Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

[troyUHD]

Hi Everyone,

Wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped make drive flashing possible!
Purchased an LG WH16NS40 from Amazon and hooked it up to my Linux Mint Debian Edition tower to SATA port #3.
Ryzen 7 3700x processor. Gigabyte motherboard.

Downloaded the appropriate files from this post:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634&sid=d91ceafd ... ba44f04854

Worked find with the “enc” flag. Here is the command I typed in the terminal if it might help anyone else. The files I downloaded where in the Downloads directory in the folder called Drive_Flashing.

./makemkvcon f -d 'dev_21:0' -f /home/troy/Downloads/Drive_Flashing/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /home/troy/Downloads/Drive_Flashing/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin

Thank you so very much for this help! Super job!
Troy

Drive info if anyone is curious:
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: <snip>
Firmware date: 2118-10-29 19:36
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Disc Information
Label: TERMINATOR 2
Timestamp: 2017-09-08 18:13:46
Protection: AACS2.0/C v61
Data capacity: 58.95 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 2
Bus encryption flags: 80

[Johnqmalapert]

Hi all, which ones of these 3 is the best for ripping UHD discs?

Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK
ASUS BW-16D1HT
LG BP60NB10

[Billycar11]

Hi all, which ones of these 3 is the best for ripping UHD discs?

Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK
ASUS BW-16D1HT
LG BP60NB10

Out of those probably the bp60
But a pioneer is way better email me about a pioneer if you want one

[Coopervid]

Get a Pioneer. Best drive.

[Starkiller-1994]

I am trying to do this process for BP50NB40. In the section it mean BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK and ...> BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with enc. Where do i find the with enc and the BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with bootloader/full flash as well.

[MartyMcNuts]

I am trying to do this process for BP50NB40. In the section it mean BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK and ...> BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with enc. Where do i find the with enc and the BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with bootloader/full flash as well.

The easiest way is to use SDFtool Flasher and follow these steps.

1. Flash the drive to BP50NB40 (NB50) 1.03-MK.

Now for the crossflash:

2. Select the RECOVERY option and in the pop up, select the BP50NB40 (NB50) 1.03-MK firmware that you just flashed.
3. Select the BP60NB10 1.00-MK or BU40N 1.00 firmware that you want to use in the normal drop box.
4. Click START

[Johnqmalapert]

So for the Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK, I used the SDF 1.3.5 flasher on "write", loaded HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-NM00000-211810241934.bin and hit start. Is that all there is to it?

[Billycar11]

So for the Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK, I used the SDF 1.3.5 flasher on "write", loaded HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-NM00000-211810241934.bin and hit start. Is that all there is to it?

pretty much you might have to do enc depending how new your fw is think bu13 and up is not sure haven't seen those in a bit

[MartyMcNuts]

So for the Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK, I used the SDF 1.3.5 flasher on "write", loaded HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-NM00000-211810241934.bin and hit start. Is that all there is to it?

Yep. MakeMKV should now show the drive as BU40N 1.03

[Bitofacraic]

I have a really noob question and I apologize for asking.

But essentially, I just need a flashed drive to rip my UHD movies? And would I need a second one to do regular BD's, or is one enough?

I'm just too do this for the first time and I'm pretty clueless so wanted to ask the people that know their stuff

[d00zah]

I have a really noob question and I apologize for asking.

But essentially, I just need a flashed drive to rip my UHD movies? And would I need a second one to do regular BD's, or is one enough?

I'm just too do this for the first time and I'm pretty clueless so wanted to ask the people that know their stuff

Anything recommended in the 1st post will handle DVD/BD/UHD.

[Johnqmalapert]

So for the Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK, I used the SDF 1.3.5 flasher on "write", loaded HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-NM00000-211810241934.bin and hit start. Is that all there is to it?

pretty much you might have to do enc depending how new your fw is think bu13 and up is not sure haven't seen those in a bit

What is enc? encryption? What is that all about? thanks.

Yep. MakeMKV should now show the drive as BU40N 1.03

It doesn't. Is this a problem?
it reads it as BD-RE BUFFALO OPTICAL Drive 1.03

[Coopervid]

When flashing with SDFTool there is a checkbox called "enc" you might have to check it or not. Try both scenarios. One will succeed and the other can't do any harm.

[Johnqmalapert]

It seems no matter what I do (tried the all in one fw and the MK fw (japan) and the drive just continues to read:
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: 1.03
Firmware date: 2118-10-24 19:34
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 78

[Billycar11]

It seems no matter what I do (tried the all in one fw and the MK fw (japan) and the drive just continues to read:
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: 1.03
Firmware date: 2118-10-24 19:34
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 78

Your done it will always read buffalo the case injects it own name mike had to work around that for flashing and drive recognition.

Your drive did not come on 1.03 it cam on bu13 or something like that