BU40N firmware flash

[LogiX]

Hello everyone,

my Verbatim 43888 arrived today. Unfortunately I got the LG BU40N. Here is the data:
Drive Information:

OS device name: G:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: xxx
Firmware date: 2124-04-23 13:47
Bus encryption flags: 17

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

how do i flash the drive so that i can rip 4k bluerays etc.?

Can you help me?

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello everyone,

my Verbatim 43888 arrived today. Unfortunately I got the LG BU40N. Here is the data:
Drive Information:

OS device name: G:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: xxx
Firmware date: 2124-04-23 13:47
Bus encryption flags: 17

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

how do i flash the drive so that i can rip 4k bluerays etc.?

Can you help me?

Try reading the Ultimate UHD drive guide 2025

[DavoBR]

Hello everyone,

my Verbatim 43888 arrived today. Unfortunately I got the LG BU40N. Here is the data:
Drive Information:

OS device name: G:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: xxx
Firmware date: 2124-04-23 13:47
Bus encryption flags: 17

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

how do i flash the drive so that i can rip 4k bluerays etc.?

Can you help me?

Same happened for me. I got two 43888 drives. The first drive was a Pioneer, the second LG.

Make sure you thoroughly read the flashing guide (viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634) and, when you're finished, read it again.
Basically, you want Marty's GUI SDF tool (viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22896)... note that the links for the later versions do not work for me and I had to download and use the 'old original' SDFtool flasher.
Download the 'All you need firmware pack'
Unzip and put all files into the same folder
Plug in the drive, run the tool, select the BU40N firmware file, tick Enc and click on the relevant button to proceed.
Pretty straightforward.

[MrPenguin]

Same happened for me. I got two 43888 drives. The first drive was a Pioneer, the second LG.

To be fair, TGZ dump files produced by the LG drive will be far more useful to The Powers That KEYDB .