How to recover from failed firmware update

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Lite-On DVD Recorder and Player Forum Discuss, How to recover from failed firmware update at Standalone Video Players & Recorders forum; Hi, I wonder if anyone knows how to get this unit to recover after a failed firmware update? I downloaded the latest software and drive updates from LiteOn and put them onto CD. This loaded fine and started the software update. It got around 97% complete and then FAIL was

Posted: 19-04-2005

Chris_Chew (New on Forum): Posts: 5

Hi,

I wonder if anyone knows how to get this unit to recover after a failed firmware update?

I downloaded the latest software and drive updates from LiteOn and put them onto CD. This loaded fine and started the software update. It got around 97% complete and then FAIL was displayed. The drive tray opened and then the unit shutdown with the tray open. I removed the update CD and powered the unit back on. The CD tray closed and HELLO is displayed on the screen but there is no video output and none of the controls function except the power button. Even the drive tray will not open and the the display remains stuck at HELLO.

Any ideas other than returning the item?

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Posted: 19-04-2005

Chris_Chew (New on Forum): Posts: 5

Sorry - forgot to mention - this is the LVW 5006 - only 4 months old

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Posted: 19-04-2005

jm1647 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 1,629

Give LiteOn tech Support a call first and see what they say. There are utilities to fix a bad flash for LiteOn's but I'm not sure they work with the LVW-XXXX's

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Posted: 19-04-2005

Chris_Chew (New on Forum): Posts: 5

Tried LiteOn support - they said to contact the supplier who could arrange for it to be returned - the supplier said they would get back to me within 7 working days to arrange returning the unit - I was hoping for a quicker/more informed solution from LiteOn. LiteOn said to get back to them if the supplier refused to handle the return. Looks like I might have to wait a while.

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Posted: 19-04-2005

jm1647 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 1,629

Also try burning the update cd again and try the upgrade again, maybe ya had a bum cd.

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Posted: 19-04-2005

Chris_Chew (New on Forum): Posts: 5

I thought of this - unfortunately there is no way to get the tray to open as the remote and front buttons no longer respond - if there a way to "force" (not physically) the tray to open at power on - like holding in one of the buttons?

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Posted: 19-04-2005

jm1647 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 1,629

I missed the part where the tray won't open:-( , my bad! Nah I don't know how to force the tray open but maybe somebody else has done it somehow.

You might try the ol switcheroo, buy another and take this one back

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Posted: 19-04-2005

jm1647 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 1,629

@ Chris_Chew - I did a little experimenting with my LVW-5005 which I have been meaning to do anyway. I took the cover off the 5005 Sept 04 US which has a ddw451s drive in it. I hooked it up to my pc with just the IDE cable and power cable to the drive, no power to the 5005 itself. The puter recognized it as a ddw-451s which it is. I right clicked on it in my computer and picked eject and it opened. I was also able to obtain the media code table from it which I posted.

Try hooking it up to your PC and open the tray.

PS - It is playing a Sex and the City DVD right now through Power DVD 5.0

Good Luck!!

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Last edited by jm1647; 19-09-2005 at 23:01. Reason: moved media code listing to media code post

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Posted: 19-04-2005

Raised Grain (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 43

Did you try unplugging the unit for a few minutes. That worked for me when I had a freeze up.

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Posted: 19-04-2005

hexmechanic (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 146

toss liteon out and buy a pioneer with a hard drive and purchase a TBC unit to copy video tape to the recorder."

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Posted: 19-04-2005

joseph5 (CD Freaks Senior Member): Posts: 321

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Have you tried burning dvds with the PC and the drive?

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Posted: 20-04-2005

jm1647 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 1,629

@joseph5- no I haven't but I will. I put it back on the TV to so do some cable show recording.

@Raised Grain - Thanks for the about the unplugging that worked, I hope it helps Chew!

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Posted: 20-04-2005

Chris_Chew (New on Forum): Posts: 5

Tried leaving the unit unplugged for 24 hours. Unfortunately the problem persists. Any other ideas?

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Posted: 21-04-2005

jm1647 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 1,629

Did ya try hooking up to the pc to see if you could get the tray open and do the upgrade again?

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Posted: 21-04-2005

jm1647 (MyCE Resident): Posts: 1,629

@Chris_Chew - check out this post for bad upgrade and how to reflash
http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=134904
It's for PC based drives but the utilities I have tried that are for them also work on LVW drives so far. Might be worth a shot.

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Posted: 30-04-2005

gibby (New on Forum): Posts: 12

must be great to have plenty of money, thats why we buy liteon because thats all we can afford, anyway what's a TBC unit, i have a vcr that works just fine.

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Posted: 30-04-2005

had1 (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 119

TBC stands for: "Time Base Correction". Many older high-end and professional S-VHS units have that! I'm not a pro but I've used many Panasonic 1980's and they basically clean up your video correcting the time lines so you don't get jumpy broken up video!! The real ones work great!! Everybody really knows one of the best ways to transfer video is using the famous Canopus ADC100 which doesn't have TBC & sells for approx. $275 USD! The next set up is the big brother unit with TBC!! I don't Model # but it sells for approx. $400 USD! If your very serious about quality video transfer it's a must have!! That's back in the days of generation loss and that was bad enough much less jumpy video!! That's what makes digital so GREAT!! Get in your computer and your set with no more generation losses!!
had1

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Posted: 12-05-2005

HelloShaun (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 177

Turn power off at mains, turn back on and keep the eject button held down.

It should open.

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Posted: 13-05-2005

Raised Grain (CD Freaks Rookie): Posts: 43

Hello, HelloShaun.

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Posted: 13-05-2005

HelloShaun (CD Freaks Member): Posts: 177

Hi Raised Grain

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