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by mtucker
Sat Apr 07, 2018 1:42 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: UHD drives
Replies: 690
Views: 1210917

Re: UHD drives

Just received a ASUS BW-16D1HT but manufactured January 2018 (3.02)..... Anyway I can salvage this? Or is another buy'n'hope it?.... :( You sure can. Use the clean 3.02 FW given just a few posts before yours. My January 2018 drive would not read a UHD disk when I got it, but works great after I dum...
by mtucker
Thu Apr 05, 2018 5:34 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: What are your playback setups?
Replies: 48
Views: 95563

Re: What are your playback setups?

Nvidia Shield running SPMC (a fork of Kodi focused on Android) over GB ethernet. It has no problem playing back MKV rips of UHD disks and there are lots of nerdy options in SPMC. The Shield passes through the audio bitstream so my receiver can decode Atmos/DTS X.......
by mtucker
Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:07 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Asus BW-16D1HT Firmware
Replies: 269
Views: 827461

Re: Asus BW-16D1HT Firmware

Got it going tonight. It took me a few hours, but I learned as I went. Here are a few notes for others. I followed this guide https://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=17058 Asus BW-16D1HT made in January 2018. MakeMKV listed the firmware as 3.02, but as we knew from fryguy's info, the...
by mtucker
Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:39 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Asus BW-16D1HT Firmware
Replies: 269
Views: 827461

Re: Asus BW-16D1HT Firmware

fryguy wrote:.......Edit: I may be mistaken as to where I found the 3.02 I used...
https://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopi ... =75#p59568
The attached .zip has both an .exe and .bin. I think it's what I used.
Thanks. That makes sense. The 3.02.BIN file is what I was looking for.
by mtucker
Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:45 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Asus BW-16D1HT Firmware
Replies: 269
Views: 827461

Re: Asus BW-16D1HT Firmware

.......Just got finished with the exact same issue. Brand new out of the box 3.02, manufacture date of 2018 01 26 - would not read UHD discs. Went through TeddyRaspin's guide linked by st4evr to load the "clean" 3.02 using a USB boot stick, and am currently about 40% through a Batman v Su...