SDFtool Flasher

[Mr_Orange]

I think my drive has had it. It read the cleaning disc and it will read CDs but nothing else, even after cleaning.

[Coopervid]

Yes, these drives tend to die early. One of mine already after 1 year.

[Mr_Orange]

Yes, these drives tend to die early. One of mine already after 1 year.

Mine has lasted over 6 years, so I'm pretty happy with that. During that time, there were probably less than 5 UHDs that it couldn't rip.

[smileyguy]

When reading firmware from a LG WH16NS60 v1.00 I get a .bin file but when reading the firmware from my second WH16NS60 v1.03 I get a .tar file. Is the .tar file a good valid backup file and can it be used to flash the drive back to factory?

[Coopervid]

When reading firmware from a LG WH16NS60 v1.00 I get a .bin file but when reading the firmware from my second WH16NS60 v1.03 I get a .tar file. Is the .tar file a good valid backup file and can it be used to flash the drive back to factory?

You can't dump LG firmware. What you get is just the calibration data. Therefore you can't flash a drive with what is dumped.

[smileyguy]

When reading firmware from a LG WH16NS60 v1.00 I get a .bin file but when reading the firmware from my second WH16NS60 v1.03 I get a .tar file. Is the .tar file a good valid backup file and can it be used to flash the drive back to factory?

You can't dump LG firmware. What you get is just the calibration data. Therefore you can't flash a drive with what is dumped.

Thanks good to know that .tar is ony calibration data and not a firmware backup.

Another odd thing is that WH16NS60 with v1.03 firmware is Libre drive enabled as received. I did not flash the drive with 1.02MK as needed to enable Libre drive. My WH16NS60 with v1.00 say original unpatched but the v1.03 drive says microcode re-enabled. I haven't flashed either drive as it is not required. Backed up my 4k Superman 2025 without issue. Does microcode re-enabled mean encrypted or previously flashed? Does 1.02MK report as v1.03?

[MartyMcNuts]

When reading firmware from a LG WH16NS60 v1.00 I get a .bin file but when reading the firmware from my second WH16NS60 v1.03 I get a .tar file. Is the .tar file a good valid backup file and can it be used to flash the drive back to factory?

You can't dump LG firmware. What you get is just the calibration data. Therefore you can't flash a drive with what is dumped.

Thanks good to know that .tar is ony calibration data and not a firmware backup.

Another odd thing is that WH16NS60 with v1.03 firmware is Libre drive enabled as received. I did not flash the drive with 1.02MK as needed to enable Libre drive. My WH16NS60 with v1.00 say original unpatched but the v1.03 drive says microcode re-enabled. I haven't flashed either drive as it is not required. Backed up my 4k Superman 2025 without issue. Does microcode re-enabled mean encrypted or previously flashed? Does 1.02MK report as v1.03?

Yeah, someone has flashed WH16NS60 1.03-MK to it.

[smileyguy]

You can't dump LG firmware. What you get is just the calibration data. Therefore you can't flash a drive with what is dumped.

Thanks good to know that .tar is only calibration data and not a firmware backup.

Another odd thing is that WH16NS60 with v1.03 firmware is Libre drive enabled as received. I did not flash the drive with 1.02MK as needed to enable Libre drive. My WH16NS60 with v1.00 say original unpatched but the v1.03 drive says microcode re-enabled. I haven't flashed either drive as it is not required. Backed up my 4k Superman 2025 without issue. Does microcode re-enabled mean encrypted or previously flashed? Does 1.02MK report as v1.03?

Yeah, someone has flashed WH16NS60 1.03-MK to it.

Ok, I did not know there was a 1.03MK. When I got home I checked the firmware with SDFTool and neither are encrypted. Read function gives a .bin file for v1.00 and a .tar for v1.03.

[MartyMcNuts]

Thanks good to know that .tar is only calibration data and not a firmware backup.

Another odd thing is that WH16NS60 with v1.03 firmware is Libre drive enabled as received. I did not flash the drive with 1.02MK as needed to enable Libre drive. My WH16NS60 with v1.00 say original unpatched but the v1.03 drive says microcode re-enabled. I haven't flashed either drive as it is not required. Backed up my 4k Superman 2025 without issue. Does microcode re-enabled mean encrypted or previously flashed? Does 1.02MK report as v1.03?

Yeah, someone has flashed WH16NS60 1.03-MK to it.

Ok, I did not know there was a 1.03MK. When I got home I checked the firmware with SDFTool and neither are encrypted. Read function gives a .bin file for v1.00 and a .tar for v1.03.

Yeah, there is a 1.03-MK but it's still not as good as 1.02-MK. Just leave it alone until you start having read issues.

[Subprime4829]

How do I flash my BP50NB40 SVC:NB52 on macOS 26? I don't have access to a Windows machine at all so I can't use the GUI tool.

[MartyMcNuts]

How do I flash my BP50NB40 SVC:NB52 on macOS 26? I don't have access to a Windows machine at all so I can't use the GUI tool.

Terminal or a good VM.