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by powerbot
Sat Aug 01, 2026 2:58 am
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: BP50NB40 (SVC NB40, MT1959) - rawflash says "Done successfully" but firmware stays at 1.03, tray dead
Replies: 5
Views: 660

Re: BP50NB40 (SVC NB40, MT1959) - rawflash says "Done successfully" but firmware stays at 1.03, tray dead

Thank you.

My drive identifies itself as:

mtk:19:59:BUP1

Wouldn't boot="MT1959 Boot BUP3" be for a different hardware revision?

Should I use BUP1 instead, or should I wait for Billy's recommendation?
by powerbot
Fri Jul 31, 2026 4:01 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: BP50NB40 (SVC NB40, MT1959) - rawflash says "Done successfully" but firmware stays at 1.03, tray dead
Replies: 5
Views: 660

Re: BP50NB40 (SVC NB40, MT1959) - rawflash says "Done successfully" but firmware stays at 1.03, tray dead

Additional test results:

I also tested the command line tool.

```
sdftool64.exe --all-yes -d G: rawflash -i "BP50NB40-NB40-1.00-Clean.bin"
```

The command completed with:

* Sending flash image to drive
* Programming flash
* Done successfully

However, after disconnecting and reconnecting the USB ...
by powerbot
Fri Jul 31, 2026 3:59 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: BP50NB40 (SVC NB40, MT1959) - rawflash says "Done successfully" but firmware stays at 1.03, tray dead
Replies: 5
Views: 660

BP50NB40 (SVC NB40, MT1959) - rawflash says "Done successfully" but firmware stays at 1.03, tray dead

Hello Marty,

I'm trying to recover an LG BP50NB40 drive and I'm out of ideas.

Drive information

* Model: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BP50NB40
* SVC: NB40
* Manufacture date: December 2016
* Original firmware: 1.00
* Platform: MT1959

What happened

1. Read original firmware successfully.
2. Flashed BP50NB40 ...