LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

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dustiebin
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LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

Post by dustiebin »

Hello

I have just acquired the LG BP50NB40 (NB50 version). Flashed it to 1.03 and noticed it would not read UHD disks.
Found a post mentioning a need to then reflash and then changed the FW to the BP60NB10 but I am still getting no read, well slightly different, MKV just stops and says no disk inserted after about 2 mins of it trying to read the disc.

The FW version in the download zip is 1.02 but in the guide it mentions 1.00.... could that be the issue? and if so is v1.00 available to flash to my drive please?

or is there something else I need to do?

Blurays work fine in the drive, just in case you needed to know.

thanks in advance and if you need more information from me please ask.

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Drive Info as per MKV after the 2nd FW install.

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP60NB10
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: SIK
Firmware date: 2120-05-07 09:35
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 75

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
dcoke22
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Re: LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

Post by dcoke22 »

After you flashed the second time and got on firmware BP60NB10, did you power cycle the drive?

Also, will it not read any UHD or have you only tried it with one disc?
dustiebin
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Re: LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

Post by dustiebin »

Hi @dcoke22

thanks for the reply.

I thought I did power cycle the drive but I did stupidly only try one UHD disk

Just put in Avengers End Game and it has been read and now ripping it....

Not sure why I did not try other disks!

thanks again
Billycar11
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Re: LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

Post by Billycar11 »

Don't open makemkv first
First put the disc in and let windows load it in file explorer once the name shows up then open makemkv
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dustiebin
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Re: LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

Post by dustiebin »

Billycar11 wrote:
Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:51 pm
Don't open makemkv first
First put the disc in and let windows load it in file explorer once the name shows up then open makemkv
Just did that with Spiderman and worked as well.

Thanks both
Boz111
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Re: LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

Post by Boz111 »

I have the same drive, same problem. I've done all these tips, tried several discs, but still get he no disc message. Frustrating....
bigsnyder
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Re: LG BP50NB40 Flashed but UHD discs not read

Post by bigsnyder »

@Boz111

Did you ever get it working? I had the same problem. Two steps I overlooked: Power cycling the drive after flashing, and flashing one more time to the BP60NB10.
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