LiteON LVW-5045 new firmware?

[neftv]

I see that Lite-ON has a new firmware on their site 193 as I know last week it was 191. I'm enjoying my unit with 191 firmware.
Does anyone know what 193 firmware suppose to be about?

[Thunderace2k]

Here's the changelog:

- Support recording to 8-cm blank DVD discs.
- Save current channel before entering any application and restore the channel after leave.
- The level of sound between NICAM and MONO channel is far too different from simple to double.
- Set default system date to 2005.1.1 0:0:0.
- Modify the source selecting mechanism.
- Limit recording title in HDD to 999.
- Adopt B208.bin for DDW-813S.
- Change the default scan mode from CABLE to ANTENNA for UK, HK model,
- Unbind external signal while system is upgrading.
- Add pre-format for copy path in EasyGuider.
- Press "left" key will go back to 6th thumbnail in the previous page in browser.
- In disc menu, allow select title 3 from title 4 by pressing "left" key.
- Change default device to "HDD".
- Disable split function when it is cut nearby the point two titles merged.
- System sometimes can not power on successfully (only show “HELLO” on LED).

3 Known Bugs and Issues with Release
This section will list all bugs that development team are working on, and target to fix in the next release.
- When switching inputs, if I switch inputs from SCART to anything else, and then return to SCART the colors are very badly distorted, the only solution is to turn the player off and then on again.
- Lip synchronization fault.
- Making HDD recording, sometimes the sound becomes deficient like repetitive echo, cuts and shifted at the beginning.
- Timer record sometimes can not start correctly.
- While playing recorded titles, press Edit after open Navigator, system will have no responding.

4 Bug Fixes since Last Release
This section will list all bugs that are in the resolved or closed state and that have changed status since the last release. Bugs may appear here over several releases for many reasons. They could have been moved from the resolved to closed state since the last release. They could have been reopened and moved back to either the closed or resolved state since the last release.
- After scan channel, some channels will be lost.
- SCART Pin 8 issue. After system starts for timer record, it will set TV source to SCART input.
- If use EasyGuider to play DVD-Video, it can not play.
- Press "Pause" twice continuously, sometimes system will continue to play the disc for a while and then pause.
- VPS/PDC detection error.
- Allow the filename of DVD-Video image over 25 characters.
- Unplug power while system is shutting down, system cannot mount HDD after power up.
- For some specific Audio CDs, system needs to handle emphasis/de-emphasis.
- If use EasyGuider to play -VR image in HDD, it can not play.
- OSD will show “Wrong Signal Type” after press “edit” while playing DVD-Video that is made on recordable DVD discs.
- If try to open other applications like Guider or Timer while editing audio CD play list, system will block all remote keys.
- Scandisk causes folders become files, and then record will fail.
- If record CD fails, system will hang.
- Synchronize the date/time format in Browser with the setting in system setup.
- Fix the problem that when play a DVD-VR disc, AB-repeat function problem while the repeat is set to across cell.
- While playing DVD-Video, select EasyGuider to Playback function and then play the DVD-Video again, screen will become whole black.
- Cannot prepare DVD-RW problem.
- Screen saver does not work.
- If filename contains “/”, system will not be able to parse the file correctly.
- Copy some specific DVD-Video images from HDD to DVD, system will hang.
- Set timer to 0:0:0, it will start after the next day.

[Guitarman]

I have added a page to my ILO firmware download site for the 5045 version 193 firmware, hacked for disabled Macrovision.

[neftv]

I have added a page to my ILO firmware download site for the 5045 version 193 firmware, hacked for disabled Macrovision.

Do you happen to know if this disabling of Macrovision also disables CGMS-A? Like what HBO/Cinemax use http://www.hbo.com/corpinfo/faq/cgmsfaq.shtml.
I use the tuner in my 5045 without quality issues so that is why I ask.
I have not tried it yet but I wonder if you or anyone else tried.

[Guitarman]

neftv,

I don't think the 5045 is made to recognize CGMS-A in the first place. I know the ILO HD04 isn't as I have been able to record HBO/Cinamax movies to my DVR and then to the ILO with no problem.

[qkholland]

I have added a page to my ILO firmware download site for the 5045 version 193 firmware, hacked for disabled Macrovision.

May I ask you how you come up with these nice hacks

[neftv]

neftv,

I don't think the 5045 is made to recognize CGMS-A in the first place. I know the ILO HD04 isn't as I have been able to record HBO/Cinamax movies to my DVR and then to the ILO with no problem.

I have not tried the pay channels yet but I recorded to hard drive a VHS "my big fat greek wedding" for like a couple minutes and it worked. So I'm going to let that record overnight. I will need to get a TBC just to color correct and enhance the VHS quality, not sure what you or others do...
Your pretty good at this code thing. Any chance you can get Rental or Purchased DVD's to copy to hard drive? That has to be in the firmware too doesn't it?

[Guitarman]

Unfortunatly, I don't hack the code. Someone else figured out the hacks. Once I know the edits though, I am able to apply the hacks to the newer firmware and post them so everyone can get them.

I actually own the ILO DVDRHD04, which is basically the same recorder as the 5045, other that the "All-Write" feature and 160gig HDD.

[neftv]

I have added a page to my ILO firmware download site for the 5045 version 193 firmware, hacked for disabled Macrovision.

I have tried your version of 193 and the unit is intermittantly doing funny things. I'll be watching something from the hard drive and the disk drawer will open out of the blue. Or as watching from Hard drive the unit just stops playing, the recorded program was from tuner. And timer kicks in the same time 7pm when it not suppose to like I have something set for weekdays only and on weekends the recorder will still kick in at the same time when I don't want it to even with Sat and Sun unselected. Now this is intermittant one day its fine the next its something. So what I did I put the factory 193 in the unit now and I will report back what I get.