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by Shaka
Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

Thank you for your response.

But be cool please. Nobody has told your advice wouldn't be followed. Asking questions to understand how things are working is not crying.
by Shaka
Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

Ok, so what is the goal of this dump ? Nothing really. It's just a backup of the important drive data. Technically, if you had a clean firmware file, you could copy the bytes of each file into the clean firmware file to create your own drive specific firmware but it's much easier to do it the way I...
by Shaka
Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:52 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

Ok, so what is the goal of this dump ?
by Shaka
Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:58 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

Oh we cannot reinstall the dumped firmware directly ?
It was just in case I would need to return the drive back to the seller.
by Shaka
Sat Jan 28, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

No problem, thank you for your help :)

Is it possible to reinstall original firmware that had beed dumped by SDFTool in Firmware_Dumps folder ?
by Shaka
Fri Jan 27, 2023 12:09 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

My motherboar is an Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING Socket 1151
So it only contains USB 3.1 ports.

Please would you find below what is displayed by MakeMKV :
Capture.JPG
Capture.JPG (55.02 KiB) Viewed 8765 times
Firmware is : DE_LG_BU40N_1.00.bin
(taken from DE-firmware-pack/Slim drives)
by Shaka
Wed Jan 25, 2023 5:50 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

I have installed DE_LG_BU40N_1.00.bin (slim drive) firmaware, crossing fingers it would work with my Buffalo (as it's named *LG*). Unfortunately, disk is not turning in the drive.. For information I have connected both USB plugs (my PC is not a laptop, so I suppose all USB ports can provide enough p...
by Shaka
Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

I have tried with 1, and 2 USB plugs connected and the result is the same. just for information, 1 USB seems to be suffiscient as the led light is green (not red). What do you mean by "Did you power cycle the drive after flashing" ? I have unplugged it and repluggued it, and I have tried s...
by Shaka
Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1146
Views: 2924506

Re: SDFtool Flasher

Hi everyone, I have a Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK on witch I have updated the firmware with SDFTool 1.3.5 to HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.04-NM00500-212005061142.bin. When I open MakeMKV and I insert a BR, I have: MakeMkv.JPG => The drive does not run the BR (seems that the disk is not turning inside) and MakeMk...