Asus BW-16D1X-U

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Ptitvert
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Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:52 pm

Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by Ptitvert »

Billycar11 wrote:
Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:59 pm
Ptitvert wrote:
Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:56 pm
Hi everyone,

I've just got this drive:

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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76
Could you help me how to "flash" or "LibreDrive" it?

Thank you very much in advance for your help.
sure email me for a flasher
email sent
tony.riviere
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Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2025 9:25 am

Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by tony.riviere »

Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: D***********
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

Hi, newbie here. First post. I notice this is very similar to previous ones. Is it OK to PM for details of flashing the drive? I'm on the latest Mac OS.
Thanks in advance.
Billycar11
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Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by Billycar11 »

tony.riviere wrote:
Thu Apr 03, 2025 10:09 am
Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: D***********
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76

Hi, newbie here. First post. I notice this is very similar to previous ones. Is it OK to PM for details of flashing the drive? I'm on the latest Mac OS.
Thanks in advance.
sure email me that info see below
Buy a UHD drive from the guide and how to video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drives Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $25 Email me for one Billycar5924@gmail.com
Ptitvert
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Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by Ptitvert »

Ptitvert wrote:
Mon Mar 31, 2025 8:08 pm
Billycar11 wrote:
Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:59 pm
Ptitvert wrote:
Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:56 pm
Hi everyone,

I've just got this drive:

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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76
Could you help me how to "flash" or "LibreDrive" it?

Thank you very much in advance for your help.
sure email me for a flasher
email sent
Just wanted to say "Thank you" to Billycar11 :-) it works like a charm! and for the record, here is the corrected drive info now after the flash :-)

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Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12JX
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01/ID72
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
:D

Now just waiting for the latest version of makeMKV that works with the new macos 15.4 :-) and life will be perfect again :-D
drwhotoo
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:39 pm

Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by drwhotoo »

Hey All,

I'm not having any luck with this. Can anyone offer some guidance?

Here's my MakeMKV driver info:

Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: A104
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:47
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 75

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 0.A104W
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)


It's a 2021 drive on a Mac (MacBook Air M2 chip, Sequoia 15.4) connected via USB-C

That's the drive info after I attempted to flash it with the Terminal.

xxxxx-MacBook-Air:MacOS mcclayton$ ./makemkvcon f -d /IOBDServices/F0D08170 -f /Users/xxxx/Desktop/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /Users/xxxx/Desktop/ASUS-BW-16D1H-U-A204-WM01001-211901041044.bin

Reading input file /Users/xxxx/Desktop/ASUS-BW-16D1H-U-A204-WM01001-211901041044.bin
Flashing flags = 0x0 : 0 0 0 0 : ---- ---- ---- ----
Sending image in encrypted format
Current Drive ID: ASUS_BW-16D1X-U_A104_211901041047_KLZL4TE4954
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
100% Operation finished
Operation started: Programming flash
100% Operation finished
Done successfully

After flashing, I restarted both the drive and MakeMKV and there's no change in the drive info. Any pointers?
MartyMcNuts
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Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:45 pm

Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by MartyMcNuts »

drwhotoo wrote:
Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:49 pm
Hey All,

I'm not having any luck with this. Can anyone offer some guidance?

Here's my MakeMKV driver info:

Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: A104
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:47
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 75

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 0.A104W
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)


It's a 2021 drive on a Mac (MacBook Air M2 chip, Sequoia 15.4) connected via USB-C

That's the drive info after I attempted to flash it with the Terminal.

xxxxx-MacBook-Air:MacOS mcclayton$ ./makemkvcon f -d /IOBDServices/F0D08170 -f /Users/xxxx/Desktop/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /Users/xxxx/Desktop/ASUS-BW-16D1H-U-A204-WM01001-211901041044.bin

Reading input file /Users/xxxx/Desktop/ASUS-BW-16D1H-U-A204-WM01001-211901041044.bin
Flashing flags = 0x0 : 0 0 0 0 : ---- ---- ---- ----
Sending image in encrypted format
Current Drive ID: ASUS_BW-16D1X-U_A104_211901041047_KLZL4TE4954
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
100% Operation finished
Operation started: Programming flash
100% Operation finished
Done successfully

After flashing, I restarted both the drive and MakeMKV and there's no change in the drive info. Any pointers?
Firmware is not encrypted so change enc to main.
Cheers :D
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drwhotoo
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Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:39 pm

Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by drwhotoo »

Damn! I can't believe that worked. Thanks so much!

Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1H-U
Revision: A204
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2119-01-04 10:44
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 75

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 0.A204W
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
spiritofxxc
Posts: 2
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:36 am

Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by spiritofxxc »

Hi everyone, I got this drive second-hand, and I'm wondering if it's possible to be patched to enable 4k support. Can somebody point me in the right direction?

This is the drive info:

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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: ---
Firmware date: 2015-10-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 63

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID76
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Coopervid
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Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by Coopervid »

spiritofxxc wrote:
Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:40 am
Hi everyone, I got this drive second-hand, and I'm wondering if it's possible to be patched to enable 4k support. Can somebody point me in the right direction?

This is the drive info:

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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: ---
Firmware date: 2015-10-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 63

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID76
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
PM sent.
spiritofxxc
Posts: 2
Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:36 am

Re: Asus BW-16D1X-U

Post by spiritofxxc »

Coopervid wrote:
Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:19 am
spiritofxxc wrote:
Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:40 am
Hi everyone, I got this drive second-hand, and I'm wondering if it's possible to be patched to enable 4k support. Can somebody point me in the right direction?

This is the drive info:

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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: ---
Firmware date: 2015-10-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 63

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID76
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
PM sent.
Thanks a lot! It worked perfectly!
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