LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

[Coopervid]

Can anyone let me know what I need to do for this so that it can be used for UHD discs? Looks like the firmware is before the encryption, but I still can't read UHD discs. - Thanks!

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.14
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

Read your PM.

[kilolimaalpha]

Thank you!

[drknight71]

Hi,

Sorry to ask again but was just wondering considering the firmware is encrypted is it possible to edit the binary of an older firmware and change the version info on it to fool the updater that its a newer firmware?

Thanks

[MartyMcNuts]

Hi,

Sorry to ask again but was just wondering considering the firmware is encrypted is it possible to edit the binary of an older firmware and change the version info on it to fool the updater that its a newer firmware?

Thanks

No, been there, tried that. Plus many other things.

[drknight71]

What about using a usb firmware flasher. There must be a rom chip you can clamp.

[Billycar11]

What about using a usb firmware flasher. There must be a rom chip you can clamp.

It's 128 pins is there a clamp for those?

[drknight71]

I'm not sure. I've flashed motherboard bios chips before but nothing like this.

[Billycar11]

I'm not sure. I've flashed motherboard bios chips before but nothing like this.

Yeah those are like 8 pins

[sphilip]

I received a PM, but can not reply yet as I am too new here.. lol

so does this drive need to be flashed to XD06 to make it work with UHD ?

Try. It should work.

I found one of these drives that I never got around to using. Did you end up trying to flash it to XD06 as suggested? How does one flash a BDR-XD05 to XD06 so it can read UHD discs? I'm having trouble understanding how that part would work. I'm willing to roll the dice on it since I didn't even realize I had this drive until today.

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Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

[Coopervid]

I received a PM, but can not reply yet as I am too new here.. lol

so does this drive need to be flashed to XD06 to make it work with UHD ?

Try. It should work.

I found one of these drives that I never got around to using. Did you end up trying to flash it to XD06 as suggested? How does one flash a BDR-XD05 to XD06 so it can read UHD discs? I'm having trouble understanding how that part would work. I'm willing to roll the dice on it since I didn't even realize I had this drive until today.

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Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

It's a kind of magic....

Read your PM.

[sphilip]

It's a kind of magic....

Read your PM.

Thanks! Watching The Raid 4K now.

[SeaLight]

My Mac wasn’t reading my Pioneer BDR-XD07UHD and I updated the firmware to 1.05. Now of course I can’t read UHD discs and it’s killing me. Everything I’m reading says I can’t flash the drive. Is this still true? Do I need to sell this one and buy another drive that works with MakeMKV?

[Billycar11]

My Mac wasn’t reading my Pioneer BDR-XD07UHD and I updated the firmware to 1.05. Now of course I can’t read UHD discs and it’s killing me. Everything I’m reading says I can’t flash the drive. Is this still true? Do I need to sell this one and buy another drive that works with MakeMKV?

sadly yes it is now ruined for UHD

see below for pioneers with old fw

[SeaLight]

EDIT: I didn't think to look in your signature. Doh...

Wow that's awful. It's a shame that it's a UHD player but Pioneer botched it. I don't know why they did that...I'll take a look at other drives to consider. Did I miss a list of compatible UHD drives for MakeMKV?

[Billycar11]

Wow that's awful. It's a shame that it's a UHD player but Pioneer botched it. I don't know why they did that...I'll take a look at other drives to consider. Did I miss a list of compatible UHD drives for MakeMKV?

yeah see below for guide or email me for a pioneer with old FW