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is there a firmware available for this drive? Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BDDVDRW UH12LS29
Revision: 1.00
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2011-08-09 12:34:56
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, might be supported in future, but not likely soon
Drive platform: RS1013
Firmware version: 1.00-G0

If so can u link the post or the firmware itself in the is post I am new to makemkv so i just need a little help and also if u cant link it here or it does not exist who would i email to ask?

Doubtful it would be of interest to update it. A drive that old is 5 years before UHD, so it would not gain any functionality over reading Blurays. Yours is actually 2 years newer than my drive in this computer.

But, like mine, you can use a USB drive to do newer disks, if you intend to. I've got newer drives I could put in this if I needed to, but I do ripping with a different computer, so I haven't bothered.

I thought it would make the ripping faster becuase typically my drive does about 2-6x which i thoguht my was a 16x drive shouldnt it rip around 16x?

nordstrom3025 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:45 am

I thought it would make the ripping faster becuase typically my drive does about 2-6x which i thoguht my was a 16x drive shouldnt it rip around 16x?

no it wont make it faster.
on lg/asus can go above the rated speeds

Woodstock wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:13 pm

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Firmware date: 2011-08-09 12:34:56

Doubtful it would be of interest to update it. A drive that old is 5 years before UHD, so it would not gain any functionality over reading Blurays. Yours is actually 2 years newer than my drive in this computer.

But, like mine, you can use a USB drive to do newer disks, if you intend to. I've got newer drives I could put in this if I needed to, but I do ripping with a different computer, so I haven't bothered.

Apparently nordstrom3025 and I both cleaned our garages this weekend. I found this drive in a bunch of stuff I'm throwing out.

Can I take from your comment this drive won't work for UHD? Toss it and buy a pre flashed drive? Apologies if noon question. I got out of the physical media game when Netflix came 'round. Would like to get back into it.

phoenixs4r wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:09 am

Apparently nordstrom3025 and I both cleaned our garages this weekend. I found this drive in a bunch of stuff I'm throwing out.

Can I take from your comment this drive won't work for UHD? Toss it and buy a pre flashed drive? Apologies if noon question. I got out of the physical media game when Netflix came 'round. Would like to get back into it.

No pioneers that do UHD start on platform 8301 you have 1013 way to old

phoenixs4r wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:09 am

Can I take from your comment this drive won't work for UHD? Toss it and buy a pre flashed drive? Apologies if noon question. I got out of the physical media game when Netflix came 'round. Would like to get back into it.

The drive will probably work for DVDs and regular blu-rays, even thought it won't work for UHDs. MakeMKV is pretty good and working with a wide range of optical drives. MakeMKV can work with multiple drives, even at the same time (turn on 'ask for single drive mode' in preferences).