Posted by Voinin on 06/10/06 23:10

Abe wrote:
>>> This is a built-in limitation to make ripping commercially pressed DVD
>>> less attractive. You need patched firmware for your drive to disable
>>> the "rip-lock" limitation. The Firmware Page has lots of firmware that
>>> does this, in additon to removing the Region Protection Coding (RPC)
>>> of your drive.
>>> Look at http://forum.rpc1.org/portal.php
>> Cool! Except they don't have my DVD burner listed. It's an Emprex
>> H16X, at that's the number given in the device manager.
> Then your only choice is to ask Emprex at
> http://www.emprex.com/04_contact_02.php
> and ask which OEM brand and model number the drive really is. In the
> past, Emprex drives have been rebadged BTC drives.
>
> Once you get the info, you then can look for patched firmware for the
> BTC drive and apply that.

Research indicates it's the same as the BTC 2016IM, a 16X burner with RW
and DVD-RAM capabilities. And of course, the firmware isn't there.
<sigh> Oh well, I'll just have to live with it.

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