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Thanks for the info, help, and suggestions. Well, I finally have success!!! I was able to get my hands on a Sony DRX-810UL-T burner, which ImgBurn worked very well with. I used a Sony DVD+R DL disk and was FINALLY able to burn and verify a DVD with booktype "dvd-rom". I am very, very impressed with the ImgBurn tool and the information on this forum -- I actually learned a great deal about the DVD burning process -- very interesting. Thank you -bird

Okay, thanks -- figured as much. Can anyone recommend a "currently available", portable DVD drive they like, works to bit-set booktype, and can burn DVD+R DL disks? Regards, -bird

Info as requested: Here is the log after initial ImgBurn startup: I 06:37:19 ImgBurn Version 2.5.2.0 started! I 06:37:19 Microsoft Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600 : Service Pack 3) I 06:37:19 Total Physical Memory: 3,135,380 KB - Available: 1,751,964 KB W 06:37:19 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 06:37:19 Initialising SPTI... I 06:37:19 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 06:37:19 -> Drive 1 - Info: _NEC DVD+RW ND-6100A 104D (D:) (ATA) I 06:37:19 -> Drive 2 - Info: SONY DVD+-RW DW-D56A PDS7 (E:) (USB) I 06:37:20 -> Drive 3 - Info: TOSHIBA SuperMultiPA3834 7.5A (F:) (USB) I 06:37:20 Found 1 DVD-R, 1 DVD+RW and 1 DVD±RW/RAM! Here is the log info of the "Read" status of the DVD+R DL disk (which is a Sony DVD disk -- never had any problems burning with these), highlighting "Drive 3" from "Source" drop down AND having the a recently burned DVD+R DL disk: TOSHIBA SuperMultiPA3834 7.5A (USB) Current Profile: DVD+R DL Disc Information: Status: Complete State of Last Session: Complete Erasable: No Sessions: 1 Sectors: 3,640,800 Size: 7,456,358,400 bytes Time: 809:06:00 (MM:SS:FF) File System Information: Sectors: 3,640,789 Size: 7,456,335,872 bytes Time: 809:05:64 (MM:SS:FF) TOC Information: Session 1... (LBA: 0) -> Track 01 (Mode 1, LBA: 0 - 3640799) -> LeadOut (LBA: 3640800) Track Information: Session 1... -> Track 01 (LTSA: 0, LTS: 3640800, LRA: 0) Disc Control Blocks Information: TEAC DV-W28S-VT Physical Format Information (ADIP - L0): Disc ID: MBIPG101-R10-65 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519 Physical Format Information (ADIP - L1): Disc ID: MBIPG101-R10-65 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,283,519 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L0): Disc ID: MBIPG101-R10-65 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,017,007 Physical Format Information (Last Recorded - L1): Disc ID: MBIPG101-R10-65 Book Type: DVD+R DL Part Version: 1 Disc Size: 120mm Maximum Read Rate: Not Specified Number of Layers: 2 Track Path: Opposite Track Path (OTP) Linear Density: 0.293 um/bit Track Density: 0.74 um/track First Physical Sector of Data Area: 196,608 Last Physical Sector of Data Area: 16,580,607 Last Physical Sector in Layer 0: 2,017,007 Layer Information: Layer 0 Sectors: 1,820,400 (50%) Layer 1 Sectors: 1,820,400 (50%)

Need to burn a .iso image to a DVD+R DL. Using ImgBurn (which works great for all of my needs so far)version 2.5.2.0. Have a Toshiba SuperMulti PA3834-1DV2 USB Writer/Reader. ANything I have queued to write to the device has worked. However, writing a very large .iso file to the DVD+R DL disk retains the booktype of DVD+R DL. I would think the drive would set the booktype to DVD-ROM, but does not. I see this tool has options to force the booktype, but see no support for the Toshiba brand (and even tried all listed in the event it was manufactured by one of the others listed). So, my questions are this: 1. Am I out of luck with this drive or is there something I am missing? 2. Can anybody recommend a portable/usb DVD/CD writer that will work, i.e. be able to burn an .iso image to a DEV+R DL and set the disk booktype to DVD-ROM? Regards, -bird