215/6>217 Please do not attempt this

sarcoptic · **Joined:** Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:19 pm **Posts:** 5

Any luck with the S12J kernel by chance?

juanaltamira · **Joined:** Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:06 am **Posts:** 32

Inside the file DVR212.ZIP the are 2 files:

1) S0013000.122
2) S0013001.124

I asume one is normal the other is kernel file but from differents ver FW.
So is it possible to crossflash, using 2 different version files?

Edited:
Thanks!!!,

I patch the normal file with MSCE utlity.
I crossflash a 212D to a 212 using:

dvrflash -ff [drive letter]: S0013000.122 S0013001.124

Now I have a Pioneer DVR 212 with
RPC1,
DVDRAM,
BITSETING
and READ SPEED INCREASE

Only is missing labelflash to be perfect.

ala42 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:44 am

Everytime you update just the normal part you have different versions of kernel and normal part on your drive. As Pioneer has not released a newer kernel, all older kernels delivered on drives must be compatible to the current normal part.

ferdz_33 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:08 am

can i use this to crossflash my dvr-115bxl to a dvr-s15j??

if yes, what would be my parameter?

dvrflash -ff [drive letter]: A0014001.118 S0414431.118 (is this correct)

also, can you crossflash a dvr-112 to dvr-115?

thanks in advance

chef · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:29 am

ferdz_33 wrote:

can i use this to crossflash my dvr-115bxl to a dvr-s15j??

if yes, what would be my parameter?

dvrflash -ff [drive letter]: A0014001.118 S0414431.118 (is this correct)

also, can you crossflash a dvr-112 to dvr-115?

thanks in advance

No, never!

Puma · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:31 am

ferdz_33 wrote:

can i use this to crossflash my dvr-115bxl to a dvr-s15j??

if yes, what would be my parameter?

dvrflash -ff [drive letter]: A0014001.118 S0414431.118 (is this correct)

also, can you crossflash a dvr-112 to dvr-115?

thanks in advance

nope, don't even try this

Quote:

Any luck with the S12J kernel by chance?

afraid not

gaz_2 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:22 pm

Did someone test the DVRS15J file?

I use this parameter:

DVRFlash.exe -vff K: S0414430.114 S0414431.118

After sending the kernelpart DVRFlash wrote:

Connection to device lost--

Now the 115D is dead.

The same problem had also another!?

Still can someone confirm??

:cry:

Puma · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:28 pm

gaz_2 wrote:

Did someone test the DVRS15J file?

I use this parameter:

DVRFlash.exe -vff K: S0414430.114 S0414431.118

After sending the kernelpart DVRFlash wrote:

Connection to device lost--

Now the 115D is dead.

The same problem had also another!?

Still can someone confirm??

:cry:

Gaz, there is nothing wrong with the files, you have misflashed your drive, the DVRS15J files are for Sata drives, not the 115D ata model, if the drive is not seen in windows, then use dos version, if it is seen, try flashing with the 115 kernel and firmware

gaz_2 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:55 pm

The dos version don

Liggy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:16 pm

I guess flashing a PATA drive with a SATA bricked your drive. The only way that might be able to recover your drive would be using an external flash hardware and soldering the flash chip. But even that's not guaranteed to work. You will probably end up having to buy a new drive.

gaz_2 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:44 pm

Okay, thx.

Puma · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:45 pm

sounds fatal, usually the drive will go into safemode, obviously using the sata firmware on it, has changed this, i take it windows doesn't see it anymore

Liggy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:00 am

Safemode simply means that the drive stays in kernel mode. But with the kernel (and even main firmware) being SATA, access to the drive won't be possible because the drive's controller is not SATA

ferdz_33 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:50 am

thanks to all your replies. good thing im a patient one and waited for your replies or i would have nuke my drive.

are there any kernel for dvr-a15j (PATA version of dvr-s15j)???

also if said kernel would be available can i be able to patch my dvr-115bxl with the a15j?

again, thanks very much

chef · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:31 am

gaz_2 wrote:

I use this parameter:

DVRFlash.exe -vff K: S0414430.114 S0414431.118

After sending the kernelpart DVRFlash wrote:

Connection to device lost--

As said many times before, never use that option!!
Either use -v, -f or if you know what you are doing -ff!

Puma · **Posted:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:53 am

ferdz_33 wrote:

thanks to all your replies. good thing im a patient one and waited for your replies or i would have nuke my drive.

are there any kernel for dvr-a15j (PATA version of dvr-s15j)???

also if said kernel would be available can i be able to patch my dvr-115bxl with the a15j?

again, thanks very much

there is no Kernel for the A15J at the moment, if it were to come available, you could do, what you ask

Puma · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:19 pm

A15J kernel and firmware is now available, see first post, this add's LabelFlash, please note the drive id will be 115L when flashed

Turbo3 · **Joined:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:59 pm **Posts:** 4

Need a little help flashing on Vista. I get the following error message after entering the following (in Vista safe mode using dvrflash ver 2.5):

dvrflash -ff h: s0013000.122 s0013001.124

Could not open device \\. \H:

I have no disk in the drive. Any suggestions?

Drive is Pioneer DVR-212D.

There is no disk in the H: drive so if I type h: I get "The device is not ready." Put a disk in and I can switch to it and see the AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS directories so I have the correct drive letter. But it is my understanding that flashing is always done with no disk so I have not tried.

Turbo3

chef · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:56 pm

I suggest using SAFE MODE.

What exact controller is it connected to?

Turbo3 · **Joined:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:59 pm **Posts:** 4

Actually, I did say I was using SAFE MODE. The Southbridge chip is an Intel ICH9R. DVDInfoPro has no trouble seeing the drive in normal mode as drive H: and reading firmware version an other drive info.

Turbo3

Puma · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:26 pm

Turbo3 wrote:

Actually, I did say I was using SAFE MODE. The Southbridge chip is an Intel ICH9R. DVDInfoPro has no trouble seeing the drive in normal mode as drive H: and reading firmware version an other drive info.

Turbo3

make sure by inputting DVRFlash -v , if it is H, then use the same command line but with DVRFlash.exe

Turbo3 · **Joined:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:59 pm **Posts:** 4

Here is what I get.

dvrflash.exe -v

(response)
Commandline:
c:/../dvrflash.exe -v

Device parameter was not given, detecting all DVR drives:

No DVR drive detected!

I tried this without and with a DVD in the tray and get the same results. With a DVD in it I can switch to H: and type DIR and see the DVD directories AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS. Device Manager lists PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212D at location 5 on the General Tab of DVD-RW properties.

Turbo3

chef · **Posted:** Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:17 pm

Turbo3 wrote:

Actually, I did say I was using SAFE MODE. The Southbridge chip is an Intel ICH9R. DVDInfoPro has no trouble seeing the drive in normal mode as drive H: and reading firmware version an other drive info.

Turbo3

Is RAID disabled in the BIOS?

Puma · **Posted:** Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:22 am

Looks like the chipset is causing an issue, -v is picking up no drives, try what chef posted and post back

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