How to update DVD-RW firmware?

nekromancer · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject: How to update DVD-RW firmware?

How would you go about updating the firmware of your DVD-Writer

I got the flash utility (for DOS mode) and a .BIN file from the manufacturer.
Is there a way to flash the drive ? I am assuming it is unsafe to run the flash utility from wine (or is it?)

nekromancer · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:48 pm Post subject:

The reason I want to update the firmware is because they added more cd/dvd support for the drive...

I keep getting this error when trying to burn on Memorex DVD-R using K3B

Sep 16 18:39:18 localhost ATAPI device hdc:
Sep 16 18:39:18 localhost Error: Not ready -- (Sense key=0x02)
Sep 16 18:39:18 localhost Incompatible medium installed -- (asc=0x30, ascq=0x00)
Sep 16 18:39:18 localhost The failed "Read Cd/Dvd Capacity" packet command was:
Sep 16 18:39:18 localhost "25 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "

chunderbunny · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:05 pm Post subject:

You will need to make a DOS bootdisk, boot into DOS and run the utility from there. Be warned that DOS can only read FAT partitions, so you will need to keep the .BIN file containing the new BIOS and the program to change it with on a FAT partition accessible by your computer. If you are lucky they will both fit on a floppy disk, which will work fine.

nekromancer · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 12:19 am Post subject:

Booting with the MS-DOS boot disk worked. And thanx for brining that up!

unfortunately the stupid flash utility didn't work. Says I got the wrong file for my device.. yet lol I downloaded it with the exact part number and all that.. guess its time to bitch at the manufactuerer