That's what I eventually figured. The strange things are (in no particular order):
The help info for makemkvcon doesn't explain this.
The drives article doesn't explain this (the flashing for macs section).
MakeMKVcon reported success, even though the flashing actually failed.
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- Sun Sep 04, 2022 4:48 pm
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: BU40N (on Mac-USB) did not update
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- Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:59 am
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: BU40N (on Mac-USB) did not update
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Re: BU40N (on Mac-USB) did not update
After reviewing this forum (countless searches), I saw some threads that said to use the encrypted option (enc) instead of "main". I tried the following command, and it seems to have worked. NOTE that this is not what the instructions say to do. So maybe the instructions aren't up to date for macs ...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:26 pm
- Forum: UHD drives
- Topic: BU40N (on Mac-USB) did not update
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BU40N (on Mac-USB) did not update
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk5
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.02
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 76
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive ...
OS device name: /dev/rdisk5
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.02
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 76
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive ...