Posted by Voinin on 06/11/06 00:33

Abe wrote:
>> 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.
> Well, we tried.

And for that I'm grateful. Thanks!

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