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

Sorry for the late follow-up, been away the last days.

After unplugging the drive and reconnecting it, it now works.

Kind regards,

Raphaël

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.

Got a follow up call today from Apple Tech support. They basically told me that it was Pioneer's problem to solve at this point. I may give Pioneer another call now that they have already publicly acknowledged the issue.

Just thought you would all like to know.

mine is working now as well with 13.2.1 ... however..... I have to use a specific combination of USB-C cables. just using a USB-C -> USB-C cable from Pioneer to MacBook won't work, but if I use my apple brand USB-a to USB-C Adapter, and then plug a USB-A to USB-C cable into the pioneer it all works. seems counter intuitive to me, but maybe my USB-C to USB-C cable is funky. can't have enough cables, adapters and work arounds I guess.

I excitedly (within reason) installed the new Ventura 13.3 to test to see if my dvd drive works direct to my MacBook Pro M2 now but no still same ticking and blinking led light on the front. At least it still works via a usb hub.

So from the previous comment above does that mean peoples USB Pioneer blu ray drives aren’t working again with 13.3? What on earth are Apple up to with this?

With Ventura 13.2.1 everything is set , no problems with Pioneer

I can confirm that my Pioneer external drive now works in 13.2.1!

Ventura 13.3 was released yesterday. Give it a try.

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 was disappointed after installing 13.2.1, because not only did my Pioneer Blu-Ray not show up, but neither did my two external drives. (From Western Digital, used for Time Machine and Carbon Copy Cloner backups.) Zapping the NVRAM had restored my WD drives after I installed 13.2, but this time it didn't do anything. Spent an hour with Apple Support yesterday, eventually reinstalling 13.2.1, but no joy.

Got back on the phone with Apple today. They had me unplugging my various drives (and Wacom tablet) and replugging them into different ports. Did nothing, so I returned everything to their original ports. Then, suddenly, all three drives appeared! Support didn't have an explanation-- maybe there's a problem with the hardware or the firmware, maybe an insufficiency of resources. If the problem pops up again, I'll call them back. For now, it seems to be OK.

I can replicate that. It's not a USB issue though. Same happens with a SATA Pioneer drive in 13.2. Other brands work fine.

Issue is indeed resolved with Pioneer drives wit this new update. Just burned a BDR!

I have no issues with 13.3 recognizing my Pioneer BDR-XD07UHD

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.