NEW OPTION: 'UHD Friendly' Firmware Downgrade / Cross-Flash Using Official (Modified) ASUS Flasher for ASUS & LG Drives

[trav06]

No problem. Also, I mentioned using 1.01-MK in step 2, which is ok, however, I just wanted to say that BP60NB10 1.00-MK is also good and is what I personally use.

I don't know enough about it, so unless there are advantages to 1.01 I'd likely just go with 1.00 as well. I was going on the often faulty assumption that newer revision = better.

[MartyMcNuts]

No problem. Also, I mentioned using 1.01-MK in step 2, which is ok, however, I just wanted to say that BP60NB10 1.00-MK is also good and is what I personally use.

I don't know enough about it, so unless there are advantages to 1.01 I'd likely just go with 1.00 as well. I was going on the often faulty assumption that newer revision = better.

Yes, in the case of drive firmware, newer is definitely not better!

[dianagreece49]

see if you can fully pass the usb controller to the vm then it should work others have reported success like that see here: https://makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php ... =30#p70355

[turok_t]

Hello, I'm extremely new at did and I've been reading a lot of the posts in this thread. I'm simply looking for a 4k blu ray drive to rip my 4k movies to my PC and was thinking to get the ASUS BW-16D1HT. Do I simply flash it to MK 3.10? or will I need to use the SDFtool if the existing firmware on the drive is encrypted? I just finished reading all 56 pages of this thread! Sorry for the newb question, I just want to make sure I do this right so I don't brick my new drive! Thanks so much!

The ASUS doesn't have encrypted firmware, so yes simply flash 3.10-MK.

Thanks for the reply Marty! Do I just simply use the "ASUS_ODD_FW_Changer_(Modified)" that was posted on the first page, and flash it to "ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014" ?? It can't be that easy! or do I need the SDF tool as well in case if the version of the drive is 3.10+ ? Thanks!

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello, I'm extremely new at did and I've been reading a lot of the posts in this thread. I'm simply looking for a 4k blu ray drive to rip my 4k movies to my PC and was thinking to get the ASUS BW-16D1HT. Do I simply flash it to MK 3.10? or will I need to use the SDFtool if the existing firmware on the drive is encrypted? I just finished reading all 56 pages of this thread! Sorry for the newb question, I just want to make sure I do this right so I don't brick my new drive! Thanks so much!

The ASUS doesn't have encrypted firmware, so yes simply flash 3.10-MK.

Thanks for the reply Marty! Do I just simply use the "ASUS_ODD_FW_Changer_(Modified)" that was posted on the first page, and flash it to "ASUS-BW-16D1HT-3.10-WM01601-211901041014" ?? It can't be that easy! or do I need the SDF tool as well in case if the version of the drive is 3.10+ ? Thanks!

The latest firmware on the ASUS BW-16D1HT is 3.10. Either flasher will work for this one.

[hawk19x]

hey Marty, just stopping by to say thanks for putting this together!

I just downgraded my external USB LG BP50NB40, then flashed it over to the hybrid BP60NB10 you provided and it’s worked like an absolute charm!

The first UHD disc I tried was Solo: A Star Wars Story.
I’ve since learned it’s apparently a bit notorious for not wanting to cooperate, which surprised me as it ripped just as simply as any other non-UHD disc I’ve done before flashing this fw.

awesome job, cheers again!

[MartyMcNuts]

hey Marty, just stopping by to say thanks for putting this together!

I just downgraded my external USB LG BP50NB40, then flashed it over to the hybrid BP60NB10 you provided and it’s worked like an absolute charm!

The first UHD disc I tried was Solo: A Star Wars Story.
I’ve since learned it’s apparently a bit notorious for not wanting to cooperate, which surprised me as it ripped just as simply as any other non-UHD disc I’ve done before flashing this fw.

awesome job, cheers again!

No problem, glad it's working for you.

FYI, this is the older method. It still works but if you use the newer "SDFtool Flasher", the HBD firmware is not needed.

[anfield]

Hello Marty.
Please i need help to get my bricked Lg Bh16NS55 back to work.
it showd now Bh16NS40_boot.
You can help me ?
if i youse the asus lg flasher i get a updating failure #5.
and the sdf flasher 1.20 wont start.
Any Help.
Thanks a lot.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello Marty.
Please i need help to get my bricked Lg Bh16NS55 back to work.
it showd now Bh16NS40_boot.
You can help me ?
if i youse the asus lg flasher i get a updating failure #5.
and the sdf flasher 1.20 wont start.
Any Help.
Thanks a lot.

I assume you were previously able to rip UHD with this drive? What firmware was it on? What happened to the drive to go into boot mode?

Try using the original LG 1.05 flasher viewtopic.php?f=16&t=24443 to flash the drive to original BH16NS55 1.05 and hopefully it will no longer be in boot mode.

If this works, then use the SDFtool Flasher to flash the drive to a UHD capable firmware.

Step 1: Flash drive to WH16NS60 1.02 MK (with "enc?" checked). If you only use MakeMKV for ripping, stop here, otherwise proceed to step 2.
Step 2: Flash drive to DE BH16NS55 1.02 (no "enc?" this time)

[anfield]

thanks for your Help.
But the LG Flasher not working.
I get an error : valid atapi device can not be found.
F/w model BD-Re BH16ns55.

I used this flasher to update the drive and now i on the drive shows bh16ns40 boot.
the sdf flasher 1.20 does not start if i click on start

[MartyMcNuts]

thanks for your Help.
But the LG Flasher not working.
I get an error : valid atapi device can not be found.
F/w model BD-Re BH16ns55.

I used this flasher to update the drive and now i on the drive shows bh16ns40 boot.
the sdf flasher 1.20 does not start if i click on start

You could try the old dosflash method. There are lots of threads/posts about it.

[anfield]

any help with the dosflash options are welcome.
Thanks anfield

Dosflash 2.0 says no no chipset found.
Not mtk vendor found etc.
So i give up and take the drive to the trash and buy an new one.

Thanks for Help.

!!!!!

[mgutt]

Maybe someone is interested:

Upgrade of my LG BH16NS55 through this USB adapter failed:
https://www.amazon.de/AD-U3SA-Adapter-F ... 01C8ZYV04/

This one (or SATA) worked:
https://www.amazon.de/IB-AC704-6G-SATA- ... 01DD9Z15I/

[martinmcu]

My old BP50NB40 died. I bought a replacement, but am having difficulty flashing it. As best I can tell, this is the most recent set of instructions for this drive:

viewtopic.php?p=107174#p107174

Step 1 is ok, but you can't use the ASUS flasher as your drive has encrypted firmware. Use the "SDFtool Flasher" with "enc?" checked.
Step 2 should be: Flash BP60NB10 1.01-MK from the MK/old folder using SDFtool Flasher with "enc?" unchecked. Don't use BP60NB10 1.02 as it's crap.

Done!

Thank you thank you thank you! Haven't gone through the steps yet, but this will save me a lot of trouble.

No problem. Also, I mentioned using 1.01-MK in step 2, which is ok, however, I just wanted to say that BP60NB10 1.00-MK is also good and is what I personally use.

However, I am having difficulty with step 1. I only have Linux systems in the house, but it seems like I should be able to use the sdftool command line. Here is my drive info:

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matt@superlappy: ~/uhdfw
[]$ sdftool -l
Found 1 drives(s)
00: dev_21:0, /dev/sr0, /dev/sr0
  HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_BP50NB40_1.03_212005070917_SIK06L1SD0537

matt@superlappy: ~/uhdfw
[]$ sdftool -d /dev/sr0 --info
SDF.bin version: 0x007E

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
:1.03

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)
:2C1A8405ECEF


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:BUP3:HL-DT-ST:BD-RE BP50NB40  1.03:N000800:-

matt@superlappy: ~/uhdfw
[]$ sdftool -d /dev/sr0 help

MTK19xx firmware module v1.22

Commands:

  dump [auto|full|user]
  Dumps firmware image
    dump full      - dumps full rom image (if not disabled in firmware)
    dump user      - dumps non-volatile user data
    dump auto      - dumps full image if possible, user data otherwise

  rawflash [<flag>,<flag=value>,...]
    Sends the image and flashing flags to drive
    for flashing in self-update mode
  flags:
    main           - flashes main firmware (this is the default)
    full           - flashes boot loader and main firmware (Caution!!!)
    de             - sets DE byte in image
    enc            - encrypts firmware before sending to drive

However, flashing fails:

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matt@superlappy: ~/uhdfw
[]$ sdftool -d /dev/sr0 rawflash enc -i HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BP50NB40-NB50-1.03-NM00800-212005070917.bin -v
Loaded SDF.bin version 0x7e

Reading input file 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_1.03_212005070917_SIK06L1SD0537
DEBUG: Code 4280012805 at Mx=Q{%DdK23UWRSK}6/xi^l-6'?wWl*&:121264648

Command produced error code 0x8f1bd005

Am I missing something, or do I need to look into a Windows VM/finding a physical Windows box? Thanks,

Matt

[liamtoh1]

This week I purchased an LG WH16NS40 from Amazon Warehouse (they accidentally send me LG WH14NS40 with a mfg date of Jan-2017). This drive came with 1.02 firmware which was able to decrypt and create BDMV and/or MKV using MakeMKV. However, it would give an error when creating ISO using ImgBurn saying the disc is copy protected. I tried to update the firmware with 2 other methods
1. Command line option using makemkvcon64.exe f --all-yes -d H: rawflash enc -i "C:\Program Files (x86)\MakeMKV\HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin") and
2. SDF tool flasher.

Both options did not update the firmware.

I was about to open a message here when I happen to come across this thread. I was hesitant but gave this ASUS ODD FW changer a shot and voila.. it worked.

Thanks for this thread and helping me update my drive.