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Firmware on a Pioneer DVR-106
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Can the firmware on this superdrive be upgraded???? I read some articles that some people have seen this drive Write Dual Layer Disks and I was wondering if anyone had tinkiered with theirs....
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FYI, i've done the flashing on my DVR-106 and it works like a charm. it's also sped up burning times as well...
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Originally Posted by kugino
FYI, i've done the flashing on my DVR-106 and it works like a charm. it's also sped up burning times as well...
Can it be flashed so that it can write Dual Layer Disks???? I was told that Pioneer demonstrated this drive writing Dual Layer Disks once. I also wondered that if updating this drive makes it appear to be a third party drive instead of an apple shipped drive.
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So, has anybody used the DVRFlash_V2.2 utility successfully? I downloaded it but have been hesitant to use it.
I have a sawtooth g4 450MHz and have installed a pioneer A106 superdrive a while ago. It never had it's firmware updated.
- Mark
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What advantages are there to flashing the 106?
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Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker
What advantages are there to flashing the 106?
I don't know other than what I have read and that is that it usually speeds up the time to record a DVD. Plus, in general its better to have the latest software/firmware.
- Mark
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Originally Posted by sc_markt
I don't know other than what I have read and that is that it usually speeds up the time to record a DVD. Plus, in general its better to have the latest software/firmware.
- Mark
That doesn't sound too convincing. Unless this makes it a faster or Dual layer burner it isn't worth it for me.
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Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker
That doesn't sound too convincing. Unless this makes it a faster or Dual layer burner it isn't worth it for me.
I haven't found that you can make that drive a Dual Layer yet.. if you can't I wouldn't flash it because you'll loose the Apple Firmware for a generic firmware by Pioneer instead.. It will only make it more compatible with more media types.. the Speed of that Drive is okay... I opted to just install a DVR-110D instead.. and I upgraded the firmware on it successfully to 1.39 using DVRFlash 2.2 utility. You have to follow the diretions to the tee but it does work.
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