WH14NS40

[carvers]

I've got a WH14NS40 I've been using for a few years now, works mostly fine for DVDs and Blu-rays. UHD it sometimes works for, but I sometimes get read errors, and mounting disks using it has been hit or miss. I'm thinking flashing might make some of these things better/more reliable.

Here's the output of

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makemkvcon f --info -d <drive ID I got from makemkvcon f -l

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SDF.bin version: 0x0097

Drive Tool SDF present

Drive Specific SDF present

[Drive Specific SDF] Embedded Info Strings:
8000:LibreDrive Information

8013:Status
8105:Enabled

8001:Drive platform
:MT1959

8002:Firmware type
8106:Original (unpatched)

8003:Firmware version
:1.01

8005:DVD all regions
8100:Yes

8006:BD raw data read
8100:Yes

8007:BD raw metadata read
8100:Yes

8009:Unrestricted read speed
8100:Yes


[Drive Specific SDF] Embedded Status Message:
8099:Using LibreDrive mode (v%1 id=%2)
:06.3
:806404371A8C


Identification SDF present

[Identification SDF] Embedded Info Strings:
8000:LibreDrive Information

8013:Status
8102:Possible, not yet enabled

8001:Drive platform
:MT1959


[Identification SDF] Drive autodetect string:
mtk:19:59:JB8 :HL-DT-ST:BD-RE  WH14NS40 1.01:N000500:-

(To save other headless Linux users some time, search keywords: headless linux makemkvcon drive platform. It was a pain trying to find the drive platform without the MakeMKV GUI.)

The firmware guide gives the following guidance:

1. Make sure your Drive was built after 2016 on label or late 2015 if you want to risk it.
2. Drive Platform MT1959<Most important in makemkv
3. SVC NS50+ LG only on label for NB drives NB50+

The manufacturer sticker on my drive says it was made in December 2015, but the Drive Platform is reported as MT1959. Am I good to go, or is there no connection between the two? Is there a way to know if my drive was made late enough that I'm not going to brick it, or is it just "try it and find out"?

[Billycar11]

yeah your fine but if your having issues with it flashing will likely not fix it but if you do flash it to a WH16NS60 fw de of mk will work