# RibShark/OmniDrive

Repository: https://github.com/RibShark/OmniDrive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/omnidrive
Language: Assembly
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-18T06:48:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 93, longevity 16
- inputs: {"age_days": 228, "days_push": 46, "days_rel": 46, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1092, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:33.375590+00:00)

## What it is
OmniDrive is a custom firmware modification for MediaTek MT1959-based Hitachi-LG optical disc drives that unlocks raw sector reading, lead-in/lead-out access, and reading of proprietary game console discs. It is built from stock firmware images using a CMake/armips toolchain and flashed onto drives via tools like MakeMKV's sdftool.

## Use cases
- dump raw sectors from CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs
- read proprietary game discs from Xbox, PlayStation, GameCube, and Wii consoles
- preserve optical media with lead-in and lead-out data
- patch LG BU40N and ASUS BW-16D1HT drive firmware
- rip UHD Blu-ray and BD-XL discs with raw addressing
- build custom drive firmware for disc archival with redumper

## When to choose
- you need raw, low-level reads from an optical drive for archival or preservation
- you want to dump proprietary console game discs with a commodity drive
- you have a compatible MT1959-based slim or desktop drive and stock firmware to patch

## When to avoid
- your drive is not an MT1959-based Hitachi-LG model like the BU40N or BW-16D1HT
- you only need standard user-level disc ripping without raw sector access
- you are unwilling to flash modified firmware onto your hardware

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, security, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, embedded-systems, gaming-tools, files
- platform: embedded, cross-platform, cli
- tags: firmware, optical-disc-drive, disc-dumping, media-preservation, mediatek-mt1959, reverse-engineering, game-disc-ripping, raw-sector-reading

## Member repositories
- RibShark/OmniDrive (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:33.375590+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:49:00.131484+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RibShark/OmniDrive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:33.375590+00:00, sha 8863ccb99e09)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.