Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

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frustratednoob
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Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

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Hello, I am at my wits end with this flashing process. :shock: I have tried to use the flasher, the cmd prompts, and everything I could think of. I will attach a few screenshots of what I am seeing and dealing with. I can verify the drive works and is being show in file explorer, being seen in MakeMKV, but getting "No drive tool logic found in SDF.bin Internal error 0x8d000000" in cmd prompt. It does burn normal/bluray movies fine.
MartyMcNuts
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

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frustratednoob wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 2:28 am
Hello, I am at my wits end with this flashing process. :shock: I have tried to use the flasher, the cmd prompts, and everything I could think of. I will attach a few screenshots of what I am seeing and dealing with. I can verify the drive works and is being show in file explorer, being seen in MakeMKV, but getting "No drive tool logic found in SDF.bin Internal error 0x8d000000" in cmd prompt. It does burn normal/bluray movies fine.
Using Windows?
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frustratednoob
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

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Yes windows 11.
Coopervid
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

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frustratednoob wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 2:28 am
Hello, I am at my wits end with this flashing process. :shock: I have tried to use the flasher, the cmd prompts, and everything I could think of. I will attach a few screenshots of what I am seeing and dealing with. I can verify the drive works and is being show in file explorer, being seen in MakeMKV, but getting "No drive tool logic found in SDF.bin Internal error 0x8d000000" in cmd prompt. It does burn normal/bluray movies fine.
Post your Makemkv info. Did you make sure drive is empty and closed?
frustratednoob
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

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I think the images aren't working when I attach them
frustratednoob
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

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Drive Information

OS device name: \Device\CdRom1

Current profile: BD-ROM

Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST

Product: BD-RE BU40N

Revision: 1.02

Serial number:

Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16

Bus encryption flags: 1F

Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information

Status: Possible (with patched firmware)

Drive platform: MT 1959

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
shortcut1999
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

Post by shortcut1999 »

Coopervid wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 1:09 pm
frustratednoob wrote:
Wed Sep 10, 2025 2:28 am
Hello, I am at my wits end with this flashing process. :shock: I have tried to use the flasher, the cmd prompts, and everything I could think of. I will attach a few screenshots of what I am seeing and dealing with. I can verify the drive works and is being show in file explorer, being seen in MakeMKV, but getting "No drive tool logic found in SDF.bin Internal error 0x8d000000" in cmd prompt. It does burn normal/bluray movies fine.
Post your Makemkv info. Did you make sure drive is empty and closed?
I am having the same issues as frustratednoob. Followed all guides online. did cmd prompt, powershell, sdf tool, Used billys flasher as well. no success. on windows 11 and tried 2 different installations of the sdf tool and windows 11. and disc bay was empty and closed.

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.02
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2120-12-01 17:16
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 76

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)

No disc inserted
Billycar11
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

Post by Billycar11 »

getting quite a few reports of this
not sure whats happening if its a not downloading sdf issue or they changed the cases again

im leaning towards a case issue....
trying something now on a few people
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

Post by Billycar11 »

well pretty sure the new archgon cases dont pass flashing commands through so they are getting removed from the guide

mike may be able to fix it like last time but who knows ill send him some info
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frustratednoob
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

Post by frustratednoob »

*crossing fingers*
Billycar11
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

Post by Billycar11 »

frustratednoob wrote:
Thu Sep 11, 2025 12:39 am
*crossing fingers*
would likely not be soon
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frustratednoob
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

Post by frustratednoob »

Hopefully the cables and adapters do the trick
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Re: Need Help with flashing Archgon BD-RE BU40N

Post by frustratednoob »

Update. Got it flashed with adapter and SATA adapter. Drive was removed from shell and flashed using sdf flasher.

https://a.co/d/9irTZEJ
https://a.co/d/93ApeSA

Used these 2 and all it working and ripping! 🥹
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