[rollm]

i just purchased a VR-558. i went through the forum and more globally the
internet and found nothing about converting it into region-free

could anybody help ?

thanks a lot

[Hi-Jack]

First look for the DVD DSrive model in your KiSS.
Then use the model of your DVD Drive to search these forums. There's
thousands of posts about it...

[rollm]

can i check the drive as for the DP558 model as you described in another
thread :
- Power on the player!
- Press Eject - Return - 2 - 7 - 6
- You will now be in the hidden menu.
- Check thre DVD Drive in your player.

thanks

[Hi-Jack]

I think so yes.
Long time since i used one so i don't remember rather it has the same hidden
menu as the other players. Have you tried?

[rollm]

i am not at home these days...
i will try and let you know when i have a chance.

thanks for your prompt answer

rollm

[nitzer71]

Yes that's right. To enter the hidden menu Press Eject - Return (back) - 2 - 7 - 6. I have a VR-558 300Gb and to make it a region-free player I had to open my machine and connect the DVD drive to my PC to patch it. So which means that I lost the warranty, but I don't regret it...

[Hi-Jack]

There is a way of making it region free without opening the DVD drive now...

[Wilford]

Originally Posted by Hi-Jack There is a way of making it region free without opening the DVD drive now...

How do we do this?

[rollm]

i just tried eject - back - 2 - 7 - 6 : a hidden menu shows up.
it says my drive is KISS DVD-ROM DR2012C KS00

any idea how to turn it into region free ?

thanks

[rollm]

i found thousand of threads adressing how to patch my VR-558
with DR2012C KS00
this is hard to conclude whether or not it works or not since lots of differents opinions, conclusions, adv and cons...

according to http://kiss.rpc1.org/, sounds like there is an easy way to turn all
TOSHIBA based drive region free without opening the player :

1/ prepare a CD with an iso image available here :
http://kiss.rpc1.org/iso/rpc1.zip

2/ insert the CD into the player. it will upgrade the DVD-ROM firmware and
basically this is it !

sounds too easy to me. any recent experience ?