MelonIon wrote: Wed Jul 15, 2026 11:51 pm
hey, i got a bdr-209m on a tri-boot mac pro 5,1.
the drive works well and plays blu-rays (not uhds) efficiently on both
macos with the macgo bluray player and win10 with the makemkv+vlc workaround,
however, i havent managed to make it work on ubuntu.
was wondering of the functionalities gained by flashing the drive with your fw packages
and if it would retain full compatibility with the oses (id appreciate some help with the ubuntu situation)
and finally, your recommendations regarding bluray/uhd player/bdxl burner apps for all oses.
thanks!
Sure email me your makemkv drive info section see below for email
only benefit to the fw is it will also do UHD the rest is all just config for having makemkv integration on linux work
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1H-U
Revision: E114
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2017-12-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8601
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E114/ID71
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Does this drive support UHD ? if so will i be able to do the firmware change on Linux ?
Thanks
titanofwar wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 12:21 am
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1H-U
Revision: E114
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2017-12-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8601
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E114/ID71
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Does this drive support UHD ? if so will i be able to do the firmware change on Linux ?
Thanks
Sure email me your makemkv drive info section see below for email
no need to post your info publicly just email me directly
see below for email
flasher is windows only but you can use a vm
works on linux after flashing
jonbitzen wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2026 7:59 pm
Is there a way to cross-flash my drive to be able to read UHD discs? I have the following info from MakeMKV:
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209M
Revision: 1.31
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2015-05-25
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.31
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Sure email me your makemkv drive info section see below for email
no need to post your info publicly just email me directly
see below for email
flasher is windows only but you can use a vm
works on linux after flashing
kraath wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2026 4:49 pm
Well I got a few of these fullsize 5,25. On official firmware they can`t do 4k.
Can you really just flash them to enable that mode?
Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Current profile: CD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209D
Revision: 1.51
Serial number: nope
Firmware date: 2018-05-08
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 64
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.51/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
PM sent.This is for 8600only. 8601 needs diffrent firmware.
kraath wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2026 4:49 pm
Well I got a few of these fullsize 5,25. On official firmware they can`t do 4k.
Can you really just flash them to enable that mode?
Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Current profile: CD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209D
Revision: 1.51
Serial number: nope
Firmware date: 2018-05-08
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 64
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.51/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Sure email me that drive info section see below for email
All other no need to post your drive info publicly here just email directly for a faster response so you have to wait for fourm approval