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jsmelcer wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 2:34 pm
Is that possible to do? I know you’ll be having drives available soon, what is the specific drive you’ll be selling?

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: DCDL007236UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-27
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS9330
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS8
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

austeros wrote: Wed Nov 05, 2025 3:58 am LibreDrive enabled, but no UHD

Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD08
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: DCDL007236UC
Firmware date: 2022-12-27
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS9330
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-BDS8
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

MartyMcNuts wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 7:08 am

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:00 am

MartyMcNuts wrote: Tue Sep 16, 2025 5:11 am ...If only ripping CD/DVD/BD and not UHD, then any blu-ray drive will work. It just won't have LibreDrive enabled.

If I was you, I'd wait a bit longer as apparently support for newer Pioneer drives may be coming very soon, maybe in the coming weeks! Then the XD08 will get libredrive support. Although, there is nothing stopping the XD08 from working now with CD/DVD/BD discs, just not UHD.

I'm a bit confused (I plead Old Timer's Disease ). Are you saying that if I bought the XD08s now, I will be able to rip, all CDs, DVDs, and BDs with the current version of MakeMK even though Libredrive won't be enabled? Is the possibly coming support for the newer Pioneer drives, including the XD08, going to be in the form of an update to MakeMKV or will it be the ability to flash the current XD08?

Yeah, you can use it to rip CD/DVD/BD except for the newest AACS v82 as it will revoke the drive certificate. This is the main feature of LibreDrive. When enabled, MakeMKV doesn't care about any revoking and allows you to continue using the drive.

Don't know. Probably a firmware flash.

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Thu Nov 06, 2025 12:23 pm had to send them back because I couldn't rip a BD I had previously successfully ripped with one of my older drives with them (I didn't bother with trying a CD). The drives would just spin with nothing happening.

mike admin wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 8:39 pm

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Thu Nov 06, 2025 12:23 pm had to send them back because I couldn't rip a BD I had previously successfully ripped with one of my older drives with them (I didn't bother with trying a CD). The drives would just spin with nothing happening.

Are you sure you have restarted them (plugged off and then back) after SDF.bin update?

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 7:03 am

mike admin wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 8:39 pm

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Thu Nov 06, 2025 12:23 pm had to send them back because I couldn't rip a BD I had previously successfully ripped with one of my older drives with them (I didn't bother with trying a CD). The drives would just spin with nothing happening.

Are you sure you have restarted them (plugged off and then back) after SDF.bin update?

Hunh? What update?

Keep in mind, I'm on Linux Mint.

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 7:03 am

mike admin wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 8:39 pm

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Thu Nov 06, 2025 12:23 pm had to send them back because I couldn't rip a BD I had previously successfully ripped with one of my older drives with them (I didn't bother with trying a CD). The drives would just spin with nothing happening.

Are you sure you have restarted them (plugged off and then back) after SDF.bin update?

Hunh? What update?

Keep in mind, I'm on Linux Mint.

MartyMcNuts wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 11:45 pm

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 7:03 am

mike admin wrote: Fri Nov 07, 2025 8:39 pm
Are you sure you have restarted them (plugged off and then back) after SDF.bin update?

Hunh? What update?

Keep in mind, I'm on Linux Mint.

Mind you, this SDF.bin update only enables libredrive which helps with standard bluray. It does not enable UHD readability for non UHD model Pioneer drives.

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 6:29 am

MartyMcNuts wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 11:45 pm

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 7:03 am

Hunh? What update?

Keep in mind, I'm on Linux Mint.

Mind you, this SDF.bin update only enables libredrive which helps with standard bluray. It does not enable UHD readability for non UHD model Pioneer drives.

That didn't answer my question. What is this update? where do I get it? Does get installed on the computer or the drive? How do I install it? I'm fine with standard bluray.