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I don't have much experience with cleaning discs like that. In theory I agree. :) I've only seen Billycar11 suggest the Q-tip and isopropyl alcohol method. Both of you have way more hands-on experience with optical drives than me. To my friends, I'm the weirdo with 5 optical drives in 2025 but that...

A CD cleaning disc does this w/o taking the drive apart.

I have been using MakeMKV without any issues for years with my old Lite-On blu-ray drive, and more recently on Linux (Mint). Last week, I purchased a new BW-16D1HT on Amazon, since it was recommended on the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2025 page. Now, when launching MakeMKV, it hangs ...

Considering the current lack of availability of UHD-compatible drives on the market, would this ASUS drive I have knocking around able to read UHD discs with some help? Drive Information OS device name: /dev/sr0 Manufacturer: ASUS Product: BW-16D1X-U Revision: E102 Serial number: QLDL153126WL Firmw...

Just got a Verbatim 43890 from the store and tried it tonight for DVD/BD. Has the Pioneer BDR-UD03 in it surprisingly, so it must've been sitting there for some time. Based on the box I think it's from 23JULY. Can I get the firmware file to flash as UD04 for UHD support? Here's the output from Make...

Hello All, I have been reading and scrolled through allot posts, and other pages previously with provided links and this is rather confusing. So figured I just ask the question and provide the details as I know this mkv info is a bit different than others. Seems I have a Pioneer versus an LG or wha...

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Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:54 pm

The information I posted above does not change after any of the steps. The only difference is there is no longer a line item that says "Highest AACS version: 82" after bus encryhption flags.

You can't be helped with your attitude.

Hi Could you please tell me if my drive can be flashed to be UHD Capable? Thanks. Drive Information OS device name: F: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-209D Revision: 1.51 Serial number: Firmware date: 2018-05-08 Bus encryption flags: 13 Highest AACS version: 16 LibreDrive Information Statu...

Can anyone help with my BDR-XD05? Thanks! Drive Information Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05 Revision: 3.10 Serial number: Firmware date: 2017-06-22 Bus encryption flags: 1B Highest AACS version: 76 LibreDrive Information Status: Enabled Drive platform: RS8232 Firmware name: PIONEER BD...

Thank you for all your efforts! Today I received my Pioneer drive and would also like to cross flash it in order to enable UHD support. This is the drive information: Drive Information OS device name: /dev/sr2 Current profile: BD-ROM Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-209D Revision: 1.33 Seri...

That was "in a hurry" to be respectful of the MartyMcNuts' time. I didn't blow through it all like that when I did it. Either way, the end result is the same. I have tried it resetting the drive each time like you've said, and I'm still in the same place. Post the Makemkv result after eac...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8xb2dB4j_Q So? You should always reset the drive after a flash process. Disconnect USB and power. Reconnect. Check Makemkv info if the drive is Libredrive enabled after flashing MK firmware. Then start the recovery process. Disconnect USB and power. Reconnect. Check...

Hi, could you please tell me if my BDR-209M is able to be flashed to be UHD capable? Drive Information OS device name: N: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-209M Revision: 1.34 Serial number: QDDL0... Firmware date: 2016-04-25 Bus encryption flags: 13 LibreDrive Information Status: Enabled Dr...

Drive Information OS device name: /dev/sr0 Current profile: BD-ROM Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-S09 Revision: 1.34 Serial number: Firmware date: 2016-04-25 Bus encryption flags: 1B Highest AACS version: 65 LibreDrive Information Status: Enabled Drive platform: RS8600 Firmware name: PION...

Yeah, I do that. I pick the drive, then the 1.03 firmware that it is on, then I pick the 1.00 to write. It successfully writes, and I startup MakeMKV and nothing has changed. No. It's a 2 step process. First do a normal flash to BP50NB40 1.03. It will flash the MK firmware and enables Libredrive. A...