den the man(Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 25th November 2001, 14:37
ive been told that i can get firmwire upgrade 4 my dvd player ...does any one know were i can get this and how do u apply it..and does it cancel the remote hack? cheers
RE: minato g1 firmwire upgrade?
JamieM(Competent) posted this on Sunday, 25th November 2001, 16:08
Can someone please tell me what Firmwire is? What does it do, how does it get `applied` to the Minato G1 etc. I have no idea what this term means. Any info. would be much appreciated - thanks.
RE: minato g1 firmwire upgrade?
JamieM(Competent) posted this on Sunday, 25th November 2001, 16:10
Can someone please tell me what Firmwire is? What does it do, how does it get `applied` to the Minato G1 etc. I have no idea what this term means. Any info. would be much appreciated - thanks.
RE: minato g1 firmwire upgrade?
The_Urinator(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Sunday, 25th November 2001, 18:10
Firmware is basically code or a program that is permantly programmed into a chip in your DVD player. This chip holds the players firmware which is the software that runs and controls how your DVD player works/decodes the DVD information/ the DVD menu system, etc. -An analogy would be like the operating system on a PC, as newer applications come out it may be necessary to update/upgrade the operating system to handle these new applications or fix bugs that the new applications are showing. In this case the applications are DVD movies and as newer films are coming out with more complex menus,extra`s etc., some players can`t hack it and need a firmware upgrade which was written to handle the new features or fix known bugs. -Sorry if I`m waffling on a bit !!! Usually you would get these upgrades on a CD which you play in your DVD player, the new firmware that is being read, is written over the old version in the player. I am trying to find a firmware upgrade for my Wharfedale 750S as it can`t play 2001 all the way through-it hangs and/or crashes half way through the film. So unless you have a particular problem with certain DVD`s don`t worry about an upgrade as you don`t need it. - If it`s not broke, don`t fix it !!
RE: minato g1 firmwire upgrade?
JamieM(Competent) posted this on Monday, 26th November 2001, 16:45
Thanks for the info. I dont have any problems at the moment with any DVDs (except MIB Special Ed. sometimes freezes weirdly on my Minato G1). So I don`t need to get anything (yet)- good news. Is it a sign that I need to when DVDs won`t work? Thanks again The_Urinator!!!!
RE: minato g1 firmwire upgrade?
den the man(Harmless) posted this on Monday, 26th November 2001, 18:21
well ive got a prop with a vcd ( monsters inc) the picture is great but the sound is out of sink........so i asked around and ive been told that the firmwire needs up graded
RE: minato g1 firmwire upgrade?
The_Urinator(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 26th November 2001, 21:09
No problem FrankieJ!! Your MIB problem may be an indication that your player dosen`t quite like that particular disc and becomes unstable resulting in it hanging/freezing. A firmware upgrade(if available) could fix this problem, but if this only happens every now and again, I wouldn`t worry about it. -Firstly make sure that it is not a dodgy disc by checking it out in other peoples players.
Some discs are more demanding to play than others, and some have known problems/bugs when played in certain players. Check out : http://www.laserdiscarchive.co.uk They have a list of problem discs with known problems. Enjoy!
