Hi, everyone!
I'm pretty sure I've scoured this guide to the extent that I can, but I'm still running into some issues getting my Buffalo BRUHD-PU3-BK working with MakeMKV reliably in general and at all for ripping UHD discs.
Both the Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray I'm using to test the drive with are brand new and clean.
I have both USB cables plugged in via a USB hub. I don't know what either cable is for, as the instructions for the drive are entirely in Japanese.
It's my understanding that this drive is just a rebranded BU40N, so I've been trying various versions of BU40N firmware with nothing working consistently. The original post suggests using 1.3, but I've tried 1.3 and 1.4 and still have issues.
I'm using SDFtool Flasher v 1.2.3 and firmware for the BU40N from the MK pack. I've tried 1.3 and 1.4.
As far as I can tell, the firmware flashing seems to be successful each time I try it.
FYI, I have two of this same drive, and they're both exhibiting the same issues.
Here's what MakeMKV shows me when no disc is inserted:
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: MOFL5JA1052
Firmware date: 2120-05-06 11:42
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 76
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.04
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
Here's what MakeMKV shows me when I insert a regular Blu-ray disc:
Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: MOFL5JA1052
Firmware date: 2120-05-06 11:42
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 76
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.04
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Disc Information
Label: FAR_AND_AWAY_NA
Timestamp: 2013-11-27 10:02:58
Protection: AACS
Data capacity: 38.60 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)
Oddly, I also sometimes get a bunch of this beforehand:
MakeMKV v1.16.5 win(x64-release) started
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '786432'
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '815104'
udf: node fe/efe failed!
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '1114112'
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '1114112'
udf: node fe/efe failed!
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '851968'
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '897024'
udf: node fe/efe failed!
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '786432'
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '792576'
udf: node fe/efe failed!
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading '/AACS/MKB_RO.inf' at offset '0'
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading '/AACS/Content000.cer' at offset '0'
Ripping the disc seems to work just fine, though. MakeMKV detects all the titles and pulls them from the disc without issue.
Much of the time, when inserting a UHD disc, MakeMKV claims that there's no disc inserted. Other times, I get something like this:
MakeMKV v1.16.5 win(x64-release) started
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '30466375680'
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '30466439168'
udf: node fe/efe failed!
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '655360'
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '655360'
udf: UDF mount: disc not properly formatted or damaged disc (rootdirs failing)
Error 'Scsi error - NOT READY:LOGICAL UNIT IS IN PROCESS OF BECOMING READY' occurred while reading 'BD-RE BUFFALO Optical Drive 1.04 MOFL5JA1052' at offset '32768'
I have no idea what else to try. Can anyone help, whether it's by suggesting additional troubleshooting or potentially pointing me toward something I've missed?