# not sure if this will work at all for someone non-DD or such.. tags 328488 patch stop
Took a while, but I got something done, patch attached. I hope there's any use for it.
diff -ruN dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8.orig/Makefile dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8/Makefile --- dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8.orig/Makefile 2005-09-15 19:16:38.000000000 +0300 +++ dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8/Makefile 2005-09-15 22:29:51.000000000 +0300 @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ $(DIST)/dvd+rw-mediainfo.cpp \ $(DIST)/dvd+rw-booktype.cpp \ $(DIST)/dvd-ram-control.cpp \ + $(DIST)/rpl8.1 \ $(DIST)/rpl8.cpp \ $(DIST)/btcflash.cpp \ $(DIST)/LICENSE diff -ruN dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8.orig/rpl8.1 dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8/rpl8.1 --- dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8.orig/rpl8.1 1970-01-01 02:00:00.000000000 +0200 +++ dvd+rw-tools-5.21.4.10.8/rpl8.1 2005-09-15 22:13:59.000000000 +0300 @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +.TH rpl8 8 "15 September 2005" +.SH NAME +rpl8 \- Firmware loader for DVD drives +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B rpl8 +.I /dev/cdrom +.RI [\-[\fBdump-only\fP]|\fIfirmwarefile\fP] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B rpl8 +is a program for Linux 2.4 and upwards +that uploads firmware to DVD drives (mostly DVD+RW). +.PP +.B rpl8 +stands for RICOH Program Loader 8, +though it also supports Program Loader 9. +.PP +The program never updates Program Loader code so that you should +always be able to downgrade your firmware in case something goes +wrong. +.PP +So far +.B rpl8 +has been tested with the following: +.br +* HP dvd100i +.br +* Ricoh MP5120A +.br +* Philips DVDRW208 +.br +* HP dvd200i + +To run +.B rpl8 +correctly, make sure you have no media in drive. +Optionally go to single user mode and reboot after +uploading the new firmware. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +\-[\fBdump\-only\fP] +Only backs up the firmware. +Note that you might have to reboot even after this. +.SH BUGS +Getting messages like this is "normal" +.IP +ide-scsi: Strange, packet command initiated yet DRQ isn't asserted +.SH AUTHOR +.B rpl8 +is in public domain. +.PP +This manual page was written by Elias Kunnas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, +for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
