I have posted it on another thread, but i just thought it might be more usefull if posted fresh ! k103 version released, previous best was k101 !!
here

Incase you guys are waiting for someone else to install this firmware (just in case) i installed it and it works fine. I hope it resolves the problem now, of both region free and ram read/write.
Let me know your inputs.

how do i check my drive firmware version? well, not just for this particular drive, but for any cdrom/dvd drive.  thanks

which one should i download and install on my TR3ap3??

i am waiting for this…....................

[quote author=“writetovarun”]I have posted it on another thread, but i just thought it might be more usefull if posted fresh ! k103 version released, previous best was k101 !!
here

how do you know it works? i installed k103, still shows region code 1 and
limited change times 4.

how do you verify the patch?

[quote author=“writetovarun”]Incase you guys are waiting for someone else to install this firmware (just in case) i installed it and it works fine. I hope it resolves the problem now, of both region free and ram read/write.
Let me know your inputs.

I havnt verified it yet, i will soon and let you know. Does it still give you a region error thou ?

[quote author=“alphauser”]how do you know it works? i installed k103, still shows region code 1 and
limited change times 4.

how do you verify the patch?

try playing some non-region 1 dvd’s.

if i put a non region 1 DVD into driver, my explore shows nothing
there.

it is very wierd, even a regular MSDN DVD-rom , the file explore shows
nothing…

[quote author=“writetovarun”]I havnt verified it yet, i will soon and let you know. Does it still give you a region error thou ?

Confirmed !!

The firmware k103 does NOT give you freedom from dvd region lock. Infact i read on a few sites that there is nothing you can do about the lock on these matshita drives with regard to dvd region. No software works for either, dvdregion free or anydvd… is there anyone who has had success with these software ?

This lack of multi region, really p****es me off!

I know that we all think that the drive cannot be changed more than 4 times, even with a software patch, but if that is the case, then how come you do get upto 4 changes included, these are surely changes done by software?

Have you tried “DVD X Ghost”?

[quote author=“sonypc100”]This lack of multi region, really p****es me off!

I know that we all think that the drive cannot be changed more than 4 times, even with a software patch, but if that is the case, then how come you do get upto 4 changes included, these are surely changes done by software?

Did you try AnyDVD ??? give it a try…

Also regarding this thead… is this firmware applicable to TR2A’s?

Mine is not DVD recorder