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by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 12:37 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Which firmware for Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2VB-EU BN11
Replies: 8
Views: 5185

Re: Which firmware for Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2VB-EU BN11

LG 1.04+ / BU40N 1.03 / Asus 3.10+ and similar
...and there is no MK version of the same firmware/drive model or higher number, you will have to sidegrade to Asus 3.10MK (for compatible ASUS 5.25 drives ONLY) or (LG WH16NS60 1.02MK for compatible LG 5.25) or (BU40N 1.03MK LG Slim drives ONLY ...
by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 11:18 am
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Which firmware for Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2VB-EU BN11
Replies: 8
Views: 5185

Re: Which firmware for Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2VB-EU BN11


Form original bn11 to HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-BN11-0M00300-211711201351.bin
simple write, no recover. I'm not sure if you'll need this step if you go for an bu40 1.00 or bu40 1.03mk after that.



BU40N on any Firmware directly to > BU40N 1.03MK

WP/BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK then to ...
by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 11:07 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors
Replies: 21
Views: 17193

Re: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors


MakeMKV has a bundled list of disc/key identifiers which is checked before creating a full vs partial disc dump file. This check is independent of the private data contents.


Interesting.


This HC had a funny history as it was revoked in MKBv76, unrevoked in MKBv81, and then revoked again in ...
by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 7:11 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors
Replies: 21
Views: 17193

Re: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors


Trashing the private data and disabling internet access won't be enough to force MakeMKV to generate a complete disc dump file for an arbitrary AACS 2.x disc.


Hmm, I thought a dump will be made as long as MakeMKV has no key to decrypt a disc. (And unlike AACS 1.0, MakeMKV cannot "synthesize ...
by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 2:28 am
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 lossless playback
Replies: 2
Views: 192

Re: DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 lossless playback


But I found out that DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1 does not have same quality as on my PS5. Bass tone is muddy a lot when decoding in DTS Core compatibility mode, worse than track 2 in my feel.


What are you comparing against the PS5 though? Are you even sure it's really just decoding the DTS Core ...
by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:55 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: VLC cannot play one specific Blu-ray (AACS v76), but MakeMKV opens it successfully
Replies: 10
Views: 650

Re: VLC cannot play one specific Blu-ray (AACS v76), but MakeMKV opens it successfully


True, and AFAIK (please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) whereas MakeMKV needs the VUK to decrypt a disc, libaacs (and Xreveal) seem to work fine with just the Unit Keys, which is why as long as you can use FindVUK to get the Unit Keys for a UHD Blu-ray disc, you can then use Xreveal *and ...
by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:34 am
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Is a DVD drive worth it in additional to a BD drive?
Replies: 7
Views: 12408

Re: Is a DVD drive worth it in additional to a BD drive?

AstralWanderer wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 6:09 pm any idea if it uses a dual lens or not?
Seemingly yes: https://ad.impress.co.jp/special/pioneer1211/ (although what I have isn't the Japan S08J model/variant, but S08XLT; AFAIK they share the same firmware though)
by tomty89
Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:23 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors
Replies: 21
Views: 17193

Re: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors

https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38293

I don't know if there's a better way to get the required disc dump when there's seemingly key for the title in the Hashed Keys, but I suppose you can at least remove them and untick "enable internet access" in Preferences. (Make sure you restart ...
by tomty89
Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:13 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: VLC cannot play one specific Blu-ray (AACS v76), but MakeMKV opens it successfully
Replies: 10
Views: 650

Re: VLC cannot play one specific Blu-ray (AACS v76), but MakeMKV opens it successfully


It looks like VLC was unable to get the Volume Unique Key (VUK) from MakeMKV for some reason, and when you likely added it (or at least the Unit Keys) to KEYDB.cfg when you used FindVUK, it fixed this.


For the record, VLC / libbluray just passes the encrypted data to libaacs / libmmbd for ...
by tomty89
Sun Jul 19, 2026 7:42 am
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Is a DVD drive worth it in additional to a BD drive?
Replies: 7
Views: 12408

Re: Is a DVD drive worth it in additional to a BD drive?

Probably not the laser itself / whatever produces the laser, but other components (including but not limited to the lens if it's "shared"?).

My Pioneer BDR-S08 can no longer read CD or DVD, but still reads BD and UHD BD fine.
by tomty89
Fri Jul 17, 2026 7:36 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors
Replies: 21
Views: 17193

Re: E.T. extra-terrestrial UHD disk (ET40TH_UPK5) : never stop analysing the disk, too many sync errors

Hmm, that's somewhat weird, as in, encrypted backup produced by MakeMKV should have no bus encryption applied. (At the very least, otherwise MakeMKV should tell you that the M2TS files obtained are corrupted or so as it should verify them against the hashes.)

Some USB adapters are known have ...
by tomty89
Mon Jul 13, 2026 11:34 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Feature request: Acknowledgement of keydb.cfg
Replies: 1
Views: 292

Re: Feature request: Acknowledgement of keydb.cfg

Yeah it would be nice to show/log what was the reason when no key was found ultimately (i.e., whether it couldn't find / open the file at the path it expects or there's no key for the respective disc in the file).

But to be fair, you can always obtain the disc ID (not VID) of a disc / backup and ...
by tomty89
Mon Jul 13, 2026 5:09 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: MakeMKV not ripping some of my Blu-rays and not others?
Replies: 12
Views: 542

Re: MakeMKV not ripping some of my Blu-rays and not others?


Error 'Scsi error - MEDIUM ERROR:L-EC UNCORRECTABLE ERROR' occurred while reading 'BD-ROM ASUS SBC-06D2X-U 1.10 RCDL075543WL' at offset '20382089216'
Error 'Scsi error - MEDIUM ERROR:L-EC UNCORRECTABLE ERROR' occurred while reading 'BD-ROM ASUS SBC-06D2X-U 1.10 RCDL075543WL' at offset '20382152704 ...
by tomty89
Mon Jul 13, 2026 4:46 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: MakeMKV not ripping some of my Blu-rays and not others?
Replies: 12
Views: 542

Re: MakeMKV not ripping some of my Blu-rays and not others?

Huh? This is a log from Handbrake, not MakeMKV, and it was being fed with an MKV file produced by MakeMKV, which means you have already ripped it successfully.

This obviously has nothing to do with "spinning" and/or "not ripping"...
by tomty89
Mon Jul 13, 2026 4:15 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: MakeMKV not ripping some of my Blu-rays and not others?
Replies: 12
Views: 542

Re: MakeMKV not ripping some of my Blu-rays and not others?


I get error messages in MakeMKV. I am not sure what to do.


I don't want to get "passive aggressive" but I'm not sure what to do either. I mean, is there a particular reason that you still haven't shared those error messages with us yet?


Outside of that I am not sure where to look for the ...