Looking for help with an LG BH16NS58

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J01001111
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2026 9:04 pm

Looking for help with an LG BH16NS58

Post by J01001111 »

Hey all, Just received an LG BH16NS58 from a guy on ebay and in the listing it said it was 4k ready and well, makemkv tells me the opposite and wont read 4k discs ans says libre is possible but not actiuvated.
Can someone treat me like an idiot and help with flashing it please? I dont want to mess up and dont know how to do it with proper help and guidence. flasher and proper firmware? my drives info is pasted below. THANK YOU!

Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BH16NS58
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: KX1OA8B3151
Firmware date: 2120-05-08 09:33
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

No disc inserted
MartyMcNuts
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Joined: Wed Nov 22, 2017 11:45 pm

Re: Looking for help with an LG BH16NS58

Post by MartyMcNuts »

J01001111 wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 9:11 pm Hey all, Just received an LG BH16NS58 from a guy on ebay and in the listing it said it was 4k ready and well, makemkv tells me the opposite and wont read 4k discs ans says libre is possible but not actiuvated.
Can someone treat me like an idiot and help with flashing it please? I dont want to mess up and dont know how to do it with proper help and guidence. flasher and proper firmware? my drives info is pasted below. THANK YOU!

Drive Information
OS device name: H:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE BH16NS58
Revision: 1.03
Serial number: KX1OA8B3151
Firmware date: 2120-05-08 09:33
Bus encryption flags: 1F
Highest AACS version: 61

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: MT1959

No disc inserted
You can use SDFtool flasher and firmware WH16NS60 1.02-MK. The SDFtool flasher and firmware pack are available for download in the first post of the SDFtool Flasher thread.
Cheers :D
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tedmau5e
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Joined: Tue Jun 30, 2026 4:34 pm

Re: Looking for help with an LG BH16NS58

Post by tedmau5e »

I have this same drive I got new (in the Buffalo BRXL-16U3), and everything was working great with blu ray and dvds for about a month. I then attempted to flash the firmware for UHD and messed up and I'm not sure where to go from here.

I had initially flashed the firmware to a slim drive (dumb, I know), causing the drive to think it was open and the tray not closing or opening. I've since gotten it flashed to full 5.25 firmware, but it's no longer reading any discs. It spins for a minute or two saying it's loading the disc, and then it just stops and says "No disc inserted" when there is a disc in there.

It's currently flashed wth WH16NS60 1.02, and this is the info in MakeMKV:

Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: KL5OBDE2347
Firmware date: 2118-10-29 19:36
Bus encryption flags: 17

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
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