LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

[asmcom]

Is there a chance that the Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD / BDR-XS07UHD or BDR-S13U will be flashable for casual users in the future? Guess I'll have to go for a BU40N drive now because of that crap.

We have these drives in stock on firmware 1-02

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19387

Asmcom

[ava1ar]

Hi all!

How to I flash this guy?

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2022-10-24
Bus encryption flags: 13

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

No disc inserted

[asmcom]

Hi all!

How to I flash this guy?

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: 
Firmware date: 2022-10-24
Bus encryption flags: 13

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

No disc inserted

Do not flash this drive as it is on correct firmware. Leave as is

Asmcom

[ava1ar]

Do not flash this drive as it is on correct firmware. Leave as is

Ok, got it - I was curious about LibveDrive firmware, but it looks like it is not needed? Will try it today as-is.

[asmcom]

Do not flash this drive as it is on correct firmware. Leave as is

Ok, got it - I was curious about LibveDrive firmware, but it looks like it is not needed? Will try it today as-is.

If you flash there is no going back, drive will not read UHD discs again. Do not flash.

Asmcom

[mrcobra92]

Is there a chance that the Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD / BDR-XS07UHD or BDR-S13U will be flashable for casual users in the future? Guess I'll have to go for a BU40N drive now because of that crap.

We have these drives in stock on firmware 1-02

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19387

Asmcom

Just sent you an email about buying one of these. Thanks!

[asmcom]

Is there a chance that the Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD / BDR-XS07UHD or BDR-S13U will be flashable for casual users in the future? Guess I'll have to go for a BU40N drive now because of that crap.

We have these drives in stock on firmware 1-02

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19387

Asmcom

Just sent you an email about buying one of these. Thanks!

Thank you, we will look straight away.

Hayley

UHD Friendly Drives Team

[weslovesnats]

Hi, Here is the nicely formatted data from AnyDVD (which now takes credit cards, I used them years ago). This is an internal SATA drive. I have had no problems with DVD and Blu-Ray (1080p) but UHD is what I'm trying to do - in this case I have the Bond boxed set with Craig's movies in UHD.

Summary for drive V: (AnyDVD HD 8.6.8.0, BDPHash.bin 20-03-11)
PIONEER BD-RWBDR-S13U 1.04
Drive (Hardware) Region: 1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Media is a Blu-ray disc.

Total size: 48876960 sectors (95462 MBytes)
Video Blu-ray label: NO_TIME_TO_DIE
Media is AACS protected!
AACS MKB version 76
UHD Blu-ray disc.
Drive supports bus encryption!
Disc wants bus encryption!
DRIVE NOT SUPPORTED BY MAKEMKV LIBREDRIVE!
couldn't retrieve AGID (bus encryption)!
ERROR processing Blu-ray disc!

What am about to add is an Asus which seems to match what you mentioned as compatible (I don't care for external drives when I have a full tower to mount an internal one), taken from the factory sticker on the top:
Short Model: BS-160HT
Longer model #: BW-1601HT/BLK/G/AS

I'd like to keep the old one and add the new one but I could do a replacement. Space is not the problem. While I plan to replace my Socket 2011 system, I'd like to wait until Intel 15th gen ships along with Win 12.This is loaded with multiple SSDs and a rather large amount of RAM so just getting a drive to work is the priority. It isn't clear if I can flash the existing drive or not (likely not). I'll know about the Asus when I install it and try a disk.

Is my understanding of what will work correct - or nearly so - above? I have about 20-30 UHD disks I want to rip. The other disks (even more in number) are largely TV series and will be a pain to get the files and [episodes by name or number] correct, and the existing drive will work for them but not UHD. So it's just UHD that is the risk at this moment.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi, Here is the nicely formatted data from AnyDVD (which now takes credit cards, I used them years ago). This is an internal SATA drive. I have had no problems with DVD and Blu-Ray (1080p) but UHD is what I'm trying to do - in this case I have the Bond boxed set with Craig's movies in UHD.

Summary for drive V: (AnyDVD HD 8.6.8.0, BDPHash.bin 20-03-11)
PIONEER BD-RWBDR-S13U 1.04
Drive (Hardware) Region: 1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Media is a Blu-ray disc.

Total size: 48876960 sectors (95462 MBytes)
Video Blu-ray label: NO_TIME_TO_DIE
Media is AACS protected!
AACS MKB version 76
UHD Blu-ray disc.
Drive supports bus encryption!
Disc wants bus encryption!
DRIVE NOT SUPPORTED BY MAKEMKV LIBREDRIVE!
couldn't retrieve AGID (bus encryption)!
ERROR processing Blu-ray disc!

What am about to add is an Asus which seems to match what you mentioned as compatible (I don't care for external drives when I have a full tower to mount an internal one), taken from the factory sticker on the top:
Short Model: BS-160HT
Longer model #: BW-1601HT/BLK/G/AS

I'd like to keep the old one and add the new one but I could do a replacement. Space is not the problem. While I plan to replace my Socket 2011 system, I'd like to wait until Intel 15th gen ships along with Win 12.This is loaded with multiple SSDs and a rather large amount of RAM so just getting a drive to work is the priority. It isn't clear if I can flash the existing drive or not (likely not). I'll know about the Asus when I install it and try a disk.

Is my understanding of what will work correct - or nearly so - above? I have about 20-30 UHD disks I want to rip. The other disks (even more in number) are largely TV series and will be a pain to get the files and [episodes by name or number] correct, and the existing drive will work for them but not UHD. So it's just UHD that is the risk at this moment.

If you mean ASUS BW-16D1HT, then yes, once flashed it can rip UHD discs.

[weslovesnats]

Thanks. The way manufacturers use part numbers, basic and adding various letters or binders for subset or minor updates, causes a small amount of uneasy feeling about compatibility. I've seen the lists of models and some of that happens for what, in retail packaging, looks the same in the shelf. So this is useful since, while I was a hardware engineer decades ago, before switching to software, I've never flashed a drive. I has an "unsuccessful" update if BIOS back in the Pentium 4 days for why I might be concerned.

As for the worst of part numbers with minute changes being like different chips, you'd have to be old enough to remember the 386 and 486 days where mere "steppings" of shipped production clips could mean whether a specific machine instruction would work or not.

Again, thanks.

[Saebasan]

Hello,
How can I flash this drive, in order to make it Libredrive enable?

*********************************************************************
Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: MLDL038441WL
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8510
Firmware version: ID19
*********************************************************************


Thank you.

[MartyMcNuts]

Hello,
How can I flash this drive, in order to make it Libredrive enable?

*********************************************************************
Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: MLDL038441WL
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8510
Firmware version: ID19
*********************************************************************


Thank you.

There is no publicly available flasher for Pioneer drives.

[Saebasan]

Then, how to make this UD03, Makemkv “enable”?

What about the sdf.bin file?
Should I ask to enlist this drive in it, or something like so?

[MartyMcNuts]

Then, how to make this UD03, Makemkv “enable”?

What about the sdf.bin file?
Should I ask to enlist this drive in it, or something like so?

The only way to enable UHD ripping on that drive is to contact Billycar11 and purchase his flasher.

[Saebasan]

Then, how to make this UD03, Makemkv “enable”?

What about the sdf.bin file?
Should I ask to enlist this drive in it, or something like so?

The only way to enable UHD ripping on that drive is to contact Billycar11 and purchase his flasher.

Thank you but really? It sounds a little bit odd...
As the first post of this thread, from mike, the admin, just says "none of the Pioneer drives require firmware update - they should just work"...
Regarding his explanations, it may just work without firmware upgrade.