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GmanEst72 wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 8:50 am Hi,
Wondering if anyone can help. A friend has just gave me a drive he didn't need any more, MakeMKV info below.
I think he my have flashed to the pioneer newest firmware showing 3.11, not sure if it can be done.

Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.11
Serial number: ****************
Firmware date: 2023-03-03
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8232
Firmware version: ID34

GmanEst72 wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 8:50 am Hi,
Wondering if anyone can help. A friend has just gave me a drive he didn't need any more, MakeMKV info below.
I think he my have flashed to the pioneer newest firmware showing 3.11, not sure if it can be done.

Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.11
Serial number: ****************
Firmware date: 2023-03-03
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8232
Firmware version: ID34

Billycar11 wrote: Mon Aug 18, 2025 1:37 pm Sadly he updated it before giving it to you and now it can't do UHD

Coopervid wrote: Sun Aug 17, 2025 6:57 pm

K3ks3r wrote: Sun Aug 17, 2025 6:27 pm Hi, my Asus 5.25 BW-16D1HT is starting to have issues with some disks. I have found an old BDR-XD05 drive, is it possible to make it UHD compatible?

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Drive Information
OS device name: I:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.10
Serial number: RGDL009194WL
Firmware date: 2017-06-22
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8232
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.10/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Help would be appreciated. Thanks

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comadose wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 2:35 pm Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: DVD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 1.20
Serial number: redacted
Firmware date: 2013-11-11
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8231
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.20/ID69
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Can this be improved? It doesn't read very well anyway. Thanks.

DukeUK wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 1:59 pm Hi, thank you for such a great resource - please could you let me know if it's possible to update the following drive? Thanks

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 1.21
Serial number: ###
Firmware date: 2014-04-02
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8231
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.21
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Duranceau wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 1:49 pm Hello @Coopervid,

I was looking to pruchase a new BD drive to replace my very old Pioneer one (and backup UHD discs). Then, I stumbled upon this thread, that made me think that maybe my old drive still had some potential…

Do you think anything could be done with this?

Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05
Revision: 3.01
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2014-12-26
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8231
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XD05
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 3.01/ID34
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

And if not, what would be your recommendation for a good model to buy, currently available, that could work out of the box (and be used with a mac).

Thanks a lot!