Pioneer BDR-XD07UHD FW 8/5/22 dropped Libre [Solved]

[kdheslop@gmail.com]

I was having problems with my BD UHD drives spinning errors and noticed new firmware dated 8/5/22, so I updated it and now it says it does not have Libre compatibility.

Of course, then I read that after updating to 1.04 you are not able to go back!

SOLVED: Program (database) updated and running new instance (not new install, just restarting) works now. Thank you Mike and Billy Carr for their help.


Am I the only one that has made this mistake?

Is there a way to enable Libre like before?
Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07U
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: THDL002731UC
Firmware date: 2022-05-31
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8D31
Firmware version: ID05

Disc Information
Label: XXXXXXX
Timestamp: 2018-05-24 12:00:07
Protection: AACS2.0/C v61
Data capacity: 62.15 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 2
Bus encryption flags: 80

[MartyMcNuts]

I was having problems with my BD UHD drives spinning errors and noticed new firmware dated 8/5/22, so I updated it and now it says it does not have Libre compatability.

Of course then I read that after updating to 1.04 you are not able to go back!

Am I the only one that has made this mistake?

Is there a way to enable Libre like before?
Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07U
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: THDL002731UC
Firmware date: 2022-05-31
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8D31
Firmware version: ID05

Disc Information
Label: XXXXXXX
Timestamp: 2018-05-24 12:00:07
Protection: AACS2.0/C v61
Data capacity: 62.15 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 2
Bus encryption flags: 80

Contact @mike admin and see if he can extract a firmware dump from your drive. He can then do his magic and add it to the LibreDrive firmware list.

[vMattv]

Yea..... I did the same thing

[mike admin]

The SDF.bin was just updated a few hours ago. Should work now.

[kdheslop@gmail.com]

Contact @mike admin and see if he can extract a firmware dump from your drive. He can then do his magic and add it to the LibreDrive firmware list.

GOt message that the program or database is updated and running a new instance of MakeMKV, no new download, just reopening, and the drive works.

[vMattv]

Thank you very much!

[LeroyJ]

Quick follow-up question from a new guy - I'm buying this type of drive this week as my first drive to learn with; is the lesson learned from this to not update the firmware of the drive when it arrives, or is it ok to do so knowing that the problem has been resolved on makemkv now?

[Billycar11]

Quick follow-up question from a new guy - I'm buying this type of drive this week as my first drive to learn with; is the lesson learned from this to not update the firmware of the drive when it arrives, or is it ok to do so knowing that the problem has been resolved on makemkv now?

generally a bad idea its likely going to get patched eventually this ones ok but the next may not be

[Coopervid]

The SDF.bin was just updated a few hours ago. Should work now.

Mike, I suggest that you add this firmware to the list here so people know that it is now supported:

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27378

[LeroyJ]

Thanks for the info.