www.makemkv.com

Hello Thierry,
I've tried the first link in your post under Brave browser (Ubuntu Linux) and it says Error 525. But if you do retry using the same windows, it downloads.
So try it ;-)
Also this may show that someone has tampered the website and that the tampering is somewhat visible.
Hope this ...

Hi !
Try to put the disc in the drive and wait until it shows on Linux *before* starting Makemkv. It may be a difference. If not ask again.

Yes ! A description and a reference for the sleepless nights !
Have a nice and bright night

Thank you AstralWanderer for the link. But if this explains the bus encryption technique and use, it does not answer what the "1F" value means.
Also, no info on the Libredrive value.
So my question still stand, even if I now know way more than before.

Hello Guys,
When I launch my Makemkv version, my drive reports :

Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version:82
I can understand that the AACS line pertains about the latest seen AACS version by the drive.
But what "Bus encryption flag" is and what does the values 1F means ?
Also, when ...

Hello,
I've just tried on my Ubuntu machine :
$ wget makemkv.com/sdf.bin
--2026-07-10 20:01:51-- http://makemkv.com/sdf.bin
Resolving makemkv.com (makemkv.com)... 104.21.49.241, 172.67.195.244, 2606:4700:3036::ac43:c3f4, ...
Connecting to makemkv.com (makemkv.com)|104.21.49.241|:80... connected ...

Hello Guys,
An acquaintance will grab around 10 of these Pioneer drives. I will have the opportunity getting one for "free". Condition unknown.
From the various MakeMkv reports posted here, it looks like these drives are LibreDrive enabled with the original firmware.
Could one of you tell me what ...

Yes, but I prefer to send an optical media instead of a disk drive...

Hi !
Thank you all for your help.
In Europe one can find 100G disks, quite expensive, though :
https://www.nierle.com/fr/categorie/218 ... 00_Go.html

Are you sure there is no power port ? I had an enclosure where the female plug was on the PCB but no holes were made in the box to let the male plug connect.... It was an easy fix.
Also recent SATA/USB interface chips are better than they were. (nowadays, one chip can do every variant of SATA ...

Thank you for your answer. I'm used to burn single layers BR. Now I may need dual or triple layers, because I will need to put more stuff on them.
I was worried that flashing the UHD firmware may have impaired the writing abilities... And given the current pricing of burning material, I do not want ...

Hello Guys,
My BU40N now can read UHD discs. Fine.
But what is the maximum it can burn ? Single layer ? Dual layer ? or triple or XL ?
Many thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge and experience.
HAve a nice day !

Hello,
I've a DELOCK 42595 which is perfect. This exact model is not made any more but they have a replacement. They are in Germany if I'm not mistaken.

To confirm I've just read a Marvel Black Panter II. The backup seems fine but I'll erase it because i'm short on disk space.
Thank you for your response and have a nice day!

So my drives are made by Hitachi, if I understood correctly.
As per flashing, they read UHD fine and Makemkv is happy also...