Flashing Pioneer drives with firmware 12/2022+

[Billycar11]

thanks billy, just wondering if there will be a "Charge" for that special ud03 firmware?

Nah it's just for fun
Do you happen to have ud02 fw?

[Lucaspec72]

Hey, just discovered this and ran the survey with my drive, makemkv info below, I was wondering if flashing was currently closed down only to specific people, or if you could get access to it by asking ? (probably a stupid question, the fact the program separates Research Access from Flashing Access means it's probably not made available to random people. asking just in case my assumption's wrong)

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Informations lecteur
Nom du lecteur SE : F:
Fabricant : PIONEER
Produit : BD-RW BDR-XD07
Révision : 1.03
Numéro de série : BADL014021WL
Date micrologiciel : 2020-08-20
Marqueurs d'encryptage bus : 13
Version AACS la plus haute : 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

[Yethidran]

i dont have the ud02 firmware as i didnt know how to back it up.

[Coopervid]

Hey, just discovered this and ran the survey with my drive, makemkv info below, I was wondering if flashing was currently closed down only to specific people, or if you could get access to it by asking ? (probably a stupid question, the fact the program separates Research Access from Flashing Access means it's probably not made available to random people. asking just in case my assumption's wrong)

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Informations lecteur
Nom du lecteur SE : F:
Fabricant : PIONEER
Produit : BD-RW BDR-XD07
Révision : 1.03
Numéro de série : BADL014021WL
Date micrologiciel : 2020-08-20
Marqueurs d'encryptage bus : 13
Version AACS la plus haute : 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

PM sent.

[Billycar11]

Hey, just discovered this and ran the survey with my drive, makemkv info below, I was wondering if flashing was currently closed down only to specific people, or if you could get access to it by asking ? (probably a stupid question, the fact the program separates Research Access from Flashing Access means it's probably not made available to random people. asking just in case my assumption's wrong)

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Informations lecteur
Nom du lecteur SE : F:
Fabricant : PIONEER
Produit : BD-RW BDR-XD07
Révision : 1.03
Numéro de série : BADL014021WL
Date micrologiciel : 2020-08-20
Marqueurs d'encryptage bus : 13
Version AACS la plus haute : 68

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8D30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS7
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

flasher sent

[skyrider]

Thanks to Trevor's persistence and hard work, the first ever crossflash of a BDR-UD03 drive with 12/22+ firmware to BDR-UD04 1.14 has been successfully completed.
Starring: ASUS SBW-06D5H-U E102.

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[skyrider]

Another successful crossflash.
This time, an ASUS SBW-06D2X-U (BDR-UD03ASW) with firmware ver. 1.11 dated 04/2023 was successfully crossflashed to BDR-UD04 1.14.

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After:



At this point, I would like to sincerely thank Trevor for the time he dedicated to helping me and for the countless tests we carried out together in support of this project.

At the same time, I'd like to remind everyone that if you own a Pioneer BD drive running firmware dated 12/22 or newer, you can also support the project and unlock your drive.
All the necessary information can be found in the first post of this thread. You are warmly invited to join and participate.

[skyrider]

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.50
New experimental route: BDR-212BK 1.04 drives can now be converted to BDR-212U 1.05.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.49
New experimental route: BDR-209M 1.55 drives with the firmware build dated 23/02/03 can now be converted to BDR-211M 1.53, alongside the existing 23/02/16 build. The route ships paused until the first supervised conversion.
The customer portal now names the drive and firmware for every purchase instead of showing a generic label.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.48
BDR-X13 1.04 conversions no longer stop at "Source main fingerprint read failed or changed". The app compared the drive's firmware against the wrong 164-byte window of the 1.04 original; the check now uses the same window it reads from the drive, so a genuine 1.04 drive passes it.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.47
ASUS conversions now recognise drives that keep their own ASUS name inside the new firmware identity, so the main firmware step no longer stops on them.
Prepare and Write no longer require your USB drive to be the only optical drive in the PC. Other drives can stay connected; the app stays locked to the drive you selected.

[zittrig]

Flashed my BDR-209EBK with firmware 209M 1.55 (2023) successfully to 211M 1.53.

[Toscaclarinet]

Can also post a success story with my X13EBK 1.04 now crossflashed to X13U 1.03 firmware. Drive now reads 4k discs in both MakeMkv and XReveal no problem.

[skyrider]

Today, we successfully crossflashed a Pioneer BDR-X13EBK 1.03 to the 4K UHD capable BDR-X13E-S 1.03 firmware.

Before crossflash:



After crossflash:



trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.56
Much faster flashing for BDR-S12U, BDR-209M, BDR-211 and BDR-XD07: the main firmware now goes to the drive in 32 KB packets, the same size Pioneer's own updater uses, instead of 256-byte ones. The app checks that your USB adapter or internal drive controller accepts 32 KB transfers before it writes anything.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.55
Research surveys for BDR-S13U 1.05 drives are available again.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.54
A finished flash is now recognised when the drive restarts itself at the end, instead of stopping with "unclassified sense".
Every conversion now has the same single risk confirmation: no separate experimental warning, experimental acknowledgement or report-first step.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.53
Prepare no longer refuses a drive whose earlier attempt stopped before anything was written. The app confirms the stop with trev.bot and clears it automatically, on every route.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.52
If an earlier attempt stopped before anything was written, Check now confirms that with trev.bot and clears it, so Prepare works again. Previously some drives, such as the BDR-X13, passed Check but Prepare refused with "This drive already has a write attempt".

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.51
BDR-X13 1.03 and 1.04 conversions no longer stop at "Source main fingerprint read failed or changed" when Write follows Prepare. The app now renews the drive's temporary read access before its pre-write check. Nothing was written in the stopped attempts.

[Makar]

I'm happy to report the first successful FW downgrade of a Pioneer BDR-S13UBK 1.05 FW (2023-08-01) to 1.02 FW (2022-02-16) using Trevor's Trev.bot flashing tool. The downgrade to 1.02 FW re-enabled support for OWC enclosures in MakeMKV!

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Post-Flash:





trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.67
When a BDR-XD08 flash stops at the identity check right after the drive enters update mode, the stop message now names what the drive answered (never its serial), so a stopped attempt gives us what we need to fix the route.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.66
Check your drive without a key: the app now lists your drives and reads the model and firmware before you have any key, so you can see whether a conversion exists first. Surveys and flashing still need a key.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.65
The free key for drive surveys is now called a survey key in the app, on the website and in emails. Nothing changes for existing keys.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.64
Source firmware capture before a write and the read-back after it no longer pause between reads, cutting several minutes from S12U, 209M, 211, XD07 and XD05 flashes.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.63
BDR-213M and BDR-S13U routes now send the main firmware in 32 KiB packets, so those flashes finish in a few minutes instead of eight or more.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.62
Firmware surveys now run on more BDR-211M units: the 1.54 and 1.53 builds that previously stopped at the first firmware read are recognised exactly and use the same reviewed read method as the other 211M drives.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.61
New experimental route: BDR-S13U drives on firmware 1.05 can be flashed back to firmware 1.02, the same family method as the BDR-213 conversion. Buyers see the experimental notice; the first supervised conversion is still to come.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.60
Pioneer BDR-XD08 conversion is now available, including firmware 1.02. Keep the app open until the conversion finishes, then power-cycle the drive when asked.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.59
If a flash stops after the new firmware has been sent (for example when the drive restarts itself at the end), the app now offers Verify and checks the result automatically on X13 and the other standard drives, instead of asking you to contact support.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.58
Removed the leftover experimental warnings shown before flashing BDR-212, BDR-213 and XD08 drives. Every supported drive now gets the same plain risk confirmation, and the website's verified checkmark shows which conversions have been done on a real drive.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.57
The app now connects to api.trev.bot for activation, updates and firmware. Nothing changes for you: earlier versions keep working and update as usual.

[zittrig]

Exciting!

Looking forward when the BDR-212EBK @ 1.05 will be flashable.

[Billycar11]

Exciting!

Looking forward when the BDR-212EBK @ 1.05 will be flashable.

just email me i can do it now

[Makar]

I'm ecstatic to also report the first successful FW downgrade of a Pioneer BDR-S13U-X w/ S13JX 1.05 FW (2023-08-01) to 1.02 FW (2022-02-10) using Trevor's Trev.bot flashing tool. The downgrade to 1.02 FW re-enabled support for OWC enclosures in MakeMKV!

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Post-Flash:





trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.72
Improves XD08 completion checks while the drive is still becoming ready. Attempts that may have changed firmware require support review before a retry. Clarifies when a previous attempt has been cleared for a fresh preparation.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.71
Adds a Check again button after a check, a stop or a finished flash, so the same drive can be re-read with one click instead of choosing it again.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.70
Improves downgrading supported Pioneer BDR-XD08 drives from firmware 1.02, with an additional firmware check before continuing. The website now explains flash licenses and free survey access more clearly.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.69
Adds support for downgrading supported Pioneer BDR-S12 drives from firmware 1.04 to 1.02 and running survey checks on them.

trev.bot 0.6.0-beta.68
Adds eight more Pioneer routes (S13JX 1.05 to 1.02, 212M 1.04, 209M 1.54, XD07 1.04 and XD05 3.10 variants), fixes the stock XD08 post-entry identity check, lets Check list drives without a key, and shows an optional $5 development support link after a flash on a free key.