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Upgrade Your DVD Writer to Double Layer -- Maybe

Posted by timothy on from the don't-blame-us-if-the-obvious-risks-strike dept.

Autoversicherung writes "Even if NEC tells you its impossible, German netzine Golem is reporting hackers have created an updated, unofficial version of the firmware providing DVD+DL (Double Layer) capabilities. Currently model 2100A and 2500A are patchable, more will hopefully follow soon. How cool, this enables me to skip an update cycle for burners!!" It's always fun to use the fish, and sometimes to void your warranty.

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  1. This is your DRIVE on BAD Firmware by CygnusXII · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just think about all, the extra drives sold, when all the Uber Mensch, fry thier drives, writing the firmware to crap.

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    1. Re:This is your DRIVE on BAD Firmware by orangesquid · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's not a virus, it's a trojan horse.
      Maybe a nitpick, but the story goes, back in the day, there was this large horse which roamed freely around the city of Troy. It carried a .NFO which read, "Capable of turning your city into a full-fledged city-state!" Someone in Troy decided to open the horse, and sure enough, the entire town was reformatted.

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  2. Re:Pre-babelfished by Snuggly_Soft · · Score: 5, Funny

    "That, which it itches now in the fingers to try the DL firmware out it should realize itself the risks" Makes you think about a lot of things. I'll carry that one to my grave.

  3. Soon... by Molina+the+Bofh · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a store next to you, the new and amazing DVD Perforator.

    This amazing new product allows you to punch a hole through the DVD, allowing you to use BOTH sides of the media. Use your Single-Side as Double-Side disks without paying extra.

    Available in 5"1/4 and 3"1/2 versions.

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  4. And the followup is... by iansmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    A report that people who use hacks to upgrade their burners produce DVD's that don't last 100 years and are full of errors.

    And people will be *suprised* to read this. Gasp, hacked dual layer DVD's don't last forever!

    And Slashdot will report on this. Once a month. For a year.

    This just sounds like trouble. :-)

  5. Re:Translation for lazy people by hundalz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, for those who don't understand English/American, here's the article in Ali G.

  6. You have a PC? by blorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're mad. I drew the line when they introduced DRM onto C64 cassette tapes. I'll stick with my trusty Texas Instruments pocket calculator, thank you very much.