(flashed WH16NS60) won't read BD-RE?

[kapqa]

Hello ,

with the help of this forum i have flashed a Bluray Drive from Amazon to UHD drive (libredrive).

so far , so good;
it became a bit loud, but that is acceptable;

today i have entered a Bluray ReWritable, but it seems drive is not capable of reading it;

had all sorts of problems under Linux (it would not even eject the BD-RE) and under Windows there is also error.

could this be related to the Flashing process or is the rather Drive rather bad?


thanks.

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[kapqa]

the media is Maxell ReWritable BD-RE (25GB Single Layer , speed 1x-2x), brandnew.

(under windows) IT WOULD take a very long time (minutes) to eject disc, which is certainly not normal behaviour.

the drive originally is probably a WH16NS55,

thanks.

[Coopervid]

If brand new there's nothing to read from this disc with Makemkv. Use Imgburn to format it and copy some stuff to it. Then check if you can read it in Windows Explorer.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello ,

with the help of this forum i have flashed a Bluray Drive from Amazon to UHD drive (libredrive).

so far , so good;
it became a bit loud, but that is acceptable;

today i have entered a Bluray ReWritable, but it seems drive is not capable of reading it;

had all sorts of problems under Linux (it would not even eject the BD-RE) and under Windows there is also error.

could this be related to the Flashing process or is the rather Drive rather bad?


thanks.


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Why are you trying to use MakeMKV with a blank writable disc?

[kapqa]

why would i need to format BD-RE if its brandnew?

i download imgburn (not available for linux) but it would not allow for burning ISO (Device not ready - medium not present > although it is inserted and state: found: 1 BD-RE XL)

maybe it is just incompatible BD-RE;


can you help me to flash back to original firmware to see if this resolved?


thanks.

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[kapqa]

for reference post here info obtained via linux terminal,

maybe there are some error , though, because it states "DVD-RW DVD+RW wrtingin not supported"?

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cd-drive 
cd-drive version 2.2.0 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Copyright (c) 2003-2005, 2007-2008, 2011-2015, 2017, 2025 R. Bernstein
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The driver selected is GNU/Linux
The default device for this driver is /dev/cdrom

Drivers available...
  GNU/Linux ioctl and MMC driver     
  cdrdao (TOC) disk image driver     
  bin/cuesheet disk image driver     
  Nero NRG disk image driver         

CD-ROM drive supports MMC 3

                       Drive: /dev/cdrom
Vendor                      : HL-DT-ST
Model                       : BD-RE  WH16NS60 
Revision                    : 1.02
Profile List Feature
	Blu Ray BD-RE
	Blu Ray BD-R random recording
	Blu Ray BD-R sequential recording
	Blu Ray BD-ROM
	DVD+R Double Layer - DVD Recordable Double Layer
	DVD+R - DVD Recordable
	DVD+RW - DVD Rewritable
	DVD-R - Double-layer Jump Recording
	DVD-R - Double-Layer Sequential Recording
	Re-recordable DVD using Sequential Recording
	Re-recordable DVD using Restricted Overwrite
	Re-writable DVD
	Re-recordable DVD using Sequential recording
	Read only DVD
	CD-RW Re-writable Compact Disc capable
	Write once Compact Disc capable
	Read only Compact Disc capable

Core Feature

Morphing Feature
	Operational Change Request/Notification supported
	Synchronous GET EVENT/STATUS NOTIFICATION supported

Removable Medium Feature
	Tray type loading mechanism
	can eject the medium or magazine via the normal START/STOP command
	can be locked into the Logical Unit

Write Protect Feature

Random Readable Feature

Multi-Read Feature

CD Read Feature
	C2 Error pointers are supported
	CD-Text is supported

DVD Read Feature

Random Writable Feature

Incremental Streaming Writable Feature

Formattable Feature

Management Ability of the Logical Unit/media system to provide an apparently defect-free space. Feature

Restricted Overwrite Feature

CD-RW CAV Write Feature

DVD+RW Feature

DVD+R Feature

Rigid Restricted Overwrite Feature

CD Track at Once Feature

CD Mastering (Session at Once) Feature

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Hardware                                  : CD-ROM or DVD
Can eject                                 : Yes
Can close tray                            : Yes
Can disable manual eject                  : Yes
Can select juke-box disc                  : No

Can set drive speed                       : No
Can read multiple sessions (e.g. PhotoCD) : Yes
Can hard reset device                     : Yes

Reading....
  Can read Mode 2 Form 1                  : Yes
  Can read Mode 2 Form 2                  : Yes
  Can read (S)VCD (i.e. Mode 2 Form 1/2)  : Yes
  Can read C2 Errors                      : Yes
  Can read IRSC                           : Yes
  Can read Media Channel Number (or UPC)  : Yes
  Can play audio                          : Yes
  Can read CD-DA                          : Yes
  Can read CD-R                           : Yes
  Can read CD-RW                          : Yes
  Can read DVD-ROM                        : Yes

Writing....
  Can write CD-RW                         : Yes
  Can write DVD-R                         : Yes
  Can write DVD-RAM                       : Yes
  Can write DVD-RW                        : No
  Can write DVD+RW                        : No

also linux program states "drive is empty" although BD-RE is clearly inserted.

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[kapqa]

ok, so i was able to write data to BD-RE on a mac using another drive , which is a NS40 converted to NS60 (which consider the better drive, since it is much more silent).

to write to disc, had to use "DVD" structure, the other 3 would fail on program "burn" under macos.

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so most probably got duped by amazon warehouse and buought a defective NS55; but since i could read 4K UHD disc , thought it is just fine; but it seems it cannot handle other media equally well;

when i now enter the written-to BD-RE into the NS55>NS60 the windows would complain "enter a disc"

[Coopervid]

All LG / ASUS drives tend to die early.