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I have solved my problem. Here is how i did it for anyone that also have the same problem. I have flashed my drive with BH08LS20 firmware which had a newer firmware released. ( http://www.lge.co.kr/upload/SW_PDS/BH08LS20_2.00-03(kw).zip ) using the DevilsClaw's Renesas Flasher. I want to thank cvs @ MyCE forums for walking me thru all the complicated steps. And that solved the problem, looks like the problem were with MIDs as LIGHTINIG UK suggested. i also want to thank you, LIGHTINIG UK, for leading me to the right direction and helping out. I can gladly help out others if they want to do the complicated flashing proccess, just send me a pm.

First of all thank you for your help Lightning. unfortunately that sofware doesnt show media code list for this LG firmware. So i cant check the list and cant edit it. Do i have any other options? and what is your opinion on one of the disc working fine but not others? even if the MIDs arent supported is there a chance that once in a while a disc will work?

is there a solution? like a custom firmware or something? the lastest firmware is old so i guess LG wont make a newer one. Also as i said i have been successful with one of the Sony discs, it is exactly the same with the others. would that be possible if they werent supported? I also use verbatim bd-r s and i dnt have any problem with those. ps: i have been searching a little bit and i found a program called "MediaCodeSpeedEdit tool". Would that help me solve my problem if it is because of the unsupported mid? If it would, i will really appreciate some help using it.

I have a LG BE08LU20 drive and i have been trying to burn some BD-RE DL discs lately. I have purchased 3 Sony BD-RE DL 50GB and 2 Verbatim BD-RE DL 50Gb discs. The problem is my drive wont format the discs. I have been successful with only 1 of the sony discs. (which didnt require formatting the first time, i could start burning instantly.) For the rest i am going to post the log for the error below. The LG drive is not old i purchased it a month ago and i have had no troubles burning bd-r disc since then. The sony and verbatim discs are also new. I have no chance to try on other drives unfortunately if you suggest that. And the firmware of the LG drive is the latest i could find which is 2.00. I searched for a custom firmware but i couldnt find any. Here are the logs for 1 Sony disc and 1 verbatim. VERBATIM DISC HL-DT-ST BD-RE BE08LU20 2.00 (SATA) Current Profile: BD-RE Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: Yes Supported Write Speeds: 2x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: VERBAT-IM1-000 Disc Type: BD-RE Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 2 Number of Layers: 2 Layer Type: Rewritable DVD Layer Present: No CD Layer Present: No Channel Bit Length: 74.5nm (25GB Per Layer) BCA Present: Yes Maximum Transfer Rate: Not Specified First PAA of Data Zone: 131,072 Last PAA of Data Zone: 1,658,494 BD Disc Information (L1): Disc ID: VERBAT-IM1-000 Disc Type: BD-RE Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 2 Number of Layers: 2 Layer Type: Rewritable DVD Layer Present: No CD Layer Present: No Channel Bit Length: 74.5nm (25GB Per Layer) BCA Present: Yes Maximum Transfer Rate: Not Specified First PAA of Data Zone: 2,535,808 Last PAA of Data Zone: 4,063,230 Format Capacities: DT: 0x01 - NB: 24438784 (0x0174E800) - TDP: 36864 FT: 0x00 - NB: 23652352 (0x0168E800) - TDP: 24576 FT: 0x01 - NB: 23259136 (0x0162E800) - TDP: 2048 FT: 0x30 - NB: 23652352 (0x0168E800) - TDP: 24576 FT: 0x30 - NB: 23259136 (0x0162E800) - TDP: 36864 FT: 0x30 - NB: 24307712 (0x0172E800) - TDP: 4096 FT: 0x31 - NB: 24438784 (0x0174E800) - TDP: 2048 Performance (Write Speed): Descriptor 1... -> B0: 0x02, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 24438783 (0x0174E7FF) -> RS: 8,928 KB/s (2x) - WS: 8,991 KB/s (2x) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I 23:46:51 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 23:46:51 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1) I 23:46:51 Total Physical Memory: 3,669,112 KB - Available: 1,592,184 KB W 23:46:51 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 23:46:51 Initialising SPTI... I 23:46:51 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 23:46:51 -> Drive 1 - Info: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 1.14 (G:) (ATA) I 23:46:51 -> Drive 2 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BE08LU20 2.00 (H:) (SATA) I 23:46:51 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE! I 23:47:13 Operation Started! I 23:47:13 Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE BE08LU20 2.00 (H:) (SATA) I 23:47:13 Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: VERBAT-IM1-000) (Speeds: 2x) I 23:47:13 Quick Erase: No I 23:47:13 Format Properly: Yes I 23:47:13 Format Size: Maximum I 23:47:13 Format With Full Certification: Yes I 23:47:13 Format Without Spare Areas: Yes I 23:47:13 Erasing Disc... W 23:47:15 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (1/4) - Medium Not Formatted E 23:47:17 Failed to Erase Disc! - Reason: Medium Not Formatted E 23:47:17 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:04 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONY DISC LOG HL-DT-ST BD-RE BE08LU20 2.00 (SATA) Current Profile: BD-RE Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: Yes Supported Write Speeds: 2x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: SONY-ED4-000 Disc Type: BD-RE Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 2 Number of Layers: 2 Layer Type: Rewritable DVD Layer Present: No CD Layer Present: No Channel Bit Length: 74.5nm (25GB Per Layer) BCA Present: Yes Maximum Transfer Rate: Not Specified First PAA of Data Zone: 131,072 Last PAA of Data Zone: 1,658,494 BD Disc Information (L1): Disc ID: SONY-ED4-000 Disc Type: BD-RE Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 2 Number of Layers: 2 Layer Type: Rewritable DVD Layer Present: No CD Layer Present: No Channel Bit Length: 74.5nm (25GB Per Layer) BCA Present: Yes Maximum Transfer Rate: Not Specified First PAA of Data Zone: 2,535,808 Last PAA of Data Zone: 4,063,230 Format Capacities: DT: 0x01 - NB: 24438784 (0x0174E800) - TDP: 36864 FT: 0x00 - NB: 23652352 (0x0168E800) - TDP: 24576 FT: 0x01 - NB: 23259136 (0x0162E800) - TDP: 2048 FT: 0x30 - NB: 23652352 (0x0168E800) - TDP: 24576 FT: 0x30 - NB: 23259136 (0x0162E800) - TDP: 36864 FT: 0x30 - NB: 24307712 (0x0172E800) - TDP: 4096 FT: 0x31 - NB: 24438784 (0x0174E800) - TDP: 2048 Performance (Write Speed): Descriptor 1... -> B0: 0x02, B1: 0x00, B2: 0x00, B3: 0x00 -> EL: 24438783 (0x0174E7FF) -> RS: 8,928 KB/s (2x) - WS: 8,991 KB/s (2x) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I 23:59:19 ImgBurn Version 2.5.5.0 started! I 23:59:19 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1) I 23:59:19 Total Physical Memory: 3,669,112 KB - Available: 1,511,864 KB W 23:59:19 Duplex Secure's SPTD driver can have a detrimental effect on drive performance. I 23:59:19 Initialising SPTI... I 23:59:19 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 23:59:19 -> Drive 1 - Info: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-108 1.14 (G:) (ATA) I 23:59:19 -> Drive 2 - Info: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BE08LU20 2.00 (H:) (SATA) I 23:59:19 Found 1 DVD±RW and 1 BD-RE! I 00:00:05 Operation Started! I 00:00:05 Device: [0:0:0] HL-DT-ST BD-RE BE08LU20 2.00 (H:) (SATA) I 00:00:05 Media Type: BD-RE (Disc ID: SONY-ED4-000) (Speeds: 2x) I 00:00:05 Quick Erase: No I 00:00:05 Format Properly: Yes I 00:00:05 Format Size: Maximum I 00:00:05 Format With Full Certification: Yes I 00:00:05 Format Without Spare Areas: Yes I 00:00:05 Erasing Disc... W 00:00:07 Potential 'WaitImmediateIO' Deferred Error - (1/4) - Medium Not Formatted E 00:00:09 Failed to Erase Disc! - Reason: Medium Not Formatted E 00:00:09 Operation Failed! - Duration: 00:00:04