SDFtool Flasher

[Shaka]

My motherboar is an Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING Socket 1151
So it only contains USB 3.1 ports.

Please would you find below what is displayed by MakeMKV :

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Firmware is : DE_LG_BU40N_1.00.bin
(taken from DE-firmware-pack/Slim drives)

[MartyMcNuts]

My motherboar is an Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING Socket 1151
So it only contains USB 3.1 ports.

Please would you find below what is displayed by MakeMKV :

Capture.JPG

Firmware is : DE_LG_BU40N_1.00.bin
(taken from DE-firmware-pack/Slim drives)

I don't see any reason why that should not work. It appears to be flashed correctly and you're using 2 USB 3.1 ports. If it won't even initialize any disc at all, it's probably faulty.

Sorry I can't help you further.

[Shaka]

No problem, thank you for your help

Is it possible to reinstall original firmware that had beed dumped by SDFTool in Firmware_Dumps folder ?

[MartyMcNuts]

No problem, thank you for your help

Is it possible to reinstall original firmware that had beed dumped by SDFTool in Firmware_Dumps folder ?

I'm not sure what it originally came with but for example, if it came with BU13, the easiest way is to flash the drive with BU12-MK then get the latest BU13 direct from Buffalo website.

[Shaka]

Oh we cannot reinstall the dumped firmware directly ?
It was just in case I would need to return the drive back to the seller.

[MartyMcNuts]

Oh we cannot reinstall the dumped firmware directly ?
It was just in case I would need to return the drive back to the seller.

No, as I said previously, the 70kb tar dump only contains the important bits of the firmware, not the complete firmware.

[Shaka]

Ok, so what is the goal of this dump ?

[MartyMcNuts]

Ok, so what is the goal of this dump ?

Nothing really. It's just a backup of the important drive data.

Technically, if you had a clean firmware file, you could copy the bytes of each file into the clean firmware file to create your own drive specific firmware but it's much easier to do it the way I already suggested.

If it came with BU13, simply flash the drive with BU12-MK, then download the original BU13 firmware from Buffalo and update the drive.

[crapulas]

Hi all,

Thanks for this tool. However I'm facing an issue while trying to flash my drive.

I have bought an Archgon Slim UHD drive (MD-8107-U3).

I can't get the drive being flashed and always get the same error as you can see in the attachment.

I post the drive info and the error. You can see the options I have used and the firmware.

Same error whatever the status of encrypted box is.

I tried from the tool with a GUI on Windows and from a Mac using command line, same behavior, it fails.

Thanks in advance for your help

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi all,

Thanks for this tool. However I'm facing an issue while trying to flash my drive.

I have bought an Archgon Slim UHD drive (MD-8107-U3).

I can't get the drive being flashed and always get the same error as you can see in the attachment.

I post the drive info and the error. You can see the options I have used and the firmware.

Same error whatever the status of encrypted box is.

I tried from the tool with a GUI on Windows and from a Mac using command line, same behavior, it fails.

Thanks in advance for your help

Never seen that error code before. Make sure there's no disc in the drive and the tray is closed. Also make sure that all USB Plugs are connected so that the drive is getting enough power.

[crapulas]

Hi,

I tried it being connected to USB-C port on my laptop and with both USB A connectors (2). I get the same error. It seems the firmware is sent to the device but it stops with this error.

I get the same using command-line on MacOS.

Tray is closed and no-disc in the drive.

[Coopervid]

I've seen similar issues and it seems it's the fault of the USB->SATA chip of the enclosure. The Makemkv GUI version has some fixes for those but not the command line version which is invoked by SDFToolFlasher. So pretty much the only chance is to remove the drive from the enclosure and use a) a good USB->SATA adapter or even better b) connect it directly to SATA of a PC.

Try this using a command window and go to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MakeMKV

Then enter there (replace G: with the letter of your optical drive):

makemkvcon64.exe f -d G: --info

Post the result here.

[Shaka]

Ok, so what is the goal of this dump ?

Nothing really. It's just a backup of the important drive data.

Technically, if you had a clean firmware file, you could copy the bytes of each file into the clean firmware file to create your own drive specific firmware but it's much easier to do it the way I already suggested.

If it came with BU13, simply flash the drive with BU12-MK, then download the original BU13 firmware from Buffalo and update the drive.

Just for my culture: why should I install the previous MK version (BU12-MK) before installing last Buffalo firmware ? And why MK and not DE ?
Indeed, I thought I could flash any version, from any one...

[MartyMcNuts]

Ok, so what is the goal of this dump ?

Nothing really. It's just a backup of the important drive data.

Technically, if you had a clean firmware file, you could copy the bytes of each file into the clean firmware file to create your own drive specific firmware but it's much easier to do it the way I already suggested.

If it came with BU13, simply flash the drive with BU12-MK, then download the original BU13 firmware from Buffalo and update the drive.

Just for my culture: why should I install the previous MK version (BU12-MK) before installing last Buffalo firmware ? And why MK and not DE ?
Indeed, I thought I could flash any version, from any one...

No you can't just flash any version from any other one.

If you don't have a firmware version prior to the current one flashed, you will not be able to update to the current one using the original Buffalo flasher.

If you don't want to follow the advice given, then fine, do whatever you want. Just don't come back here crying when you can't figure it out.

[Shaka]

Thank you for your response.

But be cool please. Nobody has told your advice wouldn't be followed. Asking questions to understand how things are working is not crying.