Flashing a LG WH16NS58 with MK firmware

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Toaster_King
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Flashing a LG WH16NS58 with MK firmware

#1 Post by Toaster_King » Fri Jan 26, 2024 6:34 am

I purchased an LG WH16NS58 on eBay in the hopes that I could start ripping UHD blu-rays with MakeMKV. It was only after I pulled the trigger on buying on it that I realised it wasn't listed as a supported drive on the flashing guide. There is a post on this subforum from someone with the same drive (with the same firmware no less), but I'm unsure if that will help me rip using MakeMKV. Since I'm a new user I also can't message @Coopervid for more info, but I'd prefer a detailed solution here to avoid a "DenverCoder9" outcome in the future.

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Re: Flashing a LG WH16NS58 with MK firmware

#2 Post by Billycar11 » Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:54 am

should be fine its just a different eu name for the WH16NS40 just flash it to WH16NS60 1.02 mk
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Re: Flashing a LG WH16NS58 with MK firmware

#3 Post by Coopervid » Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:56 am

Like Billy said it is not a problem to flash another firmware to it. WH16NS58 is a special firmware to do quality checks for burned discs using qxptools or VPTools. If you want to have or keep this functionality just flash the MK firmware version to it. But also owners of WH16NS40 or ASUS drives can flash their drives to WH16NS58 if they want to have this functionality.

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