Sounds like a Bad Flash sorry to hear it but have a read of This and also Here and I think there is some info about it in the Lite-On Thread as well, it’s happened to a few people so using the Search might give you some help as well.
Snowus I was hopping there was something in the Links to help you recover the drive, the Firmware you used might of been incomplete of it didn’t Flash correctly so it shows up as 1633 but the drive is still not working . One thing I have never tried to do is crossflashing a drive so I can’t talk from experience, I can only give you a few suggestions, but have you tried using FlashFix on your Firmware before you try and Flash it back to a older version ? Also try using Mtkflash and try and Flash back to a Sony with the Firmware your drive came with even if you don’t have the original, download the same version and try and use it, On the link where you download Mtkflash there is also a very detailed Tutorial on how to use Mtkflash. Hope it’s of some help to you to recover your drive.
I tried to flash it back and nothing has worked so far.
Here is where I am at as of this writing:
Downloaded & unzipped mtkflash version 1.80 saved it to >>>>>>>>>C:\firm
Downloaded & unzipped DW-D22A_BYS1b.zip saved it to >>>>>>>>>>C:\firm
Created a boot disk from NIL Pioneer DVD page as described.
Changed the Boot sequence to Boot from Floppy Dr.
Inserted the Boot Disc restarted computer.
Chose minimal Boot as described .
That brings up A Prompt: A:>
HERE IS WHERE THE FUN BEGINS!!!
Now I have tried to type in the path I saved files to which should be:
c:\firm
That brings it to the C:>
I then try and type in C:\ firm .I have tried this several ways with spaces etc and it will not allow me to enter the \ key.
C:\ firm but for some frigging reason I can type the backstroke key \\
When I try to enter backstoke \ I get this ~ at the Dos Prompt=WTF
I have tried to figure out why I cant simply enter a backstoke \\\ at the C prompt to continue ?
It seems like I have followed everything else and thought I was pretty much ready to try and reflash drive then this damn curveball comes into play!!!
I even switched to a PS2 keyboard thinking my wireless keyboard might have something to do with this>> Samething happens with PS2 keyboard type in a \ and get a ~ .
Anyone have any ideas why I cant just enter a \ @ C:> Dos Prompt?
When out of Dos Mode it works just fine.
Kind of on TILT right now maybe a break would help settle me down.
Snowus if you are going to Flash DVD drive from you HD make sure it’s formatted to Fat 32 , if you are running XP on a NTFS file system, DOS will not work! it will only work on a Fat 32 Formated HD. I don’t know why you can’t use your “ \ “ it sounds very unusual, From the site you down loaded Mtkflash follow the link and download DOS 7 and put Mtkflash and your firmware on a DOS 7 Boot Floppy and Flash your drive from the Floppy, that way you don’t have to use your “ \†.
Thanks it took awhile but everything is now back up running fine.
Oh yeah the problem with the DVDs not working were Power DVD was trying to run them on my G Drive>>I dont have a G Drive so changed it to F and DVDs worked perfect.