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I updated my drive with makemkvcon. It said it updated the firmware, but the firmware version didn't change.

Here is what I did.

Step 1
Download the firmware pack and uncompress it.

Step 2
Download sdf.bin. I found it here: https://makemkv.com/sdf.bin

Step 3 (optional)
Move the desired firmware and sdf.bin into an isolated directory.

Step 4
Open a terminal in the same directory as the firmware and sdf.bin Verify the files are there.

$ ls -al
total 2576
drwxr-xr-x. 1 me me 120 Nov 27 08:07 .
drwxr-xr-x. 1 me me 248 Nov 27 08:07 ..
-rw-rw-r--. 1 me me 2097152 Aug 31 2019 HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin
-rw-r--r--. 1 me me 538976 Nov 27 08:06 sdf.bin

Step 5 Find your drive identifier

$ makemkvcon f -l
Found 1 drives(s)
00: dev_21:0, /dev/sr0, /dev/sr0
HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__WH16NS40_1.05_212005061440_KLDL5BG1253

Step 6 Update the drive

]$ makemkvcon f -d'dev_21:0' -f./sdf.bin rawflash main -i HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin

Reading input file HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin
Flashing flags = 0x0 : 0 0 0 0 : ---- ---- ---- ----
Current Drive ID: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__WH16NS40_1.05_212005061440_KLDL5BG1253
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
100% Operation finished
Operation started: Programming flash
100% Operation finished
Done successfully

However, makemkv says:
=================================
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS40
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: KLDL5BG1253
Firmware date: 2120-05-06 14:40
Bus encryption flags: 17

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.05
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)
==========================================

$ makemkvcon f -l
Found 1 drives(s)
00: dev_21:0, /dev/sr0, /dev/sr0
HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__WH16NS40_1.05_212005061440_KLDL5BG1253

Why didn't the firmware update ?

I ran this as a regular user. Did I need to run it as SU ? I reran it as SU, with the same result.

I don't see a step where you powered the drive off so it would start running the new firmware. Did you do that? If not, the original firmware is still running.

I did a reboot, but maybe it wasn't powered down enough. Let me try a complete shutdown.

I just did a complete shutdown, including removing the power cord. Same outcome. Firmware hasn't changed.

Enc

Enc ?

BTW, the drive still works.

Thanks for the quick replies.

Billycar11 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 3:40 pm

Enc

Enc ?

Edit: I figured it out. I'll update this in a sec.

MovieLuver wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:00 pm

Billycar11 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 3:40 pm

Enc

Enc ?

Yes enc read the guide I didn't make it for no reason

Billycar11 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:10 pm

MovieLuver wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:00 pm

Billycar11 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 3:40 pm

Enc

Enc ?

Yes enc read the guide I didn't make it for no reason

I got it flashed using:
makemkvcon f -d'dev_21:0' -f./sdf.bin rawflash main,enc -i HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin

Which guide ?

I tried using makemkvcon help. It lists:

f <args>
run universal firmware tool

No mention of what the args are. And there is no man page either. Just saying.

Thanks for the help and the tools.

You replace main with enc not add it to it