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by planet1
Sat Feb 26, 2022 11:19 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: VERBATIM Ultra HD 4K External Slimline Blu‑ray Writer #:43888
Replies: 9
Views: 24088

Re: VERBATIM Ultra HD 4K External Slimline Blu‑ray Writer #:43888

I'm also interested to hear if Verbatim 43888 is now LibreDrive enabled as it seems to be Pioneer drive inside. Apparently that is the case. -- 2) Second, I would like to confirm that LibreDrive is working perfectly on Verbatim 43888 drive (Verbatim Slimline Ultra HD 4K; Pioneer BDR-UD04 drive insi...
by planet1
Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:04 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Trying to extract only voices
Replies: 3
Views: 3632

Collecting ULTRA yolk

Dear @vrabaci

Would you care extracting the eggs not only form little but emperor penguins aka UHD ripping / playback?
by planet1
Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: VERBATIM Ultra HD 4K External Slimline Blu‑ray Writer #:43888
Replies: 9
Views: 24088

The FATE is NO longer DARK!

Dear @wizozzy, thanks to @mike admin's continues efforts , the Pioneer gang (and relatives) has joined the UHD party via LibreDrive membership. PIONEER-BD-RW___BDR-UD04-1.00-4B3560E3-8A10-20170210 PIONEER-BD-RW___BDR-UD04-1.10-431D03CF-8A10-20170425 PIONEER-BD-RW___BDR-UD04-1.14-489CDFD6-8A10-202006...
by planet1
Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:25 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2023
Replies: 2271
Views: 3873982

Re: Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2021

It might not be an ideal solution, but I managed to crossflash my 5.25" drive externally with the following cabling solution:

Ugreen SATA to USB 3.0 adapter cable + power supply
P/N: 20611
Chipset: ASMedia ASM1153E
by planet1
Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:12 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: SDFtool Flasher
Replies: 1016
Views: 2017026

SDFtool Flasher GUI is GREAT

Dear @MartyMcNuts, thank you for the GUI, it worked nicely crossflashing a BH16NS55 to a WH16NS60. Original FW: Drive Information OS device name: G: Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST Product: BD-RE BH16NS55 Revision: 1.05 Serial number: Firmware date: 2120-06-18 13:42 Bus encryption flags: 17 Highest AACS vers...
by planet1
Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: What firmware and software do I need to use to flash BRXL-PT6U2VB-EU?
Replies: 7
Views: 9973

Re: What firmware and software do I need to use to flash BRXL-PT6U2VB-EU?

Hello cdemi,

maybe there is a (modified) Bufallo FW by now, which produces the desired result (= UHD blu-ray readability).
However my attempts roughly a year ago, were only fruitful with the modified LG FW.


Good luck!
by planet1
Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:55 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Problematic HD-DVDs
Replies: 222
Views: 565762

salvage HD-DVD content

As salvaging ones HD-DVDs becomes a more pressing concern by each passing month, here are a two German HD-DVDs which refuse to open in MakeMKV (even when decrypted with dumphd). terminator.png death_proof.png 001003:0020 DEBUG: Code 0 at R[Yx-6#%vhZ3@:213130007 005010:0000 Failed to open disc @mikea...
by planet1
Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:20 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Read SACD
Replies: 11
Views: 58335

Re: Read SACD

Most components (incl. their open sources) are already there like: Ripper incl. DST decoder Audio format for Matroska storage Maybe having the SACD ripping ability inside MakeMK, might be one step too astray. :? Putting it into MakeMKA instead, alongside CD-DA, DVD-Audio & Blu-ray Audio ripping ...
by planet1
Wed May 20, 2020 10:38 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Libredrive version v6
Replies: 147
Views: 196093

Libredrive version v6 - Lots of light, just a few shadows

Hi, here are my test results on three LibreDrives (v5 vs. v6) done with two discs: 0. DVD9 + BD50 Disc Information Label: CHEERS_SEASON_1_DISC_1 Timestamp: 2003-07-21 20:51:53 Data capacity: 7.51 Gb Disc type: DVD-ROM Disc size: 120mm Maximum read rate: 10.08 Mbps [1x] Number of layers: 2 (OTP) Disc...
by planet1
Mon May 11, 2020 8:53 pm
Forum: DVD discs
Topic: HD DVD with AACS v4
Replies: 6
Views: 11783

Great addition (KEYDB_HD.cfg) for HD DVD decryption

You can manually add keys to MakeMKV to get these things to work http://makemkv.com/faq/item/12/category/8 I put a file called KEYSDB_HD.cfg in my MakeMKV data directory, updated with any missing keys, and I was decrypting and ripping. Happy hunting! Thank you :D , @MetalDave for the hint - this me...
by planet1
Mon May 11, 2020 8:35 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Is there a way to downgrade the firmware on a Buffalo BRUHD-PU3 from BU11 to BU10?
Replies: 52
Views: 104157

Re: Is there a way to downgrade the firmware on a Buffalo BRUHD-PU3 from BU11 to BU10?

bioteq wrote:
Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:10 pm
OK thank you, that's all I needed to know to get on with it.
I'll report back :)
So how did it go? My Buffalo drive really needed the LG LibreDrive FW (1.03) in order to read the UHD blu-ray discs.
by planet1
Sat Feb 01, 2020 12:33 am
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: MakeMKV's pristine UHD BD rips & their playback compatibility on (un)common devices
Replies: 7
Views: 19113

Sony + Raspberry

*Added the Sony UBP-X800M2 UHD-disc player & the LG 65SJ8509 LED-TV-set.
*Rearranged device type order
*Added the Sony UBP-X700 - thanks @ RESET_9999

Looking forward to see reports on the Raspberry Pi 4, amazon Fire TV Stick 4K & many more.
by planet1
Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:42 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Problematic HD-DVDs
Replies: 222
Views: 565762

Problematic HD-DVDs - HOT ROD

1) HOT ROD 2) Paramount 3) MPEG4-AVC 4) DolbyTrueHD + DolbyDigitalPlus 5) MakeMKV takes a long time to open the disc, misses the main movie and fails to rip the rest missing_Main_Movie_HOT_ROD.PNG ripping-failure_HOT_ROD.PNG 6) Disc is readable and rips fine with DumpHD 8154da76b9ac93be236f2da59b7c3...
by planet1
Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:13 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Read SACD
Replies: 11
Views: 58335

Re: Read SACD

There are a few early SACD releases without encryption, readable by old Toshiba DVD-ROM drives - maybe this could be useful for a possible LibreDrive implementation.


On a somewhat similar note - how about a DVD-Audio ripping ability (not necessarily decryption) for MakeMKV?
by planet1
Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:31 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Test for those who are brave, BU40N-N 1.02
Replies: 18
Views: 50559

Re: Test for those who are brave, BU40N-N 1.02

This firmware worked nicely on a Buffalo BRXL-PT6U2VB, enabling LibeDrive 8) and UHD :mrgreen: .

THANK YOU, Mike!