LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

[dcoke22]

Your post suggests LibreDrive is enabled for your drive so I would expect it to work with MakeMKV. Is it not working in some way?

[Billycar11]

Hi everyone,

I recently purchased a drive and am looking for some assistance. The drive has the following firmware details. Could anyone provide the correct firmware and flash tool to make it compatible with MakeMKV? I tried using a shared drive link provided by someone, but I keep encountering errors. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

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Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number: ......
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

email me for a flasher i have one for that drive to enable UHD

[imranjj]

I am also in the same boat as others to have a BDR=S13JX with a Dec 2022 firmware hoping MakeMKV will soon support ripping UHD discs.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S13JX
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: CGDL000223UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-12
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 66

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9201
Firmware version: ID72

[Billycar11]

I am also in the same boat as others to have a BDR=S13JX with a Dec 2022 firmware hoping MakeMKV will soon support ripping UHD discs.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S13JX
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: CGDL000223UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-12
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 66

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9201
Firmware version: ID72

I would just return that drive and buy one from me I have ones with old fw

[Darkhollow55]

I've been using MKV for many years, my LG UHD drive that worked for a long time started to have issues. I purchased a Pioneer BDR-S13UBK thinking I would be able to fdowngrade the firmware by now. Any updates on firmware downgrades for this drive?

[Billycar11]

I've been using MKV for many years, my LG UHD drive that worked for a long time started to have issues. I purchased a Pioneer BDR-S13UBK thinking I would be able to fdowngrade the firmware by now. Any updates on firmware downgrades for this drive?

I would just return that drive and buy one from me I have ones with old fw

[mtnd3w88]

Good evening everyone.
Just joined your forurm today.

I have been looking into how to convert my media into mkv. I have a Pioneer Slim Player that i have questions on as far as making it usable for UHD Disks.

My specs are :

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: RDDL07******
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes


I was hoping with your guidence that you could assist me in getting this UHD compatible, as of right now it does not see the UHD disks.
I did see this on the first page listing : PIONEER-BD-RW___BDR-XD05-3.10-1D3C06AA-8232ID35-20170622

thanks for helping.

[mtnd3w88]

I received a PM, but can not reply yet as I am too new here.. lol

so does this drive need to be flashed to XD06 to make it work with UHD ?

[Billycar11]

I received a PM, but can not reply yet as I am too new here.. lol

so does this drive need to be flashed to XD06 to make it work with UHD ?

that drive cant do UHD sorry

[Coopervid]

I received a PM, but can not reply yet as I am too new here.. lol

so does this drive need to be flashed to XD06 to make it work with UHD ?

Try. It should work.

[Jimbo21]

Hi there

I recently purchased a Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD drive to use on my M2 Mac laptop to backup some of my 4K UHD movies. Unfortunately, I didn't realise there would be so many copy protections and I am basically unable to use the drive. After some searching, I stumbled upon this forum to discover that it could be the firmware (1.03) on my drive that is causing issues. I managed to download an older firmware version (1.02), but not 1.01, and at any rate have been unable to downgrade to 1.02.

Would love to purchase MakeMKV but unfortunately it doesn't work for me, potentially due to the 'libre drive' issues?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated please! Drive info below.

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk6
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: REDACTED
Firmware date: 2023-01-06
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8E21
Firmware version: ID05

Disc Information
Label: TOP_GUN_MAVERICK
Timestamp: 2022-08-18 10:22:47
Protection: AACS2.0/C v76
Data capacity: 93.22 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 3
Bus encryption flags: 80

Thanks a lot!

[Billycar11]

Hi there

I recently purchased a Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD drive to use on my M2 Mac laptop to backup some of my 4K UHD movies. Unfortunately, I didn't realise there would be so many copy protections and I am basically unable to use the drive. After some searching, I stumbled upon this forum to discover that it could be the firmware (1.03) on my drive that is causing issues. I managed to download an older firmware version (1.02), but not 1.01, and at any rate have been unable to downgrade to 1.02.

Would love to purchase MakeMKV but unfortunately it doesn't work for me, potentially due to the 'libre drive' issues?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated please! Drive info below.

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk6
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: CGDL007662WL
Firmware date: 2023-01-06
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8E21
Firmware version: ID05

Disc Information
Label: TOP_GUN_MAVERICK
Timestamp: 2022-08-18 10:22:47
Protection: AACS2.0/C v76
Data capacity: 93.22 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 3
Bus encryption flags: 80

Thanks a lot!

return it, it cant be flashed to do UHD currently

[Jimbo21]

return it, it cant be flashed to do UHD currently

Damn. Thanks for reply. Would like to, but am unfortunately outside the Amazon return period.

[atp-flo]

Is there a chance that the Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD / BDR-XS07UHD or BDR-S13U will be flashable for casual users in the future? Guess I'll have to go for a BU40N drive now because of that crap.

[Coopervid]

Is there a chance that the Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD / BDR-XS07UHD or BDR-S13U will be flashable for casual users in the future? Guess I'll have to go for a BU40N drive now because of that crap.

We are already waiting for about a year. So not likely that there is a solution soon.