Christmas gift - new firmwares for LDW-811S and LDW-411S.

OC-Freak

I would have uploaded the LDW-411S files myself but since dhc014 already have done so + new LDW-811S firmware I think we may use his page

http://dhc014.rpc1.org - a big thanks to dhc014!!

*edit* They're now official, and available from www.liteonit.com

LDW-811S HS0J dated 16.12.2003 both in exe and binary format.

LDW-411S FS0G dated 17.12.2003 both in exe and binary format.

Media codes in these firmwares (same for both):

DVD-R:

PVC001001
TAIYOYUDEN
SONY
CMC MAG.
PRODISCG02
MBI
OPTODISCK001
MCC 01RG20
PVCR001002
TYG01
RITEKG04
ProdiscS03
CMC MAG. AF1
DAXON004
SONY04D1
MXL RG02
SKC Co.,Ltd.
PRINCO
BeAll G40001
FORNEX101
NANYA-JC001
GSC001
Dvsn
LEADDATA01
LD
LEADDATA
PRINCO
RITEKG03
TAROKO-MX4
BeAll G00001
LONGTEN 001
TDKG02000000
MAM4XG01
GSC001
MEI 00V001
OPTODISCR004
MCIG01
SONY08D1
GSC002
Yi Jhan 001
MBI 01RG20
ONIDTECH
VDSP_SAB 01
AN32
AN31
POSG04
RITEKM02

New compared to FS0F and HS0E:

DATA TRACK
VANGUARD
DKM_01
RITEKG05
MCC 02RG20
LONGTEN 009
POSJ 01
Auvistar
MCC 00RG200
MXL RG01
VDSPMSAB 01
OPTODISCK001
TYG02
FORNEX001
MCI4XG01

DVD-RW:

RITEK000V11A
RITEKW01
CMCW02
PRINCO
PRINCO !
ProdiscDVDRW
OPTODISCK001
MCC 00RW11N9
PVCW00V00245
TDK502sakuM3
JVC_VictorW7
OPTODISCK001!

New compared to FS0F and HS0E:

RITEKW04
MCC 01RW11n9
OPTODISCW002

DVD+R:

MCC 001
MCC 002
CMC MAG R01
YUDEN000T01
RITEK R01
PRODISC R01
RICOHJPNR01 
MAXELL 001
PRODISC R02
TDK 001
BeAll000P40
SONY D01
NANYA DR
RITEK R02
DAXON AZ1
CMC MAG F01
OPTODISCOP1
MPOMEDIA001
LD 001
SKYMEDIAR01
OPTODISCOR4
MPOMEDIA040
YUDEN000T01 
YUDEN000T02 
MCC 003 
RICOHJPNR02 
RITEK R03 
CMC MAG E01 
PRODISC R03
SONY D11 
NANYA RJB
MBIPG101R03
OPTODISCOP2
Philips 081 
CMC MAG F01 
MAXELL 002 
LONGTEN 002
GSC502 002

New compared to FS0F and HS0E:

RICOHJPNR00
DT-D02 02
MUST 002
MCC
MCC









RITEK M02
VDSPMSAB001

DVD+RW:

MCC A01
RITEK 001
MKM A02
CMC MAG W01
NANYASC DRW
RICOHJPNW11
OPTODISCOP1
PRODISC W01
INFODISCA01
RITEK 0040
RITEK W04
CMC MAG W02
PHILIPS 041
SONY S11
DAXON D41
INFODISCA10
SENTINELW01
PRODISC W02
MBIPG101W03

New compared to FS0F and HS0E:

RICOHJPNW01
NANYA DRW
PHILIPS 010
DAXON D42
OPTODISCOP4

In other words: many new media codes.

Comment 1: Scanning in K-Probe seems to not work good with these firmwares as it gives sky-high amount of errors on almoist all discs.

Comment 2: Writing quality of ricohjpnr01 discs seems better to my findings.

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mauricetgol

With the previous version we were able to burn DVD-r.

But not all media is readable in all DVD-players.

I hope that problem belongs to the past!

I am gonna try it and report my experience.

Happy X-mas to all of you!!

rd72

I try it and my Laser brand DVD-R 4x which usually burn at 1x, now burn at 2x. It's still much better.

But I was amaze when I burn RICOH 4x DVD+RW. It was started at 2x and it goes to 12x at the end !!! The average speed was about 6x !!!

I don't know whether this firmware is officially released by liteon, but if not, BIG THANKS for the person who wrote this firmware.

Regards,
rd.

nipponappi

Can i i install this in my DRW-1S81?

Thanks

Dancing Beetle

Anyone know if this upgrade now has the book-type setting?

mauricetgol

I can't confirm the avarage 6x with a 4 x DVD+RW.
It burns at 3.9 x speed.

rd72

Every media is different. Try the one that comes up with the retail bundle. I bought Ricoh 4x DVD+RW and test it. The one that comes up with the bundle here (Australia) is Ricoh as well and they're both giving the same result.

rd.

mauricetgol

I tried the one that came up with the retail bundle.
There is no brand on it.

I am living in the Netherlands.

Anyone the same 6x average experience?

kyuss

hi all,
I've just read these wonderful news... a new firmware for my 811! =) when i get home 2nite i'll test it, but, as it's not in liteonit website... is it official? if not, is it safe to install them?
thx and cheers!

dhc014

Actually, I was hoping that someone would try it and tell me. The Windows Flasher should let you flash a DRW-1S81...

No, they're not technically official yet since they're not posted on liteonit.com yet.

Enjoy! Keep on testing guys!

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jsl_blues

I flashed my 811S with the new firmware in the hope that it would allow me to use some Memorex discs I had bought. They are DVD-R 4x (CMC MAG AF1). Nero 6.3.0.0 still will not burn these...it just locks up on caching files. I can burn all other discs I have including 4x DVD+R's and even some 2.4x -R's, just not these Memorex ones. I've also tried burning with Burnatonce with prodvd support along with the required key. And I know the first keys were bad but the author sent me a working one shortly thereafter.

Anyone else use these discs or other 4x -R's and experience similar problems?

Dancing Beetle

Yep I've got the same problem with Nero 6.3 and -R disc's it just locks up when it starts caching files.

No problems with +R or +RW's, so unless you and I have identical pc's (v.unlikely) I'm thinking it must be a Nero problem.

rdgrimes

Easily some of the worst DVD-R media available today. Will not burn well here on either 411S or Pioneer 106D, although with FS0G, the 411S does better with them.
No such problem here with CMC, TY, Ritek, MCC or Maxell.

beefy99a

Fsog has been the worst firmware update for my 411s. Now i know that media code longten 001 are not top notch disks, but in firmware revision fsof they were burning really well. They now will not complete the finalizing process. They just keep on burning and won't stop burning. So i reboot my computer to stop the burning process and i pop out the disk. I flip it over and look at the lead in and it is about 5 times the normal size. Im going to run more test and try burning some more with different media also, but so far this revision is garbage.

Airhead

Normally I'm a updater but I'll skip this one. I love my K-Probe. Unless CMC MAG F01 burns better...

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jsl_blues

Dancing Beetle,

Since we both have problems with Nero and -R media, do you happen to have a VIA chipset on your PC?

Ulty

hmm
i have a via chipset and 411s and i cant burn any dvd-r media with nero 6 at all, havent tried any other program as yet. Though I havent flashed it to these newest firmwares yet either.

worker

I don't see what the problem is with CMC MAG AF1. Tried to attach a kprobe scan but I can't get it small enough. In any case Max PI of 13, AVG PI of 1.396, Max PO of 7, AVG PO of 0.120. This would qualify as a good burn. I get excellent results with this media branded as Memorex. This is an 811 with HS0J installed. Burns well on my 411 and Pioneer 106.

rdgrimes

Well, that's CMC for you, no 2 batches alike. Only decent burn I can get on this batch is at 1x in Pioneer 106D.

Dancing Beetle

jsl_blues,

I do, I've got a Via Apollo Pro133A chipset. A little old, I know but I only use the PC for browsing and burning.

I'm running XP with the VIA Hyperion drivers, although I can't remember how to verify the version in XP?

..just found this .....HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then SOFTWARE and check the listing under VIA and/or VIA4in1Driver...... and my installed version is 4.49

rdgrimes

As a test, you guys could try the default MS IDE controller driver. It might not be adequate in other respects, but you'd find out if your driver is at fault.

jsl_blues

Dancing Beetle,

I think we're on to something.

I have the exact same VIA chipset with a 600MHz PIII. I have a 811S with this newest FW HS0J, as well as the latest 4-in-1's (4.51). I also could not burn these CMC MAG AF1's with older firmware using Nero or Burnatonce with ProDVD. There is something wacky about VIA chipsets and burning -R's.

Dartman

I've been burning minus media at 4x with mine and I have a MSI with a VIA chipset. The drive burns reprint Ritek GO4's just fine, a little higher on the errors but they seem to work fine with my stuff.
Might be a particular combo of VIA and motherboards that are affected. I haven't installed the latest 4-1 as they are supposed to be bad.
Might have to try this new firmware, I spose I can go back if it really is worse in quality.

jsl_blues

rdgrimes,

I just tried the MS native IDE drivers and no luck there either! Anyone else with Via chipsets able to burn 4x -R's with an 811S?

Thanks.

FTC

Hi,

I can confirm the same hang with Nero 5.5.10 when writing with a 811s over DVD-r (Rimax in this case) and using a VIA Apollo Pro 133 system.
Note however that I can burn the same disc in the same system with Roxio's ECDC 5 and also with RecordNowDX.

In both cases, using HS0J firmware.

Regards