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BU40N not reading UHD disk after flashing

Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:13 am
by lewjh
My first attempt at flashing and then ripping has hit a problem and I'm hoping for some help. I flashed my new drive and have ripped a regular blu ray but makemkv is unable to read my 4k discs (it tries to read then ejects). Do I need to flash to a different firmware?

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk3
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: U100
Serial number: MZFKCT91811
Firmware date: 2119-10-16 10:36
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 63

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 0.U1003
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Re: BU40N not reading UHD disk after flashing

Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:49 pm
by Billycar11
Idk maybe follow my guides recommend firmware

Re: BU40N not reading UHD disk after flashing

Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2021 3:29 pm
by dcoke22
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634 <--- UHD Drives Flashing Guide

Re: BU40N not reading UHD disk after flashing

Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 11:43 pm
by lewjh
fair point. I got confused about which Firmware to employ. working well now. Thanks for all of your work here