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by georgesgiralt
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:33 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Need a confirmation, please
Replies: 3
Views: 2779

Re: Need a confirmation, please

OK, so the drive won't lock on a region, and "no chance" an "upgrade" change this.
by georgesgiralt
Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:55 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Need a confirmation, please
Replies: 3
Views: 2779

Need a confirmation, please

Hello Guys, I'm sorry to bother you with this question but I get very conflicting advice and reply when I ask. So I would like to get expert advice ;-) I own a BU-40n Blu Ray drive. MakeMKV report this : Informations lecteur Nom du lecteur SE : /dev/sr0 Fabricant : HL-DT-ST Produit : BD-RE BU40N Rév...
by georgesgiralt
Fri Jul 02, 2021 8:47 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102
Replies: 6
Views: 6141

Re: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102

So my drive is faulty. I do not know if it is hardware or software related but ... I tried to use my drive to rip audio CD. At first I plugged it to a USB 3 port and to a usb -C port with an adapter from USB-c to USB3 plug. -(the enclosure has a double USB male plug cable) [11218.781403] usb 3-3.4.4...
by georgesgiralt
Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:44 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102
Replies: 6
Views: 6141

Re: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102

OK. That explains this, then. I'll use it on USB3 ports. Thanks.
by georgesgiralt
Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102
Replies: 6
Views: 6141

Re: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102

So, When I had problems, I used a couple of USB2 ports on my laptop. It seems the power from them was not enough. This time I plugged the BD player on an USB 3 port (with the old plug) and on an USB-C port with an adapter USB-C to USB3. No more errors on reading CDROM or BlueRay disk Only one error ...
by georgesgiralt
Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:03 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102
Replies: 6
Views: 6141

Re: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102

Will try ! Thank you. I'll report back as soon as I've tested it.
by georgesgiralt
Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:10 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102
Replies: 6
Views: 6141

Problem with HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N Firmware A102

Hello All ! I have this drive on an external enclosure. The other day, the drive fell on hard floor. I do not know if it is the cause of my trouble or a coincidence. But now, the drive is unable to read a CDROM (it keeps spinning and grinding and the computer never sees the files). I tried with a mu...
by georgesgiralt
Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:59 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: BD-RE BU40N of unknown origin. Various flashing questions from a newbie.
Replies: 0
Views: 3674

BD-RE BU40N of unknown origin. Various flashing questions from a newbie.

Hello All ! First, I would like to thank you all for the tremendous work done allowing me to view Blu-ray disc on my Linux laptop. I own two slim LG BD-RE BU40N with the correct platform. One is I think from China bought second hand has Révision : A100 and MakeMkv reports : LibreDrive Information St...
by georgesgiralt
Thu Jun 04, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Linux
Topic: VLC Media Player won't play blu-ray's in Ubuntu 20.04? (Running latest MakeMKV)
Replies: 5
Views: 23795

Re: VLC Media Player won't play blu-ray's in Ubuntu 20.04? (Running latest MakeMKV)

Hello, I run VLC (version 3.0.9.2-1) on a 20.04LTS Ubuntu platform upgraded from 19.10. I was able to play BluRay discs on this machine (but with a different BD device). Now, it is not working any more. I've installed the latest beta key, and MakeMkv is accessing the disc. Vlc complains about AACS n...