Flash WH16NS58 to Enable UHD Disc Quality Scanning

**jadburner** · 11.09.2024, 01:20

The WH16NS58 is one of the very few options currently available for checking the quality of single and double layer burned discs. With the right firmware, you can also enable scanning of UHD burned discs. Unfortunately, the drive is now sold with firmware (1.V5, 1.V7. 1.V8, 1.V9) that disables UHD. Here we show how to flash UHD-enabled firmware to the drive.

You will need the following for this to work:

You must have MakeMKV installed.
The "MK" custom firmware pack with LibreDrive patches (link)
The SDFtool flasher (link)

I'll be flashing the following drive with UHD-disabled 1.V5 firmware:

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Here's the step by step procedure:

Run the SDFtool flasher and select your drive.

Flash WH16NS58 to Enable UHD Disc Quality Scanning-step-1.png

In the lower drop-down box, select the MK version of the WH16NS60 1.03 firmware to write to the drive. Why the WH16NS60 firmware? For some unknown reason the SDFtool flasher is not able to directly flash the UHD-enabled 1.V5 firmware to the drive. So, this intermediate step is necessary.

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Click the START button to start the flashing process.

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When the flashing completes, the drive will now have the WH16NS60 1.03 "MK" firmware.

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Run the SDFtool flasher again, select the drive (which now has the WH16NS60 1.03 "MK" firmware), and in the lower drop-down box select the WH16NS58 1.V5 "MK" firmware.

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Click the START button to start the flashing process.

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When the flashing is done, the drive will now have the UHD-enabled WH16NS58 1.V5 firmware.

Flash WH16NS58 to Enable UHD Disc Quality Scanning-step-7-after-.png

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**jadburner** · 11.09.2024, 01:22

I've tested this procedure with UHD-disabled 1.V5 and 1.V8 firmware. It should work with 1.V7 firmware. I do not have a WH16NS58 with the latest 1.V9 firmware, so I'm unable to test it. If someone has that firmware and can test the above procedure with it, please let us know if it works.

Coopervid · 16.09.2024, 12:05

As a side note: Everybody with a full size LG / ASUS drive with the MT1959 chip can flash the LG BH16NS58 1.V5 firmware and do quality checks. It doesn't have to be a LGBH16NS58 drive to start with. Software for quality checks: Google "qpxtool" and find 0.8.1. patchlevel 4 on Github.

Coopervid · 16.09.2024, 22:40

Another hint: Don't scan faster than 4x. 4x is the maximum speed a drive is doing playing back UHDs. The error correction will work for up to LDC 1500 / BIS 20 to 30. Faster scans will report higher numbers but this is suggesting your burn is bad. 4x is practically the highest speed needed to have playbacks without issues. Therefore faster scans report issues that are suggesting issues which are none. Your burn with the max LDC / BIS numbers listed above will play fine when scanned with 4x.

11.09.2024, 01:20	#1
jadburner Moderator Data rejestracji: 07.03.2017 Lokalizacja: Middle Earth Posty: 9,516	Flash WH16NS58 to Enable UHD Disc Quality Scanning The WH16NS58 is one of the very few options currently available for checking the quality of single and double layer burned discs. With the right firmware, you can also enable scanning of UHD burned discs. Unfortunately, the drive is now sold with firmware (1.V5, 1.V7. 1.V8, 1.V9) that disables UHD. Here we show how to flash UHD-enabled firmware to the drive. You will need the following for this to work: You must have MakeMKV installed. The "MK" custom firmware pack with LibreDrive patches (link) The SDFtool flasher (link) I'll be flashing the following drive with UHD-disabled 1.V5 firmware: Here's the step by step procedure: Run the SDFtool flasher and select your drive. In the lower drop-down box, select the MK version of the WH16NS60 1.03 firmware to write to the drive. Why the WH16NS60 firmware? For some unknown reason the SDFtool flasher is not able to directly flash the UHD-enabled 1.V5 firmware to the drive. So, this intermediate step is necessary. Click the START button to start the flashing process. When the flashing completes, the drive will now have the WH16NS60 1.03 "MK" firmware. Run the SDFtool flasher again, select the drive (which now has the WH16NS60 1.03 "MK" firmware), and in the lower drop-down box select the WH16NS58 1.V5 "MK" firmware. Click the START button to start the flashing process. When the flashing is done, the drive will now have the UHD-enabled WH16NS58 1.V5 firmware. Ostatnio zmieniany przez jadburner : 11.09.2024 o godz. 01:29

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11.09.2024, 01:22	#2
jadburner Moderator Data rejestracji: 07.03.2017 Lokalizacja: Middle Earth Posty: 9,516	I've tested this procedure with UHD-disabled 1.V5 and 1.V8 firmware. It should work with 1.V7 firmware. I do not have a WH16NS58 with the latest 1.V9 firmware, so I'm unable to test it. If someone has that firmware and can test the above procedure with it, please let us know if it works.

16.09.2024, 12:05	#3
Coopervid Zarejestrowany Data rejestracji: 04.09.2024 Posty: 11	As a side note: Everybody with a full size LG / ASUS drive with the MT1959 chip can flash the LG BH16NS58 1.V5 firmware and do quality checks. It doesn't have to be a LGBH16NS58 drive to start with. Software for quality checks: Google "qpxtool" and find 0.8.1. patchlevel 4 on Github.

16.09.2024, 22:40	#4
Coopervid Zarejestrowany Data rejestracji: 04.09.2024 Posty: 11	Another hint: Don't scan faster than 4x. 4x is the maximum speed a drive is doing playing back UHDs. The error correction will work for up to LDC 1500 / BIS 20 to 30. Faster scans will report higher numbers but this is suggesting your burn is bad. 4x is practically the highest speed needed to have playbacks without issues. Therefore faster scans report issues that are suggesting issues which are none. Your burn with the max LDC / BIS numbers listed above will play fine when scanned with 4x.