How do you make a DVD-ROM drive region free?

[RedM]

I ahve a Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM and I understand that I can only change the region setting four times before it locks.

 

How do I set it to accept disks from any region without having to change the settings?

 

Asking because I want to get some Lost screen captures and bits of footage from the R1 box-set.

 

Thank you.

[Pete]

http://dvd.box.sk/

or

http://neworder.box.sk/codebox.links.php?&key=dvd

[RedM]

Cheers for those links. I tried a bunch of program but none work. My problem seems to be with the firmware for my drive. Cannot find a firmware update on the net and according to a few forums there isn't one for this particular drive!

 

Any other suggestions?

[carl0s]

Cheers for those links. I tried a bunch of program but none work. My problem seems to be with the firmware for my drive. Cannot find a firmware update on the net and according to a few forums there isn't one for this particular drive!

 

Any other suggestions?

 

it's on a site linked from that second page Pete gave:

http://forum.rpc1.org/dl_firmware.php?download_id=2102

SONY DVD-ROM DDU1615 - No Firmware Updates Available

(Known Firmwares: FYS1/FYS2)

Use LtnRPC to reset or disable the Region Counter. Click Disable and your drive will be region free!

OEM Liteon SOHD-16P9S

RPC-2

[RedM]

I found LtnRPC eventually. Once I worked out the Sony drive is actually a rebranded LiteON unit.

 

Works a treat. Anyone want any Lost captures?