Thanks for the reply, Sean. I actually once frequented the old AVS forums, and I remember you from the "disappearing EPG" thread. I haven't been able to attempt the TV Guide reset method, because nothing shows up on the screen anymore. When I press the "TV Guide" button or the "Timer Rec" button, I don't get an on-screen display. The current date appears in the little display window on the unit, but nothing on the TV screen. The last time anything did show up when I pressed those buttons (several days ago), the OSD was distorted, and you could barely see any instructions on the screen. I've tried a hard reset, and I've also unplugged the unit for many hours and plugged it back in, and still nothing..
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Originally Posted by emminem17
Press the "Timer Rec" button
(bypasses TVGOS's initial setup screen if some of the setup parameters are missing)
Press "Down Arrow" 15 times
(goes down to the "cancel" entry for the new timed recording.
Pressing down too many times will not harm anything)
Press "Enter"
(cancels the new timed recording)
Press "Up Arrow" several times
(ensures you're on the TVGOS menu line)
Press "Left Arrow" once
(The "Settings" menu is just to the left of the "Schedule" menu)
Press "Down Arrow" once
(The "Change System Settings" entry is the first one in the "Settings" menu)
Press 7-5-3-1-5-9-8-5-2
(Enters the TVGOS debug screen)
Press 6-5-3-2-7-4-1-4-7
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Has anyone successfully used the pioneer_service.nrg torrent to upgrade the Pioneer DVD Recorder?
I'm trying to use the DVD burnt from the torrent and got an error "ROM Write NG" Error on TV and "ID NG" on the LCD Display of the DVD Recorder.
My DVD Recorder is DVR-630.
Anyone encountered the same problem before?
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Well the 1302 arrived this afternoon. I popped it in my 520 after I put in the codes and voila it worked!
I just want to thank everybody in this forum (especially Håkan) for guiding me through this process.
I went from 80GB Seagate to a 320 GB WD hard drive, and it is soooooo nice!
I'm so glad I got my baby back, going back to VHS, was hell!Come Visit the G Spot! -
Hi everyone
Just want to express my sincere thanks to HKan for helping me with the service disc issue.
I've managed to upgrade my DVR-630 to a 500GB Harddisk. I'm still getting the HDD ERR error after powering on the unit but I'm able to use my recorder with all the functions intact (eg edit, timer record, g-code, etc).
Just for the record, here's something unique about my DVD Recorder :
Region 3 (multi-region)
Firmware Version : 7.27
Year of Manufacturer : May 2006
I had to use the GGV1256 disc instead of the GGV1179. The GGV1179 did not work on my recorder.
I did send in my Pioneer DVD Recorder to the service centre in Singapore due to a DVD Drive fault. I'm not sure if they upgraded the firmware as well. -
Just wanted to publicly thank Hkan, Corona and Sean Nelson for all of their help with my problem. I was successfully able to upgrade my DVR-633H-S from a 160GB HDD to a 500GB HDD. The new drive is whisper-quiet and very responsive. I had to use an IDE to USB 2.0 adapter to connect my new hard drive to my laptop in order to copy the pioneer4.iso file to it. The new drive is a Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB, and has a 16MB cache. I now get 219 hours in SP mode.
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Well, it is now my turn to try and upgrade my Pioneer 420H DVR. After reading all the postings here I still need two items. The first is the GGV1179 service disk which I requested help for from Hkan. Hopefully he will come through for me. The second is some help to use one of my two learning remotes as a replacement for the service remote. Has anyone used either the Home Theater Master MX1000 or a Pioneer AXD7325? Both are learning remotes while the MX1000 allows me to download info to it using MX Designer software. Any help would be appreciated!!
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Hello.
Well, I'm in "waiting" mode on my DVR HDD upgrade (Pioneer DVR533H bought in Canada). I have my Palm IIIx at the ready for the remote control thing (I have a Handspring Visor at the ready, if I need a newer Palm...and I think I also have a Sony Clie somewhere too), but I'm trying to find the service DVD. I looked on some torrents, but I don't often search for these things, and the files I found are likely not what I'm looking for (as they all seem to be CDs, what with them being under 800MB).
Anyway, I see you can order them from Pioneer, which I'm totally willing to do, but my question is this (and I think I saw this asked...but I'm not sure if it was answered): will the GGV1302 DVD work with my DVR? The GGV1239, which is described in the Pioneiro FAQ, is out of stock and expecting shipping times of 60 days (ie. you're never going to get it)....the "replacement" option for it, the GGV1256, is also in the same boat. Just would like to know before I plunk down my credit card.
Also, I was wondering if anyone around here has tried to use the DD command (I used the command under OSX--but it's part of most other UNIX/Linux distros, from what I understand) to duplicate your old DVR HDD onto the new HDD? I've done it, but since I don't have that disc, I can't confirm *what* it did. I'm anxious to know if I can transfer all the shows I have stored on there right now onto the new HDD, since I've got a *lot* of unwatched programs on there. Actually, I'm a bit puzzled that the direct DD didn't work, since I *thought* DD writes block by block...which, if that's the case, should make an *exact* duplicate of my drive (the only caveat would theoretically be, of course, that the new drive comes up as the same capacity as the old one). I was just wondering, since I heard a similar solution is used to put a bigger drive in an Apple TV...
Any help would be appreciated.
(Oh, and I'm relieved that putting my old drive back in brought the thing back to life. As I was reading this thread after I took my old HDD out, I nearly had a heart attack thinking that even if I put my original drive back in, the thing would still need the DVD and remote trick...I mean, the thing's out of warranty now, but bricking something that cost me enough $$ in the first place is not very palatable to me) -
Originally Posted by mikema1701When in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- with over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this quintessentially American art form.
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Hi,
if you own a PSP and is capable of running homebrew, you can use your PSP to act as the service remote!
After you have installed iR Shell to your PSP, download the pioneer_service_remote_psp.zip file at http://hoshizora.tripod.com/service_remote.html, extract and save the RDF file to ms0:/IRSHELL/IRCODES folder.
From your PSP, execute iR Shell application and navigate to
iR Remote View > Pioneer DVR-520H Service Remote
For more information on iR Shell and related downloads, visit:
http://www.irshell.org/showthread.php?tid=3
I would like to thank BitBasher for making the service hex codes available, for without his hard work, this PSP adaptation would not be possible. Also not forgetting to thank all the ViDEOHelp.com forum users for their contributions in this forum thread.
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Harmony 555 does have the Pioneer Service Remote Control in the database, just put "GGV1381" in the PVR/DVR model field, and thatŽs it! then upload the changes to the Harmony 555 Remote and you are ready to go!
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Hi to all!
Thank you very much for your advice! I followed the guides and instructions and managed to upgrade my hdd from 160GB to 500GB on a Pioneer DVR-720h.
What I would like to ask you is the following, with a little introduction to tha case:
I successfully copied the small hdd to the large one. By the end of that step the large hdd was recognized by the DVR as a 160GB disk with all my existing recordings. When I booted to linux and went through the step mentioning this command "cat > dev/hdc1" then write garbage data and then pressing ctrl-d to save it, the drive was recognized as a 500GB empty drive with all my recordings gone (i.e. successfull upgrade of the hdd to 500GB but with my recordings gone)
I assume that this command messes up the partition table or something, produces a hdd error or CPRM ID error when the drive is connected to the DVR and then re-initializing through the DVR menu makes the DVR recognizing the disk to it's actual size.
What I want to know is: Is there a way to edit the partition table, or any other way, so that the DVR sees my drive as 500GB and still be able to recognize my existing recordings? (after the copy of one hdd to another)
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Hey all, sometime back I posted on here that I had modified my DVR-530H (US/NTSC/Region1) version with the European region free firmware. Everything seemed to work perfectly until I tried to use the VCR Plus or Timer Record functions on the remote. At that point nothing would happen and my box would lock up and I would have to power off and on the unit. I recently noticed that on Hkan's website pioneerfaq.info, he has a procedure to extract these files from a working unit. Does anyone have these files and can send them to me so that I can transfer them to my unit? Thank you all for all the support on this topic.
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Originally Posted by accident
Since we don't really have a good handle on how these drives organize or store the content, this would likely be quite difficult, going drive to drive. The most sure-to-succeed method would be to copy off the shows or movies to -RW rewritable media in VR format (so you retain high-speed copy capability), then copy them back to the 500G HDD. While that would work fine for a handful of movies, if you had a full 160G original HDD, it would become a tedious operation, and require a couple spindles of rewritable blanks.When in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- with over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this quintessentially American art form. -
Originally Posted by HkanWhen in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- with over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this quintessentially American art form.
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Well, I got fairly busy after I completed the upgrade....100% thanks to Hkan!!
I did have to use a PC with the Knoppix live Linux CD to do all the trickery (I guess the BSD version of dd on the Mac is slightly different than the one on the CD, since the feedback from the commands is identical).
Anyway, the end result is that I now have a DVR-533H with a honkin' 320GB Seagate Barracuda (My favourite drive--very quiet and rock solid... I use them in all my Mac servers that consistently run for 24x7...some for as long as 6+ years now). I think I remember seeing 114 Hours on the SP setting...wow. (I could have gone for broke and did a 500GB, but I figure by the time I outgrow this, I'll be changing to HD satellite and needing a different box for this stuff anyway).
One thing I learned in the process was you can't use a Palm pilot with Omni Remote that has the old 160x160 screen... I believe you need the higher res screen. I tried the thing on my old Palm IIIe, and it wouldn't work. I had to load the program onto my grayscale Sony Clie.
One nice side effect of this upgrade is that my TV Guide is now working. Prior to this, my cable company changed the channel lineup and from that day forth, I could never get the machine to download listings (but I'm still going to use it the old "VCR" way and program times and channels--I missed a lot of great shows the last time the TV Guide went down and I didn't notice).
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hi everybody....that's my problem.
i've read a lot of thread here and the great pioneerfaq guide to change hd in my pioneer dvr 520h and all was ok.
but now my original burner that should be dvr 107x crashed down.
then i changed the original one with the pioneer dvr112 dbk because i didn't find the original dvr 107:not in e bay, not in store....just one in california but i'm in europe.
After i changed the burner obviously the dvr 520 h tell me:cprm error.
I did same procedure for the hd (deletion id, reinput the id, service disk etc....) and now i have not the error message and my new dvr 112 dbk burner works but just in playmode.
when i try to burn it tells me insert a recordable disk.
So i displayed the info about the dvr 520 h unit with the command esc+disp and all is like it should be in reference of pioneer dvr 520h service manual except for the burner that reports me not ok but ng! that is a problem of firmware.
So i don't know how to go ahead.
any suggestion?
I can update firmware?
Or change dvd burner model?
Somebody replaced the burner in pioneer dvr 520h with success?
Tnx in advance...and sorry for my imperfect english, i'm italian. -
Usually you can repair the non-working original drive by replacing its laser reading/writing assembly. The consumer version of the Pioneer 107 uses the same assembly, so it is a pretty straightforward parts swap.
You can't use any aftermarket burner in that recorder. -
Originally Posted by emil.....When in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- with over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this quintessentially American art form.
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tnx for the reply gshelley61,
you know wich model has the same read\write assembly of dvr 107?
is dvr 112bdk right?
because is impossible to find a dvr 107,nor in e bay.....
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You'll have to find a used DVR 107 on eBay. It's an older model now, so you may have to be patient before one comes up for sale. Try looking for a DVR A07 as well. I think it is basically the same model.
Here's a couple...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-DVR-107D-DVD-R-8X-RECORDABE-WRITER-IN-BOX_W0QQitemZ2701760...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-DVD-RW-DVR-107D-Writer_W0QQitemZ180167743510QQihZ008QQcate...QQcmdZViewItem -
Originally Posted by emminem17
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I lost my DVR-633H-S's guide, same as described above, and have been searching without success to locate the "disappearing EPG" thread
We isolated the pioneer4.iso file which contains the TVGos and timers. This takes less than a second of hdd time to install. -
I have a Pioneer DVR-510H, I need to replace the 80GB harddrive. I have purchased and IDE 500GB harddrive, is it possible to take the 80GB harddrive out, attach both harddrives to a disk duplicator and copy the contents of the 80GB harddrive to the 500GB harddrive and place the 500GB into the unit?
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Thanks. That worked quickly enough, and got me back my timers. Unfortunately, it insisted on a HD reinitialization, losing somewhere around 56 hours of recordings not yet transferred to DVD..
So at some point, sooner rather than later I hope, I still need the iso and service remote to attempt recovery from the backup HD I DD'd to, which due to the write to firmware issue couldn't be substituted without knowing the secret formula located by finding this forum and your HOWTO on pioneerfaq. It seems even after doing the service DVD and ID routine that I'd probably only reach the same point I just reached - required reinitialization - due to the new guide data that I already copied to the backup HD to try first (unlucky choice I made to try that). Maybe it would work by DD'ing nulls to the 8000 sectors occupied by the guide at seek=4? Anyone ever tried? If that wouldn't work, could the HD be mounted under Linux, Mac or BSD for recovery via some puter software for managing A/V files?
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I LOVE it...
I have a Pioneer DVR-640H-S DVD that has a 160g hard disk and I want to replace it with a larger unit - 400+gig?
Before I open up the box does anybody know if this is doable?
Is there a special type of hard drive I need to get?
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Originally Posted by keithecWhen in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- with over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this quintessentially American art form.
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Originally Posted by guddaddy
I got a 300G. Seagate a while ago, to be an eventual replacement in my 520, and a 320G Seagate to be used in my 640. I mean, 320 is double what the 640 started with. How much do you need ? In my case, I haven't come close to maxing out the stock 160 HDD, because I can't help thinking that the more stuff that is left on there (without being archived off to DVD), the more stuff will be lost whenever the drive does fail. So I'm more about defensive preparation in the event of HDD failure with this, than I am about sheer drive capacity. The 80G. in the 520 has often been tight, but 160G is a pretty decent capacity. But it's academic, because you can't easily find the smaller drives anymore. I did pick up a couple of the Seagate 160s at Best Buy not too long ago (had to special order them, despite their being sale-featured items), but their being on the shelves at all has become a rarity. These days, it seems like it is pretty much just 400 - 750 size that you find. The thing for us is that Seagate has gone to this "perpendicular recording" technology with their current line of 500G and 750G drives. (Perhaps other mfr.s have as well ?) I must say I don't really know what that involves, but it could be a potential incompatibility, size considerations aside.
We are talking about 7200 rpm drives. I don't recall anyone who has done this mentioning that 8 meg. vs. 16 meg. cache was a factor. Oh, one other thing -- I made a point of avoiding the Chinese-made Seagates. I have a bunch of HDDs that I use in various computers. I made the mistake of buying one that was Made in China, and that one will be the last. It ran very hot, and noisier. Maybe a bad sample, or maybe the quality of their production line -- I don't care. (I heard something about different drive motor assemblies, but can't recall where.) All the Made in Thailand ones I've bought have been fine, without the excessive heat. The Made in Singapore ones should be much better too, but they were always very scarce and I doubt we'll see any more of those.
If you decide to go forward with this, you will probably want to contact HKAN at Pioneerfaq, about the service disk, remote codes, and the Guide(s). I consider this to be fairly major "surgery" -- at least for my modest do-it-yourself abilities -- and not entirely risk-free, so I decided that I would wait until one of the original hard drives begins to show some clear signs of failure, before I do this. By then, any original or extended warranty will be over, and I will have little to lose. While I have seen the occasional glitch, I'm glad to say that time has not yet arrived. But I hope I'm well prepared for it, when it does.When in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- with over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this quintessentially American art form. -
Seeker47
Thank you fopr taking the time to reply and in such detail; much appreciated. There is a PDF doc; Pioneerfaq.info that I am reviewing now. Not clear yet as to where I would obtain a 'service remote control' that I apperentally need. As this is 'major sugery' I would wnat to stuff the biggest hard drive I can get in the unit. -
Originally Posted by guddaddyWhen in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- with over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this quintessentially American art form.
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