MATSHITA SR-8585 1w29 firmware

[solovinus]

Hello,
I found a firmware to update my MATSHITA DVD_ROM SR_8585
for region free (got only one region free left).
This firmware is supposed to be lauched in MS-DOS mode.
My system is Windows ME and does not have DOS anymore, or I
cannot get to it.
Does somebody know a firmware that could be launched in Windows mode? Thanks for any suggestion.

[joegib]

There is no way to flash firmware to this drive without using DOS. There are instructions for doing this here:

http://forum.firmware-flash.com/viewtopic.php?t=49&highlight=

Note that the only patched version is 1X32 available here (assuming you have a PC, not a Mac):

http://perso.club-internet.fr/farzeno/firmware/

All other versions are "official" (=region-protected).

[Prophet 007]

Can some body please tell me where I can get the Panasonic SR-8585 for free please. I've been trying everything.

[Prophet 007]

I've tried these other links and they are not working (perso.club, firmware-flash)

[Prophet 007]

how do I get the software for the Panasonic SR-8585 driver for my computer and for free, please.

[Chewy]

ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM Drive F/W Download Ulitlity DWL2.EXE Usage
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Usage: DWL2 <0-3> <F/W file name>
0: PRIMARY MASTER
1: PRIMARY SLAVE
2: SECONDALY MASTER
3: SECONDALY SLAVE

Ex.: DWL2 2 A.BIN

You can't use this program on "Windows DOS Prompt".
Please execute on Real-DOS mode.

if you can't understand what this says then buy a drive that can be flashed
with region free firmware, aftre all that old drive isn't worth 5$

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=109