Comments on: Making Criminals http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/ Cheating on the Kobayashi Maru since 2001 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:01:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Ian Douglas http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-15588 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:14:17 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-15588 The best thing you can do is simply buy an external DVD (one that you know you can flash, if need be, to RCP-1) and use that for playing DVDs. I have the UJ-825, too. It's not Apple's fault, but certainly Matshita bear the responsibility. They suck. They have seemingly made it impossible for anyone who was in the DVD firmware hacking community to hack it. I just don't get it. You can get multi-region DVD players for your widescreen TV at home but you can't get a multi-region DVD on a computer that you are likely to take in a backpack one day to a different part of the world? It is a total absurdity. The best thing you can do is simply buy an external DVD (one that you know you can flash, if need be, to RCP-1) and use that for playing DVDs. I have the UJ-825, too. It’s not Apple’s fault, but certainly Matshita bear the responsibility. They suck. They have seemingly made it impossible for anyone who was in the DVD firmware hacking community to hack it. I just don’t get it. You can get multi-region DVD players for your widescreen TV at home but you can’t get a multi-region DVD on a computer that you are likely to take in a backpack one day to a different part of the world? It is a total absurdity.

]]> by: Remy http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-13145 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:22:05 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-13145 can i use the firmwear for the uj-825s on my uj-825 can i use the firmwear for the uj-825s on my uj-825

]]> by: Laurent Daudelin http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-8715 Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:48:27 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-8715 You can't rip a DVD that is for another region than the one set for your drive using MacTheRipper. I've tried it. After the rip, MacTheRipper will declare that there were bad sectors on the DVD and that it might be OK. However, VLC won't be able to play it, much less Popcorn will be able to burn it. The problem lies with the fact that the region protection is in the drive for the UJ-825, not in the system software. So, you can't use VLC to play a different region DVD on your drive either. You can’t rip a DVD that is for another region than the one set for your drive using MacTheRipper. I’ve tried it. After the rip, MacTheRipper will declare that there were bad sectors on the DVD and that it might be OK. However, VLC won’t be able to play it, much less Popcorn will be able to burn it. The problem lies with the fact that the region protection is in the drive for the UJ-825, not in the system software. So, you can’t use VLC to play a different region DVD on your drive either.

]]> by: Flynn http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-6116 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:51:26 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-6116 You can always rip your dvds with MacTheRipper (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14414) and set a new region code, then burn them using Toast or Popcorn. You can always rip your dvds with MacTheRipper (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14414) and set a new region code, then burn them using Toast or Popcorn.

]]> by: Patty http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-5945 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:23:54 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-5945 yeah, i have to say that i am deeply disappointed in this drive for that reason. i travel between canada and germany for periods up to 4 months at a time. I cannot watch all the dvds that i have bought in europe anymore because the drive firmware on my MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825 disallows me to make any further switches. I cant say that i have ever been annoyed with an apple product, but this is absolutely insane. why would apple do this to its customers? If anybody finds something, please let me know! Would it not be possible to write a program or something that doesnt have to deal with the firmware? I have no idea about these things, but maybe somebody out there could figure out how to create a player that bypasses the region or makes it appear as region 0 to the drive? yeah, i have to say that i am deeply disappointed in this drive for that reason. i travel between canada and germany for periods up to 4 months at a time. I cannot watch all the dvds that i have bought in europe anymore because the drive firmware on my MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825 disallows me to make any further switches. I cant say that i have ever been annoyed with an apple product, but this is absolutely insane. why would apple do this to its customers? If anybody finds something, please let me know! Would it not be possible to write a program or something that doesnt have to deal with the firmware? I have no idea about these things, but maybe somebody out there could figure out how to create a player that bypasses the region or makes it appear as region 0 to the drive?

]]> by: Jammy http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-5588 Fri, 11 Mar 2005 04:50:05 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-5588 It's March 2005 and I still can't find a firmware hack resetting the region code for Matshita DVD-R UJ-825. I am extremely disappointed with Apple, Matshita and DVD producers for all this nonsense with region codes, esepcially as multiregion video players world wide are now the standard and one can play DVds from any region in the world. Jammy It’s March 2005 and I still can’t find a firmware hack resetting the region code for Matshita DVD-R UJ-825. I am extremely disappointed with Apple, Matshita and DVD producers for all this nonsense with region codes, esepcially as multiregion video players world wide are now the standard and one can play DVds from any region in the world.
Jammy

]]> by: Viv http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-1252 Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:49:26 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-1252 I found abunchof frmware hacks for matshita 815 but 825 doesnt seem to have them yet - it seems the one guy who was doing them has "semi-retired" so the torch needs to be passed to someone else who understands firmware codes! we wait patiently! I found abunchof frmware hacks for matshita 815 but 825 doesnt seem to have them yet - it seems the one guy who was doing them has “semi-retired” so the torch needs to be passed to someone else who understands firmware codes!
we wait patiently!

]]> by: Jemima http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-621 Sun, 01 Aug 2004 02:03:31 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-621 There are hacks out there for that sort of thing, but I've never used one so I'm afraid I can't tell you where to find them. There are hacks out there for that sort of thing, but I’ve never used one so I’m afraid I can’t tell you where to find them.

]]> by: adem http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-620 Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:10:44 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/12/29/making-criminals/#comment-620 hi how can I reset region count on powerbook 12" 1.33 ? dvd writer model: MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825 can you help me ? hi
how can I reset region count on powerbook 12″ 1.33 ?
dvd writer model: MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825

can you help me ?

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