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

[rere130]

Thanks for your advice

Sadly that's not work, I don't have option "do not show this again"


Maybe with an old version...

I did not buy an official license, before that I wanted to know if it worked well. So i can't use UHD Drive Tool...



EDIT : I reflash for the third time "DE_LG_WH16NS60_1.00.bin" and... It's works this time ! DVDFab and MakeMKV ! I don't know why...


Many thanks for your help

[SamuriHL]

Very nice!

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[SamuriHL]

I guess I can experiment with it tomorrow as I've got a lifetime license. I don't ever really use it but I bought it as insurance just in case. I can try flashing different firmware and see what happens.

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Cool!! The results might help some folk that like to use both.

Agreed. I'll play around tonight and see what I can find. But if they did take that option out that would suck. We'll find out. My poor little bw-16d1ht is seriously abused at this point. Lol

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[SamuriHL]

Just got around to testing. Indeed, there is no way to override the firmware check. That's annoying. It'll make life harder for some people.

[MartyMcNuts]

Just got around to testing. Indeed, there is no way to override the firmware check. That's annoying. It'll make life harder for some people.

I just re-installed the trial (DVDFab11_x64(11.0.8.7)) that I had downloaded in May. The popup message I am talking about is below.

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Ignore the drive model in the pic. I had to connect a drive that has incompatible firmware. Do you not get this popup message anymore? With a drive on NS55 1.04-MK, I just ticked the box and clicked "no".

If this message no longer appears, that sux!!

[SamuriHL]

It doesn't. It links to their downgrade ripo...er software. Just an ok button. No yes/no. No don't show checkbox.

[MartyMcNuts]

It doesn't. It links to their downgrade ripo...er software. Just an ok button. No yes/no. No don't show checkbox.

Bugger. I wonder if you can roll back to DVDFab11_x64(11.0.8.7), do the things I did, then update to newer version again?

[MartyMcNuts]

It doesn't. It links to their downgrade ripo...er software. Just an ok button. No yes/no. No don't show checkbox.

I just downloaded and installed the latest version (11.0.9.6) and got the same popup message. Here you go.

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After ticking and clicking "No", I put a disc in and get the below messages. (I know this drive is unsupported, which is the same message I got with ASUS 3.10-MK but for NS55 1.04-MK, I didn't get the last message and I was able to start ripping the UHD disc.)

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[SamuriHL]

I just flashed my drive to NS55 1.04-MK and I got no warning at all. It simply worked fine. But when I put NS60 1.02-MK on the drive, I got the error I talked about with no way to continue. So I would say it works for SOME firmware (probably those that make a drive truly friendly) but not others. That's not confusing at ALL LOL

[MartyMcNuts]

I just flashed my drive to NS55 1.04-MK and I got no warning at all. It simply worked fine. But when I put NS60 1.02-MK on the drive, I got the error I talked about with no way to continue. So I would say it works for SOME firmware (probably those that make a drive truly friendly) but not others. That's not confusing at ALL LOL

Probably but we really won't no for sure until someone tests a drive with "x.xx" firmware.

[SamuriHL]

I just flashed my drive to NS55 1.04-MK and I got no warning at all. It simply worked fine. But when I put NS60 1.02-MK on the drive, I got the error I talked about with no way to continue. So I would say it works for SOME firmware (probably those that make a drive truly friendly) but not others. That's not confusing at ALL LOL

Probably but we really won't no for sure until someone tests a drive with "x.xx" firmware.

Well I ain't going through the entire MK firmware zip! My poor little BW-16D1HT is already highly abused by me. I put it back to NS60 1.00. And that's where it's staying. My new NS60 supposedly is coming tomorrow (I have my doubts...UPS is having issues) and I plan on downgrading that to 1.00 as well for the Vantec case. It better not come with that encrypted crap.

[MartyMcNuts]

I just flashed my drive to NS55 1.04-MK and I got no warning at all. It simply worked fine. But when I put NS60 1.02-MK on the drive, I got the error I talked about with no way to continue. So I would say it works for SOME firmware (probably those that make a drive truly friendly) but not others. That's not confusing at ALL LOL

Probably but we really won't no for sure until someone tests a drive with "x.xx" firmware.

Well I ain't going through the entire MK firmware zip! My poor little BW-16D1HT is already highly abused by me. I put it back to NS60 1.00. And that's where it's staying. My new NS60 supposedly is coming tomorrow (I have my doubts...UPS is having issues) and I plan on downgrading that to 1.00 as well for the Vantec case. It better not come with that encrypted crap.

Fingers crossed!!

[SamuriHL]

New NS60 drive came today. I literally just put it in the vantec case about 10 minutes ago. MFG'd in May 2020 and it came with 1.02 on it. SuuuuWEEET! Ran the following awesome commands:

makemkvcon64 f -d \Device\CdRom0 rawflash -i .\HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin

And then....

makemkvcon64 f -d \Device\CdRom0 rawflash de -i .\flash_HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_WH16NS60_1.00.bin

And now.....

HL-DT-ST BD-REWH16NS60 1.00

BAM!

[gamergomer]

Just got a new old stock BW-16D1HT that was manufactured in May of 2017 and has 3.01 on it. I want to rip uhd and bluray. What firmware do I put on it?

[d00zah]

Just got a new old stock BW-16D1HT that was manufactured in May of 2017 and has 3.01 on it. I want to rip uhd and bluray. What firmware do I put on it?

Try the archive listed in the 1st post of this thread... Custom firmware pack with LibreDrive patches .

MK > ASUS > BW-16D1HT > ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin

Links to various Windows-based flashing tools are linked in the 1st post of this thread... Ultimate UHD Drives Guide Updated 2020 . Refer to section "Unlocked Flashers, Downgrade Enabled Firmware and MK Firmware:".

If you are running linux... How to install the LibreDrive patched firmware for BD drive, in linux?