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author | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2007-09-05 20:50:35 +0000 |
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committer | diego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2007-09-05 20:50:35 +0000 |
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Replace short region code explanation by more detailed section.
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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml index 6788a50f2e..0c200212b5 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/cd-dvd.xml @@ -150,18 +150,36 @@ variable, see the manual page for details. </para> </formalpara> +<sect2 id="region_code"> +<title>region code</title> <para> -RPC-1 DVD drives only protect region settings through software. RPC-2 drives -have a hardware protection that allows 5 changes only. It might be -needed/recommended to upgrade the firmware to RPC-1 if you have a RPC-2 DVD -drive. You can try finding firmware upgrades for your drive on the internet, -<ulink url="http://forum.rpc-1.com/dl_all.php">this firmware forum</ulink> -may be a good starting point for your search. -If there is no firmware upgrade available for your device, use the -<ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset tool</ulink> -to set the region code of your DVD drive (under Linux). -<emphasis role="bold">Warning</emphasis>: You can only set the region 5 times. +DVD drives nowadays come with a nonsensical restriction labeled +<ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code">region code</ulink>. +This is a scheme to force DVD drives to only accept DVDs produced for one of +the six different regions into which the world was partitioned. How a group +of people can sit around a table, come up with such an idea and expect the +world of the 21st century to bow to their will is beyond anyone's guess. </para> + +<para> +Drives that enforce region settings through software only are also known as +RPC-1 drives, those that do it in hardware as RPC-2. RPC-2 drives allow +changing the region code five times before it remains fixed. +Under Linux you can use the +<ulink url="http://linvdr.org/projects/regionset/">regionset</ulink> tool +to set the region code of your DVD drive. +</para> + +<para> +Thankfully, it is possible to convert RPC-2 drives into RPC-1 drives through +a firmware upgrade. Feed the model number of your DVD drive into your favorite +search engine or have a look at the forum and download sections of +<ulink url="http://www.rpc1.org/">"The firmware page"</ulink>. +While the usual caveats for firmware upgrades apply, experience with +getting rid of region code enforcement is generally positive. +</para> +</sect2> + </sect1> |