Bought a LG BU40N, can't find any "SVC NS50+" label.

[Yazze]

Noob here.

As the title says can't find anything about a SVC label on the drive. Does that mean I'm screwed? Or am i just blind? Thanks for the help!

(Attached image of the label)

[MartyMcNuts]

Noob here.

As the title says can't find anything about a SVC label on the drive. Does that mean I'm screwed? Or am i just blind? Thanks for the help!

(Attached image of the label)

BU40N's are a different beast and do not have the SVC NS50+ requirement. Looking at the pic, your's looks good. Has 1.04 (encrypted) firmware, so use "enc" when flashing the very first time.

[Yazze]

Noob here.

As the title says can't find anything about a SVC label on the drive. Does that mean I'm screwed? Or am i just blind? Thanks for the help!

(Attached image of the label)

BU40N's are a different beast and do not have the SVC NS50+ requirement. Looking at the pic, your's looks good. Has 1.04 (encrypted) firmware, so use "enc" when flashing the very first time.

I see, appreciate the help! Hopefully everything goes smoothly. :O)

[OldMovieFan]

I have an LG BP50NB40 and it says:

SVC NB40

I guess I'm screwed then...?

Manufactured November 2020.

[MartyMcNuts]

I have an LG BP50NB40 and it says:

SVC NB40

I guess I'm screwed then...?

Manufactured November 2020.

Nah, you should be ok to flash it. I've flashed plenty of those (with NB40). The main thing with those is that the manufacture date is 2020.

[OldMovieFan]

Okay, thanks. Good news then.

I have looked at the guide and saw this:

BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK then to > BP60NB10 1.02MK or 1.00MK
NB52 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with enc > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with bootloader/full flash > BP60NB10 1.00_HBD from Marty download/file.php?id=2143
if using command line add "full" after rawflash

I don't really understand it. It's not self-explanatory. Does this mean I have to flash it more than once to go from BP50NB40 to BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK and then flash it again to get to BP60NB10 1.02MK or 1.00MK?

Presumably at that point it will work? If not then what does the rest mean?

I watched this video, which gave me some idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQV1aPlbow

And just to make it more complicated, mine doesn't have a drive letter because it's a USB drive. The 'F' assignation doesn't show in Windows Explorer unless there's a disc in it.

This is what my MakeMKV opening page looks like:

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2120-05-07 09:17
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 78

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.03
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)

[MartyMcNuts]

Okay, thanks. Good news then.

I have looked at the guide and saw this:

BP50NB40 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK then to > BP60NB10 1.02MK or 1.00MK
NB52 to > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with enc > BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK with bootloader/full flash > BP60NB10 1.00_HBD from Marty download/file.php?id=2143
if using command line add "full" after rawflash

I don't really understand it. It's not self-explanatory. Does this mean I have to flash it more than once to go from BP50NB40 to BP50NB40-NB50-1.03MK and then flash it again to get to BP60NB10 1.02MK or 1.00MK?

Presumably at that point it will work? If not then what does the rest mean?

I watched this video, which gave me some idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQV1aPlbow

And just to make it more complicated, mine doesn't have a drive letter because it's a USB drive. The 'F' assignation doesn't show in Windows Explorer unless there's a disc in it.

This is what my MakeMKV opening page looks like:

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BP50NB40
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2120-05-07 09:17
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 78

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.03
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)

Download SDFTool Flasher and the firmware pack if you haven't already. Use SDFtool Flasher and follow the below steps:

1. Flash BP50NB40 (NB50) 1.03-MK
2. Now try flashing BU40N 1.00. If the drive shows as BU40N 1.00, your done. If it doesn't, perform the below step:

3. In SDFtool Flasher, select the Recovery option. In the popup window, select the BP50NB40 (NB50) 1.03-MK that you flashed in step 1. In the firmware selection dropdown box, select BU40N 1.00. Press START to flash. This does take a minute so just wait for SDFTool Flasher to say "Ready...", then you are done.

[OldMovieFan]

Thanks so much for that.

I tried first with a 4K of '1917'. It initially took a very long time to read the disc and I though it was probably a bad sign because that's usually what happens when it can't read a Blu-ray. Eventually it could read the disc but there were a lot of reports of 'Incompatible media'. So it looks like the flash worked but although the drive was able to read the disc, it couldn't open it.

Error 'Scsi error - ILLEGAL REQUEST:COPY PROTECTION KEY EXCHANGE FAILURE - KEY NOT PRESENT' occurred while issuing SCSI command A30..00200740100720..0797124CB9213C70BC2B64F9810E23A1324 to device 'SPTI:\Device\CdRom0'
Error 'Scsi error - ILLEGAL REQUEST:COPY PROTECTION KEY EXCHANGE FAILURE - KEY NOT ESTABLISHED' occurred while issuing SCSI command AD010..080002400 to device 'SPTI:\Device\CdRom0'

Before responding further, I tried a different disc, this time 'Batman Begins' and it was able to open and read it. Ripped directly to a NAS over WiFi, that 139 minute 75GB movie took about 55:30.

Many thanks for making this so simple.

[OldMovieFan]

Just an update: at third attempt, I can now rip '1917'.

Must have been a dirty disc or something.

Thanks again.

[MartyMcNuts]

Just an update: at third attempt, I can now rip '1917'.

Must have been a dirty disc or something.

Thanks again.

Yes, it happens quite often with UHD discs. Just give them a good clean before trying to rip again.