pioneer 104 firmware upgrade

alfieboy1973 · 07-08-2003, 01:58 PM

Just tried to upgrade the firmware in my pioneer 104, downloaded the zip file and double clicked the upgdvd icon, up came a dos box stating that it had found 2 drive and did i want to upgrade both ? clicked no and it asked if i only wanted to upgrade the pioneer 104 drive. Clicked yes and then it stated that some error about a kernal name mismatch ????? ( may aswell be talking dutch to me at this point ! ) then says unable to complete and shuts down the dos box. have tried other firmware versions that are RPC1 and are 2x4all and they do the same ?

Hence my post here !

Can anyone help me find out what this means and how i can upgrade my drive to write faster and also give me a wider choice of media to use !

Thanks to anyone who can help in advance !!!

rastagard · 07-08-2003, 06:54 PM

The only thing I can think of is to try the upgrade in safe-mode.

Other than that, you might just have to contact Pioneer.

Polariz · 07-08-2003, 10:30 PM

Out of interest why do you want to update it? We've got a 104 and it runs flawlessly?

alfieboy1973 · 07-09-2003, 04:14 AM

High Peeps ...... Managed to sort it eventually after a bit of research on a few different sites.

The error i was getting was because it was not a true pioneer 104 it was an OEM pioneer had made for someone else.

First i had to flash it with the pioneer universal RPC 1 firmware to make it a true 104.

Then i was able to reboot and then upgrade the firmware with the 2 for all firmware !

Now have a true 104 that will write at 2 speed and is region free.

Thanks anyway for the responses guys !

LO There! · 10-04-2003, 01:48 AM

re-Out of interest why do you want to update it? We've got a 104 and it runs flawlessly?-Polariz

If you have never upgrade your firmware? could be worth doing anyway! as it seems you could kill the drive etc, if you used 4 speed disks?!

more info Click here

tomtom · 12-26-2003, 08:55 PM

Polariz , tHE reason that you need to upgrade the filmware
is if you would happen to put in a dvd that is made
for a faster recorder then you would damage yours.
So man do the upgrade

07-08-2003, 01:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
alfieboy1973 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12	pioneer 104 firmware upgrade Just tried to upgrade the firmware in my pioneer 104, downloaded the zip file and double clicked the upgdvd icon, up came a dos box stating that it had found 2 drive and did i want to upgrade both ? clicked no and it asked if i only wanted to upgrade the pioneer 104 drive. Clicked yes and then it stated that some error about a kernal name mismatch ????? ( may aswell be talking dutch to me at this point ! ) then says unable to complete and shuts down the dos box. have tried other firmware versions that are RPC1 and are 2x4all and they do the same ? Hence my post here ! Can anyone help me find out what this means and how i can upgrade my drive to write faster and also give me a wider choice of media to use ! Thanks to anyone who can help in advance !!!

07-08-2003, 10:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Polariz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 79	Out of interest why do you want to update it? We've got a 104 and it runs flawlessly? __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ CPU, Socket 939/Newcastle/CBAXC Week 3604 @ 2423MHz Shuttle SN95G v1.3 /nForce3 2x 512mb TwinMOS PC3200 128bit Geforce 6800 128mb AGP8x 240GB Hard Disks Sony DVDRW DL

10-04-2003, 01:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
LO There! JUST4fun Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Birmingham, UK, Earth. Posts: 948	re-Out of interest why do you want to update it? We've got a 104 and it runs flawlessly?-Polariz If you have never upgrade your firmware? could be worth doing anyway! as it seems you could kill the drive etc, if you used 4 speed disks?! more info Click here __________________ Click4 PCTT-RADIO *View New Posts[] *Your Time !*

12-26-2003, 08:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
tomtom Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: usa Posts: 1	Polariz , tHE reason that you need to upgrade the filmware is if you would happen to put in a dvd that is made for a faster recorder then you would damage yours. So man do the upgrade __________________ If I PAID FOR IT[THEN I SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO BACK IT UP.}

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07-08-2003, 06:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	The only thing I can think of is to try the upgrade in safe-mode. Other than that, you might just have to contact Pioneer.

07-09-2003, 04:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
alfieboy1973 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12	High Peeps ...... Managed to sort it eventually after a bit of research on a few different sites. The error i was getting was because it was not a true pioneer 104 it was an OEM pioneer had made for someone else. First i had to flash it with the pioneer universal RPC 1 firmware to make it a true 104. Then i was able to reboot and then upgrade the firmware with the 2 for all firmware ! Now have a true 104 that will write at 2 speed and is region free. Thanks anyway for the responses guys !