LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

[FrankInUtah]

Update it to 1.02 firmware version.

I'd also like to thank you TeddyRaspin. I have a pair of the same drives (Pioneer BDR-212U 1.00), and the update to 1.02 did the trick

[T0biasCZe]

Hi i have Pioneer BDR-209EDK with original firmware RS8600 and it should be supported, but when i insert UHD movie, it says No disc inserted. Does the firmware need patching?

[Woodstock]

No, the drive needs replaced with something that is UHD-compatible. According to the firmware, your drive was made back during the transition period to UHD capability, and it is from before that.

It is unlikely that it has the capability to read UHD disks, and does not report that in the status. It has OTHER capabilities though.

[T0biasCZe]

i though since it can read BDXL disks it could also read uhd movies...
What are the "other capabilities"?

[Billycar11]

i though since it can read BDXL disks it could also read uhd movies...
What are the "other capabilities"?

getting around aacs revokes that's all

[bultom]

Great !

Since my last come my BRXL won't accept Libredrive , and i had really poor chance to see it myself on day

But today i downloaded last version of MakeMK and my UHD Drive

Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12U
Revision: 1.01

Is supported without flashing rom :O

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

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Great work

[Southrop]

I have a BDR-XD07 drive which is listed in the SDF.bin, but I still get told that LibreDrive is not yet enabled for my device. Is this because the revision number is 1.01 which doesn't appear in the SDF.bin?

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Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: [snip]
Firmware date: 2018-12-03
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 78

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8D30
Firmware version: ID36

Disc Information
Label: BDROM
Timestamp: 2022-08-29 17:18:11
Protection: AACS v78
Data capacity: 43.46 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)

[Coopervid]

Yes. You will have to update your firmware. To do so you need to download the newer firmware from the Pioneer web site.
Please be aware that your drive doesn't support UHD discs.

[Drudenhaus]

Would it be possible to add support for the BDR-XD08 ? Here's mine (doesn't detect the disc):

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr1
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08
Revision: 1.00
Serial number: xyz
Firmware date: 2022-04-03
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 65

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9330
Firmware version: GENE

No disc inserted

Debug log:

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Debug log started at Fri Sep 30 04:59:49 2022 , written by MakeMKV v1.17.1 linux(x64-release)
001005:0000 MakeMKV v1.17.1 linux(x64-release) started
001004:0000 Debug logging enabled, log will be saved as file:///some/dir/path/MakeMKV_log.txt
Using 262272KB for read cache.
Network access is ENABLED, CURL version 7.84.0/(NSS/3.83) OpenSSL/1.1.1q/1.47.0 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) , proxy server not set.
001003:0020 DEBUG: Code 0 at ^aoCY_?pF2N[RTPtazEj{e:29393631
No  SDF v08f: PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-XD08_1.00_BFDL000188UC
SDF id v08f: PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-XD08_1.00_BFDL000188UC
No  SDF v08f: HL-DT-ST_BDDVDRW_GGC-H20L_1.03_20080515123456_K1287IF2138
SDF id v08f: HL-DT-ST_BDDVDRW_GGC-H20L_1.03_20080515123456_K1287IF2138

sdftool

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user@hostname ~ $ sdftool -l
Found 2 drives(s)
00: dev_21:5, /dev/sr1, /dev/sr1
  PIONEER_BD-RW___BDR-XD08_1.00_BFDL000188UC

01: dev_21:3, /dev/sr0, /dev/sr0
  HL-DT-ST_BDDVDRW_GGC-H20L_1.03_20080515123456_K1287IF2138

user@hostname ~ $ sdftool --info -d /dev/sr1
SDF.bin version: 0x008D

Drive Tool SDF present

Drive Specific SDF not present

Identification SDF present

[Identification SDF] Embedded Info Strings:
8000:LibreDrive Information

8013:Status
8102:Possible, not yet enabled

8001:Drive platform
:Pioneer RS9330

8003:Firmware version
:GENE


[Identification SDF] Drive autodetect string:
pioneer:SAT :9330:GENE:RAL :PIONEER :BD-RW   BDR-XD081.00: 22/04/03  :-

[AlamosIT]

Hello! I use LibreDrive and MKV with my Hitachi-LG BH16NS55 on my desktop PC and it works like a charm (thank you!).

I've noticed only now that also the BD drive on my old laptop could have LibreDrive as well. How can I make it work?
(I know that this drive will never be able to read UHD Blu-Ray)

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[Blackened2687]

Hello! I use LibreDrive and MKV with my Hitachi-LG BH16NS55 on my desktop PC and it works like a charm (thank you!).

I've noticed only now that also the BD drive on my old laptop could have LibreDrive as well. How can I make it work?
(I know that this drive will never be able to read UHD Blu-Ray)

In order for it to work it will be necessary for Mike to add your drive to the LibreDrive database.

By the way, there is a WIP project for crossflashing non-UHD to so-called "UHD-friendly" drives, and your drive's hardware should be capable to work with BDR-UD04 firmware. I will need a memory dump from your drive to add its support, please check your PM for further instructions. Thanks in advance!

[Drudenhaus]

Hello! I use LibreDrive and MKV with my Hitachi-LG BH16NS55 on my desktop PC and it works like a charm (thank you!).

I've noticed only now that also the BD drive on my old laptop could have LibreDrive as well. How can I make it work?
(I know that this drive will never be able to read UHD Blu-Ray)

In order for it to work it will be necessary for Mike to add your drive to the LibreDrive database.

By the way, there is a WIP project for crossflashing non-UHD to so-called "UHD-friendly" drives, and your drive's hardware should be capable to work with BDR-UD04 firmware. I will need a memory dump from your drive to add its support, please check your PM for further instructions. Thanks in advance!

Could you shoot me the info on how to take and submit a memory dump from my BDR-XD08 as well?

[Blackened2687]

Could you shoot me the info on how to take and submit a memory dump from my BDR-XD08 as well?

Which exact model do you have? Right now I need a dump from BDR-XD08BK/SV/GL, marketed for Japan.

[Drudenhaus]

Could you shoot me the info on how to take and submit a memory dump from my BDR-XD08 as well?

Which exact model do you have? Right now I need a dump from BDR-XD08BK/SV/GL, marketed for Japan.

BDR-XD08
https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA ... /BDR-XD08B

None of the device IDs match the one you mentioned. Debug and sdftool output are a couple posts up.

[Blackened2687]

BDR-XD08
https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA ... /BDR-XD08B

None of the device IDs match the one you mentioned. Debug and sdftool output are a couple posts up.

Thanks, I already have the dump from this version (GENERAL kernel type). Wait for Mike to add its support to LibreDrive.