Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility

[Coopervid]

Hi,

I have the below drive, please help for UHD support.

PM sent.

Just a newbie question, the drive still remains Mdisc capable, right?

Yes, of course.

[bifboy28]

Hey, I would like the firmware too please.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 66

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8510
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID19
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

[Billycar11]

Hey, I would like the firmware too please.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 66

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8510
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID19
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

Sure just email me that drive info section see below for email

[privacy_user_mkv]

Hello there! I have the following very similar drives. I would like to get UHD support working. I have 3 drives that are identical except for the serial numbers.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Can somebody help me cross flash them?

[iluvripping]

Hi Coopervid, I just got this drive from Japan on ebay yesterday. It's dated October 2016? Could I get the flasher?

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: QKDL754551WL
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8510
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID19
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

[Coopervid]

Hello there! I have the following very similar drives. I would like to get UHD support working. I have 3 drives that are identical except for the serial numbers.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Can somebody help me cross flash them?

PM sent.

[Coopervid]

Hi Coopervid, I just got this drive from Japan on ebay yesterday. It's dated October 2016? Could I get the flasher?

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: QKDL754551WL
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8510
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID19
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

PM sent.

[kitty]

Hi together,

I recently bought a Verbatim 43890 with the model code BIAA including the Pioneer BDR-UD03.
But when I look at the drive information in MakeMKV, I see no LibreDrive information listed.

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OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: xxx
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

No disc inserted

Also if I run makemkvcon on the drive I do not get more information:

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Loaded SDF.bin version 0xa5

Pioneer firmware module v1.20

Commands:

  dump [auto|full] dumps firmware image
    dump full      - dumps full rom image (if not disabled in firmware)
    dump auto      - dumps full image if possible, info data otherwise
    speed get      - prints current speed mode setting
    speed set MODE - writes new default speed mode to EEPROM

Command produced 0 file(s)

Does that mean the drive is broken, or can it still be flashed?

[Coopervid]

Hi together,

I recently bought a Verbatim 43890 with the model code BIAA including the Pioneer BDR-UD03.
But when I look at the drive information in MakeMKV, I see no LibreDrive information listed.

Code: Select all

OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: xxx
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

No disc inserted

Also if I run makemkvcon on the drive I do not get more information:

Code: Select all

Loaded SDF.bin version 0xa5

Pioneer firmware module v1.20

Commands:

  dump [auto|full] dumps firmware image
    dump full      - dumps full rom image (if not disabled in firmware)
    dump auto      - dumps full image if possible, info data otherwise
    speed get      - prints current speed mode setting
    speed set MODE - writes new default speed mode to EEPROM

Command produced 0 file(s)

Does that mean the drive is broken, or can it still be flashed?

Please install Windows in a VM - best is VMWare - and post then the Makemkv info from Windows. You need to do this anyway if the drive is flashable. Or connect it to a Windows computer and report back then.

[hewhois]

Hey Coopervid,

Not sure if I am doing something incorrect. After the process, instead of listing as BD-03, the drive shows up as BD-04.
But when I insert a Blu-ray+4K disc, the contents still show as only Blu ray in makemkv. Just like it was doing prior to any changes.
It also does not change the firmware date and version. Am I doing something wrong?
Current drive info.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-R SRM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD04
Revision: 1.14
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 50

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8A10
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US04
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

[Coopervid]

Hey Coopervid,

Not sure if I am doing something incorrect. After the process, instead of listing as BD-03, the drive shows up as BD-04.
But when I insert a Blu-ray+4K disc, the contents still show as only Blu ray in makemkv. Just like it was doing prior to any changes.
It also does not change the firmware date and version. Am I doing something wrong?
Current drive info.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-R SRM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD04
Revision: 1.14
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 50

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8A10
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US04
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

Put an UHD in it.

[kitty]

Hi together,

I recently bought a Verbatim 43890 with the model code BIAA including the Pioneer BDR-UD03.
But when I look at the drive information in MakeMKV, I see no LibreDrive information listed.

Code: Select all

OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: xxx
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

No disc inserted

Also if I run makemkvcon on the drive I do not get more information:

Code: Select all

Loaded SDF.bin version 0xa5

Pioneer firmware module v1.20

Commands:

  dump [auto|full] dumps firmware image
    dump full      - dumps full rom image (if not disabled in firmware)
    dump auto      - dumps full image if possible, info data otherwise
    speed get      - prints current speed mode setting
    speed set MODE - writes new default speed mode to EEPROM

Command produced 0 file(s)

Does that mean the drive is broken, or can it still be flashed?

Please install Windows in a VM - best is VMWare - and post then the Makemkv info from Windows. You need to do this anyway if the drive is flashable. Or connect it to a Windows computer and report back then.

Thanks a lot for your help.
Indeed you are absolutely right, on a VM with Windows the LibreDrive information is showing up (the drive information is a bit miss-mapped from the VM I guess).
(Kind of new to me, all my LG drives show the LibreDrive information before and after flashing on Linux^^)

Here is the output:

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Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: VBOX
Product: CD-ROM
Revision: 1.0
Serial number: BADLxxx
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

[Coopervid]

Fine. PM sent to flash it to UD04 for reading UHD discs.

[kitty]

Fine. PM sent to flash it to UD04 for reading UHD discs.

Awesome, it worked thanks

[yu-yevon]

Why is everyone paying for this firmware flasher? PM me and I can give it to you for free.