SDFtool Flasher

[zittrig]

So install it to the default location and try again.

[Newtons3rd]

Hi! I've got an Asus BW-16D1HT which up until recently has been working great. On stock firmware it's handled dozens of DVDs/Blu Rays with no trouble, and last night I decided to move on to 4K. I used the SDFtool Flasher v1.3.6 (Write mode) to flash ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin from the All You Need Firmware pack. It seemed to flash fine, no errors.

Since then, I have about a 50% success rate with ripping 4K discs. Either it works fine, or it fails partway through with MakeMKV popping up an alert of "Failed to copy." All are fresh from the package, wiped with a microfiber cloth after a failure to check, but no dice. It seems to still be fine with regular Blu Rays. My Make MVK data is below. Would anyone be able to offer any advice? Thank you!

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
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: 81

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

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi! I've got an Asus BW-16D1HT which up until recently has been working great. On stock firmware it's handled dozens of DVDs/Blu Rays with no trouble, and last night I decided to move on to 4K. I used the SDFtool Flasher v1.3.6 (Write mode) to flash ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin from the All You Need Firmware pack. It seemed to flash fine, no errors.

Since then, I have about a 50% success rate with ripping 4K discs. Either it works fine, or it fails partway through with MakeMKV popping up an alert of "Failed to copy." All are fresh from the package, wiped with a microfiber cloth after a failure to check, but no dice. It seems to still be fine with regular Blu Rays. My Make MVK data is below. Would anyone be able to offer any advice? Thank you!

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
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: 81

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

Yep, get yourself an additional drive, preferably a Pioneer!

[zittrig]

But .... 50% success rate with a BW-16D1HT is extremly low?!?! I have a BW-16D1HT also (@ firmware WH16NS60 1.02MK) and it can rip about 97 % of my 4K collection with about 200 movies / series.

For the unruly 3% I get my slim Pioneer drive out of the cupboard.

Yes, the pioneers are basically better, but this is an enormous fail rate

[Newtons3rd]

But .... 50% success rate with a BW-16D1HT is extremly low?!?! I have a BW-16D1HT also (@ firmware WH16NS60 1.02MK) and it can rip about 97 % of my 4K collection with about 200 movies / series.

For the unruly 3% I get my slim Pioneer drive out of the cupboard.

Yes, the pioneers are basically better, but this is an enormous fail rate

Admittedly I've only done a few so far, but only 3 of the 6 discs I've tried have successfully completed. LOTR Extended Editions Fellowship/Two Towers discs 1, fine. Discs 2, fail. Spider-Man Into the Spiderverse, fine. Across the Spiderverse, fail, so I thought I'd check in for advice. It still works great with DVDs/Blurays.

Hi! I've got an Asus BW-16D1HT which up until recently has been working great. On stock firmware it's handled dozens of DVDs/Blu Rays with no trouble, and last night I decided to move on to 4K. I used the SDFtool Flasher v1.3.6 (Write mode) to flash ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin from the All You Need Firmware pack. It seemed to flash fine, no errors.

Since then, I have about a 50% success rate with ripping 4K discs. Either it works fine, or it fails partway through with MakeMKV popping up an alert of "Failed to copy." All are fresh from the package, wiped with a microfiber cloth after a failure to check, but no dice. It seems to still be fine with regular Blu Rays. My Make MVK data is below. Would anyone be able to offer any advice? Thank you!

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
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: 81

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

Yep, get yourself an additional drive, preferably a Pioneer!

That's... not what I was hoping to hear from the author of the suggested flashing software. Is there anything I did wrong? As far as I can tell I followed the directions as posted. Plus my understanding from the main post is that newer Pioneer drives can't be flashed.

[zittrig]

LOTR is known for a bad pressing. So you've started your 4K ripping unlucky. But with the BW-16D1HT LOTR shouldn't be any problem. I wasn't able to rip these discs with my first 4K friendly drive but that was a LG BH16NS40. After the change to the ASUS the ripping was successfull.

Try to wash the discs carefully with warm soapy water and dry it also carefully with a lint-free cloth.

Also try the firmware WH16NS60 1.02MK. (With that firmware you can eliminate the sleep bug also. Two birds with one stone.)