Flashing Pioneer drives

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Coopervid
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Re: Flashing Pioneer drives

Post by Coopervid »

KoLibre wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2026 12:28 pm
Coopervid wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 4:21 pm
KoLibre wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 4:04 pm

I do not have the drive yet, but all information except the serial number on the label matches with the one agent_x007 posted here about:
viewtopic.php?p=202739#p202739

I will check weather the firmware version on the drive is still old enough before I try flashing it, of course.

Does that help?
C'mon! Get the drive and post its info. I will send the flasher then.
Here is my Makemkv drive information (I have my drive now and this is what Makemkv reported when I connected it):

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD02D
Revision: 1.02
Firmware date: 2014-02-10
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8410
Firmware version: ID84
I guess it is okay to redact the serial number since the others are doing it too?
An UD02 can't be flashed to read UHDs. Sorry, buddy!
KoLibre
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Re: Flashing Pioneer drives

Post by KoLibre »

Coopervid wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2026 3:42 pm
KoLibre wrote: Tue Oct 06, 2026 12:28 pm
Coopervid wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 4:21 pm

C'mon! Get the drive and post its info. I will send the flasher then.
Here is my Makemkv drive information (I have my drive now and this is what Makemkv reported when I connected it):

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD02D
Revision: 1.02
Firmware date: 2014-02-10
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8410
Firmware version: ID84
I guess it is okay to redact the serial number since the others are doing it too?
An UD02 can't be flashed to read UHDs. Sorry, buddy!
But LibreDrive can be enabled, so that it still works when inserting BluRay disks that have a newer AACS version, right? It says "Status: Possible, not yet enabled" in the LibreDrive Information, after all.

Regarding 4K, this is a newer hardware revision of the UD02D (HW:1.02, SW:1.02), the label says BDR-UD02TBD.
Last edited by KoLibre on Tue Oct 06, 2026 4:12 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Coopervid
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Re: Flashing Pioneer drives

Post by Coopervid »

Forget about it. You made a bad purchase.
navirich
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Re: Flashing Pioneer drives

Post by navirich »

Hello Coopervid, I would like to request the BDRFlash tool. Here is the Makemkv info for my drive:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-211M
Revision: 1.50
Serial number: xxxxxx
Firmware date: 2017-12-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8801
Firmware version: ID58

Thanks in advance
Coopervid
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Re: Flashing Pioneer drives

Post by Coopervid »

navirich wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2026 5:19 pm Hello Coopervid, I would like to request the BDRFlash tool. Here is the Makemkv info for my drive:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-211M
Revision: 1.50
Serial number: xxxxxx
Firmware date: 2017-12-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8801
Firmware version: ID58

Thanks in advance
PM sent.
Billycar11
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Re: Flashing Pioneer drives

Post by Billycar11 »

navirich wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2026 5:19 pm Hello, I would like to request the BDRFlash tool. Here is the Makemkv info for my drive:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-211M
Revision: 1.50
Serial number: xxxxxx
Firmware date: 2017-12-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8801
Firmware version: ID58

Thanks in advance
See below for email
Send me your makemkv drive info section

For everyone else no need to post your drive info section here just reach out directly to avoid the long post approval process
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