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The newest firmware download for the 117 series designates "117F". Will this, and/or the firmware, _not_ work with the 117D? I have had no luck so far. Thanks!

- DE

you can crossflash using -ff paramater, this firmware will give you labelflash and also DVDRAM burning, over that of the 117D

Can a DVR-217F be updated to DVR-217L to be able to write DVD-RAM?
Output from dvrflash 2.7.2 below tried with -f and -ff
..\DVRFlash.exe -v d: S0416430.107 S0416431_speedpatched.107

Reading firmware 'S0416430.107'...
firmware is of Kernel type (PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-217L 1.07 ), size 020000
Reading firmware 'S0416431_speedpatched.107'...
firmware is of Normal type (PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-217L 1.07 ), size 1E0000

Drive Information:
Description : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-217F
Firmware Rev : 1.07
Firmware Date : 09/03/04
Manufacturer : PIONEER
Drive is in normal mode.

Additional Drive Information:
Serial Number : IDDP004607WL
Interface type : SAT
DVR generation : 0000
Kernel type : GENERAL
Normal type : GENERAL
Kernel version : 0001

Status : RPC-2 (region locked)
Region : none
Changes : 5 region changes remaining
4 vendor resets remaining
state is 'Region not set'

The PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-217F is not supported by this utility - Aborting

My 217F (and 117F) both will not write DVD-RAM, below is an imgburn log for a good 116 RAM and bad 217 erase/burn session also dvdinfo scrrenshowing lack ot DVD-RAM

I 17:47:39 ImgBurn Version 2.4.4.0 started!
I 17:47:39 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3)
I 17:47:39 Total Physical Memory: 982,508 KB - Available: 601,168 KB
I 17:47:39 Initialising SPTI...
I 17:47:39 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 17:47:41 Found 1 DVD-ROM, 1 DVD±RW, 2 DVD±RW/RAMs, 1 BD-ROM and 1 BD-ROM/HD DVD-ROM!
I 17:48:34 Operation Started!
I 17:48:34 Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-116L 1.09 (J:) (USB)
I 17:48:34 Media Type: DVD-RAM (Speeds: 1x, 2x, 2.4x, 3x, 3.3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 16x, 18x, 20x)
I 17:48:34 Quick Erase: Yes
I 17:48:34 Erasing Disc...
I 17:48:51 Synchronising Cache...
I 17:48:52 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:18
I 17:49:38 Operation Started!
I 17:49:38 Building Image Tree...
I 17:49:43 Checking Directory Depth...
I 17:49:43 Calculating Totals...
I 17:49:43 Preparing Image...
W 17:49:43 ISO9660 File System: 3 folder/file names have been modified due to your current settings.
I 17:49:43 Checking Path Length...
I 17:49:43 Contents: 2 Files, 1 Folder
I 17:49:43 Content Type: Data
I 17:49:43 File System(s): ISO9660
I 17:49:43 Volume Label: PIONEER
I 17:49:43 Size: 260,777 bytes
I 17:49:43 Sectors: 128
I 17:49:43 Image Size: 1,245,184 bytes
I 17:49:43 Image Sectors: 608
I 17:49:45 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:07
I 17:49:45 Operation Started!
I 17:49:45 Source File: -==/\/[BUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 17:49:45 Source File Sectors: 608 (MODE1/2048)
I 17:49:45 Source File Size: 1,245,184 bytes
I 17:49:45 Source File Volume Identifier: PIONEER
I 17:49:45 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.4.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 17:49:45 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.4.0
I 17:49:45 Source File File System(s): ISO9660
I 17:49:45 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-116L 1.09 (J:) (USB)
I 17:49:45 Destination Media Type: DVD-RAM (Disc ID: Matsushita Electric Industrial CO.,LTD. M01J3003) (Speeds: 2x, 3x)
I 17:49:45 Destination Media Sectors: 2,236,704
I 17:49:45 Write Mode: DVD
I 17:49:45 Write Type: DAO
I 17:49:45 Write Speed: MAX
I 17:49:45 DVD-RAM FastWrite: No
I 17:49:45 Link Size: Auto
I 17:49:45 Lock Volume: Yes
I 17:49:45 Test Mode: No
I 17:49:45 OPC: Yes
I 17:49:45 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 17:49:45 Advanced Settings - Optimal Writing Speed: No
I 17:49:49 Filling Buffer... (20 MB)
I 17:49:49 Writing LeadIn...
I 17:49:49 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 607)
I 17:49:49 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 607)
I 17:49:49 Synchronising Cache...
I 17:49:51 Image MD5: f6e104ce1c384a48d04210a154041e4d
I 17:49:51 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:05
I 17:49:51 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A
I 17:49:51 Cycling Tray before Verify...
I 17:50:24 Device Ready!
I 17:50:24 Operation Started!
I 17:50:24 Source Device: [0:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-116L 1.09 (J:) (USB)
I 17:50:24 Source Media Type: DVD-RAM (Book Type: DVD-RAM) (Disc ID: Matsushita Electric Industrial CO.,LTD. M01J3003) (Speeds: 2x, 3x)
I 17:50:24 Image File: -==/\/[BUILD IMAGE]\/\==-
I 17:50:24 Image File Sectors: 608 (MODE1/2048)
I 17:50:24 Image File Size: 1,245,184 bytes
I 17:50:24 Image File Volume Identifier: PIONEER
I 17:50:24 Image File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.4.4.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER!
I 17:50:24 Image File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.4.0
I 17:50:24 Image File File System(s): ISO9660
I 17:50:24 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX
I 17:50:24 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 607)
I 17:50:24 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 607)
I 17:50:25 Device MD5: f6e104ce1c384a48d04210a154041e4d
I 17:50:25 Image MD5: f6e104ce1c384a48d04210a154041e4d
I 17:50:28 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00
I 17:50:28 Average Verify Rate: N/A - Maximum Verify Rate: N/A
I 17:51:28 Operation Started!
I 17:51:28 Device: [2:0:0] PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-217F 1.07 (D:) (ATA)
I 17:51:28 Media Type: DVD-RAM (Disc ID: Matsushita Electric Industrial CO.,LTD. M01J3003) (Speeds: 1x, 2x, 2.4x, 3x, 3.3x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 16x, 18x, 20x, 22x)
I 17:51:28 Quick Erase: Yes
I 17:51:29 Erasing Disc...
E 17:51:44 Failed to Erase Sectors 0 - 31 - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format
I 17:51:44 Synchronising Cache...
I 17:51:44 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:16

somnambulist your quite correct, this model only supports 5x max reading of DVDRAM, and not writing, as was suggested before

After eight gazillion tries with DVRFlash 2.7.2 on my Intel Mac Pro (booted into Windows XP), I am unable to cross-flash my DVR-117D. I am quite sure I am using the proper terminal command:

DVRFlash.exe -ff E: A0016000.107 A0016001.107
or:
DVRFlash.exe -ff E: PIONEER A0016000.107 A0016001.107

I keep getting this error: "Can't open firmware file A0016000.107." Why would this be? I am using the same versions downloaded from the post above. I've tried both the -f and the -ff commands and get the same error, and I had no problem flashing my DVR-112 months ago using the same method. Thoughts?

Because the flasher CANNOT find the file... you have not given the correct path.

The firmware files are in the same folder as the flasher. What am I doing incorrectly?

Post a screenshot with the command line window and the dir listing and the flashing attempt please.

make sure you mean this without the . at the end

Yup, this dot is too much.......

Sorry - the extra period wasn't there.

Originally I had the firmware and DVRFlash inside a unique folder and the path reflected that. Then I moved the three files to the desktop and did it again, and got the exact same error. Screen shot of the command window is attached. I've tried "D: PIONEER [firmware names]", "D: [firmware names]" and various other combinations. I am puzzled.

what have you used to boot into XP

Your current working directory is not the directory where you stored the files. You use the path 'Desktop' to call DVRFlash, but you do not use it for the firmwares. That can not work.

Sorry, can you be more specific? I originally had a folder which _only_ had DVRFlash and the two firmware files in it, and the command prompts I gave reflected that, and gave me the same error. So I moved all three files to the desktop, sans folder, and tried again - and you can see that the error is the same.

Are you suggesting that the firmware files must be on a different path from DVRFlash? Sorry if this seems ignorant, but I can't quite get your suggestion here.

When you open the command window, use the cd command to enter the drirectory where you stored the files. E.g.
make a directory c:\flash
copy dvrflash and the firmware files to this directory
open a cmd window
enter the command cd c:\flash
enter the command dir
if you see the dvrflash and the firmware files listed, the dvrflash command line will work.

That is the point i always repeat.... navigate to the correct folder, THEN try flashing.

I see what I was doing wrong, and I have successfully flashed the DVR-112D to F, and made it region-free by patching the firmware.

Is there a place I can upload my patched firmware so others could potentially use it without going to the trouble of using MCSE to do it themselves?

no, we don't allow members to post patched firmware from MCSE, after all, they can patch it themselves

version 2.7.3 has been released by agent smith, this addresses the bug with crossflashing the 217F>217L, and other related 117/217 issues

see first post or http://dvrflash.rpc1.org/

Thanks for the update 217F now writing RAM

Version 2.7.6 Released

added support for BDR-203/205 Drives

Please note Win32 only

Any chance of adding support for the BDC-TD01 & BDR-TD01 drives in the near future?
Kernels are available for both of these drives.

It would be rather nice to be able to flash my BDC-TD01RS 1.01 to the latest 1.03 SONY OEM firmware

Thanks!

hello, I installed DVRFlash v2.7.6 on my MacBook and the DVD drive stopped working, computer doesn't even see it among the devices. Maybe there is some other version of DVRFlash wich is capable with iOS?

you never know cvs, If anything happens, we will post it here




have to explain what you did. Drive you have, what you flashed to it. without this, we cannot even begin to know.