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Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2026 8:11 am
by naugyhyde
Any chance I would be able to get this firmware? I have the same drive (BDR-UD03) with Revision: 1.03.
Thank you in advance!
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2026 2:33 pm
by Billycar11
naugyhyde wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2026 8:11 am
Any chance I would be able to get this firmware? I have the same drive (BDR-UD03) with Revision: 1.03.
Thank you in advance!
sure email me that info and
all others email me no need to post your info here publicly just reach out to me directly
see below for email
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 3:16 pm
by Rev. Zen
Hi,
I would like to upgrade my firmware, possible. Here is the info for my drive. Thank you for help!
Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.11
Serial number: TFDL319901WL
Firmware date: 2018-11-28
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 68
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.11
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Disc Information
Label: MAGNUM_PI
Timestamp: 2004-07-09 02:48:18
Protection: CSS/CPPM
Data capacity: 4.31 Gb
Disc type: DVD-ROM
Disc size: 120mm
Maximum read rate: 10.08 Mbps [1x]
Number of layers: 1 (PTP)
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2026 4:29 pm
by Billycar11
Rev. Zen wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2026 3:16 pm
Hi,
I would like to upgrade my firmware, possible. Here is the info for my drive. Thank you for help!
Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-UD03
Revision: 1.11
Serial number: TFDL319901WL
Firmware date: 2018-11-28
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 68
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.11
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Disc Information
Label: MAGNUM_PI
Timestamp: 2004-07-09 02:48:18
Protection: CSS/CPPM
Data capacity: 4.31 Gb
Disc type: DVD-ROM
Disc size: 120mm
Maximum read rate: 10.08 Mbps [1x]
Number of layers: 1 (PTP)
sure email me that info and
all others email me no need to post your info here publicly just reach out to me directly
see below for email
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 8:17 am
by georgesgiralt
Hello Guys,
An acquaintance will grab around 10 of these Pioneer drives. I will have the opportunity getting one for "free". Condition unknown.
From the various MakeMkv reports posted here, it looks like these drives are LibreDrive enabled with the original firmware.
Could one of you tell me what are the main features of these drives ? And what will be gained by flashing them ?
Many thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge !
P.S. : I plan to install it into an old Lenovo laptop. It will replace the DVD burner installed by Lenovo....
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2026 9:24 am
by tomty89
While many Pioneer drives / firmware are supported as LibreDrive, not all of them support UHD. "Modern" models (i.e. those have full BDXL support) can often be crossflashed with firmware from "sibling" models to gain the UHD support. There are also a few firmware that are not supported / recognized as LibreDrive, in which case you may want to crossflash it to make it a LibreDrive as well, or else you'll have to wait until mike add the support (which may or may not happen).
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:31 pm
by feixlweixl
Coopervid wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:07 pm
brianforever wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 2:39 pm
Thank you very much Kind Sir
Coopervid wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:19 am
PM sent.
You are welcome. Enjoy!
Hello!
I also have such a drive.
Was wondering if you could help me out too.
Thanks in advance,
Felix
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 5:29 am
by zittrig
feixlweixl wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:31 pm
Coopervid wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:07 pm
brianforever wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 2:39 pm
Thank you very much Kind Sir
You are welcome. Enjoy!
Hello!
I also have such a drive.
Was wondering if you could help me out too.
Thanks in advance,
Felix
Post your MakeMKV drive info. There're also BDR-UD03 drives out there with another platform which are not flashable (no BD writing, only BD reading and CD/DVD writing = combo drives).
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 6:02 am
by Billycar11
feixlweixl wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:31 pm
Coopervid wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:07 pm
brianforever wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 2:39 pm
Thank you very much Kind Sir
You are welcome. Enjoy!
Hello!
I also have such a drive.
Was wondering if you could help me out too.
Thanks in advance,
Felix
sure just email me the drive info
see below for email
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 1:32 pm
by tomty89
zittrig wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2026 5:29 am
There're also BDR-UD03 drives out there with another platform which are not flashable (no BD writing, only BD reading and CD/DVD writing = combo drives).
Hmm first time I heard of this, although I'm aware of ASUS SBC-06D2X-U, which makes it less surprising I guess. Do you know if they come in specfic model suffix? (Like ones different from ASW or FAL?) And what is/are the platform (RS) number(s)?
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2026 5:53 pm
by Coopervid
feixlweixl wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2026 7:31 pm
Coopervid wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:07 pm
brianforever wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 2:39 pm
Thank you very much Kind Sir
You are welcome. Enjoy!
Hello!
I also have such a drive.
Was wondering if you could help me out too.
Thanks in advance,
Felix
Post your Makemkv info.
BD combos with RS8591 can't be flashed. Only BD writers with RS8511.
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 8:00 pm
by zittrig
By speaking of RS8950 ......
My brother got a ASUS SBC with this drive inside. It had firmware 1.03 with enabled LibreDrive.
He's a little bit an update freak and flashed to the last firmware 1.10. Now LibreDrive is disabled and Blu-ray ripping is possible only up to 2.1x.
In the web I can't find the 1.03. Anyone have this firmware tool from ASUS?
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 11:53 pm
by tomty89
zittrig wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 8:00 pm
By speaking of RS8950 ......
My brother got a ASUS SBC with this drive inside. It had firmware 1.03 with enabled LibreDrive.
He's a little bit an update freak and flashed to the last firmware 1.10. Now LibreDrive is disabled and Blu-ray ripping is possible only up to 2.1x.
In the web I can't find the 1.03. Anyone have this firmware tool from ASUS?
Has the platform changed from RS8590 to RS8591 after the update btw? 1.10 is supposed to be supported as LibreDrive.
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 4:20 am
by zittrig
tomty89 wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 11:53 pm
zittrig wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 8:00 pm
By speaking of RS8950 ......
My brother got a ASUS SBC with this drive inside. It had firmware 1.03 with enabled LibreDrive.
He's a little bit an update freak and flashed to the last firmware 1.10. Now LibreDrive is disabled and Blu-ray ripping is possible only up to 2.1x.
In the web I can't find the 1.03. Anyone have this firmware tool from ASUS?
Has the platform changed from RS8590 to RS8591 after the update btw? 1.10 is supposed to be supported as LibreDrive.
No, the platform is unchanged. It was RS8590 before the fw update also. But I've overlook the "1" instead of the "0".
Re: Pioneer BDR-UD03 UHD possibility
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 4:51 am
by tomty89
Hmm that's unfortunate. Most likely the firmware can be supported as LibreDrive but mike hasn't whitelisted it or so.
For SBW, while only the RS8510 variant of 1.03 and 1.10 are listed as supported in the LibreDrive thread, in reality at least the RS8511 variant of 1.10 is also supported (as per drive info posts in the forum and my memory about my SBW before flashing). (EDIT: actually it is listed in the "LibreDrive for Pioneer thread. Wonder if it's just typo in the main thread...)
For SBC, RS8590 1.10 is indeed not listed in the thread.