Hi everyone, i have a problem, my ASUS BW-16D1HT (Firmware 3.11) do not detect any UHD disc, standard blu ray, dvd, cd discs works fine. I’m using Linux Mint btw
From a quick Google it looks like a Blu-ray drive but you’d need a 4k one for UHD.
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Redkefy@lemmy.world to homevideo@feddit.uk
Hi everyone, i have a problem, my ASUS BW-16D1HT (Firmware 3.11) do not detect any UHD disc, standard blu ray, dvd, cd discs works fine. I’m using Linux Mint btw
From a quick Google it looks like a Blu-ray drive but you’d need a 4k one for UHD.
Yeah that is something that i do not understand, i keep finding that it should play UHD discs. Do you know how to check if a drive can read the UHD discs before buying?
OK, it should be doable but I see others have had the same problem. Try this guide.
daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The drive probably does support it, it has more to do with the firmware. I’m guessing you’re trying to rip them with MakeMKV?
Redkefy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
No i use libbluray and libaacs, still the drive do not recognize the UHD discs
daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You need a specific Intel CPU that actually supports the DRM on those discs. I think playback only worked on Windows as well. I rip those discs to play them back on my Arch machine. That being said, I’d still expect the drive to read the discs. Have you looked into flashing the firmware of your drive?