DVD/CD Firmware Upgrading
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Revision as of 10:16, 27 August 2007
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Disclaimer
Firmware updating is dangerous because:
If anything goes wrong during the update process (i.e. you lose power or flash with the wrong BIOS file) you will have a borked drive
Guides
See these ancient guides for an intro into how the process works:
Windows
Check out your Optical Drive Manufacturers Website
Linux
- Binflash (formerly called Uniflash) - Supports native firmware flashing of NEC, Optiarc and NEC/Optiarc compatible drives
Possible (UNTESETED - MAY STUFF UP) solutions for other drives include:
NB:
* You'll most likely need 2 optical drives and need to put the CD in the drive you don't want to flash. * Use the 2.88 CDROM Image with the config.sys file from the OEM image
- Wine and Windows flash utility