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libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 4:04 pm
by HarryKleins
Good morning,

I am taking the liberty of writing to you because I want to install libredrive on VERBATIM 43888. I saw in the Amazon comments someone say that it is running on firmware 1.4 and that it would be libredrive compatible.
On the forum, I saw that it would be possible to switch it to LibreDrive.
But I can't find any firmware and method to do it.
Anyone to help me?

If it is not possible to install libredrive, recommend which external drive for 4K UDH blu-ray burner and playback?

I speak bad English, I have to use Google translate. I am French.

Thank you in advance.

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:00 pm
by LordByron_
I have the same drive with firmware version 1.14 and LibreDrive is already enabled. You should see the following in MakeMKV on the right.

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LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:13 pm
by DavoBR
Best install and post your Makemkv information for your drive. Someone can then advise on the way forward.

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:29 pm
by Coopervid
HarryKleins wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 4:04 pm
Good morning,

I am taking the liberty of writing to you because I want to install libredrive on VERBATIM 43888. I saw in the Amazon comments someone say that it is running on firmware 1.4 and that it would be libredrive compatible.
On the forum, I saw that it would be possible to switch it to LibreDrive.
But I can't find any firmware and method to do it.
Anyone to help me?

If it is not possible to install libredrive, recommend which external drive for 4K UDH blu-ray burner and playback?

I speak bad English, I have to use Google translate. I am French.

Thank you in advance.
If it is a Verbatim 43888 it is already libredive and UHD compatible. And firmware is 1.14 not 1.4.

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:32 pm
by HarryKleins
Coopervid wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:29 pm
HarryKleins wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 4:04 pm
Good morning,

I am taking the liberty of writing to you because I want to install libredrive on VERBATIM 43888. I saw in the Amazon comments someone say that it is running on firmware 1.4 and that it would be libredrive compatible.
On the forum, I saw that it would be possible to switch it to LibreDrive.
But I can't find any firmware and method to do it.
Anyone to help me?

If it is not possible to install libredrive, recommend which external drive for 4K UDH blu-ray burner and playback?

I speak bad English, I have to use Google translate. I am French.

Thank you in advance.
If it is a Verbatim 43888 it is already libredive and UHD compatible. And firmware is 1.14 not 1.4.
Hello,

Yes indeed I was mistaken. It is indeed version 1.14.

When you say it is already libtedrive, does that mean I only use the MakeMKV software without installing custom firmware?

Thanks

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 8:22 pm
by Coopervid
HarryKleins wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:32 pm
Coopervid wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 5:29 pm
HarryKleins wrote:
Wed Jun 05, 2024 4:04 pm
Good morning,

I am taking the liberty of writing to you because I want to install libredrive on VERBATIM 43888. I saw in the Amazon comments someone say that it is running on firmware 1.4 and that it would be libredrive compatible.
On the forum, I saw that it would be possible to switch it to LibreDrive.
But I can't find any firmware and method to do it.
Anyone to help me?

If it is not possible to install libredrive, recommend which external drive for 4K UDH blu-ray burner and playback?

I speak bad English, I have to use Google translate. I am French.

Thank you in advance.
If it is a Verbatim 43888 it is already libredive and UHD compatible. And firmware is 1.14 not 1.4.
Hello,

Yes indeed I was mistaken. It is indeed version 1.14.

When you say it is already libtedrive, does that mean I only use the MakeMKV software without installing custom firmware?

Thanks
Correct.

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2024 2:04 pm
by HarryKleins
Good morning,

Can you confirm that the drive is indeed in libredrive?

Informations lecteur
Nom du lecteur SE : D:
Fabricant : PIONEER
Produit : BD-RW BDR-UD04
Révision : 1.14
Numéro de série : DADL129637WL
Date micrologiciel : 2020-06-15
Marqueurs d'encryptage bus : 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8A10
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US04
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Aucun disque


THANKS.

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2024 2:53 pm
by Coopervid
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled

Put an UHD in it. Should work w/o any problem.

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2024 4:40 pm
by HarryKleins
Sure enough, I'm ripping a blu-ray. Speed ​​X4 17.1 M/S. It takes me about three hours for 88 GB. Is that a good speed?

Once the .MKV file is finished, I could play it with any player, correct?

Also, with the extraction, I get the menus and everything that goes with it?

Loss of quality?

MakeMKV, allows you to extract only blu-rays or DVDs and CDs while removing the DRM?

Thank you for your answers.

Re: libredrive VERBATIM 43888

Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2024 4:48 am
by MartyMcNuts
HarryKleins wrote:
Thu Jun 06, 2024 4:40 pm
Sure enough, I'm ripping a blu-ray. Speed ​​X4 17.1 M/S. It takes me about three hours for 88 GB. Is that a good speed?

Once the .MKV file is finished, I could play it with any player, correct?

Also, with the extraction, I get the menus and everything that goes with it?

Loss of quality?

MakeMKV, allows you to extract only blu-rays or DVDs and CDs while removing the DRM?

Thank you for your answers.
With the Verbatim (Pioneer inside), for a 90GB UHD disc, ripping the full disc to a decrypted folder usually takes around 1hr30min give or take a few.

DVD/BD, yes, pretty much any player. UHD movies require a player capable of HDR.

If you create a full disc folder backup, it includes everything. If you rip to a mkv file, then you only get whatever titles you have selected as individual mkv files.

No loss of quality. MakeMKV is not an encoder. It just decrypts and extracts.

DVD/BD/UHD (with a compatible drive)