LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

[zaqqaz6917]

To the best of my knowledge if you file a claim on AliExpress of item not has described they will refund your money. Happened to me with some item, sent them a picture of scam item, immediately got my money back and was told to either keep or throw away the scam item.

[CNCisRobot]

To the best of my knowledge if you file a claim on AliExpress of item not has described they will refund your money. Happened to me with some item, sent them a picture of scam item, immediately got my money back and was told to either keep or throw away the scam item.

I will need proof to send them what can I use as I cant find any information even from Pioneer about the particular drive I have. It is like it never existed!

[Blackened2687]

I will need proof to send them what can I use as I cant find any information even from Pioneer about the particular drive I have. It is like it never existed!

This drive is an OEM model intended for Japanese Toshiba laptops with UHD support, of course you won't find any information about it, since it's not a retail model. I have sent Mike the dump from exact drive like yours, please be patient.

[Paul Cordingley]

I can confirm Verbatim #43888 is LibreDrive capable external Pioneer drive. I had it on 1.14 firmware (2020-06-15) from the box matching the following entry.

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PIONEER-BD-RW___BDR-UD04-1.14-489CDFD6-8A10-20200615

Although it does not matter MakeMKV this drive seems to be official 4K UHD BD drive with AACS2 keys for e.g. proper SGX/PowerDVD Ultra usage (don't bother ). There are at least two model number variations and #43888 is the official UHD BD drive.

Hi,

I bought this drive, same model, same firmware etc. however it does not load Blu-rays at all - just makes knocking noises, sometimes spins up, but always ends up just ejecting the disc after a minute. It should just work, right? Would you say it’s faulty? I’ve tried a number of UHD and Blu-ray Discs. It does, however, read the enclosed disc it came with, PDF manuals etc.

[hansolo]

Enclosed disc is probably just a CD-ROM or maybe a DVD-ROM. So different laser is used to read those older format discs. Your drive may have a faulty blue laser, which is used for BD discs. If you already tried several different discs without success then I think dirty or faulty discs are not the reason. Maybe try to clean one misbehaving BD with a proper microfibre cloth. If that does not help, contact the retailer.

[computerlove]

I am new to this forum. Wanna to know if Pioneer BDR-S13J-X flashed with firmware 1.04 is a LibreDrive.

[dcoke22]

I am new to this forum. Wanna to know if Pioneer BDR-S13J-X flashed with firmware 1.04 is a LibreDrive.

The Pioneer BDR S13J-X looks like a Japanese market drive.

I think the 1.04 firmware is the one Pioneer released to break LibreDrive support. Others have reported their drive doesn't work on 1.04.

[computerlove]

I am new to this forum. Wanna to know if Pioneer BDR-S13J-X flashed with firmware 1.04 is a LibreDrive.

The Pioneer BDR S13J-X looks like a Japanese market drive.

I think the 1.04 firmware is the one Pioneer released to break LibreDrive support. Others have reported their drive doesn't work on 1.04.

Thanks. How can I check whethr it is a LibreDrive?

[dcoke22]

Thanks. How can I check whethr it is a LibreDrive?

If you have the drive, MakeMKV will tell you. After MakeMKV launches, on the right hand side there's a bunch of drive, LibreDrive, and disc information. If LibreDrive is supported, in the LibreDrive section it'll say Status: Enabled. Follow the 'doesn't work' link in my previous post to see an example screenshot (although, for that user it was not supported).

[Smith]

Hello. I am a novice and have not copied 4k discs before, so I don't know if my problem is user error or an unsupported drive.

I just tried and failed copying three 4k discs.
Pioneer BDR-XD08U
firmware BDR-BDS08, version 1.01/ID05, dated 2022-10-11

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[TeddyRaspin]

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[Smith]

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in order to rip UHD content from a protected disk.

Enabling internet worked, Thank You

[richardlansing]

I just purchased this drive BDR-S13U from Amazon and it rips 4K flawlessly:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S13U
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: BLDL300187UC
Firmware date: 2022-07-26
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 78

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS9201
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-213T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

[Verbatin]

Hello, I just registered on the web.
I have used your program several times already and have never had any problems.
Now I have changed my uhd disk drive and when I wanted to make a backup copy of my uhd movie it gave me the following error:
La clave de volumen de este disco es desconocida. No se puede desencriptar el video
DEBUG: Code 0 at w)Z`79F^=U%?OtE`:121264372
DEBUG: Code 0 at bYpr+4+pfiV](|$GE@ :121273319
DEBUG: Code 0 at Y76FQ!aYzx)1n73J0s#w:121265338
Fallo al realizar el backup

The uhd drive is:
Información de unidad de disco
Nombre del SO del dispositivo: /dev/rdisk4
Perfil actual: BD-ROM
Fabricante: PIONEER
Producto: BD-RW BDR-UD04
Revisión: 1.11
Número de serie: TADL032997WL
Fecha del firmware: 2018-11-28
Marcas de cifrado bus: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8A10
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US04
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.11
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes


Is it possible patch?
Thanks very much

[Coopervid]

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