remus

thanks for your opinions... but the reason i didn't burn faster than 2,4x is that i really wanted a quality result (descent burn quality)...that can survive for maybe another ten years? back in the old days when all i have is a cd writers with 48x write capability, all my disc burnt on 48x is now vanishing, means i can't read them with all cd and dvd drive i currently own. for cleaning the drive, well, just before and after that imgburn failed, i burnt my .avi collection using nero 9 to mistubishi dvd+r (single layer) and they succeeded. even just yesterday i burnt an iso to mitsubishi dvd+r single layer using imgburn and it suceeded. is that proved enough that my lens is clear? i always clean my notebook once a week, my working environment is indoor IT office which is very2 clean cause everyday office caretaker do clean my desk from dust. i never work and eat at the same time. so i guess it's not my lens. but i will clean my lens anyway, manually using cutton buds and alcohol? and for trying some disc from another spindle, i will, but since it's expensive here (about 3US$ each, already lost 12$ though), therefore i really need confirmation, is my drive firmware really need that upgrade? and how will i know that a media i want to buy has MKM-001 dye since the only way to know is putting the disc into dvd drive and use imgburn to read the info about the media? a new drive is not an opt. thanks remus

Hi there, can u help me, im getting frustrated with this image file as i try to burn it on verbatim dvd+r dl media my dvd drive is HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N with firmware RC04, my media is verbatim dvd+r dl MKM-003 i had a dvd9 video ISO id like to burn, the iso is not copyright protected (this is i'm sure). and i failed to burn it. i managed to search this forum and find topic : http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=11161 and find that the problem has solved by all means upgrading firmware...but id like u to take a look at my case, and i really appreciate ur opinion. this is my 1st log : ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log ; Selasa, 19 Januari 2010, 21:57:07 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 21:45:02 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 21:45:02 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1) I 21:45:02 Total Physical Memory: 3.107.036 KB - Available: 2.110.848 KB W 21:45:02 Drive F:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. W 21:45:02 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 21:45:03 Initialising SPTI... I 21:45:03 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 21:45:03 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 21:49:23 Operation Started! I 21:49:23 Source File: E:\Movies\T2\Transformers2.mds I 21:49:23 Source File Sectors: 4.173.632 (MODE1/2048) I 21:49:23 Source File Size: 8.547.598.336 bytes I 21:49:23 Source File Volume Identifier: T2 I 21:49:23 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4ABF83A100000000 I 21:49:23 Source File Application Identifier: MKISOFS ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM BUILDER & CDRECORD CD-R/DVD CREATOR © 1993 E.YOUNGDALE © 1997 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING I 21:49:23 Source File Implementation Identifier: mkisofs I 21:49:23 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02) I 21:49:23 Destination Device: [2:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N RC04 (G:) (ATA) I 21:49:23 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2,4x; 4x; 6x) I 21:49:23 Destination Media Sectors: 4.173.824 I 21:49:23 Write Mode: DVD I 21:49:23 Write Type: DAO I 21:49:23 Write Speed: 2,4x I 21:49:23 Link Size: Auto I 21:49:23 Lock Volume: Yes I 21:49:23 Test Mode: No I 21:49:23 OPC: No I 21:49:23 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:49:23 Book Type Setting: N/A I 21:49:23 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2.086.816 I 21:49:23 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc E 21:50:07 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Failed! - Reason: Write Error --> failed here E 21:50:07 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:44 I 21:50:07 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A I 21:50:31 Operation Started! I 21:50:31 Source File: E:\Movies\T2\Transformers2.mds I 21:50:31 Source File Sectors: 4.173.632 (MODE1/2048) I 21:50:31 Source File Size: 8.547.598.336 bytes I 21:50:31 Source File Volume Identifier: T2 I 21:50:31 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4ABF83A100000000 I 21:50:31 Source File Application Identifier: MKISOFS ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM BUILDER & CDRECORD CD-R/DVD CREATOR © 1993 E.YOUNGDALE © 1997 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING I 21:50:31 Source File Implementation Identifier: mkisofs I 21:50:31 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02) I 21:50:31 Destination Device: [2:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N RC04 (G:) (ATA) I 21:50:31 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2,4x; 4x; 6x) I 21:50:31 Destination Media Sectors: 4.173.632 I 21:50:31 Write Mode: DVD I 21:50:31 Write Type: DAO I 21:50:31 Write Speed: 2,4x I 21:50:31 Link Size: Auto I 21:50:31 Lock Volume: Yes I 21:50:31 Test Mode: No I 21:50:31 OPC: No I 21:50:31 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:50:31 Book Type Setting: N/A I 21:50:31 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2.086.816 I 21:50:31 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc I 21:50:31 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded! --> then succeed here...? how can that be? I 21:50:31 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 21:50:32 Writing LeadIn... W 21:50:55 Failed to Write Sectors 544 - 575 - Reason: Write Error --> getting worse W 21:50:55 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Write Error W 21:50:55 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:50:55 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 21:50:55 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 21:51:07 Failed to Write Sectors 544 - 575 - Reason: Write Error E 21:51:07 Next Writable Address: 0 I 21:51:07 Synchronising Cache... W 21:51:08 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (0/3) - Write Error W 21:51:08 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Write Error W 21:51:08 Retrying (1 of 3)... W 21:51:09 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (0/3) - Write Error W 21:51:09 Retry Failed - Reason: Write Error W 21:51:09 Retrying (2 of 3)... W 21:51:10 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (0/3) - Write Error W 21:51:10 Retry Failed - Reason: Write Error W 21:51:10 Retrying (3 of 3)... W 21:51:11 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (0/3) - Write Error W 21:51:11 Retry Failed - Reason: Write Error E 21:51:13 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Write Error I 21:51:13 Synchronising Cache (Last Attempt!)... E 21:51:13 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Unknown (ASC: 0xA0, ASCQ: 0x80) W 21:51:20 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 21:51:20 Failed to Write Image! E 21:51:20 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:49 I 21:51:20 Average Write Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x) - Maximum Write Rate: 0 KB/s (0.0x) I 21:55:04 Operation Started! I 21:55:04 Source File: E:\Movies\T2\Transformers2.mds I 21:55:04 Source File Sectors: 4.173.632 (MODE1/2048) I 21:55:04 Source File Size: 8.547.598.336 bytes I 21:55:04 Source File Volume Identifier: T2 I 21:55:04 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4ABF83A100000000 I 21:55:04 Source File Application Identifier: MKISOFS ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM BUILDER & CDRECORD CD-R/DVD CREATOR © 1993 E.YOUNGDALE © 1997 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING I 21:55:04 Source File Implementation Identifier: mkisofs I 21:55:04 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02) I 21:55:04 Destination Device: [2:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N RC04 (G:) (ATA) I 21:55:04 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2,4x; 4x; 6x) I 21:55:04 Destination Media Sectors: 4.173.824 I 21:55:04 Write Mode: DVD I 21:55:04 Write Type: DAO I 21:55:04 Write Speed: 2,4x I 21:55:04 Link Size: Auto I 21:55:04 Lock Volume: Yes I 21:55:04 Test Mode: No I 21:55:04 OPC: No I 21:55:04 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:55:05 Book Type Setting: N/A I 21:55:05 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2.086.816 I 21:55:05 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc I 21:56:30 Abort Request Acknowledged I 21:56:40 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded! --> try again here, succeed E 21:56:44 Operation Aborted! - Duration: 00:01:35 --> then aborted I 21:56:44 Average Write Rate: N/A - Maximum Write Rate: N/A I 21:57:07 Close Request Acknowledged I 21:57:07 Closing Down... I 21:57:07 Shutting down SPTI... I 21:57:07 ImgBurn closed! then i just try to re-burn it using the very same disc after checking the disc is still empty, and got 2nd log here : ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 - Log ; Selasa, 19 Januari 2010, 21:58:43 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 21:57:12 ImgBurn Version 2.5.0.0 started! I 21:57:12 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (6.0, Build 6001 : Service Pack 1) I 21:57:12 Total Physical Memory: 3.107.036 KB - Available: 2.092.940 KB W 21:57:12 Drive F:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. W 21:57:12 SPTD can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 21:57:12 Initialising SPTI... I 21:57:12 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 21:57:12 Found 1 DVD-ROM and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 21:57:31 Operation Started! I 21:57:31 Source File: E:\Movies\T2\Transformers2.mds I 21:57:31 Source File Sectors: 4.173.632 (MODE1/2048) I 21:57:31 Source File Size: 8.547.598.336 bytes I 21:57:31 Source File Volume Identifier: T2 I 21:57:31 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 4ABF83A100000000 I 21:57:31 Source File Application Identifier: MKISOFS ISO 9660/HFS FILESYSTEM BUILDER & CDRECORD CD-R/DVD CREATOR © 1993 E.YOUNGDALE © 1997 J.PEARSON/J.SCHILLING I 21:57:31 Source File Implementation Identifier: mkisofs I 21:57:31 Source File File System(s): ISO9660; UDF (1.02) I 21:57:31 Destination Device: [2:0:0] HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-T50N RC04 (G:) (ATA) I 21:57:31 Destination Media Type: DVD+R DL (Disc ID: MKM-003-00) (Speeds: 2,4x; 4x; 6x) I 21:57:31 Destination Media Sectors: 4.173.632 I 21:57:31 Write Mode: DVD I 21:57:31 Write Type: DAO I 21:57:31 Write Speed: 2,4x I 21:57:31 Link Size: Auto I 21:57:31 Lock Volume: Yes I 21:57:31 Test Mode: No I 21:57:31 OPC: No I 21:57:31 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 21:57:31 Book Type Setting: N/A I 21:57:31 Optimal L0 Data Zone Capacity: 2.086.816 I 21:57:31 Optimal L0 Data Zone Method: Copied From Original Disc I 21:57:31 Set L0 Data Zone Capacity Succeeded! --> succedd again I 21:57:31 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 21:57:32 Writing LeadIn... I 21:57:34 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 4173631) I 21:57:34 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 4173631) I 21:57:34 Writing Layer 0... (LBA: 0 - 2086815) W 21:57:39 Failed to Write Sectors 5408 - 5439 - Reason: Focus Servo Error --> and then failed here W 21:57:39 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write W 21:57:39 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 21:57:39 Retry Failed - Reason: Invalid Address For Write E 21:57:45 Failed to Write Sectors 5408 - 5439 - Reason: Focus Servo Error E 21:57:45 Next Writable Address: 4880 I 21:57:45 Synchronising Cache... W 21:57:48 User opted to skip the 'Close Track/Session/Disc' functions. E 21:57:48 Failed to Write Image! I 21:57:48 Exporting Graph Data... I 21:57:48 Graph Data File: C:\Users\jj\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-T50N_RC04_19-JANUARI-2010_21-57_MKM-003-00_2,4x.ibg I 21:57:48 Export Successfully Completed! E 21:57:48 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:17 I 21:57:48 Average Write Rate: 983 KB/s (0.7x) - Maximum Write Rate: 3.313 KB/s (2.4x) I 21:58:43 Close Request Acknowledged I 21:58:43 Closing Down... I 21:58:43 Shutting down SPTI... I 21:58:43 ImgBurn closed! My big question is... does my dvd writer really need to upgrade from RC04 to RY05(i find it on firmwarehq) or do i have to find verbatim MKM-001? i already trashed 4 verbatim dvd+r dl MKM-003, and that's expensive here. i dont want to lose another one. i really need your confirmation. oooh, and i attach the graph data too. thank you in advance and imgburn is really great apps, remus HL-DT-ST_DVDRAM_GSA-T50N_RC04_19-JANUARI-2010_21-57_MKM-003-00_2,4x.ibg