Asus BW-16D1X-U

[ajohnson6494]

Is the following drive able to be flashed for UHD discs, if so where can I find the flasher for this drive? Thanks in advance!
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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 75

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76
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[Billycar11]

Is the following drive able to be flashed for UHD discs, if so where can I find the flasher for this drive? Thanks in advance!
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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 75

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID76
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yea email me see below

[jase52476]

I'm getting ready to try to flash my drive, and here is the details from MakeMKV:

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Drive Information
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: A105
Serial number: [REDACTED]
Firmware date: 2120-12-02 11:14
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

I've read all the posts here : viewtopic.php?f=4&t=23129
I've read the guide here: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634
Along with all the posts in this topic.

I saw several posts with people with my exact same drive, same revision number, etc. using 2 different firmwares:

1) BW-16D1HT : ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin
2) WH16NS60 : HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.03-NM00600-212005081010.bin

I saw one person mention this one and confirmed it worked, but the previous two seem to be the ones everyone had used:

3) BW-16D1H-U : ASUS-BW-16D1H-U-A204-WM01001-211901041044.bin

I have downloaded the firmware pack : mk-firmware-pack-20200720.zip, and I have located the sdf_00000097.bin from the following location:

/Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/Resources/appdata.tar

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tar -tvf appdata.tar -> shows bin file was sdf_00000097.bin

# Extract bin file:
tar -xvf appdata.tar sdf_00000097.bin

I then go into this folder : /Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/MacOS

There are two executables there that I have seen mentioned (in addition to others): makemkvcon & sdftool.

I did this command:

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./sdftool -l 
Found 1 drives(s)
00: /IOBDServices/D0D89CEE
  ASUS_BW-16D1X-U_A105_212012021114_[REDACTED]
  
# I wanted to dump the current firmware in case I need to revert it:
./sdftool -d /IOBDServices/D0D89CEE dump -o ~/Downloads/

# One file was created:
dump_user_ASUS_BW-16D1X-U_A105_212012021114_[REDACTED].tar

# Contents of the tar:

 % tar -tvf ~/Downloads/dump_user_ASUS_BW-16D1X-U_A105_212012021114_[REDACTED].tar 
-rw-r--r--  0 0      0          32 Dec 31  1969 rom_003000.bin
-rw-r--r--  0 0      0         256 Dec 31  1969 rom_1EC000.bin
-rw-r--r--  0 0      0       65536 Dec 31  1969 rom_1F0000.bin
-rw-r--r--  0 0      0          96 Dec 31  1969 inq.bin
-rw-r--r--  0 0      0          28 Dec 31  1969 fd_fwdate.bin
-rw-r--r--  0 0      0          28 Dec 31  1969 fd_sn.bin

My question is, should I be using makemkvcon or sdftool?

I saw several people using makemkvcon, but then I saw others using sdftool almost interchangeably .

It appears as though I could just do this:

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./sdftool -d /IOBDServices/D0D89CE  rawflash -i ~/Downloads/mk-firmware-pack-20200720/MK/ASUS/BW-16D1HT/ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin

Or use the makemkvcon tool:

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# My drive says my Bus Encryption Flags: 1F, so I'm assuming mine is encrypted and I need main,enc on the command?
./makemkvcon -d /IOBDServices/D0D89CE -f ~/Downloads/sdf_00000097.bin  rawflash main,enc -i ~/Downloads/mk-firmware-pack-20200720/MK/ASUS/BW-16D1HT/ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014.bin

It seems some use the sdf.bin or sdf_#########.bin and some don't. I'm just wondering what is the current way to do this?

I just want to understand what the difference between sdftool and makemkvcon is and what the sdf_00000097.bin is for, etc.

Thanks in advance.

[fio1982]

Please i need help with mine if someone can help me:

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

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

[Coopervid]

Please i need help with mine if someone can help me:

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

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

PM sent.

[Shmuel2025]

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Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: CD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: 
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 63

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

could some one please help me flash this drive

[Coopervid]

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Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: CD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1X-U
Revision: E113
Serial number: 
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 63

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

could some one please help me flash this drive

PM sent.

[happyb]

Hi all, I'm new to this and was wondering if an Asus with the Pioneer RS8F00 would be second best to getting an actual Pioneer since they are so hard to find? I downloaded MakeMKV on my friends computer and his ASUS shows as a Pioneer. Should I buy it from him and flash it? Thanks

[Coopervid]

Hi all, I'm new to this and was wondering if an Asus with the Pioneer RS8F00 would be second best to getting an actual Pioneer since they are so hard to find? I downloaded MakeMKV on my friends computer and his ASUS shows as a Pioneer. Should I buy it from him and flash it? Thanks

The hardware is a Pioneer drive. Get it and post its Makemkv info to get it flashed.

[happyb]

Hi all, I'm new to this and was wondering if an Asus with the Pioneer RS8F00 would be second best to getting an actual Pioneer since they are so hard to find? I downloaded MakeMKV on my friends computer and his ASUS shows as a Pioneer. Should I buy it from him and flash it? Thanks

The hardware is a Pioneer drive. Get it and post its Makemkv info to get it flashed.

Thank you, I got it and here is the info.

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

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

No disc inserted

[Coopervid]

Hi all, I'm new to this and was wondering if an Asus with the Pioneer RS8F00 would be second best to getting an actual Pioneer since they are so hard to find? I downloaded MakeMKV on my friends computer and his ASUS shows as a Pioneer. Should I buy it from him and flash it? Thanks

The hardware is a Pioneer drive. Get it and post its Makemkv info to get it flashed.

Thank you, I got it and here is the info.

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

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

No disc inserted

PM sent.

[Buck Turgidson]

Hey guys,

This is the follwing info on my drive and im using an Apple MacBook M3 Pro on Tahoe 26.1

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

Let me know if you need any other info

Cheers

[Coopervid]

Hey guys,

This is the follwing info on my drive and im using an Apple MacBook M3 Pro on Tahoe 26.1

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

Let me know if you need any other info

Cheers

PM sent. You need a good VM to run Windows.