OK, I can say now for sure my old WH16NS40 BD drive was not working. I got a new LG WH16NS40 which was manufactured July 2020 and came with FW 1.05. I was able to use the SDFtool Flasher to flash the MK FW WH16NS60 1.02 onto it (with the "encrypted" option selected) and am now FINALLY...after over 1 year...able to rip my Blu-ray discs!!!
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THANK YOU!