MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers - Page 11 - Club CDFreaks

*ala42* · 07-04-2005

Read the first post in this thread and you will know it.

Amarz · 07-04-2005

Was wondering if i can use this on the philips DVDR16lsk, or does it not support this drive yet??? If so - is it likely to be added soon? Cheers ala - keep up the genius streak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*ala42* · 07-04-2005

It is not supported in the released version. Do you volunteer to test it on your drive for the first time ?

*ala42* · 11-04-2005

MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.0.4.5 is out. "Matches more drives"

.

Adds Benq 1625 type drive and first Cyberhome DX162D-A support.
If you also have a LG 4163 drive, have a look here.

Code:

1.0.4.5 10 Apr 2005
        - added support for LG 4163 A104, thanks to TDB, Dee-27 and delta123
        - added support for Cyberhome DX162D-A 140F, thanks to TDB and ccbadd
          changing the write strategy does not seam to work for some +R media
          speed reducing is not implemented yet
        - added support for 1625 family: BENQ DW1625 BBEA, HP 640c ES04,
          PHILIPS 16LS P1.5
          including lossless strategy swapping and read speed patch
        - added support for Liteon 852 PSX3
        - read speed patch for 822 B3LC is now also in the released version
        - added auto rename feature used when no lossless strategy swapping
          is supported and list entries are double clicked

*pinto2* · 11-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ala42

MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.0.4.5 is out. "Matches more drives"

.

Adds Benq 1625 type drive and first Cyberhome DX162D-A support.
If you also have a LG 4163 drive, have a look here.

ala42, is there a working link to download the latest (1.0.4.6) version...?

All links still point at MCSE v.1.0.4.4.

Sorry, yes I know it's late.

*pinto2* · 11-04-2005

Thanks ala42, I got my copy of MCSE 1.0.4.6 earlier today.

Been running on Philips LS16 firmware P1.5 for a few days so I was curious about write strategies and max speeds of some media I tested.
Here is list of supported media and speeds.

Code:

Media Code Speed Edit V 1.0.4.6
------------------------------------------

Firmware: PHILIPS DVDR16LS        P1.5
Bootcode: HP      DVD Writer 640c FS04
------------------------------------------

Overall supported media types:  248
------------------------------------------
DVD+RDL supported media types:    8
DVD+R   supported media types:   80
DVD+RW  supported media types:   17
DVD-R   supported media types:  124
DVD-RW  supported media types:   19
------------------------------------------


DVD+RDL supported media types:    8
------------------------------------------
CMC MAG  D01    2.4x
INFOME   D01    2.4x
MKM      001    4x,2.4x
PHILIPS  CD2    2.4x
PHILIPS  PD2    2.4x
PRODISC  D01    2.4x
RICOHJPN D00    2.4x
RITEK    D01    2.4x

DVD+R   supported media types:   80
------------------------------------------
AML      002    12x,8x,4x
AML      003    16x,12x,8x,4x
BeAll000 P80    12x,8x,4x
BeAll000 PG0    16x,12x,8x,4x
CMC MAG  E01    8x,4x
CMC MAG  M01    16x,12x,8x,4x
DAXON    AZ2    12x,8x,4x
DAXON    AZ3    16x,12x,8x,4x
DAXON    CY3    16x,12x,8x,4x
DDDessau V30    12x,8x,4x
DT-D03   004    12x,8x,4x
EMDP     000    8x,4x
EMDPAZ01 000    16x,12x,8x,4x
GSC503   H01    8x,4x
GSC503   H01    16x,12x,8x,4x
IMC JPN  R01    16x,12x,8x,4x
INFODISC R20    12x,8x,4x
INFOME   R20    12x,8x,4x
INFOME   R30    16x,12x,8x,4x
IS01     002    8x,4x
ISSM     001    8x,4x
ISSM     003    16x,12x,8x,4x
LD       M04    16x,12x,8x,4x
LD       S03    12x,8x,4x
LD       S04    16x,12x,8x,4x
LGEP16   001    16x,12x,8x,4x
LONGTEN  002    8x,4x
MAM      M02    8x,4x
MAM      M04    16x,12x,8x,4x
MAXELL   002    12x,8x,4x
MAXELL   003    16x,12x,8x,4x
MBIPG101 R04    12x,8x,4x
MBIPG101 R05    16x,12x,8x,4x
MCC      003    12x,8x,4x
MCC      004    16x,12x,8x,4x
MJC      003    12x,8x,4x
MJC      005    16x,12x,8x,4x
MPOMEDIA 080    8x,4x
MUST     002    8x,4x
MUST     006    16x,12x,8x,4x
NAN YA   FLX    16x,12x,8x,4x
NANYA    ALX    16x,12x,8x,4x
NANYA    CHX    12x,8x,4x
NANYA    CLX    12x,8x,4x
NSD      R40    16x,12x,8x,4x
OPTODISC F16    16x,12x,8x,4x
OPTODISC OR8    8x,4x
OPTODISC R16    16x,12x,8x,4x
PHILIPS  C08    8x,4x
PHILIPS  C16    16x,12x,8x,4x
POS      R01    8x,4x
POS      R05    16x,12x,8x,4x
PRODISC  R03    12x,8x,4x
PRODISC  R04    16x,12x,8x,4x
PRODISC  R05    16x,12x,8x,4x
Philips  081    12x,8x,4x
Plasmon1 C01    12x,8x,4x
Plasmon2 C01    16x,12x,8x,4x
RICOHJPN R02    12x,8x,4x
RICOHJPN R03    16x,12x,8x,4x
RITEK    P16    16x,12x,8x,4x
RITEK    R03    12x,8x,4x
RITEK    R04    16x,12x,8x,4x
SKC      P16    16x,12x,8x,4x
SKYMEDIA R03    8x,4x
SONY     D11    12x,8x,4x
SONY     D21    16x,12x,8x,4x
TDK      002    12x,8x,4x
TDK      003    16x,12x,8x,4x
ULTRAN   202    8x,4x
ULTRAN   212    16x,12x,8x,4x
VANGUARD 001    8x,4x
VDSPMSAB 002    8x,4x
VDSPMSAB 004    16x,12x,8x,4x
VIVA     002    8x,4x
WFKA11   211    8x,4x
WINGSHIN 001    12x,8x,4x
YUDEN000 T02    12x,8x,4x
YUDEN000 T03    16x,12x,8x,4x
Yi Jhan  004    16x,12x,8x,4x

DVD+RW  supported media types:   17
------------------------------------------
CMC MAG  W01-000 2.4x
CMC MAG  W02-000 4x,2.4x
INFODISC A01-002 4x,2.4x
INFODISC A10-000 4x,2.4x
MBIPG101 W03-000 2.4x
MCC      A01-000 2.4x
OPTODISC OP4-001 4x,2.4x
PCAV_DVD _ZO-078 2.4x
PRODISC  W01-002 4x,2.4x
PRODISC  W02-000 4x,2.4x
RICOHJPN W01-001 2.4x
RICOHJPN W11-001 4x,2.4x
RITEK    001-001 2.4x
RITEK    004-000 4x,2.4x
RITEK    004-048 4x,2.4x
SENTINEL W02-000 4x,2.4x
SONY     S11-000 4x,2.4x

DVD-R   supported media types:  124
------------------------------------------
1FUJIFILM       4x
4M SYS 202C1    4x
AML             4x
AN31            4x
AN32            4x
BeAll G00001    4x
BeAll G16001    16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
BeAll G40001    4x
BeAll G80001    12x,8x,4x,2x
CMC MAG.        4x
CMC MAG. AE1    12x,8x,4x,2x
CMC MAG. AF1    4x
CMC MAG. AM3    16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
DATA TRACK      4x
DAXON004        4x
DAXON008S       16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
DAXON016S       16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
DKMZ01          8x,4x,2x
Dvsn A001       4x
Dvsn-160        16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
Dvsn-80         8x,4x,2x
FORNEX101       4x
FUJIFILM02      4x
FUJIFILM03      8x,4x,2x
FUJIFILM04      12x,8x,4x,2x
GSC001          4x
GSC001          4x
GSC001          4x
GSC002          4x
GSC003          8x,4x,2x
GSC004          8x,4x,2x
GSC005          16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
IMC JPN         8x,4x,2x
INFODISC-R01    4x
INFODISC-R20    8x,4x,2x
INFOMEDIAR20    4x
INFOSMART01     8x,4x,2x
ISSM     01     4x
ISSM R01        8x,4x,2x
LEADDATA S03    8x,4x,2x
LEADDATA S04    16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
LEADDATA01      4x
LGE08           8x,4x,2x
LGE16           16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
LONGTEN 001     4x
LONGTEN 003     4x
LONGTEN 009     4x
MAM4XG01        4x
MAM4XG02        4x
MAM8XG01        8x,4x,2x
MBI             4x
MBI 01RG20      4x
MBI 01RG40      16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
MBI 01RG40      16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
MBI 03RG30      8x,4x,2x
MBI 03RG40      16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
MBI03RG30       8x,4x,2x
MCC 00RG200     4x
MCC 01RG20      4x
MCC 02RG20      12x,8x,4x,2x
MCC 03RG20      16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
MCI4XG01        4x
MJC ME          8x,4x,2x
MUST 001        4x
MUST 003        4x
MUST 007        8x,4x,2x
MXL RG01        4x
MXL RG02        4x
MXL RG03        12x,8x,4x,2x
MXL RG04        16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
NAN YA F02      16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
NANYA-JC001     4x
NSDR40          12x,8x,4x,2x
ONIDTECH        4x
OPTODISCK001    4x
OPTODISCK001    4x
OPTODISCR004    4x
OPTODISCR008    8x,4x,2x
OPTODISCR016    16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
POMS3A          8x,4x,2x
POMSI002        8x,4x,2x
POSG04          4x
POSG06          8x,4x,2x
PRINCO          4x
PRINCO8X02      8x,4x,2x
PRODISCG02      4x
Plasmon1A       8x,4x,2x
ProdiscF01      12x,8x,4x,2x
ProdiscF02      16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
ProdiscS03      4x
ProdiscS04      12x,8x,4x,2x
ProdiscS05      16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
RITEKF1         16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
RITEKG03        4x
RITEKG04        4x
RITEKG05        8x,4x,2x
RITEKG06        12x,8x,4x,2x
RITEKM02        4x
SKC Co.,Ltd.    4x
SKC M801        8x,4x,2x
SONY            4x
SONY04D1        4x
SONY08D1        16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
SONY16D1        16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
TAIYOYUDEN      4x
TAROKO-MX4      4x
TAROKO-MX8      8x,4x,2x
TDKG02000000    4x
TTG01           4x
TTG02           8x,4x,2x
TTH01           12x,8x,4x,2x
TTH02           16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
TYG01           4x
TYG02           16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
TYG03           16x,12x,8x,4x,2x
ULTRAN102       8x,4x,2x
UME01           8x,4x,2x
VANGUARD        4x
VDSPMSAB 01     4x
WFI A40001      4x
WINGSHING04     4x
WINGSHING08     8x,4x,2x
Yi Jhan 001     4x
Yi Jhan 003     8x,4x,2x

DVD-RW  supported media types:   19
------------------------------------------
CMCW02          2x
CMCW03          4x,2x
DAXON_RW2X01    2x
INFOMEDIA       2x
JVC0VictorD7    4x,2x
JVC_VictorW7    2x
MCC 01RW11n9    2x
MCC 01RW4X      4x,2x
OPTODISCW002    2x
OPTODISCW004    4x,2x
PRINCO          2x
PRINCORW0004    4x,2x
PRINCORW2X01    2x
Prodisc DW04    2x
Prodisc DW06    4x,2x
RITEKW01        2x
RITEKW04        4x,2x
TDK502sakuM3    2x
TDK601saku      4x,2x

I know we can trust your "speed list", but still I have some doubts about two very common media types; Ricoh-R02 and Yuden-T02.
According to your list these should be able to burn at 12x on stock firmware. All I can get is 8x max...

Checked with latest DVD Identifier, CD/DVD Speed, Nero 6.6.0.5 and DVD Decrypter, all gave the same information.
Can somebody with "real" Philips LS16 confirm or shed light upon this? If so please post here.

Code:

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YUDEN000-T02 AT STOCK FIRMWARE P1.5
-----------------------------------
** INFO : Drive = PHILIPS DVDR16LS [FW P1.5]
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R-DL
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD-RW DVD-R
** INFO : Disc = [DVD+R:YUDEN000-T02-000]

** INFO : An Empty Writable Disc Is Recommended For Accurate Results
** INFO : Write Speeds (Supported By This Drive On This Disc) Listed 

Below

** INFO : GET PERFORMANCE Write Speed Descriptor(s)
Descriptor #1 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 

** INFO : MODE SENSE Write Speed Descriptor(s) [Legacy Command]
** INFO : MODE SENSE Is Obsolete And Not Properly Supported By Some 

Drives
Descriptor #1 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
---------------------------------
ala42 SPEEDPATCHED @YUDEN000-T03
** INFO : Drive = PHILIPS DVDR16LS [FW P1.5]
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R-DL
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD-RW DVD-R
** INFO : Disc = [DVD+R:YUDEN000-T02-000]

** INFO : An Empty Writable Disc Is Recommended For Accurate Results
** INFO : Write Speeds (Supported By This Drive On This Disc) Listed 

Below

** INFO : GET PERFORMANCE Write Speed Descriptor(s)
Descriptor #1 = 22160 KBPS (16.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #4 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 

** INFO : MODE SENSE Write Speed Descriptor(s) [Legacy Command]
** INFO : MODE SENSE Is Obsolete And Not Properly Supported By Some 

Drives
Descriptor #1 = 22160 KBPS (16.00x) - [Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #4 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 


----------------------------------------
RICOHJPNR-R02 AT STOCK FIRMWARE P1.5
----------------------------------------
** INFO : Drive = PHILIPS DVDR16LS [FW P1.5]
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R-DL
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD-RW DVD-R
** INFO : Disc = [DVD+R:RICOHJPN-R02-003]

** INFO : An Empty Writable Disc Is Recommended For Accurate Results
** INFO : Write Speeds (Supported By This Drive On This Disc) Listed 

Below

** INFO : GET PERFORMANCE Write Speed Descriptor(s)
Descriptor #1 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 

** INFO : MODE SENSE Write Speed Descriptor(s) [Legacy Command]
** INFO : MODE SENSE Is Obsolete And Not Properly Supported By Some 

Drives
Descriptor #1 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
--------------------------------------------------------

ala42 SPEEDPATCHED @RICOHJPN-R03
** INFO : Drive = PHILIPS DVDR16LS [FW P1.5]
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD+RW DVD+R DVD+R-DL
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD-RW DVD-R
** INFO : Disc = [DVD+R:RICOHJPN-R02-003]

** INFO : An Empty Writable Disc Is Recommended For Accurate Results
** INFO : Write Speeds (Supported By This Drive On This Disc) Listed 

Below

** INFO : GET PERFORMANCE Write Speed Descriptor(s)
Descriptor #1 = 22160 KBPS (16.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #4 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 

** INFO : MODE SENSE Write Speed Descriptor(s) [Legacy Command]
** INFO : MODE SENSE Is Obsolete And Not Properly Supported By Some 

Drives
Descriptor #1 = 22160 KBPS (16.00x) - [Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #2 = 11080 KBPS ( 8.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #3 =  5540 KBPS ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV] 
Descriptor #4 =  3324 KBPS ( 2.40x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV]

Speedpatching above media with ala42´s latest MCSE worked like a charm...

Read speed patch is also working flawlessly.

*ala42* · 11-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinto2

Speedpatching above media with ala42´s latest MCSE worked like a charm...

Did the burns of the speedpatched disks work at 16x speed ?

*pinto2* · 11-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ala42

Did the burns of the speedpatched disks work at 16x speed ?

Yes they did.

Interestingly, the lead-in and lead-out when burning at 16x was very short... but then I also played around with other "tools" and I'm not quite sure what caused this.
At 8x burning (stock f/w) lead-out was looong as "normal".

Note also, no extra spin-up after pushing eject button.

matt_the_rippa · 12-04-2005

I have a HP 640i crossflashed with the Phillips Firmware and Im getting 16X read speeds with Nero CD speed with Sony +RW disks .

The Phillips ,BenQ and HP lightscribe drives are all Ben Q 1625 based drives at the moment the Phillips drive has a customised front panel with a led that chages colour when its performing write,read funtions .The HP 640i (c) is a Ben Q 1625 with a HP badge .

Metaluna · 13-04-2005

I have read that some drives with extremely fast read speeds (e.g. the AOpen reader) do so at the expense of disabling error correction, meaning that you might get bit errors in the ripped file. Does anyone know if the "increase read speed" option on the BenQ 1620 is as reliable as reading a disc at the default speed?

*ala42* · 13-04-2005

This sounds like pure nonsense. Do you have a source for this joke ?

matt_the_rippa · 13-04-2005

With Ala's Speed Edit Ive tried all 3 firmwares availible for the HP 640i (RPC1 of course) and they all seem to get simmilar results in nero CD Speed .This stands to reason of course as the Phillips and HP Lightscribe drives are currently based on the Ben Q 1625 .

With that said Im going back to the speed edited HP firmware till the Lightscribe speed is upgraded to 2x in July this year and media speeds are increased .
Anyone got any better results with using different firmware for Lightscribe drives ?

Metaluna · 13-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ala42

This sounds like pure nonsense. Do you have a source for this joke ?

Never mind. I looked up the source article and it appears that the problem is specific to a particular drive (AOpen 1648) and only when it is used in a specific way. Sorry for the confusion!

*MacClipper* · 14-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ala42

If you do not reboot after flashing the firmware, the ide driver might switch off UMDA2 mode which is NOT visible in the device manager... Rebooting will solve this problem, but you can also disable and directly reenable the ide port the drive is connected to in the device manager with the same result. This is a general problem and not related to the changes made by MCSE.

I have always wonder why the BenQ flashers seemingly leave the IDE bus always active ie. after doing a flash, the IDE activity LED is always lit until a reboot is done. Irritates me enough to do a reboot - I use S3 sleep so reboots are otherwise rather rare on my PC.

The next time, I am going to try the disable/enable manoeveur to see this will get rid of the always on IDE LED.

s2000 · 15-04-2005

to Ala42,
Benq has brought out Firmware B7V9 for BENQ 1620
http://support.benq.com/files/storag...W1620/B7V9.zip

But when i try to open it with MCSE 1.0.4.6 I am missing all the +R writing strategies. Is BENQ trying to prevent us patching??

Media Code Speed Edit V 1.0.4.6
------------------------------------------

Firmware: BENQ DVD DD DW1620 B7V9
Bootcode: ATAPI DVD DL DW1600 FS02
------------------------------------------

Overall supported media types: 167
------------------------------------------
DVD+RDL supported media types: 8
DVD+RW supported media types: 16
DVD-R supported media types: 124
DVD-RW supported media types: 19
------------------------------------------

*ala42* · 15-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2000

to Ala42,
Benq has brought out Firmware B7V9 for BENQ 1620
http://support.benq.com/files/storag...W1620/B7V9.zip

But when i try to open it with MCSE 1.0.4.6 I am missing all the +R writing strategies. Is BENQ trying to prevent us patching??

No, I am

. This is just a savety precaution. I have to make a critical patch to a firmware part used at firmware startup to allow changing the +R tables, which could lead to dead drives if some firmware internals change. I test each new firmware release initially on my drive to make shure that this patch is safe before I enable it in MCSE for public use.

mindwarper · 15-04-2005

So if I understand it correctly, it is a safety precaution in MCSE that you implemented, not something inside the firmware ?
Which then leads to that the +R write strategies are not displayed...

But if the +R strategies are not displayed, one still could apply the speedpatch while NOT touching any of the write strategies ?
So only the speedpatch is being applied, then the firmware should work or do I miss a clue here ?
This implies that the +R strategies are not touched as well..

Ala42 if u would comment on that, just to take my confusion away a bit...
Thanks

*pinto2* · 15-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by mindwarper

...But if the +R strategies are not displayed, one still could apply the speedpatch while NOT touching any of the write strategies ?
So only the speedpatch is being applied, then the firmware should work or do I miss a clue here ?...

Yes, you can apply readspeed patch to B7V9 firmware as it stands now...

mindwarper · 15-04-2005

Ah thanks for the post, Pinto2 and the proof also

Will do a flash soon, if a RPC-1 firmware will be available hehe

sas-seb · 15-04-2005

I have noticed something important!!
The size of B7V9 is the same of Benq 1625 BBEA!!!

*Jamos* · 16-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ala42

No, I am

. This is just a savety precaution. I have to make a critical patch to a firmware part used at firmware startup to allow changing the +R tables, which could lead to dead drives if some firmware internals change. I test each new firmware release initially on my drive to make shure that this patch is safe before I enable it in MCSE for public use.

Thank you ALA for doing this. We always need to err on the side of Caution.
Just update this thread if you patch it..thanks.

s2000 · 16-04-2005

Ala42,
that's a very good thought on error prevention!!
Please update us when you're done
Thanks!!

*ala42* · 16-04-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by mindwarper

So if I understand it correctly, it is a safety precaution in MCSE that you implemented, not something inside the firmware ?

Right.

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Which then leads to that the +R write strategies are not displayed...

Right. The +R tables are a bit special, it took a while to get them readable. The critical patch makes them readable and patch friendly. To reduce the risk, I have taken several safety precautions. One of them is to enable this patch only on known and tested firmwares.

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But if the +R strategies are not displayed, one still could apply the speedpatch while NOT touching any of the write strategies ?

You could also change some of the displayed media codes.

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So only the speedpatch is being applied, then the firmware should work

It should and even does

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This implies that the +R strategies are not touched as well..

Right, you can not touch non displayed strategies.

*ala42* · 16-04-2005

Available here at cdfreaks now

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1.0.4.7 16 Apr 2005
        - added support for BENQ    DVD DD DW1620   B7V9
        - verified support for Liteon 1653 CS0M

*pinto2* · 16-04-2005

Thanks a lot ala42 for another nice release of MCSE.

Also kindly of you taking your time and explain about speedpatch in general and regarding the new firmware (B7V9). Guys have been worrying...

07-04-2005	#251 (permalink)
ala42 MediaCodeSpeedEdit Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 4,211	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers <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> Read the first post in this thread and you will know it. __________________ LiteOn/Benq/LG/NEC/Pioneer/Samsung/Toshiba stuff: MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.1.0.17, released July 13th 2008

07-04-2005	#252 (permalink)
Amarz CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: London Posts: 32	the Philips 16LS lightscribe Was wondering if i can use this on the philips DVDR16lsk, or does it not support this drive yet??? If so - is it likely to be added soon? Cheers ala - keep up the genius streak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-04-2005	#253 (permalink)
ala42 MediaCodeSpeedEdit Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 4,211	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers It is not supported in the released version. Do you volunteer to test it on your drive for the first time ? __________________ LiteOn/Benq/LG/NEC/Pioneer/Samsung/Toshiba stuff: MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.1.0.17, released July 13th 2008

12-04-2005	#259 (permalink)
matt_the_rippa CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 40	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers I have a HP 640i crossflashed with the Phillips Firmware and Im getting 16X read speeds with Nero CD speed with Sony +RW disks . The Phillips ,BenQ and HP lightscribe drives are all Ben Q 1625 based drives at the moment the Phillips drive has a customised front panel with a led that chages colour when its performing write,read funtions .The HP 640i (c) is a Ben Q 1625 with a HP badge .

13-04-2005	#260 (permalink)
Metaluna CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 59	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers I have read that some drives with extremely fast read speeds (e.g. the AOpen reader) do so at the expense of disabling error correction, meaning that you might get bit errors in the ripped file. Does anyone know if the "increase read speed" option on the BenQ 1620 is as reliable as reading a disc at the default speed?

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13-04-2005	#261 (permalink)
ala42 MediaCodeSpeedEdit Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 4,211	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers This sounds like pure nonsense. Do you have a source for this joke ? __________________ LiteOn/Benq/LG/NEC/Pioneer/Samsung/Toshiba stuff: MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.1.0.17, released July 13th 2008

13-04-2005	#262 (permalink)
matt_the_rippa CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 40	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers With Ala's Speed Edit Ive tried all 3 firmwares availible for the HP 640i (RPC1 of course) and they all seem to get simmilar results in nero CD Speed .This stands to reason of course as the Phillips and HP Lightscribe drives are currently based on the Ben Q 1625 . With that said Im going back to the speed edited HP firmware till the Lightscribe speed is upgraded to 2x in July this year and media speeds are increased . Anyone got any better results with using different firmware for Lightscribe drives ?

15-04-2005	#265 (permalink)
s2000 New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers to Ala42, Benq has brought out Firmware B7V9 for BENQ 1620 http://support.benq.com/files/storag...W1620/B7V9.zip But when i try to open it with MCSE 1.0.4.6 I am missing all the +R writing strategies. Is BENQ trying to prevent us patching?? Media Code Speed Edit V 1.0.4.6 ------------------------------------------ Firmware: BENQ DVD DD DW1620 B7V9 Bootcode: ATAPI DVD DL DW1600 FS02 ------------------------------------------ Overall supported media types: 167 ------------------------------------------ DVD+RDL supported media types: 8 DVD+RW supported media types: 16 DVD-R supported media types: 124 DVD-RW supported media types: 19 ------------------------------------------

15-04-2005	#267 (permalink)
mindwarper CD Freaks Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 121	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers So if I understand it correctly, it is a safety precaution in MCSE that you implemented, not something inside the firmware ? Which then leads to that the +R write strategies are not displayed... But if the +R strategies are not displayed, one still could apply the speedpatch while NOT touching any of the write strategies ? So only the speedpatch is being applied, then the firmware should work or do I miss a clue here ? This implies that the +R strategies are not touched as well.. Ala42 if u would comment on that, just to take my confusion away a bit... Thanks

15-04-2005	#269 (permalink)
mindwarper CD Freaks Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 121	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers Ah thanks for the post, Pinto2 and the proof also Will do a flash soon, if a RPC-1 firmware will be available hehe

15-04-2005	#270 (permalink)
sas-seb CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Europe, France Posts: 87	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers I have noticed something important!! The size of B7V9 is the same of Benq 1625 BBEA!!!

16-04-2005	#272 (permalink)
s2000 New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers Ala42, that's a very good thought on error prevention!! Please update us when you're done Thanks!!

16-04-2005	#274 (permalink)
ala42 MediaCodeSpeedEdit Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 4,211	MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.0.4.7 is out Available here at cdfreaks now . Code: Changelog 1.0.4.7 16 Apr 2005 - added support for BENQ DVD DD DW1620 B7V9 - verified support for Liteon 1653 CS0M __________________ LiteOn/Benq/LG/NEC/Pioneer/Samsung/Toshiba stuff: MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.1.0.17, released July 13th 2008

16-04-2005	#275 (permalink)
pinto2 DVD Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nordic Region Posts: 7,263	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Benq/Philips DVD-Writers Thanks a lot ala42 for another nice release of MCSE. Also kindly of you taking your time and explain about speedpatch in general and regarding the new firmware (B7V9). Guys have been worrying...