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by kapqa
Tue Jun 10, 2025 10:10 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

coopervid, i dont take it personally,
but fair enough, we all lack some quality thse days, i agree.

but wahat about those M-DISC then?
do we get nowhere near the 1000-year disc-mark then with those?

could say i would be disappointed, but am not.
by kapqa
Mon Jun 09, 2025 3:48 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

thanks , this thread turned out mor e interesting than previously could have thought. Really liked toh Kodak, maybe they can make a comeback one day with some gold-laced media :) @Cioopermedia , well thanks, aren't we all bit paranoid some day or the other , lest the bugs bite? so this special Firmw...
by kapqa
Sat Jun 07, 2025 12:11 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

Another question> besides media quality and UHD capability, is there a difference if i would burn a Bluray Disc with a Pioneer or with an LG say WH16NS58DUP> would the quality of the final product rendered by Pioneer drive be more likely to endure over time? or woudl that solely depend on the qualit...
by kapqa
Sat Jun 07, 2025 11:52 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

thank you, willprobably chekc for a slimline Verbatim first, since have already been advised to do so< could come in handy , since had already need for portable drives /my first laptop also got an external cdr burner-drive from freecom, even with battery pack, around year 2000. should still function...
by kapqa
Fri Jun 06, 2025 10:12 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

thank you for clarifying; i have ripped some UHD Bluray now with help of Makemkv software , and those have functioned well for playback; but i have made copies of DVD in the past, and after some years with nearly no playback, they already fail to be playbacked properly, so such a scanning software/f...
by kapqa
Thu Jun 05, 2025 10:14 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

One option is an actual WH16NS60: https://www.ebay.ca/p/7025081230 I ordered one from that listing and have it on my desk. It came with an UNencrypted v1.0 firmware that is MakeMKV ready out of the box. Meaning you can back up the original firmware (backs up into a .bin), and reflash it with MK lat...
by kapqa
Tue Jun 03, 2025 1:42 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

The dump you made was of an encrypted firmware, so the actual original firmware is not in the dump . tar. What's in that dump are drive settings. Your original firmware is lost. I agree with others that suggest your blue laser failed. Thanks, didnt know that; how could i have averted the risk?^ the...
by kapqa
Tue May 27, 2025 8:43 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

nevermind, could flash back with the help of this firmware package here CH12NS40 1.01 or 1.03 included< but would still not read any Bluray< would it make a difference if could use DOSFLASH as shown here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXgybNfHhcg would like to restore 1.00 but donT know how since t...
by kapqa
Tue May 27, 2025 8:00 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

Hello ,\ i would kindly need help with downgrading the firmware if possible< have now found the original firmware .exe from LG for the drive, but it would not allow me to use it since the drive is not recognized as CH12NS40 but now as WH16NS60 found the download links here https://www.lg.com/de/supp...
by kapqa
Sun May 25, 2025 11:54 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

hello , thanks , i have found the backup file , but SPI flash cannot read it since it is TAR file and SPI flash attempting to read/write bin file.

when i extract tar file, getting several file, maybe you can help restore the proper firmware.

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by kapqa
Sun May 25, 2025 11:18 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

sorry , i have made a mistake, the drive in question is a CH12NS40; will attempt to restore original firmware. edit> attempting to flash original firmware not succesful, since ODD app says it has alreaadyu latest firmware applied. maybe someone can share the original firmware, file to flash for wind...
by kapqa
Sun May 25, 2025 10:14 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

Re: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

please move post to section "Libre Drive" thank you.
by kapqa
Sun May 25, 2025 9:39 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost
Replies: 23
Views: 2884

LG flashed to LibreDrive no longer recognize BluRay - Orig. Firmware lost

Hello , i have a request please; since have flashed a LG Drive NS55 to supported firmware for UHD NS60 with the shared firmware here on the Forum; it functioned for 1-2 Bluray but was noisy from the start after the new firmware was applied; now it seems, the Drive is no longer recognizing any Bluray...
by kapqa
Fri May 16, 2025 12:28 pm
Forum: Blu-ray 3D
Topic: confusing 3D-Bluray standard ripping options?
Replies: 5
Views: 4105

Re: confusing 3D-Bluray standard ripping options?

ok, the filesize went down from 42 to 33 GB because id did not tikc the video-file, hence as per your explanation, all those are now only 2D rips; but made an 3D MKV afterwards, that should have the proper ticks in place; however, it would not play properly with BINO 3d player, which i thought is th...