www.makemkv.com

Thank you for the link.

As we all know, storing our MAKE MKV files consumes a lot of space.

Hard drives (external or internsl, ssd or hdd) are skyrocketing in price.

Luckily I bought several 22 tb drives before the current pricing crisis, but they won't last forever.

Has anyone come up with a way to deal with ...

WORKING!

OS device name: D:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: CIDL015660UC
Firmware date: 2023-01-06
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8E21
Firmware name ...

So, will sending the dump files from our non-working pioneer drives result in the drives working, eventually?

So, like, when?

Works now with latest KEYDB.

Dump Submitted.
MKB20_v77_Abigail_28D8.tgz

Yes, it enables LibreDrive out-of-the-box. Unfortunately, it is also very incompatible with KEYDB :(. However, it is still fine for ripping :).


I don't understand the issue. I download the latest KEYDB before every rip, several times a week on average.
This new verbatim drive just ripped ...

Make MKV reads it as: BD-RE PIONEER BD-RW BDR-UD04 1.14

Yes, it enables LibreDrive out-of-the-box. Unfortunately, it is also very incompatible with KEYDB :(. However, it is still fine for ripping :).


I don't understand the issue. I download the latest KEYDB before every rip, several times ...

Just received THIS:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MTP9VKX/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Make MKV reads it as: BD-RE PIONEER BD-RW BDR-UD04 1.14

Rips 4k blu ray out of the box.
However, the AMAZON seller I bought it from is no longer the seller. It is now listed as sold by ...

SamuriHL wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 2:16 am

MartyMcNuts wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 1:04 am More than likely. I am ready, though. Should hopefully only take me a couple of days to update when the time comes.

I didn't want to speak for you but I was hopeful and that's good news.

Thanks for the update and your efforts.

I'm wondering: Will a new SDFtool Flasher be required to flash Pioneer drives?
I never had to flash my older (2022) Pioneer drive at all. It just worked.
I did flash my Buffalo / LG drives successfully with a UHD tool a friend actually found already installed on a used laptop he bought.
He still ...

Just to get this all straight. I just ordered this (it is on the MAKEMKV FORUM list)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FGVPTHW/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=A23NVCSO4PYH3S&psc=1

Am I to understand that in the near future I will be able to rip UHD Blu-rays with it via MAKEMKV? Will I need to flash ...

fiftysquiggly wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 4:44 pm

tom25 wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 3:49 pm Very good news, but there are no more Pioneer burners available for purchase in the open market.

https://a.co/d/gCKXHi7

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Thanks for the link. Just bought one. The same drive is available new on ebay, as well.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184659509426

Got it. Thank you.