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I just bought the Archgon Premium Aluminum External USB 3.0 UHD 4K Blu-Ray Writer Super Drive for PC and Mac. I'm new to ripping 4K discs, but that's what I bought it for. I've always used MakeMKV in the past on my blu rays, but I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to get this drive to read the disks so I can rip them.

I'm currently trying to figure out how to flash the drive, but I can't get the SDFtool Flasher open on my Mac that's running Sonoma. Can anyone help me with how to get the .exe file to run? I tried using the Wine application, but got an error.

I also might be overcomplicating this whole process. If anyone is able to provide some guidance, I would greatly appreciate it.

See guides Mac commands below

Billycar11 wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:07 pm See guides Mac commands below

I'm sorry, but I'm not following your reply... I have a drive I want to flash, but don't have a Windows computer - I have a Mac, and a Linux box.

Thanks,
~S

seamus wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:45 am

Billycar11 wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:07 pm See guides Mac commands below

I'm sorry, but I'm not following your reply... I have a drive I want to flash, but don't have a Windows computer - I have a Mac, and a Linux box.

Thanks,
~S

the guide has the mac and linux commands there is no gui on those platforms you must use cli

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:47 am

seamus wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:45 am

Billycar11 wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:07 pm See guides Mac commands below

I'm sorry, but I'm not following your reply... I have a drive I want to flash, but don't have a Windows computer - I have a Mac, and a Linux box.

Thanks,
~S

the guide has the mac and linux commands there is no gui on those platforms you must use cli

OK, great... but where do I download the "flasher tool", and the firmware for my drives?

Thanks,
~S

seamus wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:51 am

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:47 am

seamus wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:45 am

I'm sorry, but I'm not following your reply... I have a drive I want to flash, but don't have a Windows computer - I have a Mac, and a Linux box.

Thanks,
~S

the guide has the mac and linux commands there is no gui on those platforms you must use cli

OK, great... but where do I download the "flasher tool", and the firmware for my drives?

Thanks,
~S

its built into makemkv

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:53 am

seamus wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:51 am

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:47 am
the guide has the mac and linux commands there is no gui on those platforms you must use cli

OK, great... but where do I download the "flasher tool", and the firmware for my drives?

its built into makemkv

That sounds good... do I need to download any firmware - or anything else - to get this to work?
And apologies for my ignorance, but I've just looked over the MakeMKV menu again, and I could find nothing re. flashing my drives. Is there an explanation posted anywhere on how to access this "built-in" tool?

seamus wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 6:12 am

Billycar11 wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:53 am

seamus wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 5:51 am

OK, great... but where do I download the "flasher tool", and the firmware for my drives?

its built into makemkv

That sounds good... do I need to download any firmware - or anything else - to get this to work?
And apologies for my ignorance, but I've just looked over the MakeMKV menu again, and I could find nothing re. flashing my drives. Is there an explanation posted anywhere on how to access this "built-in" tool?

see guide below