Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Hello everyone.
I have an external lg drive WP50NB40 svc Code NB40. I made a big mistake flashing it with the MK firmware pack for UHD. I flashed it with the MK Firmware WP50NB40-NB50. Now the drive is a brick I cannot find the original firmware to get make my drive work again. Can anyone share a link to the original firmware or is there another way to get this drive to work again?
Thanks for any help
I have an external lg drive WP50NB40 svc Code NB40. I made a big mistake flashing it with the MK firmware pack for UHD. I flashed it with the MK Firmware WP50NB40-NB50. Now the drive is a brick I cannot find the original firmware to get make my drive work again. Can anyone share a link to the original firmware or is there another way to get this drive to work again?
Thanks for any help
Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
I just re-read the Red Lettered "STOP Read Before Flashing" and see the info on the SVC number for LG drives. Looks like my choice to flash the drive is unfixable.
Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Scroll down on that post until you see the section titled:
only use the recovery steps for older NS40 drives!!:
You might be able to recover.
only use the recovery steps for older NS40 drives!!:
You might be able to recover.
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
never have been able to recover them its possible but we need the find the right path
we also need the NB 40 firmware extracted out of the flasher
we also need the NB 40 firmware extracted out of the flasher
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Can you try this and let us know if it works. Please download the attached firmware file.scarpogre wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:34 amHello everyone.
I have an external lg drive WP50NB40 svc Code NB40. I made a big mistake flashing it with the MK firmware pack for UHD. I flashed it with the MK Firmware WP50NB40-NB50. Now the drive is a brick I cannot find the original firmware to get make my drive work again. Can anyone share a link to the original firmware or is there another way to get this drive to work again?
Thanks for any help
1. Using SDFtool Flasher, select your drive
2. Select RECOVERY mode
3. In the popup window select the current firmware that is on the drive (whatever you flashed it to)
4. In the firmware drop down box select the attached firmware (which is the original BP50NB40 (NB40) 1.00 firmware)
5. Press START.
Let us know what happens.
Cheers
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Thanks for the help, will give it a try.
The firmware I flashed it with was the WP50NB40-NB50-1.03.
I'll let you know how it turns out
The firmware I flashed it with was the WP50NB40-NB50-1.03.
I'll let you know how it turns out
Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Thanks again for helping me restore my drive.
I tried forcing the drive to read UHD discs when it was too old to do so. Oh well another backup DVD, BluRay drive.
Thanks again
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Ok, can you test a blu-ray or DVD to make sure it works?
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
To test the drive, I ripped Batman Begins (BluRay) for a test and it is working OK.
Thanks again for the help
Thanks again for the help
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Awesome!! Thanks for letting us know!
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Thank you very much for this instruction, you have helped me with a similar problem.MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Sat Dec 03, 2022 7:19 am
Can you try this and let us know if it works. Please download the attached firmware file.
1. Using SDFtool Flasher, select your drive
2. Select RECOVERY mode
3. In the popup window select the current firmware that is on the drive (whatever you flashed it to)
4. In the firmware drop down box select the attached firmware (which is the original BP50NB40 (NB40) 1.00 firmware)
5. Press START.
Let us know what happens.
BP50NB40-NB40-1.00-Clean.bin.zip
I have a LG Slim Portable Blu-ray/DVD Writer labeld with "Model: BP55EB40 SVC Code: EB40"
So I flashed it like it was dicribed here viewtopic.php?p=130958#p130958
After that, the tray could no longer be opened.
So I did like you wrote above and use your BP50NB40-NB40-1.00-Clean.bin
Now the drive works again, and it is a LibreDrive too!
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Re: Problem with external LG WP50NB40
Thanks a bunch. Same thing happened to me, I didn't realize the SVC BP40 thing.
So question, what are the options for this drive? It's late 2016, but because of the SVC BP40, does that mean it's too old? When I bought the drive, I made sure to ask the seller for the manufacture date, but didn't ask about the SVC.
I ask because the drive was okay for a few weeks (I didn't get around to flashing it, yet), and all of a sudden I'm getting a bunch of scsi errors, Illegal Request, MEDIUM ERROR:L-EC UNCORRECTABLE ERROR, and others. I can open discs fine, and even rip most or all of the special features and stuff, but it's crashing halfway through ripping the actual movie. *shrug*
So question, what are the options for this drive? It's late 2016, but because of the SVC BP40, does that mean it's too old? When I bought the drive, I made sure to ask the seller for the manufacture date, but didn't ask about the SVC.
I ask because the drive was okay for a few weeks (I didn't get around to flashing it, yet), and all of a sudden I'm getting a bunch of scsi errors, Illegal Request, MEDIUM ERROR:L-EC UNCORRECTABLE ERROR, and others. I can open discs fine, and even rip most or all of the special features and stuff, but it's crashing halfway through ripping the actual movie. *shrug*