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by iskander
Sat Oct 04, 2025 10:37 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Why share FW dump?
Replies: 3
Views: 274

Re: Why share FW dump?

Thanks for the reply! Yeah, I know that this is an archive. Already looked into it: $ tar xvzf dump_FW_C9883581C7DAD4757607.tgz pax_global_header dump_info_ASUS_BW-16D1HT_3.11_[firmware_date]_[serial_number].tar $ cat pax_global_header 14 comment=10 $ tar tvf dump_info_ASUS_BW-16D1HT_[firmware_date]...
by iskander
Fri Oct 03, 2025 3:08 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: LibreDrive outside MakeMKV
Replies: 0
Views: 251

LibreDrive outside MakeMKV

Hello, Despite reading a ton of topics here about LibreDrive, I still haven't quite grasped the details essential for me. From what I’ve understood so far, it’s a mode of operation for an optical disc drive that, as of now, only one program—MakeMKV—can make use of. Is that correct? Here’s the practi...
by iskander
Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Why share FW dump?
Replies: 3
Views: 274

Why share FW dump?

Hello, At some point of a successful ripping (my first time) I saw the following lines in the log output: Saved FW dump file as filename.tgz Please send the file "filename.tgz" to support@makemkv.com Why would I want to send this file to the address specified? Does 'FW' stands for firmware...