BDRFlash++, Flashing Pioneer drives with post-12/2022 firmware for free

[George24]

Hello. Very new to this site. I do not appear to be able to PM anyone (or I am unable to figure out how to do so). I am operating on Windows and here are the specs of my Pioneer drive below:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: QLDL070871UC
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Thank you

Check your PMs.

Thank you for getting back with me. However, when I tried flashing the drive, I get an error in command prompt:
"ERROR: Expected exactly one firmware file (*1.*) in this folder, found 2.

Press Enter to close this window: "

Not sure what went wrong. If assistance could be provided that would be appreciated. Thank you.

[heisenberg]

Hello. Very new to this site. I do not appear to be able to PM anyone (or I am unable to figure out how to do so). I am operating on Windows and here are the specs of my Pioneer drive below:

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: QLDL070871UC
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 72

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Thank you

Check your PMs.

Thank you for getting back with me. However, when I tried flashing the drive, I get an error in command prompt:
"ERROR: Expected exactly one firmware file (*1.*) in this folder, found 2.

Press Enter to close this window: "

Not sure what went wrong. If assistance could be provided that would be appreciated. Thank you.

Please check your PMs. That was just a Windows-exclusive bug in the flash.ps1 script due to PowerShell’s quirky syntax, so it’s not related to BDRFlash++ itself and is already all sorted out now.

[George24]

Check your PMs.

Thank you for getting back with me. However, when I tried flashing the drive, I get an error in command prompt:
"ERROR: Expected exactly one firmware file (*1.*) in this folder, found 2.

Press Enter to close this window: "

Not sure what went wrong. If assistance could be provided that would be appreciated. Thank you.

Please check your PMs. That was just a Windows-exclusive bug in the flash.ps1 script due to PowerShell’s quirky syntax, so it’s not related to BDRFlash++ itself and is already all sorted out now.

I do apologize for bothering you again but the link provided is not working.

[heisenberg]

Thank you for getting back with me. However, when I tried flashing the drive, I get an error in command prompt:
"ERROR: Expected exactly one firmware file (*1.*) in this folder, found 2.

Press Enter to close this window: "

Not sure what went wrong. If assistance could be provided that would be appreciated. Thank you.

Please check your PMs. That was just a Windows-exclusive bug in the flash.ps1 script due to PowerShell’s quirky syntax, so it’s not related to BDRFlash++ itself and is already all sorted out now.

I do apologize for bothering you again but the link provided is not working.

Check your PMs (again).

[1q59xwol9]

Does this mean it worked? Flashing a UD03 to UD04. I don't have any UHD disks yet but I wanted to watch them.

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD04
Revision: 1.14
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2020-06-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8A10
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US04
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.14
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

[Runaround5500]

Hello, would this work for my drive?

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212U
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: CJDL00XXXXXX
Firmware date: 2022-12-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F01
Firmware version: ID83

[Coopervid]

Hello, would this work for my drive?

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212U
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: CJDL00XXXXXX
Firmware date: 2022-12-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F01
Firmware version: ID83

Yes. Please post your OS and if it's Intel or ARM hardware.

[Runaround5500]

Hello, would this work for my drive?

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212U
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: CJDL00XXXXXX
Firmware date: 2022-12-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F01
Firmware version: ID83

Yes. Please post your OS and if it's Intel or ARM hardware.

Linux, x86-64

Thanks!

[Coopervid]

Hello, would this work for my drive?

Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212U
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: CJDL00XXXXXX
Firmware date: 2022-12-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F01
Firmware version: ID83

Yes. Please post your OS and if it's Intel or ARM hardware.

Linux, x86-64

Thanks!

PM is coming.

[inflationstation]

Hello,

I have following drive and was interested in using BDRFlash++ but I am unable to send PM due to recently created account. I tried emailing but unsure if here is better to request PM. Can you PM me if I don't have PM privilege?

My drive info is below

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: PKDL296205WL
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82


LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8510
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID19
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

I have Windows laptop with Intel cpu

[gwhitcombe71]

Runaround5500, i did mine on Linux too (Mint, x86-64) on a BDR-212 with the newer firmware... took about five minutes. only snag was it wouldnt see the drive until i ran it with sudo, and i had to unplug and replug after before it showed the new firmware. makemkv has read my UHDs fine since

[Coopervid]

Hello,

I have following drive and was interested in using BDRFlash++ but I am unable to send PM due to recently created account. I tried emailing but unsure if here is better to request PM. Can you PM me if I don't have PM privilege?

My drive info is below

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: PKDL296205WL
Firmware date: 2015-05-14
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82


LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8510
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.03/ID19
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

I have Windows laptop with Intel cpu

PM sent.

[Toddchris12]

Hello, could I get the BDRFlash++ package for my drive please? I'm on Windows 11, Intel x86-64.
This drive started life as a BDR-212DBK (firmware 1.04, 2022-12-20, ID81, manufactured March 2024) and was already crossflashed once with trev.bot to BDR-212U 1.05. LibreDrive is Enabled and standard Blu-rays read and rip fine, but UHD discs are not recognised at all — Windows Explorer shows an empty drive and MakeMKV says "No disc inserted." I tested two UHD titles (LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring BD-100 and The Lost World), first in a Vantec DX2 USB enclosure and again on direct internal SATA — same result both ways, while a regular Blu-ray reads instantly on the same connection. I'm hoping the S12U 1.02 conversion can save it.
Current MakeMKV info (drive on internal SATA, no disc inserted):
Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212U
Revision: 1.05
Serial number: RKDL005491CN
Firmware date: 2023-08-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 19
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.05/ID58
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Thank you!

[Toddchris12]

Thank you for the bundle — and for the warning, which turned out to be the story here. My drive came from Hong Kong.

The flash itself went perfectly: your script took the drive to BDR-S12U 1.02 / ID43 (kernel + main, verified by the tool's own read-back, LibreDrive Enabled in MakeMKV). After a full power cycle, a standard Blu-ray reads instantly. But both of my UHD discs are still not recognized at all — "No disc inserted" — on direct internal SATA.

For the record, this drive has now refused UHD on three firmwares: stock 1.04/ID81, trev.bot's BDR-212U 1.05, and your S12U 1.02 — on both a USB enclosure and internal SATA. The firmware routes are exhausted, and your explanation fits: this unit's hardware simply won't lock onto UHD media.

a simple question, if you have a moment:

I want to buy a replacement for this failed drive, where do you trust to get a genuine Pioneer that actually reads UHD? Any sellers you'd point to, and any telltales for spotting a relabeled unit before it's too late?

Thanks again for the tool and the fast reply. The tool did everything it promised — the drive is the problem.

Best regards,
Christopher Todd

[quarterly2492]

Hi,

I'd like to request BDRFlash++ to crossflash my Pioneer BDR-S12XLT (FW 1.01, pre-12/2022) to UHD ripping. OS: Linux (I'll flash from a live USB on internal SATA).

Drive Information
OS device name: G:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: ************
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 63

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F00
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01/ID45
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Thanks a lot for your work!