Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

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Billycar11
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

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baneling wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:50 pm
Billycar11 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:17 pm

No pioneers are guaranteed not to need to be flashed and they can't publicly be flashed yet the flasher is not available you will need to buy one from us if you don't want to flash it
What drives do you have? What are their prices? Do they come with warranty?
i have the XS07s from pioneer flashed to the XS07UHD and BP/WP50NB40 flashed to BU40N 1.00.
yes i back them up with a warranty prices and options are here email me to order viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17831.
USA only though if your in Europe go to asmcom or in AU/NZ Marty.
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
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baneling
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

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Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 1:13 am
baneling wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:50 pm
Billycar11 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:17 pm

No pioneers are guaranteed not to need to be flashed and they can't publicly be flashed yet the flasher is not available you will need to buy one from us if you don't want to flash it
What drives do you have? What are their prices? Do they come with warranty?
i have the XS07s from pioneer flashed to the XS07UHD and BP/WP50NB40 flashed to BU40N 1.00.
yes i back them up with a warranty prices and options are here email me to order viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17831.
USA only though if your in Europe go to asmcom or in AU/NZ Marty.
I'm in Canada
bdspock
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

Post by bdspock »

Pretty recent (2022 October) manufacture date BH16NS55. Looks to have new/unknown firmware version "212006181342"
Flashing WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin from "all you need pack" does not seem to work.

Solved: drive was connected to SATA3G port on motherbord, reconnecting to SATA6G (different motherboard controller) allowed the flash to succeed.

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# makemkvcon f -l
Found 1 drives(s)
00: dev_21:3, /dev/sr0, /dev/sr0
  HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__BH16NS55_1.05_212006181342_REDACTED

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# makemkvcon f --info -d /dev/sr0
SDF.bin version: 0x0098
Drive Tool SDF present
Drive Specific SDF not present
Identification SDF present
[Identification SDF] Embedded Info Strings:
8000:LibreDrive Information
8013:Status
8102:Possible, not yet enabled
8001:Drive platform
:MT1959
[Identification SDF] Drive autodetect string:
mtk:19:59:JB8 :HL-DT-ST:BD-RE  BH16NS55 1.05:N001601:-
Flashing fails in both "plain" and "enc" modes with:

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# makemkvcon f -f /tmp/sdf.bin  -d /dev/sr0 rawflash enc -i /tmp/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin
Reading input file /tmp/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin
Flashing flags = 0x0 : 0 0 0 0 : ---- ---- ---- ----
Sending image in encrypted format
Current Drive ID: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__BH16NS55_1.05_212006181342_REDACTED
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
Write DRAM NG 05/21/04
[b]Command produced error code 0x82052104[/b]
Always the same code. In kernel logs handshake error is reported:

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[ 2498.601845] ata4.00: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x400100 action 0x6 frozen
[ 2498.601858] ata4.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error
[ 2498.601862] ata4: SError: { UnrecovData Handshk}
[ 2498.601870] ata4.00: cmd a0/01:00:00:00:40/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 23 dma 16384 out
                        Write Buffer 3b 06 00 00 00 00 00 40 00 00res 50/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 2498.601881] ata4.00: status: { DRDY }
[ 2498.601886] ata4: hard resetting link
[ 2498.915527] ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[ 2498.918526] ata4.00: configured for UDMA/33
[ 2498.918833] ata4: EH complete
Managed to dump firmware via:

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# makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 dump auto -o ./
Command produced 1 file(s)
  #00: size=70Kb name=dump_user_HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__BH16NS55_1.05_212006181342_REDACTED.tar
Will try replugging to different SATA port and different cable but maybe someone else has more ideas. Can share the FW dump if its relevant.
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Billycar11
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

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baneling wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:06 am
Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 1:13 am
baneling wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:50 pm


What drives do you have? What are their prices? Do they come with warranty?
i have the XS07s from pioneer flashed to the XS07UHD and BP/WP50NB40 flashed to BU40N 1.00.
yes i back them up with a warranty prices and options are here email me to order viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17831.
USA only though if your in Europe go to asmcom or in AU/NZ Marty.
I'm in Canada
sorry dont think anyone in Canada is selling pioneer drives but Bman sells lg/asus drives up there link in first post.
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $25 Email me for one Billycar5924@gmail.com
baneling
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

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Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:54 pm
baneling wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:06 am
Billycar11 wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 1:13 am


i have the XS07s from pioneer flashed to the XS07UHD and BP/WP50NB40 flashed to BU40N 1.00.
yes i back them up with a warranty prices and options are here email me to order viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17831.
USA only though if your in Europe go to asmcom or in AU/NZ Marty.
I'm in Canada
sorry dont think anyone in Canada is selling pioneer drives but Bman sells lg/asus drives up there link in first post.
I only see him under the pre-flashed drives heading. I don't see any flashed drives heading.
Billycar11
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

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baneling wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:12 pm

I only see him under the pre-flashed drives heading. I don't see any flashed drives heading.
pre flashed is flashed.
he preflashes them before sending it
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
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Arp137
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

Post by Arp137 »

So, I got my BW-16D1HT.

makemkv says it has 3.10 on it. In the guide on the first page it says that 3.11 is an encrypted firmware. Does that mean that 3.10 not encrypted, so I don't use "enc" in the flash command?

Never mind. Found an older thread with the same question. Works. Thank you!
digitalMedic
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

Post by digitalMedic »

Hello all,

Today I realized I never flashed my LG WH16NS40 from its original firmware 1.05 to the LG WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. I was able to rip some of my 4K discs, but others had errors. After flashing, I am getting a read rate of 3.6x-5.4x. How do I get 8x speeds? I used the SDFTool Flasher and it said it was successful. Any insight?

Thanks!
Woodstock
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Read rate depends on the disk, actually. The longer the read, the more the speed will rise, on most disks.
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

Post by MartyMcNuts »

digitalMedic wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:10 am
Hello all,

Today I realized I never flashed my LG WH16NS40 from its original firmware 1.05 to the LG WH16NS60 1.02 firmware. I was able to rip some of my 4K discs, but others had errors. After flashing, I am getting a read rate of 3.6x-5.4x. How do I get 8x speeds? I used the SDFTool Flasher and it said it was successful. Any insight?

Thanks!
You won't get constant spped that high. It may reach 8x speed occasionally but for a lot of the rip, it's between 4x-6x.
Cheers :D
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Koubafire
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

Post by Koubafire »

Hello,

can someone upload ASUS 16D1HT FIRMWARE 3.11? I cant find it there.
Billycar11
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

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Koubafire wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:33 am
Hello,

can someone upload ASUS 16D1HT FIRMWARE 3.11? I cant find it there.
3.11 is encrypted follow the standard instructions and add enc
I will update the list soon
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
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Koubafire
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

Post by Koubafire »

Billycar11 wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:36 am
Koubafire wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:33 am
Hello,

can someone upload ASUS 16D1HT FIRMWARE 3.11? I cant find it there.
3.11 is encrypted follow the standard instructions and add enc
I will update the list soon
what is add enc? I am using SDF tool

Whas is the best FW for 16D1HT . I read somewhere its WH16NS60 firmware is it right? With 3.10 MK or 3.01 fw I have problem wirg birnungs verbatim 50gb disc - always fails

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user31415
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Hi, i'm new here, there are many drives to choose from and I don't really know which one to get.
I have some Bluray movies that I want to store on my PC.
Also the list says UHD friendly and UHD official ... what is the difference?

Like do I need a specific drive for Dolby Atmos movies or how does that work?
dcoke22
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Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023

Post by dcoke22 »

user31415 wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:35 pm
Hi, i'm new here, there are many drives to choose from and I don't really know which one to get.
I have some Bluray movies that I want to store on my PC.
Also the list says UHD friendly and UHD official ... what is the difference?
A UHD official drive has the necessary hardware to play a UHD disc with official UHD playback software on the very narrow set of hardware and OS versions that allow for that. UHD friendly means it can rip UHD discs but not play them back with official software on supported hardware. If you're intending to use it on Linux, it doesn't matter. There's no official UHD support there. A drive of either variety will work the same for you.

user31415 wrote:
Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:35 pm
Like do I need a specific drive for Dolby Atmos movies or how does that work?
No. If the drive can rip the disc, (you need a UHD capable drive to rip UHD discs), you get all the contents on it.
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