Need some guidance

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polaris
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Need some guidance

Post by polaris » Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:56 pm

Hi! Total noob here, so I apologize in advance.

I recently purchased the BP50NB40 and flashed HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin

I am looking to rip UHD movies, and with this firmware I was unable to rip F1 UHD nor the older Ghost in the Shell UHD.

Also, most Blu-rays and DVDs rip fine except for The Revenant for some reason.

I got to digging more, and found the gif showing how to flash and then cross-flash the DE files.

Before I try this, I wanted to get clarification.

Where do I find the 1.03 version of the file (same one in the gif)?

I downloaded the 'all you need' pack and it only contained DE_LG_BP50NB40-NB50_1.01_MK_HBD.bin.

Should I proceed with this one instead?

Here's a copy of the readout in MKV:

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Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2120-05-07 09:17
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Not sure if Serial No. was necessary, but thanks in advance for anyone's input!

MartyMcNuts
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Re: Need some guidance

Post by MartyMcNuts » Thu Dec 11, 2025 10:48 pm

polaris wrote:
Thu Dec 11, 2025 6:56 pm
Hi! Total noob here, so I apologize in advance.

I recently purchased the BP50NB40 and flashed HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin

I am looking to rip UHD movies, and with this firmware I was unable to rip F1 UHD nor the older Ghost in the Shell UHD.

Also, most Blu-rays and DVDs rip fine except for The Revenant for some reason.

I got to digging more, and found the gif showing how to flash and then cross-flash the DE files.

Before I try this, I wanted to get clarification.

Where do I find the 1.03 version of the file (same one in the gif)?

I downloaded the 'all you need' pack and it only contained DE_LG_BP50NB40-NB50_1.01_MK_HBD.bin.

Should I proceed with this one instead?

Here's a copy of the readout in MKV:

Code: Select all

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2120-05-07 09:17
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Not sure if Serial No. was necessary, but thanks in advance for anyone's input!
Grab the firmware pack in the same post as the SDFtool flasher.
Cheers :D
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