Yethidran wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2026 11:49 am
Hi Heisenberg, would you happen to have the UD02 stock firmware in your possession?
Just trying my luck to ask if anyone has it.. Hehehehe!!
Your UD02 won't do UHD if that's what you're thinking also, not sure about your firmware, i thought i had most, but can't find this.
yes buddy, i know it wont do UHD, but i would love to bring back to life so that it can just do regular blurays.. i have a total of 3 sets of UD02 that i rushed into flashing without checking 1 first.. Hehehehe!!!
thats why all 3 sets are dead now..
Yethidran wrote: Sat Oct 10, 2026 3:40 pm
yes buddy, i know it wont do UHD, but i would love to bring back to life so that it can just do regular blurays.. i have a total of 3 sets of UD02 that i rushed into flashing without checking 1 first.. Hehehehe!!!
thats why all 3 sets are dead now..
Did some research into the UD02 drives... it was mostly sold bundled with "Toshiba Laptops"
i bought these 3 sets from amazon japan.. it cant be found for sale anymore in amazon japan already.
this is the readout from makemkv.. it cant read any discs at all. the laserhead is always positioned at the other extreme end, instead of being positioned next to the central spindle like all drives do...this happened right after i did the double flash to ud03 then to ud04..it did it great, but when i popped open the drive to check playability of discs, i saw the awkward placement of the laserhead..thats when the horror kicked in. Hahahaha!!!
Yes, you're drive is a { 0x8410, "PIONEER BDR-US02" }, I think you have managed to upgrade it to a drive that doesn't know what to do anymore, you're best bet is to downgrade it, I wish i had the firmware files for you, but I only have down to UD03, you could always try that of course?
i did the downgrade to ud03 already as shown in the other serial number drive i have... i have reflashed these 3 drives numerous times already... upgrade, downgrade... Hehehehe!!
Hey all, new account just made, but I've browsed the forum for a couple of years and used MakeMKV a nice amount in that time.
I have a portable Pioneer BD-RW BDR-XD08 that I picked up off Amazon in late 2024. At the time I updated it to the latest official firmware, not realizing that locked it out of UHD reading. Up until then, it was my first Blu-ray drive after only having DVD drives, and it handled standard discs great. When a certain 4K release was announced for May 2026, I caved and bought an ASUS BW-16D1X-U specifically to handle 4K ripping at home, relegating the Pioneer to travel duty for conventions just playing standard DVDs and Blu-rays.
Thanks to Heisenberg, the Pioneer has a whole new lease on life. He helped me get it cross-flashed to a BDR-XD08U (firmware 1.01). The Windows tool had a small hiccup with my drive, but Heisenberg quickly sent over the updated macOS build, which worked great. LibreDrive is fully enabled, and it just finished reading and ripping my first 4K disc without a hitch.
Huge thanks to Heisenberg for the time, the support, and for making this available freely to the community!
also, not sure about your firmware, i thought i had most, but can't find this.