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litlucky wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 6:55 am

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 5:19 am

litlucky wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 5:05 am
Ahh it seems that those are listed as $75 and $80 on Pioneer website but are not longer made, would you recommend any others that would be less than $100 that would just need to be flashed?

a drive below $100 is almost impossible to find now as they have been ut of production for over a year all the pioneers and lg stopped a few months ago too

i still have some xd08 if you want one but over $100 but still half the price of the ebay ones

Just a little out of my price range. I guess I'll have to just invest after a few months into my full-time job to get that much money. I'm assuming the LG GH24NSC0B isn't a good one either?

mike admin wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:02 pm SDF.bin v8D:

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supported - original vendor firmware (Pioneer RS): 210 firmware(s):
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PIONEER-BD-RW___BDR-S11-1.50-2CD5C009-8800ID43-20171221
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bilditup1 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 6:02 pm Get the "possible, not yet enabled" message despite the drive being listed SDF.bin v8D in the first post:

mike admin wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:02 pm SDF.bin v8D:

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supported - original vendor firmware (Pioneer RS): 210 firmware(s):
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PIONEER-BD-RW___BDR-S11-1.50-2CD5C009-8800ID43-20171221
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Not sure I've misidentified it or what. If I haven't, also not sure how to proceed.

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 7:07 am

litlucky wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 6:55 am

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 5:19 am

a drive below $100 is almost impossible to find now as they have been ut of production for over a year all the pioneers and lg stopped a few months ago too

i still have some xd08 if you want one but over $100 but still half the price of the ebay ones

Just a little out of my price range. I guess I'll have to just invest after a few months into my full-time job to get that much money. I'm assuming the LG GH24NSC0B isn't a good one either?

not if you want to do UHD

Im bored wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:56 am Hello, I have purchased BDR-212XJ and looking to enable UHD on it, from all the reading I did it looks like the drive needs to be cross flashed to BDR-212UBK Firmware. Although I'm having trouble finding the procedure or the firmware as I'm assuming that firmware should not be coming from the manufacture website. Would anyone be so kind as to point me in the right direction of these two things.


Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212M
Revision: 1.04
Serial number: DJDL003136WL
Firmware date: 2022-12-20
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: GENE

No disc inserted

nicholfd wrote: Sun Jan 25, 2026 7:30 pm Post the drive info from MakeMKV.

MakeMKV 1.18.3 wrote: Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S11
Revision: 1.50
Serial number: RADL000011WL
Firmware date: 2017-12-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8801
Firmware version: ID43

No disc inserted

bilditup1 wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 1:05 pm
It was in a PNG attachment which doesn't seem to have been approved (that post was my first on this forum). I'll post it here in text so that it doesn't get blocked for my being a new-ish member:

MakeMKV 1.18.3 wrote: Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S11
Revision: 1.50
Serial number: RADL000011WL
Firmware date: 2017-12-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8801
Firmware version: ID43

No disc inserted

Darklord1of2 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 3:45 pm Sorry, New to this if this is stupid question.
I have a friend with a few pioneer drives that he is willing to sell me one or two but i want to make sure they are able to do UHD or be flashed. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

BDR-211JBK 2018
BDR-S08JBK 2012
BDR-S09JBK 2014
BDR-209BK 2017
BDR-S07XLB 2012

Coopervid wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 4:10 pm

Darklord1of2 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 3:45 pm Sorry, New to this if this is stupid question.
I have a friend with a few pioneer drives that he is willing to sell me one or two but i want to make sure they are able to do UHD or be flashed. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

BDR-211JBK 2018
BDR-S08JBK 2012
BDR-S09JBK 2014
BDR-209BK 2017
BDR-S07XLB 2012

The first 4 can be flashed if the firmware on them is older than Dec.2022.

Darklord1of2 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:47 pm

Coopervid wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 4:10 pm

Darklord1of2 wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 3:45 pm Sorry, New to this if this is stupid question.
I have a friend with a few pioneer drives that he is willing to sell me one or two but i want to make sure they are able to do UHD or be flashed. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

BDR-211JBK 2018
BDR-S08JBK 2012
BDR-S09JBK 2014
BDR-209BK 2017
BDR-S07XLB 2012

The first 4 can be flashed if the firmware on them is older than Dec.2022.

Ok, Thank you. Guess I will need to get them flash when they get here.
Looks like I will be getting a BDR-209XJB 2014 and a BDR-209BK 2017, not positive about the firmware though.

litlucky wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 3:01 am Am I good to start ripping uhd?

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Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD06U
Revision: 1.11
Serial number: 
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8B30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XS06
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.11/ID69
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

nicholfd wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 3:23 am

litlucky wrote: Thu Feb 12, 2026 3:01 am Am I good to start ripping uhd?

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Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom1
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD06U
Revision: 1.11
Serial number: 
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8B30
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XS06
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.11/ID69
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Wouldn't it be better to try, than asking?