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2510ORIG.BIN your original binary as supplied
2510FAST.BIN 2100@2500 and Rip Lock Patches
2510RPC1.BIN RPC1, 2100@2500 and Rip Lock Patches

2100@2500 allows the firmware to work on a 2100A drive if you have one

Rip Lock removes the speed locks on single and dual layer DVD-ROM discs with a VIDEO_TS directory.

RPC1 removes region state handling commands and checks.

Brother Vlad

have anybody burn a dvd with this firmware?
how is the quali of normal dvds?

OK, I flashed my drive with this firmware and got a small problem - HDD LED is always ON after flashing. It turns off only when disc inside or when tray is open. (I used 2510orig.bin)

Mine opend the tray after the flash then once windows was running the LED gave 2 flashes at regular intervals, the tray also opend on every boot.

The drive was reported as a 2510 and DVD+R DL but i doubt it would have worked

Just a few questions

Anyway to bring back the old write speed?
How's the writing Quality?
Any bitsetting?

Dunno it didnt work

would stay clear from flashing to this if i was anyone else, seems the one's that have have encountered problems

Nero Vision Express now recognize the drive as DVD9 capable burner.

I have flashed too.
the flash was without problems. I have the 2 flashes intervalling too but i have burn a DVD yet with Data on a cheap DVD+R Media.
Works fine. I can read it and i could burn it. DVD+R DL too.



Give this Firmware a chance. Maybe it is the ultimate Firmware for double layer. And this LEDs don't disturb me and the drive too... looks so. Now we need a DVD+R9 media to test the DL burning.

Greets
CDRKILLER

which bin file are people using?

Just successfully burned a DVD-R. This f/w looks good so far. I hope Herrie or TDB will fix the HDD LED problem.

Excuse me i forgot to say.
Iam using RPC1 for sure .

Yes HDD LED away and the restart-open-crap ...then it is the best FW on the world for this drive maybe.

Greets
CDRKILLER

Brother Vlad,

Any chance of the 2510A firmware made with a windows based flashing program for 2500A/2100A? Thanks!

Think I will wait until DL media actually becomes available before flashing with this or any other version

and by that time, I am sure we'll have a fully working firmware! Looks like DVD+R DL media is still a couple months out from being fully available.

-redfive

Ok I flashed my dec 2003 f/w 1.06 2500 to 2510 f/w

necflasher.exe -sec -mas -flash 2510orig.bin

the flash was fine no errors.

dvdinfo readout

Drive Profiles
Profile 0000h Reserved Profile
Profile 002bh DVD+R Dual Layer Write
Profile 001bh DVD+R Write Once
Profile 001ah DVD+RW Re-Writable
Profile 0014h DVD-RW Sequential Recording
Profile 0013h DVD-RW Restricted Overwrite
Profile 0011h DVD-R Sequential Recording
Profile 0010h DVD-ROM Read Only
Profile 000ah CD-RW Re-Writable
Profile 0009h CD-R Write Once
Profile 0008h CD-ROM Read Only
Drive Features
Feature 0001h Core behaviour
Feature 0002h Morphing
Feature 0003h Removable Medium
Feature 0004h Write Protectable
Feature 0010h Random Readable
Feature 001dh Multi Read CD
Feature 001eh CD Read
Feature 001fh DVD Read
Feature 0020h Random Writable
Feature 0021h Incremental Streaming Writable
Feature 0023h Formattable
Feature 0026h Restricted Overwrite
Feature 002ah DVD+RW Read & Optional Write
Feature 002bh DVD+R Read
Feature 002ch Rigid Restricted Overwrite
Feature 002dh CD Track at Once (TAO)
Feature 002eh CD Mastering (SAO/RAW)
Feature 002fh DVD-R/RW Write
Feature 003bh DVD+R Dual Layer Read
Feature 0100h Power Management
Feature 0103h CD Audio Analog Play
Feature 0105h Timeout
Feature 0106h DVD CSS Authentication
Feature 0107h Real Time Streaming
Feature 0108h Logical Unit Serial Number
Feature 010ah Disc Control Blocks

This kprobe was done on real 8x SL media cmc-E01 at 8x
and scanned on my lite-on 401s@811s with HS0Q f/w

What's the use of all this pre-mature trial&error testing, when there isn't even empty media available yet ?

Not sure that's a true statement, you might not have any, but there are without doubt people out there who have 2500 drives and DL media. LiteOn, Sony and Benq beta-tester and reviewers have a limited supply of DL blanks.

While we'd agree that the most effective test would be to see a 2500 burn DL discs, in the absense of that media people can still evaluate whether the rest of the drive functions correctly.

Brother Vlad

Brother Vlad

you are right, if nothing else we can show that the 2500@2510 still can burn SL media with the same or better quality as say the stock 1.07 f/w

btw I wont post it but the kp2.1 scan of cmc E01 media at 8x for the stock 1.07 f/w was almost identical to the kp1.1.29 scan on the 2510 f/w pi levels in 8x area made a shape just like on the 2510 scan, now i dont know if this just my 2500 with 8x problems or f/w, but I can say that herrie did 108v2b patch for me that all but made the mountain in the 8x area go away so I think its f/w not set right for burn strategy on cmc E01 that makes the mountain on 8x

Unfortuantely, most who do have DL media for testing/review are under agreements to use the DL media that they got only for the drive that they are testing/reviewing. Unless someone is willing to jeopardize their relationship with the company who sent them the review unit, I don't think that many people will be using one of their DL discs to confirm that this works.

Hi people,

Thanks for the great forum and of course the great NEC 2510A firmware...

Here are our first NEC 2500A->2510A DVD+R DL test results, enjoy!

I thought CDRInfo was under NDA? Oh well. Interesting to see that it worked.

Great review...looks like a read speed unlock is require to get those +R DL's up to at least 6x like the Liteon or even 8x...

Hi..

DVD+R9 are problems playing Video in the DVD-Player.

Has the DL Firmware *Booktype" DVD+R9 = DVD-ROM Feature ?

Well that's truely excellent news my liege. Knew someone could make it happen if we could get the parts together.

Thanks for the review and test, and thanks also go out to abubin for providing us with the firmware.

Brother Vlad