Enabling LibreDrive on ASUS BW-16D1HT

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ianmck
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Enabling LibreDrive on ASUS BW-16D1HT

Post by ianmck »

Hi

I have an ASUS BW-16D1HT Bluray drive which is LibreDrive capable but not enabled. I would appreciate if someone could identify the the correct method to enable LibreDrive.

The drive details are:

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 3.11
Serial number: KLZPxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:59
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 81

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

No disc inserted

Many thanks

Ian Mck
dcoke22
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Re: Enabling LibreDrive on ASUS BW-16D1HT

Post by dcoke22 »

Flashing your drive for LibreDrive support should be pretty straight forward. Just follow the instructions in the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide.

There are links in there to the firmware you need and, if you're on Windows, to the SDF tool to flash the drive.
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