Maddy 🏳️⚧️ - Floofy fops waff 
Occasionally when I'm clicking through Gentoo docs, looking at the Arch Wiki, or my reverse proxy loses contact with my server...
Haven't seen this oldie but goodie image shared around my circles on Fedi, so I figured I'd post it.
solo@solonovamax Go hard! I got this image as it was posted, by looking up "bad gateway meme" on a search engine. Couldn't find any real attribution to anyone in particular.
jiub 
@maddy btw i saw this bluray burner when i was doomscrolling aliexpress https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256810619666523.html
dunno if you're still looking for those but isn't 87 USD a good price for one?
tho it's aliexpres and there's little info so obviously kind of risky even tho it's legit according to comments
edit: well some comments say it's fake or defective so 
dunno if you're still looking for those but isn't 87 USD a good price for one?
tho it's aliexpres and there's little info so obviously kind of risky even tho it's legit according to comments
edit: well some comments say it's fake or defective so
@jiub Looks like it's a working blu-ray drive at best, but very unlikely to be one that works with UHD discs or OmniDrive firmware. Hard pass - there are better deals (on used drives) to be had from more reputable sellers on eBay and such.
@maddy good to know! i always forget that uhd is a whole different format 
only bluray device i've had is my ps4
only bluray device i've had is my ps4
@jiub It's really silly because Blu-ray as a format was meant to be extendable, and that was part of the reason for most every player and reader having firmware updates (besides AACS bullshit). Theoretically, being able to read/write BD-XL/UHD shouldn't have needed more than a firmware update for existing Blu-ray hardware, though that doesn't necessarily account for the updated protections that UHD discs have.
@jiub I read some Blu-ray technical docs ages ago, and I also remember it talking about how you could potentially get up to 100 layers on a disc.
wyatt 
@[email protected] wasn't @maddy running into reliability issues or smth? she's using these drives a lot heavier than almost anyone with all the ripping she does
@[email protected] @jiub Triple-layer UHD and slimline drives specifically (so far). Regular Blu-ray and dual-layer UHD titles generally haven't been an issue. But yeah, I generally wouldn't trust aliexpress BD drives for anything but a last resort when there's nothing left of UHD-capable drives except what scalpers are selling.
I might eventually give them a shot for a compatible laser assembly replacement though.
I might eventually give them a shot for a compatible laser assembly replacement though.
@[email protected] @jiub I'd have more UHD-capable 5.25" drives if I could find them in stock and at a reasonable price, but I missed that boat a good year ago, if not longer.
@[email protected] @jiub UHD-capable drives specifically, though you might have a tough time finding any SATA BD drive new.
Scalpers are selling slimline UHD-friendly drives for upwards of $250 CAD, and 5.25" drives are upwards of ~$350 CAD in my searches. I refuse to buy from them.
Scalpers are selling slimline UHD-friendly drives for upwards of $250 CAD, and 5.25" drives are upwards of ~$350 CAD in my searches. I refuse to buy from them.
@[email protected] @jiub Yeah, that sounds about right, pre-absurdity.
@[email protected] @jiub Sounds like one with a MediaTek MT1959 chipset.
In case you missed it, you can give those drives more capabilities for raw reading, as well as support for proprietary game discs (Xbox/360, GameCube/Wii) while keeping LibreDrive compatibility - https://github.com/RibShark/OmniDrive/
Pre-compiled firmwares are available on archive.org
In case you missed it, you can give those drives more capabilities for raw reading, as well as support for proprietary game discs (Xbox/360, GameCube/Wii) while keeping LibreDrive compatibility - https://github.com/RibShark/OmniDrive/
Pre-compiled firmwares are available on archive.org
@[email protected] @jiub Those models would be right, but only models with a manufacture date of late 2015 or later will be MT1959.
If you use MakeMKV, it'll tell you which chipset you have for sure on the information section when you open the program.
If you use MakeMKV, it'll tell you which chipset you have for sure on the information section when you open the program.
@jiub @[email protected] LG were assholes and made some of the same models with different capabilities. I have a half-dozen WH14NS40 I got from a BD duplicator I got for pennies from a recycler, and they were all too old.
I previously had a UHD-friendly WH14NS40 manufactured after 2015 that got blown up by incorrect modular PSU cables. >.>
I previously had a UHD-friendly WH14NS40 manufactured after 2015 that got blown up by incorrect modular PSU cables. >.>
@[email protected] @jiub In case you were unaware, they regularly post a (time-limited) beta key on the forums!
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1053
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1053
@[email protected] @jiub Yeah, I don't fully understand the rationale behind it, but I do so much disc dumping with it I just ended up buying a perpetual license.
Drive Information
OS device name: /dev/sr0
Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST
Product: BD-RE WH16NS60
Revision: 1.02
Serial number: KL7KAMM0509
Firmware date: 2118-10-29 19:36
Bus encryption flags: 17
Highest AACS version: 76
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: MT1959
Firmware type: Patched (microcode access re-enabled)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
@[email protected] @jiub MT1959, sweet! So yeah, you could totally flash OmniDrive and get some extra perks if you wanted!
@[email protected] @jiub Last time I bought a BU40N slimline or WH14NS40 5.25" new (before the stock and prices went wild), they were $130 CAD and $110 CAD respectively.
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