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dvd drive region free?
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<blockquote data-quote="lil" data-source="post: 147970"><p>You need to have updated the drive's firmware for that to work which is possible. The only way I can envisage doing this firmware update is probably command-s on startup for single user mode with the correct firmware on the hard disk and the firmware update program.</p><p></p><p>Only issue is that most firmware update programs are for PC's either through Windows or as a 16bit DOS application.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if the 15" PB in question is the superdrive version, but if it's the combo version it's likely to be a Matsuhita (sp?) (Panasonic) mechanism which the region-free firmware is fairly prevalent for them. I once update an old SR-8175 DVD-8x drive to region free which performed flawlessly from all reports, it was a friend's IBM ThinkPad T21 mind and that had the floppy drive booting so it wasn't too difficult...</p><p></p><p>The first part is finding if there is a firmware upgrade/delivery package for OS X which I am sure there is I have never looked. (Having a standalone region free DVD/MPEG4 player for esoteric discs)</p><p></p><p>HTH :flower:</p><p></p><p>Vicky</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lil, post: 147970"] You need to have updated the drive's firmware for that to work which is possible. The only way I can envisage doing this firmware update is probably command-s on startup for single user mode with the correct firmware on the hard disk and the firmware update program. Only issue is that most firmware update programs are for PC's either through Windows or as a 16bit DOS application. I'm not sure if the 15" PB in question is the superdrive version, but if it's the combo version it's likely to be a Matsuhita (sp?) (Panasonic) mechanism which the region-free firmware is fairly prevalent for them. I once update an old SR-8175 DVD-8x drive to region free which performed flawlessly from all reports, it was a friend's IBM ThinkPad T21 mind and that had the floppy drive booting so it wasn't too difficult... The first part is finding if there is a firmware upgrade/delivery package for OS X which I am sure there is I have never looked. (Having a standalone region free DVD/MPEG4 player for esoteric discs) HTH :flower: Vicky [/QUOTE]
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