Mine is a Pioneer 114 or 116. Don't know the current firmware version. I'm not at home just now. I have not flashed the firmware. How does one do that, from Linux, when the device doesn't have an interactive interface? I don't have a windows partition, and I don't have access to any Windows boxes where I could temporarily install the DVD drive for update, so it's got to happen via Linux. I have Googled around and have checked the usual suspects (like freshmeat.net) and have found neither a utility nor a FAQ/Info. Is there a general-purpose utility or procedure for updating firmware on devices using Linux? How do you even view the information that's currently loaded? Use a debugger and start guessing memory addresses to examine? I've had no experience with this kind of thing. Where do I start? Thanks,
-----Original Message----- From: Stuart Powell [mailto:SPowell@pcsolutionsmn.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:24 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] SuSE on DVD
Hello, Kevin.
There is a known issue with certain firmware revisions of certain DVD drives (believe me, I wish I could be more specific) including some of the Pioneers.
Have you tried flashing the firmware yet ? I am going to be doing a clean 8.0 install on a couple of machines in the near future, both of which have Pioneer's 116 drives. One has the original firmware, the other has been flashed with the latest one from their website. I would be curious to hear if the firmware update cured the problem, should you elect to try it.
If not, maybe I'll post my findings once I get around to the installs.
Bye for now, Stuart.
Kevin McLauchlan
07/10/02 10:22AM Good day, all.
Can anybody confirm (or guess authoritatively):
When SuSE releases 8.1, will I be able to install via my Pioneer DVD? (It didn't work for 8.0, and I reverted to CD installation.)
If so, then it's worthwhile for me to purchase another boxed set. But if I'm going to be stuck using the seven CDs once again, I might as well just borrow from somebody and not pay again until 9.x... :-)
I would most likely be doing a "new" install, and not an upgrade, so any tweaks that I have updated into 8.0 will not be available.
Thanks,
/kevin
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Basically, if you have a Pioneer 114 or 116 (either one) you are screwed.
http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/wessels_pioneerdvd.html
- Herman
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 KMcLauchlan@chrysalis-its.com wrote:
->Mine is a Pioneer 114 or 116. Don't know the
->current firmware version. I'm not at home just now.
->
->I have not flashed the firmware. How does one
->do that, from Linux, when the device doesn't
->have an interactive interface?
->
->I don't have a windows partition, and I don't
->have access to any Windows boxes where I could
->temporarily install the DVD drive for update, so
->it's got to happen via Linux.
->
->I have Googled around and have checked the usual
->suspects (like freshmeat.net) and have found neither
->a utility nor a FAQ/Info.
->
->Is there a general-purpose utility or procedure for
->updating firmware on devices using Linux?
->
->How do you even view the information that's currently
->loaded? Use a debugger and start guessing memory addresses
->to examine?
->I've had no experience with this kind of thing. Where do
->I start?
->
->Thanks,
->
->> -----Original Message-----
->> From: Stuart Powell [mailto:SPowell@pcsolutionsmn.com]
->> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:24 PM
->> To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
->> Subject: Re: [SLE] SuSE on DVD
->>
->>
->> Hello, Kevin.
->>
->> There is a known issue with certain firmware revisions of certain DVD
->> drives (believe me, I wish I could be more specific) including some of
->> the Pioneers.
->>
->> Have you tried flashing the firmware yet ? I am going to be doing a
->> clean 8.0 install on a couple of machines in the near future, both of
->> which have Pioneer's 116 drives. One has the original firmware, the
->> other has been flashed with the latest one from their
->> website. I would
->> be curious to hear if the firmware update cured the problem,
->> should you
->> elect to try it.
->>
->> If not, maybe I'll post my findings once I get around to the installs.
->>
->> Bye for now,
->> Stuart.
->>
->> >>> Kevin McLauchlan
On Wednesday 10 July 2002 21:00, Herman L. Knief wrote:
Basically, if you have a Pioneer 114 or 116 (either one) you are screwed.
look here ... hdc: Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPIModel DVD-116 0122, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive is working fine ... no problems at all.
http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/wessels_pioneerdvd.html
- Herman
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 KMcLauchlan@chrysalis-its.com wrote:
->Mine is a Pioneer 114 or 116. Don't know the ->current firmware version. I'm not at home just now. -> ->I have not flashed the firmware. How does one ->do that, from Linux, when the device doesn't ->have an interactive interface? -> ->I don't have a windows partition, and I don't ->have access to any Windows boxes where I could ->temporarily install the DVD drive for update, so ->it's got to happen via Linux. -> ->I have Googled around and have checked the usual ->suspects (like freshmeat.net) and have found neither ->a utility nor a FAQ/Info. -> ->Is there a general-purpose utility or procedure for ->updating firmware on devices using Linux? -> ->How do you even view the information that's currently ->loaded? Use a debugger and start guessing memory addresses ->to examine? ->I've had no experience with this kind of thing. Where do ->I start? -> ->Thanks, -> ->> -----Original Message----- ->> From: Stuart Powell [mailto:SPowell@pcsolutionsmn.com] ->> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:24 PM ->> To: suse-linux-e@suse.com ->> Subject: Re: [SLE] SuSE on DVD ->> ->> ->> Hello, Kevin. ->> ->> There is a known issue with certain firmware revisions of certain DVD ->> drives (believe me, I wish I could be more specific) including some of ->> the Pioneers. ->> ->> Have you tried flashing the firmware yet ? I am going to be doing a ->> clean 8.0 install on a couple of machines in the near future, both of ->> which have Pioneer's 116 drives. One has the original firmware, the ->> other has been flashed with the latest one from their ->> website. I would ->> be curious to hear if the firmware update cured the problem, ->> should you ->> elect to try it. ->> ->> If not, maybe I'll post my findings once I get around to the installs. ->> ->> Bye for now, ->> Stuart. ->> ->> >>> Kevin McLauchlan
07/10/02 10:22AM ->> >>> ->> Good day, all. ->> ->> Can anybody confirm (or guess authoritatively): ->> ->> When SuSE releases 8.1, will I be able to install ->> via my Pioneer DVD? (It didn't work for 8.0, and ->> I reverted to CD installation.) ->> ->> If so, then it's worthwhile for me to purchase another ->> boxed set. But if I'm going to be stuck using the ->> seven CDs once again, I might as well just borrow ->> from somebody and not pay again until 9.x... :-) ->> ->> I would most likely be doing a "new" install, and ->> not an upgrade, so any tweaks that I have updated into ->> 8.0 will not be available. ->> ->> Thanks, ->> ->> /kevin ->> ->> -- ->> To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com ->> For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com ->> Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com ->> ->> ->> -- ->> To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com ->> For additional commands send e-mail to ->> suse-linux-e-help@suse.com ->> Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com ->> ->> ->
And you are able to boot the DVD? I have a 115 in my machine. It works
great with movies and the SuSE DVDs prior to 8.0. But with 8.0 it won't
boot or read the DVD.
- Herman
On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, suse_ground_zero wrote:
->On Wednesday 10 July 2002 21:00, Herman L. Knief wrote:
->> Basically, if you have a Pioneer 114 or 116 (either one) you are screwed.
->
->
->look here ...
->
->hdc: Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPIModel DVD-116 0122, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
->
->is working fine ... no problems at all.
->
->
->>
->> http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/wessels_pioneerdvd.html
->>
->> - Herman
->>
->> On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 KMcLauchlan@chrysalis-its.com wrote:
->>
->> ->Mine is a Pioneer 114 or 116. Don't know the
->> ->current firmware version. I'm not at home just now.
->> ->
->> ->I have not flashed the firmware. How does one
->> ->do that, from Linux, when the device doesn't
->> ->have an interactive interface?
->> ->
->> ->I don't have a windows partition, and I don't
->> ->have access to any Windows boxes where I could
->> ->temporarily install the DVD drive for update, so
->> ->it's got to happen via Linux.
->> ->
->> ->I have Googled around and have checked the usual
->> ->suspects (like freshmeat.net) and have found neither
->> ->a utility nor a FAQ/Info.
->> ->
->> ->Is there a general-purpose utility or procedure for
->> ->updating firmware on devices using Linux?
->> ->
->> ->How do you even view the information that's currently
->> ->loaded? Use a debugger and start guessing memory addresses
->> ->to examine?
->> ->I've had no experience with this kind of thing. Where do
->> ->I start?
->> ->
->> ->Thanks,
->> ->
->> ->> -----Original Message-----
->> ->> From: Stuart Powell [mailto:SPowell@pcsolutionsmn.com]
->> ->> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:24 PM
->> ->> To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
->> ->> Subject: Re: [SLE] SuSE on DVD
->> ->>
->> ->>
->> ->> Hello, Kevin.
->> ->>
->> ->> There is a known issue with certain firmware revisions of certain DVD
->> ->> drives (believe me, I wish I could be more specific) including some of
->> ->> the Pioneers.
->> ->>
->> ->> Have you tried flashing the firmware yet ? I am going to be doing a
->> ->> clean 8.0 install on a couple of machines in the near future, both of
->> ->> which have Pioneer's 116 drives. One has the original firmware, the
->> ->> other has been flashed with the latest one from their
->> ->> website. I would
->> ->> be curious to hear if the firmware update cured the problem,
->> ->> should you
->> ->> elect to try it.
->> ->>
->> ->> If not, maybe I'll post my findings once I get around to the installs.
->> ->>
->> ->> Bye for now,
->> ->> Stuart.
->> ->>
->> ->> >>> Kevin McLauchlan
On Wednesday 10 July 2002 21:21, Herman L. Knief wrote:
And you are able to boot the DVD? I have a 115 in my machine. It works great with movies and the SuSE DVDs prior to 8.0. But with 8.0 it won't boot or read the DVD.
Yes of course ... I installed suse 8.0 from it !
Well, I guess you are one of the lucky ones. - Herman On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, suse_ground_zero wrote: ->On Wednesday 10 July 2002 21:21, Herman L. Knief wrote: ->> And you are able to boot the DVD? I have a 115 in my machine. It works ->> great with movies and the SuSE DVDs prior to 8.0. But with 8.0 it won't ->> boot or read the DVD. -> -> ->Yes of course ... I installed suse 8.0 from it ! -> -> -> ->
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