Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v3.0.2) * NEW * - Page 4 - Club CDFreaks

**C0deKing** · 22-11-2006

EnricoW, I've split you posts and the replies to a new thread here:
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=200154

as it was a bit off topic for this thread.

EnricoW · 22-11-2006

Sorry, didn't want to spam.

**C0deKing** · 22-11-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnricoW

Sorry, didn't want to spam.

No problem. Sometimes one thing leads to another and before you know it there's an interesting discussion about something else. If it's just a couple of posts I don't worry about it but when it looks like it could continue (like in this case), I'll split it to it's own thread.

wasax · 01-12-2006

is this flash utility ok also for the sony burner??my pcshop got the Sony DWG120ABC ,,so same firmware same utility or not?

**mciahel** · 01-12-2006

Yes, you should also be able to backup the firmware of your Sony DW-G120A.

Michael

vanceti · 29-12-2006

C0deKing,thank's for this special flash utility!!!
But i have problem update my firmware Lite-On LH-18A1H HL03 whith HL05,may be my drive's flash is not supported for this v2.0.0!!?
Can you do anything to support it......,do you know another way to flash my model whithout problems....!!?
I hope find the EXE file for this firmware HL05,post it here....,please!!?

*ala42* · 29-12-2006

The flash utility works with a LH-18A1H drive.

VideoRoy · 28-01-2007

Looks like a great tool!

Is this Flash Utility my best option for being able to flash my drive without having to move it to an IDE cable each time?

I just received a nice external enclosure that has the Cypress T2 IDE -->USB 2.0 part in it. When my LH-20A1H arrives next week I plan to install it in this enclosure.

I had to move my old Sony 710A to an IDE cable every time I flashed because it was in a very old case with an old Prolific chipset.

Thanks.

**C0deKing** · 07-03-2007

Version 2.0.1 released

Fixed a bug that could cause a strange drive ID to be displayed after a flash. The flash was still successful but the drive ID in the Flash Utility looked very strange.

ydrol · 07-05-2007

Hi,

I'd like to flash my LH-20A1H from LL06 to latest (LL0A?).
Currently running Linux.
The Flash Utility starts under wine in seems to detect one of my drives OK.

S:_NEC DVD+-RW ND-2510A 205C 05072100

However the Liteon does not appear.
The following error appears on the console :

Code:

[lordy@morpheus liteon-LH20A1H]$ wine Flash_Utility.exe
err:reg:SCSI_getprocentry SCSI type line scan count error (fscanf returns 1, expected 2)
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 0.
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 1.
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 2.
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 3.

I dont mind risking my Liteon if I can get this flashed under Linux.
I'd try to readFlash first

Is there a debug mode or something I can try? Or open source

I wouldnt mind helping with a port? Anything ?!?!

[I was so used to flashing my NECS from Linux I forgot to factor that in when I bought this on Sunday]

-- edit

Unhooked my NEC. Reran and now no devices detected (but Liteon is present as /dev/hda)
But a lot more output this time...

Code:

err:reg:SCSI_getprocentry SCSI type line scan count error (fscanf returns 1, expected 2)
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 0.
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 1.
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 2.
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 0.
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 0.
// aspiSay: x 0 82:00:00 FF E (aspi status BufLen SenseLen)
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 0.
err:aspi:SCSI_GetDeviceName Could not open HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\Scsi\Scsi Port 0\Scsi Bus 0\Target Id 0\Logical Unit Id 1
// aspiSay: x 0 82:00:00 FF E (aspi status BufLen SenseLen)
fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 0.
err:aspi:SCSI_GetDeviceName Could not open HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\Scsi\Scsi Port 0\Scsi Bus 0\Target Id 0\Logical Unit Id 2
// aspiSay: x 0 82:00:00 FF E (aspi status BufLen SenseLen)

Repeat last error for all adapters 0-2, Target ID 0-7, Logical Unit 0-7
Then finally..

Code:

fixme:aspi:SendASPI32Command ASPI: Partially implemented SC_HA_INQUIRY for adapter 2.
err:aspi:SCSI_GetDeviceName Could not open HKLM\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\Scsi\Scsi Port 2\Scsi Bus 0\Target Id 7\Logical Unit Id 7
// aspiSay: x 0 82:00:00 FF E (aspi status BufLen SenseLen)
aspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name readaspiReadName: impossible name read

Maybe a native Linux flasher will be best. meanwhile I wonder of you can flash via vmware? Are there any Windows based flashers whose code I can look at?

Cheers,
Ydrol

*Chuck44* · 07-05-2007

There's a post in another thread here
from back in March, from a member that appears
to be running Linux with a LiteOn drive.
You might try to contact him.

Cressida · 07-05-2007

Have you tried as root? Wine doesn't work well with IDE drives in my experience, but I can get my SATA and USB burners recognized:

ydrol · 07-05-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cressida

Have you tried as root? Wine doesn't work well with IDE drives in my experience, but I can get my SATA and USB burners recognized:

Cheers. No difference with root. I guess it may have work using the old ide-scsi module, which I happened to leave out when I built my kernel ! oops!

I think I'll take the easy route and take it round my mates house!

Ross1 · 25-05-2007

Wow, worked perfectly for me. Bought as an OEM and listed as a DH20A1P, but now have the LH20A1P firmware on there.

sonymen · 05-06-2007

Hi.
In my standalone Nintaus DVD player now a LiteOn lh-16D1P does the work with reduced speed to 4x and absolutey no noise.
The problem I have is, when I play an mp3-Cd, the drive thinks, it is a data cd and (in fact it is

) , although smart-x is enabled, the drive doesn´t reduce its speed.
Is there any possibility in the firmware to limit the reading speed of data-CDs ? Unfortunately omnipatcher doesn't provide this feature

thanks
Heiko

Skylon · 05-06-2007

have you tried limit the drive's speed with Nero DriveSpeed?

sonymen · 05-06-2007

Nero drive speed can't help me, because my drive is, as you can read a few rows above, build into a standalone DVD player. It means that the read speed can only be limited by firmware and not by any other program which can run in parallel on a PC.

**C0deKing** · 06-06-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonymen

Hi.
In my standalone Nintaus DVD player now a LiteOn lh-16D1P does the work with reduced speed to 4x and absolutey no noise.
The problem I have is, when I play an mp3-Cd, the drive thinks, it is a data cd and (in fact it is

) , although smart-x is enabled, the drive doesn´t reduce its speed.
Is there any possibility in the firmware to limit the reading speed of data-CDs ? Unfortunately omnipatcher doesn't provide this feature

thanks
Heiko

Sorry, we have no plans in the near future to locate and patch the CD-R read speeds.

IsLNdbOi · 09-06-2007

I don't quite understand. Does this tool contain the latest firmware available for the compatible Lite-On drives?

Skylon · 09-06-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

I don't quite understand. Does this tool contain the latest firmware available for the compatible Lite-On drives?

This is the tool to let you flash the Lite-On firmwares, in .BIN or .EXE formats

IsLNdbOi · 09-06-2007

Ah ok, I thought the tool had the latest versions of Lite-On's firmwares built into it. Where do I get the *.bin or *.exe files to flash my SATA LH-20A1L-06 ?

theoldfarter · 22-07-2007

Came across this lovely tool of your C0deKing, thanks for your effort.

Used it to backup the .bin from a 20A1P & 812s.

theoldfarter · 22-07-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by C0deKing

I'm pleased there doesn't seem to be any issues with v2. I'll add it to the LiteOn Tools Collection and the FAQ, when I get the chance.

Just where would one find these tool collection & FAQ?
Thank you.

**DrageMester** · 22-07-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by theoldfarter

Just where would one find these tool collection & FAQ?

Those are two "sticky" threads that you can find listed as "Read first" at the top of the LiteOn DVD Burner / Sony DVD Burner forum:

Comprehensive LiteOn Tools Collection (v5.0.7) (revised on 8 January 2007)

F.A.Q. for LiteOn Optical Drives (revised on 28 April 2007)

**C0deKing** · 10-08-2007

Flash Utility Version 2.1.0 Released

Just a small change. People thought they needed a .bin file to flash their drive as the default file load prompt only showed *.bin files. So I've now made it default to *.bin and *.exe files.

Note: You must use a .exe flasher file from our site.

Version: v2.1.0 (10 August 2007)
The default file filter, when selecting a file to flash, is now (Binary/Flasher) *.bin and *.exe

22-11-2006	#76 (permalink)
C0deKing Advisory Admin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In the pack Posts: 10,118	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.0) <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> EnricoW, I've split you posts and the replies to a new thread here: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=200154 as it was a bit off topic for this thread. __________________ http://codeguys.rpc1.org/ LiteOn Tools: EEPROM Utility <-- New v4.0.0, Flash Utility <-- New v3.0.2, Settings Utility Samsung Tools: Patch Utility <-- New v3.4.0 LiteOn Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced OverSpeed (EOS) \| Enhanced Online HyperTuning (EOHT) BenQ Patches: Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced SolidBurn (ESB) Samsung Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Remove RipLock (RLR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Retain book type (BS) \| Default DVD-ROM (ROMD) The man who does things makes mistakes, but he who doesn't makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing. Benjamin Franklin The Forum Rules Click HERE to join cdfreaks.com

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EnricoW New on Forum Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 18	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.0) Sorry, didn't want to spam.

01-12-2006	#79 (permalink)
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01-12-2006	#80 (permalink)
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29-12-2006	#81 (permalink)
vanceti New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 5	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.0) C0deKing,thank's for this special flash utility!!! But i have problem update my firmware Lite-On LH-18A1H HL03 whith HL05,may be my drive's flash is not supported for this v2.0.0!!? Can you do anything to support it......,do you know another way to flash my model whithout problems....!!? I hope find the EXE file for this firmware HL05,post it here....,please!!?

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29-12-2006	#82 (permalink)
ala42 MediaCodeSpeedEdit Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 4,283	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.0) The flash utility works with a LH-18A1H drive. __________________ LiteOn/Benq/LG/NEC/Pioneer/Samsung/Toshiba stuff: MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.1.0.18, released August 3rd 2008

28-01-2007	#83 (permalink)
VideoRoy CD Freaks Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 130	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.0) Looks like a great tool! Is this Flash Utility my best option for being able to flash my drive without having to move it to an IDE cable each time? I just received a nice external enclosure that has the Cypress T2 IDE -->USB 2.0 part in it. When my LH-20A1H arrives next week I plan to install it in this enclosure. I had to move my old Sony 710A to an IDE cable every time I flashed because it was in a very old case with an old Prolific chipset. Thanks. __________________ LiteOn LH-20A1H (OEM) - LL0C BenQ DW1655 (OEM) - BCIB Plextor PX-716A - 1.10 Sony (LiteOn) DRU-710A - BYX5 GWA-4080N@GMA-4080N - 0S35 Sony DRU-500A - 2.1A Pioneer DVR-633H-S - FW Unknown

07-03-2007	#84 (permalink)
C0deKing Advisory Admin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In the pack Posts: 10,118	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) Version 2.0.1 released Fixed a bug that could cause a strange drive ID to be displayed after a flash. The flash was still successful but the drive ID in the Flash Utility looked very strange. __________________ http://codeguys.rpc1.org/ LiteOn Tools: EEPROM Utility <-- New v4.0.0, Flash Utility <-- New v3.0.2, Settings Utility Samsung Tools: Patch Utility <-- New v3.4.0 LiteOn Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced OverSpeed (EOS) \| Enhanced Online HyperTuning (EOHT) BenQ Patches: Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced SolidBurn (ESB) Samsung Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Remove RipLock (RLR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Retain book type (BS) \| Default DVD-ROM (ROMD) The man who does things makes mistakes, but he who doesn't makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing. Benjamin Franklin The Forum Rules Click HERE to join cdfreaks.com

07-05-2007	#86 (permalink)
Chuck44 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 1,083	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) There's a post in another thread here from back in March, from a member that appears to be running Linux with a LiteOn drive. You might try to contact him. __________________ LITE-ON SHW-160P6S BenQ DW1640 Philips DVDR3575H/37 LITE-ON HD-A760GX BenQ DW1620 (Retired) BenQ DW1650 (Retired) Polaroid DRM-2001G (Retired)

25-05-2007	#89 (permalink)
Ross1 New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) Wow, worked perfectly for me. Bought as an OEM and listed as a DH20A1P, but now have the LH20A1P firmware on there.

05-06-2007	#90 (permalink)
sonymen New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) Hi. In my standalone Nintaus DVD player now a LiteOn lh-16D1P does the work with reduced speed to 4x and absolutey no noise. The problem I have is, when I play an mp3-Cd, the drive thinks, it is a data cd and (in fact it is ) , although smart-x is enabled, the drive doesn´t reduce its speed. Is there any possibility in the firmware to limit the reading speed of data-CDs ? Unfortunately omnipatcher doesn't provide this feature thanks Heiko

05-06-2007	#91 (permalink)
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05-06-2007	#92 (permalink)
sonymen New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) Nero drive speed can't help me, because my drive is, as you can read a few rows above, build into a standalone DVD player. It means that the read speed can only be limited by firmware and not by any other program which can run in parallel on a PC.

09-06-2007	#94 (permalink)
IsLNdbOi CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 78	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) I don't quite understand. Does this tool contain the latest firmware available for the compatible Lite-On drives?

09-06-2007	#96 (permalink)
IsLNdbOi CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 78	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) Ah ok, I thought the tool had the latest versions of Lite-On's firmwares built into it. Where do I get the .bin or .exe files to flash my SATA LH-20A1L-06 ?

22-07-2007	#97 (permalink)
theoldfarter New on Forum Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.0.1) Came across this lovely tool of your C0deKing, thanks for your effort. Used it to backup the .bin from a 20A1P & 812s.

10-08-2007	#100 (permalink)
C0deKing Advisory Admin Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In the pack Posts: 10,118	Re: Flash Utility for LiteOn Based Optical Drives (v2.1.0) NEW Flash Utility Version 2.1.0 Released Just a small change. People thought they needed a .bin file to flash their drive as the default file load prompt only showed .bin files. So I've now made it default to .bin and .exe files. Note: You must use a .exe flasher file from our site. Version: v2.1.0 (10 August 2007) The default file filter, when selecting a file to flash, is now (Binary/Flasher) .bin and .exe __________________ http://codeguys.rpc1.org/ LiteOn Tools:* EEPROM Utility <-- New v4.0.0, Flash Utility <-- New v3.0.2, Settings Utility Samsung Tools: Patch Utility <-- New v3.4.0 LiteOn Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced OverSpeed (EOS) \| Enhanced Online HyperTuning (EOHT) BenQ Patches: Fast Burn (FB) \| Enhanced SolidBurn (ESB) Samsung Patches: Fast Read (FR) \| Remove RipLock (RLR) \| Fast Burn (FB) \| Retain book type (BS) \| Default DVD-ROM (ROMD) The man who does things makes mistakes, but he who doesn't makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing. Benjamin Franklin The Forum Rules Click HERE to join cdfreaks.com Last edited by C0deKing; 13-09-2007 at 13:53.