Help with BDR-S12JX/BDR-212
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 10:34 am
Hi,
I recently got a BDR-S12JX and am trying to use it with MakeMKV and running into some issues. When plugged into a Mac, inserting a blu-ray disc immediately causes the drive to eject it. The same drive plugged into a Linux computer doesn't cause it to eject the disc, but MakeMKV prints "Failed to open disc" for any operation. I've tried a few discs, including those that load just fine with an LG blu-ray drive, so I know the discs are not an issue.
I've tried inserting a normal DVD into this drive and it seems to work and detects it (both Mac and Linux).
I've also tried inserting a blu-ray that has no copy protection on it and it also works fine in this drive (on Linux, haven't tested on Mac), both for normal file access and MakeMKV.
The drive is in an external OWC Mercury Pro enclosure. Does this drive need a special firmware for libredrive? I was under the impression that Pioneer drives with "sufficiently old" firmware Just Worked -- I've included the drive information from MakeMKV below. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I recently got a BDR-S12JX and am trying to use it with MakeMKV and running into some issues. When plugged into a Mac, inserting a blu-ray disc immediately causes the drive to eject it. The same drive plugged into a Linux computer doesn't cause it to eject the disc, but MakeMKV prints "Failed to open disc" for any operation. I've tried a few discs, including those that load just fine with an LG blu-ray drive, so I know the discs are not an issue.
I've tried inserting a normal DVD into this drive and it seems to work and detects it (both Mac and Linux).
I've also tried inserting a blu-ray that has no copy protection on it and it also works fine in this drive (on Linux, haven't tested on Mac), both for normal file access and MakeMKV.
The drive is in an external OWC Mercury Pro enclosure. Does this drive need a special firmware for libredrive? I was under the impression that Pioneer drives with "sufficiently old" firmware Just Worked -- I've included the drive information from MakeMKV below. Any help would be appreciated.
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Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12JX
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01/ID72
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted