www.makemkv.com

Been using this drive with stock firmware for a little bit. I didn't have any issues with rips and it didn't seem to slow so flashing firmware felt unnecessary. Well, I finally hit a movie that won't rip - I think it has to do with region locking?

As far as I can tell this drive is okay to flash but would like someone smarter than me to verify.
Manufacture date looks good, SVC code is NS50. The one thing I wasn't sure about is the drive platform, but maybe I'm just misunderstanding that line in the guide, "2. Drive Platform MT1959<Most important in makemkv" viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634

Any tips for flashing would be appreciated too!

Below is the drive info from MKV and a picture of the label on the drive.
Thank you!

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH14NS40
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2120-05-06 14:44
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 62

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)

Per the 1st post of the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2025:

WH14NS40 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MK

(HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin)

Current v1.05 FW is encrypted. Use the SDFtool Flasher.

That said, knowing the type of disc & how it failed (log output) would go a long way to determining the issue.

d00zah wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:58 pm

Per the 1st post of the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2025:

WH14NS40 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MK

(HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin)

Current v1.05 FW is encrypted. Use the SDFtool Flasher.

That said, knowing the type of disc & how it failed (log output) would go a long way to determining the issue.

The disc in question was a Bluray disc of The Boondock Saints. Below is the info from MakeMKV
Disc Information
Label: BOONDOCK_SAINTS
Timestamp: 2008-11-21 18:04:57
Protection: AACS v9, BD+ v2008.11
Data capacity: 41.40 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)

I'm attaching logs from MakeMKV as well.

It might be worth noting I'm also unable to play this movie in VLC, I'm met with a region lock message when I try. I thought that was odd seeing as I got this from the same place I get the rest of my movies- a local video buy & trade shop. I assume these two issues are related. Another interesting tidbit is that MakeMKV identifies two titles about the length of the movie, differing by less than a minute. "Extended Director's Cut" is listed in the special features, but you'd think that would be more than a few seconds longer, but I digress. One problem at a time.