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i got them flashed with help from the helpful people here in makemkv.
i do not know how to use -ff command stuff sadly.
it all comes in a neat package called bdrflash with pdf instructions.
do get intouch with billycar11 or martymcnuts or coopervid.

doesn't matter whatever word is behind the description of the 209 drives u have.
all will be flashed to the general s11 drives.
meaning they will become 211 drives. no more 209 drives!
209 to 211. simple as that.
yippee!!!

i have 4 of the 209's. all are flashed and are now S11 drive's!! yahoo!!
209's are old but super now as they are S11 drive's!!

unofficially, as long as you have a "Flashed Drive" even if you run it on a newer gen intel pc, with MakeMkv software and MPC-HC media Player with all codec's provided free, you can still rip and play 4K uhd movies and regular blu-rays without any intel SGX requirements.

i definitely know that the names mentioned are not "Bot's" See my actual Windows PC with my 4 Pioneer BDR-209's in it, which have all been flashed to become Pioneer BDR-S11 Drive's!! If USD$25 is giving the "Pinch" then i guess you will have to "Stay with the Official Pionee...

yes, you have to email billycar11.
it will be charged at USD$25.
i had to pay USD$30 for mine as my "Paypal" had some issues with that particular Paypal app.

and your firmware will be upgraded to version 1.53

yes if you flash the BDR-209, it will become a BDR-S11 Drive.
my drive was a BDR-209, now its flashed to be a BDR-S11, and imgburn shows its capable of reading and writing BD-XL
i have the 209DBK, 209D and 209M.
all three are now flashed to be S11's.
imgburn reports all 3 are BD-XL capable now.

Yes, definitely!! i asked, and i kept checking back every hour, on the hour!
Thanks Coopervid for getting my drives to be liberated!
Really appreciate all the effort you put into replying and giving the tools needed for the drives.

you are in luck buddy, because your pioneer drive firmware is before the "Dreaded firmware lock" done by the stupid brainless Pioneer Management. get in touch with Billycar11 or Martymcnuts or Coopervid. they can "Liberate" your Pioneer drive to be "LibreEnabled" to rea...

thanks buddy.

but my trusted and go to software player for uhd and bluray movies is and always will be "MPC-HC" over VLC.

1) in makemkv preferences, make sure the "Integration Tab" has been checked marked for vlc. 2) when you open vlc, go to the "Media Tab" and click on it, then go to "Open Disc", once that is done, choose the "Blu-ray button" not the "DVD" button. 3) f...

wish i could post the side by side picture of this external casing and the verbatim casing, but i must respect the moderators here in makemkv as there is only a limited amount of bandwidth to be used in the forum. pictures do take up alot of space regarding bandwidth. but trust me, this casing is ni...

And so far there is no "Conflicts with using MakeMKV Software" using this cheap but good casing.