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by iamamish
Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:07 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Return of the jedi - read errors
Replies: 3
Views: 2946

Re: Return of the jedi - read errors

An incomplete log is REALLY NOT helpful. There were no other errors, or I would definitely have included them. I did not see either of the message types you referenced (and I retested it just to confirm). MakeMKV v1.17.2 win(x64-release) started Using LibreDrive mode (v06.3 id=4C194CE2C4D1) Using d...
by iamamish
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: UHD drives and limited functionality
Replies: 2
Views: 2251

UHD drives and limited functionality

Hello, I recently found this forum and was able to patch my slim Blu-Ray drive, and now I'm able to read UHD discs. My question is - why wouldn't the manufacturer have allowed this originally? Is it a price discrimination issue, where they want to sell the same hardware with different firmware at a ...
by iamamish
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Return of the jedi - read errors
Replies: 3
Views: 2946

Return of the jedi - read errors

Hello, I just bought some new 4k discs including Empire Strikes Back, Jedi, and the original Star Wars. I'm able to read all of them with my patched blu-ray drive, except for Jedi. I've tried numerous times, yet the rip fails in the same spot each time, with the following rough sequence of errors: (...
by iamamish
Wed Jan 25, 2023 2:58 am
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Cross-flashing LG WP50NB40?
Replies: 25
Views: 19437

Re: Cross-flashing LG WP50NB40?

I've gained a lot from these forums so I wanted to be share back what I learned. In essence, I followed the instructions here. I had a vanilla WP50NB40 drive (manufactured in 2017). I used the SDFtool to first save my vanilla firmware, then I flashed it to the HL-DT-ST/WP50NB40-NB50 version in the f...