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0blar
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Another BH16NS40 flash question

Post by 0blar »

Hi all,
Sorry it is my first post here
I know that the BH16NS40 drive has already been discuss but i need to make sure i can flash this disk drive with the correct firmware
My OS is Debian 12 (headless)
I installed makemkvcon from unofficial packaging for Debian following this thread : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24328 then

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sdftool --list
I get

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Found 1 drives(s)
00: dev_21:0, /dev/sr0, /dev/sr0
  HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__BH16NS40_1.05_212005061331_KL1O48J1352
Then i run:

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sdftool -d /dev/sr0 --info
I get

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SDF.bin version: 0x0097

Drive Tool SDF present

Drive Specific SDF present

[Drive Specific SDF] Embedded Info Strings:
8000:LibreDrive Information

8013:Status
8109:Possible (with patched firmware)

8001:Drive platform
:MT1959

8010:Harware support
8100:Yes

8011:Firmware support
8101:No

8002:Firmware type
8108:Original (patched version available)

8003:Firmware version
:1.05

8005:DVD all regions
8109:Possible (with patched firmware)

8006:BD raw data read
8109:Possible (with patched firmware)

8007:BD raw metadata read
8109:Possible (with patched firmware)

8009:Unrestricted read speed
8109:Possible (with patched firmware)

[Drive Specific SDF] Embedded Status Message:
8096:LibreDrive mode for this drive is only possible with firmware upgrade (id=%1)
:92CA586A36E5

Identification SDF present

[Identification SDF] Embedded Info Strings:
8000:LibreDrive Information

8013:Status
8102:Possible, not yet enabled

8001:Drive platform
:MT1959

[Identification SDF] Drive autodetect string:
mtk:19:59:JB8 :HL-DT-ST:BD-RE  BH16NS40 1.05:N000600:-
I downloaded the all you need firmware pack and mk-firmware-pack-20200720.zip.
But i'm hesitate to choose the correct firmware (HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BH16NS60-1.02-NM00600-212005081014.bin, HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin or maybe another one)

Can you please help me to get the correct one ?

In order to flash the drive, is the following command correct ?

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makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 rawflash enc -i firmware.bin
Regarding
KEYDB.cfg
, is there any to get it from linux command ?

Thank you for helping me
Regards
0blar
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Re: Another BH16NS40 flash question

Post by 0blar »

Hi,
Can any one help me ?
Regards
dcoke22
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Re: Another BH16NS40 flash question

Post by dcoke22 »

The Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide says:

WH16NS40 on any Firmware directly to > WH16NS60 1.02MK

The BH16NS40 & the WH16NS40 are the same thing with different packaging. https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=161079#p161079
0blar
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Re: Another BH16NS40 flash question

Post by 0blar »

Hi,
Thank you for your reply
I get the HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin firmware
I try to flash the disk drive :

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makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 rawflash enc -i HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin 
makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 -f /tmp/sdf.bin rawflash full enc -i HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin
makemkvcon f --all-yes -d /dev/sr0 rawflash enc -i HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin
sdftool -d /dev/sr0 -v rawflash -i ~/Firmware/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin[code]
i waited 10 minutes but nothing happen,i did Ctrl+C to get back to shell
Can someone guide me with the right command ?
Regards
Last edited by 0blar on Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
dcoke22
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Re: Another BH16NS40 flash question

Post by dcoke22 »

Others have reported trouble flashing on Linux with 1.17.8. If they downgrade to 1.17.6, it seems to work.

Flashing Firmware makemkvcon hangs, does nothing
0blar
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Re: Another BH16NS40 flash question

Post by 0blar »

Hi,
Thank you for your reply
In fact i just put my disk drive to my friend windows station and successfully flash it
I tested with a 4k disk and it also works now.
Thanks again for your help !
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