What adapters won't work in windows for flashing won't work in mac os thats why I have that stuff posted.dash16 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:22 am
I've got the drive connected via a VanTec CB-ST00U3, which apparently won't work for firmware flashing in Windows but I figured I'd try my luck in macOS,
Attempting to flash in macOS
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
Sorry, I forgot o mention: Flashing did not work with two adaptors laying around. I ordered a USB3.0B-to-USB-C-Cable to flash succesfully direct connected to my MBP!
Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
Apologies for bumping an old thread, but I wanted to post a full set of instructions for someone looking to flash a drive on MacOS X:
Start by navigating to the MakeMKV application
Get the latest SDF file; write it to the local directory (you can also write it to your home directory or someplace more convenient)
Find the drive identifiers
Look for your drive. You should see something like this (in this example, I have two drives attached, each with a disc in; as the first post in the thread points out, though, the /dev/rdisk* won't work):
I was looking to flash the WH16NS60, and I had downloaded the latest MK firmware pack, so:
Note that I needed to use enc because the 1.03 firmware is encrypted; leave that off if your current firmware is unencrypted.
After doing this, and turning my drive off and on just in case, I was able to rip from a UHD disc. (And, for faster reads: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=93341 )
Start by navigating to the MakeMKV application
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cd /Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/MacOS
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curl -O "https://makemkv.com/sdf.bin"
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./makemkvcon f --list
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Found 2 drives(s)
00: /IOBDServices/65961856, /dev/rdisk2, /dev/rdisk2
PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-212U_1.00_SFDL000221WL
01: /IOBDServices/C01417F1, /dev/rdisk5, /dev/rdisk5
HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__WH16NS60_1.03_212005081010_KLFK7LA5541
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./makemkvcon f -d /IOBDServices/C01417F1 -f sdf.bin rawflash main,enc -i ~/Downloads/mk-firmware-pack-20200720/MK/HL-DT-ST/WH16NS60/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.03-NM00600-212005081010.bin
After doing this, and turning my drive off and on just in case, I was able to rip from a UHD disc. (And, for faster reads: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=93341 )
Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
Thanks for this fine "how-to-do" ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
My problem is only, that my drive is not in the patch list, even if is has the status "possible, not yet enabled" in makemkv:
Can anybody help me here?![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
My problem is only, that my drive is not in the patch list, even if is has the status "possible, not yet enabled" in makemkv:
Can anybody help me here?
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Samsung 78" (still with 3D), ATV 4k (64Gb) running Infuse, Hue Sync + Sonos "5.1"
Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
Your drive can not be made UHD compatible. Those must be based on the MT1959 chip.
Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
Yes, just saw MIke's post about those Samsung drives and mine seems not supported and probably never will be:
So one wonders why it still says "Possible, not yet enabled" in makemkv...
So one wonders why it still says "Possible, not yet enabled" in makemkv...
Samsung 78" (still with 3D), ATV 4k (64Gb) running Infuse, Hue Sync + Sonos "5.1"
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
It means that someday (now seems unlikely), your drive may support libredrive (but still, it will never be UHD capable!)
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
Using this exact command line, except for my personal paths to files (e.g. '/Applications/MakeMKV/firmwares/DE_LG_BU40N_1.00.bin') and drive ID (e.g. '/IOBDServices/82D49293'), I get:j_dot wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:22 amCode: Select all
./makemkvcon f -d /IOBDServices/C01417F1 -f sdf.bin rawflash main,enc -i ~/Downloads/mk-firmware-pack-20200720/MK/HL-DT-ST/WH16NS60/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.03-NM00600-212005081010.bin
Unable to load sdf.bin
Internal error 0xffffffff
Does anyone have any idea why?!
Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
You might try fully qualifying the path to sdf.bin on your system.
I assume you've read this: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=23129
I assume you've read this: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=23129
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
I needed the full path to 'sdf.bin'
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/Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/MacOS/makemkvcon f -d /IOBDServices/82D49293 -f /Applications/MakeMKV/sdf.bin rawflash main,enc -i /Applications/MakeMKV/firmwares/DE_LG_BU40N_1.00.bin
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
100% Operation finished
Operation started: Programming flash
100% Operation finished
Done successfully
…MakeMKV still shows a LibreDrive status of "Possible, not yet enabled"
Help?
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
Got rid of the "enc" part of the command line. (My drive being quite new, I expected it to be firmware encrypted.)
Viola!
So, it *IS* possible to firmware flash on a Mac (OS X.13.6), without a virtual/boot camp Windows. For the record, my drive was an 'hp HLDS BDRE BU40N' with firmware BW42. It now considers itself an 'HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N' with firmware 1.00.
I am staying on FW 1.00 because I use DVDFab to do whole disc copies (.ISO). If anyone knows that DVDFab will work with a later firmware (1.03, 1.04), or a reason to use an MK firmware, please let me know.
Viola!
So, it *IS* possible to firmware flash on a Mac (OS X.13.6), without a virtual/boot camp Windows. For the record, my drive was an 'hp HLDS BDRE BU40N' with firmware BW42. It now considers itself an 'HL-DT-ST BD-RE BU40N' with firmware 1.00.
I am staying on FW 1.00 because I use DVDFab to do whole disc copies (.ISO). If anyone knows that DVDFab will work with a later firmware (1.03, 1.04), or a reason to use an MK firmware, please let me know.
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
I also successfully flashed my BU40N on a MacBook Pro using this generic, low-quality, low-cost USB3 enclosure from AliExpress:
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Re: Attempting to flash in macOS
I have successfully copied (to an ISO image) the film '1917' from a UHD disc, using my MacBook Pro mid-2012, an external BU40N flashed to FW 1.00, and DVDFab 11.0.7.5. That said, I never attempted to extract a UHD under the stock FW of BW42. This was the first UHD I had in hand, and it arrived after I downgraded the firmware.