Can't flash my Pioneer/acer

[andersen]

Hi - I've got an acer 1040 and I've been trying to use the pioneer 114 v1.24 region free flash.

After working out the boot disk thing (I've got winXP), i ran upgrade.

It got to an ide check and brought up a screen something like:

executing Firmware upgrade...

Now running MS-Dos V5
DVD-114 firmware ugrade program
--- UPG4.EXE VEr.1.00A
Now IDE Checks

ID=01 <- [0m<=[41m-->error: cd-rom drive not present
ID=02 DVD-ROM 1.25 1999/11/01
ID=03 Mitsumi CDR-48...

Enter Target ID-->

At which point, no matter what I type this brings up a 2 and then:

No drive connected!

and then it stops...


And suggestions>?


Joe

[speedinsaxo]

Sounds like uve buggered it!!

[andersen]

it still works perfectly, but still in rpc-2

[speedinsaxo]

Sounds like the patch does not work...is there another one that you can use?? Are you following the instructions 2 the letter? Other than that I do not know...

[joegib]

A few points:

(1) Firmware version 1.24 linked on the Firmware Page is "official" (= region-protected) firmware. If you want patched firmware you can download v.2.06 from here:

http://kickme.to/dvd105s

(2) If you decide to flash this (using a good quality DOS boot disk, of course) the command to enter at the prompt is:

UPG4A /2 114F206.HEX

(3) Don't forget that you also have to overcome region-protection in your software player using DVD Genie or Region Killer.