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This has been going on for a while and I am not sure anyone even cares. You can point out that the license doesn't allow imgburn isn't allowed to be bundled with other software, but they aren't going to do anything about it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/285710453845?_trksid=p4375194.c101959.m146925

Not an issue I've ever run into myself and I doubt it's one I could ask you to faithfully reproduce. There is a degree of caching of the file info within the program - icon index within the system image list included, so perhaps that's what's causing it. The properties page always makes a fresh call to get the icon index, so that explains why that always works. I will make pressing F5 (refresh) ignore and rebuild the cache when enumerating the items.

https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=169061#p169061 I opened a post in the makemkv forum and they told me that maybe I could get that with my pioneer drive, but they ask me 25 dollars for a remote flasher, it's something strange really. I have seen that there are public firmwares of bluray recorders like ASUS or LG that modify to read movie bluray discs or even improve increase the capabilities of the device being able to write or read faster, or read and write TL UHD's but I dare not, I would dare more if there was a public pioneer 209dbk custom firmware to the access of more people, as it is an entry point to attacks on my computer. Plus $25 is 1/4 of what my pioneer 209dbk cost and I doubt it has a warranty in case I break it or something, I will wait to see if one day they make the firmware public.

I got similar results with my last batch of branded blue and white Verbatim BD-R. The first one completed Write and Verify without errors. Then, 3 failures in a row to complete Write. On both an ASUS and an LG, so it was the media. So, I made sure to image that one successful Write and Verify to reburn to a different disc in the future when I got good media. BTW, a tip for the future. You can copy and paste the contents of error window dialogs in ImgBurn. When an error window pops up, just make the error window the focus and use CTRL+C to copy the contents of the error message to the Clipboard. Then, you can Paste that info, say, to a text file or just directly into a post on these forums.

"I think the primary problem will be finding HUMANS in 1,000 years time! LOL" ... Good point!! Well, I thought I was out of the woods when I got a successful burn at 4x, but I just created another coaster on my blue/white Verbatim BD-R DL discs. It got to about 40% through and then it failed. I tried to get a screen shot of the pop-up window but my weird non-standard Logitech keyboard would not comply, so I copied down the following: I/O Error! DEVICE : [0;0;0] ASUS BW-16D1X-U A105 (E:) (USB) Scsi Status : 0x02 Interpretation: Check Condition CDB : AA 00 00 93 33 40 00 00 00 20 40 00 Interpretation : Write(12) - Sectors : 9646912 - 9646943 Sense Area : 71 00 05 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 00 00 24 00 00 00 08 21 SK Interpretation : Illegal Request ASC/ASCQ Interpretation : Invalid Field in CDB The ImgBurn log file is attached below. So far out of 4 attempts I have 3 coasters and 1 success. Damned annoying to say the least. I doubt that the Verbatim store on Amazon would care if I sent them a shitty review. I have 1 blank of this box-of-5 left. I could try writing at 2x though I think it's just a bad batch of discs and whatever I do will just be a crap-shoot. ImgBurn.log

Well, you'd be surprised. Zip Drives, introduced in 1995, are pretty much obsolete, yet you can still find them in use today. You can still get after market replacement parts 30 years later. I think the primary problem will be finding HUMANS in 1,000 years time! LOL

It never occurred to me that optical media could degenerate like that after (home) burning, but apparently it can. I wondered why M-discs claimed to be good for 1000 years. Good luck finding an optical disc drive (reader) in 1000 years time though.🤣

i don't rlly think that my city nor country sells that disc, cause i live in russia but not in usa

I decided to get a general preview of what the manual Verify runs might give me on Sunday, when I plan to start them. I manually Verified the first 2 oldest discs. Being the 2 oldest discs, done first, they'd have the higher likelihood of going bad first if they are like the first batch of branded blue and white Verbatim BD-R that would complete Writes and Verifies but would be partially unreadable after a few days. Both of those 2 oldest discs passed manual Verifies.

Well, my first step would be to get some Verbatim DataLife Plus/AZO discs (NOT Life Series.) or Taiyo-Yuden/CMC Pro discs, but you wouldn't be able to get them with just $5 American. You can only find the high quality stuff like that in online stories, usually.

it's a datex disc that my dad gave me, i only have 500 rubles (russian currency, converted to 5$), but i don't rlly go outside just to buy a good disc, what should i do then

From what you posted from the change log history of the firmware TL/QL support for reading and writing was available and one point but removed at a later point. Whether it was ever restored or not is up for debate, but it seems unlikely they would restore something after taking it away. And the most likely reason the TL and QL support was removed was so that no one would even DARE to think about copying a 4K Blu-Ray.

Right But why is TL mentioned on some official pioneer sites with this model? Is there any way by modifying the firmware to extend the ability to read TL? I've seen on forums like makemkv where they flash the drives and in some cases you can make UHD to read TL.

I just checked. They're all still correct in the Windows 10 File Explorer. I think the software is indexing [0], [1], [2] into my desktop icons versus the absolute values that don't depend on a specific order.

I would also check that the extension is correct in File Explorer as it could mean you may need to rebuild your icon cache.

That last screenshot says it all. BD-R XL and BD-RE XL read and write are not supported. So, reading TL and QL media is not possible on this drive/firmware and writing isn't supported either.

I would blame this: Disc ID: MBI01RWG 20 I've never heard of that DID before so it's probably a cheap media disc. Or it's a type of DID that your HL-DT burner doesn't like.

I don't know how it happens but sometimes the incorrect icons are shown for the corresponding file extension types. For instance, my default player for .mp4 files is VLC. The representing icon should be the orange "traffic cone" but it's not. Now, when I right-click the entire line in the DLE and select properties, that window still shows the properly configured icon which is the orange traffic cone. *EDIT for completeness*: This mismatched icon between file extension types is only mismatched in the conceptual view (if you will, will you?) of the DLE, not the top.left actual file explorer view. All those icons still match up properly with their corresponding extension types. *EDIT # 2: More good news. I just realized that the icons being shown in the authoring view of the project files are the very first icons on my desktop. So yeah, this looks like some kind of indexing error (from a programming perspective). While I only have 3 different extension types in my project, I'm guessing the software is indexing (inproperly) into a master Windows icon database and using the same indexes versus the "absolute" indexes that would be required to match these up right. It's just a nitpick bug that I wish would get fixed. It doesn't really effect anything seriously as far as mastering discs go, but hey, it's a bug, and bugs are nasty and we should exterminate them. So, I'm reporting the bug. On a related note, are we any closer to a new release of this software than we were a year ago or is it just kinda suspended in an infinite state of "unknown"?

hello there, i have a problem since my dad gave me some of his discs, i've decided to burn dvd-rw one but the problem is that it doesn't burn completely, only gets stuck at 52% and boom, doesn't work here's the log: I 11:41:57 Average Write Rate: 2 344 KiB/s (1.7x) - Maximum Write Rate: 2 757 KiB/s (2.0x) I 11:44:02 Operation Started! I 11:44:02 Source File: C:\Users\h1mm3r\Downloads\ru_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_u_677391.iso I 11:44:02 Source File Sectors: 1 576 845 (MODE1/2048) I 11:44:02 Source File Size: 3 229 378 560 bytes I 11:44:02 Source File Volume Identifier: GSP1RMCULXFRER_RU_DVD I 11:44:02 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 3f82d680MS UDFBridge I 11:44:02 Source File Application Identifier: CDIMAGE 2.54 (01/01/2005 TM) I 11:44:02 Source File Implementation Identifier: Microsoft CDIMAGE UDF I 11:44:02 Source File File System(s): ISO9660 (Bootable); UDF (1.02) I 11:44:02 Destination Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GT33N LT20 (F:) (USB) I 11:44:02 Destination Media Type: DVD-RW (Disc ID: MBI01RWG 20) I 11:44:02 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 2x; 4x I 11:44:02 Destination Media Sectors: 2 298 496 I 11:44:02 Write Mode: DVD I 11:44:02 Write Type: DAO I 11:44:02 Write Speed: 2x I 11:44:03 Link Size: Auto I 11:44:03 Lock Volume: Yes I 11:44:03 Test Mode: No I 11:44:03 OPC: No I 11:44:03 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 11:44:03 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 2 770 KB/s (2x) I 11:44:03 Filling Buffer... (80 MiB) I 11:44:03 Writing LeadIn... I 11:44:11 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 1576844) I 11:44:11 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 1576844) W 11:55:13 Failed to Write Sectors 827264 - 827295 - Reason: Write Error W 11:55:13 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:31 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 11:55:31 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 11:55:32 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 11:55:32 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 11:58:39 Failed to Write Sectors 827264 - 827295 - Reason: Write Error E 11:58:39 Next Writable Address: 0 I 11:58:39 Synchronising Cache... E 11:58:45 Failed to Write Image! I 11:58:45 Exporting Graph Data... I 11:58:45 Graph Data File: C:\Users\h1mm3r\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GT33N_LT20_18-ФЕВРАЛЬ-2025-Г-_11-44_MBI01RWG_20_2x.ibg I 11:58:45 Export Successfully Completed! E 11:58:45 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:14:43 I 11:58:45 Average Write Rate: 1 906 KiB/s (1.4x) - Maximum Write Rate: 2 754 KiB/s (2.0x) any help would be appreciated

I have a BLU-RAY PIONEER BD-RW BDR-209DBK drive with the 1.51 FIRMWARE version The PIONEER drive does not recognize my blank or recorded 100 GB triple layer M-DISCs, while my ASUS BW-16D1HT reads and writes 100 GB triple layer M-DISCs on the same PC ¿Even if it does not write M-DISC TL (100 GB) should it be able to read them if it is a BD-XL drive? I haven't tried with normal BD TL because I don't have one, but the pioneer drive does read and write normal 25 GB BD's. My main question is if the drive can read TRIPLE-layer M-DISC discs (100 GB), and another question is if it can read regular bd TRIPLE-layer discs (100 GB). In the firmware notes it mentions triple layer support in firmware 1.50. https://pioneer.jp/device_e/product-e/ibs/device_e/dev00002r_e.html#BDR-209DBK Improvement of the recording quality with BD-R TL(2x 4x 6x : MCM) This instruction manual also refers to the triple layer, but only associates it with writing, not reading. https://www.pioneer.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Instruction-Manual-for-BDR-209DBK.pdf This pdf alludes to a low version of the firmware where the TL read function was removed. https://images10.newegg.com/UploadFilesForNewegg/itemintelligence/Pioneer/BDR_209DBK_Pro_Spec_Rev1_20011445191870512.pdf The M-DISC website states that it only records M-DISC single layer (25 GB) and DL (50 GB). https://www.mdisc.com/drive-compatibility.html Also say that the website has been out of date for some time and that firmware 1.50 is from 2018. While IMGBURN says it does not read or write BD-XL, only single layer (25GB) and dual layer (50GB) blu-ray, which is what the M-DISC website says. Thanks!

Nothing has happened to your files, they’re exactly as they’ve always been. Turn on ‘show file extensions’ within explorer, you’ll see the file is still a cue file. Just right click it and open it in notepad. As DB has already told you, the name you’re seeing there is purely due to the ‘friendly’ file association name (description).

I had a backlog of lots of data to archive to BD-R. I had some partition backups from January 1st that couldn't be copied to BD-R at the time because the old Verbatims weren't trustworthy anymore and I needed to order some of the DataLife Plus ones to test and see if they were good. There was a 300 GB and 500 GB backup I was able to use with 42 discs from this 50 disc cake stack and a 500 GB and 800 GB partition backup still left to do. See, I HAVE to do these kinds of things so others don't have to. These are the kinds of things that happen to me. Like a batch of Verbatim BD-R that would complete Write and Verify but be partially unreadable a few days later. I only happened to "luck" out noticing it early before I used more than 11 discs, but I did permanently lose some data as a result.

That's one hell of a lot of discs, and they're looking good so far. My requirements are far less than that, and I'll bear that in mind going forward when I need 25GB discs again. A pity their DL discs are relatively expensive, and that's what I mainly need now, although not in those huge numbers you're burning.

I've completed 14 more successful Writes and Verifies. That makes up the majority of the discs in this cake stack. As I previously said, now I just need to wait until Saturday and perform a mass manual Verify on each of these 42 discs. Then, I should feel relatively comfortable stating the DataLife Plus inkjet BD-R are still of high quality.

Thank you very much! Just installed Ubuntu on VirtualBox. Can you help me with how to do this? I know nothing in Linux. All I need is Terminal and go to the Layer0 and Layer1 folder? How? Thanks,