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Hmmm still having the same problem as before. I'm gonna take my console to the mod store today and have them test it out. I'll order one of those drives as well as that seems the easiest course. Hopefully one or the other will finally fix it. Thanks for all the help so far too, I greatly appreciate all the input.

I live in Canada, I've got another DVD drive I use for the hotswapping, then use my Lite-On for the burning. The wxRipper method isn't so bad once you get the hang of it. So for this layerbreak file, do I need to burn it and my Quake 4 iso to the same disc? Am I going to need a layerbreak file for every game I want to back up? If so, how do I get them?

Well I tried ripping a different game (Quake 4) and it all went smoothly, no errors in the wxRipper, no problems in imgBurn, and I still get the same error as before. I can't find those other drives you recommended dontasc, so I'm stuck using wxRipper for now. I'm using the Verbatim discs and everything... still no luck. Heres the log: I 21:32:22 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started! I 21:32:22 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 21:32:22 Total Physical Memory: 523,756 KB - Available: 229,036 KB I 21:32:23 Initialising SPTI... I 21:32:23 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 21:32:24 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 21:32:54 Operation Started! I 21:32:54 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\The Big Man\Desktop\Images\Quake4.iso I 21:32:54 Source File Sectors: 3,697,696 (MODE1/2048) I 21:32:54 Source File Size: 7,572,881,408 bytes I 21:32:54 Source File Volume Identifier: XBOX360 I 21:32:54 Source File Implementation Identifier: Daikin U.S. Comtec Lab I 21:32:54 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 21:32:54 Destination Device: [2:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P KL0N (D:) (ATA) I 21:32:54 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-001-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x) I 21:32:54 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 21:32:54 Write Mode: DVD I 21:32:54 Write Type: DAO I 21:32:54 Write Speed: 2.4x I 21:32:54 Link Size: Auto I 21:32:54 Test Mode: No I 21:32:54 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:32:55 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,848,848 I 21:32:55 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: ECC Block Boundary I 21:33:52 Filling Buffer... (20 MB) I 21:33:52 Writing LeadIn... I 21:33:55 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 3697695) I 21:33:55 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1848847) I 21:53:11 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 1848848 - 3697695) I 22:12:29 Synchronising Cache... I 22:12:33 Closing Track... I 22:12:34 Finalising Disc... I 22:13:30 Image MD5: 7f15e832edfc3ebce5d717d7eaf229bd I 22:13:30 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:40:35 I 22:13:30 Average Write Rate: 3,197 KB/s (2.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,308 KB/s (2.4x) I 22:13:30 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 22:13:37 Waiting for device to become ready... I 22:13:54 Device Ready! I 22:13:54 Operation Started! I 22:13:54 Source Device: [2:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P KL0N (D:) (ATA) I 22:13:54 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: MKM-001-00) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x) I 22:13:54 Image File: C:\Documents and Settings\The Big Man\Desktop\Images\Quake4.iso I 22:13:54 Image File Sectors: 3,697,696 (MODE1/2048) I 22:13:54 Image File Size: 7,572,881,408 bytes I 22:13:54 Image File Volume Identifier: XBOX360 I 22:13:54 Image File Implementation Identifier: Daikin U.S. Comtec Lab I 22:13:54 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 22:13:54 Verifying Sectors... (LBA: 0 - 3697695) I 22:13:54 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1848847) I 22:19:37 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 1848848 - 3697695) I 22:25:15 Device MD5: 7f15e832edfc3ebce5d717d7eaf229bd I 22:25:15 Image MD5: 7f15e832edfc3ebce5d717d7eaf229bd I 22:25:15 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:11:21 I 22:25:15 Average Verify Rate: 10,875 KB/s (7.9x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 14,015 KB/s (10.1x) I 22:33:34 Close Request Acknowledged I 22:33:34 Closing Down... I 22:33:38 Shutting down SPTI... I 22:33:38 ImgBurn closed!

Hm well my latest attempt with the verbatims didn't work either, same problem as before. I downloaded xbc 2.6 but the start button stays grayed out. I keep reading about ss.bin files and ssMerger... is that a necessary step?

Okay so I got the Verbatims, but just a moment ago I decided to try opening my .iso in wx360, and it said my rip wasn't an xbox iso. I'm guessing that means it didn't rip properly?

Here's the log file from my latest attempt (firmware updated, book type set). I still receive the same message from my 360, advising that I put the disc in an xbox 360 console. Oh, and the discs I'm using are Fujifilm DVD+R DL that I just had layin around. I'm gonna scoop some of the Verbatim ones tomorrow. Also, my rip is a .iso file, and some of the files I've seen used on various tutorials are .000... could that be the problem? LOG: I 18:18:50 ImgBurn Version 2.3.2.0 started! I 18:18:50 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 2) I 18:18:50 Total Physical Memory: 523,756 KB - Available: 203,948 KB I 18:18:50 Initialising SPTI... I 18:18:50 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 18:18:52 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 18:24:40 Operation Started! I 18:24:40 Source File: C:\Documents and Settings\The Big Man\Desktop\Images\HALO3.iso I 18:24:40 Source File Sectors: 3,697,696 (MODE1/2048) I 18:24:40 Source File Size: 7,572,881,408 bytes I 18:24:40 Source File Volume Identifier: XGD2DVD_NTSC I 18:24:40 Source File Implementation Identifier: Sonic Scenarist 3.1 I 18:24:40 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 18:24:40 Destination Device: [2:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P KL0N (D:) (ATA) I 18:24:40 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: RITEK-D01-01) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x) I 18:24:40 Destination Media Sectors: 4,173,824 I 18:24:40 Write Mode: DVD I 18:24:40 Write Type: DAO I 18:24:40 Write Speed: 2.4x I 18:24:40 Link Size: Auto I 18:24:40 Test Mode: No I 18:24:40 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 18:24:40 User Specified L0 Data Zone Capacity: 1,913,760 I 18:25:40 Filling Buffer... (20 MB) I 18:25:41 Writing LeadIn... I 18:25:44 Writing Image... (LBA: 0 - 3697695) I 18:25:44 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759) W 18:41:15 Waiting for buffers to recover... W 18:41:26 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 18:41:28 Writing Image... I 18:45:59 Writing Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3697695) I 19:04:34 Synchronising Cache... I 19:04:38 Closing Track... I 19:04:39 Finalising Disc... I 19:06:58 Image MD5: e5028f13e69508249c7485df58a69ae6 I 19:06:58 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:42:18 I 19:06:58 Average Write Rate: 3,173 KB/s (2.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3,333 KB/s (2.4x) I 19:06:58 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 19:07:05 Waiting for device to become ready... I 19:07:22 Device Ready! I 19:07:22 Operation Started! I 19:07:22 Source Device: [2:0:0] LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P KL0N (D:) (ATA) I 19:07:22 Source Media Type: DVD+R DL (Book Type: DVD-ROM) (Disc ID: RITEK-D01-01) (Speeds: 2.4x, 4x) I 19:07:22 Image File: C:\Documents and Settings\The Big Man\Desktop\Images\HALO3.iso I 19:07:22 Image File Sectors: 3,697,696 (MODE1/2048) I 19:07:22 Image File Size: 7,572,881,408 bytes I 19:07:22 Image File Volume Identifier: XGD2DVD_NTSC I 19:07:22 Image File Implementation Identifier: Sonic Scenarist 3.1 I 19:07:22 Image File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 19:07:22 Verifying Sectors... (LBA: 0 - 3697695) I 19:07:22 Verifying Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 1913759) I 19:13:17 Verifying Layer 1... (LBA: 1913760 - 3697695) I 19:18:30 Device MD5: e5028f13e69508249c7485df58a69ae6 I 19:18:30 Image MD5: e5028f13e69508249c7485df58a69ae6 I 19:18:30 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:11:08 I 19:18:30 Average Verify Rate: 11,070 KB/s (8.0x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 13,994 KB/s (10.1x) I 00:50:00 Close Request Acknowledged I 00:50:00 Closing Down... I 00:50:02 Shutting down SPTI... I 00:50:02 ImgBurn closed!

What does EEPROM mean? I set the book type to DVD-ROM (not EEPROM) and started the burn before I went to school today (where I'm writing this from), so I'll see what's happened when I get home. I guess it won't work cuz I set it wrong, but that's part of the learning process I suppose I also didn't have the firmware update, so thanks for the link! And I'll throw up a log file as soon as I get home too.

Lite-On LH-20A1P

Yeah my xbox is modded... but i did not play with my book type at all, i'll try that.

So I backed up my copy of Halo 3, but when I try to play it my xbox says "to play this disk, please insert it in an xbox 360 console." The burn went down no problem, the verify was clean... but the disc won't play. Ideas?