Buffalo Blu-Ray drive cannot read DVDs or Blu-Rays - makemkv and systemwise

[z55575]

Unsure where else to ask this but seeing as this is the defacto forum for Blu-Ray and DVD ripping feel it's appropriate.

I'm unable to read DVDs or Blu-Rays on my Buffalo BD Drive.
I've tried multiple different discs from Regions 1 and 2. I have tried on Linux and Windows 10.

I can read CDs and redbook music CDs no problem.

It seems the drive is being connected or recognized as a CD-ROM drive for some reason? I'm really confused as to why that might be...

Drive is a Buffalo BRXL-PT6U3-BKD from Japan (Region 2). It's genuine per the serial.
I upgraded the firmware to the latest from Buffalo, perhaps that was a mistake. I'm unsure if there's an MK Libredrive firmware, I can't find the corresponding .bin in the firmware pack.

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr1
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: BN11
Serial number: 
Firmware date: 2117-11-20 13:51
Bus encryption flags: 1F

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 0.BN110
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)

No disc inserted

(Note: Disc IS inserted and attempts 5 times before timing out)

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[b]Linux dmesg[/b]

[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] usb 2-1: new SuperSpeed USB device number 14 using xhci_hcd
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0411, idProduct=028f, bcdDevice= 1.00
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=2, Product=3, SerialNumber=1
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] usb 2-1: Product: BUFFALO Optical Drive
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: BUFFALO
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] usb 2-1: SerialNumber: 
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] usb-storage 2-1:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:31 2023] scsi host3: usb-storage 2-1:1.0
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:32 2023] scsi 3:0:0:0: CD-ROM            BUFFALO  Optical Drive    BN11 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:32 2023] sr 3:0:0:0: Power-on or device reset occurred
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:32 2023] sr 3:0:0:0: [sr1] scsi3-mmc drive: 0x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:32 2023] sr 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
[Sat Apr 15 14:39:32 2023] sr 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5


[b]Windows 10 LTSC[/b]
Device USBSTOR\CdRom&Ven_BUFFALO&Prod_Optical_Drive&Rev_BN11\x&0 was started.

Driver Name: cdrom.inf
Class Guid: {x}
Service: cdrom
Lower Filters: 
Upper Filters: 

Thanks for any info.

[Lalala]

I came across a similar problem yesterday - the drive couldn't read any blu-ray disks even though I connected both cables to the USB hub. Ended up I found the hub failed to power the drive adequately, and the drive worked find once I connected one of the cables to the computer directly.

[Woodstock]

even though I connected both cables to the USB hub.

If the hub is POWERED (not just a normal hub), that's not a big issue. But normal hubs have "1.0USB" power available (minus overhead) from where you plug them in to, and splitting that removes another minor amount. When the drive requires "1.5USB" power, it gets "0.9USB" instead... and runs out of power.