Success! Thanks for clarifying those commands, Marty!
For anyone else looking to unlock a WP50NB40 slim drive, these were the final commands that ended up working for me:
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/0378CC82' -f ~/Desktop/flash/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i ~/Desktop/flash/BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD ...
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- Mon Dec 22, 2025 9:43 pm
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
- Replies: 9
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- Mon Dec 22, 2025 6:00 am
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
- Replies: 9
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Re: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
Progress! It looks like the first flash finally worked! The drive info is now as follows:
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk8
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: SIM2221U15627
Firmware date: 2120-05-07 09:17
Bus encryption ...
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk8
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: SIM2221U15627
Firmware date: 2120-05-07 09:17
Bus encryption ...
- Mon Dec 22, 2025 1:15 am
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5074
Re: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
Changed main to enc for the first flash, but still showing "Status: Possible, not yet enabled". Performed full system reboot and no change. Still won't read 4k discs :(
Current commands:
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/0378CC82' -f ~/Desktop/flash/sdf.bin rawflash full enc -i ~/Desktop/flash ...
Current commands:
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/0378CC82' -f ~/Desktop/flash/sdf.bin rawflash full enc -i ~/Desktop/flash ...
- Sun Dec 21, 2025 11:06 pm
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5074
Re: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
I'm using MacOS with MakeMKV version 1.17.7.
These are the commands that I ran to flash:
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/0378CC82' -f ~/Desktop/flash/sdf.bin rawflash full main -i ~/Desktop/flash/BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin
./makemkvcon f -d ...
These are the commands that I ran to flash:
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/0378CC82' -f ~/Desktop/flash/sdf.bin rawflash full main -i ~/Desktop/flash/BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin
./makemkvcon f -d ...
- Sun Dec 21, 2025 2:21 am
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
- Replies: 9
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LG WP50NB40 Recovery Flashing via CLI
Been trying to unlock libredrive on my WP50NB40 based on the CLI procedures outlined in the ultimate guide.
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634
I first flashed BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK, then BP60NB10 1.02MK. Both steps reported success, but the drive is still showing as `Status ...
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634
I first flashed BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK, then BP60NB10 1.02MK. Both steps reported success, but the drive is still showing as `Status ...