MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers

*ala42* · 24-10-2005

MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers

MediaCodeSpeedEdit allows you to get even more out of your Pioneer burner by applying changes to the official firmware. MediaCodeSpeedEdit also supports models of other manufacturers, see the main MCSE discussion thread for details.

Key features of the Pioneer support:
1/ Support for PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109/110x/111x/112x/115x/212x/215x/K05/K15/K17 DVD writer.
2/ Support for official firmware files and unofficial patched firmware files.
3/ Increasing the DVD write speed by lossless write strategy swapping.
4/ Riplock patch for 109/110/111 firmwares, allowing 16x SL/12x DL rips instead of the default 5x rip speed.
5/ Replacing of Media Codes with manually entered or imported Media Codes for currently unsupported Media Codes.
6/ RPC1 patch for 112x/115x/212x/215x/K17 firmwares.
7/ Flasher patch 112x/115x/212x/215x/K17 flasher to allow downgrades and flashing RPC1 drives.
8/ Text file export of Media Code and write speed tables.

Warning:

Using patched firmware might damage your drive and will void your warranty.

The use of MediaCodeSpeedEdit is at your own risk.

Supported firmwares:
PIONEER DVR-113NP 1.01
PIONEER DVR-213NP 1.01
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 8.57,1.58/8.58
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110 1.22, 1.37/8.37, 1.39/8.39, 1.41
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D 1.22/8.22, 1.37/8.37, 1.39/8.39, 1.41
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111 1.06, 1.19, 1.23, 1.29
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D 1.06, 1.19/8.19, 1.23, 8.25, 1.29/8.29
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111L 8.19, 8.26, 8.29
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112 1.09, 1.15, 1.21, 1.22, 1.24
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D 8.06, 1.09/8.09, 1.15, 1.21/8.21, 1.22, 1.24, 8.25
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112L 8.06, 1.09/8.09, 1.15, 1.21/8.21, 1.22, 1.24, 8.25
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115 1.18
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D 1.18
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115L 1.18
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212 1.15, 1.21/8.21, 1.22, 1.24, 8.25
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212D 1.15, 1.21, 1.22, 1.24
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212L 1.22, 1.24
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D 1.18
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215L 1.18
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K05, K15, K16, K17

Burning results:
Changing Pioneer DVD±R write strategies (results thread)

Usage firmware modification:

1/ Download the firmware you want to modify.
2/ Start MCSE.
3/ Load the firmware normal file file, e.g. RB100111.122 for the 110D 1.22 firmware.
4/ To increase the write speed, double click the media code you want to change and select the write strategy you want to use instead. This is a bit of trial and error. Check the Changing Pioneer DVD±R write strategies (results thread) to see if your modification has been tried before.
5/ To apply the RPC1 patch, select the RPC1 checkbox.
6/ To apply the Bitset patch, select the enable bitsetting checkbox.
7/ To apply the read speed patch, select the increase readspeed checkbox.
8/ Save the firmware. When using the Pioneer flasher the file name may not be changed.
9/ Flash the modified firmware. The Pioneer flasher does not allow to downgrade or even to flash the same firmware release again. DVRFlash does not have this silly restriction. The flashers used in the TDB Pioneer RPC1 patches also do not have these restrictions.
10/ Reboot.

Usage Flasher modification:

MCSE can remove the flasher restriction described above for 112x/115x/212x/215x/K17 flasher
1/ Download the flasher you want to modify.
2/ Start MCSE.
3/ Load the flasher .exe file, e.g. UPR12.exe for the DVR-112_FW122EU flasher.
4/ Select the allow same to same flashing checkbox.
5/ Save the modified flasher.

Known restrictions:
- Strategy swapping for RW and DL media is not recommended.
- Changing (disabling) of write speeds is currently not implemented.

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This first post has been updated to reflect the current development state of MCSE V 1.1.0.16

Eluder · 24-10-2005

Woah, this is totally unexpected to me. Way to go ala!

*Wesociety* · 24-10-2005

Wow! What a pleasant suprise.

Cheers ala42!

*ala42* · 24-10-2005

To speed up the release of the PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 support, I am looking for additional beta testers.

KevL · 24-10-2005

Can you change the firmware for the 109 . I tried and it says read only? I presume Wes is beta testing?

Kev

*Wizzu* · 24-10-2005

Unexpected and quite great! I'll finally be able to verify a theory I have about some of my Verbs...

*ala42* · 24-10-2005

MediaCodeSpeedEdit V1.0.7.1 is out.

Code:

Changelog
1.0.7.1  24 Oct 2005
        - enabled the PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 1.58 support

Download Changelog

*_chef_* · 24-10-2005

Just great!

I simply have to wait jealously watching onto 110D owners.

*ala42* · 24-10-2005

For completeness, here is also the changelog of the initial Pioneer release.

Code:

Changelog
1.0.7.1  24 Oct 2005
        - enabled the PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 1.58 support
        
1.0.7.0  23 Oct 2005
        - added support for Pioneer 109/110 family drives
          Special thanks to >NIL: and TDB, also to the brave alpha testers
          PumaUK, agent009 for testing the patches.
          
          Current version supports:
            PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-110D1.22
            PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-110D8.22
          other 109/110 firmwares are supported read only until tester
          have checked them.
          +R, +R9 and -R9 strategy swapping is lossless, so the source
          media code is still available after swapping.
          -R, -RW and +RW strategy swapping renames the source media code,
          so it is not available anymore.
          4x -R media seems to be locked at that speed.

Download Changelog

KevL · 24-10-2005

ala42

Thanks, I was just 4 hours early

Kev

rmtaibo · 24-10-2005

I never think this could happen.
Thanks for your hard work ala42.
The Pioneer's chamber of secrets was opened...

*cantankerous* · 24-10-2005

Wow, this is incredible. We can all now be do it yourself Nils for pioneer firmwares.

*Wesociety* · 24-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevL

I presume Wes is beta testing?

Accurate presumption!

DVD_PREDATOR · 24-10-2005

[QUOTE=ala42]MediaCodeSpeedEdit V1.0.7.1 is out.
[code]Changelog
1.0.7.1 24 Oct 2005
- enabled the PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 1.58 support

Can you add support to 8.57 firmware? I have a dvr-109 available to test. I'm getting great results with +r media, but need bitsetting support.

ukendt · 25-10-2005

>Nil? I thought he retired?

*ala42* · 26-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukendt

>Nil? I thought he retired?

Yes, he retired, and Pioneer did not reinvent the wheel for the 109/110 firmwares.

**imkidd57** · 26-10-2005

@ala42:

This is a nice piece of work. Just out of interest, is it possible to provide support for the DVR-108 or Piodata 108DX?

...otherwise...

@anyone else:

By analogy with the NEC 2500 -> 2510, is it possible to flash the 108 with 109 f/w?

*cantankerous* · 26-10-2005

no that isn't possible, sorry.

flightbynight · 27-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by imkidd57

@ala42:

This is a nice piece of work. Just out of interest, is it possible to provide support for the DVR-108 or Piodata 108DX?

...otherwise...

@anyone else:

By analogy with the NEC 2500 -> 2510, is it possible to flash the 108 with 109 f/w?

I was dreaming of that but never ask.ala42 have done enought for me already,my NEC 3500 and LG 4167 are much better drive now because of is work.

*ala42* · 27-10-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by imkidd57

@ala42:

This is a nice piece of work. Just out of interest, is it possible to provide support for the DVR-108 or Piodata 108DX?

The only thing I currently know about the 108 firmwares is that they have been patched.

Quote:

By analogy with the NEC 2500 -> 2510, is it possible to flash the 108 with 109 f/w?

These drives use chipsets with different CPU cores. Usually a next generation chipset is bad enough to prevent crossflashing, but an incompatible cpu means no chance.

**imkidd57** · 29-10-2005

OK many thanks for your replies. I was looking for a way to burn RICOHJPNR01 at 8x and still retain booktyping to DVD-ROM.

Cheers...

*ala42* · 03-11-2005

Here are the Pioneer related changes:

Code:

Changelog
1.0.7.2  03 Nov 2005
        - added lossless -R strategy swapping for Pioneer 109/110 firmwares
          Thanks to PumaUK for the tests.
        - added support for PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-109 8.57
          Thanks to DVD_PREDATOR for the tests.
        - fixed problem with MCC 004 MID in PIONEER firmwares. This MID is
          referenced twice, by a 16x and 12 strategy. The second one, 12x
          strategy was used when swapping to MCC 004. It is ignored now.
          Thanks to richman for reporting this problem.

Some Pioneer 107/108 firmwares will probably be supported in the next weeks.

Download Changelog

*cantankerous* · 03-11-2005

good job matey! Thanks! BTW by lossless -R strategy do you mean that once we switch a MID it isn't lost in use by the actual MID had we put a disc in the drive that contained it?

flightbynight · 03-11-2005

Thanks again.

*ala42* · 03-11-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by cantankerous

good job matey! Thanks! BTW by lossless -R strategy do you mean that once we switch a MID it isn't lost in use by the actual MID had we put a disc in the drive that contained it?

Yep, you can use the original source MID strategy as often as you want. You can even use it in the original form when it is mapped to something else. Before the source MIDs was just renamed to the target MID, so it could not be used anymore.

24-10-2005	#1
ala42 MediaCodeSpeedEdit Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Land of Zensursula Posts: 4,993	MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers MediaCodeSpeedEdit allows you to get even more out of your Pioneer burner by applying changes to the official firmware. MediaCodeSpeedEdit also supports models of other manufacturers, see the main MCSE discussion thread for details. Key features of the Pioneer support: 1/ Support for PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109/110x/111x/112x/115x/212x/215x/K05/K15/K17 DVD writer. 2/ Support for official firmware files and unofficial patched firmware files. 3/ Increasing the DVD write speed by lossless write strategy swapping. 4/ Riplock patch for 109/110/111 firmwares, allowing 16x SL/12x DL rips instead of the default 5x rip speed. 5/ Replacing of Media Codes with manually entered or imported Media Codes for currently unsupported Media Codes. 6/ RPC1 patch for 112x/115x/212x/215x/K17 firmwares. 7/ Flasher patch 112x/115x/212x/215x/K17 flasher to allow downgrades and flashing RPC1 drives. 8/ Text file export of Media Code and write speed tables. Warning: Using patched firmware might damage your drive and will void your warranty. The use of MediaCodeSpeedEdit is at your own risk. Supported firmwares: PIONEER DVR-113NP 1.01 PIONEER DVR-213NP 1.01 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 8.57,1.58/8.58 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110 1.22, 1.37/8.37, 1.39/8.39, 1.41 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-110D 1.22/8.22, 1.37/8.37, 1.39/8.39, 1.41 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111 1.06, 1.19, 1.23, 1.29 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111D 1.06, 1.19/8.19, 1.23, 8.25, 1.29/8.29 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-111L 8.19, 8.26, 8.29 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112 1.09, 1.15, 1.21, 1.22, 1.24 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D 8.06, 1.09/8.09, 1.15, 1.21/8.21, 1.22, 1.24, 8.25 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112L 8.06, 1.09/8.09, 1.15, 1.21/8.21, 1.22, 1.24, 8.25 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115 1.18 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D 1.18 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115L 1.18 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212 1.15, 1.21/8.21, 1.22, 1.24, 8.25 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212D 1.15, 1.21, 1.22, 1.24 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212L 1.22, 1.24 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215 1.18 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D 1.18 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215L 1.18 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K05, K15, K16, K17 Burning results: Changing Pioneer DVD±R write strategies (results thread) Usage firmware modification: 1/ Download the firmware you want to modify. 2/ Start MCSE. 3/ Load the firmware normal file file, e.g. RB100111.122 for the 110D 1.22 firmware. 4/ To increase the write speed, double click the media code you want to change and select the write strategy you want to use instead. This is a bit of trial and error. Check the Changing Pioneer DVD±R write strategies (results thread) to see if your modification has been tried before. 5/ To apply the RPC1 patch, select the RPC1 checkbox. 6/ To apply the Bitset patch, select the enable bitsetting checkbox. 7/ To apply the read speed patch, select the increase readspeed checkbox. 8/ Save the firmware. When using the Pioneer flasher the file name may not be changed. 9/ Flash the modified firmware. The Pioneer flasher does not allow to downgrade or even to flash the same firmware release again. DVRFlash does not have this silly restriction. The flashers used in the TDB Pioneer RPC1 patches also do not have these restrictions. 10/ Reboot. Usage Flasher modification: MCSE can remove the flasher restriction described above for 112x/115x/212x/215x/K17 flasher 1/ Download the flasher you want to modify. 2/ Start MCSE. 3/ Load the flasher .exe file, e.g. UPR12.exe for the DVR-112_FW122EU flasher. 4/ Select the allow same to same flashing checkbox. 5/ Save the modified flasher. Known restrictions: - Strategy swapping for RW and DL media is not recommended. - Changing (disabling) of write speeds is currently not implemented. Screenshot: Embedded Images View/download images and remove advertisements by registering now! (it's easy, free and takes less than a minute) You must be registered in order view images in this forum. Latest Version: Embedded Images View/download images and remove advertisements by registering now! (it's easy, free and takes less than a minute) You must be registered in order view images in this forum. MCSE Homepage MCSE Homepage Mirror Download Changelog Main MCSE discussion thread This first post has been updated to reflect the current development state of MCSE V 1.1.0.16 __________________ LiteOn/Benq/LG/NEC/Pioneer/Samsung/Toshiba stuff: MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.2.0.10, released October 3rd 2011 Last edited by C0deKing; 02-05-2008 at 03:17.

24-10-2005	#2
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24-10-2005	#3
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24-10-2005	#4
ala42 MediaCodeSpeedEdit Author Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Land of Zensursula Posts: 4,993	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers To speed up the release of the PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 support, I am looking for additional beta testers. __________________ LiteOn/Benq/LG/NEC/Pioneer/Samsung/Toshiba stuff: MediaCodeSpeedEdit V 1.2.0.10, released October 3rd 2011

24-10-2005	#5
KevL New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 12	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers Can you change the firmware for the 109 . I tried and it says read only? I presume Wes is beta testing? Kev

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24-10-2005	#6
Wizzu MyCE Resident Join Date: May 2005 Location: Belgium & Switzerland Posts: 6,576	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers Unexpected and quite great! I'll finally be able to verify a theory I have about some of my Verbs... __________________ François "Wizzu" Marchand, the artist formerly known as Francksoy I won't reply to technical help requests by PM, but ask you question in the forum and notify me, I'll be glad to help if I can!

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24-10-2005	#11
rmtaibo CD Freaks Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: caracas - venezuela Posts: 107	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers I never think this could happen. Thanks for your hard work ala42. The Pioneer's chamber of secrets was opened...

24-10-2005	#12
cantankerous CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 570	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers Wow, this is incredible. We can all now be do it yourself Nils for pioneer firmwares.

24-10-2005	#14
DVD_PREDATOR CD Freaks Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 222	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers [QUOTE=ala42]MediaCodeSpeedEdit V1.0.7.1 is out. [code]Changelog 1.0.7.1 24 Oct 2005 - enabled the PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 1.58 support Can you add support to 8.57 firmware? I have a dvr-109 available to test. I'm getting great results with +r media, but need bitsetting support.

25-10-2005	#15
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imkidd57 Senior Moderator & Editor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Fajara Posts: 8,792	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers OK many thanks for your replies. I was looking for a way to burn RICOHJPNR01 at 8x and still retain booktyping to DVD-ROM. Cheers... __________________ . .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are new to the internet, have a query about digital storage, or would maybe like to tell us a bit about yourself: just register with us and try either the Newbie forum or the MyCE Living Room. Alternatively, if you fancy some chit-chat (without technical help), then you're welcome to use the Chatbox to have a natter to other experienced members and staff. So what are you waiting for? Click the smiley to join --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

03-11-2005	#23
cantankerous CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 570	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers good job matey! Thanks! BTW by lossless -R strategy do you mean that once we switch a MID it isn't lost in use by the actual MID had we put a disc in the drive that contained it?

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flightbynight New on Forum Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11	Re: MediaCodeSpeedEdit support for Pioneer DVD-Writers Thanks again.

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