i am currently at 1.23 stock firmware for 111d. i just downloaded stock 1.29 firmware and when i try to install it i get a message saying that, "the firmware of target drive is not correct F/W, this firmware is not supported by this program" and so it will not install it. i don't know if i am missing something or if i can go from 1.23 to 1.29?

I have no idea why you can't flash 1.23 stock to 1.29 stock. (Are you trying to flash a 111D to a 111 ?)
However there is a way around this ... If you look here http://tdb.rpc1.org/#DVR111D you can find a 1.06 firmware with kernel - * marked firmwares are TDB Flasher w/Kernel - once flashed with that your drive can be flashed with the 1.29 from the same site.

Yep, you are trying to crossflash using offical updates - this cannot work.

sorry for sounding stupid but i thought if I stayed with stock firmware I could update to a newer version like 1.29. is 1.29 not intended for a 111d? i thought crossflashing meant you were re-labeling your drive to a slightly different model? but it appears that the 1.23 firmware and the 1.29 are both stock for a 111d?

There is a 1.29 for 111 and a different, yet 1.29 for 111D. Make sure u downloaded the latter one.
Cheers.

ok thanks for help, i went to tdb's site and downloaded the 1.29 software from them. it installed with no problem. i am not sure what the difference is, but obviously the t.d.b. file is not as picky as the pioneer file.

I already pointed out why. Offical firmwares from Pioneer never allows to crossflash, and never will.

so, wat 's the lastest firmware for dvr 111d. can u tell me please.
bcz i have some problem with burning dics. for example, when i tested a disc with dvd/cd speed of nero, it was work. but, burning my data, it's failed after about 6 or 8 minutes with the same brand disc... wat 's the hell?!

Why do you crosspost??