Ventura 13.2 no longer recognizes Pioneer BDR-XD07UHD as an optical drive

Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files

NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

EIther pioneer will issue a firmware update, Ventura 13.3 will fix the issue, or there is no solution. All of the "me to" posts here won't change a thing with either vendor.

Pioneer did issue firmware updates for some of their older drives to give them compatibility with macOS Catalina, but that firmware is no guarantee of future macOS release compatibility.

Booting a Mac into Safe Boot mode followed by a normal reboot may clear some system caches that may play a role in blocking drive discovery, but that is a long shot.

Hey it’s not just Pionier I have a Verbatime Drive ! And I have the same fail !

apple translate Funktion work fine. That guy did a lot test.!

Blu-Ray laufwerk wird nicht mehr erkannt - Apple Community

Are you folks not reading? This can be fixed with very little effort! If you have Apple Silicon just switch up the recovery method, or use a bootable installer for a previous version.

Intel method:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254587648?answerId=258587357022#258587357022

The only solution I found is to roll back macOS to Ventura 13.1 or earlier. Here’s how (DO NOT skip any steps):

1. Use Time Machine to back up your files. This does NOT back up the OS…just your software and preferences.
2. If you care about how your launchpad looks, take screenshots of each page and folder…Time Machine ignores the launchpad. Save these on a thumb drive for later.
3. Check your iCloud settings to make sure anything you care about losing is stored in the cloud. If this isn’t already done, set this up and wait several hours or a full day to ensure everything is backed up the way you want it!
4. Download Ventura 13.1 from Apple (I used a link available at MrMacintosh.com https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-ventura-13-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/
5. Launch the downloaded file and follow the prompts. This does NOT intstall the OS. It will only drop the MacOS installer in your Applications directory.
6. Copy the Ventura installer to a separate external/thumb drive (NEVER put it on your Time Machine drive).
7. Restart your machine and hold SHIFT + OPTION + COMMAND + R which will take you to a special recovery console that allows you to reinstall the OS version your Mac shipped with…but first…
8. In the RECOVERY menu, Go to Disk Utility, select VIEW, and Show All Items. Expand your main hard disk and be sure you see Macintosh HD in the tree structure. Your main HDD’s name (Apple SSD…or something similar) will have a container item just below it. Select that high level container item, and click Erase in the top of the window. Make sure its named “Macintosh HD” nothing else. Choose APFS, and GUID partition map. There should usually be a checkbox to erase any other container disks. CHECK THIS BOX. Otherwise you’ll end up with multiple HDDs in your finder. Erase the disk, and close Disk utility.
9. At the main screen , select Reinstall MacOS. This will install the original version your Mac came with.
10. When MacOS is installed, plug in your drive with Ventura 13.1 on it. Copy it to the Applications directory to prevent any disk read errors. Then launch the update.
11. When it’s done, follow whatever prompts it asks for, skip anything you don’t care about….
12. Hit Command + spacebar and type Migration Assistant. Launch the Migration assistant and use it to restore your Time Machine backup.
13. Use the screenshots you took to fix your launchpad the way you like it, and enjoy 13.1 and your working optical drives!

Check the Pioneer site for that device and see if they have issued a firmware update that you have not previously applied. The newer lines of drives (e.g. XD-08, etc.) are purposely designed to be compatible with Monterey and Ventura.

I'm having the exact same issue. My Pioneer BDR-XD05S is recognized on my Windows Laptop, but not on my Intel Mac Mini with Ventura 13.2. The drive powers up and the disk spins, but aside from that--nothing. I KNOW it was working prior to this new update.

Same issue for me with a BDR-XD07TS.

Got in touch with Apple support and they asked me to consult https://pioneer.jp/support/download/index-e.html to try to solve the issue.

Strangely enough the drive is listed in the system report (USB section) but not in Disk Utility. When launching the firmware updater, it does not see the drive, so cannot update it.

Had a friend of mine kindly update the drive to latest firmware from Panasonic on a Windows machine, but still not working after applying the update.

I can confirm it was working with 13.1.

Got 4 different drives, manufactured between 2019 and 2021 and none of these do work.

I just tried Safe Mode, and the computer still could not see the media in the drive. This is not necessarily the case according to some users facing a similar issue over at MacRumors. Pioneer told me take it up with Apple.

Intel Mac Mini with a Pioneer BDR-XD07B having the same issues you guys are. Firmware from Pioneer couldn't see the device. Safe Mode boot didn't have any effect. Worked just prior to updating to 13.2.

I booted into Safe Mode and let it do its thing for 10-15 minutes. After reboot no change.

I got on the phone with Apple Support for a fair amount of time and we ran through a series of troubleshooting steps, none of which solved the issue. The tech was very thorough, and he gathered up a bunch of information, and he is going to follow up with me next week. I directed him to this thread, as well as the thread over on MacRumors about Ventura 13.2, so hopefully we see some resolution for this issue soon.

I have the exact same problem. My external blu ray worked fine before 13.2 and now the computer don’t recognize it anymore but the drive still works when it’s plugged. I read many people have problems with External HDD, SSD or optical drives that is not recognized over USB after the update but those people are on silicon macs so I don’t know if it’s related. Personally I’m on a 2020 Intel iMac and all my external HDDs are working fine, only the external blu ray that’s not working anymore.

I have a 2018 Intel Mac Mini that recognizes my other drives (SSD and Hard Disk for Time Machine), but it will not recognize my Blu-Ray drive. This is REALLY making me question if I wanna ride my Intel Mac until the brakes fall off instead of getting one of the Silicon Macs.