Region Free Problem

[vic11]

I have tested DVD Region-Free as someone mentioned , but still I can't play the dvds i have. I think this software doesn't work. I also tried to update the firmware of my dvd-rom, but I still get the same result. My dvd-rom is LG DRD 8160B . I got the updated firmware from the site www.firmware.fr.st , I followed all the instructions, but nothing. Can anyone please help me???

[Greg12]

Did u change your Software DVD Player's Region setting.


Your software(dvd player) region setting cannot be set to 0, however a program called "DVD Genie" will reset the number of times u can change the region.

I have WINDVD and i must change the region setting if I want to play region 2 dvds.

This takes one change from my allotment. However DVD Genie will reset my alotment to 5.

[vic11]

No, my dvd-rom is a RPC-2 and using DVD Genie won't work as I already tried to use.

[Greg12]

The software my friend.

WinDVD, PowerDVD, they have to be changed to, DVD Genie will change them.


DVD Genie still says your drive is RPC-2 even after you flashed it?

[vic11]

yeah, after I flashed my dvd-rom it still says RPC-2

[vic11]

I tried to change de software, but it doesn't work.

[fengtao]

Dear all,

We have uploaded the new version of DVD Region-Free 1.0 RC3 and fix the region mis-match problems coursed by "DVD Region Killer" software. If you have installed the software before, please uninstall the "DVD Region Killer" and try the new version at http://www.dvdidle.com/download/DVDRegionFree10.exe

If you also have the same problems with DVD Region-Free 1.0 RC3 after you uninstall "DVD Region Killer", please let us know at support@dvdidle.com

Best Regards,
Fengtao

[ChrisX]

There is a reminder in the instructions to obtain a region free DVD software in www.firmware.fr.st.

PowerDVD and WinDVD just won't work. They are region setting programs.

Sound as though the change as not successful. Did you do a test in the computer's drive, driveinfo11.exe. You can download the "driveinfo11.exe" from firmware.

The test will tell you whether the drive is RPC-2 or RPC-1. Your drive is supposed to change to RPC-1, "This drive has no region protection" If it has changed successfully, then it is the program causing you the problem.

I haven't installed the freeware software yet as I can play a DVD movie in one computer as region 1 and the other as region 4. There is no hurry for it.

[spyda]

I Have an LG DRD8080B and use a prog named RPCMAN it resets the
drive to 0 again so you have another 5 times to change region you can
also use it to disable the region until you reboot its made by LG and I
have read some where it will also work on your drive if you can't find
it on the net post me and I will email it to you?

hope this helps

spyda

[vic11]

I did the test using the driveinfo program, but after I flashed my dvd-rom, it still says my dvd-rom has region protection. And don't say that I used the wrong firmware, because my drive still works fine with my dvds.

[vic11]

I just tried to use RPCMAN, it's true that it works for my dvd-rom, but when I open this program, I can't choose my drive, there's nothing in the pull down box, that's very strange. Does anyone know why it happens to my drive???

[vic11]

sorry for this, the RPCMAN worked, it's because I put the win32api.dll in the same folder as RPCMAN.
But now what I really want to know is, why my dvd-rom is still RPC-2 if I flashed it with the right firmware???
My drive is LG DRD 8160B

[Greg12]

either it didn't flash, the firmware is faulty or it isn't reporting right.

[fengtao]

Dear all,

DVD Region-Free 1.05 Release Updated!

What's new:
1. Distorted video problem when a title doesn't have menu fixed.
2. PowerDVD XP freeze problem after playback starts a few seconds fixed.
3. Asynchronous IO mode supported.
4. Notify user to uninstall other region-free software such as "DVD Region Killer".
5. Several small bugs fixed.

You can get it at http://www.dvdidle.com/download/DVDRegionFree10.exe

Any questions, please let us know at support@dvdidle.com

Best Regards,
Fengtao