MakeMVK - LibreDrive Status Enabled?

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For those with experience with MakeMKV: I am preparing to “media-shift” a bunch of things, and I’m getting ready. However, I don’t know if I need to flash my drive. MakeMKV says that the status of the drive is “enabled” even though it’s using its original firmware? Is that possible?

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8722
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-XS06
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
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Check this post.

“At the time of this writing none of the Pioneer drives require firmware update - they should just work.”

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I think you are good to go! It’s still not very fast, but you can rip a movie in less time than it takes to watch it.

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Oh that’s great! I was reading the main flash guide, and got me very puzzled as the drive immediately showed as enabled. Thanks for the responses!

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You are good. Happy media shifting. I run two LG drives for my needs. I had to flash mine to support UHD (4K) but other than that, you should have a plug and play experience with your pioneer drives. I wanted those but for the price difference and a little bit of my time, I settled to save a few bucks and get the LG drives. The Pioneer ones look so nice though.