LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Discussion of LibreDrive mode, compatible drives and firmwares
Coopervid
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Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Post by Coopervid »

I just saw that your drive has 2023 firmware. So you can't flash. Sorry that I missed that.
TheGame21x
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Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Post by TheGame21x »

nicholfd wrote:
Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:50 pm
TheGame21x wrote:
Fri Nov 07, 2025 9:45 pm

Yes, I'm on Windows 10. I can try using VMWare. the firmware I received was for the BDR-211, will that work for my 209M drive? Thanks for the help!
I don't think he was indicating a VM improves the process - just that if you are using a VM, the settings of the virtualization app/virtual machine may cause issues.

I exclusively use macOS as my primary computer OS. I have never had a failure with MakeMKV/flashing tools in Windows 10 & 11 VMs, on UTM (Free/Open Source), vmWare Fusion & Parallels. Due to licensing & what I own, I often switch between Win 10/11 VMs on all three virtualization apps, when working with/flashing optical drives that require Windows.

Thanks,
Frank
Hmm, that's odd then. I can try running the flasher again but I'm still not sure what went wrong.
TheGame21x
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Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Post by TheGame21x »

Coopervid wrote:
Fri Nov 07, 2025 10:12 pm
I just saw that your drive has 2023 firmware. So you can't flash. Sorry that I missed that.
Oh, damn. I thought I saw an update that allowed me to flash on 1.55 firmware but I guess not. Thanks anyway. I'll keep waiting.
Locmo
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Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Post by Locmo »

Can this Pio drive be flashed for 4k discs ? Thanks

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209D
Revision: 1.30
Serial number: xxxx
Firmware date: 2014-12-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.30/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
Coopervid
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Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Post by Coopervid »

Locmo wrote:
Sun Nov 09, 2025 3:43 pm
Can this Pio drive be flashed for 4k discs ? Thanks

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209D
Revision: 1.30
Serial number: xxxx
Firmware date: 2014-12-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.30/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
PM sent.
spike75aa
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Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Post by spike75aa »

Would it be possible to flash this drive to support UHD disks with MakeMKV?

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk5
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: CCDL267062WL
Firmware date: 2018-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 57

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID26
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
Coopervid
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Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

Post by Coopervid »

spike75aa wrote:
Mon Nov 10, 2025 12:37 pm
Would it be possible to flash this drive to support UHD disks with MakeMKV?

Code: Select all

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk5
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: CCDL267062WL
Firmware date: 2018-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 57

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID26
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
PM sent.
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