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ah yes at least this i have understood by myself the crucial question, glad you asked it are you implying the program is poorly developed for the blu ray burning? finally i would understand if i can decide if it is the disks failure or the drive, if someone could help me to decide to trash the disks, the drive or both or the program, this is the less costly decision i realize maybe i am asking something related only by side to imgburn, but until now i have trusted that program to record my data, and i have hoped this forum had knowledgeable people i am not an expert but i have seen imgburn offers many options i usually do not see in other burning program so i thought i could rely on some extended experience by developers and users it is nice to see the answers i get are like "yeah, the log says you received an error burning" "you log reveals there was an error" "if it happened this means it happened, what you pretend" thanks i do not want make you lose anymore time and me too

no one answers or ideas? i would understand what is the problem

hi today a new error (after the problem of disk writing at 1x instead of 2x but only when it wants, i have posted few days ago) disk stopped exactly at 50%, i guess i have unluckily bought some bad disks, because even this disk was writing at 1x help anyone? I 22:28:31 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 22:28:31 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 22:28:31 Total Physical Memory: 3.144.812 KB - Available: 2.757.700 KB I 22:28:31 Initialising SPTI... I 22:28:31 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:28:40 Found 1 BD-RE/HD DVD-ROM! I 22:28:54 Operation Started! I 22:28:54 Building Image Tree... I 22:29:00 Checking Directory Depth... I 22:29:00 Calculating Totals... I 22:29:00 Preparing Image... W 22:29:01 (my files here) I 22:29:01 Checking Path Length... I 22:29:01 Contents: 108 Files, 0 Folders I 22:29:01 Size: 49.948.876.616 bytes I 22:29:01 Sectors: 24.389.165 I 22:29:01 Image Size: 49.949.114.368 bytes I 22:29:01 Image Sectors: 24.389.216 I 22:29:04 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:09 I 22:29:04 Operation Started! I 22:29:04 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 22:29:04 Source File Sectors: 24.389.216 (MODE1/2048) I 22:29:04 Source File Size: 49.949.114.368 bytes I 22:29:04 Source File Volume Identifier: new I 22:29:04 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.2.0 - The Ultimate Image Burner! I 22:29:04 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; Joliet I 22:29:04 Destination Device: [1:1:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (G:) (ATA) I 22:29:04 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00) (Speeds: 2x; 4x) I 22:29:04 Destination Media Sectors: 24.438.784 I 22:29:04 Write Mode: BD I 22:29:04 Write Type: DAO I 22:29:04 Write Speed: 2x I 22:29:04 BD-R FastWrite: No I 22:29:04 Link Size: Auto I 22:29:04 Test Mode: No I 22:29:04 OPC: No I 22:29:04 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 22:29:51 Filling Buffer... (256 MB) I 22:29:55 Writing LeadIn... I 22:29:56 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 24389215) I 22:29:56 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 24389215) W 00:06:29 Failed to Write Sectors 12222400 - 12222431 - Reason: No Seek Complete W 00:06:29 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:29 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 00:06:29 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:35 Retrying (21)... W 00:06:35 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:36 Retrying (22)... W 00:06:36 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 00:06:44 Retrying (23)... W 00:06:44 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 00:06:56 Failed to Write Sectors 12222400 - 12222431 - Reason: No Seek Complete E 00:06:56 Next Writable Address: 12221472 I 00:06:57 Synchronising Cache... W 00:07:00 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 00:07:00 Failed to Write Image! I 00:07:00 Exporting Graph Data... I 00:07:00 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\_neural_\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_BD-RE_GGW-H20L_YL05_SABATO-14-MARZO-2009_22-29_VERBAT-IMb-00_2x.ibg I 00:07:00 Export Successfully Completed! E 00:07:00 Operation Failed! - Duration: 01:37:55 I 00:07:00 Average Write Rate: 4.200 KB/s (0.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 4.542 KB/s (1.0x)

thx for your reply so what could be the cause? bad blu ray disk? (how do i check it?) damaged sata cable? (maybe tomorrow morning i go buy another) recorder towards physical failure? and what is that 40 mb buffer reported in the log, and how (if) can i increase it? checked hard disks with sandra and they are ok, no virus and so on... thx again

hi it is some time i have the blu ray recorder lg ggw h20l i have the following problem, this is happening only recently sometimes imgburn refuses to go faster than 1x to record 50 gb verbatim disks it is not always, only sometimes, and obviously i always specify write at 2x speed, so it is not the pio mode problem the disks are written ok, as far as i have checked but it took too much time to write them and after verify them the log reports the correct media and the correct speeds to write them to, and it writes "....recording speed at 2x..." but it is not true: I 23:37:33 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 23:37:33 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 23:37:33 Total Physical Memory: 3.144.812 KB - Available: 2.489.960 KB I 23:37:33 Initialising SPTI... I 23:37:33 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 23:37:53 Found 1 BD-RE/HD DVD-ROM! I 23:38:03 Operation Started! I 23:38:03 Building Image Tree... I 23:38:09 Checking Directory Depth... I 23:38:09 Calculating Totals... I 23:38:09 Preparing Image... W 23:38:09 (a lot of my files here) I 23:38:09 Checking Path Length... I 23:38:09 Contents: 66 Files, 0 Folders I 23:38:09 Size: 49.949.259.196 bytes I 23:38:09 Sectors: 24.389.330 I 23:38:09 Image Size: 49.949.442.048 bytes I 23:38:09 Image Sectors: 24.389.376 I 23:38:10 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:07 I 23:38:10 Operation Started! I 23:38:10 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 23:38:10 Source File Sectors: 24.389.376 (MODE1/2048) I 23:38:10 Source File Size: 49.949.442.048 bytes I 23:38:10 Source File Volume Identifier: new I 23:38:10 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.2.0 - The Ultimate Image Burner! I 23:38:10 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; Joliet I 23:38:10 Destination Device: [1:1:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (G:) (ATA) I 23:38:10 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMb-00) (Speeds: 2x; 4x) GLAD YOU RECOGNIZE THIS :-) I 23:38:10 Destination Media Sectors: 24.438.784 I 23:38:10 Write Mode: BD I 23:38:10 Write Type: DAO I 23:38:10 Write Speed: 2x NOT TRUE !!!! I 23:38:10 BD-R FastWrite: No SHOULD I INVESTIGATE THIS??? I 23:38:10 Link Size: Auto I 23:38:10 Test Mode: No I 23:38:10 OPC: No I 23:38:10 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 23:38:57 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) AND WHATS THIS?? SEEMS LITTLE I 23:38:57 Writing LeadIn... I 23:38:58 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 24389375) I 23:38:58 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 24389375) log incomplete because writing now in progress......... thanks for attention i hope someone helps

solved my apologies i should have read the faq :-) it seems my drive decided it did not like anymore good transfer mode and gone to pio mode deleted controller and reinstalled, it it ok now thanks for attention suggestion: this nice log is very big, it is not possible to add the transfer mode of the selected drive? imgburn can read it from the hardware? so next time i fall down in it and i have forgot the cause (me or another person :-)) ... this will be immediate to understand

thank you for your answer here it is: I 22:06:18 ImgBurn Version 2.4.2.0 started! I 22:06:18 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 22:06:18 Total Physical Memory: 2.882.668 KB - Available: 2.430.508 KB I 22:06:18 Initialising SPTI... I 22:06:18 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 22:06:37 Found 1 BD-RE/HD DVD-ROM! I 22:07:18 Operation Started! I 22:07:18 Building Image Tree... I 22:07:23 Checking Directory Depth... I 22:07:23 Calculating Totals... I 22:07:23 Preparing Image... W 22:07:23 Joliet File: (i remove for privacy file names here...) W 22:07:23 Joliet File System: 23 folder/file names have been modified due to your current settings. I 22:07:24 Checking Path Length... I 22:07:24 Contents: 23 Files, 0 Folders I 22:07:24 Size: 24.971.794.578 bytes I 22:07:24 Sectors: 12.193.275 I 22:07:24 Image Size: 24.971.902.976 bytes I 22:07:24 Image Sectors: 12.193.312 I 22:07:25 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:07 I 22:07:25 Operation Started! I 22:07:25 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 22:07:25 Source File Sectors: 12.193.312 (MODE1/2048) I 22:07:25 Source File Size: 24.971.902.976 bytes I 22:07:25 Source File Volume Identifier: newid I 22:07:25 Source File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.2.0 - The Ultimate Image Burner! I 22:07:25 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; Joliet I 22:07:25 Destination Device: [1:1:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (G:) (ATA) I 22:07:25 Destination Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMa-00) (Speeds: 2x; 4x; 6x) I 22:07:25 Destination Media Sectors: 12.219.392 I 22:07:25 Write Mode: BD I 22:07:25 Write Type: DAO I 22:07:25 Write Speed: 2x I 22:07:25 BD-R FastWrite: No I 22:07:25 Link Size: Auto I 22:07:25 Test Mode: No I 22:07:25 OPC: No I 22:07:25 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 22:07:36 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 22:07:37 Writing LeadIn... I 22:07:37 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 12193311) I 22:07:37 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 12193311) W 22:11:16 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 631232) W 22:11:16 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 22:11:17 Writing Sectors... I 23:14:59 Synchronising Cache... I 23:15:01 Closing Track... I 23:15:02 Finalising Disc... I 23:15:13 Exporting Graph Data... I 23:15:14 Graph Data File: (removed for privacy...) I 23:15:14 Export Successfully Completed! I 23:15:14 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 01:07:48 I 23:15:14 Average Write Rate: 6.034 KB/s (1.3x) - Maximum Write Rate: 6.937 KB/s (1.5x) I 23:15:14 Cycling Tray before Verify... W 23:15:22 Waiting for device to become ready... I 23:15:40 Device Ready! I 23:15:40 Operation Started! I 23:15:40 Source Device: [1:1:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (G:) (ATA) I 23:15:40 Source Media Type: BD-R (Disc ID: VERBAT-IMa-00) (Speeds: 2x; 4x; 6x) I 23:15:40 Image File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 23:15:40 Image File Sectors: 12.193.312 (MODE1/2048) I 23:15:40 Image File Size: 24.971.902.976 bytes I 23:15:40 Image File Volume Identifier: new I 23:15:40 Image File Application Identifier: ImgBurn v2.4.2.0 - The Ultimate Image Burner! I 23:15:40 Image File File System(s): ISO9660; Joliet I 23:15:40 Read Speed (Data/Audio): MAX / MAX I 23:15:40 Verifying Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 12193311) I 23:15:40 Verifying Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 12193311) I 00:30:31 Exporting Graph Data... I 00:30:31 Graph Data File: also this changed for privacy... I 00:30:31 Export Successfully Completed! I 00:30:31 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 01:14:51 I 00:30:31 Average Verify Rate: 5.430 KB/s (1.2x) - Maximum Verify Rate: 7.795 KB/s (1.7x) I 00:30:40 Close Request Acknowledged I 00:30:40 Closing Down... I 00:30:40 Shutting down SPTI... I 00:30:40 ImgBurn closed! from 22 to 00.30 it is 2.5 hours the double as usual, it tries to set 2x write speed but the final is 1.3x usually the verification is done at 12-15x if i well remember, now it is at not even 2x...... (strange file this log it is filled at top)

hello tonight i have found a problem recording a blu ray disc using lg ggw-h20l unit on win xp sp3 i am using imgburn last version until now, i was able to record blu ray media at 2x, with the 2 buffer indicators at 100% steadily tonight it seems i can not go above 1.3x, and the device buffer indicator fluctuating between 30% and 50%, while the buffer indicator remains at 100% even the rewritable speed for blu ray is slowed, and dvd also are slower, in both reading and writing i have benchmarked every component of my pc (cpu, hard disks and ram) and they are all at same level as usual, so i can not find any bottleneck no hardware changes, no software changes, no virus and so on, every hdd defragmented, same media brand etc this can be a faulty drive? of there can be another cause? someone could suggest me some test or some software for understanding it? it seems it works well, apart the speed of anything it does is half the normal... the sole component i have not checked is the power supply, i do not know any program than could check it, someone knows if it is possible the unit is slower because it is receiving insufficient current or voltage? i do not think it is related strictly to imgburn, but it seems it is the sole program with 2 buffer indicators (at least i know), maybe someone knowing the difference could understand what is happening, what is the cause of device buffer unable to fill and buffer normal at 100% and why all of sudden thank you for attention