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Coopervid wrote: Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:06 am PM sent.

Message received Thanks!

Coopervid wrote: Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:04 am

Rudyard wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 12:44 am Hello again. I've got a second Pioneer drive. At first I thought it was another BDR-212V, but alas, it happens to be a BDR-212DBK. Is there anything I can do to enable UHD on this one? Just in case, this is what MakeMKV says about the drive:

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212D
Revision: 1.02
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2022-03-16
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F00
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Thank you in advance.

PM sent.

Thank you. It worked

I've got a question, though. Does this firmware downgrade enable, by any chance, the ability to write BDXL media?

Rudyard wrote: Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:39 am

Coopervid wrote: Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:04 am

Rudyard wrote: Sat Mar 22, 2025 12:44 am Hello again. I've got a second Pioneer drive. At first I thought it was another BDR-212V, but alas, it happens to be a BDR-212DBK. Is there anything I can do to enable UHD on this one? Just in case, this is what MakeMKV says about the drive:

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212D
Revision: 1.02
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2022-03-16
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F00
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

Thank you in advance.

PM sent.

Thank you. It worked

I've got a question, though. Does this firmware downgrade enable, by any chance, the ability to write BDXL media?

Yes, it does. However the DBK uses a plastic lens for the laser instead of a glass lens compared with the 212 drives that are BDXL enabled from the factory. So it is a little less precise regarding writing. But if you want to burn BDXL you should regardless use this method with spare areas anyway.

https://mega.nz/file/rFpkgKzT#KopvNzU5R ... DiHIoVA9T0

Hey Coopervid, can I get some help with this?

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212V
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: ,,,
Firmware date: 2022-05-31
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID06

No disc inserted

onkloud9 wrote: Sat Mar 29, 2025 11:40 pm Hey Coopervid, can I get some help with this?

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-212V
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: ,,,
Firmware date: 2022-05-31
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8F00
Firmware version: ID06

No disc inserted

PM sent.

Hi Coopervid,
just got myself a BDR-212V, but MakeMKV reports that its a BD-RW BDR-S12JX drive running on a BDR-212T Platform with RS8F01.
any chance to get the "Libre firmware" for this drive?

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12JX
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: BADL017858WL
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01/ID72
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

Yethidran wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 9:35 am Hi Coopervid,
just got myself a BDR-212V, but MakeMKV reports that its a BD-RW BDR-S12JX drive running on a BDR-212T Platform with RS8F01.
any chance to get the "Libre firmware" for this drive?

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12JX
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: BADL017858WL
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01/ID72
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

it already is...
does it work its someone's return lol

i tried spinning up a 4k uhd disc in it, but it says no disc. then i tried a regular audio cd, and it played that audio cd.
then i opened the drive up to clean the len's but it still cant pick up the 4k uhd disc, only audio cd's it can play.

Yethidran wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 10:52 am i tried spinning up a 4k uhd disc in it, but it says no disc. then i tried a regular audio cd, and it played that audio cd.
then i opened the drive up to clean the len's but it still cant pick up the 4k uhd disc, only audio cd's it can play.

You nee to try regular BDs, not audio discs. If that doesn't work the drive is defective. I also assume it's a return.

Thanks Coopervid, i have flashed it with success. firmware version went up to 1.02 (It was version 1.01 before), and the drive became a BDR-S12U (It was a BDR-S12JX before).
after flashing it, it struggled to read a 4k uhd disc, (lots of clicking noise internally) but it eventually played it and Makemkv was able to read it too.
but just to satisfy myself, i tried it a 2nd time, and this time it totally failed. no disc detected. even regular bluray disc couldnt show up, only regular audio cds were fine.
guess i got a "Borked Set"
but thanks anyway for the help buddy.
attached below are the "Before and After" flashing readouts.

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12JX
Revision: 1.01
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2020-07-21
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.01/ID72
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted



Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S12U
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: ...
Firmware date: 2022-03-07
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8F01
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-212T
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.02/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes

No disc inserted

and i cant return it too, as i opened the chassis to clean the lens too. there was a warranty seal that i had to remove to gain access for cleaning the lens.
so one nice Pioneer down the drain for me.
Hehehehe!! oh well life goes on.....

Yethidran wrote: Wed Apr 02, 2025 7:51 pm and i cant return it too, as i opened the chassis to clean the lens too. there was a warranty seal that i had to remove to gain access for cleaning the lens.
so one nice Pioneer down the drain for me.
Hehehehe!! oh well life goes on.....

Yeah, the blue laser is defective. It was a return.

Hello Coopervid,

I sent you a PM regarding activating a Pioneer 212V drive.




Thank you,
r.

I guess it's my turn to see what I can do with this drive.

Got another BDR-212DBK. MakeMKV shows the exact same info now as it showed with the previous unit, same firmware etc, so I just flashed the same files I already had, since they had been successfully flashed on the first unit. And this time, according to the flashing program, everything went OK too. But the unit won't read any BD disc, neither regular not UHD discs. It reads DVD, though.

I've flashed it again just in case, but to no avail. Maybe this is a faulty unit. I should have checked if it read BD discs before flashing, like I did with the previous unit... I'll probably need to return it. Is there any way I can flash the original firmware back?

Product: BD-RW BDR-212D
Revision: 1.02
Firmware date: 2022-03-16

Thanks in advance.