Excellent! Congratulations! :spoko:

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.

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.

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!

Welcome to the forums, groats!


PM sent.

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.

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

Hello,

I just got a Pioneer BDR-209EBK... and I'd like to crossflash it so it can read UHD disks. From what I read, others have been able to do so. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Drive details (from MakeMKV):

Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-209M
Revision: 1.30
Firmware date: 2014-12-05
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 77

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.30/ID60


Big thanks in advance!

JuliusC - PM sent.

It's working!
Big THANKS to all those involved in this tool, and to Jadburner for the help and support.

Hi, I have this BDR-UD03ASC slim drive:

Drive Information
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-ROM BDCUD03AS
Revision: 1.00
Serial number: NHDL000680WL
Firmware date: 2014-04-01
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Drive platform: Pioneer RS8590
Firmware version: ID23


Is it possible to crossflash it to enable LibreDrive? Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forums, dev. Unfortunately, your drive is a BDC-UD03 combo drive, not a BDR-UD03. BDRFlash only supports crossflashing to BDR drives. You will need to work with the MakeMKV developers to see if they can enable support for it.

Hello jadburner and thank you very much.
I'm not sure which type applies to this drive, because the sticker says BDR, but MakeMKV reads BDC.

Thanks for the extra information you provided, dev. We'll work with you to see if we can get your drive crossflashed to a BDR drive. Check your PM.

Hi guys, thanks for letting me join this awesome forum :-)
I am running a Pioneer BDR-209EBK (listed as BDR-209M) with firmware 1.20
Can you help me flashing it to something UHD compatible?
Many thanks in advance