Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2026

[Coopervid]

I'm flashing my drive following the guide in the original post of this thread. Everything seems to go through fine, but MakeMKV doesn't see the drive as any different from how I started, and UHD disks still get ejected.

My drive info from MakeMVK:

Drive Information
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH14NS40
Revision: 1.05
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2120-05-06 14:44
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 82

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.05
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)

And the output from my command:

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./makemkvcon f -d '/IOBDServices/AEFAD468' -f /Users/jnichols/Downloads/sdf.bin rawflash main -i /Users/jnichols/Downloads/mk-firmware-pack-20200720/MK/HL-DT-ST/WH16NS60/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.03-NM00600-212005081010.bin 

Reading input file /Users/jnichols/Downloads/mk-firmware-pack-20200720/MK/HL-DT-ST/WH16NS60/HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.03-NM00600-212005081010.bin
Flashing flags = 0x0 : 0 0 0 0 : ---- ---- ---- ----
Current Drive ID: HL-DT-ST_BD-RE__WH14NS40_1.05_212005061444_KLEO5OD3538
Ready to write drive flash memory.
Type "yes" to continue, "no" to abort
yes
Operation started: Sending flash image to drive
 100% Operation finished                                
Operation started: Programming flash
 100% Operation finished                                
Done successfully

You need to replace main with enc in your command.

[NobleOccum]

That got it for me, thanks! Ripping an UHD right now!

[Gene80]

Hello, I have the following gear and would like to confirm that it would be a candidate before I attempt:

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-16D1HT
Revision: 1.01
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2113-02-05 19:30
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 57

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1939
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Partial
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Mfg Date December 2023.
My enclosure is a Vantec NexStar DX2 NST-540S3-BK

I noticed your comment on the Drive platform needing to be "MT1959<" but I'm not following if you are saying it needs to be greater or less than 1959? Mine appears to be MT 1939.

Thank you.