Hi,
After reading some posts about updating the firmware on Samsung DVD/CDRW combo drives, I downloaded the Samsung auto-updater. It found my drive (SM-348) and said there was an update available (T505, up from T501). I let it run and the updater program appeared to lock up (task manager said it had quit responding). The Samsung flasher program screen said Wait, and I left if for about 30 minutes the first time, with no change. Windows task manager could not close the Samsung flasher most times I tried it. I retried the whole process several times, with similar results. At times when the task manager did close the flash program (after quite a period of time), then when retrying the flasher it could not recognize the drive until I rebooted. I finally gave up.
Then I went into the windows device manager and looked at the drive's properties -- and I found I only had 2 of the original 5 region changes left! I had never changed regions from Region 1 before. I also found that the original region I had used (Region 1) was now unselected.
I put in a Region 1 DVD and it played. I went back and looked at properties and found I now have only one region change left!
It looks like not only did the update program not work, but it also removed 4 of my 5 region changes from the firmware. I'm not sure if there is any way to get those back. I uninstalled the Samsung update software before it did any more damage.
Let us know if any of you find the same problem. I don't know if it is a problem with the Samsung drive or software, or whether it has anything to do the Shuttle SS51G platform the drive is on.
After reading some posts about updating the firmware on Samsung DVD/CDRW combo drives, I downloaded the Samsung auto-updater. It found my drive (SM-348) and said there was an update available (T505, up from T501). I let it run and the updater program appeared to lock up (task manager said it had quit responding). The Samsung flasher program screen said Wait, and I left if for about 30 minutes the first time, with no change. Windows task manager could not close the Samsung flasher most times I tried it. I retried the whole process several times, with similar results. At times when the task manager did close the flash program (after quite a period of time), then when retrying the flasher it could not recognize the drive until I rebooted. I finally gave up.
Then I went into the windows device manager and looked at the drive's properties -- and I found I only had 2 of the original 5 region changes left! I had never changed regions from Region 1 before. I also found that the original region I had used (Region 1) was now unselected.
I put in a Region 1 DVD and it played. I went back and looked at properties and found I now have only one region change left!
It looks like not only did the update program not work, but it also removed 4 of my 5 region changes from the firmware. I'm not sure if there is any way to get those back. I uninstalled the Samsung update software before it did any more damage.
Let us know if any of you find the same problem. I don't know if it is a problem with the Samsung drive or software, or whether it has anything to do the Shuttle SS51G platform the drive is on.
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