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roosta
10-16-2005, 05:04 AM
right, techy question here.

I thought i was running a programme which would by pass my laptops dvd region encoding, Turns out the programme wasn't doing its job. And now my laptop had locked its self to region 1 and i cant get i back to region 2.

Does anyone know how i can get it back!?
Tzar
10-16-2005, 05:14 AM
i want to change mine as well. but i read that you have to do alot of re-installing and stuff.
roosta
10-16-2005, 05:22 AM
well, it told me in no uncertain terms "you cannot change this, even if you reinstall windows" :(
but then dvd decrypter pointed me towards a firmware site, but it warned me "only for advanced users, reflashing incorectly might fuck up your shit for good" and i am not an advanced user....balls! if this is permanently fucked i will be pissed.
Tzar
10-16-2005, 05:25 AM
yeah well my dvd player (the one for the tv) is broken, the PS2 doesn't play certain dvds (like some of my metallica ones) and then i locked the settings on the computer for dvds i can watch on the PS2 - so now them metallica dvds are gathering dust. (n)
Freebasser
10-16-2005, 05:47 AM
Whoever invented DVD regions is a knob.
Tzar
10-16-2005, 06:06 AM
Whoever invented DVD regions is a knob.
werd.
synch
10-16-2005, 06:12 AM
I had a spare dvd drive for my pc on which I wanted to test the whole region-free thing.

You get a number of times that you can chose which region you want the drive to be set to. I believe it was four at that time. I found some firmware that was specifically for my drive and was supposed to make it region free. I flashed my dvd player with it, rebooted my pc, checked the drive properties and it was set to region 2 with just one try left :o

It might have worked properly... but I don't even have a region 1 dvd to check it with :D
Ace42X
10-16-2005, 06:15 AM
i am not an advanced user....balls! if this is permanently fucked i will be pissed.

Find a region 0 (all regions) firmware and install it. Firmwares are just like "patches" for hardware. A corrupt installation can render the device inactive, but just make sure no-one pulls the plug halfway through the flashing, and it should be fine. It is only if the flash is interupted halfway through you are fucked.
synch
10-16-2005, 06:18 AM
I'd stay away from dodgy looking sites too...

No, wait, you can still log on here though.
Hiebz
10-16-2005, 06:33 AM
dvd drives aren't that expensive either, having moved to france from the us, I just bought a second internal dvd drive for playing the DVDs I brought with me - plus made it was a combo CD burner so I can burn cd's.

that's an option if you have the space and a little dough and don't want to mess with firmwares, but like Ace said, it's not a super danger to flash the firmware - worst case if it gets screwed up, you'll have to deal out for another drive, though that's very unlikely
Tzar
10-16-2005, 06:34 AM
my dvd drive is the only cd drive in the tower and burner too.

i ain't gonna risk shit.
roosta
10-16-2005, 07:22 AM
cheers all!

im gonna try the reflashing, ive nothing to lose
synch
10-16-2005, 07:33 AM
dvd drives aren't that expensive either, having moved to france from the us, I just bought a second internal dvd drive for playing the DVDs I brought with me - plus made it was a combo CD burner so I can burn cd's.

that's an option if you have the space and a little dough and don't want to mess with firmwares, but like Ace said, it's not a super danger to flash the firmware - worst case if it gets screwed up, you'll have to deal out for another drive, though that's very unlikely
His is a laptop though... :)
IDIOTSVILLE
10-16-2005, 07:35 AM
tried doin a system restore?
roosta
10-16-2005, 07:47 AM
tried doin a system restore?

i doubt itll work, its a hardware thing, even if i reinstalled windows the dvd player would stay as is...
Hiebz
10-16-2005, 08:29 AM
yeah, it's a hardware setting
Hiebz
10-16-2005, 08:30 AM
His is a laptop though... :)
oops read over that. suppose an external usb dvd drive is a bit more pricey ... :)