Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2025

[dellsam34]

Is buying the makemkv license required to make a rip?

[d00zah]

Is buying the makemkv license required to make a rip?

FAQ about BETA and PERMANENT keys.

[MartyMcNuts]

Is buying the makemkv license required to make a rip?

No.

[UnmindfulNaturist9]

i will try this forum

[Gazurk]

I am trying to flash but even though it says t hat it is successful, it is not5 actually updating the firmware. Any ideas?

[disneyvader]

I have tried reading this post but frankly it's written quite confusingly...
I'm just looking a good drive that's available in the EU, preferably working out of the box but I can settle for an easy firmware swap
Any recommendations?
I would have bought one from Asmcom but their vacation seem to be dragging on and are unreachable

[MartyMcNuts]

I am trying to flash but even though it says t hat it is successful, it is not5 actually updating the firmware. Any ideas?

rawflash enc

[Gazurk]

I am trying to flash but even though it says t hat it is successful, it is not5 actually updating the firmware. Any ideas?

rawflash enc

Gosh thank you! It didn't show up on the enc list so I din't think to do that.

[dcoke22]

I have tried reading this post but frankly it's written quite confusingly...
I'm just looking a good drive that's available in the EU, preferably working out of the box but I can settle for an easy firmware swap
Any recommendations?
I would have bought one from Asmcom but their vacation seem to be dragging on and are unreachable

The Verbatim 43888 will probably come with a Pioneer UD04 drive inside it that'll work with MakeMKV for ripping 4K UHDs out of the box. There have been some reports recently that the Verbatim 43888 might come with a BU40N drive inside it that'll need to be flashed before it'll work with MakeMKV for ripping 4K UHDs. Either way you'll end up with a decent drive. It is supposedly a power hungry drive, so it works best if it is plugged into powerful USB ports, preferably a USB-C port.

[banteringbiscuit]

First time buying a UHD drive.
First day on the board.

I just bought a pioneer after seeing what was recommended.

Is this a drive I should return? In reading this forum.. I have not yet seen instructions on rolling this back to 1.02 or lesser.

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XS07U
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2023-01-06
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8E21
Firmware version: ID05

[d00zah]

Firmware date: 2023-01-06

Too recent. Return it.

Pioneer firmware update February 2023

As many of you have noticed, Pioneer released a mass firmware update for almost all drives. The firmware date is around December 2022 and release date is around February 2023. The sole purpose of this update is to disable LibreDrive and unofficial firmware flashing tools such as DVRtool.

[johannu]

I have got an HP UHD-Drive. Inside is a LG BU40N with firmware S05JH. I think this firmware is adopted to HP.

Is it possible to flash this firmware to 1.03 MK and to 1.00?

Thank you!

[zittrig]

Show your drive and libre drive information from the MakeMKV screen.

[johannu]

The problem is, that I don't have the drive yet... I could buy it rarely cheap. But do not want to spend money, when it is not confident, that it can be flashed...

[zittrig]

I see but without the information there're only statements possible which express the possibility without guarantee.

Generally the BU40N, HP or LG labeled, are ready for a downgrade as far as I know.