Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2025

[striven1981]

If you notice, the START & EXIT buttons have enlarged fonts & the word START is cut off.

When I click the Start button, nothing happens.

Anyone experience this? Any advice would greatly be appreciated!

[ben79968]

Successfully cross-flashed my 16D1H-U with A201 firmware to WH16NS58.
I flashed it to "A204," then "WH16NS60-1.03," and finally "WH16NS58-1.V5".
This will be the disc quality check driver.

I'm trying to find a Pioneer driver for burning discs.

[unclecuddles]

Hi there. My drive is failing to read discs, so suspect it is wearing out (if that's possible). I have a Pioneer BDR-XD05TB with a manufacturing date of August 2017 - do you know if this is flashable? Thanks.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: QHDL015093WL
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

[Billycar11]

Hi there. My drive is failing to read discs, so suspect it is wearing out (if that's possible). I have a Pioneer BDR-XD05TB with a manufacturing date of August 2017 - do you know if this is flashable? Thanks.

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: QHDL015093WL
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

clean the lasers very easy on that drive just open it and use lint free cloths and some water and or alcohol

[unclecuddles]

Sorry if I was not clear, my other drive is failing. The Pioneer is an old drive that I have which has never been flashed, and I don't know if it can be (to read UHD discs).

[Billycar11]

Sorry if I was not clear, my other drive is failing. The Pioneer is an old drive that I have which has never been flashed, and I don't know if it can be (to read UHD discs).

email me the drive info for the pioneer see below

[unclecuddles]

My current drive is
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02

Bought a few years ago from someone on here (can't remember who). It works for a bit then starts to make grinding noises. I'm wondering if it is overheating.

[Billycar11]

My current drive is
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02

Bought a few years ago from someone on here (can't remember who). It works for a bit then starts to make grinding noises. I'm wondering if it is overheating.

see email below i can flash your pioneer to do UHD email the pioneer info below the lg is junk

[Mark Alexis]

Hey guys,

Forgive me if this question has been answered elsewhere, but I can't seem to find any documentation on it. Relative n00b here... I'm trying to flash a (supposedly) new ASUS BW-16D1HT, but the tool tells me the drive is not on the MT-1959 platform. This is a new one to me. I actually successfully flashed another one of these about six weeks ago. The present copy was built December '23. Windows Explorer recognizes the drive, but MakeMKV won't. I'm using a Vantec USB enclosure, if that makes any difference.

Any thoughts? Is the drive faulty, or the enclosure perhaps?

Thanks.