NAME¶
rpl8 - Firmware loader for DVD drives
SYNOPSIS¶
rpl8 /dev/cdrom [-[
dump-only]|
firmwarefile]
DESCRIPTION¶
rpl8 is a program for Linux 2.4 and upwards that uploads firmware to DVD
drives (mostly DVD+RW).
rpl8 stands for RICOH Program Loader 8, though it also supports Program
Loader 9.
The program never updates Program Loader code so that you should always be able
to downgrade your firmware in case something goes wrong.
So far
rpl8 has been tested with the following:
* HP dvd100i
* Ricoh MP5120A
* Philips DVDRW208
* HP dvd200i
To run
rpl8 correctly, make sure you have no media in drive. Optionally
go to single user mode and reboot after uploading the new firmware.
OPTIONS¶
- -[dump-only]
- Only backs up the firmware. Note that you might have to reboot even after
this.
BUGS¶
Getting messages like this is "normal"
- ide-scsi: Strange, packet command initiated yet DRQ isn't asserted
AUTHOR¶
rpl8 is in public domain.
This manual page was written by Elias Kunnas <elias_kunnas@welho.com>, for
the Debian project (but may be used by others).