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by smileyguy
Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:41 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG WH16NS60 V1.00 need V1.02MK
Replies: 5
Views: 953

Re: LG WH16NS60 V1.00 need V1.02MK

I found a MK custom firmware that is for the WH16NS60 v1.03 which I believe was flashed to the drive before I purchased it. I though I was making a backup of the firmware but the .tar files are only calibration files. Both drive firmware's are not encrypted, but I can only read v1.00 and get a .bin ...
by smileyguy
Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:10 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1465
Views: 1460647

Re: SDFtool Flasher

You can't dump LG firmware. What you get is just the calibration data. Therefore you can't flash a drive with what is dumped. Thanks good to know that .tar is only calibration data and not a firmware backup. Another odd thing is that WH16NS60 with v1.03 firmware is Libre drive enabled as received. ...
by smileyguy
Thu Oct 23, 2025 4:42 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1465
Views: 1460647

Re: SDFtool Flasher

When reading firmware from a LG WH16NS60 v1.00 I get a .bin file but when reading the firmware from my second WH16NS60 v1.03 I get a .tar file. Is the .tar file a good valid backup file and can it be used to flash the drive back to factory? You can't dump LG firmware. What you get is just the calib...
by smileyguy
Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:23 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1465
Views: 1460647

Re: SDFtool Flasher

When reading firmware from a LG WH16NS60 v1.00 I get a .bin file but when reading the firmware from my second WH16NS60 v1.03 I get a .tar file. Is the .tar file a good valid backup file and can it be used to flash the drive back to factory?
by smileyguy
Wed Oct 22, 2025 1:18 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG WH16NS60 V1.00 need V1.02MK
Replies: 5
Views: 953

Re: LG WH16NS60 V1.00 need V1.02MK

I received a second WH16NS60 with v1.03 and Libre drive enabled. It has v1.00 April 2023 on the label, same as the first The serial number is lower and no ULTRAHD logo on the second drive. I have not flashed the drive but made a backup of the firmware with SDFTool read function. My first drive with ...
by smileyguy
Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:26 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG WH16NS60 V1.00 need V1.02MK
Replies: 5
Views: 953

LG WH16NS60 V1.00 need V1.02MK

I have LG WH16NS60 V1.00 April 2023. Libre drive enabled out of box. Any users recommend flashing to version 1.02MK?