SDFtool Flasher

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Billycar11
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by Billycar11 »

kaysee wrote:
Sat Feb 07, 2026 1:39 am
But what if you want to copy discs but not with jamless playback introducing fake data in error regions?
then you get a pioneer
but its not normal on a lg makemkv will report it as errors
then do the usual thing power off the drive for a few mins then try again if that dont help clean the disc then replace disc then clean lasers then get a nonexistent pioneer
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meepster
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by meepster »

MartyMcNuts wrote:
Fri Feb 06, 2026 11:21 pm
meepster wrote:
Fri Feb 06, 2026 9:12 pm
i have a ASUS usb drive was wonderring what do i need to flash with to make is Usable.
i have the flasher and all the firmwares just wondering what one or ones i need to use the drive is encrypted.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: A105
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2120-12-02 11:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 70

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

No disc inserted
If you still write/burn discs, use BW-16D1HT 3.10-MK. If you only rip discs and don't care about writing/burning discs, use WH16NS60 1.02-MK.
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kaysee
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by kaysee »

Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Feb 07, 2026 2:28 am
but its not normal on a lg makemkv will report it as errors
MakeMKV will report hash-check errors. But if MakeMKV receives error messages from the drive, then it can retry reads a number of time, and avoid hash-check errors.

In addition, if someone is trying other copy methods like ddrescue, then error reporting from the drive is required.
Billycar11
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by Billycar11 »

kaysee wrote:
Sat Feb 07, 2026 2:20 pm
Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Feb 07, 2026 2:28 am
but its not normal on a lg makemkv will report it as errors
MakeMKV will report hash-check errors. But if MakeMKV receives error messages from the drive, then it can retry reads a number of time, and avoid hash-check errors.

In addition, if someone is trying other copy methods like ddrescue, then error reporting from the drive is required.
i know and agree thats why pioneers are best they dont lie like lg
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kaysee
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by kaysee »

Three suggestions for the utility:

1. If only one optical drive is found, then it should be automatically selected as the default. Most people only have one drive connected. And needing to click a drop-down menu to select the only option is a bit pointless.

2. Correct the GUI scaling problem properly. The window should be larger to allow for discrepancies. When I run the software, the settings for the checkboxes are not visible. I have to go into OS settings to guess some different scaling/high-DPI settings, then sign out/in again and hope it works.

3. For the recovery option, users are confused because the utility does not display the recovery-from firmware, which is inconsistent. The selected drive is displayed at the top; and the selected firmware to write is displayed (for both recovery and write modes) at the bottom. Both of these indications make sense. The inconsistency is after clicking "Recover", the user chooses the recover-from firmware and then nothing seems to happen, and there is no display of what was selected. In this thread, there have been many posts from confused users which stem partly from this ambiguity in the software. The effect is that in recover mode it is unclear to some people WTF the software is doing.
Noob123
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by Noob123 »

I have a question about the Pioneer BDR-XS06 Drive.

Can it be flashed with the SDFtool flasher?

Is there any benefit to patching the firmware?

The firmware appears to be original.

Thanks!

Here’s the drive info:

Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS06
Revision: 1.10
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8722
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XS06
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Billycar11
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by Billycar11 »

Noob123 wrote:
Wed Feb 11, 2026 2:39 am
I have a question about the Pioneer BDR-XS06 Drive.

Can it be flashed with the SDFtool flasher?

Is there any benefit to patching the firmware?

The firmware appears to be original.

Thanks!

Here’s the drive info:

Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS06
Revision: 1.10
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8722
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XS06
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Sorry man there is no UHD fw for that drive
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MartyMcNuts
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Re: SDFtool Flasher

Post by MartyMcNuts »

kaysee wrote:
Wed Feb 11, 2026 2:31 am
Three suggestions for the utility:

1. If only one optical drive is found, then it should be automatically selected as the default. Most people only have one drive connected. And needing to click a drop-down menu to select the only option is a bit pointless.

2. Correct the GUI scaling problem properly. The window should be larger to allow for discrepancies. When I run the software, the settings for the checkboxes are not visible. I have to go into OS settings to guess some different scaling/high-DPI settings, then sign out/in again and hope it works.

3. For the recovery option, users are confused because the utility does not display the recovery-from firmware, which is inconsistent. The selected drive is displayed at the top; and the selected firmware to write is displayed (for both recovery and write modes) at the bottom. Both of these indications make sense. The inconsistency is after clicking "Recover", the user chooses the recover-from firmware and then nothing seems to happen, and there is no display of what was selected. In this thread, there have been many posts from confused users which stem partly from this ambiguity in the software. The effect is that in recover mode it is unclear to some people WTF the software is doing.
1. No. Most people have 2+ drives. Very nitpicky! So what if you have to select your single drive...

2. No you don't. Read the first post as it explains you just edit the DPI settings of the exe.

3. It is explained in detailed english. The gif explains it even more. The recover from firmware isn't used for anything other than to obtain a 16 byte string for use in the recover command. There is no need for it to be displayed anywhere. No one needs to know any more than the instruction text each firmware file selection window provides.
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