NEW OPTION: 'UHD Friendly' Firmware Downgrade / Cross-Flash Using Official (Modified) ASUS Flasher for ASUS & LG Drives

[MartyMcNuts]

I did a search before asking and only found a thread from July which said LG USB drives weren't supported at all yet.

MakeMKV 1.14.4 on an air-gapped Windows 10 device.

Product: BD-RE HL-DT-ST BP50NB40
Firmware: 21141216 10:16
SVC Code: NB40
Rom Ver.: 1.00 (1.00d)
Manufactured: 2015-02-12

This device appears to be listed in the latest sdf.bin, the product, firmware and ROM all match.

I get no LibreDrive information in MakeMKV but I think that's because I have an air-gapped machine.

1) Is this specific device supported by the modified Asus Flasher?
2) Where can I find the Drive Platform information on an air-gapped machine?
3) Are NB40 devices supported at all? The Ultimate UHD Drives Guide mentions only NS50 drives and later.

Please read the first post of this very thread. The BP50NB40 SVC: NB50 is supported. The SVC: NB40 is not guaranteed to be flashable but you can try it if you want to.

Cheers

[smoke070]

For some reason after flashing my drive its no longer able to read discs. It shows when the drive is opening and closing but now its not reading DVD or BR in MakeMKV 1.14.5.

I have LG WH16NS40 drive and wanted to downgrade to a 1.0 version to fix the sleep bug and possibly enable LibreDrive. I ran ASUS_ODD_FW_Changer_(Modified).exe with file DE_LG_WH16NS40_1.02_NS50.bin restarted and then I ran DE_LG_WH16NS60_1.00.bin since several other forum posts say that 1.0 firmware is also compatible with the WH16NS40 drive. After doing that is when I have the issue. So I reflashed the DE_LG_WH16NS40_1.02_NS50.bin and its still no good. Am I screwed?

[Billycar11]

For some reason after flashing my drive its no longer able to read discs. It shows when the drive is opening and closing but now its not reading DVD or BR in MakeMKV 1.14.5.

Y no read!?!?!?!? https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Your drive now says mt 1959 but I'm 100% sure before it said Mt 1939. You can fix it but you need dos flash. That is also in the thread

[smoke070]

For some reason after flashing my drive its no longer able to read discs. It shows when the drive is opening and closing but now its not reading DVD or BR in MakeMKV 1.14.5.

Y no read!?!?!?!? https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Your drive now says mt 1959 but I'm 100% sure before it said Mt 1939. You can fix it but you need dos flash. That is also in the thread

Thanks for your help

[nudelbubu]

Hi,

I just ordered an Asus BW-16D1HT and plan to flash it to MK 3.10. Before that I'd like to make a backup though, in case I have a warranty case or something.

All threads I found on firmware backups here seem to be outdated and locked. Or maybe my search was to generic...

Anyway, what would be the preferred way to create a backup, that can be used with the modified Asus flasher? Or should I still choose a method from https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=17058?

[Billycar11]

Hi,

I just ordered an Asus BW-16D1HT and plan to flash it to MK 3.10. Before that I'd like to make a backup though, in case I have a warranty case or something.

All threads I found on firmware backups here seem to be outdated and locked. Or maybe my search was to generic...

Anyway, what would be the preferred way to create a backup, that can be used with the modified Asus flasher? Or should I still choose a method from https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=17058?

you cant backup 3.10+ easily its a multi hour process just go to asus's website and flash it back with the official flasher if you need to do an rma asus has the new fw available unlike LG

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi,

I just ordered an Asus BW-16D1HT and plan to flash it to MK 3.10. Before that I'd like to make a backup though, in case I have a warranty case or something.

All threads I found on firmware backups here seem to be outdated and locked. Or maybe my search was to generic...

Anyway, what would be the preferred way to create a backup, that can be used with the modified Asus flasher? Or should I still choose a method from https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=17058?

As Billy said,just grab the official ASUS 3.10 flasher from their website.

OR

I do have a copy of the original 3.10 that I extracted from the official ASUS 3.10 flasher. If you want a copy of this, let me know. (Although, there really isn't much (if any) need for a backup).

If the drive comes with 3.03, you could use the old dosflash method to back up the firmware. (I also have a copy of 3.03, extracted from the official ASUS flasher.)

[nudelbubu]

Then I'll just grab the official flasher from the Asus site, once I know, which version to get.

Thanks, guys.

[Mtenga]

I'm trying to flash an ASUS_BW-16D1HT which has firmware 3.10. I'm getting an update error number 4. Any ideas what is wrong?

[MartyMcNuts]

I'm trying to flash an ASUS_BW-16D1HT which has firmware 3.10. I'm getting an update error number 4. Any ideas what is wrong?

You must flash 3.10-MK first. Then, if you don't want to use 3.10-MK, you can flash whatever firmware you want.

[Mtenga]

I'm trying to flash an ASUS_BW-16D1HT which has firmware 3.10. I'm getting an update error number 4. Any ideas what is wrong?

You must flash 3.10-MK first. Then, if you don't want to use 3.10-MK, you can flash whatever firmware you want.

Grabbed the file and successfully flashed it. Many thanks for your help.

[MartyMcNuts]

I'm trying to flash an ASUS_BW-16D1HT which has firmware 3.10. I'm getting an update error number 4. Any ideas what is wrong?

You must flash 3.10-MK first. Then, if you don't want to use 3.10-MK, you can flash whatever firmware you want.

Grabbed the file and successfully flashed it. Many thanks for your help.

No worries.

[Bluer]

Can not thank you enough for the great advice and good directions here! Bought the Asus BW-16D1HT, which came with 3.03. Used the FW Flasher to downgrad to 3.02. Drive door opened, closed a few seconds later, spun for a few more seconds and MakeMKV reported as 3.02. Ripped my first movie @30MB/s - Martian Extended - Thank you!

Now, I've searched fruitlessly both here and on the web for a solution to my need, with no luck.
The ISO that I made with Anydvd and mounted in Virtual Clone Drive will not extract the MPLS files using the tools I have always used with Blu-ray to make a single file for play via HDD attached to 4K Samsung TV. It plays each segment fine, but I'd like one file with all of the 800 or 801 playlist files in order.
Grateful for any help.

[Bluer]

Follow-up; I now see the source of my confusion; I was using this guide to learn MakeMKV while waiting for the drive and discs, but had declined the first few times the program asked to begin the evaluation period. So, weeks later, when actually trying to use the program there was no offer to again start the evaluation period and I assumed the program that I was seeing was fully functional when it was not. It had only offered 'backup', not, 'makeMKV'. I figured it out, reinstalled the program, started the evaluation period, then all of it's functions appeared. Got it!
The resultant MKV file plays great on the TV.
Sorry for the newbie confusion.

[d00zah]

Follow-up; I now see the source of my confusion; I was using this guide to learn MakeMKV while waiting for the drive and discs, but had declined the first few times the program asked to begin the evaluation period. So, weeks later, when actually trying to use the program there was no offer to again start the evaluation period and I assumed the program that I was seeing was fully functional when it was not. It had only offered 'backup', not, 'makeMKV'. I figured it out, reinstalled the program, started the evaluation period, then all of it's functions appeared. Got it!
The resultant MKV file plays great on the TV.
Sorry for the newbie confusion.

You can always use the beta key, although it will expire every ~60 days:

MakeMKV is free while in beta