and yes have to remove tsop en replace!

Confirmed 0027 works with 0040 firmware and plays  backup,maximus 2.3 r2 used

saw this some where  esle today ,same black glue as on the new lg-hitachi's 78,
the person also stated it was easy to remove the black glue with heat,bummer if you have to use the vcc trick,it was btw ms28 july 2006 usa
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willem pro 2,with 14mm adapter but the cheaper ones work just as well but I wanted the good stuff coz gonna being doing alot more of these ,here in Holland the pro 2 plus 14mm adapter cost E 150

nice guide cyclops very clear

            working like a charm,and actually you can also decrypt and encrypt with firmwaretoolbox with one click,thanks for breaking the silence  Automan(ps2automan?)

 :)ok automan thanks for the tip,i will start googling ,encrypt with firmcrypt , let you know how it works out...........

do i have to decrypt the dvd firmware or something before i transfer the file to a tsop chip via a willem programmer because i flashed the original firware back(programming ok)using a prorammer  but still don't work,and how to decrypt and encrypt firmware?And does it need to be encrypt or decrypt when i flash it back?  ???any tools or should firmtoolbox,kdx  do the job?need a little help cause can't understand whats wrong!