SONY NW-WM1Z / WM1A
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Jul 27, 2020 at 10:52 AM Post #41,881 of 45,723
Actually, before the planet edition, some of us have already worked on this UPG to make it work for EU model which seems to be excluded regularly in the custom firmwares. This made me think that the majority of the firmwares were written by people without EU models around

The UPG is the NW_WM_FW file in the device folder. I don't think anyone figured that out until now.
 
Jul 27, 2020 at 11:02 AM Post #41,883 of 45,723
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Above 1995 remaster.
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Radiobirdman were Australia’s very first punk band. This album is also noted as one of Australia’s top 50 rock albums of all time. They were released slightly in the USA just as Sire Records were going out of business. In the mid 1990s bands like Green Day were showing this style of music could actually become marketable in the US, thus this album was rereleased again as a remaster. I purchased the original in 1977, but have never heard the CD remaster sound like it does until the 1A to 1Z mod to 1A/Z+ salvaged this one. I’ve never heard this album ever sound this good?

Thank-you MrWalkman!
 
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Jul 27, 2020 at 11:21 AM Post #41,884 of 45,723
There is a trick to make it to work with all other regions. You can download an extracted packages here

Previously, we couldnt share it because no one could have cracked UPG, but thank you to @MrWalkman

After extraction you will go into the installer just as you would in the earlier modded firmware

After running the updater you will have the first window popped up, click Yes. Then second window popped up, leave it there, do not click on anything yet
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You will go into the Data folder and you will see the SWUpdate XML of 645Kb (This is Cerberus tuning), Everyone can integrate this Tuning toward any other Firmware versions if they so desired. You will drag this into the Device folder. Window will ask you if you wanted to replace it, click agreed. Then go back to the Installer of the firmware and proceed
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Awesome, I’ll try this when I get home...

This opens up a whole new world of possibilities!
 
Jul 27, 2020 at 11:36 AM Post #41,885 of 45,723
There is a trick to make it to work with all other regions. You can download an extracted packages here

Previously, we couldnt share it because no one could have cracked UPG, but thank you to @MrWalkman

After extraction you will go into the installer just as you would in the earlier modded firmware

After running the updater you will have the first window popped up, click Yes. Then second window popped up, leave it there, do not click on anything yet
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You will go into the Data folder and you will see the SWUpdate XML of 645Kb (This is Cerberus tuning), Everyone can integrate this Tuning toward any other Firmware versions if they so desired. You will drag this into the Device folder. Window will ask you if you wanted to replace it, click agreed. Then go back to the Installer of the firmware and proceed
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That sounds nice, but are you sure that the XML is not actually loaded only at the Software Update tool's startup? What happens if you start the tool, and then you delete the SWUpdate.xml file and try to proceed with the installation? If nothing happens, then it means that the file is loaded at the startup and then it's not loaded again.

I will check it later when I'll be at home.
 
Jul 27, 2020 at 11:38 AM Post #41,886 of 45,723
That sounds nice, but are you sure that the XML is not actually loaded only at the Software Update tool's startup? What happens if you start the tool, and then you delete the SWUpdate.xml file and try to proceed with the installation? If nothing happens, then it means that the file is loaded at the startup and then it's not loaded again.

I will check it later when I'll be at home.
I think for simplicity, I’ll focus on your FM’s. Hope everyone else enjoys whatever they decide to listen to.
 
Jul 27, 2020 at 11:55 AM Post #41,888 of 45,723
That sounds nice, but are you sure that the XML is not actually loaded only at the Software Update tool's startup? What happens if you start the tool, and then you delete the SWUpdate.xml file and try to proceed with the installation? If nothing happens, then it means that the file is loaded at the startup and then it's not loaded again.

I will check it later when I'll be at home.
That is true, it could still install even if deleted. That means EU can’t get it to work correctly. There is nothing there I could touch since I don’t have EU Walkman here to hear how it could change the sound. I suppose anyone can goes in there and add up that codes

UPG was not cracked back then, no one really know how the XML does what it did. None of us had EU model either. All of the behavior and changes were all done in blindfold
 
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Jul 27, 2020 at 12:05 PM Post #41,889 of 45,723
I’m happy to be a guinea pig for this... the only downside of course is the length of time switching from one to the other... hopefully there is someone here with Audacity or any other similar program that can take an official stance on this.
 
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Jul 27, 2020 at 12:31 PM Post #41,894 of 45,723
I didn’t know tiger was Russian ? Do they live up in that cold ?
Yes, I believe it’s called Siberian Tiger😃

Might want to change the truck to white with tiger stripes on it🐯
 
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Jul 27, 2020 at 12:37 PM Post #41,895 of 45,723
Haha

You know siberian tigers are even more BADASS 😅🤣🤣

So be aware 🙃🙂
 
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