LG GCC 4521b (52x32x52x) error while updating firmware

Hi, I just tried to update this firmware and the windows xp got a blue screen and shut down

(I tried to update the firmware but i did not read the readme file and I did this with the DVD room, in the IDE-1 and in slave --- the readme.txt tells to update the firmware with the dvd-room in the IDE-2 as master and with no other devices in the same cable..........(My dvd-room does not even turn on and the bios does not detect it) is there anyway to fix it?


I wish I could get some help, thanks
and sorry about my stupidness

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Last edited by tareko; 05-04-2005 at 00:59.

lol, could someone plz reply this msg?
even if its to say
There's No Way ur driver is dead!!

solution is easy, even most of the peoples think there's not.
just download Je3.exe , and unpack GCC5421B106.exe or lower,
and put together je3.exe and ide.hex from .exe file into c disk, but your disk must be fat32 for this work, or you can conect you drive to another, older computer, with win95/98.
then, go into DOS (real, not emulate!), best booting from diskette.
run je3.exe with ede.hex file,
you wil see on the screen a strange model of the drive, but you just continue, this je3.exe is only way, (You are using a right firmware, remember this).
aprox 3 min later your combo drive will flashing and then you can safe restart your computer.
this is the only solutions!
if you have some questions, just ask.

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i had a he** of a time doing this, but got it resolved. my combo drive failed the flash as the system shutdown while in the process of flashing. i had to get a floppy drive...i also had to convert a portion of the hardrive to fat32 from NTFS...it and booted with a win98 floppy disk from bootdisk.com. from there i had to look for the je3.exe file. the firmware were from LGs site. Thanks to this information posted, because i was ready to throw the drive out of the windows.

nowadays you can just use this program directly with windows:

http://digi.rpc1.org/mwf.htm (MtkWinFlash)

i just recovered my gcc-4521B after has exactly the same problem from tareko

I download MtkWinFlash, but I not found flash file in .bin or .hex format. Where I found this flash file for GCC-4521B? In LG site I found just win programs and not bin/hex.

Tks!
Abel

some one know where are the file in .bin or .hex format for GCC-4521B???????

Great

1 - Where can I get htis file, je3.exe.
2 - Must boot from a floppy, ok. what if ir requires more than one floppy?
3 - May I use a dos CD? (with another drive, of course)

Hi. I too had a error while updating my LG GCC-4521B drive and have finally got it working thanks to this forum.

I tried out with je3.exe as asked to do by nekakav (Thank you very much!). Herez wot i did

1. I searched for the file "je3.exe" in google and found this link in some page which i cudnt understand (was not in english). Herez the link.

http://www.overclockers.com.au/articles/76277/Je3.exe

I copied the file into "C:\temp"

2. I downloaded the firmware update from the LG site. Herez how i got to the link

http://us.lgservice.com/ --> Product Support --> Device Driver --> Combo Drive --> I selected Windows Xp version GCC-4521B firmware

Though the file has a .exe extenstion its a SFX Zip archive. I unzipped using WinRar (WinZip will also do) by right clicking and selecting "extract to here"

I got 2 files. One a readme file n other a ".exe" file. I cud even extract this ".exe" file using winrar. Therez the hidden ".hex" file which you asked for (ide.hex).

I copied all the files into "C:\temp"


3. I booted using a DOS diskette without CD-ROM support and changed the prompt to "C:\temp". Here i typrd "je3 /?" to find out wot all options i had. Heres wot i got

usage 1 : JE3 [FILE_NAME.HEX]
usage 2 : JE3 [FILE_NAME.HEX] [PORT_NUMBER] /m
[FILE_NAME.HEX] : ***.HEX
[PORT_NUMBER] :
1 - Primary Master
2 - Primary Slave
3 - Secondary Master
4 - Secondary Slave
/m is Boot mode Option

I have my drive connected as secondary slave. So I used je3 like this

je3 ide.hex 4 /m

And after a minutes, to my joy the LED of the drive started twinkling to life!

Think you should use /m if u have booted with a DOS diskette like me.

Hope this post will be of some help to you. Cheers. Bye.

Thanks gautham!!

It was these detailed instructions I wanted before upgrading the firmware. Now I am assured that if anything goes wrong, there's a way to solve the problems.

But I honestly hope I don't need it!!

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Thanks mate!! This has solved my problem. I was about to throw away the drive... (LG Gcc 4521B - Combo)

Here you go...

1. Downloaded MTKWINFLASH from http://digi.rpc1.org/mwf.htm and followed as directed.
2. Downloaded latest firmware from LG support site and extracted to get the hex file... (use google GCC4521B107(E).exe)
3. used IDE mode, Select correct drive (sec_master), pointed out the above hex file and Said OK
4. Prayed to god (As i didn't in my other tricks)
5. Rebooted

6 .Success!!


Let me know if any one got any issue with the above procedure, i would love to help them out.

Thanks,
MAN.