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Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 12:20 pm
by ionas
Hi! thanks for your quick answer! can you send me a link to the documentation of the commands i need to use? thank you.
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 12:32 pm
by Sayaka
See Billycar11's guide :
viewtopic.php?t=19634
Please read *everything* in the first post carefully before attempting anything.
Or, if you post your full drive info and LibreDrive info, I should be able to make a small, custom guide specifically tailored to your needs.
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 1:01 pm
by ionas
Hello and again - thanks for your fast reply.
I read it -twice - and there is written hat 1.17.7 is the last version that is supportet for flashing:
Mac/linux commands to flash. the latest working version is 1.17.7 of makemkv for flashing do not use an newer version for flashing until further notice on linux.
I installed ARM and makemkv is installed with it.
Should i set up another VM/LXC/Docker with an older Makekmv version or is there another way?
Or did I just misunderstand that warning and can proceed with the guide and get the sdf.bin and follow the instructions? The download:
https://makemkv.com/sdf.bin fails. I already got the HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936.bin from the "all you need firmware collection".
The Windows tool does not work when i just hand over the drive in proxmox since it does not register the "real" drive.
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 1:11 pm
by Sayaka
As the instructions imply, this download seems to be mandatory for Mac, not Linux. You can just ignore the whole sdf.bin thing on Linux (I know I did, anyway).
Should i set up another VM/LXC/Docker with an older Makekmv version or is there another way?
makemkv-bin 1.18.4 can be replaced with makemkv-bin 1.17.6 safely :
viewtopic.php?t=42158
See the installation instructions :
viewtopic.php?t=2047
No need to replace makemkv-oss, that's just the graphical interface. Once the flashing is done you can just switch back to makemkv-bin 1.18.4
The Windows tool does not work when i just hand over the drive in proxmox since it does not register the "real" drive.
It's best to just use the CLI on Linux.
Again, if you post your full drive information and LibreDrive information (without the drive serial number if you want extra privacy), I can double-check everything and guide you through the exact steps.
EDIT : To clarify, I would recommend forgetting about ARM for the flashing process and just using the regular MakeMKV. You can safely install MakeMKV natively, rather than with Docker.
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 1:35 pm
by ionas
Here's the info i got from executing the info order:
Drive Information:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BH16NS55
Revision: 1.02
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive status from MakeMKV log:
Using LibreDrive mode (v06.3 id=067EFCA8EA7E)
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Is that all you need? i am installing it directly on the pve host now.
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 1:42 pm
by Sayaka
Thank you for the /dev/sr0 part, I will need that. Could you please start the full MakeMKV Graphical User Interface once it's installed, and see if there is something like this ?
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BU40N
Revision: 1.00
Serial number: [redacted]
Firmware date: 2116-12-20 15:28
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 82
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.00
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
No disc inserted
The above is purely an example but the full information should hopefully look like this. More specifically, I would like to check the firmware date just in case. Just to 100% confirm whether flashing with encryption should be needed or not.
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 2:14 pm
by ionas
Hi!
Thank you again for your support.
Unfortunately i cannot build it since the server seems to have trouble.
www.makemkv.com/download/old is unreachable.
I'll try again later this evening or tomorrow and report back.
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 2:40 pm
by Sayaka
I literally posted the link to the topic with the download links you need in one of my posts just above :
viewtopic.php?t=42158
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 3:15 pm
by Billycar11
ionas wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2026 2:14 pm
Hi!
Thank you again for your support.
Unfortunately i cannot build it since the server seems to have trouble.
www.makemkv.com/download/old is unreachable.
I'll try again later this evening or tomorrow and report back.
Also a lot of times it just "works" by refreshing and falling back to way back machine
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 3:39 pm
by ionas
Hello, thank you. Sorry i missed that. i was able to build both packages and after entering my license i was able to launch it.
makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 -f /root/.MakeMKV/sdf.bin rawflash main -i /tmp/firmware.bin
is what i would try if i had a sdf.bin
How did you do it without?
Re: SDFtool Flasher
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2026 3:56 pm
by Sayaka
If the firmware date for your current firmware says 2120 or later :
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makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 rawflash enc -i /tmp/firmware.bin
If the firmware date for your current firmware is *below* 2120 :
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makemkvcon f -d /dev/sr0 rawflash main -i /tmp/firmware.bin
If it fails with rawflash enc, try rawflash main. If it fails with rawflash main, try rawflash enc.
Simple enough, yes ?
Also :
/root/.MakeMKV/sdf.bin
Normally your .MakeMKV folder is supposed to be inside your /home/username folder, not inside the root user folder...