Pioneer A04 firmware problems

[tn_69]

Experiencing problems with firmware upgrades. I was working on firmware version 1.33 for my Pioneer a04 bu wanted to achieve 2x for my Ritek discs. I chose the unnoficial 1.4 firmware which is supposed to enable this with Ritek discs. Problem was that it created unsupported format discs even though it writes at 2x. I downgraded the firmware to 1.31 and now I have unreliable output.
When I write to my Princo r/w it will not output on my standalone player although it plays on the computer. I have succesfully written cheaper unbranded discs at 1x but I would like to see the r/w disc working before I try burning the Ritek discs at 2x. I am using Instand dvd 6.5 to burn. Anyone found familiar problems? solutions?

[spiderman2k1]

I alway's use the Pioneer firmware your alway's take a shot in the Dark by using a hack firmware

[tn_69]

Has anyone acually got the ritek discs burning at 2x 100% succesfull on a pioneer a04 or close to 100%? If so what burning program and firmware are you using?

[Xtasy2002]

Yeah I've been burning Ritek (over 200 so far) 2x. At least 2x is the speed reported in RecordnowDX. It's been all the firmware released so far since I bought it, and then I've downloaded each new release (official release) from the pioneer site and they have all worked.

[heydude_BAKED@420]

i agree.....i have never used anything but OFFICIAL firmware...

im at 1.40 from pioneer and it allows 2x burning on the a04 & 104 with high speed media (4x)...which u can get pretty cheap online (2 bucks...but its coming down)....

great burns with no coasters ever (except for ones created due to my lack of knowledge)

my 2 cents

l8r

baked

[tn_69]

Which programs are you using for burning? I have now got the official 1.40 firmware version and using Prassi to burn - which lets you select 2x, but for a standard 4 gig dvd takes upto an hour. I did get it working at 2x properly with a hacked 1.31 version but experienced the errors explained earlier.

[Jimmyvcdfuckwit]

I've always used the hacked firmware on my 104 and have always been able to burn a 2X with the Ritek Discs or any other 2X disc come to think of it.
This is the page I got them from. No probs for me whatsoever. Have burned about 200 or so disc by now.
http://kickme.to/dvd105s

[heydude_BAKED@420]

Which programs are you using for burning? I have now got the official 1.40 firmware version and using Prassi to burn - which lets you select 2x, but for a standard 4 gig dvd takes upto an hour. I did get it working at 2x properly with a hacked 1.31 version but experienced the errors explained earlier.

wel nero for burning, never aproblem like other (dont understand why...im not smart) but that ussually wont matter

as for the hour to burn a full disc at 2x....impossible...must NOT be burning at 2x, only 1x takes an hour 2x = .5 hour 4x = .25 hour

my uneducated 2 cents

l8r

baked

[ninja_pimp]

my pioneer with latest firmware can not do 2x and i have 2x media. i set my app to burn at 2x but ti just drops to 1x burning regardless and this is across the board for any dvd-r burning app i use or have tried.

[dhluke]

Btw... When you upgrade your firmware... You can't downgrade... It says so on the Pioneer website somewhere... So you know...

dhluke

[Jimmyvcdfuckwit]

Actually you can downgrade the firmware with the hacked UPGrade.exe
You can find it at http://firmwares.co.uk

[ninja_pimp]

some ppl claim to be able to do more than 1x copy but i dont see how.
with the firmware it came, 1x, and with latest firmware, still 1x.

so how to burn at 2x?
I've tried nero, instant copy, dvd x copy and recordnow max and all burn at only 1x.
my media is 2x capable.

[tn_69]

Yep experienced the same - only when using the hacked 1.31 version did it run at 2x but it was not as reliable as other users are saying. I should note that 2x would cut a 4 gig film recording to 30 mins as I have done it sucessfully with media such as VERBATIM which Pioneer supports at 2x. So maybe the people who claim they are running at 2x are thinking it is running quicker than 1X but getting it wrong??