All PIONEER 10* DVD drives and OEM (Aopen,etc) can use this firm,wares
to download the regionless firmware for your 10xPioneer DVD ROM.
Also Locked 6*SCSI Pioneer drive users can download new firmware to revitalize their drives to RPC1 state.
Locked 6x ATAPI Pioneer users must use my Eraser software to unlock their drives. Before take anything please read carefully this page for details !
I have tested the firmware update (revision 1.30) for the Creative DVD5240E and it's working perfectly and it's ofcourse regionfree. So if you have a Creative 5 speed drive, this is the firmware to go for.
I've just received the 'official' firmware update for the Creative 5x drive (5240E). I haven't tested it myself yet, but it should also be region free. For usage of this file, see info below
Some people seem to have problems with the e61c (UDMA) version of the firmware. It's seems that when you first flash the c61c version and after that flash the e61c version it may work properly.
A lot of people don't understand how to upgrade
the firmware for their 5x drive. To make things easier, I have made a new
batch file ('upgrade.bat') which is included in the zipfiles.
How to use the firmware upgrades:
Unzip the firmware file to a directory, f.i. c:\firmware
Reboot your computer.
Press (and hold) F8 while booting to get the Windows
boot menu.
Choose 'Command prompt only'.
Change directory to where you unzipped the firmware file
(f.i. c:\firmware).
Type 'upgrade' and follow onscreen instructions.
When the program is ready and the DOS prompt is back
(it should take around 40 seconds to upgrade the firmware), reboot your
computer.
Your drive will report itself as 'MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8583'
and will be regionfree.
You still need the Remote Selector to switch the region
code of the Dxr2 card ofcourse ...
I have installed the firmware yesterday and it works
perfectly! Several people have also mailed me and confirmed this. One small
note, the default setting of the flash program assumes that your drive
is connected as master on the secondairy IDE port.
There are three versions of the firmware available (all
of them are region free):
Version
c54a (98.10.15)
Version
c61c (98.11.26)
Version
e61c (98.11.26) Ultra DMA
And I warn you again: Use these firmware updates AT YOUR
OWN RISK !!! .
Here is a firmware
update for the Panasonic SR-8583 drive. I haven't had the possibility
to test it myself, but others say that it works and that it makes your
Creative 5x drive regionfree! Use it at your own risk!
I will test it myself tonight and will post the results
tomorrow.
I've updated the drive info program. It seemed that some drives have region protection, but report that all regions can be played. In this case the program reported region code 8. This is fixed now.
Current version: 1.73 :
What's new in V1.73
Native support added for the X10 MouseRemote.
Region support added for the Chromatic Research Mpact2 (only with Mediaware 98).
Remote support added for the Entertainment Center.
What's new in V1.72
LCD Display support added for the following players:
WinAmp (Playmode, Chapter and Time).
RealMagic DVD Station (Playmode, Title, Chapter and Time).
For this option to work properly, the DVD Station control
window must be visible and topmost. Remote Selector will automatically
make the control window visible and topmost if display support is enabled.
This option does not work if you play full screen on
the PC monitor, since the control window is not visible.
Support added for RealMagic remote control.
What's new in V1.71
Support added for the latest Creative Dxr3 player software
(V4.20):
MacroVision disabling support, Remote support for
menu functions.
Automatic region change option added: This option
only works when the 'Auto insert notification' option of the DVD
drive is enabled.
Support added for Logitech AST remote control.
What's new in V1.7:
Region, TV Framerate and MacroVision support added for
the DXR2 under Windows NT and Windows 98SE/2000 with WDM driver.
TV Mode and MacroVision support added for the DXR3.
Preliminary support added for HD44780 based LCD displays,
connected to the parallel port.
Only works with Windows 95 and 98.
Only the following players are supported:
Creative DVD player V3.x/V4.x (title, chapter and time).
Creative PlayCenter (chapter and time).
Improved support for native supported remotes:
Shutdown now works correctly.
Key reassign confirmation window appeared behind the
mainwindow, this is fixed now.
Improved support for the RealMagic Hollywood+:
Remote support for the DVD Station only worked with English
Windows. It should now work with all languages.
Support added for version 1.7 of the software/drivers.
Improved Framerate support for the DXR2:
Support added for the latest version of the DXR2 software/drivers.
Setting 'Disc Type' now completely restores original
state. This should solve problems with some German DVD's and with non standard
DVD resolution movies. If you have used a previous version of the Remote
Selector, you must reinstall the player software first for this function
to work properly.
All additional files are now attached to the executable
as resources, so the program now only consists of one file.
If you like Remote Selector, consider buying it. Registration is inexpensive and the author
deserves payment for this really nice DVD tool.
Remote Selector v1.6 (c) Erwin van den Berg - KeyGen Only, CRYSTAL release.
(from Discussion and from http://dxdomain.8m.com/dvd.htm )
Steps needed are :
1.Change the DXR3 Drivers in Control Panel, System to the Hollywood Plus Drivers (v1.5) http://pcdvd.nosf.com/files/HollywoodPlus/hpl1_5dr.zip
2. Install the Hollywood Plus Software
ftp://ftp.sigmadesigns.com/HollywoodPlus/holp1_6a.zip
or:
http://pcdvd.nosf.com/files/HollywoodPlus/HOLP1_6A.ZIP
4. Use the Hollywood Plus Zone Selector Program (set Regions 1 - 6)
http://www.multimania.com/hollywoodplus/release/zs30.exe
5. Change Drivers in Control
Panel, System to the Hollywood Plus Drivers (v1.6)
ftp://ftp.sigmadesigns.com/HollywoodPlus/holp1_6d.zip
Goto http://www.multimania.com/hollywoodplus/downuk.htm and download the drivers, application, and zone selector software.
DVD Region
Selector v3.75 available now http://www.kesher-computers.co.il/dvd
DVD Hack Forum: http://www.messagezone.com/message.asp?BoardName=103582
--- What's new in v3.75:
* With the help of a Genie user by the name of "Dan Jackson",
I was able
to write code that recreates the Windows 98 Special Edition
internal
region code. It also resets it's region counter back
to 1 change
remaining. So you can reset the region as many times
as required.
* Furthermore, Direct support for changing the Windows
98 Second/Millennium
Edition region code has been enabled. This makes playback
using players
that rely on the internal windows code much easier to
accomplish.
* New option to automatically set the Windows 98 SE /
ME region code on the
"Auto Region" panel.
* Fixed the windows DVD-Run-on-insert feature so that
it will not give
that odd message under Windows Millennium Edition when
inserting a disc
and no program is selected to auto-run.
* MGI SoftDVD MAX region-reset feature has been confirmed
to work
with the latest version (v3.6.0002 with Dolby Headphone
support).
This will only work in combination of the Windows internal
region
code, the Windows code must be set, and the SoftDVD code
must be
reset, then it'll work like a charm.
* Will now detect Windows 2000 region keys, thanks to
all the people
who've sent me sample keys so I can implement this feature.
* Can now export and erase the Windows 2000 region key.
* Removed the ability to edit the region key within DVD
Genie.
This feature was not really practical due to the changes
Microsoft
did to the design of the key since it's original inception
in
Windows 98.
* The DVD Genie configuration entries have been moved
to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER for Windows 2000 compatibility.
* Some of the more important pop-up messages can now be
translated.
Zone Selector 4.1: http://altern.org/zoneselector/zs41.zip
ZS Version 3.0 :
- Correct bugs found in version 2.5.
- Screenshot.
- Improvement of the automatic launching of DVD!
- Supports the loading of MPEG file separatly ( Drivers 1.6 ).
- Total Control of Zone Selector in the tray bar (right click).
- Only one executable ... no more DLL.
- Improvement of the graphic interface.
more...
How to set Regions 1 - 6 on a Creative DXR3 Card
(from Discussion and from http://jazboy.virtualave.net/dvd.htm )
Steps needed are :
1.Change the DXR3 Drivers in Control Panel, System to the Hollywood Plus Drivers (v1.5)
http://jazboy.virtualave.net/dvd/hpl1_5dr.zip
2. Install the Hollywood Plus Software
ftp://ftp.sigmadesigns.com/HollywoodPlus/holp1_6a.zip or:
http://jazboy.virtualave.net/dvd/holp1_6a.zip
4. Use the Hollywood Plus Zone Selector Program (set Regions 1 - 6)
http://jazboy.virtualave.net/dvd/zs25w95.zip or:
http://www.multimania.com/hollywoodplus/release/zs30.exe
5. Change Drivers in Control
Panel, System to the Hollywood Plus Drivers (v1.6)
ftp://ftp.sigmadesigns.com/HollywoodPlus/holp1_6d.zip
Goto http://www.multimania.com/hollywoodplus/downuk.htm
and download the drivers, application, and zone selector software.
or from http://www.multimania.com/whdvd/programmes.htm
get DXR3
6X FREE ZONE
New Features :
Version 2.5 :
- Correct bugs found in version 2.1.
- Added the autolaunch capability when inserting a DVD !
Version 2.1 :
- Now available in two separate versions (95/98 and NT4.0).
Version 2.0 :
- Macrovision remover option added.
- Works now on multi-processors platform (not tested).
Version 1.21 :
- Added a "command line" option to launch DVD Station.
Version 1.20 :
- Zone Selector can now allow the playing of bi-directional region protected DVD's. I.E. (This means that the Zone Selector can play DVD's which check the player ; Mainly movies from Universal, MGM and Paramount).
- Only one instance of zone selector can run at once.
- Finder : Searches the system registry for the location of the REALmagic DVD Station.
- Choose how the Zone Selector runs. Either in the system tray or not.
- Much more conprehensive help.
Version 1.10 :
- First public release.
- Had some problems with Hollywood Plus set to zone other than 1.
Simply copy the included DLL file to your windows/system dir after you made a backup of
the original, and start playing. If you experiencing any probs, replace the patched DLL
with the original.
Creative Labs
5X ZONE FREE: Matsushita DVDROM drive firmware (DMA) 180KB
Matsushita DVDROM MSDOS drivers (config.sys)
Creative Encore DXR2 hacks (`95/NT region crack (v1.0/1.1), macrovision crack, PAL/NTSC switching)
Creative Encore DXR2 remote selector (region, PAL/NTSC, macrovision, keyboard/IR interface) v1.1, 1.12, 1.31, 1.41
Sigma Designs
Sigma Designs Holywood Plus region crack
ATI/Cinemaster
ATI/Cinemaster drivers/software
ATI/Cinemaster region crack
Luxsonor
Luxsonor region crack
Toshiba
Toshiba Tecra region crack
Hitachi
Hitachi DVDROM/DVDRAM MSDOS (config.sys) device driver
Basically all you have to do is: once you've changed regions 6 times, delete the file "C:/WINDOWS/_setInfo.dll" and then you get 6 more changes!!! Simple huh???
Cheers, Mark
This software was designed to faciliate the changing of DVD Region settings on cards using the Mpact graphics chip in Windows(tm) 98 using the new Mediaware 98 driver. It has been written specifically for and tested with the Leadtek Winfast 3D S800 card based on the Mpact2 3DVD chip and Leadtek drivers v1.3.
Mastercraft DVD Region Management Suite v1.0 WIN95/98
This software was designed to faciliate the changing
of DVD Region settings on the Leadtek Winfast 3D S800 graphic card using
the Mpact2 3DVD graphics chip. It may work on other Mpact2 3DVD based
graphic cards, but its operation is only guaranteed on the Leadtek card.
came from the C 3.0 install disk.
It works for my region 2 C 1.2 card,but I am not sure for other regions.It sure work though.
correctly and is working.
Thaddaeus Kong (y2kbug@bigfoot.com).
Put your screenmode in 640 x480 (so you will be able to see more clearly)
Ont the world map somwhere in the pacific there is a little red spot called "Break Island".
Now click that spot and your region code is broken (set to 0 )
what is it ? and how disable? http://www.repairfaq.org/filipg/LINK/F_MacroVision.html
This person was then to try looking at how to disable it, but he first tried to take a shortcut and just removed the dll from the windows system directory. And amazingly enough, it seems to work.
He used an ATI Fury card, but this should work for all ATI cards with T.V. out.
If anything is melfunctioning, just return the DLL to the system directory.
by KakukZ posted 5/17/99 8:52:14 PM
More on macrovision: Both the new V3400 drivers (2.16 and 2.17) AND Cinemaster decoding engine (1.0.29) is supporting macrovision, so you have two options:
1. Use new cinmaster engine but with the OLD V3400 drivers.
2. Use 1.0.28 Cinemaster decoding engine with the new drivers.
Both method will overcome macrovision protection, but have to find a way to use 2.17 drivers and 1.0.29 engine. Any ideas?
Regards,
KakukZ
The first is in the cinemaster decoding engine (1027 & 1029) and the second in the atitvo32.dll.
You must use the 1028 version of cinemaster decoding engine (because macrovision is disable in this package.) and delete the atitvo32.dll (\windows\system).
And it works....i've tested it yesterday.
nb : if you disable only one protection...macrovision will still enabled....
If you do not see the macrovision button as enabled, then you most likely need a newer driver, or your
specific ATI card is not supported.
This program is ONLY for ATI cards and will not work for anything else.
For any questions, mail dvdinf@hotmail.com
The author of ATI Macrovision remover says his program sucks and doesn't work with any of the new drivers, so don't bother keeping it online
Zoran SoftDVD 2.523_5.02 Matrox.
glad to hear that the new version includes support for NTSC. This works only at 640x480, but the image
quality on TV is much better than I expected. Strictly speaking you get a remarkable quality when playing back
DVDs for example. Just try it! There are also a few other new features like turning off Macrovision.
Works on all TNT (1/2) cards with BT869 for Win95/98. e.g. Viper 550, Velocity 4400, Leadtek S320, Erazor 3,
Xentor 32 a.o. http://come.to/tvout
