region free/frimwear advice needed

[chop]

Hi
Hope some one can help with this…
I want to make my DVD rom region free, I’ve tried various software but it hasn’t worked. I’ve been told I need to get a firm wear upgrade to wipe the region code. How ever it states everywhere that only “expert users should do it” what exactly do I need to do? Oversly I’m not an expert user.
I have a matshita DVD-ROM sr8586 3g24.
Using drive region info 2.2 it tells me its set to
Region 2
0 changes left
Manufacturer 4 changes left
Status fixed cannot be changed.

Thanks
chop

[Faustus]

What you have to do varies from drive to drive. Some you just have to follow basic instrucitons and run a program, some you have to make a DOS disc and boot to it in order to flash properly.

Sorry I'm not sure about your specific model, and I have the leave soon, but you may want to look on http://forum.firmware-flash.com/dl_all.php for more info.

[ofbarea]

Go to this link http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=111 and you will find a RPC1 firmware for your drive.

Some DVD drives cannot be unloked after reaching 0 changes left status. Just try the patched firmware and post your findings.