My Verbatim 43890 no longer rips. PLEASE recommend an out-of-the-box Libre Friendly BD-RE Drive!

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CowboyJohn
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My Verbatim 43890 no longer rips. PLEASE recommend an out-of-the-box Libre Friendly BD-RE Drive!

Post by CowboyJohn » Thu Apr 24, 2025 1:56 am

I'm a relative newbie to ripping Blu-rays and 4k UHD Blu-rays.
I had an external Verbatim 43890 and had limited success ripping with MakeMKV.
Unfortunately I contracted Sepsis and had my lower legs amputated.... I always thought it would be cool to have my blu-ray collection on a NAS, and be able to select a movie by clicking on the cover-art thumbnail ilmage on a Video Wall, like Kalidescape, but much more affordable (I'm on Disability and I'm finding iit very difficult to get employment as a wheelchair user.
Anyways, now it's significantly more difficult to get ho to my bookcase, get the blu-ray I want to watch, roll myself over to the BD player, insert the disc etc. etc.

I tried ripping a BD a couple of nights ago, and MakeMKV wouldn't recognize my Verbatim any more! I've always been very careful to NOT install firmware upgrades, so I dunno what's changed?!?!

Can anyone PLEASE recommend a 4k BD-RE drive that still works, out of the box, without installing past firmware or flashing the drive Cos I'm inexperienced at both.
I've always loved home video from VHS right up to 4k UHD, but now with my mobility problems, it's become my primary source of entertainment each day...
Sorry for the long post, but I've Googled, Amazoned and eBayed it to death and I'm still no closer :(

Thanx in advance for anyone who can give me the make and model that will work out of the box, for ripping to MKV, iso etc.

Cheers,
John
nornironjohn@gmail.com
I live in the UK by the way

Coopervid
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Re: My Verbatim 43890 no longer rips. PLEASE recommend an out-of-the-box Libre Friendly BD-RE Drive!

Post by Coopervid » Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:44 am

Sorry to hear your sad story....

Concerning your drive. Most likely the enclosure electronics went bad. If you are using a desktop PC you can try to connect it to SATA using a cable and a mini-SATA adapter. You have to break the enclosure to get it out.

Buying a new drive on the free market will always require that you flash it. And that's quite easy if you follow this guide.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=19634

E.g. all new Verbatim drives contain the LG BU40N.

You could also buy a pre-flashed drive from Asmcom in Nothern Ireland when his web shop reopens if your budgets allows it. He is currently hospitalized.

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=19387

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