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still not bricked you just need dos flash and 1.00 fw or a fw that dosflash is enabled on the 5/2015 day is correct for mt1959 What if I sent my JB8 chip to one of you pros to try ?? Only someone with the proven hardware that has done it in the past. I tried this method on a 2001 PC; used an IDE to...

So, I got lucky and found local seller for Pioneer drive who sold it to me at price that is embarassingly low for the market prices these days. I'm happy with the drive, but the seller sold it to me as "BDR-212EBK", however it shows up "BDR-212M" on MakeMKV. Drive platform is RS...

Ralf Scheibler wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2026 1:35 pm

So is there an LG WH16NS60 inside? How can you tell?

its a LG BH50 i can tell because its mt1959 but the best fw for lg drives is wh16ns60 as guide says
all modern lg 2016+ drives have same chipset all 5.25 are crossflashable to each other

I bought the drive not knowing that the new version does not allow flashing. Is there any hope? Would changing the enclosure help (I'm guessing, given current discussions), but if yes, what should I get? Thanks a lot for your help in this. removing it from the case will make it flashable and usable...

I bought the drive not knowing that the new version does not allow flashing. Is there any hope? Would changing the enclosure help (I'm guessing, given current discussions), but if yes, what should I get? Thanks a lot for your help in this. removing it from the case will make it flashable and usable

I just bought a new (not used) Asus BW-16D1X-U. Its serial number starts with TCD. The sticker on the bottom of the device tells me that it was manufactured in December 2025. Now I would like to find out what internal drive is installed in this external drive that was sold to me as an Asus BW-16D1X...

I'm going to try to update the firmware on my ASUS BW-16D1X-U (a USB connected drive). Any suggestions, warnings or tricks that I need to be aware of?? Thanks in advance. . if its mt1959 see op or guide below or email me or marty for the auto flasher if its an a pioneer platform email me the drive ...

The RECOVER method of SDFtool Flasher works. I've done it before with a BH16NS55 flashed to BU40N firmware. You may not be able to use it as you have most likely fucked your drive by flashing original BU40N firmware to it. You should NEVER have doen this. Simply changing the version number does not...

I got one of those slim sata LG BU40N drives from Amazon delivered today and I have an OWC enclosure that I was using for a full sized internal drive previously. What exact adapter to I need to purchase to convert the power and sata inside the OWC enclosure for the slim sata BU40N drive? I purchase...

You need to use the recovery mode in sdf tool Then just follow the prompts Yep, I tried that... Everything errors out. I even tried 2 old PCs, one of which set to Win98 with Exit to DOS for the DOS Flasher, and it failed every time (I could actually get the drive seen in DOS which surprised me usin...

I have ran the tool and completed the command line attempt, Everything comes back successful. I cannot get this BU50N to swap to a BU40N. I have tried both the BU40N_1.00 and the BU40N_1.03_MK in the old "all you need Firmware Pack" and the BU40N-1.03-NM...... .bin file. I cannot for the ...

Hello! I recently purchased this slim LG BD-RE BP50NB40 due to its ability to flash to Libredrive. I thought I had followed all flashing instructions correctly, and MakeMKV Reports the following: Drive Information OS device name: D: Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST Product: BD-RE BP50NB40 Revision: 1.03 Seri...

You need to use the recovery mode in sdf tool
Then just follow the prompts

Hello I also have this PIONEER-BDR-XD07TS drive manufactured in December 2020, but due to my stupidity, I installed firmware 1.06. :? I would like to install the software in UHD. info: Drive Information OS device name: J: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07 Revision: 1.06 Serial number: F...

Hello Coopervid, Can you help me with my Pioneer drive to enable UHD ripping? Thank you! Drive Information OS device name: E: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-212V Revision: 1.01 Serial number: {REDACTED} Firmware date: 2021-07-20 Bus encryption flags: 13 LibreDrive Information Status: Enab...