Unable to flash BU40N, please advise

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Markdotjames
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Unable to flash BU40N, please advise

Post by Markdotjames » Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:21 am

Hi All, I purchased a slim BU40N from amazon, I used an old slim dvd caddie and tried to flash using the sdftool, it appeard to work ok but did not seem to change the firmware, i thought it may have been the caddie so swapped it for the drive un my laptop, same thing.
MakeMKV reports:
Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: MO8L36D3XXX
Firmware date: 2120-05-06 11:42
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.04
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)

I tried flashing - HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-1.03-NM00000-211810241934

any and all advise would be very welcome at this stage.

Many Thanks

Mark

Markdotjames
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Re: Unable to flash BU40N, please advise

Post by Markdotjames » Sun Jun 13, 2021 12:26 pm

Fixed, I needed to tick the "enc?" box, all working now.

Left here for others or delete if required.

Many Thanks

mkvnewb1
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Re: Unable to flash BU40N, please advise

Post by mkvnewb1 » Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:42 am

Hey

Just wondering what steps you took to flash your drive? I have the same model and i'm unsure of how to find the correct MK firmware to flash. Did you just flash the one firmware from the all you need pack?

Billycar11
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Re: Unable to flash BU40N, please advise

Post by Billycar11 » Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:58 am

mkvnewb1 wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:42 am
Hey

Just wondering what steps you took to flash your drive? I have the same model and i'm unsure of how to find the correct MK firmware to flash. Did you just flash the one firmware from the all you need pack?
yes all you need to do is as the guide says use enc if you have 1.04 with the bu40n 1.03 from the all you need pack
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mkvnewb1
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Re: Unable to flash BU40N, please advise

Post by mkvnewb1 » Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:41 am

Billycar11 wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:58 am
mkvnewb1 wrote:
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:42 am
Hey

Just wondering what steps you took to flash your drive? I have the same model and i'm unsure of how to find the correct MK firmware to flash. Did you just flash the one firmware from the all you need pack?
yes all you need to do is as the guide says use enc if you have 1.04 with the bu40n 1.03 from the all you need pack
Perfect thanks. That's as i thought. Thanks for confirming :D

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