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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Same Problem here. With my Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD (actual Firmware 1.2 from 12-2022) MacOS stopped recognising any media just after upgrading to 13.2 on both my Intel MacMini (2018) and my Intel macbook pro (2018).

Like I said in my post above, silicon macs are affected as well and it seems even worse with USB HDDs and SSDs not recognized as well as optical drives. Go to the MacRumors forums and there's a thread talking about this.

Here's the link https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-ventura-13-2-bug-fixes-changes-and-more.2378022/

I have the issue and reported it to Apple earlier than most of the reports came in. If you are having this issue, I highly recommend filing a report through the "Feedback Reporter" app. Apple generally does not read these forums and will not know how widespread the issue is unless you file a report. Frustrating, I know, but that's just how it works unfortunately.