What firmware file should I use to flash my LG drive?
DE_flash_HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_WH16NS40_1.02_NS50 (DE Firmware Pack) (Created February 5, 2019)
HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin (All You Need Firmware Pack) (Created August 31, 2019)
HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS40-NS50-1.05-NM00900-212005061440.bin (MK Firmware Pack) (Created July 18, 2020)
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I have an LG Model WH16NS40 Drive, with a date of 2022/10/12, ROM Version of 1.05, and SVC Code of NS50. So, if I follow:
STOP READ BEFORE FLASHING IMPORTANT Before you flash:
1. Make sure your Drive was built after 2016 on label or late 2015 if you want to risk it.
Yep, drive was built after 2016.
2. Drive Platform MT1959<Most important in makemkv
Yep, MakeMKV says "Drive platform: MT1959"
3. SVC NS50+ LG only on label for NB drives NB50+
That... is not a real sentence. Does that mean the NS40 bit of WH16
NS40 or the NS50 bit? I think it means the SVC NS50 bit, which should mean I'm Ok.
Recommended UHD Drives to get:
LG WH16NS40, UHD Friendly Internal 5.25 sata | Rip speed 8x BD 66 ~45 mins BD 100 ~1 hour if flashed properly other wise 6x rips speed and slower then BU40N
Yep, should be good.
Option 1:
Recommended Firmware to flash for MakeMKV: WH16NS40 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MK
Under the "Unlocked Flashers, Downgrade Enabled Firmware and MK Firmware", there is a download for "mk-firmware-pack-20200720". Download, unzip, mk-firmware-pack-20200720 > MK > HL-DT-ST > WH16NS40-NS50 > HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS40-NS50-1.05-NM00900-212005061440.bin
Option 2:
Newer OEM Firmwares and encrypted:
HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS40-NS50-1.05-N000900-212005061440.bin
If I understand it, these are the firmwares that come with the drives? So I should ignore this? Moving on.
Option 3:
Download, unzip, The all you need firmware pack > LG 5.25 desktop > HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin
Option 4:
LG flasher + DE firmware viewtopic.php?f=16&t=18873#p70284
By: Blackened2687 & Billycar11
Download, unzip, Downgrade Enabled Firmware V > DE_flash_HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_WH16NS40_1.02_NS50