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SUCCESS! The firmware flashing process worked and my desktop drive was able to perform a complete backup of a UHD disk without any issues, and very quickly and silently! Thank you so much! :D

You're welcome !

Just in case, could you please confirm the firmware from Marty's pack that I should ...

Hi again Zombiciego,

Thank you for this.

Also, is there any recommended way to back up the original Buffalo firmware before flashing? or this is not necessary/possible?

You could try but I believe there would be no point. It is extremely likely your firmware is indeed encrypted, so only a non ...

Here we go.

First, you should download this (MartyMcNuts' All You Need Firmware Pack) : https://www.mediafire.com/file/bpl3pz2brp9lquk/All+You+Need+Firmware+Pack+%28MartyMcNuts%29.zip/file

as well as the latest version of SDFtool Flasher : https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22896 ...

Here we go.

First, you should download this (MartyMcNuts' All You Need Firmware Pack) : https://www.mediafire.com/file/bpl3pz2brp9lquk/All+You+Need+Firmware+Pack+%28MartyMcNuts%29.zip/file

as well as the latest version of SDFtool Flasher : https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22896 ...

Hi again,

I´d appreciate any additional tips if you have experience flashing these drives please... any recommended firmware/LibreDrive flashing procedure for each model or any updated guide for them.

You're using Windows, yes ? I assume you're planning on performing the flashing operations on ...

Sadly, I cannot access these webpages, which merely tell me I am not registered.

The "LB20", "WR55" and the fact that there's no LibreDrive information, as well as the fact that "all the docs inside the drive box were in chinese", all combined make me think that this is indeed a counterfeit drive ...

This looks very much like a "bad" (and possibly counterfeit) drive to me, or at the very least a drive with an enclosure that's not "playing nice" with MakeMKV. Did you buy it from a Chinese seller, perchance...?


Hi Sayaka, I bought it ionline from a random reseller, all the docs inside the ...

Hi,

I kindly request some help before attempting any firmware flashing please. I'd like to confirm whether my specific drive revision is actually supported.

My drive:

Model: LG BP50NB40
SVC: NB50
ROM: LB20
Manufactured: Oct 2025

MakeMKV 1.18.4 reports:

Manufacturer: LG
Product: BP50NB40 ...