ASUS BW-12D1S-U

[forseer]

Is it possible to upgrade the firmware of an ASUS BW-12D1S-U to rip UHD disks?

Thanks in advance.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-12D1S-U
Revision: E401
Serial number: OLDL072395WL
Firmware date: 2013-09-10
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 66

LibreDrive Information
Status: Might be supported in future, keep fingers crossed
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8600
Firmware version: ID44

[Woodstock]

No, that drive is incapable of reading UHD - it's too old.

But, there is a possibility that it can act as a LibreDrive in the future... Hence the notation about "Status: Might be supported in future, keep fingers crossed".

LD does not imply UHD capability; it means that the drive can be told to ignore software restrictions. UHD requires hardware capable of reading the higher density data.

[forseer]

Thank you for the information.

[danevil]

I am confused, because I have the same drive and on the front of the tray that slides out it says M-DISC LG UltraHD Blu-ray.

[Woodstock]

What does MakeMKV say in the LibreDrive section of the info window?

[danevil]

I'm not sure what that means, in the Info section it says the following:

Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: MgBI9IC0035
Firmware date: 2117-11-20 20:00
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 63

I am a computer idiot so please bear with me, and thank you for being helpful!

[danevil]

I just updated MakeMKV and now it says

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Hardware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.01
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)