Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Forum for discussions about UHD-capable dives
Post Reply
HotPotato72
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:24 pm

Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Post by HotPotato72 »

Dear coopervid,

I recently acquired a Pioneer BDR-209D (MakeMKV info below) and would like to use it to rip some movies I have on 4K to my PC, as I do not own a 4K-capable player at the moment. I've read around the forum for some time and it seems like the point where I should end up is having the firmware of a Pioneer BDR-S11 flashed on my drive. Would you be able to help me out any further with this? I would have loved to solve this by myself and hate to take up some of your time, but it is much appreciated. Wishing you a good one!

Regards,
Hot Potato

DRIVE INFO
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209D
Revision: 1.51
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2018-05-08
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.51/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Regards,

Hot Potato
Coopervid
Posts: 2994
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:32 pm

Re: Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Post by Coopervid »

HotPotato72 wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:40 pm
Dear coopervid,

I recently acquired a Pioneer BDR-209D (MakeMKV info below) and would like to use it to rip some movies I have on 4K to my PC, as I do not own a 4K-capable player at the moment. I've read around the forum for some time and it seems like the point where I should end up is having the firmware of a Pioneer BDR-S11 flashed on my drive. Would you be able to help me out any further with this? I would have loved to solve this by myself and hate to take up some of your time, but it is much appreciated. Wishing you a good one!

Regards,
Hot Potato

DRIVE INFO
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209D
Revision: 1.51
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2018-05-08
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.51/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
PM sent.
HotPotato72
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:24 pm

Re: Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Post by HotPotato72 »

Hey coopervid,

Received your PM and sent a small donation your way for providing the help. In case anything is wrong I'll let you know, but it should go well from here. Thanks and have an amazing day!
Regards,

Hot Potato
HotPotato72
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:24 pm

Re: Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Post by HotPotato72 »

Dear coopervid,

I tried to flash the software several times across the last couple of days, however I am encountering an issue where the software to flash tells me it fails to enter kernel mode. I attached some screenshots below that might aid in figuring out what is going on. Could it possibly be due to my virtual machine configuration? Through a VM is my preferred method, would you know settings I need to look out for? Specifically I use Oracle's Virtualbox on Linux. Your help so far has been much appreciated!

Image

Image
Regards,

Hot Potato
Billycar11
Posts: 4798
Joined: Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:49 am

Re: Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Post by Billycar11 »

HotPotato72 wrote:
Sat Jul 12, 2025 10:21 am
Dear coopervid,

I tried to flash the software several times across the last couple of days, however I am encountering an issue where the software to flash tells me it fails to enter kernel mode. I attached some screenshots below that might aid in figuring out what is going on. Could it possibly be due to my virtual machine configuration? Through a VM is my preferred method, would you know settings I need to look out for? Specifically I use Oracle's Virtualbox on Linux. Your help so far has been much appreciated!

Image

Image
Vm bad
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $25 Email me for one Billycar5924@gmail.com
Coopervid
Posts: 2994
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:32 pm

Re: Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Post by Coopervid »

Use a Windows computer or VMWare.
HotPotato72
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:24 pm

Re: Flashing the Pioneer BDR-209D

Post by HotPotato72 »

Coopervid wrote:
Sat Jul 12, 2025 5:48 pm
Use a Windows computer or VMWare.
VMWare did the trick, many thanks for your help! Hope you have a great day :)
Regards,

Hot Potato
Post Reply