LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

[pnko2025]

Hi there,

This is my first post here, just started getting into makemkv to back up my uhd discs when I realized my old Pioneer drive might be compatible. Here's the info from the makemkv main screen:

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208D
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted


Any help in enabling/unlocking this drive would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Coopervid]

Hi there,

This is my first post here, just started getting into makemkv to back up my uhd discs when I realized my old Pioneer drive might be compatible. Here's the info from the makemkv main screen:

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208D
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted


Any help in enabling/unlocking this drive would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.

PM sent.

[pnko2025]

Hi there,

This is my first post here, just started getting into makemkv to back up my uhd discs when I realized my old Pioneer drive might be compatible. Here's the info from the makemkv main screen:

Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208D
Revision: 1.10
...

PM sent.

I followed the instructions in the PM, it's working now. Thanks again!

[drench]

Hello,

Another newbie...I have a pioneer BDR-XD07B from a few years ago, is it possible to get it to work with UHD discs?

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2019-09-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted


Thanks for any info/help!

[Billycar11]

Hello,

Another newbie...I have a pioneer BDR-XD07B from a few years ago, is it possible to get it to work with UHD discs?

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2019-09-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted


Thanks for any info/help!

Yes just email me that drive info see below

[drench]

Hello,

Another newbie...I have a pioneer BDR-XD07B from a few years ago, is it possible to get it to work with UHD discs?

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD07
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Firmware date: 2019-09-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted


Thanks for any info/help!

Yes just email me that drive info see below

It worked perfectly! A+ thank you

[DavidLai]

Hi everyone,

Hope you are well. I just got a UHD Blu-Ray set that contains 2 regular Blu-Ray discs and one UHD disc. I'd like to get the copy of the film off the UHD as it has a Dolbe Atmos audio track and a Dolbe Digital audio track with English language audio description for the blind (that's the only reason I got the copy). The regular Blu-Ray has a 7.1 DTS HDMA and AC3 track for these 2 language settings, respectively, so it's a bit down-graded.

I have the Pioneer BDR-XD08U, and it claims to be UHD compatible, and I can hear in This PC the drive name and the Blu-Ray name. However, Make MKV can't open the UHD disc, saying that my drive isn't LibreDrive enabled.

As this is my first Blu-Ray experience, I didn't know that there's a step I should have done 3 years ago when I got the drive. I'm afraid I'm running into a tricky situation. What should I do?

Many thanks,

David

[DavoBR]

What should I do?

Best start by posting your MakeMKV details

[DavidLai]

What should I do?

Best start by posting your MakeMKV details

OK, here it is.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: CGDL002072UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-27
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9331
Firmware version: ID05

[Coopervid]

What should I do?

Best start by posting your MakeMKV details

OK, here it is.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: CGDL002072UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-27
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9331
Firmware version: ID05

Your firmware is too new. You have to wait until Mike comes up with a solution. No ETA.

[DavidLai]

Oh no, and I didn't do anything to the drive. This condition was what it came in.

And wow, it's been 3 years and no solution? Perhaps I'm really unfortunate. And it took me 3 years to find out, too, LOL.

[dcoke22]

Oh no, and I didn't do anything to the drive. This condition was what it came in.

And wow, it's been 3 years and no solution? Perhaps I'm really unfortunate. And it took me 3 years to find out, too, LOL.

If you had purchased the drive a little sooner you would've been able to avoid the unfortunate Pioneer firmware. The short history is after MakeMKV was updated to support ripping UHDs from Pioneer drives that supported reading UHDs, Pioneer eventually released a firmware update for all their drives with the only real purpose of preventing MakeMKV from working to rip UHDs. Generally speaking Pioneer drives are the best at ripping discs.
Now that Pioneer has gotten out of the business of making optical drives, MakeMKV's author, Mike, has stated that eventually all Pioneer drives will be supported. Until that happens, there's not much that can be done if the drive has too new of firmware.

If you don't want to wait, the easiest thing to do is get a different, additional drive. The availability of Pioneer drives with the correct firmware has been reduced to almost zero, however. (If you're in the USA, Billycar11 has said he's going to get one last shipment of Pioneer drives soon. If you're in Europe, Asmcom might have some when they reopen.) The next best thing is a drive that contains an LG BU40N.

[DavidLai]

Wow, so it looks like I need to get my hands on a drive soon. But that means the one I already have... Hmm, all this is sad to hear, but thank you!

And, I am in the USA.

If you had purchased the drive a little sooner you would've been able to avoid the unfortunate Pioneer firmware. The short history is after MakeMKV was updated to support ripping UHDs from Pioneer drives that supported reading UHDs, Pioneer eventually released a firmware update for all their drives with the only real purpose of preventing MakeMKV from working to rip UHDs. Generally speaking Pioneer drives are the best at ripping discs.
Now that Pioneer has gotten out of the business of making optical drives, MakeMKV's author, Mike, has stated that eventually all Pioneer drives will be supported. Until that happens, there's not much that can be done if the drive has too new of firmware.

If you don't want to wait, the easiest thing to do is get a different, additional drive. The availability of Pioneer drives with the correct firmware has been reduced to almost zero, however. (If you're in the USA, Billycar11 has said he's going to get one last shipment of Pioneer drives soon. If you're in Europe, Asmcom might have some when they reopen.) The next best thing is a drive that contains an LG BU40N.

[nicholfd]

Wow, so it looks like I need to get my hands on a drive soon. But that means the one I already have... Hmm, all this is sad to hear, but thank you!

And, I am in the USA.

I currently have external USB 3 drives for sale with flashable Pioneer drives inside. I'm in the USA. See my thread here:
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=39475

[impala454]

Best start by posting your MakeMKV details

OK, here it is.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: CGDL002072UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-27
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 81

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS9331
Firmware version: ID05

Your firmware is too new. You have to wait until Mike comes up with a solution. No ETA.

Oh no! I am in this same boat. I've had this drive forever and recently got back to ripping my collection. I've had several discs fail (well, maybe 4-5 discs out of 100 or so so far) so I thought I'd go update the drive's firmware and see if that helped. Now I'm on 1.04 (same drive as @DavidLai).