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by barnstarmer
Thu May 28, 2026 7:48 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Drive Recommendations for Noob Not Concerned w/UHD
Replies: 5
Views: 921

Re: Drive Recommendations for Noob Not Concerned w/UHD

Libredrive offers advantages for those ripping standard blu-rays later than MKBv81 (2025 and later). Makemkv currently doesn't have a host certificate that works with discs later than MKBv81. Libredrive can bypass bus encryption and reveal the VID. When combined with the public MKBv82 device keys, l...
by barnstarmer
Sun May 17, 2026 5:40 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: UK Advice: Best 4K Ripping Strategy Given Strict Case, Environmental, & Lifespan Constraints?
Replies: 4
Views: 3965

Re: UK Advice: Best 4K Ripping Strategy Given Strict Case, Environmental, & Lifespan Constraints?

I highly recommend reading the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide. https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634 1) As long as the external enclosure or USB>SATA converter is recommended by the guide I mentioned above, it should be perfectly fine for ripping and flashing the drive. ...
by barnstarmer
Sat May 09, 2026 2:47 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Is the BU40N still the best overall choice?
Replies: 17
Views: 6491

Re: Is the BU40N still the best overall choice?

LG and Pioneer are no longer manufacturing optical media drives for PC's. The BU40N is one of the more inexpensive drives available that is capable of ripping blu-rays and UHD's with libredrive firmware. There are a few tradeoffs with the drive. 1) It's a slim drive. Slim drives are known to cause s...
by barnstarmer
Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:21 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Public KeyDB Disc Submissions
Replies: 2550
Views: 1473338

Re: Public KeyDB Disc Submissions

Disc type: UHD Disc ID: 0x360a18248e3f80e3d9ee8b097e8c92d40d577c66 Disc dump filename: MKB20_v76_DOUBLE_INDEMNITY_F117.tgz Drive: Asus BC-12D2HT Drive firmware: LG WH16NS60 1.02MK LibreDrive status: Enabled Did you sync the public keydb within the last 15 minutes? Yes Have you verified that all sub...
by barnstarmer
Wed Mar 25, 2026 7:38 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1722
Views: 2603895

Re: SDFtool Flasher

I have a Asus BC-12D2HT that I flashed with the WH16NS60 1.02MK to get rid of the sleep bug. But I learned that the LG firmware has a feature called "jamless playback" that interferes with disc error recovery when using ddrescue on linux. I tried to flash back to the Asus BC-12D2HT 3.11MK ...
by barnstarmer
Wed Mar 25, 2026 7:27 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Public KeyDB Disc Submissions
Replies: 2550
Views: 1473338

Re: Public KeyDB Disc Submissions

@keydb_helper

Is it okay to submit discs that already are in the database, but only have the UK and no VUK?
by barnstarmer
Mon Jan 05, 2026 1:09 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Public KeyDB Disc Submissions
Replies: 2550
Views: 1473338

Re: Public KeyDB Disc Submissions

Face/Off from Kino Lorber Older disc, but the current keydb.cfg doesn't have this disc id. Disk Type: UHD Disc ID: 0xE8D5F4C3857FB01B2E4ADD4479623FD7E6AE8220 Disc Dump Filename: MKB20_v77_Face_Off_BF55.tgz Drive: ASUS BC-12D2HT Firmware: LG WH16NS60 1.02MK Libredrive Status: Enabled Did you sync the...