MartyMcNuts wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:14 pm
banteringbiscuit wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 6:08 pm
Ok thanks.
I guess I will just return it and get one of those drives at the beginning of this post -
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634 and avoid Pioneer's as they seem to be a guessing game.
MartyMcNuts wrote: Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:55 am
Can't be flashed as you have the dreaded post 11/2022 firmware. Return it.
Get the Verbatim 43888 from Germany Amazon as it still contains a Pioneer BDR-UD04 inside.
Don't live in Germany or EU. From USA that model was not available anyways. I bought this.
I seems to play blueray on Ubuntu/MakeMKV(trial license)/VLC. I haven't tried ripping them yet. Please some of you veterans tell me I did good and its flash-able!
I'll XXX out the serial number... don't know why - but everybody here seems to be doing it. Its an archgon external from Amazon's usa website.
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: XXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 58
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)
Disc Information
Label: DARK STAR THERMOSTELLAR
Timestamp: 2012-09-06 11:30:42
Protection: AACS
Data capacity: 44.86 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM
Number of layers: 2
Channel bit length: 74,5 nm (25.0 GB max. per layer)