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Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Sun May 04, 2025 9:39 am
by Coopervid
edmsms wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 1:55 am Same model: ASUS SBW-06D5H-U. It can be flashed?
PM sent.

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 4:00 am
by edmsms
Coopervid wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 9:39 am
edmsms wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 1:55 am Same model: ASUS SBW-06D5H-U. It can be flashed?
PM sent.
Thanks man, this worked 100%. Is it possible to do something similar with this drive?

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:48 am
by Coopervid
edmsms wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 4:00 am
Coopervid wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 9:39 am
edmsms wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 1:55 am Same model: ASUS SBW-06D5H-U. It can be flashed?
PM sent.
Thanks man, this worked 100%. Is it possible to do something similar with this drive?
No.

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:49 am
by edmsms
Coopervid wrote: Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:48 am
edmsms wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 4:00 am
Coopervid wrote: Sun May 04, 2025 9:39 am
PM sent.
Thanks man, this worked 100%. Is it possible to do something similar with this drive?
No.
Hey, just passing by to thank you and everyone on this site, especially: Pat LaVarre, >NIL:, Agent Smith, Liggy, Mike Chen, ala42, czary2mary, jadburner, cvs, alexx12345, seku, Leman39, wujooj, jurireal, alphaville0527, SnowFox, Kirby, haysey70, Majestic12, elflorek, floppydumper, redwine, cryptojoe3737, TeddyRaspin, Billycar11, asmcom, Coopervid (thanks again), payalnik23, and aliter404.

Later, after reading the pinned post, I discovered that this drive was too old to be flashed, but with my third drive (WH14NS40), I managed to flash it to ---> WH16NS60. Thanks again, everyone. You’re awesome!

Just one question: I noticed that there are 3 different programs to flash the drives (BDRFlash, makemkvcon, and SDFGUI). All three worked correctly, but I just want to know if there are any differences between them. Thanks again, folks! :D

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 1:47 pm
by Coopervid
edmsms wrote: Tue Jun 10, 2025 9:49 am
Coopervid wrote: Wed Jun 04, 2025 4:48 am
edmsms wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 4:00 am
Thanks man, this worked 100%. Is it possible to do something similar with this drive?
No.
Hey, just passing by to thank you and everyone on this site, especially: Pat LaVarre, >NIL:, Agent Smith, Liggy, Mike Chen, ala42, czary2mary, jadburner, cvs, alexx12345, seku, Leman39, wujooj, jurireal, alphaville0527, SnowFox, Kirby, haysey70, Majestic12, elflorek, floppydumper, redwine, cryptojoe3737, TeddyRaspin, Billycar11, asmcom, Coopervid (thanks again), payalnik23, and aliter404.

Later, after reading the pinned post, I discovered that this drive was too old to be flashed, but with my third drive (WH14NS40), I managed to flash it to ---> WH16NS60. Thanks again, everyone. You’re awesome!

Just one question: I noticed that there are 3 different programs to flash the drives (BDRFlash, makemkvcon, and SDFGUI). All three worked correctly, but I just want to know if there are any differences between them. Thanks again, folks! :D
There is BDRFlash for Pioneer drives. Makekmvcon and the GUI for it written by Marty is SDFTool which uses Makemkvcon for LG / ASUS drives.

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:50 pm
by draughthorse
hi, i was wondering if my ASUS SBW-06D5H-U is flashable?

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:11 pm
by Coopervid
draughthorse wrote: Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:50 pm hi, i was wondering if my ASUS SBW-06D5H-U is flashable?
Yes. Use SDFTool and flash to BU40N.

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:55 pm
by draughthorse
Coopervid wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:11 pm
draughthorse wrote: Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:50 pm hi, i was wondering if my ASUS SBW-06D5H-U is flashable?
Yes. Use SDFTool and flash to BU40N.
are you sure... im reading the uhd drive flashing guide and it tells me specifically not to crossflash between asus and lg because it will brick my drive. is there something im missing?

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:12 pm
by Coopervid
draughthorse wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:55 pm
Coopervid wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:11 pm
draughthorse wrote: Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:50 pm hi, i was wondering if my ASUS SBW-06D5H-U is flashable?
Yes. Use SDFTool and flash to BU40N.
are you sure... im reading the uhd drive flashing guide and it tells me specifically not to crossflash between asus and lg because it will brick my drive. is there something im missing?
Yes. It's a slim drive. The warning is meant not to flash firmware of full size drives to slim drives and vice versa

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 9:27 pm
by sid87
Hi! I've also the same model, I'd like to know if mine can be flashed:
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Thanks!

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 6:14 am
by Billycar11
sid87 wrote: Thu Jun 26, 2025 9:27 pm Hi! I've also the same model, I'd like to know if mine can be flashed:

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Thanks!
sure email me that drive info below

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 10:01 am
by draughthorse
Coopervid wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 7:12 pm
draughthorse wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 9:55 pm
Coopervid wrote: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:11 pm

Yes. Use SDFTool and flash to BU40N.
are you sure... im reading the uhd drive flashing guide and it tells me specifically not to crossflash between asus and lg because it will brick my drive. is there something im missing?
Yes. It's a slim drive. The warning is meant not to flash firmware of full size drives to slim drives and vice versa
thanks, ive tested it and it works :D

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 8:59 pm
by davinci247
Hi all,

I have this drive model also. Does it Support 4K Blurays out of the box, or do I need to flash it? If so, where do I find the correct firmware?

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk4
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: SCDL117238WL
Firmware date: 2018-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID26
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 9:42 pm
by Coopervid
davinci247 wrote: Tue Jul 08, 2025 8:59 pm Hi all,

I have this drive model also. Does it Support 4K Blurays out of the box, or do I need to flash it? If so, where do I find the correct firmware?

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Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/rdisk4
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: SBW-06D5H-U
Revision: E101
Serial number: SCDL117238WL
Firmware date: 2018-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8511
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-US03
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E101/ID26
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
PM sent for flashing it

Re: Make "ASUS SBW-06D5H-U" UHD friendly?

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2025 8:56 pm
by davinci247
thanks! Just got around to flashing now, worked just fine :)
cheers!