LG BH16NS40 SVC: NS51 Firmware issue

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OpaKopalke
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LG BH16NS40 SVC: NS51 Firmware issue

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Hi :D
thanks to MakeMkv Team for this awesome software.
This thread isn't asking support but more to share my experience with this drive.

I've bought two BH16NS40 (ROM Ver 1.05, SVC NS51, PD January 2021) recently and flashed one of them to WH16NS60 1.02 MK.
So no problems enabling LibeDrive mode. First I ripped some old DVDs with CSS (Stargate SG-1) and a FHD Bluray (Starwars 8).
This week I've got my first UHD BluRays Tenet and Matrix 1. Tenet ripped fine but Matrix had some issues.

After inserting Matrix it first looked fine and the drive showed up in windows like normal. But MakeMkv couldn't read the titles on the disc.
LibreDrive Mode is enabled and I've tried several firmwares: BH16NS40 NS50 1.05 MK, ASUS 16D1HT 3.10 MK, WH16NS60 1.02 MK
All had the same problem.
The solution I've found was downgrading to WH16NS60 1.01 MK
Is this a known issue for UHD Blurays with LibreDrives?

I've got a secound drive with the original encrypted firmware BH16NS40 1.05 NS51
But I couldn't dump it because SDF Flasher can only read the user data. Is there another way?

I don't think it's a hardware problem because downgrading fixed the read problems.
Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: KL4L1C82852
Firmware date: 2117-11-20 20:00
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.01
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Best regards
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