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Posted: **Sat May 17, 2025 8:59 pm**

@Mile

If you can find it useful here it's the 1.03 firmware dump made by MKV of a Pioneer BDR-XS08 .......... i think it's the rarest Pioneer drive

https://limewire.com/d/np2VC#3SgwZ7OlRO

Hope it will be fully supported!

Thank you so much

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 8:19 pm**

thanks for the software, mike. without makemkv, i would never buy any blu-ray movie disc because of the nazi-like copy protection...

so the movie studios should thank you instead for boosting their blu-ray movie sales!!

so i wanna ask, does this also include adding uhd support to all pioneer drives that are bdxl capable but were pre-uhd? i'm asking since you need to flash the drive with custom firmware anyway using sdftool and adding 4k uhd blu-ray support to a bdxl capable but pre-uhd drive also requires a custom firmware flash, so might as well just kill 2 birds with 1 stone...

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2025 11:22 pm**

ChaosLegionnaire wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 8:19 pm thanks for the software, mike. without makemkv, i would never buy any blu-ray movie disc because of the nazi-like copy protection... so the movie studios should thank you instead for boosting their blu-ray movie sales!!

so i wanna ask, does this also include adding uhd support to all pioneer drives that are bdxl capable but were pre-uhd? i'm asking since you need to flash the drive with custom firmware anyway using sdftool and adding 4k uhd blu-ray support to a bdxl capable but pre-uhd drive also requires a custom firmware flash, so might as well just kill 2 birds with 1 stone...

208 and newer for desktop will do UHD and
xd05 and newer for usb will do UHD
we are not sure if cross flashing will be reqired or not or it it will be added in like it was on the LG wh/bh series non UHD drives

Posted: **Wed May 21, 2025 7:15 pm**

I'm so happy right now! I thought I'd missed my chance noticing all the EOL and Out-of-Stock notices on the pre-flashed vendors' websites, then I get to makemkv.com and see my S12UHT might be usable yet.

Well done you legends! For a while there I was worried that the Pioneers wouldn't be cracked.

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2025 12:45 am**

Billycar11 wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 11:22 pm 208 and newer for desktop will do UHD and
xd05 and newer for usb will do UHD

thanks for the heads up and this useful post. this is very useful information on what pioneer drives to look out for hoarding since they will no longer be made.

shame on pioneer for that ultra-nazi 2023 encrypted firmware scandal! serves them right for being driven out of business in the optical drive sector. money talks and the rest walk indeed...

in one rare instance now, customers made a company "walk" through the power of their consumer dollar.

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2025 9:47 pm**

tom25 wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 3:49 pm Very good news, but there are no more Pioneer burners available for purchase in the open market.

If you're only concerned about ripping though, you wouldn't need a burner, just one that can read discs..?

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2025 10:16 pm**

CalicoSkies wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 9:47 pm
tom25 wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 3:49 pm Very good news, but there are no more Pioneer burners available for purchase in the open market.
If you're only concerned about ripping though, you wouldn't need a burner, just one that can read discs..?

I don't know if there even is such a thing as a UHD-BDROM drive. It would probably not be worth making for the cost.

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2025 1:32 am**

MrEJ42 wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 10:16 pm
CalicoSkies wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 9:47 pm
tom25 wrote: Wed May 07, 2025 3:49 pm Very good news, but there are no more Pioneer burners available for purchase in the open market.
If you're only concerned about ripping though, you wouldn't need a burner, just one that can read discs..?
I don't know if there even is such a thing as a UHD-BDROM drive. It would probably not be worth making for the cost.

I guess that's true.. I assumed there were such drives, but I guess it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense for those to exist.

Posted: **Tue May 27, 2025 9:50 pm**

This should be stickied!!!

Posted: **Wed May 28, 2025 2:19 am**

Finally bit the bullet and bought an XS07S off Amazon for $130. I can see the prices going up quickly as more people find out about this, so better now than later.

Wouldn't it be a treat if the drive arrived with pre-2022 FW? Extremely unlikely but a man can dream! Otherwise I am going to patiently wait for the announcement that 2022+ drives work.

To the legends making this possible, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2025 12:49 pm**

I see I am a little late to the party! This is great news! I am glad I kept my Pioneer that had unflashable firmware as a spare!

Posted: **Thu May 29, 2025 9:58 pm**

I'm so glad I will finally be able to use my Pioneer BDR-XS07UHD drive to rip my 4K collection. I picked it up last year before I read about it needing specific firmware to run properly.

Posted: **Sat May 31, 2025 8:23 am**

For usa member Amazon has a few bdr 2212 being sold for $95 used good as new with pre 2022fw by seller produplicator. Only a few left.
I picked up 2 and were actually brand new and I flashed with the 212 fw graciously being offered by our fellow member.
They are prime so come with free returns if not satisfied

Posted: **Sun Jun 01, 2025 9:46 pm**

I just got into this kinda thing, Bought a https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B081JY1FND ... asin_title (Pioneer 6X BDR-XS07TUHD) off Amazon only to find out about this firmware update situation by the time it arrived

I think it's still a good enough little thing to hold onto and wait for support though, it at least does normal blu-ray and dvd for now anyway-

Posted: **Wed Jun 04, 2025 12:21 pm**

ChaosLegionnaire wrote: Thu May 22, 2025 12:45 am
Billycar11 wrote: Mon May 19, 2025 11:22 pm 208 and newer for desktop will do UHD and
xd05 and newer for usb will do UHD
thanks for the heads up and this useful post. this is very useful information on what pioneer drives to look out for hoarding since they will no longer be made.

shame on pioneer for that ultra-nazi 2023 encrypted firmware scandal! serves them right for being driven out of business in the optical drive sector. money talks and the rest walk indeed... in one rare instance now, customers made a company "walk" through the power of their consumer dollar.

You have to realize as long as Pioneer was a member of the Blu-Ray Disc Association they had rules they had to follow to be compliant or they’d lose their licensing. Sadly they exited blu-ray drive production because demand for the drives has declined. To call them nazi’s is a bit of a stretch. I’m sad to see them go as they were one of the best drive manufacturers.
The consumer dollar has spoken and has chosen streaming which in my opinion is good but not at the same quality as physical media but time and tech marches on.

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