dbminter

I currently use the Optiarc listed in the first post. I've had it for several months now. I've used Optiarc for years. The only problem I ever had with them in the past was that they did not like Ritek 8x DVD+RW discs. They would burn but Verifies would never start. However, the 7260 does not have that problem.

Hm. I went over your log twice before posting and I failed to notice that part at the end both times.

Also, what exactly was your problem? The log doesn't seem to show any problem that I can see. You said something about an L-EC uncorrectable error or something like that?

Notice the line that says I 08:20:57 Media Type: DVD+RW (Disc ID: CMC MAG-W02-00) (Speeds: 4x) As I said, Memorex sometimes uses CMC Magentics dyes in their media. I wouldn't trust CMC media as far as I could throw a CMC processing plant! Get some Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden discs and see if your problem goes away.

Yes, I'd like to see the log to see what the Manufacturer ID of the discs is. You say Memorex, which is known to use cheap CMC media for some of their products. But, some of their discs use Verbatim/MCC dyes. I think DVD+R is one of their good products so the DVD+RW may be good, too. Still need the log, though, to determine anything.

Had to restore all the way back to Friday to get it working again!

Didn't work. Worked temporarily. Then, it immediately reset itself back to the no icon icon. This is not just on webpages, but also the folder icon for folders shortcuts stopped working, replaced by the no icon icon.

I tried that, but, I don't think I rebooted afterwards. Let me try that.

My icons for shortcuts to web pages in Windows Explorer has disappeared. Web page shortcuts on the Desktop have the proper icon, but not in folders in Windows Explorer. They display the default "no icon" icon. Refresh TRIES to get them to appear as they show up briefly, but, then immediately return to the no icon icon. I've tried changing the icons for individual shortcuts, but, they don't change. Any ideas?

Of course, after I say that, I come across the very first time I needed to write a dump file and there was only 500 MB for a 600 MB dump.

You are right in that you don't have to have a swapfile on the Windows drive. You can use Windows just fine without it. You may not be able to write Windows dump logs, though. So, I enable it because I may need such a log someday. I've never had to yet, though.

I tried to do that, but, my attempts to repeat the garbage text never returned garbage text. It HAD been working that it would alternate between CD Text and garbage text with alternating uses of the context menu entry for Read CD Text. I couldn't get a screenshot like he wanted for that reason. The best I could do was copy and paste the garbage text file name that I posted here earlier.

Well, as it turned out, apparently I made the mistake! It seems I made a typo and typed Cd Text instead of CD Text into one of the fields. Once I tested it again with a disc that I made SURE had the correct CD Text, the plugin returned the correct CD Text. That still doesn't explain away why sometimes the plugin returns garbage text.

Well, registration for that forum wasn't actually easy! The captcha it wanted me to enter to verify I'm human contained an Omega symbol! How the Hell am I supposed to enter THAT on a keyboard!? I asked for another captcha and got something I COULD enter in the second time. Anyway, I posted my results there.

Couldn't hurt to look into the issue, I suppose.

It's been like 2 years since the software was last updated, so, I'd doubt it would do any good.

I'm just going to switch back to Winamp for playing audio CD's! I had switched off of Winamp because it stopped recognizing my CD drives to rip from. Now with all the limitations of this plugin coupled with the fact that Winamp now properly rips and plays on my drives, plus that it reads CD Text and reads it properly, I'll switch to Winamp. Now, Winamp is still bitching, though. One of my 2 CD drives does NOT show up in the Play context menu, but, I can select the drive for playing from the Media library.

OK, I've proven that there are some limitations and design flaws in it, but, it rudimentarily works. You just have to remember to use the Read CD Text context menu item to get proper CD Text and that even if you disable the automatic conversion of uppercase, it will still do the conversion. SHEESH! But, it beats installing something like Easy CD Creator 6 just to read CD Text.

Reripped it. Got better but STILL INCORRECT name of 01 Cd Text Test Title Track 1- In The Navy.mp3. SHOULD be 01 CD Text Test Title Track 1- In The Navy.mp3

Ripping returns garbage text data for MP3 file name! 01 ©‚þá€H`6¨ þŽaÈ(Vž¾èpN¤4{È V˜]êO,4 צÔzßc )Êž×(^¼{1ãTIÿvÀ&Ð · ¶‰¶æöÊÆ× Þ.mp3

Now, this PROVES the plug in is fucked up! I repeatedly used the Read CD Text context menu and the Track kept switching back and forth between the garbage text I posted before AND what it was incorrectly STILL returning as Cd Text Test Title Track 1: In The Navy.

For example, here's a returned value: ©‚þá€H`6¨þŽaÈ(Vž¾èpN¤4{È V˜>êO,4צÔzßc)Êž×(^tle Track 1: In The Navy The text should ACTUALLY read: CD Text Test Title Track 1: In The Navy

It also wants to automatically convert non leading captials to lower case in Track names even IF the option to convert uppercase to lowercase is disabled.

I believe LUK is right. I have the Sony Optiarc 7261S OB and mine is black.

Actually, just discovered it DOES work. It just doesn't work very well. The automatic retrieval of CD Text returns the garbage text. Right clicking on the right pane and using the Read CD Text context menu option DOES return the correct CD Text.