tommyc

Your burner doesn't like the blanks you're using. Try burning at 6x or 4x, and if it doesn't work, then try with high quality media such as Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden blanks. okay, it was the same discs/burner that succeeded but I guess that's luck. They're memorex discs BTW. Thanks

Thanks, here it is ; //****************************************\\ ; ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 - Log ; Sunday, 11 April 2010, 00:37:46 ; \\****************************************// ; ; I 00:11:25 ImgBurn Version 2.5.1.0 started! I 00:11:25 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 00:11:25 Total Physical Memory: 2,619,500 KB - Available: 1,564,352 KB W 00:11:25 Drive C:\ (FAT32) does not support single files > 4 GB in size. I 00:11:25 Initialising SPTI... I 00:11:25 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 00:11:25 -> Drive 1 - Info: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-850S 1.50 (E:) (ATA) I 00:11:25 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 00:12:51 Operation Started! I 00:12:51 Source File: F:\zDVD\finalimage.img I 00:12:51 Source File Sectors: 2,274,672 (MODE1/2054) I 00:12:51 Source File Size: 4,672,176,288 bytes I 00:12:51 Source File Volume Identifier: Streetlight Live In Chicago I 00:12:51 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 41f3f23f Streetlight Live In Chicago I 00:12:51 Source File Application Identifier: SONIC SOLUTIONS IMAGESCRIPT I 00:12:51 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Producer 1.0 I 00:12:51 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 00:12:51 Destination Device: [0:1:0] MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-850S 1.50 (E:) (ATA) I 00:12:51 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MBI 01RG40) (Speeds: 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x) I 00:12:51 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 00:12:51 Write Mode: DVD I 00:12:51 Write Type: DAO I 00:12:51 Write Speed: MAX I 00:12:51 Link Size: Auto I 00:12:51 Lock Volume: Yes I 00:12:51 Test Mode: Yes I 00:12:51 OPC: No I 00:12:51 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 00:12:51 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x) I 00:12:54 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 00:12:56 Writing LeadIn... I 00:13:11 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2274671) I 00:13:11 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2274671) I 00:23:06 Synchronising Cache... W 00:23:14 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (1/3) - Timeout on Logical Unit W 00:23:17 Synchronise Cache Failed! - Reason: Timeout on Logical Unit W 00:23:17 Retrying (1 of 3)... I 00:23:18 Cycling Tray after Test Write... I 00:23:25 Exporting Graph Data... I 00:23:25 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Amy\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\MATSHITA_DVD-RAM_UJ-850S_1.50_11-APRIL-2010_00-12_MBI_01RG40_MAX.ibg I 00:23:25 Export Successfully Completed! I 00:23:25 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:10:34 I 00:23:25 Average Write Rate: 7,681 KB/s (5.5x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,375 KB/s (8.2x) I 00:24:16 Operation Started! I 00:24:16 Source File: F:\zDVD\finalimage.img I 00:24:16 Source File Sectors: 2,274,672 (MODE1/2054) I 00:24:16 Source File Size: 4,672,176,288 bytes I 00:24:16 Source File Volume Identifier: Streetlight Live In Chicago I 00:24:16 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 41f3f23f Streetlight Live In Chicago I 00:24:16 Source File Application Identifier: SONIC SOLUTIONS IMAGESCRIPT I 00:24:16 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Producer 1.0 I 00:24:16 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 00:24:16 Destination Device: [0:1:0] MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-850S 1.50 (E:) (ATA) I 00:24:16 Destination Media Type: DVD-R (Disc ID: MBI 01RG40) (Speeds: 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x) I 00:24:16 Destination Media Sectors: 2,298,496 I 00:24:16 Write Mode: DVD I 00:24:16 Write Type: DAO I 00:24:16 Write Speed: MAX I 00:24:16 Link Size: Auto I 00:24:16 Lock Volume: Yes I 00:24:16 Test Mode: No I 00:24:16 OPC: No I 00:24:16 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 00:24:16 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x) I 00:24:16 Filling Buffer... (40 MB) I 00:24:18 Writing LeadIn... I 00:25:14 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2274671) I 00:25:14 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2274671) W 00:34:01 Failed to Write Sectors 1870048 - 1870079 - Reason: No Write Current W 00:34:01 Retrying (1 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (2 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (3 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (4 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (5 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (6 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (7 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (8 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (9 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (10 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (11 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (12 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (13 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (14 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (15 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (16 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (17 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (18 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (19 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:02 Retrying (20 of 20)... W 00:34:02 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:22 Retrying (21)... W 00:34:22 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:23 Retrying (22)... W 00:34:23 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:24 Retrying (23)... W 00:34:24 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format W 00:34:24 Retrying (24)... W 00:34:25 Retry Failed - Reason: Cannot Write Medium - Incompatible Format E 00:34:29 Failed to Write Sectors 1870048 - 1870079 - Reason: No Write Current I 00:34:29 Synchronising Cache... E 00:34:34 Failed to Write Image! I 00:34:34 Exporting Graph Data... I 00:34:34 Graph Data File: C:\Documents and Settings\Amy\Application Data\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\MATSHITA_DVD-RAM_UJ-850S_1.50_11-APRIL-2010_00-24_MBI_01RG40_MAX.ibg I 00:34:34 Export Successfully Completed! E 00:34:34 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:10:18 I 00:34:34 Average Write Rate: 6,770 KB/s (4.9x) - Maximum Write Rate: 10,428 KB/s (7.5x) I 00:37:46 Close Request Acknowledged ;

I tried burning a DVD from an img file. Imgburn said it would convert from 2054 to 2048? and that the img had CSS. I tried to burn anyway as I know the DVD was distributed freely and openly. It failed, unfortunately I can't remember the error message, something about the media type being wrong for the image type? Anyway I installed magicDisc which was able to mount the same img file, from which I was ble to create an ISO and then burn it. So, thanks for that part but any idea why it failed first but magicDisc didn't?