Hitachi drive BH16NS60 on LibreDrive positive list fails

[cjohs]

Hi all

I just installed my new UHD Bluray drive: a Hitachi/LG BH16NS60 with firmware version 1.00 and date as listed in the supported LibreDrive firmware list on the thread here at this forum.

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However MakeMKV fails to rip the UHD disc with these messages and info (in attached screenshot).

What is wrong?

As I read from the blog post about LibreDrive, makeMKV should be able to rip from this drive with no problems...?

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[st4evr]

Have you or anyone else previously flashed this drive’s firmware at all?

[SamuriHL]

No, this seems new. It won't be necessary to flash it but Mike is going to have LibreDrive support for that firmware.

[cjohs]

ah so I've misunderstood?
LibreDrive is not available...yet?

And there is nothing I can do but wait?

And no - the drive's firmware hasn't been flashed - but it shouldn't need to either?

[cjohs]

Ok so did some more research it seems that I need to flash the drive with MKV's firmware (MK).
I have downloaded the firmware .bin but I cannot find a flasher.
The polish one in this link :
https://forum.cdrinfo.pl/f29/crossflash ... s58-96313/
which seems to be the recommended one, seems to be unavailable.

So where do I get a flasher that can flash my drive with the MK firmware (I'm on windows 10 64-bit)?

[cjohs]

After some more research I found a flasher that worked for me here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/102V7DU ... meZTN/view
The firmware included in that download were not used.

I used the "original" one that matched my drive from this site here:
https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 113#p71880

This so others looking for a solution can have one

My drive is happily ripping my UHD bluray for my Plex now - I will probably have to look into more storage now as those mkv files are huge

[TeddyRaspin]

@cjohs

Where did you buy the BH16NS60 please ?