Hi, everyone!

I just upgrade my TR5AP’s DVD drive to make it unlock DVD-RAM by following this guide,

1) Download UJ-812 firmware rewriting Tool for IBMThinkPad.
ftp: //ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/fwdm0101.exe.
2) Create the firmware rewriting FDD according to explanation of the IBM site.
3) Created FDD is FDD of the DOS form which can be started.
4) Please eliminate two unnecessary files (fw.exe and fw.pro).
5) Please edit LDR_BZ01.EXE using a binary editor.
It needs to be patch worked for making PC model check processing portion skip.
The following patch information .

File LDR_BZ01.EXE (original) LDR_BZ01.EXE (New) is compared. .
00000ED9: 0B B8
00000EDA: C0 00
00000EDB: 75 00
00000EDC: 29 90
00001523: 80 C6
00001524: 3E 06
00001528: 74 C6
00001529: 4A 06
0000152A: 80 34
0000152B: 3E 02
0000152C: 36 00
0000152D: 02 EB
0000152E: 01 10
00001545: 74 90
00001546: 62 90

6) The main program which Update the firmware is LDR_BZ01.EXE.
7) Firmware data is LDR_BZ 01.812.
If you run LDR_BZ01.EXE, a firmware will updated newer version.

after the flashing, my TR can really read/write DVD-RAMs, but now the problem is, it can NOT write DVD-R and CD-R anymore, I’ve tried burn them with NERO and Drag’n Drop, but all failt. The buffer level meter is empty in NERO.

Anybody knows how to fix this problem?

thanks a lot!

Can you flash back to original firmware?

Wow! Very daring!

In many cases, if you can get a hold of the original bios you may be able to restore the drive back to its normal state. I believe there may have been an update for that drive on the Sony Support site. You may need to hack the .bin file out of it but it should be a standard file to flash back.

thanks all!

problem fixed! it’s only coz the burn function for this drive was unchecked. if you want to use DVD-RAM, clear this function, if use DVD-RW then check it. that is!

dragonman:

  how come i got driver not ready error message???/

[quote author=“dragonman1848”]Hi, everyone!

I just upgrade my TR5AP’s DVD drive to make it unlock DVD-RAM by following this guide,

1) Download UJ-812 firmware rewriting Tool for IBMThinkPad.
ftp: //ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/fwdm0101.exe.
2) Create the firmware rewriting FDD according to explanation of the IBM site.
3) Created FDD is FDD of the DOS form which can be started.
4) Please eliminate two unnecessary files (fw.exe and fw.pro).
5) Please edit LDR_BZ01.EXE using a binary editor.
It needs to be patch worked for making PC model check processing portion skip.
The following patch information .

File LDR_BZ01.EXE (original) LDR_BZ01.EXE (New) is compared. .
00000ED9: 0B B8
00000EDA: C0 00
00000EDB: 75 00
00000EDC: 29 90
00001523: 80 C6
00001524: 3E 06
00001528: 74 C6
00001529: 4A 06
0000152A: 80 34
0000152B: 3E 02
0000152C: 36 00
0000152D: 02 EB
0000152E: 01 10
00001545: 74 90
00001546: 62 90

6) The main program which Update the firmware is LDR_BZ01.EXE.
7) Firmware data is LDR_BZ 01.812.
If you run LDR_BZ01.EXE, a firmware will updated newer version.

after the flashing, my TR can really read/write DVD-RAMs, but now the problem is, it can NOT write DVD-R and CD-R anymore, I’ve tried burn them with NERO and Drag’n Drop, but all failt. The buffer level meter is empty in NERO.

Anybody knows how to fix this problem?

thanks a lot!