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Coopervid wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 10:50 am

fhw72 wrote: Sun Feb 08, 2026 10:21 am Any chance to salvage this drive?

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Product: BD-RW BDR-S09
Revision: 1.55
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Sorry! Your firmware is too new and drive can't be flashed.

Too bad... but at least a still a good drive for burning Bluray which often fails on my LG WH16NS60

I possibly have the chance to get a (used) Pioneer from a friend living in Japan and would like to know
what I need to consider when making him look out for a drive for me:

As I understand libredrive is a no-brainer... it just works for all of the Pioneer now. Right?

But: What about firmware? Is ...

Any chance to salvage this drive?

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S09
Revision: 1.55
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2023-02-16
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware ...

Thanks. Will check for a drive from one of the sellers.

Will there ever be a possibility go flash a higher firmware version without degrading UHD capabilites?
In the past they usually fixed some burning quality issues with newer media...

Hi @ll,
I'm still confused about the Pioneer drives and the nomenclature - especially these two:

BDR-X13E-S
BDR-X13E-X

I understand that "E" means European market and "S"/"X" differentiates betweens internal external. ok.
But what else?

From the Specs on the Pioneer site they should be UHD ...