Need help with my Toshiba 4900 hack

AmonTwin · 05-09-04, 07:45 PM

I am sorry for starting another thread on this matter but I wanted to be sure it was seen and not passed over...

I recently purchased a 4900 and last night I tried to watch the region 2 Delicatessen with the remote hack. I know there is a way to make it permanently region-free with the burned CD and all, but I do not currently have a computer to do it so it will have to wait...In the meantime, I want to use the remote hack to watch other regions.

I put in Delicatessen and when the "Check Region Coding" message came up, I pushed "Menu", then "1", and then "Play", but the only thing I got was a little red not allowed symbol (circle with diagonal hash mark through it) in the right hand corner. I pushed display and tried to pick a track, then play. No good. What am I doing wrong? I even tried pushing the buttons simultaneously. Please help. I bought the machine from Frys about a month ago. Is it possible that Toshiba fixed the hack? Any help is greatly appreciated. thanks....

DrGerbil · 05-09-04, 08:39 PM

I had no problem playing Delicatessen. I just hit top menu, menu, ad nauseum, until it started. This is, of course, before I used the CD to fix the problem permanently.

~~ PAL ~~ · 05-10-04, 04:18 PM

You might have to repeat the patterns a few times. The permanent solution is much better, you should implement it as soon as you can get a CD to alter the region setting.

Paul Drake · 05-11-04, 10:34 PM

Regarding the CD solution - is there any danger of this causing permanent damage to the player? I have been leary of doing this for that reason.

~~ PAL ~~ · 05-12-04, 12:47 PM

No, as long as you use a good CD image, there's no danger of damaging the hardware.

renaldow · 05-12-04, 01:34 PM

Definitely do the CD. I've got a 3900 (same player, just doesn't do DVD Audio) and I did the CD. It beats having to fight with it to play a disc. With the extremely high quality picture and a trouble free region hack, this has got to be the best player I've ever owned. You can have it when you pry it from my cold dead hands.

AmonTwin · 05-12-04, 10:36 PM

Thanks for everyone's responses. I finally got it to work with the [Top Menu] [1] and am now able to enjoy the beauty that is Delicatessen. Now the only problem is where to start with all the other titles I want from other regions...Am so excited to finally be able to get more DVDs....Thanks to everyone for turning me on to this player...

05-09-04, 07:45 PM	#1
AmonTwin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 799	Need help with my Toshiba 4900 remote hack...Please I am sorry for starting another thread on this matter but I wanted to be sure it was seen and not passed over... I recently purchased a 4900 and last night I tried to watch the region 2 Delicatessen with the remote hack. I know there is a way to make it permanently region-free with the burned CD and all, but I do not currently have a computer to do it so it will have to wait...In the meantime, I want to use the remote hack to watch other regions. I put in Delicatessen and when the "Check Region Coding" message came up, I pushed "Menu", then "1", and then "Play", but the only thing I got was a little red not allowed symbol (circle with diagonal hash mark through it) in the right hand corner. I pushed display and tried to pick a track, then play. No good. What am I doing wrong? I even tried pushing the buttons simultaneously. Please help. I bought the machine from Frys about a month ago. Is it possible that Toshiba fixed the hack? Any help is greatly appreciated. thanks.... Last edited by AmonTwin; 05-09-04 at 08:03 PM.

05-09-04, 08:39 PM	#2
DrGerbil DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: 1436 Florence Blvd. Posts: 2,147	I had no problem playing Delicatessen. I just hit top menu, menu, ad nauseum, until it started. This is, of course, before I used the CD to fix the problem permanently. __________________ "Someone like Jean-Luc Godard is for me intellectual counterfeit money when compared to a good kung fu film." -Werner Herzog

05-12-04, 01:34 PM	#6
renaldow DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 8,322	Definitely do the CD. I've got a 3900 (same player, just doesn't do DVD Audio) and I did the CD. It beats having to fight with it to play a disc. With the extremely high quality picture and a trouble free region hack, this has got to be the best player I've ever owned. You can have it when you pry it from my cold dead hands. __________________ The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes; everything else is theoretical. www.horrortalk.com

05-10-04, 04:18 PM	#3
~~ PAL ~~ DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773	You might have to repeat the patterns a few times. The permanent solution is much better, you should implement it as soon as you can get a CD to alter the region setting.

05-11-04, 10:34 PM	#4
Paul Drake Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 215	Regarding the CD solution - is there any danger of this causing permanent damage to the player? I have been leary of doing this for that reason.

05-12-04, 12:47 PM	#5
~~ PAL ~~ DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773	No, as long as you use a good CD image, there's no danger of damaging the hardware.

05-12-04, 10:36 PM	#7
AmonTwin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 799	Thanks for everyone's responses. I finally got it to work with the [Top Menu] [1] and am now able to enjoy the beauty that is Delicatessen. Now the only problem is where to start with all the other titles I want from other regions...Am so excited to finally be able to get more DVDs....Thanks to everyone for turning me on to this player...