PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

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blind-s33r
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Re: PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

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Coopervid wrote:
Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:43 pm
blind-s33r wrote:
Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:41 pm
Coopervid wrote:
Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:31 pm


Post the Makemkv info. Make sure it's a MT1959 drive. You know that you have to switch enclosures for flashing?
I already swapped and flashed it do bu40n 1.00 as Im running linux, my other bu40ns work perfectly fine... well one is dying which is I grabbed the new archgon.

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.00
Serial number: MO2P56B1549
Firmware date: 2116-12-20 15:28
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.00
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Disc Information
Label: ALITA_BATTLE_ANGEL
Timestamp: 2019-05-28 16:01:22
Protection: AACS2.0/C v68
Data capacity: 59.20 Gb
Disc type: BD-ROM UHD
Number of layers: 2
Bus encryption flags: 80
Return it.
Eh, the drive itself works perfectly fine in the old enclosure for 4k ripping, Ill hold off as I needed the drive either way and hope in the future the enclosure will be supported...
Coopervid
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Re: PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

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Your decision. A SATA>USB adapter will work. But that's cumbersome.
blind-s33r
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Re: PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

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Coopervid wrote:
Tue Oct 21, 2025 8:52 pm
Your decision. A SATA>USB adapter will work. But that's cumbersome.
I did notice that it never says Using libredrive mode when trying to start a rip so I have to assume that thats the issue, it wont even use libredrive mode on dvd's or blurays either...
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Re: PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

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Post your Makemkv info. I guess it's not flashed successfully.
blind-s33r
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Re: PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

Post by blind-s33r »

Coopervid wrote:
Tue Oct 21, 2025 9:09 pm
Post your Makemkv info. I guess it's not flashed successfully.
I already did, as I said the drive itself works in the old enclosure. Its just the new enclosure that's the issue. Maybe mike can bypass the restriction in a future version of makemkv if that is the root issue.
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Re: PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

Post by Coopervid »

Now. If you are on Linux go back to a 17.x version of Makemkv since 18.x versions don't work OK:
blind-s33r
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Re: PSA: New Archgon UHD drives do not allow flashing

Post by blind-s33r »

Coopervid wrote:
Tue Oct 21, 2025 9:14 pm
Now. If you are on Linux go back to a 17.x version of Makemkv since 18.x versions don't work OK:
18.x works fine for me, I've never had the issues most other people have as I build it from source... its the enclosure.
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