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I was successful in ripping the Bluray to an mkv, but VLC and/or my Optical Drive (BU40N) wont play the disc. It's a region A disk, and i thought firmware 1.04 was supposed to unlock the regions. Which do I address first, the drive or VLC?

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2120-05-06 11:42
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 64

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.04
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Disc Information
Label: TERMINAL
Timestamp: 2018-05-09 14:02:08
Protection: AACS v64
Data capacity: 20.4 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 1
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)

If you successfully made a .mkv from the blu-ray, I'm not sure why you're trying to play the disc?

I have no idea why VLC won't play the disc if you've got VLC checked on the integration tab in MakeMKV's preferences. It isn't a feature I ever take advantage of.

The Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide recommends, however, that LG BU40N drives be flashed to 1.03 firmware. I have no idea if that matters for disc playback.

BU40N on any Firmware directly to > BU40N 1.03MK

Thanks, i'll give it a try.