i just got battlefield 2 and it doest work as i need to update the firmware on the disc drive. i have a fujitsu siemens with windows xp and my driver is HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8161B. Can any1 help me please?

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

If you go to your drive manufacturers website you should be able to find the fimware update you are looking for, if there is one.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

how do u install it???

There should be installation instructions either on the website where you got it from, or perhaps a readme file in the download itself.

Other than that you may just need to run the setup file, and follow the on screen instructions.

Regards Howard :cool:

i had to install it on to a floppy disk, there is 2 files in it, flashup and TO42FOOB.DLD. When i double click on flashup it says it is not suitable for runnin in ms-dos but it has to be in ms-dos to work. puke: Please help

There should be installation instructions either on the website where you got it from, or perhaps a readme file in the download itself.

Other than that you may just need to run the setup file, and follow the on screen instructions.

Regards Howard :cool:

There is no installation instructions.

Ok. If you point me to where you got it from, I will try to find the installation instructions for you.

Also have you tried booting from the floppy?

Regards Howard :cool:

Yea. http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/ then type 3592890025 were it says driver search. Then go down to were it says firmware update.

Here is someting i found but i cant really understand any of it, im sure u computer pros will no wat to do :) How do u boot to real dos??????

LG GDR-8161B Auto Reset Firmware

An Auto Reset firmware is an RPC2 firmware where the counters and region
selection are stored in RAM and not committed to flash. Every time you
power up your system or reboot, the counters and region will reset so that
no region is selected and you have 5 user changes. Your player software or
operating system will prompt you to select a region whenever a disc from
a different region is inserted. If you use discs from multiple regions
this should not come as a surprise, but if you always use discs from the
same region you will see it every time you restart the drive. It resets
itself, if you don't understand this then you probably don't need to use
this firmware.

In all other respects the drive will function and report as normal.

There is a BETA RPC1 firmware for those who absolutely have to have one.

All these OEM firmwares have been tested on a singular drive, other
users have tested them on their own OEM drives.

F FUJITSU T042 3-Sep-2002

U 0102 15-Mar-2003

D HP/COMPAQ 0046 9-Jul-2003

We suggest you use the firmware that matches what you have now.

Firmware from a different OEM appears to work, but don't come complaining
if it doesn't.

Flashing this firmware requires some risk on your part. If you are not
comfortable with this please do not proceed. We have tested them, but
cannot guarantee they will work or flash correctly in any environment
out of our control.

The update requires a boot to Real DOS, and that you have ~500K memory free,
so DOS will need to load high, and don't load any drivers. Booting a DOS
hard drive is perfectly good. If you do not have a floppy drive, or other
means of booting DOS, you should consider making a Boot CD and copying the
program and flash image to a RAM drive before flashing. We would do this
for you, but we are lazy.

The command line to use depends on your system, thus

flashup xxxxauto.dld 0 /C /O (Primary Master)
flashup xxxxauto.dld 1 /C /O (Primary Slave)
flashup xxxxauto.dld 2 /C /O (Secondary Master)
flashup xxxxauto.dld 3 /C /O (Secondary Slave)

Here`s what you need to do.

Put a blank floppy into your drive, and from within my computer right click on your floppy drive and select format.

Once your floppy disk has been formatted, right click on your floppy drive again, and select format, and create ms dos startup disk.

Once this has completed, put the firmware files onto the floppy disk.

Now reboot your computer with the floppy disk still in your drive. It should boot from the floppy disk. If it doesn`t you may need to go into your bios and set the boot priority to floppy(A)/cd-rom/hdd and save and exit.

The command line to use depends on your system, thus

flashup xxxxauto.dld 0 /C /O (Primary Master)
flashup xxxxauto.dld 1 /C /O (Primary Slave)
flashup xxxxauto.dld 2 /C /O (Secondary Master)
flashup xxxxauto.dld 3 /C /O (Secondary Slave)


You need to type one of the above commands at the dos prompt making sure you type it exactly including the spaces before the forward slashes.

You type the command which corresponds to the position of the drive you are trying to flash. Example if your drive is set as secondary master, then you would type the third command in the list above which corrisponds to that.

Regards Howard :cool:

Thanks alot for ur help, i installed the firmware but the game still isnt workin. :(

Go HERE (http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic17182.html) and read my post. This is because we need your full system specs.

Does your sytem meet the minimum system requirements for the game?

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game?

Regards Howard :)

It doesnt install, when i put the disk in the drive it makes a tickin noise but the computer doesnt detect the disk. My computer does meet the min spec and it plays games like half life 2 without any problems.

The ticking noise is your drive attempting to read the disk.

Perhaps the disk itself is faulty. Have you run a cd lense cleaner through your drive.

Regards Howard :cool:

How do u do that?

Does your drive read most other disks ok?

A cd lense cleaner is a cd that has small brushes attatched to the playing surface of the disk. You simply put it in your drive and follow the instructions.

Usually this means skipping to the cleaning track when prompted to do so.

They are not expensive to buy typically around $10 or so.

Regards Howard :)

Yea my drive never had any problems before

That`s why I said it might be the game disk itself that`s faulty.

Look at the disk carefully. Can you see any fingermarks, or scratches etc?

Can you take the game back and get a new copy?

Regards Howard :cool:

There is a small scratch but its not deep.

Lets say the disk isnt faulty, is there anything u can do?

If the disk isn`t faulty, then your drive should read it. The fact that your disk has a scratch on it may be all that it needs to not work correctly.

Couple this with the fact that your drive reads other disks fine, and you are left with what appears to be a faulty game disk.

Regards Howard :cool:

Other computers can detect the disk so it isnt faulty. "This game contains technology intended to prevent copyin and it may conflict with some dvd-rom disc drives. You may need to update your firmware to fix this problem" That is wat it says in the game manual, maybe the firmware update didnt work?

When you did the firmware update unless you got any errors, it would`ve worked.

The fact that your disk works on other computer doesn`t mean much.

Perhaps your drive is just very picky. If you can`t run a cd lense cleaner though your drive, I can only think of two options.

1 takes the game back and get another copy

When you did the firmware update, unless you got any errors, it would`ve worked.

The fact that your disk works on other computers doesn`t mean much.

Perhaps your drive is just very picky. If you can`t run a cd lense cleaner though your drive,(and even if you do it may not help) I can only think of two options.

1 take the game back and get another copy.

2 change your drive for anotherone.

I really can`t think of anything else that would solve your problem.

Regards Howard :confused:

Ok np. Thanks alot for your help without u i would have been totally lost. :D

Oh and one more ting, how much would a average drive that can take dvds cost??

Do u tink this drive will work http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000CGUXS/qid=1121103500/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_3_1/202-8332581-0450239

Yes I think it should work fine.

I would still recommend taking the game back, and getting another copy first though. No point in getting a new drive untill you`re sure it`s not the game disk.

If your current drive were faulty, you would be having problems with other media as well.

Regards Howard :)

The game does work. Heres a way i used to get it installed on my computer however i still cant play cause the disk needs to work. Ive got 2 computers connected in a network at my house. The other computer is quite old and cant play the game however its drive can detect the game. I put the game into the other computer and copied the files from the disk to my computer and installed it that way. It worked and the game is installed however when i try to run it, it says please insert game as it does with most other games. Also my brother got a new metal of honor game and it does the same thing as battlefield 2 so it must be the drive.

I got a new drive and the game is workin, thanks for ur help :bounce:

Glad you got is sorted.

I wish I`d told you to change the drive now lol

But I was concerned that it might be the game that was at fault.

Thanks for letting us know.

Regards Howard :)

Hey, I've got a similar problem at the moment involving Battlefield 2 and a disc detection issue which's got me truly confused :confused: . The maual suggests it's due to outdated firmware, and I've managed to work out I've got an "HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8161B," and downloaded the appropriate driver, but to install it the readme tells me this:

LG Electronics HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8161B Firmware Update 2003

1. At DOS prompt type:

c:\flashup 1102U00B.dld /*

(Where '*' is the IDE position of the drive)
Primary Master : 0
Primary Slave : 1
Secondary Master : 2
Secondary Slave : 3

2. Follow onscreen instructions

However, I've got no idea what the IDE position of my drive is...or any idea of where to start looking. Can anyone explain this to me? :(

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

Your bios loading screen should tell you what drives you have, and where they are connected.

Failing that open up your computer and take a look.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:

Cheers Howard :)

So this bios loading screen, I assume this's the screen that comes up when you initially turn the computer on (yea, I don't know much :dead: )? Is there anyway to access this information without going through this route, or dismantling my computer :haha:

Edit:- Ok, I've just discovered that it's the Secondary Master IDE channel from this program:
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1908/newbitmapimage7bg.png
But I'm still unsure of how to use this information :suspiciou

Your dvd rom is the secondary master.

So at the dos prompt you would type the following.

c:\flashup 1102U00B.dld /2

Note the spaces in the command.

Regards Howard :D

Hey Howard, thanks for the advice, but I've tried that approach amongst other combinations (such as putting a space between the "/" and the "2" etc) and I repeatedly get this message:-
http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/9845/newbitmapimage4bl.png

I am right in thinking that going into run and typing "cmd" is the same as dos right :p ? Anyway, my hands are tied, I really don't know what else they're asking for.

Edit:- The file mentioned is definately in the C:\ Drive, amongst the other files which came in the ZIP I downloaded.

No, If you follow the instruction earlier in this thread, you will see that you need to create a bootable floppy.

Then copy the firmware files to the said floppy.

Then boot from the floppy and follow the instructions.

You may need to go into your bios and set the boot priority to floppy/cd-rom/hdd, then save and exit.

Regards Howard :grinthumb