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The Pioneer Region Free DVD firmware page
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Hardware met Software on the road to Changtse. Software said: "You are the Yin and I am the Yang. If we travel together we will become famous and earn vast sums of money." And so the pair set forth together, thinking to conquer the world. Presently, they met Firmware, who was dressed in tattered rags, and hobbled along propped on a thorny stick. Firmware said to them: |
"The Tao lies beyond Yin and Yang. It is silent and still as a pool of water. It does not seek fame, therefore nobody knows its presence.
It does not seek fortune, for it is complete within itself. It exists beyond space and time." Software and Hardware, ashamed, returned to their homes. -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming" |
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Welcome!This is a site where you might find some Region Free (RPC-1) firmware for your Pioneer (or compatible) DVD-ROM drive, if I'm not too
After applying the RPC-1 patch, you still have to bypass Windows or Software Players OWN region protection, and this is where tools like DVD Region Killer or DVD Genie come handy.
For more information, have a look here.
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to update these pages.
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Latest news...
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2005.01.31
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This is the last update from this site EVER!!!
From now on this page is NO LONGER maintained, which means that NO NEW FIRMWARE will ever appear here! See you in another virtual universe! |
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2005.01.13
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Happy new year!
Well, I might be the only one, but I am happy to announce my retirement from ALL firmware activities
and the rpc1.org community on 2005.01.31. Past that date, there will be NO MORE updates of this site and any e-mail
related to firmware will be left unanswered (which won't be a drastic change, considering my current rate of reply). |
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2004.12.06
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What the heck?!? Didn't I update my page with the 108 and 108XL patched firmwares? Oh well, if you had a look at the forum (like all wise people should do ;)) you probably picked 'em up already. Anyway, here they are... again. Hey, have I just not seen that black cat cross the room already? |
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2004.10.20
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Just a quick update - DVRFlash 2.0 finally released
For other updates, look in the forum. New firmwares always appear in the forum first! |
Region Free firmwares
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Acer/BenQ DVP-1040A
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Acer/BenQ DVP-1640A
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Acer/BenQ DVP-1640A2
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Acer/BenQ DVP-1648A
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Notes:
o DVD drive will be detected as Pioneer after applying patch.
o If you have trouble using upg4a.exe to flash the 1040A, try pick the more recent upg5a.exe from other firmwares (like the DVD-115 or DVD-116).
Thanks go to Foxtrot for this tip...
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Aopen DVD-1640 Pro
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Aopen DVD-1640 Pro-A
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Aopen DVD-1648A
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Aopen DVD-1648/PMP
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IMPORTANT NOTES:
o Unless you already know it, there is no easy way to tell wether you have a 1640 Pro or a 1640 Pro-A drive.
An old man I once met in the forest spoke about some sticker (possibly red or with an "A" on it) at the bottom of the drive, indicating if you have a Pro-A. But this might well be a fairy tale...
o What is certain however is that:
- Aopen DVD-1640 Pro originally have firmware rev. 1.13 or 1.22.
- Aopen DVD-1640 Pro-A originally have firmware rev. 1.09 or 1.15.
Thus, according to the firmware revision that the drive reports (with the Pioneer DVD Utilities for instance), you can be pretty confident in telling which drive you have.
o DVD drive will be detected as Pioneer after applying patch.
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ASUS DVD-E616P (DVD-121 clone)
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BENQ DVP-1650P (DVD-120 clone)
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Compaq DVD-113
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Compaq DVD-114
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Compaq DVD-115
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Compaq DVD-116
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Compaq DVD-117
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Note: DVD drive will be detected as Pioneer after applying patch (if it wasn't already the case...).
Note 2: If the upgrade program complains about a "Mismatch Error" during the flashing process, try using this patched upgrade utility instead.
o MITSUBISHI DVD-ROM Drives (Australia)
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Mitsubishi Diamond Data 1640A-032
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Mitsubishi Diamond Data 1640-232
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Note: Mitsubishi actually uses the ACER 1640/1640A2 firmwares for these drives.
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MSI Starspeed MS-8216
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Note 1: The drive above is actually an Acer DVP-1648A = Pioneer DVD-500M
Note 2: In order to flash this drive properly, please read the guide here
o PIONEER DVD-ROM Drives - IDE/ATAPI
from The Dangerous Brothers' pages
from The Dangerous Brothers' pages
Alternatively, you can use the DVD-116R v1.21 RPC-1 firmware with the 116R, in case your are not able to use the 116 firmware.
o It is recommanded to use a Windows Millenium boot disk in order to flash these firmwares.
o The DVD-303 RPC-1 v2.00 (alt) patch is for people who already have firmware 2.00 pre-flashed on this drive, because they will not be able to succesfully flash with the first one. Thanks to $w@ampy for this one!
Note: The 105R, 106R, 115R, 116R and 117R are Pioneer OEM drives included in Sony VAIO computers and YES! they can use the latest Pioneer RPC-1 firmware.
o PIONEER DVD-ROM Drives - SCSI
Pioneer DVD-U03S
Pioneer DVD-U04S
Pioneer DVD-U05S
Note:
o PIONEER DVD-ROM/CD-WRITER COMBO Drives
o PIONEER DVD-R Drives - IDE/ATAPI
from Flash and Gradius pages
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Pioneer DVR-A03 (Universal)
Pioneer DVR-103 (Universal) |
Pioneer DVR-103 v1.80 RPC-1
(see 2x4all for latest) |
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Pioneer DVR-A03 (Mac)
Pioneer DVR-103 (Mac) |
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Pioneer DVR-A04 (Universal)
Pioneer DVR-104 (Universal) |
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Pioneer DVR-A04 (Mac)
Pioneer DVR-104 (Mac) |
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Pioneer DVR-A04 (Sony)
Pioneer DVR-104 (Sony) |
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Pioneer DVR-A05
Pioneer DVR-105 |
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Pioneer DVR-A06
Pioneer DVR-A06D Pioneer DVR-106 Pioneer DVR-106D |
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Pioneer DVR-K12
Pioneer DVR-K12D Pioneer DVR-K12RA Pioneer DVR-SK12 Pioneer DVR-SK12D |
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Pioneer DVR-A07
Pioneer DVR-A07D Pioneer DVR-107 Pioneer DVR-107D |
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Pioneer DVR-A07XL
Pioneer DVR-A07XLA Pioneer DVR-A07XLB |
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Pioneer DVR-A08
Pioneer DVR-A08B Pioneer DVR-A08D Pioneer DVR-108 Pioneer DVR-108B Pioneer DVR-108D |
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Pioneer DVR-A08XL
Pioneer DVR-A08XLA Pioneer DVR-A08XLB Pioneer DVR-A08XLC |
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Pioneer DVR-A09
Pioneer DVR-109 |
No patch for this drive will EVER be available on this page
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Pioneer DVR-A09XL
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No patch for this drive will EVER be available on this page
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other DVR models
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No patch for these drives will EVER be available on this page
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Note: The last 3 statements mean that, BECAUSE this page is NO LONGER maintained, no patch for the DVR-109 or any future Pioneer model will be published here. It doesn't mean that there will be no patch ever, just that, if there is one, you'll have to fetch it somewhere else. Get it?
from Flash and Gradius pages
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Pioneer DVR-S303
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(firmware revision unknown)
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Note: Pioneer DVR-S101 and Pioneer DVR-S201 are RPC-1 by default.
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Teac DV-516E (512 KB Buffer)
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Teac DV-516EA (256 KB Buffer)
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no firmware available yet for rev 3.04
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You need to use mtkflash for the flash. See here for some instructions on how to use this tool. No use to mail me about mtkflash, I will not reply.
Basically, from real DOS, use the command: mtkflash X w /b 516E.bin
Where X is a number from 1 to 4:
1 - Primary Master, 2 - Primary Slave, 3 - Secondary Master, 4 - Secondary Slave
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Firmware tools
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DVRFlash v2.0 by Agent Smith
Pioneer DVR universal firmware flasher. Trust me, you want to use DVRFlash instead of Pioneer's annoying UPGDVD.exe Supported platforms: DOS, Windows, Linux/x86 and now Mac |
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DVD Region Killer v2.7.0.2
Elby dropped this awesome utility and removed the link from their page, but look who comes to your rescue... ;) |
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The Firmware Flashing Bootdisk (Floppy image or CD ISO image)
Those are Windows Millenium Boot disks (780 KB each), that you can use:
Prior to using thoes disks, you also have to download both the fimware and the DOS flashing utility, and put them on a harddisk partition. Note: These bootdisks can be used with other DVD drives or firmwares than Pioneer ones. |
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DiscInfo v1.5.0
A master utility crafted by my very good friend Hijacker. Everything you want to know about your drive, you can get it from here (ID, rev, RPC-1...). It will even give you the link to the firmware you should apply :P |
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DVDinfoPro
The ultimate tool if you have any kind of CD/DVD drive (especially DVD writers). You can really achieve almost anything you want with this great software by Nic Wilson. A definite must have! Don't forget to support Nic for his great tool ;) |
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Adaptec ASPI32 layer for Windows v4.60
The ASPI32 layer for Windows applications that may require it. Don't use version 4.70 from Adaptec's site. It's a piece of crap! |
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Pioneer DVD-ROM utilities for Windows, v1.11
(also v1.03 or v1.00)
These utilities allow you to reduce the speed, check/change the region info of your drive or flash a new firmware from within windows. |
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"Patching a DVD firmware to make it region free"
This is an outstanding document by xvi! If you ever want to get into the patching business, read this first!!! |
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The disassemblers source code
For the microprocessors used in DVD drives. Again another series of great tools by xvi (you'll need this if you plan to patch firmwares). Also available, an old Win32 compiled version |
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FAQ / HOWTOS
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The Firmware Flashing FAQ/HOWTO [DRAFT]
This is only a draft, and I have no plans to complete it for now... |
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Updating the 105S firmware
A great HOWTO by gibler666. Though it's intended for 105S, it can be used as a good reference for most Pioneer or compatible IDE drives. |
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faq.inmatrix.com
If you a question about DVD region, have a look here first. |
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Other Links
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www.rpc1.org
THE main source for DVD firmwares. RPC-1, RPC-2... they are all there ;) |
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forum.rpc1.org
The always awesome Firmware Forum. Check it out! The truth is out there... |
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nil.rpc1.org
My other page, with some useful developer stuff. |
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dvd-recordable.org
Simply THE BEST source of information on DVD Burner. If only every website was as well informed as they are... |
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DVD Region Killer 2.x
The "Anti-Region Weapon Of Choice" for RPC-1 drives. |
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DVD Genie
The best utility for windows DVD software players |
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The Fekete Istvan pages
It used to be the main page to get your Pioneer RPC-1 firmware, but it looks rather abandonned now... :( |
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Pioneer Australia firmware pages
Pioneer UK firmware pages Pioneer Europe firmware pages Pioneer Japan firmware pages But who'd want RPC-2 firmware anyway? :) |
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Last EVER update on: 2005.01.31 |
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