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SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:02 pm
by wildcarrot
Hi,
I have an ASUS SBW-06D2X-U that out of the box could only open and rip DVD's on my Mac M2. BluRays and 4KUHD would spit out of the drive.
I updated the firmware to DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin per some forum posts and through the All You Need Firmware Pack and now I can open and rip Blu-Ray, but when I insert 4KUHD discs in, they spin for a second and pop back out.
Through searching it looks like the HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-MK.bin firmware should do the trick, but I wanted to make sure that would be successful and can't seem to find the file.
Also, with the DE firmware, it looks like MakeMKV and my ASUS aren't showing the firmware update, I've checked in terminal and it looks like the firmware isn't showing in there either, however I do have BluRay capabilities now.
Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D2X-U
Revision: A102
Serial number: (XXXXX)
Firmware date: 2121-06-28 13:41
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 50
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Anyone care to lend a hand or share some info to get me up and running?
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 4:50 am
by MartyMcNuts
wildcarrot wrote: ↑Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:02 pm
Hi,
I have an ASUS SBW-06D2X-U that out of the box could only open and rip DVD's on my Mac M2. BluRays and 4KUHD would spit out of the drive.
I updated the firmware to DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin per some forum posts and through the All You Need Firmware Pack and now I can open and rip Blu-Ray, but when I insert 4KUHD discs in, they spin for a second and pop back out.
Through searching it looks like the HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-MK.bin firmware should do the trick, but I wanted to make sure that would be successful and can't seem to find the file.
Also, with the DE firmware, it looks like MakeMKV and my ASUS aren't showing the firmware update, I've checked in terminal and it looks like the firmware isn't showing in there either, however I do have BluRay capabilities now.
Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D2X-U
Revision: A102
Serial number: (XXXXX)
Firmware date: 2121-06-28 13:41
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 50
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Anyone care to lend a hand or share some info to get me up and running?
DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK and HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-MK are the exact same firmware, just named a little differently. You haven't yet flashed the drive with any firmware. It is still showing as firmware A102 and libredrive not yet enabled. It has always had blu-ray capability as it is a blu ray drive.
I suggest you post the command line you used so we can take a look.
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 1:21 pm
by wildcarrot
(put the MK bin in /tmp)
cp -v ~/Desktop/DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin /tmp/
tried to dump original firmware (backup)
cd /Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/MacOS
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/2BD3E6DD' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawdump main
# -> ERROR: "Unable to load sdf.bin" / "Internal error 0xffffffff"
attempted flashing anyway
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/2BD3E6DD' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawflash main -i /tmp/DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin
# -> It printed:
# "Operation started: Sending flash image to drive ... 100%"
# "Operation started: Programming flash ... 100%"
# "Done successfully"
verification
./makemkvcon -r --cache=1 info disc:9999
# -> still shows:
# Revision: A102
# LibreDrive: Possible, not yet enabled
# (and messages like "Optical drive ... opened in OS access mode.")
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 4:48 pm
by Coopervid
wildcarrot wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 1:21 pm
(put the MK bin in /tmp)
cp -v ~/Desktop/DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin /tmp/
tried to dump original firmware (backup)
cd /Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/MacOS
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/2BD3E6DD' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawdump main
# -> ERROR: "Unable to load sdf.bin" / "Internal error 0xffffffff"
attempted flashing anyway
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/2BD3E6DD' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawflash main -i /tmp/DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin
# -> It printed:
# "Operation started: Sending flash image to drive ... 100%"
# "Operation started: Programming flash ... 100%"
# "Done successfully"
verification
./makemkvcon -r --cache=1 info disc:9999
# -> still shows:
# Revision: A102
# LibreDrive: Possible, not yet enabled
# (and messages like "Optical drive ... opened in OS access mode.")
Example: ./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/D5D25996' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /tmp/your firmware filename here
use "enc" instead of "main" for encrypted firmware.
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 8:43 pm
by wildcarrot
Coopervid wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 4:48 pm
wildcarrot wrote: ↑Tue Sep 09, 2025 1:21 pm
(put the MK bin in /tmp)
cp -v ~/Desktop/DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin /tmp/
tried to dump original firmware (backup)
cd /Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/MacOS
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/2BD3E6DD' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawdump main
# -> ERROR: "Unable to load sdf.bin" / "Internal error 0xffffffff"
attempted flashing anyway
./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/2BD3E6DD' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawflash main -i /tmp/DE_LG_BU40N_1.03_MK.bin
# -> It printed:
# "Operation started: Sending flash image to drive ... 100%"
# "Operation started: Programming flash ... 100%"
# "Done successfully"
verification
./makemkvcon -r --cache=1 info disc:9999
# -> still shows:
# Revision: A102
# LibreDrive: Possible, not yet enabled
# (and messages like "Optical drive ... opened in OS access mode.")
Example: ./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/D5D25996' -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /tmp/your firmware filename here
use "enc" instead of "main" for encrypted firmware.
Swapping enc in for main did the trick! I'm up and running, thank you so much.
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 9:39 pm
by skyrider
Does anyone know whether the ASUS SBC‑06D2X‑U enclosure contained only Pioneer BDR‑UD03 drives, or were there also units with LG drives? If so, which LG model was used inside? By the way, it's strange that Asus sold this device as a Blu‑ray combo, while it actually contained a full-fledged BD writer rather than a combo drive.
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 9:52 pm
by Billycar11
skyrider wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2026 9:39 pm
Does anyone know whether the ASUS SB
C‑06D2X‑U enclosure contained only Pioneer BDR‑UD03 drives, or were there also units with LG drives? If so, which LG model was used inside? By the way, it's strange that Asus sold this device as a Blu‑ray combo, while it actually contained a full-fledged BD writer rather than a combo drive.
Could be LG or pioneer
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 10:11 pm
by skyrider
Let me add a bit of information for future reference. The Pioneer RS8591 drive platform used in the Asus SBC‑06D2X‑U cannot be flashed.
For UHD discs, the suitable option is the RS8511 drive platform found in the Asus SBW‑06D2X‑U. That drive can be crossflashed to a Pioneer BDR‑UD04.
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 10:38 pm
by Billycar11
skyrider wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2026 10:11 pm
Let me add a bit of information for future reference. The Pioneer RS8591 drive platform used in the Asus SB
C‑06D2X‑U cannot be flashed.
For UHD discs, the suitable option is the RS8511 drive platform found in the Asus SB
W‑06D2X‑U. That drive can be crossflashed to a Pioneer BDR‑UD04.
Some of the ud03 have 12/22+ fw those will likely be impossible to flash for ever as there is no public ud03 or ud04 flasher
Re: SBW-06D2X-U 4KUHD Help
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2026 10:16 am
by Coopervid
skyrider wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2026 10:11 pm
Let me add a bit of information for future reference. The Pioneer RS8591 drive platform used in the Asus SB
C‑06D2X‑U cannot be flashed.
For UHD discs, the suitable option is the RS8511 drive platform found in the Asus SB
W‑06D2X‑U. That drive can be crossflashed to a Pioneer BDR‑UD04.
The RS8591 is a combo drive that can't write Blurays, only read. The RS8511 is a Bluray burner. And no combos can be flashed to read UHDs.