SDF update November 2025

[Coopervid]

I don't get it, though I have avoided casing up some cheap drives from the red flags of the listings (Chinese, too cheap, too many available, and sharing identical photo sets). AliExpress and eBay both are very strict, and side with the buyer pretty much every time, forcing either no physical return or a free shipping physical return, when the listing and product differ. Seems risky, for the sellers, unless there really are a majority of people buying them and then not looking at what they actually get.

I, unfortunately, was one of those who fell for the scam. I have ordered from Ali Express for years, and figured that as always, they would refund me if the vendor's explicit promise to send a BDR-S12CBK fell through. Well, I ended up getting a BDR-PR1JAME, and I raised a dispute, and despite giving them proof of the conversation with the vendor, I only got 1 50% refund. That left me out $75 only, but the drive I got wasn't worth even that much. So it has dampened the risks I'm willing to take there, even when vendors explicitly promise features or items.

If the vendor knows they can get away with getting even only half of the purchase price for an otherwise worthless drive, it's worth it to them.

Can the bdr/bde pr1jame drive not be flashed to be UHD compatible? I am under the impression that Amethystum drives are simply rebadged Pioneer drives from the 11 and 12 generations. I would also love to see the makemkv info of the drive too.

I don't think so. Please post your Makemkv info to check.

[MooVwatcher]

Stupid question: What happens if I manage to screw up the part where I'm supposed to do this:

IMPORTANT: Please reboot your drive before using a new SDF.bin - close MakeMKV, unplug, power off, wait 5 seconds, plug again, start MakeMKV.

I think I might have done something out of sequence, and screwed up the drive. My drive has gone from working fine prior to not fully spinning up. It makes the boot up noises over and over again, and never seems to go into the full spin. Disc information just sits on "Disc is being loaded".

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: DHDL005788UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-27
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS9331
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS8
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02/ID05
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes

[Vaako]

Trying to get my Pioneer BDR-212EBK with FW 1.05 to work but without success.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212M
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: TDDL002894WL
Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID56

No disc inserted

Log file:

Debug log started at Mon Nov 10 18:50:07 2025 , written by MakeMKV v1.18.2 win(x64-release)
001005:0000 MakeMKV v1.18.2 win(x64-release) started
001004:0000 Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file://C:\Users\******/MakeMKV_log.txt
Using 262272KB for read cache.
Network access is ENABLED, CURL version 7.72.0/Schannel/1.41.0 (x86_64-pc-win32) , proxy server not set.
WinCdArb=v1.2.0_tiny win(x64-release)
No SDF v0a1: PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-212M_1.05_TDDL002894WL
DEBUG: Code 3 at R/Ru3B(Mxaw 4&z'5FC}$>4::29395310
SDF id v0a1: PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-212M_1.05_TDDL002894WL
No SDF v0a1: TSSTcorp_CDDVDW_SH-S223F_SB03_SH-S223FFirmware0000
DEBUG: Code 3 at R/Ru3B(Mxaw 4&z'5FC}$>4::29395310
SDF id v0a1: TSSTcorp_CDDVDW_SH-S223F_SB03_SH-S223FFirmware0000
Application exited at Mon Nov 10 18:50:39 2025

[mike admin]

Trying to get my Pioneer BDR-212EBK with FW 1.05 to work but without success.

Please send the firmware dump from this drive, MakeMKV should create the file (dump_fw_xxx.tgz) automatically.

[MartyMcNuts]

Stupid question: What happens if I manage to screw up the part where I'm supposed to do this:

IMPORTANT: Please reboot your drive before using a new SDF.bin - close MakeMKV, unplug, power off, wait 5 seconds, plug again, start MakeMKV.

I think I might have done something out of sequence, and screwed up the drive. My drive has gone from working fine prior to not fully spinning up. It makes the boot up noises over and over again, and never seems to go into the full spin. Disc information just sits on "Disc is being loaded".

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: DHDL005788UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-27
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS9331
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS8
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02/ID05
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes

You should always insert the disc and let the OS initialise it before opening MakeMKV.

[Vaako]

Trying to get my Pioneer BDR-212EBK with FW 1.05 to work but without success.

Please send the firmware dump from this drive, MakeMKV should create the file (dump_fw_xxx.tgz) automatically.

No files were created by MakeMKV in the folder .MakeMKV

I've tried several times.
1. Start MakeMKV
2. Close MakeMKV
3. Disconnect the drive
4. Reconnect the drive
5. Start MakeMKV

Nothing in the .MakeMKV folder, only the _private_data.tar file

[mike admin]

Try opening any disc

[Audaciousin]

So I just encountered a weird issue. Newbie here. I have the Pioneer BDR-XS07UHD. It was working with no issues last night and this morning on ripping 4K’s. Then I ripped a standard blu-ray, now it won’t rip 4K’s anymore. Like it reverted. Anyone know why this happened? I’ve restarted and rebooted everything I can.

[MartyMcNuts]

Trying to get my Pioneer BDR-212EBK with FW 1.05 to work but without success.

Please send the firmware dump from this drive, MakeMKV should create the file (dump_fw_xxx.tgz) automatically.

No files were created by MakeMKV in the folder .MakeMKV

I've tried several times.
1. Start MakeMKV
2. Close MakeMKV
3. Disconnect the drive
4. Reconnect the drive
5. Start MakeMKV

Nothing in the .MakeMKV folder, only the _private_data.tar file

You gotta put a blu-ray disc in it for MakeMKV to initialise!

[0catty]

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-213M
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 36

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9200
Firmware version: ID56

Disc Information
Label: GRAND_BUDAPEST_HOTEL
Timestamp: 2014-04-23 22:00:03
Protection: AACS v36, BD+ v2014.4
Data capacity: 36.86 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)
Bus encryption flags: 80

Hi!

I've already submitted a fw_dump.tgz (or actually two, one weighted significantly lower than the other.)

Is there anything that I could do additionally or should I just wait patiently?

And btw, kudos to the admin for doing a fantastic job for the community.

[MartyMcNuts]

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-213M
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 36

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9200
Firmware version: ID56

Disc Information
Label: GRAND_BUDAPEST_HOTEL
Timestamp: 2014-04-23 22:00:03
Protection: AACS v36, BD+ v2014.4
Data capacity: 36.86 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)
Bus encryption flags: 80

Hi!

I've already submitted a fw_dump.tgz (or actually two, one weighted significantly lower than the other.)

Is there anything that I could do additionally or should I just wait patiently?

And btw, kudos to the admin for doing a fantastic job for the community.

To see if your drive is now supported, download the latest SDF and place it in the MakeMKV data directory.

https://www.makemkv.com/svq/sdf.bin

[0catty]

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-213M
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 36

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9200
Firmware version: ID56

Disc Information
Label: GRAND_BUDAPEST_HOTEL
Timestamp: 2014-04-23 22:00:03
Protection: AACS v36, BD+ v2014.4
Data capacity: 36.86 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)
Bus encryption flags: 80

Hi!

I've already submitted a fw_dump.tgz (or actually two, one weighted significantly lower than the other.)

Is there anything that I could do additionally or should I just wait patiently?

And btw, kudos to the admin for doing a fantastic job for the community.

To see if your drive is now supported, download the latest SDF and place it in the MakeMKV data directory.

https://www.makemkv.com/svq/sdf.bin

Sorry, but no luck :/

[Stone5000]

Now my BDR-XS07TUHD with firmware 1.04 is now LibreDrive Enabled! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[greg1wto66]

My BDR-X13E-X is not supported yet. I know it will take some time before every drive becomes LibreDrive enabled, but from what I understood from Mike’s post, the new SDF update should allow creating a full firmware dump.
However, my dump file is only 3 KB instead of the expected full firmware dump of around 2 MB. Is this normal, or did something go wrong?

Info
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profie: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR -X13X
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: DHDLO000 xxxx
Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS versiom. 77
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9401
Firmware version: ID 10
No dise inserted

[lee_bleh]

Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-X13U
Revision: 1.00
Serial number: BBDL001208WL
Firmware date: 2021-12-19
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9401
Firmware version: ID43

Not sure if i'm doing something wrong here, updated SDF, power cycled etc.

This drive is actually generating a dump file though but its only 982KB, i've sent it through to support@makemkv.com once in Dec 2024 and at the start of this month.