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 Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:20 pm |
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Two things...
Could someone explain to me what an rpc1 is.
Is there an IRC channel for this topic?
Thanks...
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Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:55 pm |
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:30 am |
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Hello,
I have a thinkpad T60 laptop computer with a Matshita UJ-842 DVD Drive. I have been looking through this thread and found that that there are some mac-firmwares for matshita drives here, but not for the UJ-842. Would it be possible to make an UJ-842 firmware that enables bitsetting on this drive, that works on windows? If needed, I could provide a firmware dump.
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:04 pm |
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I am using a Matshita UJ-840D, which i pulled from an HP Laptop and have gone down all the insane avenues (including HP) to try to obtain AT LEAST an updated firmware, ideally an RPCI, but to no avail of course  Although this is obviously non-mac, could you please have a go at the firmware, if i dump and forward it on to you? Many thanks for any considerations in advance!
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:14 pm |
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:45 pm |
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:26 am |
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Hi, I am in dire need of RP1 firmware fix for my
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-875:
Firmware Revision: DB09
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
so if anyone would please pm the info or post the url i would be really grateful.
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:28 pm |
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Ditto on the request for RPC1 firmware for Matshita DVD-R UJ-875 version DB09 as above.
Do you guys have one already, or do you need a dump?
Thanks!!!
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:21 pm |
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:10 pm |
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I ask someone before if i find anywhere any firmware for the matshita us-830s(That it seems on my computer control panel) but in the label of the drive says uj-830b.
And i want to know if there is somewhere one firmware for this drive so i can write dual layer dvd why now i can't a lot of thanks.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:45 pm |
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Good evening Community! I was searching throught the list of requested and available rpc1 firmware and did not found mentioned below one. Is it will be possible to have it rpc1'ed? Thank you. Image: http://rapidshare.com/files/139074209/m ... t.zip.htmlInfo: DVD Info X v1.0.2, by xvi Vendor: MATSHITA
Model: DVD-R UJ-857D
Firmware: KCV9
RPC-2 (region locked)
State is SET
4 vendor resets left
4 region changes left
Region 5
SystemProfiler MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857D:
Firmware Revision: KCV9
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type: DVD-ROM
Blank: No
Erasable: No
Overwritable: No
Appendable: No
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:07 pm |
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:45 am |
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Hi all,
my mac book pro have this dvd player:
matshita UJ-857D kcv9
I haven't seen anything here about this revision so I've sent you the dump file by PM
hope you'll be able to make a firmware for this one as well !
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:01 am |
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sorry  I've checked it yesterday and posted today  haven't noticed yesterday's post about this revision  edit: for those that are searching the firmware for KCV9's everything was explained here: Quote: chaotik wrote: This is just a quick message to confirm the correct functioning of the KCVB region free firmware and a brief of the processes used. Machine: Macbook Pro 2.33ghz Mac OS: 10.4.10 Step 1 -> Downloaded official Apple Firmware Update 2.1 (Found on this thread) http://rapidshare.com/files/49498342/Su ... g.zip.html Step 2 -> Ran Official Apple firmware to update drive from KCV9 -> KCVB (if your drive is listed in system profiler under the ATA panel as KCVB you can skip this step!) Step 3 -> Updated Firmware using firmware located in this thread http://rapidshare.com/files/49185713/UJ ... B.zip.html Step 4 -> Downloaded Region X 1.12 from this forum ( http://rapidshare.com/files/44054443/Re ... build_.zip ) Set and changed drive region no problem using Region X (Tested burning - successful @ 5x with best settings using toast 8)- will try a dvd boot if I don't post back you can assume it worked  By the way (for any novices) there is an excellent utility by the legendary firmware rpc1 guru "xvi" called DVD Info X which is helpful in establishing whether your firmware update did indeed work and will list your current drive settings - xvi has retired now but the utility is mirrored here. It still seems to work under Intel! i have stuck it here as it seems to be tricky to find these days http://rapidshare.com/files/49643080/DVD_Info_X.app.zipMany MANY thanks to those who spent the hours days and weeks figuring out the firmware. Total Respect and Admiration!! thanks again for all the team and sorry for flooding 
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:05 pm |
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Hi to all of you.
Later night I've found the mentioned above post. And in any way, you may have firmware uploaded just for any case you may need it.
Big thanks to ben11, wherever if he going be back in rpc1 or not and to all of you for contributing test results and how-to. I were looking for this firmware one year ago, at that time there was no faith to have it happened. I was really surprised yesterday night when I found solution.
Thank you again.
Regards!
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:25 pm |
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shoguzz wrote: sorry thanks again for all the team and sorry for flooding Hi shoguzz, you did use SEARCH and that is the right path.
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:11 am |
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Hi, I've posted a dump from the new drive in the new Unibody MacBookPro 15.4". Link to dump file: http://www.shasam.net/files/matshita-dump-0.dat.zipDetails: Code: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868:
Model: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
Revision: KA14
Serial Number: xxxxxxxx
Native Command Queuing: No
Detachable Drive: No
Power Off: Yes
Async Notification: No Regards, Shane.
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:27 pm |
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Another dump of the newest MBP 15"
Drive UJ-868 KA14
ben11, just PM the link to you
Hope this can help you to make the RPC1 firmware.
THX and looking forward to your good news!!
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:17 pm |
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Did anyone get the code for the dump program running on linux? The problem seems to be the scsi library, but there should be some way to read that out in linux, too. Anyone?
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:54 pm |
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Anyone has heard about the following device:
MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ862AS
It is built into my Sony laptop and is region locked. I searched a lot for that device but it seems to very unique.
Thanks for any comments and suggestions on RPC-1 firmwares for that beast
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:39 pm |
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norbusan wrote: Anyone has heard about the following device:
MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ862AS
It is built into my Sony laptop and is region locked. I searched a lot for that device but it seems to very unique.
Thanks for any comments and suggestions on RPC-1 firmwares for that beast yes heard of the 862AS, not seen any firmware, unless there is any through the vaio updates, unfortunately nobody is active working on these firmwares
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:34 am |
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Puma wrote: yes heard of the 862AS, not seen any firmware, unless there is any through the vaio updates, unfortunately nobody is active working on these firmwares I can do some work, but am using linux. Reading out the firmware image should be possible on linux, too. And then, if someone knows what has to be changed in the firmware we can try that out, too.
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:00 pm |
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:08 pm |
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Puma wrote: that's the issue, there is no one, ben11 has been long away from the scene Bummer. Is there an archive of pre-fix/post-fix firmwares so that one can compare the bytes changed? Maybe there is an easy pattern to be found in the firmware. Bummer that ben11 did not say *what* has to be changed, that would be much more useful than just changing it. How I hate information hiding.
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