SDFtool Flasher

[Coopervid]

I am trying to flash my LG BP60NB10 and when I have my SDFtool open and ready to choose drive and firmware, then drop down menu of drive will not display my drive. Anyone got any tips for this?
Please and thank you.

Do you have MakeMKV installed and in the default location?

I have MakeMKV set up on my Mac but it's not able to open SDFTool so I used my friends PC to try and upload the software, but he doesn't have MakeMKV downloaded. This is what I see and my Player is connected and being read by the laptop.

SDFFlasher is just a GUI and needs Makemkv to be installed.

[Dunebuggydrew]

Let me send you some money, brother. You saved me from a big headache. Great tool

[MartyMcNuts]

Let me send you some money, brother. You saved me from a big headache. Great tool

Sure thing. My Paypal is MartyMcNuts@outlook.com

[wbread99]

Hello. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff, but I have a HTPC (a nuk) hooked to a 4K TV, and I liked the idea of having a reflashed Blu Ray DVD drive hooked up to it to play UHD DVDs vs buy "yet another" DVD player. I found and followed this site for instructions on how to reflash an ASUS BR drive to play UHD content, but am having an issue that I have not seen replicated here -- apologies if it has, and I missed it.

I have a brand new ASUS BW-16D1HT drive that started its short life in a Vantec NST-536S3-BK enclosure. Once I realized that enclosure might not work for flashing (it may not have), I purchased Vantec DX3 NST-540S3-BK enclosure and put the drive in that.

I used the latest SDF tool 1.3.5
I used the "all you need" firmware pack, used the software for ASUS 3.10

Using both an ancient Win10 laptop and my NUC computer, I ran the flash tool as an administrator on drive in the unsupported enclosure:
- Got an error "command produced error code 0x86062900
- Repeated, got no errors

Drive (or computer specifically) will recognize UHD disk titles just as video shows. Both VLC player and MakeMPV says "missing keys, cannot continue" with UHD disks

Installed drive into the new (supported) enclosure, repeated steps, got the same error. This thread says "dont sweat the error code, it happens". Did this twice. Drive plays normal DVDs just fine.

What am I missing? Did I brick the thing? Apologies in advance!

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff, but I have a HTPC (a nuk) hooked to a 4K TV, and I liked the idea of having a reflashed Blu Ray DVD drive hooked up to it to play UHD DVDs vs buy "yet another" DVD player. I found and followed this site for instructions on how to reflash an ASUS BR drive to play UHD content, but am having an issue that I have not seen replicated here -- apologies if it has, and I missed it.

I have a brand new ASUS BW-16D1HT drive that started its short life in a Vantec NST-536S3-BK enclosure. Once I realized that enclosure might not work for flashing (it may not have), I purchased Vantec DX3 NST-540S3-BK enclosure and put the drive in that.

I used the latest SDF tool 1.3.5
I used the "all you need" firmware pack, used the software for ASUS 3.10

Using both an ancient Win10 laptop and my NUC computer, I ran the flash tool as an administrator on drive in the unsupported enclosure:
- Got an error "command produced error code 0x86062900
- Repeated, got no errors

Drive (or computer specifically) will recognize UHD disk titles just as video shows. Both VLC player and MakeMPV says "missing keys, cannot continue" with UHD disks

Installed drive into the new (supported) enclosure, repeated steps, got the same error. This thread says "dont sweat the error code, it happens". Did this twice. Drive plays normal DVDs just fine.

What am I missing? Did I brick the thing? Apologies in advance!

Show us your MakeMKV drive info / Libredrive info sections.

[wbread99]

Hello. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff, but I have a HTPC (a nuk) hooked to a 4K TV, and I liked the idea of having a reflashed Blu Ray DVD drive hooked up to it to play UHD DVDs vs buy "yet another" DVD player. I found and followed this site for instructions on how to reflash an ASUS BR drive to play UHD content, but am having an issue that I have not seen replicated here -- apologies if it has, and I missed it.

I have a brand new ASUS BW-16D1HT drive that started its short life in a Vantec NST-536S3-BK enclosure. Once I realized that enclosure might not work for flashing (it may not have), I purchased Vantec DX3 NST-540S3-BK enclosure and put the drive in that.

I used the latest SDF tool 1.3.5
I used the "all you need" firmware pack, used the software for ASUS 3.10

Using both an ancient Win10 laptop and my NUC computer, I ran the flash tool as an administrator on drive in the unsupported enclosure:
- Got an error "command produced error code 0x86062900
- Repeated, got no errors

Drive (or computer specifically) will recognize UHD disk titles just as video shows. Both VLC player and MakeMPV says "missing keys, cannot continue" with UHD disks

Installed drive into the new (supported) enclosure, repeated steps, got the same error. This thread says "dont sweat the error code, it happens". Did this twice. Drive plays normal DVDs just fine.

What am I missing? Did I brick the thing? Apologies in advance!

Show us your MakeMKV drive info / Libredrive info sections.

Sorry I was at work...


Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 3.10
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Disc Information
Data capacity: 62.8 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 2

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to this stuff, but I have a HTPC (a nuk) hooked to a 4K TV, and I liked the idea of having a reflashed Blu Ray DVD drive hooked up to it to play UHD DVDs vs buy "yet another" DVD player. I found and followed this site for instructions on how to reflash an ASUS BR drive to play UHD content, but am having an issue that I have not seen replicated here -- apologies if it has, and I missed it.

I have a brand new ASUS BW-16D1HT drive that started its short life in a Vantec NST-536S3-BK enclosure. Once I realized that enclosure might not work for flashing (it may not have), I purchased Vantec DX3 NST-540S3-BK enclosure and put the drive in that.

I used the latest SDF tool 1.3.5
I used the "all you need" firmware pack, used the software for ASUS 3.10

Using both an ancient Win10 laptop and my NUC computer, I ran the flash tool as an administrator on drive in the unsupported enclosure:
- Got an error "command produced error code 0x86062900
- Repeated, got no errors

Drive (or computer specifically) will recognize UHD disk titles just as video shows. Both VLC player and MakeMPV says "missing keys, cannot continue" with UHD disks

Installed drive into the new (supported) enclosure, repeated steps, got the same error. This thread says "dont sweat the error code, it happens". Did this twice. Drive plays normal DVDs just fine.

What am I missing? Did I brick the thing? Apologies in advance!

Show us your MakeMKV drive info / Libredrive info sections.

Sorry I was at work...


Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 3.10
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Disc Information
Data capacity: 62.8 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 2

Your drive looks fine.

MakeMKV needs internet access to download the hashed key database for UHD discs. When you try to rip a UHD disc, does the log window say anything about "HK download failed"??

Have you integrated VLC and other players into MakeMKV via preferences?

[TechNikephoros]

I'm running into an issue trying to update the 4K drive I just bought. I've heard from others on here that they were able to update it, but I'm getting the following error:

SDFlasher_Error.png (226.13 KiB) Viewed 47 times

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Has anyone seen this and know of a solution?

Code: Select all

See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at System.Number.ThrowOverflowOrFormatException(ParsingStatus status, TypeCode type)
   at System.Int32.Parse(String s)
   at SDFtool_Flasher_Updated.Form1.comboBox_DriveList_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WmReflectCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, WM msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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************** JIT Debugging **************

This is my drive info:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: hp HLDS
Product: BDRE BU40N
Revision: BW43
Serial number: 7MEQVHAKKH81KD
Firmware date: 2120-11-02 14:15
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

[MartyMcNuts]

I'm running into an issue trying to update the 4K drive I just bought. I've heard from others on here that they were able to update it, but I'm getting the following error: SDFlasher_Error.png.

Has anyone seen this and know of a solution?

Code: Select all

See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at System.Number.ThrowOverflowOrFormatException(ParsingStatus status, TypeCode type)
   at System.Int32.Parse(String s)
   at SDFtool_Flasher_Updated.Form1.comboBox_DriveList_SelectedIndexChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.OnSelectedIndexChanged(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WmReflectCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, WM msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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************** JIT Debugging **************

This is my drive info:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: hp HLDS
Product: BDRE BU40N
Revision: BW43
Serial number: 7MEQVHAKKH81KD
Firmware date: 2120-11-02 14:15
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

The string is incorrect because it has hp in it. This is the first time I have ever seen a HLDS drive have hp in front of it. I will see if I can update SDFtool flasher. Give me a few hours.

If you are in a hurry, you can use the MakeMKV command line to get it done. It's not hard.