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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: 7341

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 ...
by iamamish
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: UHD drives and limited functionality
Replies: 2
Views: 4732

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 ...
by iamamish
Mon Jan 30, 2023 8:34 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Return of the jedi - read errors
Replies: 3
Views: 7341

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: 27
Views: 56294

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 ...