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by bachelorbob
Tue Jun 18, 2024 5:38 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive
Replies: 61
Views: 105745

Re: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive

So the ASUS needs to be flashed to work on my iMac. All flashing firmware that can be found on the MakeMKV website is only suitable for Windows. I can't imagine I'm the only one with this problem? Is there no one who can explain to me how I can solve this problem? Start reading from here: https://f...
by bachelorbob
Mon Jun 17, 2024 12:54 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive
Replies: 61
Views: 105745

Re: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive

I have a question regarding the ASUS BW-16D1HT that I want to run on an Imac from 2010 with macOS High Sierra. I would strongly suggest mentally working from the other end first, which I did not. I spent too much time and $ getting a 4K/UHD drive into an external enclosure, getting the drive flashe...
by bachelorbob
Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:22 am
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive
Replies: 61
Views: 105745

Re: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive

samuel698 wrote:
Mon Jun 03, 2024 11:01 am
I am on Mac OS can someone please tell me how to unlock this blu-ray drive so It can read UHD here is a screenshot from make mkv any help in the for of videos and instruction links is awesome thanks again
Read https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 3&start=17
by bachelorbob
Thu Aug 17, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG BU40N region relevance
Replies: 11
Views: 11021

Re: LG BU40N region relevance

IF I'm reading your issue correctly, the FW change doesn't make the drive "region free" (or region specific). That's always been a native function of MakeMKV & won't necessarily extend to other apps. FW just (re-) enables LibreDrive functionality in MakeMKV. A-ha! Here is the problem....
by bachelorbob
Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:59 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG BU40N region relevance
Replies: 11
Views: 11021

Re: LG BU40N region relevance

ask dvdfab i guess u bet it would work on makemkv Hard to interpret that sentence. DVDFab is not the issue, as multiple applications see the drive as Region 1. Apple's DVD Player even offers to reset the region. Ergo, the issue is within the drive, the firmware flash not having properly set it to R...
by bachelorbob
Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:14 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG BU40N region relevance
Replies: 11
Views: 11021

Re: LG BU40N region relevance

makemkv should get around it what are the errors? I do not use makemkv, other than for the initial firmware flash. I use DVDFab (BD/UHD) and MDRP (DVD) for full disk copying to ISOs on a Mac. Both applications and Apple's DVD Player reject the Region 2 DVDs, as the drive reports as Region 1. A prio...
by bachelorbob
Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:32 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG BU40N region relevance
Replies: 11
Views: 11021

Re: LG BU40N region relevance

The region of firmware you flash does not matter And makemkv makes the drive region free I flashed my LG BU40N long ago and posted the route to success on a Mac. Now I have my first non-Region 1 discs (DVDs; Region 2) and the drive is rejecting them. How is it that the 'downgrade' to firmware v1.00...
by bachelorbob
Sat Jan 16, 2021 5:08 am
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Attempting to flash in macOS
Replies: 76
Views: 139242

Re: Attempting to flash in macOS

You must have a preference for accessing menus and whatever special features there are on the disc? Personally, I find getting rid of the menus to be a benefit. I prefer to rip the movie to a .mkv file and leave the rest behind. Some stuff I further compress to 10-bit HEVC or h.264 files. In any ca...
by bachelorbob
Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:35 am
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Attempting to flash in macOS
Replies: 76
Views: 139242

Re: Attempting to flash in macOS

Out of curiosity, what do you do with the ISO? Do you have a player that plays ISOs? It can be mounted, which then appears as a virtual disc that the Mac OS does not differentiate from a physically mounted disc, or just played as a file. Which method depends on which player application you use. I h...
by bachelorbob
Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:05 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Attempting to flash in macOS
Replies: 76
Views: 139242

Re: Attempting to flash in macOS

I have successfully copied (to an ISO image) the film '1917' from a UHD disc, using my MacBook Pro mid-2012, an external BU40N flashed to FW 1.00, and DVDFab 11.0.7.5. That said, I never attempted to extract a UHD under the stock FW of BW42. This was the first UHD I had in hand, and it arrived after...
by bachelorbob
Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:04 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2024
Replies: 2526
Views: 5297225

Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2020

bobby121418 wrote:
Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:19 pm
My question is which firmware to upgrade following the downgrade with DE_LG BU40N_1.00.bin?
*If* you will be using DVDFab, do not upgrade to a MK firmware at all. Stay on 1.00.
by bachelorbob
Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:01 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: BU40N - Which firmware is best?
Replies: 38
Views: 72067

Re: BU40N - Which firmware is best?

if only we all read my guide where its all linked its almost like i made it for no reason While the guide is much appreciated, finding it and locating the resources are nowhere near as straightforward as they could be. If the forum's board index had a 'download' section, with Windows and Mac sub-se...
by bachelorbob
Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:42 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: How to downflash ASUS BW-16D1HT on macOS?
Replies: 12
Views: 20879

Re: How to downflash ASUS BW-16D1HT on macOS?

I successfully flashed a BU40N on a MacBook Pro (OS X.13.6) in an external enclosure down to firmware 1.00 (*without* a VM, Windows, etc.). You can read about it, starting at about post #25 here:

https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 3&start=17
by bachelorbob
Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:37 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive
Replies: 61
Views: 105745

Re: Flashing firmware on a Mac for LibreDrive

I successfully flashed a BU40N on a MacBook Pro (OS X.13.6) in an external enclosure down to firmware 1.00. You can read about it, starting at about post #25 here:

https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 3&start=17
by bachelorbob
Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Attempting to flash in macOS
Replies: 76
Views: 139242

Re: Attempting to flash in macOS

I also successfully flashed my BU40N on a MacBook Pro using this generic, low-quality, low-cost USB3 enclosure from AliExpress:

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