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Hi

I have used up my allocated number of changes to the DVD Region. I am now locked on Region 1 and wish to get my DVD player on my 2009 MacBook to be region free.

Here are the details

Vendor: HL-DT-ST
Model: DVDRW GS22N
Firmware: CP06
RPC-2 (region locked)
State is PERMANENT
4 vendor resets left
0 region change left
Region 1

Can anyone help? I have tried using VLC to play other region DVDs but this does not work.

Thanks!

you would need an actual firmware from apple

Check your PM.

There appears to have been a bunch of firmware updates today in a bundle, that includes some matshita and lg drives today, including this one I think, so perhaps theres a bit more hope now? alas, it didn't seem to include one for the pionner DVRTS08 in my mini.

edit: and sony optiarc

Updater by HLDS
SA18
DVDRW GS21N

MATSHITA
KK08
DVD-R UJ867A

MATSHITA
KB19
DVD-R UJ-868

Updater by HLDS
KA16
DVDRW GA11N

Updater by HLDS
CP08
DVDRW GS22N

SONY OPTIARC FIRMWARE FLASHER Ver 0.21
1APG
DVD RW AD-5960S
OPTIARC


SONY OPTIARC FIRMWARE FLASHER Ver 0.21
2AHI
DVD RW AD-5670S
OPTIARC

SONY OPTIARC FIRMWARE FLASHER Ver 0.21
2AHH
DVD RW AD-5670S
OPTIARC

are all the updaters included.

what has this got to do with the topic of this thread?

Admittedly that bit was not directly relevant ( and misspelt by me to boot ), but I was pointing out there were a bunch of firmware updates released today which did include one for the related drive and many others that people have been waiting for, thus giving hope that someone may rpc1/autoreset that drive, and many others, just alas not the drive I am most interested in myself.

Do you have links to the firmwares ?

Yep, they're inside this package http://support.apple.com/downloads/Supe ... Update_3_0

though need to dig though a few layers to get at the installers themselves.

Thanks, got the firmwares.

hi ala42,

is there any chance you patch those firmwares to RPC1 ?

best regards,

The RPC2AutoReset patch works with the GS2x firmwares, the GA11 is supported in the next release.

thanks, but... I meant you told us you have the firmwares that were inside SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0
it seems GS21N SA18 revision was inside the Update, but for now nobody has extracted and posted it...
without firmware, no chance to patch it.

Wait a minute, does it mean that this Disk Drive can get RPC 1 now??

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N:

Firmware Revision: SB00
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, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

Most likely AUTO RESET RPC2 to....................

I also have this drive in my new MacBook Pro

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N:

Firmware Revision: SB00
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, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

I've read many posts and did a lot of searches in this forum and the whole web but couldn't find any help flashing this drive!
Can someone please tell me if/how/when I could flash it?
Please! I can't wait to watch my DVDs ^^

Thanks in advance!

Have you tried with MCSE by ala42?

I need to install Windows with BootCamp to do this, right?
I would do this tomorrow, when I'm at home and have my windows installation disc. I just wanted to ask if it would work before I install windows.

You can patch the firmware with MCSE on any Windows PC, but this will not help you much as the LG flasher runs under Windows only.

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS22N:

Firmware Revision: CP08
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, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO


I need to unlock this drive. I have spent some time looking at all the forums and I cannot figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please be as specific as possible, because I need some walking through this. Thanks so much!

1. Download the CP08 firmware from the rpc1.org database (http://files.rpc1.org/index.php?act=category&id=1822)
2. Extract the file from the archive and load the *.exe file in ala42's MCSE (viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41228), patch it by clicking the appropriate box, and then save the patched firmware.
3. Flash the patched firmware to your drive, and once completed reboot / shut down your computer.

Done.

Hi there,

Thanks for your help. I realize you are being quite clear, but I am a bit confused. First, I have a Macintosh, should this work for an Apple?

Did you forget that you have posted in the Mac section??
BTW, hijacking another thread is no good start.
You should have posted in a new thread and into the request section, as our FAQ explains.

MCSE is a windows program, if you have no chance to run it then you are out of luck.

Sorry bout that, I am not very savvy at this kind of thing. I will try to start over.

Not recommended, because cvs already gave you the guide to flash your drive.

You should read the threads about using MCSE (within windows envoronment or via emulation), otherwise it will not work.