Thank you, Oinker. You are correct. Pioneer is doing everything they can to trick owners into flashing and crippling their drives with newer firmware.

Pioneer released a bunch of new firmwares for 212 & 213 series drives V1.05, changes:

Added a new function "Damage Prevention mode for music CD"
Improved operational stability

Still NOT recommended to update due to downgrade & crossflash protections.

Welcome to the forums, groats!


PM sent.

Hello,
I'm looking for a way to crossflash my new Pioneer BDR-XS07TS to a UHD-friendly BDR-XS07TSUHD.
I stumbled across DVRTool, which my drive doesn't support, and am now looking for the newer BDRFlash.
I also have an old Pioneer BDR-208DBK drive in the basement, which I would like to make UHD-friendly, too.

Thanks in advance!

The "safe" firmware versions are drive-specific. On the BDR-212 it is 1.02 and earlier. On the other 212/S12 models, it's 1.03 and earlier. You can tell by looking at the firmware dates on this web page; any firmware dated December 2022 and later cannot be crossflashed or downgraded.

Ok, I just downgraded my other 212M from S12 1.03 to S12U 1.02, then updated to S12U 1.03. 1.03 seems to be still downgradable and crossflashable, 1.04 (and future firmwares) aren't anymore.

Excellent! Congratulations! :spoko:

Thank you very much
Crossflashing went well and I'm now able to play my UHD discs

PM sent.

Merci pour votre aide.
Voici mes infos

https://imgur.com/WGveshz

Thx !

On Pioneer's web site, firmware 1.03 for the BDR-212DBK was updated December 21, 2022. So it is only firmware versions 1.02 and earlier that can be crossflashed.

IIRC 1.03 is dated earlier than December 2022? At least the files in the updater exe are dated October 2022? Does 1.03 contain the downgrade/crossflash protection already? Or was it implemented first in 1.04?

Thank you. PM sent.

V. 1.54 (2020-07-21)
Did not put last version 1.55

Welcome to the forums, lala64! Which firmware version is currently on your BDR-S09?

Hi
Is it possible to crossflash BDR-S09 drive to get UHD capabilities ?
DVR Tool only shows infos. Not possible to flash or dump

Thanks in advance

Thanks to jadburner, I was able to crossflush.
Thank you so much.

PM sent.

Thanks for the heads up.
The obstacle before me now is that I do not have the BDR-S12UHT kernel on hand.
Is there a way to obtain it?

I need to clarify my comment: the BDR-212DBK can be crossflashed into a BDR-S12UHT as long as the firmware on the BDR-212DBK is dated earlier than December 2022. So the firmware would have to be version 1.02 or earlier.

PM sent.

Thank you for a reply.
But I have a problem.
I tried to cross-flash with DVR Tool v1.02, but it display this drive is not supported.
Do I have to be newer than this version?

Congratulations on the successfuil crossflash, IceCooI! :taktak:

Welcome to the forums, 666mk6! Yes, the BDR-212DBK can be crossflashed to a BDR-S12UHT.

Thanks to jadburner, i crossflashed my BDR-209 to BDR-211. Now i can watch my 4K discs again:spoko:toast2

Hi.
Is it possible to cross-flush BDR-212DBK to BDR-S12UHT?

Welcome to the forums, rco133! PM sent.

Hi.

I don't know Polish, so I hope I registered OK.

I also have an old 209M that does not read UHD discs. As I understand it, it can be cross flashed and become UHD friendly.

Is that correct. And if so how?

Best regards

rco133

Welcome to the forums, gerbyT! PM sent.

Welcome to the forums, IceCooI! PM sent.

Hello, i found this Forum and i have the same constellation, the BDR-S12XLT with FW 1.01 and i want to Crossflash to the S12UHT. Could anyone help me, please?
Thanks and Greetings

Hello, everybody. Came here for your help with crossflashing 209ebk to 211ubk. Recently i've ruin my 211ubk with the latest firmware. I can't use it to watch 4k discs anymore. So i bought 209ebk as replacment and need to crossflash it to 211 to make it UHD friendly. Your help will be much appreciated.

Welcome to the forums, 3ttr!


PM sent.

Hi!
I recently found this forum and it seems like I might be able to crossflash my BDR-209EBK to BDR-211EBK and gain UHD support! Could someone help me with this cross-flash? :)

Congratulations on the successful crossflash, zuzuzuzu. :spoko: We're glad we could help.

Successfully cross-flashed BD-RW BDR-212V to BD-RW BDR-S12UHT thanks to jadburner. Now I can write our family album to BDXL M-Disk. Thank you very much jadburner!

Yes, I did receive your PM and replied. Happy crossflashing!

Thank you for the message. I've already replied but not sure whether my PM has been sent or not because I can't see it in the list. Please let me know. Thanks!

zuzuzuzu - Please check your messages.

Thank you very much for your kind attention. Unfortunately I was not able to PM, so I posted here. My drive has vinpower specific firmware version 1.02 according to their specification. Here is the DVRTool log:
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Device: \\.\D:

Drive Information:

Model Name : PIONEER BD-RW BDR-212V
Firmware Rev : 1.02
Extra Info : 22/05/31
Serial Number : AFDL014703WL
Buffer Size : 4000 kiB

Additional Drive Information:

Label Code : ----
Hardware Rev : SAT 8F00
Kernel Type : ID06
Firmware Type : ID06
Kernel Version : 0000

Drive is in normal mode.

Firmware flashing support : NO
Firmware dumping support : NO

Drive Capabilities:

CD-ROM : R BD-ROM : R
CD-R : R/W BD-R : R/W
CD-RW : R/W BD-R XL : -
DVD-ROM : R BD-RE : R/W
DVD-R : R/W BD-RE XL : -
DVD-R DL : R/W HD DVD-ROM : -
DVD-RW : R/W HD DVD-R : -
DVD+R : R/W HD DVD-R DL : -
DVD+R DL : R/W HD DVD-RW : -
DVD+RW : R/W LabelFlash : NO
DVD-RAM : R LightScribe : NO

Drive Region Settings:

RPC Scheme : RPC-2
Current Region : 0
Changes Left : 5 (available to user)
Resets Left : 4 (available only to vendor)
Region State : Region is not set

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Welcome to the forums, zuzuzuzu! We're glad you found this site and hope you find it useful.

The BDR-212V only reads/writes to BD-R SL and DL discs. It does not recognize BDXL (triple layer, quad layer) media.

I've sent you a PM to follow up on crossflashing your drive.

You're correct, it is definitely not recommended to upgrade the firmware on your Pioneer drive to any firmware dated December 2022 or later. Otherwise you will prevent downgrading or crossflashing that drive.

Pioneer lists a whole bunch of new firmwares now all the way down to the 208 series, I assume they all implement the new protections against downgrading and crossflashing, i.e. it's not recommended to flash any of them atm? They also list a whole bunch of new 213 series drives, e.g. a 213EBK, seems the 213 series is finally coming to Europe.

Hello everyone! I'm new on this forum and I'm really happy that found it. I have BDR-212V and bought it to write on 100Gb millennium disk. Unfortunately it can not recognize Verbatime M-Disk. I have no other brand disk to check whether my drive can recognize it. I wonder if is it possible to cross-flash my Pioneer to some other BDR-212 or whatsoever to do my job done. Any help highly appreciated.

Welcomer to the forums, xenon2! PM sent.

Hi I would like also to cross-flash my drive to support pure audio features (if possible).

My drive is:
BDR-212M 1.04v 22/12/20

I'm not sure what is recommended firmware for that, would be grateful for any information.

Welcome to the forums, daleski! PM sent.

Hi Everyone I am so glad I have found this website, I won't be getting much sleep! I have managed to source a pioneer 212EBK and would like to cross flash, can someone please point me in the right direction for the BDR Flasher tool? Thanks

Welcome to the forums, MeisterProper! PM sent.

Hello to all,

it would be awesome if I could flash my Pioneer BDR-XS07TS to a XS07TUHD.


Thanks in advance and have a nice weekend :)

Thanks to the help of jadburner, I was able to crossflash the same drive/firmware combination to a BDR-S12UHT with firmware 1.02 - works perfectly with UHDs.


It seems that the BDR-S12UHT drive is currently not on sale anywhere in Europe, which is what I wanted to buy in the first place.
If anybody is looking for a (still) flashable BDR-S12XLT, try German Amazon, search for B0887XPT2Q. The drive I ordered there recently was new and manufactured in April 22, still has the compatible firmware 1.01

Welcome to the forums, akron! PM sent.

Hello Friends, I would like to request the BDRFlash tool if possible.

I'm trying to crossflash BDR-XD07B to BDR-XD07UHD

Thank you :)

Welcome to the forums, doctorC! PM sent.

helo.. where can i download DVRTool_v1.029x I can't find a link... thank you..

Welcome to the forums, tucker! PM sent.

Hello,
I'd like to crossflash a BDR-S12XLT (FW 1.01) to a UHD friendly version, possibly S12UHT. Could you please help?
Thanks and best regards,
Mik

Ha, you got me now. :P
I didn't test before and was even not sure whether I have a TripleLayer UHD.

Had to check first, but then I found some.

Yes, all 3 Iron Man UHD's are recognized in makeMKV and play also in MPC-HC.

Screenshot attached.

Cheers
Tom

Great to know! Did you test triple-layer UHDs (discs larger than 66 GB) ?

My one was produced 2014, Hardware Revision 1 (SAT8600) and I flashed it today in the morning to 211EBK.
As I wrote above, very UHD friendly now.
This means, tested 3 of my UHD's ad they were recognized.
Started MPC-HC and played the UHD (for test).

Personal opinion: I never regret to buy the 209EBK, very reliable and now with the update more valuable.

Cheers
Tom

So even the first hardware revision of the 209EBK (and, I'd suppose, the S09XLT etc) can be crossflashed to become UHD friendly?
For LG/Asus drives I know the hardware is important, drives made before end of 2015 can't support UHD. I was wondering if this was the case for Pioneer too.

The BDR-209EBK was produced in 2014, I don't know for how long.
There was a second hardware revision, I guess that was available in 2017/2018, but I am not so sure.
Both harrdware revisions can be crossflashed.
I don't think the manufacturer date is important, the most important is the firmware.
I think Pioneer started in 2022 started to release Firmwares which prohibits crossflashing for upgrade, but the last firmware for the 209EBK was released in 2020 and therefore "safe".


Cheers
Tom

Thanks
!

I understand that the latest firmwares make it impossible to crossflash and to become UHD friendly, so I'm looking for used or older models. From my understanding, 209EBK, S09XLT, 2209, 211EBK, 211M, 212EBK, 2212, 212M, S12XLT would be crossflashable to support UHD, but DBK variants not advised.
Would all 09 series (except DBK) work, or is there a manufacturing date to look at?
Are 08 series too old or could be covered?

I dont speak polish, and it's quite difficult to make searches with G Translate... Sorry...

Welcome to the forums, JuliusC! It sounds like you don't already own a Pioneer Blu-ray drive? If not, you'll need to be careful when you buy one, since some of the recent Pioneer drives with the latest firmware cannot currently be crossflashed to a UHD-friendly drive.

I "had" a Pio BDR-209EBK and with the help of @jadburner, I was able to flash it to an BDR-211EBK.
Very UHD-friendly now, reads my UHDs and even can play them with MPC-HC.
Awesome forum and awesome help.

Cheers
Tom

Hello,
I was wondering about Pioneer drives cross-flashing and the BDRFlash tool talked about in these pages. I was looking for an UHD-friendly drive, Pioneer drives seem of better hardware quality than Asus/LG but the UHD native ones are really expensive.

Thanks a lot!

Unfortunatelly Im not able to dump firmware:

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Firmware reading is not supported for this drive.

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Im not sure if cross-flashing firmware to UHD version of BDR-XD07 will work and will result with UHD support. Also, is English or Polish prefered?


https://forum.cdrinfo.pl/attachment....1&d=1683787663

https://forum.cdrinfo.pl/attachment....1&d=1683787770

Welcome to the forums, kmeg! PM sent.

Hello. I would like to crossflash BDR-XD07TB to BDR-XD07TUHD. Unfortunatelly I was not aware that BDR-XD07TB is not capable to do UHD...

Jadburner,

I've been trying to reply to your PM but I don't know if it is sending or not as I do not see the reply in my thread. I you have received multiple messages, I apologize.


The following are the firmware in my drives:

BDR-2212 (BDR-212M) - v1.03
BDR-212UBK (BDR-212U) - v1.01

As mentioned in the previous post, I would like to crossflash these to the BDR-S12J-X.

Thanks!

Welcome to the forums, moisespr123! PM sent.

Welcome to the forums, davidtantt! PM sent.

Good day,

I have a BDR-2212 1.03 and a BDR-212UBK and I would like to crossflash these to the BDR-S12J-X. Would this enable the realtime pureread feature in these models? Is this possible? Thanks!

Hi There, Newbie here.. I am David and I want to cross flash my BDR-S12XLB FW 1.04 to BDR-212DBK.. would appreciate help in the cross flashing.. thanks ...

would it be possible to cross flash to the bdr-x12j-uhd if not what firmware would you recommend

regards darren.

thanks for the reply im currently on firmware revision 1.03

regards darren.

Welcome to the forums, Dazza! PM sent.

senison - I'm glad it worked for you. Enjoy!

Thank you jadburner
 

jadburner, Thanks for your shared!

I succeeded to crossflash BDR-208XJB to BDR-S08J.



I have some Pioneer Blu-ray and DVD drives, so will try again.
Once again, thanks to our predecessors.

Hi have a bdr-x12ebk and I would like to able to cross flash it any recommendations what would be the best firmware.

And would it be possible to get a copy of bdrflash

Regards darrren.

Thank you, senison. We're glad you find the site potentially useful, and we look forward to any contributions you care to make.

jadburner

Thank you for sending me a message.
I used to use optical media very often.After recently distancing myself, the news that Panasonic is to cease Blu-ray Disc production has reignited the fever.Unfortunately, the internet community in Japan that talks about optical discs has been decimated.That's why I'm very excited to see such a heated discussion on this forum and I'm really enjoying your contributions.
I thank my lucky stars that I have found you all here.


regards

Welcome to the forums, senison! PM sent.

Nice to meet you all,

Recently I was impressed that a CDR(Yuden, TDK, MITSUI, Ricoh,,) I created 20 years ago still works fine.
But now I do not own a CD drive so have purchased a new Pioneer drive.
If you don't mind, I would like to have a tool for me as well.

I salute all seekers.

Welcome to the forums, ModURbox! PM sent.

Hi Jadburner,
Ive a brand new BDR-212EBK thats still in its box after I realised it wouldn't work with makemkv. Id really appreciate any advicee you could offer on flashing it to a suitable firmware.
TIA
ModURbox

Welcome to the forums, MusicMike70! PM sent.

Welcome to the forums, Tom886! PM sent.

Good evening

With regards to BDRFlash, would that support crossflashing the Pioneer BDR-XS07T to BDR-XS07TUHD? If yes, I would appreciate a copy of the tool, many thanks in advance.

Regards,
MusicMike

Hello, my name is Tom, lining in Taiwan in the last 20 years, originally from Germany.

Registered today, after reading in the makemkv forum, that my Pioneer BDR-209M (EBK as reported in DVRTool 1.02) could maybe in the future read UHD.
I have also a Pioneer DVR-S18LBK, but not in use anymore.

May I ask also for the latest version of DVRTool.

Also, I have no idea whether it would even make sense to Crossflash this device (if even possible), but for this, I need to read more.
Below a screenshot what DVRTool v1.02 got from my Pio.


Cheers
Tom

Well Hello :)

Welcome to the forums, jeffy! PM sent.

Hello friends!

My name is Ionut and i am from Bucharest, Romania. I have been following this forum for a while now because i am an optical drive freak :D, but now i have decided to also post.
I would like to ask for a copy of BDRFlash if possible.
Just like gohclsin, i have a BDR-212EBK that i would like to turn into a BDR-S12UHT or BDR S12J-X if possible.
Can you please help?


Regards,
Ionut

Yes, the 212V is a Vinpower-specific model based on the 212D that uses Japanese parts, industrial tray gears and pulleys, and modified firmware for "enhanced" DVD+-R burning.

Isn't the 212V a supposedly modified 212D? Nice to turn that into a UHD supporting writer. :D

The BDR-212V can be crossflashed to a BDR-212UHBK, BDR-S12UHT, or BDR-212ULBK (among others) to enable BDXL writing and UHD ripping with appropriate software. Below are writing and ripping results after a BDR-212V to BDR-212UHBK crossflash. Rips were performed using AnyDVD and MakeMKV on two differently sized UHD discs.

Załącznik 198440

Załącznik 198441

Załącznik 198442

Załącznik 198447

Załącznik 198448

Załącznik 198449

Załącznik 198450

Welcome to the forums, gohclsin! PM sent.

Hello jadburner,

Saw your post regarding the BDRFlash.
I would like to crossflash from a BDR-212EBK (manufactured in 2019) to a BDR-S12UHT.

Would that be possible with BDRflash? If yes, how to get this tool and the firmwares?
Thank you in advance for your help.


Regards,
Goh C L

PM sent.