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v2.5.0
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21 Nov 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
Added: Recognition of 1635S and 16H5S to allow read speed changing
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2
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v2.4.2
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22 Aug 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
- Fixed: The crossflashing patch now works for KY04.
- Other: Updated the internal list of OEM rebadges.
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3
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v2.4.0
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19 Jul 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
2.4.0 (17 Jul 2005)
* Added: Full support for 3rd-generation LiteOn-based slimtype DVD-writers.
* Added: Drive renaming and DVD read speed support for LiteOn-based DVD-ROM and DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drives.
* Added: General information display for other LiteOn-based drives (no patching).
* Changed: Adjusted some of the on-screen text for better clarity.
* Changed: 1653S firmwares that have a 1633S name and 1633S security checksum (BYX?, BS41, and B8S3) are now classified differently.
* Changed: Tweaked the text for the IDE activity indicator light patch.
* Other: Changed the program name.
* Other: Updated the recommended tweaks list to 3-02.
* Other: Updated the internal list of OEM rebadges.
* Other: Updated documentation.
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4
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v2.3.1
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28 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
2.3.1 (27 Jun 2005)
* Other: Improved the way OmniPatcher determines which read speeds it should allow the user to select.
* Other: Updated the internal list of OEM rebadges.
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5
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v2.3.0
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27 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
2.3.0 (25 Jun 2005)
* Added: Experimental write strategy reassignment support for slimtype drives.
* Added: LED blink options for 1673S and newer drives.
* Fixed: The read speed patch is now available for the PDS6 firmware.
* Fixed: Removed the faulty 10x option for DVDR9 read speeds (10x for pressed DVD-DL is still available).
* Fixed: Resolved a few small potential bugs related to media support.
* Changed: Refined the way certain firmware revisions are displayed in the status area above the command buttons.
* Changed: Slightly changed how the default save name is constructed.
* Other: Improved some inefficient code to slightly improve OmniPatcher's load and save times.
* Other: Updated the internal list of OEM rebadges.
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6
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v2.2.2
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20 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
- Fixed: Updated the slimtype table scanner so that the final three entries of the -R table in PDS6 are no longer omitted by OmniPatcher.
- Other: [v2.2.2.1] Updated to Perl 5.8.7 and switched the icon back to the original chip icon (who was I to break with tradition? ;-)).
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7
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v2.2.0
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17 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
2.2.0 (16 Jun 2005)
* Added: "Fix IDE blink problem" to address an issue with some Sony firmwares where the drive's LED blink would cause the hard drive's LED to blink in unison. This used to be a part of the general LED-fix patch, but by separating it, this patch can now be used by 7/93S users and by people who want this fix but who do not want the tri-color fix.
* Changed: "Fix LED colors" has been renamed to "Use a tri-color LED color scheme" for the sake of clarity.
* Fixed: Addressed a potential crashing bug with opening firmwares in integrated flashers.
* Other: Updated the internal list of OEM rebadges.
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8
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v2.1.0
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15 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
2.1.0 (14 June 2005)
* Added: The ability to rename a media code using a media code block import, like in MCSE.
* Improved: The read speed and disable learning patches are now available for slimtype drives.
* Changed: The button to save a media report has been removed; the function is now a part of the "More Commands" button, which has been moved to take its place.
* Other: Updated the internal list of OEM rebadges.
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9
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v2.01
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14 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
2.0.1 (13 June 2005)
* Added: An "Extended Commands" button in the media tab. This will bring up a menu of additional commands: load media settings from a media report and undoing name/speed changes to a media code.
* Improved: Slightly mitigated the GUI refresh lag when loading a new firmware.
* Fixed: To work around a quirk with how Windows re-draws text boxes, the media info box is no longer set to read-only on Windows 2000 and earlier.
* Fixed: Minor problem with 51S firmwares being misclassified as 1S and not 2S firmwares when applying recommended tweaks.
* Fixed: Minor wording correction in the tweaks message box.
* Fixed: [v2.0.1.1] Improved the determination of current read speeds when loading firmwares that have been previously patched with OmniPatcher 1.x.
* Fixed: [v2.0.1.3] Better, less restrictive handling of firmwares that have non-Unicode +R entries that use 9-bit speed encoding.
* Other: Updated documentation.
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10
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v2.0.0
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13 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
2.0.0 (12 June 2005)
* Note: Version 2 is a major re-write. The internals have been completely re-worked, and virtually every line of code was rewritten, with the goal of making OmniPatcher more robust and more maintainable.
* Added: "Fix bitsetting support" patch (this supersedes both of the now-deprecated bitsetting-fix mini-patchers).
* Added: "Fix LED colors" patch.
* Added: "Disable media learning" patch (experimental).
* Added: Ability to rename media codes.
* Added: Ability to rename a drive to one of its equivalent OEM names.
* Added: Ability to specify a file for OmniPatcher to load from the command line (which allows Windows to associate .BIN files with OmniPatcher, if so desired).
* Added: Ability to load a file by dragging it into the OmniPatcher window.
* Added: Command line flag to dump OmniPatcher's event log for troubleshooting.
* Improved: Completely new interface.
* Improved: New and improved reading speed patch and interface.
* Improved: Irrelevant patches are now hidden to avoid confusion.
* Improved: Saving a file or a media code report now provides a default save name.
* Improved: New strategy reassignment patch routines. Now, if there is insufficient space in a given bank, strategy reassignment will be disabled for only that bank and not for the entire firmware. Also fixed a minor bug with some of the 3S patches.
* Improved: Both the standard and internal firmware revisions are now reported (OmniPatcher used to report only the internal revision).
* Improved: Drive type detection has been refined slightly.
* Improved: The format for the media code report has been improved slightly.
* Removed: The rec_tweaks.conf file is no longer used. The list of tweaks is now embedded in the executable. Since the tweaks file is being updated about as frequently as OmniPatcher, it does not make sense to have it as a separate download.
* Fixed: The [ENTER] and [ESC] keys now work correctly in the pick-a-strategy dialog box.
* Other: Updated documentation.
* Other: Tweaked the program name slightly.
* Other: Updated build libraries.
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11
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v1.4.3
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01 Jun 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
1.4.3 (30 May 2005)
* Other: Updated the compilation process. OmniPatcher should look a lot better now on computers using the Windows XP Luna theme.
* Other: Updated some of the supporting code.
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12
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v1.4.2
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06 May 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
Changelog v1.4.2 (1 May 2005)
* Improved: There is now a lot more information in the firmware information dialog
* Changed: New formatting in the media report
* Changed: 1673S -R DL media is now displayed in the media report with no speeds allocated
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v1.4.1
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22 Apr 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
Added: Support for firmwares that have -R9 media
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v1.40
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13 Apr 2005
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Added: 16x read speed patch for 3S drives
* Other: Removed experimental message
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15
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v1.3.18
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06 Dec 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
1.3.18 (3 Dec 2004)
* Fixed: OmniPatcher now supports the new 14/28-byte +R table format used in BYX2.
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16
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v1.3.16b
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22 Nov 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
- Fixed: OmniPatcher no longer incorrectly warns about not finding enough tables when loading the BY02 firmware.
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17
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v1.3.15
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09 Nov 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Added: Full support for the 1653S.
* Fixed: Issues with certain 1633S firmwares (such as BS06 and B4S6) have been fixed.
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v1.3.14d
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02 Nov 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Fixed: Increasing reading speed to 12x now works for the 1653S.
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v1.3.14b
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01 Nov 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Improved: Crossflashing now supports slimline drives.
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v1.3.14
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11 Oct 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Improved: Crossflashing now supports _51S@8_2S.
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v1.3.13
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04 Oct 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
What's new:
* Fixed: OmniPatcher crashing upon startup on Windows 2000. (thanks, rdgrimes)
* Other: Added a new "Info" button that displays general information about the loaded firmware.
* Other: Modified (once again) the formatting of the media codes report. By request, the OmniPatcher version is now included in the report file.
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22
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v1.3.12
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28 Sep 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
Updated one of the libraries used to build the executable.
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23
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v1.3.11
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23 Sep 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
What's New:
* Fixed: Problems with speedhacking beyond 12x with firmwares BS02 and newer.
* Fixed: Problems with speedhacking beyond 8x with firmwares BS0D and newer.
* Fixed: Problems with the recognition of 12x and 16x speed descriptors when reading firmwares BS0D and newer.
* Improved: The media codes report generated by OmniPatcher will now show the drive's vendor and product ID strings.
* Improved: The text of the reading speed patch checkbox now displays the appropriate numerical speed based on which firmware generation is loaded.
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v1.3.10
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11 Sep 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Fixed: Some media table recognition problems in the 1633S firmwares.
* Improved: OmniPatcher will now issue a warning if it doesn't recognize as many media tables as it thinks it should.
* Improved: The media codes report generated by OmniPatcher will now show the firmware's internal timestamp (the file last-modified timestamp was removed).
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25
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v1.3.9
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16 Aug 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
- Added: Increase reading speed to 12x for 3S firmwares.
- Improved: OmniPatcher will now display the true firmware revision.
- Improved: The media code report format has been revised somewhat.
- Fixed: Strategy switching works for TS0C.
- Fixed: 6x/8x -R speeds are no longer shown for 1S firmwares, 12x/16x -R speeds are no longer shown for 3S firmwares, and 16x +R speeds are no longer shown for 1213S firmwares.
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26
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v1.3.8
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27 Jul 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
- Added: Force-fallback.
- Removed: Force-recalibration.
- Fixed: RW speed selection for the 3S drives no longer incorrectly displays invalid 6x and 8x options.
- Fixed: Very minor issue with loading a rec_tweak.conf file with invalid entries.
- Other: Updated the recommended tweaks list from 2-04 to 2-05.
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27
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v1.3.7
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26 Jul 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Other: Updated the recommended tweaks list from 2-03 to 2-04.
* Other: Made a few minor regexp enhancements and cleanups.
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v1.3.5
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19 Jul 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
Fixed: Fixed the 3S strat switching problem introduced in 1.3.4. A safeguard that was introduced in 1.3.4 was too strict, causing this problem.
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29
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v1.3.3
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11 Jul 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
What's New:
* Other: Updated the recommended tweaks list from 2-01 to 2-02.
* Other: Slightly changed the way OmniPatcher gives warnings.
* Other: Added error message if the recommended tweaks button is clicked and there is no recommended tweaks file present.
* Other: Minor updates to some of the build libraries.
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30
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v1.3.2
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09 Jul 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
* Added: Force-fallback patch that will slow down high-speed +R burns at the end. This is intended for people with high climbing error rates at the end of burns.
* Added: There is now a note about the use of the double-click in the interface.
* Added: Warning message when trying to modify the speeds of +RW media.
* Improved: The old "Apply recommended write strategy replacements" feature has been overhauled and renamed.
* Improved: The formatting of the media code report has been refined.
* Improved: The sorting of +R/W media codes into +R and +RW has been improved (this fixes a sorting problem with a few of the old firmwares).
* Fixed: Loading an incompatible firmware could, under certain circumstances, cause OmniPatcher to crash. This has been resolved.
* Other: The handling of disallowed speeds has been changed. Instead of disabling them, they are now hidden to reduce clutter.
* Other: Minor changes in some texts throughout the program, including a renaming of "shift-fixing" to "force-shifting".
* Other: The documentation was revised.
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v1.2.0
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29 Jun 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
Removed: No more support for scrambled/compressed flashers. OmniPatcher will no longer work with these flashers.
Improved: Optimized code for faster file loading.
Fixed: Minor problems with detecting the flasher type.
Fixed: The crossflashing checkbox is now disabled for GSU1 and GSC_ (it never had any effect on these firmwares anyway).
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v1.1.2
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19 Jun 2004
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Release Information (by the Manufacturer)
Fixed: File open error in Windows 9x/ME (does not affect 2K/XP)
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v1.00
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07 Jun 2004
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