When will the new firmware for 401s arrive!!!! - Club CDFreaks

Spiderman · 07-01-2004

Hi all,

i have been visiting here for a while and finally decided to register.

I would really like to know when the new firmware for the 401s is to be expected so us 401 users can use the bitsetting tool too.

I hope 1 off you guys will be able to answer this question.

*rdgrimes* · 07-01-2004

Welcome,
Our best information is that there will be no additional firmware development on the 401 drive. Sorry, hope this is wrong, but it looks like the 401 has been abandoned.

Spiderman · 07-01-2004

If this is true and i hope it's not,....... maybe 1 off the great firmware "rewriters" in here would be willing to look into this problem and create a firmware so the bitsetting tool can be used anyway.

*Ssseth* · 07-01-2004

If that's true I've lost allot of respect for LiteOn...

geerten · 07-01-2004

So, no more Christmeas presents for us.. ever !
I'm not at all happy to hear this, even though I already feared it might happen.
Considering it's the same hardware, you'd really think it should be easy for them to take any future 411s firmware, cut out the -R(W) part and keep those early adopters happy ??
Again i'd like to suggest that LiteOn provide a legal upgrade path to 411s as an alternative, at a (reasonable

) cost if it must be.
Or maybe they can provide some of the guru's with the means to add MID codes, using the Community (that's us!) as testers..

Spiderman · 07-01-2004

Maybe Zebra could look into this problem as he managed to tweak the 411 and 451 too.

*Ssseth* · 07-01-2004

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread....threadid=77106
[/hint]

Spiderman · 08-01-2004

I know about the "no discussion about this topic" post.
I only even thinking off this when Lite-on decides not to bring out any new firmwares for the 401s anymore.

They wont leave any other option then. doing that, which is not supposed to be done.
I really need the option to use bitsetting in order to produce compatible dvd-roms for my sisters dvd player. I have a lot off home movies which i need to put on dvd's.

I dont need -r burnability, Only a tweaked firmware (possibly a 411 firmware) without the -r capability and with bitsetting ability.

m99 · 08-01-2004

I guess it's allowed now. If not, could you delete my account when you delete the link.

http://thewrongway.ru/
If you don't know what you are doing, don't do it!

*rdgrimes* · 08-01-2004

Quote:

could you delete my account when you delete the link

If you're leaving, at least let it be over the correct method for flashing. The Russian site is the wrong way to do it.

m99 · 08-01-2004

It's a while since I did it, but if I remeber correct I did it this way. If you have a better way, please share ;-)

*edit by dhc014*
No, please don't share any methods. Your attitude is not appreciated and don't make us waste our time deleting your account or whatever, just leave and don't come back. That effectively does the same thing.
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?threadid=77106

**FutureProof** · 08-01-2004

Asked and answered
Advice given and ignored
Thread closed with apologies to Spidy1000
Yes a ban is useful but for not for someone who is obviously not stupid.

07-01-2004	#1 (permalink)
Spiderman CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 93	When will the new firmware for 401s arrive!!!! <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> Hi all, i have been visiting here for a while and finally decided to register. I would really like to know when the new firmware for the 401s is to be expected so us 401 users can use the bitsetting tool too. I hope 1 off you guys will be able to answer this question. __________________ When falling down a cliff, remember.....It's not the fall that kills you.....It's the sudden STOP!

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Spiderman CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 93	If this is true and i hope it's not,....... maybe 1 off the great firmware "rewriters" in here would be willing to look into this problem and create a firmware so the bitsetting tool can be used anyway. __________________ When falling down a cliff, remember.....It's not the fall that kills you.....It's the sudden STOP!

07-01-2004	#4 (permalink)
Ssseth Retired Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canada - Hockey Capital of the World! Posts: 4,097	If that's true I've lost allot of respect for LiteOn... __________________ I survived 30,000 posts in the Quest for the Longest Thread on CD Freaks! and all I got was a lousy T-shirt! Ssseth likes pickles and loves wallpaper.

07-01-2004	#5 (permalink)
geerten New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 21	So, no more Christmeas presents for us.. ever ! I'm not at all happy to hear this, even though I already feared it might happen. Considering it's the same hardware, you'd really think it should be easy for them to take any future 411s firmware, cut out the -R(W) part and keep those early adopters happy ?? Again i'd like to suggest that LiteOn provide a legal upgrade path to 411s as an alternative, at a (reasonable) cost if it must be. Or maybe they can provide some of the guru's with the means to add MID codes, using the Community (that's us!) as testers..

07-01-2004	#6 (permalink)
Spiderman CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 93	Maybe Zebra could look into this problem as he managed to tweak the 411 and 451 too. __________________ When falling down a cliff, remember.....It's not the fall that kills you.....It's the sudden STOP!

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07-01-2004	#2 (permalink)
rdgrimes Retired Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Deadwood Posts: 11,449	Welcome, Our best information is that there will be no additional firmware development on the 401 drive. Sorry, hope this is wrong, but it looks like the 401 has been abandoned.

07-01-2004	#7 (permalink)
Ssseth Retired Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canada - Hockey Capital of the World! Posts: 4,097	http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread....threadid=77106 [/hint] __________________ I survived 30,000 posts in the Quest for the Longest Thread on CD Freaks! and all I got was a lousy T-shirt! Ssseth likes pickles and loves wallpaper.

08-01-2004	#8 (permalink)
Spiderman CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 93	I know about the "no discussion about this topic" post. I only even thinking off this when Lite-on decides not to bring out any new firmwares for the 401s anymore. They wont leave any other option then. doing that, which is not supposed to be done. I really need the option to use bitsetting in order to produce compatible dvd-roms for my sisters dvd player. I have a lot off home movies which i need to put on dvd's. I dont need -r burnability, Only a tweaked firmware (possibly a 411 firmware) without the -r capability and with bitsetting ability. __________________ When falling down a cliff, remember.....It's not the fall that kills you.....It's the sudden STOP!

08-01-2004	#9 (permalink)
m99 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13	I guess it's allowed now. If not, could you delete my account when you delete the link. http://thewrongway.ru/ If you don't know what you are doing, don't do it! Last edited by FutureProof; 08-01-2004 at 06:10.

08-01-2004	#11 (permalink)
m99 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13	It's a while since I did it, but if I remeber correct I did it this way. If you have a better way, please share ;-) edit by dhc014 No, please don't share any methods. Your attitude is not appreciated and don't make us waste our time deleting your account or whatever, just leave and don't come back. That effectively does the same thing. http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?threadid=77106

08-01-2004	#12 (permalink)
FutureProof Senior Admin Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: True Blue Posts: 5,606	Asked and answered Advice given and ignored Thread closed with apologies to Spidy1000 Yes a ban is useful but for not for someone who is obviously not stupid. __________________ :ÐowN AsS ± ßû(r)NêR: Try our Search function > Words on Netiquette 24, 32, 40 & 52X Liteons, 16, 40, 48 & 52X ASUS', Ricoh MP7163A, Acer 1610A CD writers; Toshiba SD-M1402, Hitachi GD-7500 & Liteon LTD-163D DVD-ROMs; Toshiba SD-R1202 DVD-ROM/CD writer combo; NEC CloneDrive; Matshita DVD RAM/-R/-RW UJ-810 PEBKAC: Click here when asked AXDA3000DKV4D Atlhon 3000+ Model 10 Barton; Twin, Dual-Channeled Corsair CMX512-2700C2 @ 2-3-3-6-T1; GA-7N400 Pro F12; crappy vid card; Twin (base) WD2500JD drives There are two secrets to success: 1) Don't tell everyone everything There are 10 types of people who understand binary: those who do and those who don't Who Are YOU?

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