Page 1 of Hitachi 505 - problems using IronDukes Firmware

Hi,

I bought a hitchi 505 at the weekend (after finding out that it was region/macro freeable from the ironduke site).

I have downloaded various versions of the firmware and burnt them but every time when i insert the disc the machine clunks and clicks for about 30 secs before displaying `no disc`.

This sound like the machine not able to read the disc (the CDRs are good quality and I have burnt audio/MP3 to them and these work fine in the player)

Does the patch need to be burnt in any special way? (disk at once? etc)
is the case of the filename bank30.rom/BANK30.ROM/Bank30.rom important?

Or failing answers to these probs can anyone grab an image of the disc they used to flash their machine (ISO format) and mail this to me?

frem[at]ku.ca.de

Cheers

MeRf

When flashing EEPROM`s it is VITAL you do not change the name of the file that you download from Iron Duke - even capital letters can make a difference.

Which authoring process do you use - Nero 5.5 is probably the best for burning firmware to CD.

The `No Disc` warning usually relates to a poorly burned disc on the ESS4318, despite what you say - so try and try again.

Hey There,

I think there`s going to be a contradiction here. When I got my Hitachi 505E and downloaded the Dukey`s firmware, the filename was massive(about 20 - 25 characters long). I thought it was a little strange to have it that long, never-the-less, I burnt the CD and it didn`t work. So, I decided to use my noodle, I renamed the file to BANK30.ROM and lo and behold it worked like a treat.

Anyway, I have e-mailed you the exact file from the CD that I created.

Regards

c¦(;-o)+<

P.S. I used EasyCD Creator 4!

I too `used my noodle` and downloaded several versions of the firmware (some the file was called Bank30.rom others were not) I renamed all to Bank30.rom before bunring using EZCD 4 with various options (DAO, TAO etc). by choosing to burn a data disc and then dragging bank30.rom onto the root dir of the cd and leaving the random volume number assigned. I have burnt about 10 times with various options in EZCD but all have the same problem - the drive clicks a couple of times (i think this checks different disc formats as it happens with other discs) then it whirrs up clunks and repeats.

I am going to try burning at a friends this evening and i`ll let you know the results
thanks merf

Er, Dukey....a little help here please ?

Clayts I think merf is one of a number of people I have been in both email & chat contact with.

I am all out of ideas!

The Ironduke vexed?

surely not!

This item was edited on Friday, 11th May 2001, 23:00

Could it be a newer version of the machine with the same model no? I heard from a friend this happened with other makes

merf

Sounds daft but insert the upgrade disc and raise the back right hand corner of the player by about 6 inches. The disc will now read.

warrens p***ed again lads!

Cheers Warren!

Propped up the back of the machine with a few CDs and the disc read perfectly.

Cheers ironduke for the firmware and everyone else for your help.

P.S. perhaps if you add an FAQ section to your site this problem/solution should go in as it is far from obvious