Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK

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metageek
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Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK

Post by metageek » Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:06 pm

I have a Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK. I bought it from Amazon US, but it seems to be the Japanese model (at least, most of the text on the box is in Japanese). I flashed it with HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-BU12-OM01001-211902230922.bin, and MakeMKV now says LibreDrive is enabled, but it can't recognize any 4K Blu-Rays. I tried it with Back to the Future, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; no luck.

It does work with a 1080p Blu-Ray.

I did read the Ultimate Guide, and I'm pretty sure I followed the instructions correctly.

I'm on Linux. The command I used to flash was:

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makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 -f sdf.bin rawflash enc -i './mk-firmware-pack-20200720/MK/HL-DT-ST/BU40N-B-Japan-Buffalo/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-BU12-OM01001-211902230922.bin'
Here's the information from the MakeMKV Info panel:
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: BN12
Serial number: MOENAGE5232
Firmware date: 2119-05-14 14:15
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 78

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 0.BN120
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted
Any suggestions?

metageek
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Re: Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK

Post by metageek » Wed Jul 10, 2024 9:18 pm

Never mind, I just noticed this drive is scratching my discs. So I'm going to stop trying. Maybe buy a different one.

ellenia
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Re: Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK

Post by ellenia » Sat Oct 12, 2024 11:52 am

I have the same driver and it works fine, I recommend flash it with BU10 (file name: DE_Buffalo_BRUHD-PU3_BU10.bin) if you're still keeping this driver.

You can find the "All You Need Firmware Pack" which contains the firmware and the flash tool in this link.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22896
Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: BU10
Serial number: [dedacted]
Firmware date: 2117-05-30 17:28
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 0.BU10O
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

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