Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

[telefax.mousier-6p]

Hello, I recently bought a blu ray drive and thought it can directly read 4k blu ray disks. It's pretty new, with an usb c port and cost like 100€ on amazon. Yesterday I found out that it can only read normal blu ray disks. Even though it's BDXL compatible which is very disappointing because it's new and not cheap.

So my question is if it's possible to flash the firmware to read 4k disks. I did some research and found that I can try to crossflash from BDR-US03 to BDR-US04. But I cannot find any firmware...

Here my info:

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Drive Information

Manufacturer: ASUS

Product: SBW-06D5H-U


Revision: E101


Serial number: xxx


Firmware date: 2018-08-22


Bus encryption flags: 1B


Highest AACS version: 68







LibreDrive Information





Status: Enabled






Drive platform: RS8511







Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03







Firmware type: Original (unpatched)








Firmware version: E101/ID26









DVD all regions: Yes









BD raw data read: Yes










BD raw metadata read: Yes










Unrestricted read speed: Yes

[Coopervid]

Hello, I recently bought a blu ray drive and thought it can directly read 4k blu ray disks. It's pretty new, with an usb c port and cost like 100€ on amazon. Yesterday I found out that it can only read normal blu ray disks. Even though it's BDXL compatible which is very disappointing because it's new and not cheap.

So my question is if it's possible to flash the firmware to read 4k disks. I did some research and found that I can try to crossflash from BDR-US03 to BDR-US04. But I cannot find any firmware...

Here my info:

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Drive Information

Manufacturer: ASUS

Product: SBW-06D5H-U


Revision: E101


Serial number: xxx


Firmware date: 2018-08-22


Bus encryption flags: 1B


Highest AACS version: 68







LibreDrive Information





Status: Enabled






Drive platform: RS8511







Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03







Firmware type: Original (unpatched)








Firmware version: E101/ID26









DVD all regions: Yes









BD raw data read: Yes










BD raw metadata read: Yes










Unrestricted read speed: Yes

PM sent.

[telefax.mousier-6p]

Hello, I recently bought a blu ray drive and thought it can directly read 4k blu ray disks. It's pretty new, with an usb c port and cost like 100€ on amazon. Yesterday I found out that it can only read normal blu ray disks. Even though it's BDXL compatible which is very disappointing because it's new and not cheap.

So my question is if it's possible to flash the firmware to read 4k disks. I did some research and found that I can try to crossflash from BDR-US03 to BDR-US04. But I cannot find any firmware...

Here my info:

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Drive Information

Manufacturer: ASUS

Product: SBW-06D5H-U


Revision: E101


Serial number: xxx


Firmware date: 2018-08-22


Bus encryption flags: 1B


Highest AACS version: 68







LibreDrive Information





Status: Enabled






Drive platform: RS8511







Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03







Firmware type: Original (unpatched)








Firmware version: E101/ID26









DVD all regions: Yes









BD raw data read: Yes










BD raw metadata read: Yes










Unrestricted read speed: Yes

PM sent.

Thank you very much. Crossflashing was straightforward and 4K disks are now readable! I got some issues with playing disks directly via VLC on macOS. I think it's not possible with this drive. But most important is that I don't need to buy another drive even though it's limited to 4x like in the UHD Disk Guide. But I think it's okay.

Is it possible to flash directly in macOS with Apple Silicon? If yes I could create a short manual.

[telefax.mousier-6p]

This is my portable setup lol:

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[Coopervid]

The firmware files are Windows only by the author. No options therefore.

[GDZsobi]

I'm currently experiencing an issue similar to what is described in this post, my drive is unable to read 4K Blu-ray disk. It is the same model as mentioned in this post, but it has a newer firmware version, as I shown below.

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Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E102
Serial number: CIDL279490WL
Firmware date: 2023-04-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8511
Firmware version: ID26

Is there a way to make my drive read 4K discs?

I'd appreciate any suggestion. Thank you for your help!

[Coopervid]

I'm currently experiencing an issue similar to what is described in this post, my drive is unable to read 4K Blu-ray disk. It is the same model as mentioned in this post, but it has a newer firmware version, as I shown below.

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Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E102
Serial number: CIDL279490WL
Firmware date: 2023-04-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8511
Firmware version: ID26

Is there a way to make my drive read 4K discs?

I'd appreciate any suggestion. Thank you for your help!

You are out of luck with firmware newer than Dec. 2022.

[Gozer83]

Hello, i buyed this

ASUS SBW-06D5H-U BDXL Extern Ultra Slim in April 2020. Can anyone help me to read UHD with it?

I never made firmware update, so pretty sure it is possible.

all the best

[zittrig]

Post your drive information with a MakeMKV screen.

[Gozer83]

Excuse me, is that better and does it help?

[zittrig]

Yes, that helps. The drive informations on the right are important.

Your drive can be flashed. Just wait a bit, someone (Billycar11 or Coopervid) can support you.

[Gozer83]

Great, thank you very much in advance.

[Coopervid]

Great, thank you very much in advance.

PM sent.

[Gozer83]

Answered. Thank you very much. You guys helped me a lot.
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