Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2026

[cf1084]

U rigth i realized after the post ‍‍… however is anything i can do to read the UHD??

[Mr_Orange]

I bought this unit and was able to record a UHD BD (so it says on the box), but I tried other movies and it doesn't read them... what can I do?


Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-213M
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: ****
Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9200
Firmware version: ID56

nah you didnt read a UHD with that
you did a regular BD

He said "record" not "rip", unless he meant "rip".

[Billycar11]

He said "record" not "rip", unless he meant "rip".

i didnt say rip but yeah that drive will not see a UHD disc at all unless you buy it from me marty or asmcom and the drive info will not look like that at all

its not an official UHD drive so it does not see those discs

[Mr_Orange]

He said "record" not "rip", unless he meant "rip".

i didnt say rip but yeah that drive will not see a UHD disc at all unless you buy it from me marty or asmcom and the drive info will not look like that at all

its not an official UHD drive so it does not see those discs

True, you said "read" but fundamentally there is no difference between "read" and "rip" since ripping requires reading. If the drive doesn't even recognise a UHD then, I concede, that it wouldn't record either.

[shinkiro]

Hi guys, I just got the Buffalo Japanese drive "BRUHD-PU3" (external) but I don't know which tool or firmware to use to read UHD blu-ray discs.

Do I use the flasher on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22896 or something else entirely?

I saw that "MartyMcNuts" said to use "1. HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BU40N-BU12-OM01001-211902230922.bin
2. DE_Buffalo_BRUHD-PU3_BU10 OR DE_LG_BU40N_1.00", so any of these three firmwares work?

Show drive information with MakeMKV.

Here you go:

Drive Information
OS device name: M:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: BUFFALO
Product: Optical Drive
Revision: BU14
Serial number: MO7NBNG5633
Firmware date: 2121-06-21 13:30
Bus encryption flags: 1F

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

[zittrig]

Try flashing with LG BU40N 1.03MK.

[DrakkerFlight]

Oh wow I guess I missed this firmware was on the encrypted list. Add enc seems to have fixed the issue. Thank you!

[shinkiro]

Try flashing with LG BU40N 1.03MK.

Any idea if my current firmware is encrypted or not?

[zittrig]

It is, check "enc" if not checked automatically.

[tjones85]

Hey All,
Bit of a newb at this. Im looking to regenerate my macbook pro mid 2009 and have it as my ripper for my media libarary.

Anyone know if this would support make MKV?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TG9CBR8/ ... _lig_dp_it

Or anyone know of an internal drive for my MBP that would?

Thanks in advance

[zittrig]

No, this drive is not 4k flashable.

[dcoke22]

Hey All,
Bit of a newb at this. Im looking to regenerate my macbook pro mid 2009 and have it as my ripper for my media libarary.

A 2009 era MacBook Pro probably has USB 2.0 ports on it. You could easily get 'full sized' desktop style drive and put in a powered external case and plug it into the USB port on the side of your MBP.

Something like the OWC Mercury Pro enclosure or a Vantec NexStar DX2 enclosure will hold an optical drive, power it, and allow it to be connected to any computer over USB.

Going this route is probably a better choice than trying to jam something into the innards of your old MBP. With the drive in an external enclosure, you can easily move it when a mac Mini replaces that old MBP.

[tjones85]

Ah okay thanks so those drives are flashable and will enable me to run MakeMKV?

[jspace]

Big thanks to MartyMcNuts and the other devs for the SDF tool. Getting a WH14NS40 to rip UHDs was super easy.

[fozzmoo]

I posted 5 days ago and got no response, so I'm reposting in hopes someone will see this one and have some ideas.

Howdy. I'm running Linux and I have a HL-DT-ST BD-RE WH14NS40, SVC CODE of NS50 running firmware version 1.05. I understand from the first page post this is an encrypted firmware so I need to run 'makemkvcon' with the 'enc' option. However, I'm confused what firmware I should be installing on it to be able to read UHD discs. I've tried unsuccessfully to flash it with HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin. When I run the makemkvcon command, it just sits there and does nothing.