LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

[Billycar11]

Well pioneer has released more firmware to hurt us today 9/20/2023 I see it for the 12 and 13 series remember do not update

[Coopervid]

What kind of BS in the change log: Damage prevention mode for audio CDs Never heard that drive that is not damaged by itself will damage an audio CD or DVD or BD.

DO NOT UPDATE PIONEER FIRMWARES!!!!

[smstnitc]

Yeah, I swear, if you're using a drive that works for 4k ripping, buy another drive for everything else, and keep this drive in a golden state that you never update, or use for other things so it doesn't wear out on you.

[MotorUnsubtly]

I bought a Pioneer BDR-XS07UHD from Amazon a few days ago. Got here today and it had the 1.02 firmware on it which worked out of the box with libredrive/makemkv.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FGVPTHW?ps ... ct_details

The vendor that sold it to me on amazon was Adorama.

Very nice drive, and worked 100 percent out of the box with 0 issues. I don't know if all of them will have the 1.02 firmware, but mine did so figured I'd share this here.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: CBDL011396UC
Firmware date: 2022-10-24
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 63

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8E21
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02/ID05
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

[carglez]

ASUS BW-16D1H-U PRO
Info MakeMKV:
Información de unidad de disco
Nombre del SO del dispositivo: E:
Fabricante: ASUS
Producto: BW-16D1H-U
Revisión: A205
Número de serie: ********** *
Fecha del firmware: 2120-12-01 18:18
Marcas de cifrado bus: 1F
Versión más alta de AACS: 35
Estadode información de LibreDrive
: Posible, aún no habilitado
Plataforma de unidad: MT1959

[smstnitc]

I bought a Pioneer BDR-XS07UHD from Amazon a few days ago. Got here today and it had the 1.02 firmware on it which worked out of the box with libredrive/makemkv.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FGVPTHW?ps ... ct_details

Lucky dog!

I ordered the same drive several days ago, but it came from another seller and had 1.03 installed.

I decided to take the risk and order directly from the seller you mentioned and see what happens. Thanks for the info! It'll be worth it to me even if I end up with two drives!

[wildcat_betamax]

Hello,

This is my first post here on the forum. I tried to do as much research as possible before reaching out, but can you please help me confirm what I believe to be true?

I have a Pioneer BD-RW BDR-X13U drive. I have been unable to rip 4K UHD discs yet - because from what I gather my "LibreDrive" is not yet enabled. DVD and BD rips work fine. I purchased it in May

Am I out of luck because this drive's firmware is on v1.03 (and the firmware date is 2022-12-12)? Is there anything I can do with this drive at the moment to be able to rip 4K UHD discs?

Thanks for your help!
-wildcat

Sorry nothing can be done right now we have to wait for libredrive v2 for pioneers

Ok, thank you @billycar11.

[smstnitc]

I bought a Pioneer BDR-XS07UHD from Amazon a few days ago. Got here today and it had the 1.02 firmware on it which worked out of the box with libredrive/makemkv.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FGVPTHW?ps ... ct_details

The vendor that sold it to me on amazon was Adorama.

I got the same drive from the same seller today. I had 1.02 firmware even though the manufacture date is the same as the other drive I have of the same model, it came with 1.03. But this second one is working!

[MotorUnsubtly]

I bought a Pioneer BDR-XS07UHD from Amazon a few days ago. Got here today and it had the 1.02 firmware on it which worked out of the box with libredrive/makemkv.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FGVPTHW?ps ... ct_details

The vendor that sold it to me on amazon was Adorama.

I got the same drive from the same seller today. I had 1.02 firmware even though the manufacture date is the same as the other drive I have of the same model, it came with 1.03. But this second one is working!

Glad my information was able to help someone.

[Silstras]

Hello,

I have a BDR-X13J-S (BDR-X13U-S) with firmware 1.04 and got with makemkv 1.17.5

Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-X13U
Revision: 1.04

Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9401
Firmware version: ID43

this info.

How can I get this drive to work with LibreDrive?

Regards

[smstnitc]

I have a BDR-X13J-S (BDR-X13U-S) with firmware 1.04 and got with makemkv 1.17.5
...
How can I get this drive to work with LibreDrive?

The brutal answer is "you need to wait until it is supported or buy a drive that is currently supported".

Your issue is probably the firmware version. Someone posted how they got a drive with an old version (1.02) that worked, so I followed their directions and got lucky with a drive that has the old firmware also. Check a few messages back for the details.

[Coopervid]

You can't until Mike can alter firmware dated later then Dec. 2022. You will have to wait or return the drive and get one from the sellers on this forum.

[Silstras]

Thanks for the answers.

I thought that maybe I need to send some data from the drive or firmware for libredrive customization here in the forum or to Mike.

I updated the drive without really thinking about the firmware dependency on MakeMKV.

1.04 Added new feature "Damage Prevention mode for music CD" Improved operational stability

I can wait for the fix, its not really urgent for me.

With best regards and thanks for the support.

[kaelef]

I bought a Pioneer BDR-XS07UHD from Amazon a few days ago. Got here today and it had the 1.02 firmware on it which worked out of the box with libredrive/makemkv.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FGVPTHW?ps ... ct_details

The vendor that sold it to me on amazon was Adorama.

I got the same drive from the same seller today. I had 1.02 firmware even though the manufacture date is the same as the other drive I have of the same model, it came with 1.03. But this second one is working!

Glad my information was able to help someone.

I just received one from Adorma, and it's on firmware 1.02 also.

[falconchips]

Hi, I've got an external Asus drive that is actually a Pioneer drive. It reads BD, but not UHD with MakeMKV 1.17.5 ('no disc inserted'), so... I'm doing something wrong or it is not a UHD drive. Any ideas?

Drive Information
OS device name: K:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: XXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2018-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID26
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted