disc drive flashed but make mkv says libre drive not enabled

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Qwerty27
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disc drive flashed but make mkv says libre drive not enabled

Post by Qwerty27 »

i had to get a new disc drive because the old ones were starting to fail.

i use the lg b50nb40s.

so when i get a new drive, i flashed it using the code from my older post from several years ago
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32296&p=143132#p143132

so i flash it using this in terminal
/usr/bin/makemkvcon f -d 'dev_21:2' -f /tmp/lg/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /tmp/lg/LG\ slim\ BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin

and get this saying it sucessfully flashed
Reading input file /tmp/lg/LG slim BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin
Flashing flags = 0x0 : 0 0 0 0 : ---- ---- ---- ----
Sending image in encrypted format
Current Drive ID: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_BP50NB40_1.02_211905031510_SIK01J98K3640
DEBUG: Code 117637252 at wfCw3OE9o6xoDD[;$ZOJdpeNgiQob2>_:213132261
Desktop drive handshake failed with error=0x07030084, trying slim drive handshake...
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
100% Operation finished
Operation started: Programming flash
100% Operation finished
Done successfully

but when i open make mkv i get this
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: SIK01J98K3640
Firmware date: 2119-05-03 15:10
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

did i do something wrong or is it a different drive.im confused.
zittrig
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Re: disc drive flashed but make mkv says libre drive not enabled

Post by zittrig »

Libre Drive isn't enabled. You're sure you've flashed this drive for using it with MakeMKV?

Edit: Sorry, I've just seen your copied text from the cmd. Something went wrong with the flashing process.

The Flashing Guide says:
" .....BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK then to > BP60NB10 1.02MK or 1.00MK
NB52 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with enc > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with bootloader/full flash > BP60NB10 1.00_HBD from Marty download/file.php?id=2143
if using command line add "full" after rawflash"
MartyMcNuts
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Re: disc drive flashed but make mkv says libre drive not enabled

Post by MartyMcNuts »

Qwerty27 wrote:
Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:14 am
i had to get a new disc drive because the old ones were starting to fail.

i use the lg b50nb40s.

so when i get a new drive, i flashed it using the code from my older post from several years ago
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=32296&p=143132#p143132

so i flash it using this in terminal
/usr/bin/makemkvcon f -d 'dev_21:2' -f /tmp/lg/sdf.bin rawflash enc -i /tmp/lg/LG\ slim\ BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin

and get this saying it sucessfully flashed
Reading input file /tmp/lg/LG slim BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin
Flashing flags = 0x0 : 0 0 0 0 : ---- ---- ---- ----
Sending image in encrypted format
Current Drive ID: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_BP50NB40_1.02_211905031510_SIK01J98K3640
DEBUG: Code 117637252 at wfCw3OE9o6xoDD[;$ZOJdpeNgiQob2>_:213132261
Desktop drive handshake failed with error=0x07030084, trying slim drive handshake...
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
100% Operation finished
Operation started: Programming flash
100% Operation finished
Done successfully

but when i open make mkv i get this
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: SIK01J98K3640
Firmware date: 2119-05-03 15:10
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

did i do something wrong or is it a different drive.im confused.
Your firmware is not encrypted so change enc to full
Cheers :D
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Qwerty27
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Re: disc drive flashed but make mkv says libre drive not enabled

Post by Qwerty27 »

thank you, marty. turns out it wasn't encrypted.

i tried the code again, but with your suggestion, and got this:
/usr/bin/makemkvcon f -d 'dev_21:0' -f /tmp/lg/sdf.bin rawflash full -i /tmp/lg/LG\ slim\ BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin

Reading input file /tmp/lg/LG slim BP50NB40-NB50/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin
Flashing flags = 0x1 : 0 0 0 1 : ---- ---- ---- BOOT
Current Drive ID: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_BP50NB40_1.02_211905031510_SIK01J98K3640
DEBUG: Code 117637252 at wfCw3OE9o6xoDD[;$ZOJdpeNgiQob2>_:213132261
Desktop drive handshake failed with error=0x07030084, trying slim drive handshake...
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
100% Operation finished
Operation started: Programming flash
100% Operation finished
Done successfully

and makemkv say libre drive is enabled:

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

as for the multple flashings, the post i linked to say that it is for uhd capabilites.
ive only found 1 when i buy dvds, and that was for a movie i already have.
i usually flash the drives once for the libre drive capabilities and thats it.
again, thank you.
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