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Hi, is there somewhere I can see what drives/firmwares current SDF.bin supports?
The Pioneer list is outdated: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27378
And the general list here is even more outdated: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=18856

I had a look at the current SDF.bin (v98) and I can see the number of drives (for each vendor) it supports, but it's not clear what drive model/firmware revisions. Maybe I'm missing something obvious.

Deterous wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:19 am

Hi, is there somewhere I can see what drives/firmwares current SDF.bin supports?
The Pioneer list is outdated: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27378
And the general list here is even more outdated: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=18856

I had a look at the current SDF.bin (v98) and I can see the number of drives (for each vendor) it supports, but it's not clear what drive model/firmware revisions. Maybe I'm missing something obvious.

It's simple. The UHD Guide 2024 tells you what drive models are supported. Then regarding Pioneer, those models are only supported where the firmware version on the drive is PRE December 2022. Pioneer drives with newer 2023+ firmware cannot be downgraded and are not currently supported. They are apparently being worked on but that has been ongoing since Jan 2023.

All of these Pioneer drives with newer firmware versions still work for DVD/BD discs, just not UHD discs and are not LibreDrive enabled.

That Pioneer list is not outdated. It is pretty current as no new Pioneer models/firmware versions POST NOV 2022 are supported.

So the specific list of drive models/firmwares is being kept private for a reason?
I can tell from https://makemkv.com/sdf.bin that more Pioneer firmware strings have been added since that list's version (v8D).
I understand that the specific models haven't changed much, I'm not asking a which-drive-to-buy question, but a libredrive developer related question.
And yes, I have read the forum posts regarding new Pioneer firmware before making this thread.